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I would be absolutely shocked if Brady retired this season. 

 

 

And I may be in the minority here, but after watching him kick the Bills arse for the last 15 years, id actually rather not watch him walk away from the game still on top like he is now. 

 

It would be a heck of if a lot more satisfying to see him finally fall off that cliff and/or see the Bills start winning some games against the Pats while Brady is still their QB. 

 

Im not saying I'd be sad if he retired... not by any means. But it'd be more fun watching that dynasty crumble with Brady still on the field. His temper tantrums would be legendary I bet! lol 

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17 minutes ago, KD in CA said:

I really, really, really want Brady and Belichick to both be motivated to leave the other one holding the bag.

 

I see Tommy Boy retiring after the season and Bellychick sticking around another couple trying (vainly) to prove that it was mostly him and that he can do it with a QB he actually drafted and thought would be good.

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1 hour ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

Good question.  I think when they show up to OTAs that's viewed as a committment; when they don't, that's viewed as an open question unless there's some reason.

 

Is Shady at OBD for "voluntary off season workouts"?

Remember when he missed a day of voluntaries to attend his daughter's Bday?  It was quite a to-do around here...

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8 hours ago, wagon127 said:

He just threw for 500 passing yards in his last game. He isn't retiring until he starts playing poorly. Gronkowski has a better chance to retire, given all of his injuries.

 

with his 3 primary receivers missing or badly damaged, and no RB,  he threw 500 yards

 

 

 

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I think Brady will be the type to hang on as absolutely long as he can, perhaps ultimately leading to him being pushed out b/c he  can't do it himself.

 

He may hit the wall very suddenly (it's happened before) but he is showing no signs of it so far.

 

I say he plays another 2-3 years.

 

 

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I'd say there was a slim chance he retires out of spite toward Belichick, but Brady wouldn't cross Kraft, or forfeit all the deferred comp Kraft owes him for playing under market all these years to cheat the salary cap.

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2 hours ago, Dadonkadonk said:

For the record, I have not formally announced my return to being a Bills fan for the 2018 season. My exploratory team will await the results of thr next two weeks before announcing. 

 

So your proctologist is going to determine if you are returning?

If he okays it I will call him a quack.

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Just now, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

This is what I think will happen. 

 

I know I've said this already, but IMO the Patriots moving up to the top of the draft for a QB makes no sense. 

 

Contract wise, Top 5 picks are a lot more expensive than later round picks. Why would the Pats give up all those draft picks (and we all know Belichick Loves his draft picks) to move way up to the top of the draft and get a QB just to have him sit behind Brady for the next how-many-ever years, instead of just drafting a guy with one of their multiple 2nds?

 

IMO, a major trade up is the type of move you make when you need a starter immediately. They have the luxury of drafting a 2nd tier prospect, sitting him for a while and letting him learn from one of the best to ever play the position. They don't need a day 1 starter. 

 

I could see a slight trade up in front of Pittsburgh for Rudolph. But I don't see any way they even try to trade into the top 5. 

 

 

 

Plus, If Brady was (supposedly) bothered by Garoppolo, how would he feel about the Pats giving up a boat load of picks they could have used to immediately better the team in his final year, to get a high end QB prospect who won't start any time soon anyway? We've seen much lesser QBs get upset about trade up's (like Bradford, Smith etc). I imagine Brady would be pretty pissed off. 

 

 

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7 hours ago, Turk71 said:

How perfect that he pushes for the Garoppolo trade and now BB can't stand him. I think he had them get rid of their future because he doesn't want Belichek to keep winning without him. He will play this year hoping to win one more and then retire imo.

Wow that makes the most sense considering that whibey twat brady

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10 hours ago, PatsFanNH said:

Solder was way way over paid.. Cook he wasn’t upset by. He was not happy about Lewis and Amandola. 

 

 

 

Solder may have been overpaid by Pats standards with his new contract, but that's beside the point of whether they'll miss him. They will. He's done a terrific job for a long time for them at a premium position. My guess is that Scarnecchia coaches someone up but they suffer a definite regression at tackle.

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something like this:

 

Bill Simmons: it's hard watching this being the last days of this great Patriots dynasty, i don't want to see them draft a bust of a QB and wind up turning into the Jets

 

House:  I would very much welcome and enjoy such a thing happenging.

 

Bill:  you can go to hell....

 

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Of all these wacky stories, this one seems rational 

 

http://www.businessinsider.com/tom-brady-bill-belichick-relationship-tension-2018-4

 

As Tom Brady has gotten older, his values no longer align with Bill Belichick, and it could be the source of the team's tension

 

Portions of the story 

 

Some more details on the relationship between Tom Brady and Bill Belichick have emerged ...

 over the course of time, you know, taking less money, seeing players who he valued very much, jettisoned or nickel and dimed or who went out the door, along with the team success, I think started to wear on him," Curran said of Brady.

 

The drafting of Jimmy Garoppolo pushed Brady and Belichick further apart, as Brady, in Curran's telling, was incensed that the team had drafted his would-be successor and became determined to hold on to the starting job.


Brady  getting Gronkowski into Guerrero's method after the former suffered another injury. But Belichick did not care for how Gronkowksi's new fitness approach had changed him.


finally, when training camp started, and Belichick and [the Patriots strength coach] couldn't get Gronk to do a squat, and Gronk looked horrible, that's when the flashpoint really started," Curran says.

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Keep in mind Belli posted a record with Matt Cassel that would have gotten the Pats into the playoffs most any other year.  The Pats are not dead in the water without Brady.  I think Brady fears that, and it's why Jimmy G had to go, so his ego wouldn't be bruised by Belli succeeding without him.

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3 hours ago, The Red King said:

Keep in mind Belli posted a record with Matt Cassel that would have gotten the Pats into the playoffs most any other year.  The Pats are not dead in the water without Brady.  I think Brady fears that, and it's why Jimmy G had to go, so his ego wouldn't be bruised by Belli succeeding without him.

As long as the end is near I’m happy 

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3 hours ago, The Red King said:

Keep in mind Belli posted a record with Matt Cassel that would have gotten the Pats into the playoffs most any other year.  The Pats are not dead in the water without Brady.  I think Brady fears that, and it's why Jimmy G had to go, so his ego wouldn't be bruised by Belli succeeding without him.

Cassell had a career year and then reverted back to himself when he remembered who he was. Happened plenty of times before with other QBs. BB was a .500 coach before TB, and without a great QB he'll revert to something closer to his career average pre Brady. Or just get out of coaching so as not to tarnish his " legacy". 

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