Pneumonic Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 What most often separates the great from the good is their drive and desire to be great. On and off the field. Brady has this intangible in spades and it wouldn't matter where he was drafted or what team he ended up on; he would still have it and he'd be wildly successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 There was also the issue that the year Brady was eligible to be drafted he was a tall frail looking dude. Now I don't want to say steroids but ughh he weighed 195lbs at the end of the 99 college season. Current weight about 230lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I suspect he still is. It's ok, so is Gieselle.., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 He was also you know cheating You know the whining, bellyaching and excuse making on this board looks pathetic, right? billsfan89 was not "whining", he was stating a fact. Any NFL football fan who hasn't had his head buried in the snow for the last 6 years would know this. Here is a quote from Roger Goodell in a letter he wrote to the Patriots on the matter: "This episode represents a calculated and deliberate attempt to avoid long-standing rules designed to encourage fair play and promote honest competition on the playing field," http://sports.espn.g...tory?id=3018338 What is a calculated and deliberate attempt to avoid rules? Cheating, of course. Dictionary.com defines cheating as "to violate rules or regulations". This is not coming from me or billsfan89, but the commissioner of the NFL. Being a Patriots back pocket boy is pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 The guy is still lucky to be starting in this league. The biggest misfortune to happen to a player, Bledsoe, was one of the highest most important bits of luck any man has got in the sporting world NE and belicheck had just given Bledsoe a contract making him the highest paid player in the league. They had no other options at backup and even considered signing a FA - Garcia or Testeverde type. History erased these issues but the Pats got lucky and that's all ur was. A backup QB who barely made the roster. There were several better backups in their camp that year, if someone pulls it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 The secret was Matt Cassel: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000166301/article/matt-cassel-i-taught-tom-brady-everything-on-patriots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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