EDIT: Timeline below.
1. Darlington & Schefter report Brady is retiring.
2. TB12, Tom’s brand/company, tweet (then later delete) about his retirement.
3. Toms teammates tweet about his retirement.
4. Tom’s agent, dad, Arians, and Licht all say Tom hasn’t decided yet.
5. Ian Rappaport says many sources confirm Tom plans to retire but the pushback is due to timing.
6. Tom announces retirement again in 2023. [Reply]
Originally Posted by FlaChief58:
They're not going to look anywhere near as good as they did this year. A lot of guys will be moving on
Exactly, they’ll be back to their home grown talent, all the stars they bought in for the run will be gone. Brown, Gronk, Suh, Lenny. They’ll be right back to no quarterback to throw the ball to Evans, and Godwin (if they re-sign him). Plus what has Arians done outside of Brady’s all star team?
Also Al Bundy, the run has ended as quickly as it started. Wondering if you’re gonna go back to being a cool poster, or still gonna act like an entitled dick? [Reply]
Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar:
Let's be honest...unless Mahomes plays over 20 years, it's going to be tough to pass many of those. And obviously 7+ SBs is very unlikely.
He's not just chasing a good QB. He's chasing a guy who played for good teams for 22 years.
Plus, he'll never have the league and the ref$ in his back pocket. [Reply]
Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
Hell, look how much fucking luck Brady needed for those titles.
Just last year the Packers and Chiefs both lost their starting LTs late. Buccaneers probably don’t even make the Super Bowl without that Bahktiari injury. Probably don’t win it without the Fisher injury.
There is always a lot of luck involved. Injuries alone are pure luck for any team that is able to stay healthy in the playoffs. KC was fortunate in 2019. They’ve been mostly fortunate this year.
That said, Brady has had some extra luck on his side. The fumble in the snow. The Dee Ford INT. Kyle Shanahan going braindead with clock management. Pete Carroll’s decision to throw the ball on the 1 yard line when he had an unstoppable running back. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DRM08:
There is always a lot of luck involved. Injuries alone are pure luck for any team that is able to stay healthy in the playoffs. KC was fortunate in 2019. They’ve been mostly fortunate this year.
That said, Brady has had some extra luck on his side. The fumble in the snow. The Dee Ford INT. Kyle Shanahan going full reerun with clock management.
And that’s my point. Knowing each title requires at least SOME luck means that catching Brady’s number of titles is just short of impossible. [Reply]
