Should Patriots trade Brady after 2014 season?

[dgambill]

I just don't understand...Tom Brady is perhaps the best leader in football....and maybe the best QB in the league...why would you EVER let him go. He is cap friendly, does nothing but win games, and is a great leader on the team and in the community. You would have to be crazy to let him go. Unless he suffers a catastrophic injury why let him go? He hasn't slowed down any...if anything he gets better with age. While I think Jimmy was a great pick he still years away from being able to do what Tom can do. If anything let Jimmy play behind him ala Aaron Rodgers and when Tom's contract is up or in the last year THEN you can consider it. Not sure when that is but the Patriots would never live down letting Tom Brady go....not at his current form. He could go to basically 29-30 of the NFL teams and instantly make them a playoff team if not a title contender. The Patriots don't understand how lucky they are that Bledsoe got hurt....without Brady they don't win a single SB, without that defense they don't win a SB, and without Belichek they probably don't win any of those SBs. Well we have seen that take away 1 of those things and they haven't won a SB....you are telling me take away the defense AND Tom Brady and they are going to suddenly be better?? Even if Garoppolo is really good that is still not nearly as good as 85% of Tom Brady. Last year he carried that team ala Peyton Manning style into the playoffs....nobody else could win their division and make it to the title game with that roster outside Manning and Brady....the talent was dismall. You have something special you don't let it walk away....and if you do you better have a hall of famer backing him up. I'm thinking Joe Montana to Steve Young, Brett Favre to Aaron Rodgers, and Peyton to Luck.....anything less and you've done yourself a disservice and your fans. There will come a time to let Tom go....father time comes for them all....but it isn't now or even the next couple years...and you will still have your back up by then...no reason to rush into the great unknown! Give Tom another stout defense (like you seem to be building) and your going to have several more Lombardi trophy opportunities....mark my word they are the team to beat in the AFC if that defense stays healthy....no matter who Tom is throwing to.

[Qwiz]

Short answer....no.

[dw49]

Brady just said in and interview and hour ago " I like to win. When I suck I'll quit". Right now he's still arguably the best QB in the NFL and only being paid 9 million over the next three seasons. The best bargain in football by a wide margin.

 

 

Is "9 million over the next 3 seasons" some kind of typo ? Cause that's just plain ridiculous.

[dw49]

after what happened to Peyton. Its

 

 

but we probably would have gotten a first, 2nd, and 3rd rounder every year til this year. lol. That means:

 

2 first, second, and 3rd round picks in 2012

2 first, second, and 3rd round picks in 2013

2 frist, second, and 3rd round picks in 2014.

 

jk..

 

 

Considering the contract Manning had signed in 2011 , it was virtually impossible to trade him. That "noise" was coming from ESPN *s who were also saying the Colts could keep Manning and draft Luck. Both were almost impossible ti implement. The only way Irsay could have traded PM was pretty much to burn the old contract and sign a new one that would make a trade feasible and possible. Manning would have never agreed to any deal that would mean his new team would give the Colts compensation and thus weaken the team he went to. Just a reminder .... when the Colts had to either cut Manning or keep him , he was due a 27 mill signing bonus . No way any team could even think of paying that when at that time no one even knew if Manning would play that year. If the Colts had decided to keep PM , he would have revised that deal . But... he would never get suckered in to signing a new deal that enabled to the Colts to trade him. Nor would Irsay try to "sucker" him into something like that.

[jvan1973]

Brady just said in and interview and hour ago " I like to win. When I suck I'll quit". Right now he's still arguably the best QB in the NFL and only being paid 9 million over the next three seasons. The best bargain in football by a wide margin.

Yeah, those numbers are incorrect

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/tom-brady/

[Moose Of Woe]

Um...no.

[amfootball]

Um...no.

Where have you been? Missed you.

[Moose Of Woe]

Where have you been? Missed you.

Well it's still the offseason to me. Draft through preseason bore me to tears honestly.

 

I'm just glad we're back to real football. Good to see you too.

[IcEWoLF]

I just don't understand...Tom Brady is perhaps the best leader in football....and maybe the best QB in the league...why would you EVER let him go. He is cap friendly, does nothing but win games, and is a great leader on the team and in the community. You would have to be crazy to let him go. Unless he suffers a catastrophic injury why let him go? He hasn't slowed down any...if anything he gets better with age. While I think Jimmy was a great pick he still years away from being able to do what Tom can do. If anything let Jimmy play behind him ala Aaron Rodgers and when Tom's contract is up or in the last year THEN you can consider it. Not sure when that is but the Patriots would never live down letting Tom Brady go....not at his current form. He could go to basically 29-30 of the NFL teams and instantly make them a playoff team if not a title contender. The Patriots don't understand how lucky they are that Bledsoe got hurt....without Brady they don't win a single SB, without that defense they don't win a SB, and without Belichek they probably don't win any of those SBs. Well we have seen that take away 1 of those things and they haven't won a SB....you are telling me take away the defense AND Tom Brady and they are going to suddenly be better?? Even if Garoppolo is really good that is still not nearly as good as 85% of Tom Brady. Last year he carried that team ala Peyton Manning style into the playoffs....nobody else could win their division and make it to the title game with that roster outside Manning and Brady....the talent was dismall. You have something special you don't let it walk away....and if you do you better have a hall of famer backing him up. I'm thinking Joe Montana to Steve Young, Brett Favre to Aaron Rodgers, and Peyton to Luck.....anything less and you've done yourself a disservice and your fans. There will come a time to let Tom go....father time comes for them all....but it isn't now or even the next couple years...and you will still have your back up by then...no reason to rush into the great unknown! Give Tom another stout defense (like you seem to be building) and your going to have several more Lombardi trophy opportunities....mark my word they are the team to beat in the AFC if that defense stays healthy....no matter who Tom is throwing to.

 

This.

 

Jimmy is good, but he needs at least 2-3 years sitting behind Brady before he is ready to go. He needs to learn how to read defenses, he hasn't done a great job at it yet, but of course as a rookie I don't expect him to be perfect in his first year. He could be the next Aaron Rodgers if he sits behind Brady for the next few years. The kid has potentials, he has a strong arm, he is mobile, and he is very smart.

 

What I see happening here is the Patriots will keep Brady starting for at least the next 2 years, maybe a 3rd year, then he will be moved to backup if he still able to play the game at a high level, if not he will retire as a patriot, I highly doubt Rober/BB will ever consider trading him to any teams. I am sure once Brady retires he will have some type of role with the New England Patriots at some point, just like Elway.

[IcEWoLF]

Also Brady addressed this today: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000387262/article/tom-brady-when-i-suck-ill-retire

[akcolt]

no

[Vance]

Short answer....no.

 

Could have been shorter.

 

Just a: :grumpy:

[JamesGallegos]

From my point of view, Yes he should. But the owner wants to retire Brady.  In case of it, no one can do anything about it.

[GoPats]

I just don't understand...Tom Brady is perhaps the best leader in football....and maybe the best QB in the league...why would you EVER let him go. He is cap friendly, does nothing but win games, and is a great leader on the team and in the community. You would have to be crazy to let him go. Unless he suffers a catastrophic injury why let him go? He hasn't slowed down any...if anything he gets better with age. While I think Jimmy was a great pick he still years away from being able to do what Tom can do. If anything let Jimmy play behind him ala Aaron Rodgers and when Tom's contract is up or in the last year THEN you can consider it. Not sure when that is but the Patriots would never live down letting Tom Brady go....not at his current form. He could go to basically 29-30 of the NFL teams and instantly make them a playoff team if not a title contender. The Patriots don't understand how lucky they are that Bledsoe got hurt....without Brady they don't win a single SB, without that defense they don't win a SB, and without Belichek they probably don't win any of those SBs. Well we have seen that take away 1 of those things and they haven't won a SB....you are telling me take away the defense AND Tom Brady and they are going to suddenly be better?? Even if Garoppolo is really good that is still not nearly as good as 85% of Tom Brady. Last year he carried that team ala Peyton Manning style into the playoffs....nobody else could win their division and make it to the title game with that roster outside Manning and Brady....the talent was dismall. You have something special you don't let it walk away....and if you do you better have a hall of famer backing him up. I'm thinking Joe Montana to Steve Young, Brett Favre to Aaron Rodgers, and Peyton to Luck.....anything less and you've done yourself a disservice and your fans. There will come a time to let Tom go....father time comes for them all....but it isn't now or even the next couple years...and you will still have your back up by then...no reason to rush into the great unknown! Give Tom another stout defense (like you seem to be building) and your going to have several more Lombardi trophy opportunities....mark my word they are the team to beat in the AFC if that defense stays healthy....no matter who Tom is throwing to.

 

Nice post, thanks.

 

Read somewhere recently that the Patriots could go 0-16 in 2014 and Brady would still lead all QBs in NFL history (can't recall the number of games that was the qualifier) by a wide margin in winning percentage. That, to me, is what makes him special. The numbers are nice, the awards are nice, but in the end, this guy has been winning games in the NFL for 14 years like no other. Yes, wins are a team accomplishment, but he and Belichick are the constants throughout all these years. And no player on the field impacts a team's ability to win or lose games as much as the QB. 

[TAPLOOK]

Is "9 million over the next 3 seasons" some kind of typo ? Cause that's just plain ridiculous.

Sorry. 9 million each of the next three seasons.

[-JJ-]

Well it's still the offseason to me. Draft through preseason bore me to tears honestly.

 

I'm just glad we're back to real football. Good to see you too.

The Moose