Im never going to be able to stop saying SD.
Im never going to be able to stop saying SD.
I feel for Brees, the last 4 years the Saints have been a championship side with bad luck in the playoffs the previous 3 years and this year him coming in clearly off the pace with the ribs, as well as Michael Thomas probably back as a decoy more than a playmaker. Sad way for him to go out, especially when Brady likely gobbles up his regular season records next year. Biggest shame was the blown pass interference call of course, but the Minneapolis Miracle too. Still, he got a ring for a city that needed it, and retires a legend.
Rodgers vs. Brady was written in the stars wasn't it. The Super Bowl matchup of the '10's that never was. Rodgers sitting behind Favre all those years likely means he'll never achieve Brady or Brees' gaudy career statistics, so winning another ring is key to him being placed up there with Manning, Montana and Unitas as the second best to ever play the position. Especially during an MVP season. Saying that, Brady was merely a 3 time champion at Rodgers' age. Maybe he can start knocking on Tom's door.
Bills and Chiefs is the rightful championship game. Eliminate the Chiefs meaningless week 17 game and they're a combined 21-1 since they played in week 6, the 1 being the Hail Murray. 2 teams that have forgotten how to lose. Hopefully Mahomes isn't hampered as this should be a classic.
League is going to feel different if both Brees and Rivers bow out. Time waits for nobody, apart from Brady apparently.
I'll take Brees over Brett as well, no disrespect to Favre's greatness.
Brady vs. Belichek is not something that could be solved by this one season apart from each other. There's no doubt that the Pats would still have had many problems had Brady stuck with them, especially this year as they did not address the offensive supporting cast, and this year their defensive side also lost a lot.
Good for Brady for figuring it out that things would not have gotten better in NE. He found the best situation for himself. Belichek did a lot with what he had this year, and I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. When Belichek steals Watson from Texas for next to nothing, the Pats will be back on top where they belong.
I think it's pretty easy to compare Tom and Bill from this season if you just swap them out.
How would Tom have done in New England this year? Maaaaybe 9-7 and he'd have missed the playoffs?
How about Bill as the coach in Tampa. Think maybe he'd have won 11 games? I think so.
Truth is those two teams are in very different places right now. I'd just like to see something on paper that explains to me where all of the Patriots money went.
So what you're saying is it's pretty easy to predict the outcome of a completely hypothetical situation? I don't buy it. Tom is one of the all-time greats who would've ran that offense completely different in New England. We have no idea what would've happened.
They will have around $60 million in cap space for next season so they're in a good spot money-wise. This year they had over $18 million in dead money from Brady (due to the fake years they put on the back of his contract to spread the hit) & Antonio Brown, and they had more Covid opt-outs than any other team. They still could have spent more this year but chose not to. They're rolling over something like $20 million of cap space into next year, when all teams will need as much as possible due to the decreasing salary cap caused by Covid.
The Pats (and other teams with ample cap space this offseason) are set up well because free agents are likely about to get screwed by the decreased cap. Many teams won't have cap space to keep their own players and/or sign free agents for market deals. It's going to suck for NFL veterans but there will be bargains to be had by teams. I'm hoping we take advantage and re-load the roster with smart signings.
As for this Bill vs Brady thing, eh, idk why everyone wants to make a decision on it now when both their careers are ongoing. As I mentioned earlier, the equation will change again if/when Bill gets to another Super Bowl without Brady. It will change if Brady loses on Sunday or if he wins. It's fluid.
But for the record I have always believed and still believe Belichick is more important to the unprecedented success of the Patriots over 19 years. If Brady gets his 7th ring in a few weeks will it change my mind some? Sure. The 2020 season-to-date has not yet affected my opinion however. If you're surprised Brady had success in Tampa and it has changed your mind, well idk what you expected to happen when he signed there. I pegged him for MVP this year, and he came reasonably close.