Brady: "I am not retiring" 1/5/2020

[Shoeshine Boy]

 

[BigKen]

Brady has indicated that he would prefer to stay in New England.

Now comes the money problems. The talk is, that he will have to take a discount because there's no way that the Pats can make him a $20M+ offer and eat the cap hit and sign any other players.

McCourty has told the Pats that he wants to play next year and again it's the money because paying him $16M is out of the question.

2020 is coming sown to dollars and common sense.

 

[nefansince75]

Brady has indicated that he would prefer to stay in New England.

If I remember correctly - Johnny Damon indicated he would never play for the Yankees and Kyrie Irving indicated he was returning to Boston. I'll know when I see him at practice.

 

[Yankee Traveler]

An interesting take.

I had completely forgotten this.


How the Patriots structured Tom Brady’s contract to allow for a renegotiation before the start of free agency

 

[BigKen]

I know a lot of you don't live here in New England. It's getting to the point where you can't turn on anything local and not have Tom Brady as the lead story. I don't know about the rest o you, but I'm getting sick of it. Their already starting to talk about how the economy could be affected if Brady leaves. Who's economy? The media? Yeah, I'm sure that maybe Brady leaving will decrease some viewership, but what the hell would they do if the guy was killed in an auto accident? Seriously, I can't wait for March 18th and I hope he signs somewhere, here or somewhere else before the end of the first day.....please.

 

[BrockForBroglio]

I know a lot of you don't live here in New England. It's getting to the point where you can't turn on anything local and not have Tom Brady as the lead story. I don't know about the rest o you, but I'm getting sick of it. Their already starting to talk about how the economy could be affected if Brady leaves. Who's economy? The media? Yeah, I'm sure that maybe Brady leaving will decrease some viewership, but what the hell would they do if the guy was killed in an auto accident? Seriously, I can't wait for March 18th and I hope he signs somewhere, here or somewhere else before the end of the first day.....please.

i live in central Illinois and our espn feed here is slobbering all over Brady's dick.

 

[Southieinnc]

same here in San Diego.....

 

[cdumler7]

I know a lot of you don't live here in New England. It's getting to the point where you can't turn on anything local and not have Tom Brady as the lead story. I don't know about the rest o you, but I'm getting sick of it. Their already starting to talk about how the economy could be affected if Brady leaves. Who's economy? The media? Yeah, I'm sure that maybe Brady leaving will decrease some viewership, but what the hell would they do if the guy was killed in an auto accident? Seriously, I can't wait for March 18th and I hope he signs somewhere, here or somewhere else before the end of the first day.....please.

Even the local Bronco radio can’t shut up about him.

 

[nefansince75]

you can't turn on anything local and not have Tom Brady as the lead story.

That's why I don't turn it on. If there's something important going on It will end up here...

You consider yourself a media guy (and I don't mean that as an insult) so dealing with it is the price of admission.

 

[BigKen]

You consider yourself a media guy (and I don't mean that as an insult) so dealing with it is the price of admission.

That's the problem with getting old. Entertainment options become limited. Especially in the winter. I made a deal with God in 1971 that I'd never kill another living thing if he'd let me sleep. He hasn't broken his promise, so I don't hunt and have kept mine. I actually say a prayer when I kill a mosquito and say "Sorry." I don't fish anymore. I'm allergic to seafood and it's gotten worse as I've aged.

So you're right, it is the price of a ticket.

 

[nefansince75]

That's the problem with getting old. Entertainment options become limited. Especially in the winter. I made a deal with God in 1971 that I'd never kill another living thing if he'd let me sleep. He hasn't broken his promise, so I don't hunt and have kept mine. I actually say a prayer when I kill a mosquito and say "Sorry." I don't fish anymore. I'm allergic to seafood and it's gotten worse as I've aged.

So you're right, it is the price of a ticket.

Ken - I mean this with all my fiber... You never killed anyone. You were the agent of the killer. You were put there and trained to follow orders, and to kill or be killed. Even in situations where either you or someone else killed in bad judgement, it wasn't anyone's direct choice to be there with a gun.

I won't act benign and say just let it go, because it ain't that easy. It seems you have while others have not. But it was never on you. I'm not saying the decisions that put you there were either evil or not evil because I don't know and won't claim anything I think I know or have read is free from taint. We live in an age full of fake news and the biggest fake news is fake news is new in this age. (you may have to read that line a few times with all the "fakes" and "newses").

 

[Yankee Traveler]

I know a lot of you don't live here in New England. It's getting to the point where you can't turn on anything local and not have Tom Brady as the lead story. I don't know about the rest o you, but I'm getting sick of it.

Ditto in Nashville.
Brady 24/7.

 

[Judge Fudge]

While Tommy be....

 

[Shoeshine Boy]

Per Breer this morning:

Brady will have suitors. The Chargers are planning to look into landing Brady. The Raiders are too. The Titans’ situation is a little more complicated—the idea of bringing Ryan Tannehill back in 2020 really does appeal to them, and they need to make a decision on tagging him before March 12—but they’re fully investigating the possibility to reuniting Brady with his buddy Mike Vrabel. Bucs coach Bruce Arians threw his hat in the ring, too

The Giants and Colts aren’t among those suitors. You can cross them off the list. I was told pretty emphatically that neither will be in the mix if Brady does make it to free agency.

 

[cdumler7]

Per Breer this morning:

Brady will have suitors. The Chargers are planning to look into landing Brady. The Raiders are too. The Titans’ situation is a little more complicated—the idea of bringing Ryan Tannehill back in 2020 really does appeal to them, and they need to make a decision on tagging him before March 12—but they’re fully investigating the possibility to reuniting Brady with his buddy Mike Vrabel. Bucs coach Bruce Arians threw his hat in the ring, too

The Giants and Colts aren’t among those suitors. You can cross them off the list. I was told pretty emphatically that neither will be in the mix if Brady does make it to free agency.

Giants never made sense. I don't know why after having your top-10 pick QB play most of the season you then bring in a veteran to delay his growth all the more.

I know there is a video recently of Vrabel and Brady facetiming each other. I'm sure that raised some red flags about tampering but they are old teammates so could maybe get away with that one and say they never talked football or FA. If I had to guess I do think Tennessee is where he ends up though.

 

[YankeeRebel]

I know a lot of you don't live here in New England. It's getting to the point where you can't turn on anything local and not have Tom Brady as the lead story. I don't know about the rest o you, but I'm getting sick of it. Their already starting to talk about how the economy could be affected if Brady leaves. Who's economy? The media? Yeah, I'm sure that maybe Brady leaving will decrease some viewership, but what the hell would they do if the guy was killed in an auto accident? Seriously, I can't wait for March 18th and I hope he signs somewhere, here or somewhere else before the end of the first day.....please.

I to am sick of it although I have been sick of it for about 2 months now.

I said this before if TB wants to leave Bye, thanks for the memories. The NFL is a business and teams need to know when to cut their losses and move on. Yes TB did not have ample weapons last year, and Yes TB has declined and No I don't think the Pats can make enough moves to offset that.

 

[cheerupcharlie]

When it comes down to it, what does Brady want most of all? To win. To go to the playoffs and win another Super Bowl. Every team that is showing interest in him is a below .500 team except the Titans. And sorry to say this, but Tannehill played better than Brady last year. Raiders, Colts, Chargers, Dolphins, Bucs and Giants are all bad teams. He isn’t the difference maker he used to be. He’s not turning these teams around. I feel his only legit chance at another Super Bowl is with the Patriots. If he truly wants to win and it isn’t about the $$$ he will re-sign with the Patriots. I think he and the Pats work out a deal. And if he goes... I’m fine with that too.

 

[YankeeRebel]

When it comes down to it, what does Brady want most of all? To win. To go to the playoffs and win another Super Bowl. Every team that is showing interest in him is a below .500 team except the Titans. And sorry to say this, but Tannehill played better than Brady last year. Raiders, Colts, Chargers, Dolphins, Bucs and Giants are all bad teams. He isn’t the difference maker he used to be. He’s not turning these teams around. I feel his only legit chance at another Super Bowl is with the Patriots. If he truly wants to win and it isn’t about the $$$ he will re-sign with the Patriots. I think he and the Pats work out a deal.

But then this begs the question can the Pats, in the off season bring in enough talent to make that happen? I am not sure the Pats have the cap space after signing him to make that happen.

 

[Shoeshine Boy]

BTW Breer also emphatically states in that article that Kraft will NOT intercede in any negotiations between Bill and Tom

 

[YankeeRebel]

BTW Breer also emphatically states in that article that Kraft will NOT intercede in any negotiations between Bill and Tom

Hmmmmm

We'll see! If so that clearly states that the Krafts feel BB is the bigger asset.