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Yo Tee
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Thought it would be interesting to dive into what Tom Brady actually did by coming to Tampa Bay. It's obvious that he won them a Super Bowl, but I thought it would be cool to dive deeper.
Yeah, we can talk about the big thing, the Super Bowl victory. But he also just set up what the future may look like for free agent QBs. Tom Brady didn't have to leave New England. His job wasn't in jeopardy. He wasn't retiring, wasn't forced out. He was still making the playoffs and winning division titles, so the team was obviously competitive and was also 2 years removed from winning a Super Bowl. It was a choice he made and it was the best choice he could've made. He also showed that it was indeed Tom Brady that made the Patriots the dynasty that they were, not Bill Belichick.
Picture this: It's 2022, the Seattle Seahawks have failed to win a Super Bowl and Russell Wilson takes advantage of free agency for the 2022 season. Who else from Seattle is a free agent come 2022? Tyler Lockett and Jamal Adams. Now when Tampa Bay signed Brady, along came Gronk, Fournette and Antonio Brown. Say a team who's looking for a QB signs Wilson. Along comes Lockett, Adams and maybe 1-2 other key pieces, and it's Tampa Bay all over again in another franchise. This thought process, it doesn't happen if Tom Brady and the Bucs don't partner up this year and win the Super Bowl.
Teams always look for the young QB in the draft, but Tampa Bay looked at the older, seasoned QB and it got them to the promise-land for the 2nd time. Not only did Brady bring history to the Bucs, but it may have just changed the way free agency is handled in the NFL. At least for the time being. Yeah, it could just be that it's Tom Brady and it didn't matter if the other guys signed with Tampa Bay or not, but I'm inclined to believe that this version of the Super Bowl doesn't happen if the other key pieces don't land in Tampa Bay with Brady.
With all that said, I'm interested to know if anyone else things that the way that the Bucs' season ended up, does it change the way that QBs handle Free Agency in the future? Does it change how entire teams handle free agency? Or, was this a fluke year for the Bucs? Maybe this was a one and done type deal. Let's discuss!
Yeah, we can talk about the big thing, the Super Bowl victory. But he also just set up what the future may look like for free agent QBs. Tom Brady didn't have to leave New England. His job wasn't in jeopardy. He wasn't retiring, wasn't forced out. He was still making the playoffs and winning division titles, so the team was obviously competitive and was also 2 years removed from winning a Super Bowl. It was a choice he made and it was the best choice he could've made. He also showed that it was indeed Tom Brady that made the Patriots the dynasty that they were, not Bill Belichick.
Picture this: It's 2022, the Seattle Seahawks have failed to win a Super Bowl and Russell Wilson takes advantage of free agency for the 2022 season. Who else from Seattle is a free agent come 2022? Tyler Lockett and Jamal Adams. Now when Tampa Bay signed Brady, along came Gronk, Fournette and Antonio Brown. Say a team who's looking for a QB signs Wilson. Along comes Lockett, Adams and maybe 1-2 other key pieces, and it's Tampa Bay all over again in another franchise. This thought process, it doesn't happen if Tom Brady and the Bucs don't partner up this year and win the Super Bowl.
Teams always look for the young QB in the draft, but Tampa Bay looked at the older, seasoned QB and it got them to the promise-land for the 2nd time. Not only did Brady bring history to the Bucs, but it may have just changed the way free agency is handled in the NFL. At least for the time being. Yeah, it could just be that it's Tom Brady and it didn't matter if the other guys signed with Tampa Bay or not, but I'm inclined to believe that this version of the Super Bowl doesn't happen if the other key pieces don't land in Tampa Bay with Brady.
With all that said, I'm interested to know if anyone else things that the way that the Bucs' season ended up, does it change the way that QBs handle Free Agency in the future? Does it change how entire teams handle free agency? Or, was this a fluke year for the Bucs? Maybe this was a one and done type deal. Let's discuss!