Tom who? Isn’t he the guy you used to see staring at you from the covers of People and US magazine while standing in line at the grocery store a couple of years back? Well, he hasn’t gone undercover (no pun intended) quite as deep as Menudo or the inventor of those Progressive commercials has, but then again, getting on the cover of supermarket tabloids doesn't get you points in your fantasy football league.
It’s not like Mr. Gisele Bundchen had a crappy season in 2009, because he didn’t, but it sure has been quiet in Beantown since his Patriots blew their perfect season in Super Bowl XLII three years back. In fact, Brady put up arguably his second best statistical season ever in 2009, yet because a team’s successes or failures are largely heaped upon the QBs shoulders, it might have been viewed as being a poor season. However, fantasy owners know better, and no doubt will be making him one of the top fantasy quarterback picks again come 2010.
~ Ranked third in the league with 565 attempts
~ Set an NFL record for the most passing touchdowns in a single quarter (5)
Right now, Brady is in the post-Caddyshack time of his career. Meaning that like Bill Murray after Caddyshack, he still will be very relevant, but he will never top the performances he had earlier in his career. Brady is a good enough quarterback to stay in within the group of fantasy starters in the league, but it’ll be tough for him to find his way back into the Top-5 again in 2010. Without his favorite target around to start the season in Wes Welker, he’ll have to step it up a notch to be considered among the elite this year. The Patriots suddenly have a bunch of holes to fill throughout the roster, so the team might have to pass the ball more to stay in games, which could end up favoring Brady’s fantasy prognosis. New England also runs a highly impactful offensive system, so the possibility of Brady scratching the top of the QB bluebloods isn’t entirely out of the question, but we’d still suggest taking Rodgers, Brees, P. Manning, Schaub, and maybe even Favre (if he comes back) ahead of him this year.
~ Randy Moss is still Randy Moss
~ Welker will be back, just not for the beginning of the season
~ He’ll be another year removed from his knee surgery
~ He’ll have his first full off-season in a couple of years to gel with the team
~ Belichick is still the coach, which means the team probably still cheats
This guy dumped Bridget Moynahan… for Giselle Bundchen. Rough life buddy!
Tom Brady at the 2000 NFL Combine - point being, there is hope for all of us!
Tom Brady: "Hello Pope, please let Drew Bledsoe get demolished and injured so I can get my chance to lead this team to a few Super Bowls and become one of the top-5 QBs of all-time"
Pope John Paul II: "Ok son, your wish is granted. You are gonna be a real stud with the ladies from this point forward as well, so go out and get some tail!"
Signed a six-year, $60 million contract extension in May of 2005. The deal included $26.5 million in bonuses that were paid in the first two years. Blah blah blah, it doesn’t matter.He’s loaded, doesn’t play with his contract in mind, and has a long career after football to look forward to. The remainder is outlined below:
Brian Hoyer - Given what happened to Brady back in 2008, fantasy players won’t soon overlook the backup QBs to elite, stable starters like Brady again.After shoring up your skill positions with at least 3-4 RBs, 4-5 WRs, and 2 QBs, taking a flier on Hoyer isn’t a terrible call
Two major knee surgeries moved him from green to yellow. He's almost two years removed from this injury, but our sources tell us the knee will never be the same again.