When Tom was on the Pats, I was as big of a Brady fan as anyone I knew. Really from the very beginning. I was so relieved when Bill made him the starter for the rest of the season in 2001. I would have been ripshit if Bledsoe had started SB 36. I wore a Brady Adidas jersey from that season to all Pats games I went to in person during his entire Pats run. Tom was my favorite player.
When he moved onto Tampa Bay, I was angry. Not at him. Not at Bill. Not at anyone. But I hated it. I knew he had the right to do what he wanted to do and knew that playing for Bill had to wear him down. I have a few "friends of friends" with some apparent knowledge who confirmed that the "tired of Bill" angle was correct. Not that I think I know that's in fact true but it seems believable. Even without the inside track it rang true.
Still, the reality of Tom in those ugly uniforms and most importantly, not in a Pats uniform, made me throw up in my mouth. I rooted against Tom and the Bucs. Week One was incredibly fun, as Cam lead the Pats to victory and the Bucs and Tom faltered. When Tom forgot the downs in a loss, I smirked...a lot.
Some friends and family members accused me of being an ingrate. My response was that seeing Tom play in Tampa was sort of like seeing your ex-girl friend, who chose to leave you when you still wanted her, with another man, while you were with a very attractive girl who turned out to be good at nothing but her looks. It's not a perfect analogy by any means but it was how I felt. And being a sports fan is not an exclusively intellectual affair, of course.
So fast forward to yesterday. I watched the game and found myself rooting for Brady. Not like I would if it was the Pats. And not that good plays by the Washington offense caused me a lot of anxiety. But yeah, for the first time since he and the entire team shit the bed against the Fins and Titans, I was rooting for Tom to do well.
Are others going through anything like this with Brady? Conflicting or changing emotions?
I get that many will say or think that they rooted for him the whole time...were grateful for all he did on the Pats...understood his need for a new challenge, etc.
All of that I understand, even if I did not share it.
But I'm a little surprised that my rooting interests have swung to Tom, and and am wondering if other people here have experienced the same or anything along these lines.
When he moved onto Tampa Bay, I was angry. Not at him. Not at Bill. Not at anyone. But I hated it. I knew he had the right to do what he wanted to do and knew that playing for Bill had to wear him down. I have a few "friends of friends" with some apparent knowledge who confirmed that the "tired of Bill" angle was correct. Not that I think I know that's in fact true but it seems believable. Even without the inside track it rang true.
Still, the reality of Tom in those ugly uniforms and most importantly, not in a Pats uniform, made me throw up in my mouth. I rooted against Tom and the Bucs. Week One was incredibly fun, as Cam lead the Pats to victory and the Bucs and Tom faltered. When Tom forgot the downs in a loss, I smirked...a lot.
Some friends and family members accused me of being an ingrate. My response was that seeing Tom play in Tampa was sort of like seeing your ex-girl friend, who chose to leave you when you still wanted her, with another man, while you were with a very attractive girl who turned out to be good at nothing but her looks. It's not a perfect analogy by any means but it was how I felt. And being a sports fan is not an exclusively intellectual affair, of course.
So fast forward to yesterday. I watched the game and found myself rooting for Brady. Not like I would if it was the Pats. And not that good plays by the Washington offense caused me a lot of anxiety. But yeah, for the first time since he and the entire team shit the bed against the Fins and Titans, I was rooting for Tom to do well.
Are others going through anything like this with Brady? Conflicting or changing emotions?
I get that many will say or think that they rooted for him the whole time...were grateful for all he did on the Pats...understood his need for a new challenge, etc.
All of that I understand, even if I did not share it.
But I'm a little surprised that my rooting interests have swung to Tom, and and am wondering if other people here have experienced the same or anything along these lines.