smithformeragent
Moderator
This “Was it Bill or was it Tom?” question still has a lot of meat on the bone.
It will continue to be discussed and debated long after both guys have retired.
People will point to the early days of the first dynasty of Brady doing more with less; Wiggins, Patten, Brown and then later on Branch, Givens, Watson.
I rewatched the Snowbowl game the other day and Wiggins, Patten, and JR Redmond were nails in the 4th quarter and overtime.
They never won the big one with Moss and Welker and the Tecmo Bowl offense. You replay the 2007 Super Bowl 100 times, and how often do they lose that game? Guess the same can be said with regards to 2001. They probably lose to the Rams 6 or 7 times out of 10.
Still, you look at what Brady had to work with at the end here, and it’s natural to second guess some of the personnel decisions. I think it’s a big part of why many fans don’t blame Brady for wanting out, and for actively cheering for him to stick it to Bill, and to a lesser extent, Bob.
The Felgers of the world will say that Brady should have done more to elevate the talent he did have on the roster, in part by not blowing off optional mini camps.
Isn’t this just a similar conversation we’ve been having for years with regards to David Krejci?
“Shame on Sweeney and Neely for not surrounding Krejci with legit wingers. Shame on them for squandering what’s left of he and Bergeron’s prime.”
It will continue to be discussed and debated long after both guys have retired.
People will point to the early days of the first dynasty of Brady doing more with less; Wiggins, Patten, Brown and then later on Branch, Givens, Watson.
I rewatched the Snowbowl game the other day and Wiggins, Patten, and JR Redmond were nails in the 4th quarter and overtime.
They never won the big one with Moss and Welker and the Tecmo Bowl offense. You replay the 2007 Super Bowl 100 times, and how often do they lose that game? Guess the same can be said with regards to 2001. They probably lose to the Rams 6 or 7 times out of 10.
Still, you look at what Brady had to work with at the end here, and it’s natural to second guess some of the personnel decisions. I think it’s a big part of why many fans don’t blame Brady for wanting out, and for actively cheering for him to stick it to Bill, and to a lesser extent, Bob.
The Felgers of the world will say that Brady should have done more to elevate the talent he did have on the roster, in part by not blowing off optional mini camps.
Isn’t this just a similar conversation we’ve been having for years with regards to David Krejci?
“Shame on Sweeney and Neely for not surrounding Krejci with legit wingers. Shame on them for squandering what’s left of he and Bergeron’s prime.”
