2021 NFL Thread

[syrBossHogg]

So i am guessing the HOF game in 5 years is Patriots vs.Steelers.

HOF should honestly just put Brady in this year

 

[syrBossHogg]

Honestly think Kobe's death was a small factor in Brady leaving New England/retiring now

 

[Alsacs]

HOF should honestly just put Brady in this year

It sucks for Rothlisberger who deserved to be a head liner for a HOF class.
He gets swallowed up Brady.
NHL did what you recommend for Gretzky.

 

[Cusefan0307]

The NFL needs a new villain. Not sure Patrick Mahomes brother and wife counts.

 

[Alsacs]

Honestly think Kobe's death was a small factor in Brady leaving New England/retiring now

He left NE because Belichick screwed up drafts and the team salary cap hell for all the missed draft picks.
Plus he would have had to take a pay below market value.

Patriots needed to rebuild. 20 years and the credit card bill came due.

Brady went to a team a QB away and cemented his legacy even more.
Plus he got top of the market money in Tampa.

 

[Alsacs]

The NFL needs a new villain. Not sure Patrick Mahomes brother and wife counts.

Twitter hates Aaron Rodgers now.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

He leaves 16.5 million in dead money retiring now.
Tampa will likely post June 1 cut him and do what the Saints did with Brees will make his salary the minimum and spread the dead money over 5 years.

Brady will sign a 1 day Patriots contract and retire a Pat.

What a stupid system .. someone retires it and negatively effects your cap through no fault of your own. Or the system is brilliant in that the owners create a situation where they can blame it for not spending

 

[syrBossHogg]

He left NE because Belichick screwed up drafts and the team salary cap hell for all the missed draft picks.
Plus he would have had to take a pay below market value.

Patriots needed to rebuild. 20 years and the credit card bill came due.

Brady went to a team a QB away and cemented his legacy even more.
Plus he got top of the market money in Tampa.

Yeah those are all more valid reasons at least for him leaving New England, but I was still a little surprised he didn't stay til the end.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Should have been MVP this year too. Thought it was a joke Rodgers got it over him.

 

[Alsacs]

Yeah those are all more valid reasons at least for him leaving New England, but I was still a little surprised he didn't stay til the end.

If Belichick takes AJ Brown or Deebo Samuel instead of Nkeal Harry I don’t think he leaves.
That 2020 Patriots team had no talent.
The team did well this past draft with Jones, Barmore, Stevenson and if they had Samuel/Brown with Bourne, Aghilur, and the TEs with Brady they are liking playing divisional weekend along with Chiefs, Bills and someone else.

He just was sick of carrying the load. He didn’t have to carry the load in tampa. However just like Belichick missed Brady I think Brady appreciated Belichick dealing with Arians.

 

[BomberOrange]

Saw lots of great QBs in my day…Marino, Montana, Elway, Kelly, Favre, Rogers, Ben, and now young guns like Mahomes, Allen. But nobody can touch TB12. Hated his teams for winning so damn much but it was flat out amazing to watch his career. Nobody can touch the GOAT.

 

[Alsacs]

Brady, Gronk, Ben in one HOF class.

If their is enough Patriots bias they can sneak Edelman who doesn’t belong in the HOF in that class.

 

[Alsacs]

Does Brady do his retirement PC at the SB, Tampa or Foxboro?

 

[Briancuse]

If Belichick takes AJ Brown or Deebo Samuel instead of Nkeal Harry I don’t think he leaves.
That 2020 Patriots team had no talent.
The team did well this past draft with Jones, Barmore, Stevenson and if they had Samuel/Brown with Bourne, Aghilur, and the TEs with Brady they are liking playing divisional weekend along with Chiefs, Bills and someone else.

He just was sick of carrying the load. He didn’t have to carry the load in tampa. However just like Belichick missed Brady I think Brady appreciated Belichick dealing with Arians.

I don't think it was that I think he wanted something different. He wanted to do it without bill.

 

[NineOneSeven]

If true, I should be celebrating today. Unfortunately still rattled from last weekend.

 

[Alsacs]

SB 49 was such a good football game.
It had it all.

 

[syrBossHogg]

 

[JAXCUSE]

If initial reporting is true - End of an era….
Honestly, while I respected the heck out of Brady and thought he was one of the greats, I didn’t think of him as the QB GOAT until he engineered the SB 51 comeback victory over the Falcons.
Told my (adult) children watching at the time - savor what you just saw, because it was once in a lifetime display of greatness.
Brady, Jordan, Ali and Phelps (argument for Pele and Hammering Hank too) are on the “personal Mt Rushmore“ of GOATS of my lifetime.
I’ll miss watching him…..

 

[Alsacs]

Brady will retire at the end of the Man of the Arena episode 10.
He wants his golden parachute.

 

[rrlbees]

 

[syrBossHogg]

Brady will retire at the end of the Man of the Arena episode 10.
He wants his golden parachute.

Wasn't that already filmed? I suppose they could film his actual announcement and add it to the episode or he can just announce it on his podcast.

 

[Cusefan0307]

IMO he’s still retiring. He just didn’t want the media to announce it on his behalf.

 

[Briancuse]

IMO he’s still retiring. He just didn’t want the media to announce it on his behalf.

Then why did he leak it?

 

[orange79]

Then why did he leak it?

How do you know he leaked it?

 

[SWC75]

Has there ever been a better last season before a voluntary retirement than this?

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