It sounds like a kindergarten class in New England.
No, a soap opera maybe?
From the early radio reports it seems that Brady is either cult leader or pouting baby, and that Belichick...well he's just a real jerk.

endzorn wrote:I would say Belichick looked like the one rational person in that article. Brady sounded like a New Age baby and Kraft sounds like he needs to stay in his lane.
Popeyejones wrote:endzorn wrote:I would say Belichick looked like the one rational person in that article. Brady sounded like a New Age baby and Kraft sounds like he needs to stay in his lane.
I think the general rule with these types of palace intrigue stories is that from the way people ultimately come off you have insight into whose supporters granted the most access to interviews.
Just as it was true with Wickersham's reporting on the 9ers (Harbaugh or his supporters clearly talked to him as did a Jed supporter) and the Seahawks (Defensive players or their supporters clearly talked him, whereas Pete and Wilson clearly didn't).
For my money, Wickersham's 9ers one was far and away the best one of his investigative pieces because he was able to get people on both sides of the riff to open up to him (which didn't seem to be the case with the Seahawks one, and doesn't seem to be the case with this Patriots one, which basically reads as "The Situation According to Belichick").
uncle fester wrote:Whether it's a hatchet piece on New England or there's an element of truth to it, the window there is closing - slowly, perhaps - but it's closing. Kraft could be an owner for 20 years, BB a coach for another 20, but Brady is simply not going to last much longer.
The fans can keep putting their heads in the sand about how the dynasty will continue, but the clock is ticking.
Sgt. Largent wrote:I'm not falling for these Patriot shenanigans.
Every time a new controversy hit's NE, everyone thinks it's the end of the Patriots............and every time Belicheat figures out how to turn it into a battle cry. Smash cut to Brady holding up another Lombardi.
Marvin49 wrote:
For me....this is an interesting experiment in what would have happened had two other teams made the opposite choice.
What if the 49ers has kept Montana and traded Young?
What if the Packers had kept Favre and traded Rodgers?
This is the first time that team has made the opposite choice.
Sgt. Largent wrote:I'm not falling for these Patriot shenanigans.
Every time a new controversy hit's NE, everyone thinks it's the end of the Patriots............and every time Belicheat figures out how to turn it into a battle cry. Smash cut to Brady holding up another Lombardi.
endzorn wrote:I would say Belichick looked like the one rational person in that article. Brady sounded like a New Age baby and Kraft sounds like he needs to stay in his lane.
Marvin49 wrote:uncle fester wrote:Whether it's a hatchet piece on New England or there's an element of truth to it, the window there is closing - slowly, perhaps - but it's closing. Kraft could be an owner for 20 years, BB a coach for another 20, but Brady is simply not going to last much longer.
The fans can keep putting their heads in the sand about how the dynasty will continue, but the clock is ticking.
For me....this is an interesting experiment in what would have happened had two other teams made the opposite choice.
What if the 49ers has kept Montana and traded Young?
What if the Packers had kept Favre and traded Rodgers?
This is the first time that team has made the opposite choice.
Obviously, too early to say Jimmy G will be Young or Rodgers, but the Patriots were in the same predicament and made the opposite choice. The 49ers and Packers had a rough spot (49ers in particular according to the 49er fan base...some of whom STILL hate Steve for the crime of not being Joe) when those switches were made but it was CLEARLY the right decision in the long run.
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