Fuck You Tom Brady

Everyone passed on Tom Brady, like 200 times.
 
Ashman23 said:
6 times, it's the way you ask AI depends on the answer.
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Yes.

AI is actually pretty useful if you ask the question in the most specific way possible.

I took the Linux plunge recently and AI really helped me with that.
 
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LordKadghar said:
Should've drafted Walt Coleman

I do stand by not wanting Drake Maye
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Kidding aside, it’s good to see you. I hope you’re well and I’ve thought about you many times over the years. When I talk about posters who actually taught me about football, it’s (in no order) hawaiianboy, you, and Teeg.
 
TheNextStep said:
Who the fuck are you?
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I'm the motherfucker who found this place.

Thanks Stepper. Good to see you too. I think about all you guys as well, especially after drummer passed a few years ago. I wish I could say I follow as closely as I once did.

Between the Tar Heels winning at the 11th hour and my wife insisting on dressing my kid up in Patriots* gear tomorrow, it's been a rough day in LK land.
 
LordKadghar said:
I'm the motherfucker who found this place.

Thanks Stepper. Good to see you too. I think about all you guys as well, especially after drummer passed a few years ago. I wish I could say I follow as closely as I once did.

Between the Tar Heels winning at the 11th hour and my wife insisting on dressing my kid up in Patriots* gear tomorrow, it's been a rough day in LK land.
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chris rock wtf GIF


Child abuse, I tell you.

Then again, people have said the same about us taking the grandkids to see the Raiders live so who am I to judge?
 
TheNextStep said:
chris rock wtf GIF


Child abuse, I tell you.

Then again, people have said the same about us taking the grandkids to see the Raiders live so who am I to judge?
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We've come to a compromise. I can dress him up in spikes and chains when the Raiders ever play the Patriots*

Suboptimal, but desperate times...
 

My take on Brady as an "owner" (using the term lightly) has always been the same... He teaches Mark a little about football when they're together, he's a sounding board for some decisions (and has a little say in it), but overall? He's an ambassador for the Raiders - he's not running anything. The key thing Spytek says in that video is "Anything we do - I let Tom know about it." What does that tell you? Spytek (and Klint - "we") are making the decisions.

Of course when it comes to the QB - there's no decision to make. Mendoza is the pick.
 
LordKadghar said:
I'm the motherfucker who found this place.

Thanks Stepper. Good to see you too. I think about all you guys as well, especially after drummer passed a few years ago. I wish I could say I follow as closely as I once did.

Between the Tar Heels winning at the 11th hour and my wife insisting on dressing my kid up in Patriots* gear tomorrow, it's been a rough day in LK land.
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I missed this entirely... an LK sighting is very welcome.
 
RF34 said:
An excerpt from the Athletic

Are NFL players OK with Tom Brady’s dual role as an owner and a broadcaster?​


This piece is part of The Athletic’s annual NFL anonymous player survey, covering a range of topics around the league.

Soon, it will be all eyes on Tom Brady — though that isn’t necessarily anything new. Brady was a regular part of January and February football over the first quarter of the century. Now, though, he’ll be the focal point of a different part of the NFL calendar thanks to his role atop football operations for the Las Vegas Raiders, who hold the No. 1 overall pick of April’s draft.

The question The Athletic posed to players across the league: Should Brady be allowed to, essentially, run football operations in Vegas while also serving as the analyst for Fox Sports’ No. 1 booth? That’s in light of the fact that Brady’s role as a broadcaster could give him behind-the-curtain insight into other franchises’ operations.

The response: Let Tom work.



Much of it was out of respect for the greatest quarterback in NFL history.

“I feel like he's earned the right to do that,” said a defensive player on an AFC team. “He's respected by a lot of people, with him being one of the greatest to play the game.”

And an NFC offensive player: “He’s the G.O.A.T. Only G.O.A.T.’s can do that type of stuff.”

Many respondents didn’t believe that Brady or the Raiders are likely to gain any kind of significant advantage from his role as a broadcaster.

“I think it’s fine,” said an NFC defensive player. “I think you’ve just got to be careful of the production meetings.”

“Teams just have to be mindful of what you tell him, just like with any broadcaster or reporter,” said another NFC defensive player.

Others believe this season’s 3-14 record proved that Brady and the Raiders absolutely won’t gain any kind of notable advantage from his role as a broadcaster.

Said an AFC defensive player: “If he's getting information and sharing it with the Raiders, so what? They sucked anyway.”

Or, as an NFC defensive veteran, who seemed a bit agitated by the question, put it: “The Raiders f---ing suck. How is it helping with that? What are we talking about?”

Those who said they didn’t approve of Brady splitting time between the owner’s box and the broadcast booth seemed to prefer a definitive wall between the two roles.

“It’s just a conflict of interest,” said an AFC defensive player who was one of the few who objected to Brady’s double duty. “Even if Tom is being careful, the optics are not good and it could create an ugly situation down the road.”

Added an NFC offensive player who also voted no: “You go sit in these broadcast meetings and you go sit with players. There are guys that are going to be wary of what they’re saying. It’s like, one week, here’s Tom Brady in a production meeting, then there’s the Raiders way down (later on the schedule).

“But also, he’s Tom Brady. He could just watch film and (get) the answers.”
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Two things...

1) As I just said, Brady is not "running football operations in Las Vegas" - just a cursory look will tell you that. He wasn't even in the building when Klint was introduced as HC (for example) and he's too busy making pizza commercials to be running a team. His guy is running the team - Spytek. That's who he wanted in charge and Mark was happy to do it because he's always wanted help on the football end.

2) Remember when there was the same question about Gruden? "Oh he's been behind the scenes at every team with ESPN! We can't let him coach the Raiders!" Even Gruden tried to use that as a selling point - "I've been watching the NFL up close - I know how to win in today's league!" What happened with that? He barely got us to .500 one season.
 
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