Tom Brady To Hang Up Jersey

 It is official, Tampa Bay Buccaneer Quarterback Tom Brady has announced his retirement.    He had just finished his 22nd season of professional football, a disappointing loss in the playoffs.  He played his first 20 seasons for the New England Patriots.

Brady won 7 Super Bowl rings, the most of any player.    He was quarterback for every one of the Patriots Super Bowl victories.  He played in 9 total.  

Many compare him with NBA great Michael Jordan as far as dominating and defining a sport.  I see it this way, The greatness of the Chicago Bulls was built, so far, was solely built during the Michael Jordan era, while the greatness of the New England Patriots was built solely during the Tom Brady era.  This differs from the storied teams like the New York Yankees, The Los Angeles Lakers, The Boston Celtics, and the Green Bay Packers, storied franchises who put together many dynasties. 

Brady To Quarterback The Bucs

In a year where the unbelievable has become believable, the NFL's most iconic player will be in a different uniform.  Tom Brady, a New England Patriot for 20 years is headed to Tampa Bay, where he is expected to sign with the Buccaneers. 

Tampa Bay, which coincidently, has the same initials as the Brady, has the lowest winning percentage of any NFL team. They did win a Super Bowl in January of 2003.

Brady, who is 42, has one 6 Super Bowl Titles and 4 Super Bowl MVP Awards, he is, no doubt the most successful NFL player of all time.  

The city of Tampa Bay is scheduled to host the Super Bowl in February of 2021.  

Eagles Win Super Bowl In Game For The Ages

Yes, it's pretty clear that Tom Brady is the greatest NFL quarterback of all time, but he doesn't own the Lombardi Trophy.  The Philadelphia Eagles fought and clawed and used every weapon they had right down to the end to beat the reigning champion New England Patriots 41-33. 
No doubt, this will go down in history as one of the greatest Super Bowls in history.  The two teams combined set a record for most yards in a Super Bowl and that was before the 4th quarter started.    It was the first Super Bowl win for the Eagles. It denied New England it's 6th Super Bowl win.  The Patriots have played in a record of 10 Super Bowls. 
The Eagles lost their franchise quarterback Carson Wentz in the middle of the season and were thought to be dead in the water.  The Eagles quarterback, Nick Foles had considered retirement after last season.  Foles threw for over 370 yards. 
It was not a great day for defenses and both team's punter's got plenty of rest.  The Seattle Seahawks beat the Eagles earlier in the season. 

Goodell's Suspension Of Brady Overturned

A federal court has overturned the 4 game suspension of New England  Patriot quarterback for allegedly conspiring to alter game balls.  This is a move that could have a chilling effect on how professional sport leagues meat out future suspensions.  Federal District Court  Judge Richard Berman determined that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had delivered a much too harsh penalty. Of course, my feeling is that if Brady or any other player, no matter what team they played for, was accused of alter equipment, harsh discipline should be in order.  Of course, when all is said and done, neither Brady, nor Goodell will be viewed well in history. 
Goodell has been a punching bag for the sports media for years, even though it looks like his motivation seems to be noble.  Goodell has said that the NFL will appeal.
 

Brady Inplicated In Deflategate

An investigation by the NFL has concluded that the NFL's premier quarterback, Tom Brady most likely was aware of under inflated balls  used during last season's AFC Championship game. The Patriots soundly defeated the Indianapolis Colt last January, winning the right to face our Seahawks in the Super Bowl, days later, word got out that balls provided by Patriots employee may have been inflated below NFL rules.
Even Seahawks fans are not blaming doctored balls for the heartbreaking defeat in last February's Super Bowl, but this seriously tarnishes Brady's potential legacy, and as we've seen with baseball players implicated in various scandals, could come to roost when it's time to vote him into the Pro Football Hall Of Fame.

SNL's Take ON Deflateagate

I found this totally hilarious.  Go Hawks!

Patriots To Meet Seahawks In Super Bowl

For the second year in a row, the Seattle Seahawks will face a Hall Of Fame bound Quarterback in the Super Bowl.  Last year the Hawks shut down Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos, this year, the task seems even more daunting as we face the New England Patriots and legendary quarterback Tom Brady.  After a sputtering start, news stories were coming out that Patriot dominance was over.  No sooner had that idea hit , the Patriots went on a 7 win tear, finishing the season at 13-3.  This will be the Patriots 6th trip to the Super Bowl under Brady.  Brady will going for his 4th Super Bowl ring.