Tom Brady

The man, the myth, the legend. A fixture of professional sports for the last 20 years. Tom Brady seemed destine to ride off into the sunset on a half functional body and a relatively intact brain, donning a Patriots jersey. It seems that the ancient quarterback and his morally inept team had something else in mind. Brady met with Belicheck and thats that, no progress, no give and take. It seemed like a rather Belicheckian end to a 20 year long domination tour. The coach, of course, is known as an analytical decision maker who rather cut a player too early than too late. Anyone who watched Brady last year saw a noticeable drop in all statistical categories. When you arer 42 years old it is not unreasonable to see a steady decline in production. Just like that the six time superbowl champion hit the open market. It was not long before an ancient coach enamoured with ancient quarterbacks swooped in and took a chance on the hall of fame quarterback. From Brady's perspective, this is a perfect situation. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers feature a number of excellent skill position players, the likes of which Brady has never seen. Mike Evans and Chris Godwin are both incredibly talented, all pro caliber players. OJ Howard is a tight end with all the potential in the world and Ronald Jones is an emerging talent in the backfield. Time will tell whether Brady still has "it", however. There may not be a better set of circumstances to make our judgement. In the words of the brilliant scholar Terrell Owens: "getcha popcorn ready".