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Best_man23

(5,261 posts)
10. There is the Brady of Old and then there's Old Brady
Tue Oct 25, 2022, 04:45 PM
Oct 2022

Like nearly all QBs, Brady appears to have finally hit the wall and is playing like we would expect a 40+ year old NFL player to perform. This is the "Old Brady" vice the "Brady of Old," which is the guy who was the chief villain to every team in the AFC, especially the AFC East.

Also, environment is everything, as its not just the QB who gets the team to and wins the Super Bowl. Brady was fortunate in that he ended up on a team with a fairly loaded roster that included an established QB who he could learn from, and an excellent coach (keep in mind, New England had gone to and lost the Super Bowl for the second time only 3 years before Brady was drafted). Had he ended up on say, the reconstituted Cleveland Browns or a perennial cellar team like the Detroit Lions, Tom Brady would most likely be an afterthought in NFL history.

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Yesterday was a good day. Tree-Hugger Oct 2022 #1
Guess the refs can't & won't protect ... LenaBaby61 Oct 2022 #3
He could have easily beaten Xavier Breath Oct 2022 #2
Tom Brady in the Super Bowl....Super MYTH Moostache Oct 2022 #4
There is the Brady of Old and then there's Old Brady Best_man23 Oct 2022 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author Rebl2 Oct 2022 #5
Colin Kapernick ..... LenaBaby61 Oct 2022 #6
Panthers contained him quite well Shermann Oct 2022 #7
But do you think the season ended yesterday? GreenWave Oct 2022 #8
Very steep hill to climb they have AKwannabe Oct 2022 #9
Brady totally lost his Mojo Brother Buzz Oct 2022 #11
Hahahahaha! AKwannabe Oct 2022 #12
Tonight GP6971 Oct 2022 #13
I wonder if the pending announcement of his divorce had something to do with it Brother Buzz Oct 2022 #14
Probably had a lot to do with it. GP6971 Oct 2022 #15
As much as I dislike Brady as a person, Mysterian Nov 2022 #16
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