Brady retires. . . Again. . .

[BGT Masters]

Originally Posted by marinocollector

Patrick Willis

I still argue Barry would have only got 1500 yards his next two seasons.

30 as a back is rough

Eh, if John Riggins can score 46 TDs and rush for over 3200 yards at the ages of 34-36 I think Barry was going to squeak out a few more good seasons. I know Riggins is an exception to the rule but so is Barry.

[hermanotarjeta]

Shouldn’t the title of this thread be:

“Brady retires…….again………again.”

[majestik101]

Called it.

All these knuckleheads saying he was sure as sht going to the 49ers. Idiots.



Thanks #12. They can never take away the Lombardi Trophy he brought Tampa Bay.

[gorillaz]

He’ll be back

[ALBASKETBALL]

Originally Posted by gorillaz

He’ll be back

Doubt it. He was defeated this year personally and professionally. Realized father time finally caught up and it's time to go enjoy making 37.50 million a year sitting behind a desk talking about football....and...well...enjoy spending time his his knew GF....errrrr kids.

[majestik101]

Originally Posted by Floridacardguy

Yeah, I sold a bunch and I am putting some more on

Believe that much in Trask? lol

[JoshMN]

Originally Posted by gorillaz

He’ll be back

I hope Brady becomes the Minnie Minoso of football.

[88horsepower]

Originally Posted by 49ersSF

Tiki Barber.

Tiki averaged 2000 yards rush/receiving his last 5 years of his career including 2100+ yards his final year. The most impressive aspect of that is that it has only been done 70 times in the history of the game and Tiki had 5 straight seasons where he averaged 2000+ yards from scrimmage to end his career.

Very good call on Tiki. He went out on top in terms of production. He's always going to be a "what if" story to me. If he plays one more year and has the kind of production that he had in his last season, wins the ring, and then retires, he might be in Canton right now. He would have had six straight 1,200+ yard rushing seasons to finish his career and likely eclipse 12,000 yards rushing and 17,000 yards from scrimmage with a ring.

[BostonNut]

Originally Posted by JoshMN

This 100%. Brady never relied on his mobility- because he never had any mobility to rely on.

Urlacher on line 1 for you.

[Grid]

Originally Posted by ssbledsoe

Was trying to think of greats that hung their cleats up before it was astoundingly clear that it was time. I can only think of 2, and they're both Lions:
Barry
Calvin

As others have pointed out, Luke Kuechly & Patrick Willis stand out. Tiki was still good too. Luck had a series of injuries, so its not like he just woke up one morning and didnt want to play.

Same with Sayers, he retired young but he was having a rough go of it before that. Ditto Earl Campbell.

How has no one mentioned Jim Brown? At 30 he walked away at the top of his game. Same with Lynn Swann.

[Grid]

Originally Posted by BostonNut

Urlacher on line 1 for you.

Brady averaged 1.6 yards per attempt and 3.4 yards per game rushing. Urlacher was just in as much shock as everyone else, when Brady took off like that LOL

[BostonNut]

Originally Posted by Grid

Brady averaged 1.6 yards per attempt and 3.4 yards per game rushing. Urlacher was just in as much shock as everyone else, when Brady took off like that LOL

A career 1,000 yard rusher!

[majestik101]

Originally Posted by Grid

As others have pointed out, Luke Kuechly & Patrick Willis stand out. Tiki was still good too. Luck had a series of injuries, so its not like he just woke up one morning and didnt want to play.

Same with Sayers, he retired young but he was having a rough go of it before that. Ditto Earl Campbell.

How has no one mentioned Jim Brown? At 30 he walked away at the top of his game. Same with Lynn Swann.

Does Vontae Davis qualify?

[Zauron]

Originally Posted by Grid

He was 3rd in yards, tied for 8th in TD's, 9th in completion percentage while leading his team to yet another division crown and post season appearance.

And this was "horrible"? Even by his own standards, it was a down year. But still a very good year for any QB. Especially for one that is 45.

18th in QBR and passer rating.

30th in yards per attempt

That's not great by any means.

And he went 8-9 in a crappy division barely making the playoffs.

He was better than the bottom tier QB's, but he wasn't anything special this year. Nothing wrong with that, at least he wasn't horrific like Manning was his last year

[TSonn]

Always liked Brady even when it seemed like everyone hated him for one reason or another. His story is great. His legacy even greater.

For everyone's sake, I hope this retirement is the real deal.

[HeyRelaxGuy]

Originally Posted by jmarascojr

He shoulda walked off into the sunset after the TB Super Bowl win a couple of years ago...

Might still have his wife...

Maybe deep down inside he wanted to move on from her?

Gisele: Tom, if you go back to the NFL then we're finished. I just can't take this anymore.

***Tom immediately goes into the other room and phones his agent***

Tom: Guessss whooooooo's baaaaccccccckkkkkkkkkk ??????

[Floridacardguy]

Originally Posted by TSonn

Always liked Brady even when it seemed like everyone hated him for one reason or another. His story is great. His legacy even greater.

For everyone's sake, I hope this retirement is the real deal.

The guy is the GOAT to me, zero doubt. What I didn't like about him(and the Patriots) was the cheating. That always rubbed me the wrong way. He didn't need to cheat to be the GOAT.

[BostonNut]

Tom Brady in his 20’s:
21,564 passing yards
147 passing TD
3 Super Bowl wins

Tom Brady in his 30’s:
40,018 passing yards
309 passing TD
2 Super Bowl wins

Tom Brady in his 40’s:
27,632 passing yards
193 passing TD
2 Super Bowl wins

A Hall of Fame resumé in each decade.

[JeremyNick]

Originally Posted by BostonNut

Tom Brady in his 20’s:
21,564 passing yards
147 passing TD
3 Super Bowl wins

Tom Brady in his 30’s:
40,018 passing yards
309 passing TD
2 Super Bowl wins

Tom Brady in his 40’s:
27,632 passing yards
193 passing TD
2 Super Bowl wins

A Hall of Fame resumé in each decade.

I can’t believe this has never been posted before.

[Floridacardguy]

Originally Posted by BostonNut

Tom Brady in his 20’s:
21,564 passing yards
147 passing TD
3 Super Bowl wins

Tom Brady in his 30’s:
40,018 passing yards
309 passing TD
2 Super Bowl wins

Tom Brady in his 40’s:
27,632 passing yards
193 passing TD
2 Super Bowl wins

A Hall of Fame resumé in each decade.

No doubt. He literally has the career of 3 good QB's combined

[88horsepower]

Originally Posted by BostonNut

Tom Brady in his 20’s:
21,564 passing yards
147 passing TD
3 Super Bowl wins

Tom Brady in his 30’s:
40,018 passing yards
309 passing TD
2 Super Bowl wins

Tom Brady in his 40’s:
27,632 passing yards
193 passing TD
2 Super Bowl wins

A Hall of Fame resumé in each decade.

Man, it is really cool to look at it from that perspective.

[oldgoldy97]

Originally Posted by BostonNut

Tom Brady in his 20’s:
21,564 passing yards
147 passing TD
3 Super Bowl wins

Tom Brady in his 30’s:
40,018 passing yards
309 passing TD
2 Super Bowl wins

Tom Brady in his 40’s:
27,632 passing yards
193 passing TD
2 Super Bowl wins

A Hall of Fame resumé in each decade.

I always knew you were easily impressed.

Those are NOTHING compared to Mahomie.

[packman80]

Brady has it made. Now 10 years working for Fox he can then collect SS and be able to retire for real. LOL

[majestik101]

What's even more amazing, is that his final Super Bowl victory against the Chiefs was his largest margin of victory, 22 points, the aggregate margin of victory in the previous 6 victories was 29.

Makes you wonder how good the teams around him in New England actually were. How much of it was a combination of the competition not rising to the occasion/luck/fall of the dice...

Super Bowl 36 – New England Patriots 20, St. Louis Rams 17 (3 points)
Super Bowl 38 – New England Patriots 32, Carolina Panthers 29 (3 points)
Super Bowl 39 – New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21 (3 points)
Super Bowl 49 – New England Patriots 28, Seattle Seahawks 24 (4 points)
Super Bowl 51 – New England Patriots 34, Atlanta Falcons 28 (OT) (6 points)
Super Bowl 53 – New England Patriots 13, Los Angeles Rams 3 (10 points)
Super Bowl 55 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31, Kansas City Chiefs 9

[BostonNut]

Originally Posted by JeremyNick

I can’t believe this has never been posted before.

Originally Posted by Floridacardguy

No doubt. He literally has the career of 3 good QB's combined

Originally Posted by 88horsepower

Man, it is really cool to look at it from that perspective.

Figures it’s the Pittsburgh guy that throws a tantrum.