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I imagine I am in the minority, but I think he will retire here. I think he will take another contract when this one is up at around a fair value in pursuit of history. The only basis I have for this thinking is rewatching "The Brady 8" a couple of weeks ago. As the end of the day, he is very appreciative of getting drafted at all, and I think he'll repay that by not trying to break the NE bank towards the tail end of his career.
I don't agree about another contract - I think this is it for Brady. But you are right about the contractual piece. Brady got his money but did not break the bank the way Manning did with his deal.
Those two idiots were up there blubbering yesterday about the Colts on TV when the bottom line is that Manning would not restructure his deal to stay in Indianapolis, and Irsay wouldn't structure the staff to meet Manning half way. Both guys are culpable for that mess.
Manning is a me-first guy with the money and the offense. Don't forget that.
Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and Bob Kraft do not operate that way. Like the quote says, "We're building a team, not accumulating talent." Brady has adapted his style of play to the team around him, and the Patriots front office dumped guys who didn't get it or who poisoned the well.
You won't see the mess unfold like we did the last few months in Indianapolis. The major issue is whether Tom Brady will recognize when it is time to go. When his skills diminish, Belichick and Kraft will cut him loose, but can be counted on to do so after some grown-up business conversations. It's impossible to know how that will play out.
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