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Post by njhoya78 on Mar 17, 2020 9:18:19 GMT -5
Saw a tweet that indicated that this is the end of Coronavirus...because all of Massachusetts will be staying in their homes for the next thirty days, crying.
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Post by Elvado on Mar 17, 2020 9:52:35 GMT -5
Truly Terrific news.
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Post by njhoya78 on Mar 17, 2020 14:40:40 GMT -5
Looks like, according to several sources, that Brady will be signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Well, the weather in November and December is better in Tampa than Foxboro. But are the Bucs really that close to contention?
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Post by DFW HOYA on Mar 17, 2020 14:59:59 GMT -5
Looks like, according to several sources, that Brady will be signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. There's a long history of Hall of Fame players ending their careers in unfamiliar settings. No one wants to remember Joe Namath playing for the Rams, Emmitt Smith with the Cardinals, Harold Carmichael with the Cowboys, or even Franco Harris finishing his career with the Seahawks. (Even Patrick Ewing wore an Orlando Magic jersey for a season.) Rare in sports is the athlete (Derek Jeter, Troy Aikman, etc.) who realizes that his identity with a single team is still worth more than a journeyman year elsewhere. Nevertheless, Brady will be well compensated and it won't matter when his call comes from Canton.
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Post by Elvado on Mar 17, 2020 15:02:01 GMT -5
Looks like, according to several sources, that Brady will be signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. There's a long history of Hall of Fame players ending their careers in unfamiliar settings. No one wants to remember Joe Namath playing for the Rams, Emmitt Smith with the Cardinals, Harold Carmichael with the Cowboys, or even Franco Harris finishing his career with the Seahawks. Rare in sports is the athlete (Derek Jeter, Troy Aikman, etc.) who realizes that his identity with a single team is still worth more than a journeyman year elsewhere. Nevertheless, Brady will be well compensated and it won't matter a bit when his call comes from Canton. Or most galling of all, Johnny Unitas in Powder blue
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Post by hoyarooter on Mar 17, 2020 19:55:01 GMT -5
Looks like, according to several sources, that Brady will be signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. There's a long history of Hall of Fame players ending their careers in unfamiliar settings. No one wants to remember Joe Namath playing for the Rams, Emmitt Smith with the Cardinals, Harold Carmichael with the Cowboys, or even Franco Harris finishing his career with the Seahawks. (Even Patrick Ewing wore an Orlando Magic jersey for a season.) Rare in sports is the athlete (Derek Jeter, Troy Aikman, etc.) who realizes that his identity with a single team is still worth more than a journeyman year elsewhere. Nevertheless, Brady will be well compensated and it won't matter when his call comes from Canton. I've tried to block Joe Namath's time with the Rams from my memory bank. Thanks for bringing it up.
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 17, 2020 20:10:30 GMT -5
There's a long history of Hall of Fame players ending their careers in unfamiliar settings. No one wants to remember Joe Namath playing for the Rams, Emmitt Smith with the Cardinals, Harold Carmichael with the Cowboys, or even Franco Harris finishing his career with the Seahawks. (Even Patrick Ewing wore an Orlando Magic jersey for a season.) Rare in sports is the athlete (Derek Jeter, Troy Aikman, etc.) who realizes that his identity with a single team is still worth more than a journeyman year elsewhere. Nevertheless, Brady will be well compensated and it won't matter when his call comes from Canton. I've tried to block Joe Namath's time with the Rams from my memory bank. Thanks for bringing it up. Joe Montana in Kansas City. Ugh.
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Post by DanMcQ on Feb 8, 2021 7:44:23 GMT -5
I've tried to block Joe Namath's time with the Rams from my memory bank. Thanks for bringing it up. Joe Montana in Kansas City. Ugh. Once again, Brady eclipses his idol. Hate him all you want, he’s the best ever.
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Post by SSHoya on Feb 8, 2021 7:50:40 GMT -5
Joe Montana in Kansas City. Ugh. Once again, Brady eclipses his idol. Hate him all you want, he’s the best ever. ?? I wasn't hating on Brady. I was commenting on QBs who ended up on other teams to no good end. Now Brady and the sociopath, that's another matter.
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Post by DanMcQ on Feb 8, 2021 14:08:59 GMT -5
Once again, Brady eclipses his idol. Hate him all you want, he’s the best ever. ?? I wasn't hating on Brady. I was commenting on QBs who ended up on other teams to no good end. Now Brady and the sociopath, that's another matter. Sorry - my response wasn't directed really at you it was in response to all the hating upthread. I should have quoted DFW's suggestion that he (Brady) was going to have no success in his new home. Rare in sports is the athlete (Derek Jeter, Troy Aikman, etc.) who realizes that his identity with a single team is still worth more than a journeyman year elsewhere.
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Post by SSHoya on Feb 8, 2021 15:24:23 GMT -5
?? I wasn't hating on Brady. I was commenting on QBs who ended up on other teams to no good end. Now Brady and the sociopath, that's another matter. Sorry - my response wasn't directed really at you it was in response to all the hating upthread. I should have quoted DFW's suggestion that he (Brady) was going to have no success in his new home. Rare in sports is the athlete (Derek Jeter, Troy Aikman, etc.) who realizes that his identity with a single team is still worth more than a journeyman year elsewhere. No worries. My late uncle taught at Michigan and used to brag about Brady as he good-naturedly try to convert me into a fan of Big Blue.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Feb 8, 2021 15:26:05 GMT -5
Sorry - my response wasn't directed really at you it was in response to all the hating upthread. I should have quoted DFW's suggestion that he (Brady) was going to have no success in his new home. Rare in sports is the athlete (Derek Jeter, Troy Aikman, etc.) who realizes that his identity with a single team is still worth more than a journeyman year elsewhere. It's exceedingly rare to do so and he did it, much like Peyton Manning (and to a lesser extent, Joe Montana and Brett Favre). But for every Tom Brady there are many other greats that thought they could catch fire with one more team, with one more run, and it was anything but. Seeing Joe Namath in a Rams jersey, Franco Harris with the Seahawks, or more recently Jason Witten suit up for the Raiders always seemed to be a case of the great star that didn't need to go that extra year.
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Post by WilsonBlvdHoya on Feb 8, 2021 16:46:32 GMT -5
Sorry - my response wasn't directed really at you it was in response to all the hating upthread. I should have quoted DFW's suggestion that he (Brady) was going to have no success in his new home. It's exceedingly rare to do so and he did it, much like Peyton Manning (and to a lesser extent, Joe Montana and Brett Favre). But for every Tom Brady there are many other greats that thought they could catch fire with one more team, with one more run, and it was anything but. Seeing Joe Namath in a Rams jersey, Franco Harris with the Seahawks, or more recently Jason Witten suit up for the Raiders always seemed to be a case of the great star that didn't need to go that extra year. Unitas with the San Diego Chargers. Babe Ruth with the Boston Braves. And, a little closer to home, Ewing with the Seattle SuperSonics and Orlando Magic....
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Post by DanMcQ on Feb 8, 2021 17:35:28 GMT -5
You could also add Henry Aaron with the Brewers when I was in high school... Brady had a lot more input than Manning did with the Broncos, although both benefited from stellar defensive and line play with their new teams.
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Post by hoyarooter on Feb 8, 2021 20:54:10 GMT -5
Didn't Willie Mays end his career with the Mets? The difference with most of these guys, though, is that they were clearly on the downward arc of their careers when they changed teams. Brady may not be as good as he was in his prime years with the Pats, but he was damn good yesterday, and the Tampa defense just killed it. Mahomes was running for his life all night.
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Post by DanMcQ on Feb 9, 2021 10:24:19 GMT -5
Mahomes was running for his life all night. This illustrates the point fairly dramatically:
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Post by DallasHoya on Feb 9, 2021 11:29:48 GMT -5
Mahomes was running for his life all night. This illustrates the point fairly dramatically: It doesn't matter how good your QB and WRs are if you don't have the O-line to protect the QB, and it doesn't matter how good your DBs are if you don't have the D-line to pressure the QB. And yet teams keep drafting WRs and DBs high in the draft.
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Post by Elvado on Feb 9, 2021 12:34:22 GMT -5
Didn't Willie Mays end his career with the Mets? The difference with most of these guys, though, is that they were clearly on the downward arc of their careers when they changed teams. Brady may not be as good as he was in his prime years with the Pats, but he was damn good yesterday, and the Tampa defense just killed i. Mahomes was running for his life all night. A clearly near the end Mays joined the Mets in May 1972. He homered in his first game for them to beat the Giants. By 1973, he had very little left and was shell of himself.
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Post by hoyarooter on Feb 9, 2021 20:28:10 GMT -5
Didn't Willie Mays end his career with the Mets? The difference with most of these guys, though, is that they were clearly on the downward arc of their careers when they changed teams. Brady may not be as good as he was in his prime years with the Pats, but he was damn good yesterday, and the Tampa defense just killed i. Mahomes was running for his life all night. A clearly near the end Mays joined the Mets in May 1972. He homered in his first game for them to beat the Giants. By 1973, he had very little left and was shell of himself. That first game must have been pretty emotional for all sides, not to mention the fans. Everyone remembers fans actually attending games, right?
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Post by Elvado on Feb 9, 2021 21:25:02 GMT -5
A clearly near the end Mays joined the Mets in May 1972. He homered in his first game for them to beat the Giants. By 1973, he had very little left and was shell of himself. That first game must have been pretty emotional for all sides, not to mention the fans. Everyone remembers fans actually attending games, right? I went to his first Mets game and saw that home run. For many old times Giants fans it was a bittersweet moment. I also went to his retirement game in September 1973 in the middle of the Mets’ miraculous of a charge from last place on August 30 to the NL East title at 82-79.
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