This is such an amazing Alpha move by Brady.
Well that was a great call by @cornwalls@6Hot take alert: Arians will announce his retirement in a few weeks, for family/health reasons, and Leftwich will be elevated to head coach. That was the point of the "retirement"all along, and that's what the Glazers promised him in Manchester over the weekend. They'll reward Bruce handsomely to step aside, and wait a little while to announce, to avoid the appearance of quid pro quo. The 49ers were never in play.
Previous HC experience, plus you don't want his first head coaching job to be splitting time keeping Tom happyWhy Bowles over Leftwich?
Nice try, Tom. We know.View: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbv6zGorIZv/?utm_medium=copy_link
Tom and Brucey with a little social media love.
View: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbv6zGorIZv/?utm_medium=copy_link
Tom and Brucey with a little social media love.
Like Fredo, Arians lost on a Hail Mary.At least Tom didn't have a flunky take Arians fishing
Yeah great call. I’m not surprised. Arians has never been a great joke and his persona of being a tough guy runs thin against NFL athletes.Well that was a great call by @cornwalls@6
Why didn't he thank BB?!?!View: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbv6zGorIZv/?utm_medium=copy_link
Tom and Brucey with a little social media love.
It’d be the ultimate beat you with mine then beat you with yours re the Jets. Right, @luckiestman?I’m excited for Todd Bowles. I’ve been hoping he would get a second chance and I strongly believe he deserves it. That Jets front office was so bad when he was there. Now he gets to coach a team of vets and hopefully make a deep run.
Don’t threaten me with a good time. LFG Tommy!!!There’s no way! This was all a power move by Brady. He never had any intention of retiring. This won’t be his last year. I still bet on him going to 50. I still think he ends up in SF before the end of his career.
Well, actually he’s only co-coach.I’m excited for Todd Bowles. I’ve been hoping he would get a second chance and I strongly believe he deserves it. That Jets front office was so bad when he was there. Now he gets to coach a team of vets and hopefully make a deep run.
Tom can’t throw the ball AND coach!It wasn’t Gisele who orchestrated it?
I suspect the discussion was pretty simple:I never liked Arians and love Brady so this is fucking awesome from where I sit. What a flex.
"Who do you think you are? I am Bruce Arians! I was making my bones in the league when you were dating supermodels!"At least Tom didn't have a flunky take Arians fishing
Aaron Rodgers and Brady in the NFL. Mahomes could do what he wants, too, but I would assume he loves Reid.Brady showing power dynamics typically exclusive to top 5 NBA stars and Lionel Messi!
Seems pretty clear this is what transpired.I suspect the discussion was pretty simple:
Brady said get a real coach, perhaps much of season and probably firmly at end of year. Tampa said no, Arians is our guy. Brady said ok I'm out. Owner said.....wait a second. Brady said you know what it takes. Owner said we'll do it, but want to leave a few weeks in between for optics. Brady said "I agree and want same"
How does this not get more love??Like Fredo, Arians lost on a Hail Mary.
Thank you!!! Why wasn’t everyone telling me how beautiful my baby is?How does this not get more love??
After Brady became a minority owner, the Dolphins would have indeed acquired the contractual rights to employ Payton from the Saints. Then, the Dolphins would have at some point gotten the rights from the Buccaneers to bring Brady to the roster.
He would be a volunteer donating in-kind services.Also, how could he play while owning part if the team? Players cannot hope ownership stakes; it would be impermissible compensation.
And the main development that would bury any chance of that happening (Tua looking really good) would be even worse for the Pats. Hurray.The ownership component makes no sense, but Brady/Payton Dolphins is believable. God, my sports hate for Brady leading a division rival with Tyreek Hill as his primary target would be absolutely enormous. Something to look forward to in 2023 I guess!
No one has explained to me how Bruce Arians (being Bruce Arians) would just acquiesce to being kicked up to the Bucs front office if he still intended to remain as HC and Brady forced him out. How does that jive with his personality in the slightest?Is it just me or is this story maybe getting a little less play around here than it should?
The narrative that has emerged: Brady tries to force his way back into the AFC East as a part owner of the Dolphins with Sean Payton as coach -- both were/are under contracts with other teams. It blows up because of the Flores lawsuit so instead he goes back to Tampa and forces the coach out. But wait! He still may leave next year for another team because he's only under contract for one more season.
I know we are in the LeBron era in professional sports after years of being kicked around by billionaire owners where star players have a lot more control and say in where they play and with whom. But this kind of power play seems particularly shitty in a lot of ways -- from forcing his way back into the division to the Rooney Rule violations it would've required to pull off getting Payton. And not something we'd expect from the Tom we knew for 20 years. But maybe we should have? Maybe this is who he is (and maybe always was)?
Tom is not a particularly socio-politically conscious individual, as evidenced by virtually any and every statement he’s ever made on any topic other than football. I guarantee he is not thinking about anything but getting himself into his preferred life/football situation. Is that bad given the power he wields? Maybe? But, then again, I don’t really hold players responsible for Rooney Rule adherence, so shrug?Is it just me or is this story maybe getting a little less play around here than it should?
The narrative that has emerged: Brady tries to force his way back into the AFC East as a part owner of the Dolphins with Sean Payton as coach -- both were/are under contracts with other teams. It blows up because of the Flores lawsuit so instead he goes back to Tampa and forces the coach out. But wait! He still may leave next year for another team because he's only under contract for one more season.
I know we are in the LeBron era in professional sports after years of being kicked around by billionaire owners where star players have a lot more control and say in where they play and with whom. But this kind of power play seems particularly shitty in a lot of ways -- from forcing his way back into the division to the Rooney Rule violations it would've required to pull off getting Payton. And not something we'd expect from the Tom we knew for 20 years. But maybe we should have? Maybe this is who he is (and maybe always was)?