Chapter 1: Why do some fans feel betrayed by Tom Brady?
I don't know if we have a problem here as New York fans, if we're warped or Boston fans are warped. But I'm going to go with Boston fans are warped. So we here have been celebrating athletes who have won nothing for us. And I understand why. But, for example, Pete Alonzo goes to the Baltimore Orioles. You've got two-thirds of the tri-state area that are Mets fans. Well, I should say two-thirds.
Half of the tri-state area that are Mets fans crying in their soup over Pete Alonzo going to the Orioles. I would say 25% of the half of the Mets fans. No, no, no, no, no.
You think it's more than that?
Most Met fans, most of them. Okay, say most. That were upset with Pete Alonzo leaving. And listen, I don't want you to argue back on this. I'm just saying as I get to my point, you know, Artemi Panarin, you mentioned one of the best free agent signings in Rangers history. I understand why you're saying that. Didn't win anything for your team. So he's now gone.
Everybody's like, wow, you know, hats off, bread man.
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Chapter 2: What makes Boston fans' reactions to Brady's comments significant?
We love you. All this stuff, right?
Yes.
So these guys are essentially in footnotes in New York sports history because they've won nothing. Now I give you the fans in Boston and Tom Brady's teammates who are all pissed off over one little comment that he said where he doesn't have a dog in the fight. You spoiled slugs up there. This guy, more than anybody, gave you six Super Bowls. He made you so happy over and over and over again.
There is never going to be... I mean, you see Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs struggling right now. There's never going to be, in our lifetime, another...
football dynasty like this with the six Super Bowls the nine appearances he won another one somewhere else but we'll just focus here with the Patriots and he goes I don't have a dog in this fight and everybody's killing him Asante Samuel I'm gonna expose you Vince Wilfork that's bullcrap none of you guys would have Super Bowl rings without him and all you idiot fans and guys that are on the radio up there Tom never liked this place Tom never liked Boston
Why do you care? You sat there and made money off this guy. You benefited from this guy. The best memories of your sports viewing lifetime are because of this guy. And you're going to have your panties in a knot over one stupid comment he made on a radio show? Shut up. Shut up. And it makes me think, like, are we soft here because we love these guys that win nothing? Like, I don't think so.
I think we're in the right. I think we're in the right to love our guys, especially the ones we know are trying and didn't get over the hump. It doesn't define you as a player if you don't win a championship or not. But, I mean, think about the difference. You got everybody in Boston. Every Patriots fan is pissed off.
I was listening to clips of guys over there on both EEI and the Sports Hub couldn't get over this whole thing. I can't believe Tom. I can't believe this. I can't believe that.
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Chapter 3: How does winning impact fan loyalty towards athletes?
You don't think Vince Wilfork was a big part of why they won? Not as big as Tom Brady. Of course, because Tom Brady's the quarterback. Tom Brady had the ball at the end of the game. Tom Brady had to make the plays, and he did. It doesn't annoy me personally.
I don't really care one way or the other, but I can completely understand why a Patriot fan or why an ex-Patriot player would feel the way that they feel about Tom Brady saying, I don't have a dog in the fight. By the way, one of your former teammates is the head coach of the team. Like I told you yesterday, and I'll tell you again. And I'll tell you again that, yes, I don't hate the Jets.
I like the Jets. I like the people who work at the Jets. I want the Jets to win. Believe me, it was fun when Rex was here and they were winning. It's great. It's great to actually have all of that juice and everything else around winning. I will be rooting for the Jets simply because my best friend now is one of my best friends is now the offense coordinator. So I'm rooting for them.
I want them to do well. I would think that if, like, just like I was rooting for the Colts when he was the head coach for the Colts, he wasn't along enough down there in Carolina.
Chapter 4: What are the implications of Brady's legacy on his former teammates?
So it's something I never really got. I could never wrap my head around that. I mean, I understand why these guys are all perturbed. And I also understand why it becomes such a big story because of who Tom Brady is. You know what? It's like a little swarmy, like, I don't have a dog in a fight, that kind of thing. Like, hey, dude, you spent 20 years of your goddamn career there.
You made a lot of money. You took less money, to your credit, to help your team be built around you. You had the greatest coach in NFL history, we all believe. So everything worked out, plus you had an owner that was willing to work with you off the field, on the side, which also made you very, very wealthy.
I would also think that because of that relationship with Bob Craft, because you've gone out of your way to tell everybody how great of a coach Bill Belichick was and how he got the most out of you, and because of all of these teammates from Teddy Bruschi to Mike Brable to Vince Wilfork to Asante Samuel to Ty Law.
Old guys that would never have Super Bowl rings if it wasn't for Tom Brady.
And he wouldn't have a Super Bowl ring if it wasn't for them.
Bull crap. He went to frickin' Tampa Bay and did it at 40 years old. You take any one of those guys off that team, Tom Brady's still winning the Super Bowl.
And by the way, Tampa Bay just happened to be a great team that needed a veteran quarterback to take them to the next level. It was almost like the Jets when Aaron Rodgers came in.
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Chapter 5: Why are some fans upset about Brady's lack of support for the Patriots?
The Jets were trying to recreate the Tampa Bay model.
Okay, but let me ask you a question here for a second.
And it just didn't work out because Aaron got hurt.
Go back to the first Super Bowl that the Patriots won.
2001, down in New Orleans. Take a look at that roster.
And then take a look at the roster when he won his last one there. Hold on, 2019 season. Take a look and tell me all the guys that were still on that team. And tell me all the guys that left the Patriots and ended up winning Super Bowls elsewhere. That's what you could do. Because that comment was insane. That none of those guys, like Tom Brady wouldn't have Super Bowls with those teammates?
My ass. He wouldn't have won his first Super Bowl if it wasn't for Drew Bledsoe. What do you mean? Tom Brady would not have won his first Super Bowl if it were not for Drew Bledsoe. All right, Drew Bledsoe played in the championship game. Tom Brady won the Super Bowl. So what are you talking about?
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Chapter 6: How do sports dynasties shape fan expectations?
Drew Bledsoe actually started the season. You're telling me that Tom Brady couldn't have won the championship game? I'm not saying that, but he got hurt in that game. What happened to you? Nothing. I'm just saying. And by the way, Tom Brady. It takes all. That's why you have Drew Bledsoe.
It takes all, but he's the most important player on the field by a million.
And by the way, Drew Bledsoe.
The greatest player to ever play. And those guys should shut up. Every one of them should shut up and be happy that they were in the same room as that guy. They should be kissing his ass. They should super glue their lips to his ass and be like, thank you for making me immortal. That's what they should be doing.
And the easiest thing for him to come out and say is, you know what, I love the Patriots, love my time there, and of course I'm rooting for my ex-teammate. I hope he wins. Well, there's three factors in here, too.
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Chapter 7: What role do media narratives play in shaping public opinion about athletes?
Is somebody going to, on the other side of that commentary, is somebody going to be in any way, shape, or form critical? No. What do you mean? If he came out and he said that, yeah, I'm rooting for the Patriots, of course, because I was a Patriot. I won all those Super Bowls as a Patriot.
And this is my former teammate leading this team unexpectedly back to the Super Bowl, much like we did back in 2001. Of course, I'm rooting for them.
Would anybody have an issue with that? He is, as you mentioned, there's three factors here. One is that he's the lead analyst for one of the networks.
Chapter 8: How should athletes balance their past with their current affiliations?
Two, he is the owner of a team in the same conference, a part owner. And three, as you pointed out yesterday, his new head coach is on the Seahawks as the offensive coordinator. So those are three things that you have to factor in. Whether you think it matters or not, I don't know. But those are three things that you have to factor in.