10-29-2022, 08:19 AM -
I started this "Way Back" in August before the season started by asking "What the H*ll Is Going On" with Brady. Then around the first week of September I claimed (essentially..) that Brady was no longer the "force" he had been previously. I said this with good reason I think, based on what I was seeing from him and from other QBs around the league. Well, as we move inexorably forward, the status of Tom Brady is starting to show some clarity.
In the last few weeks, Brady has been all over the news because of his very public breakup with his wife and VERY public figure, Gisele Bundchen. THAT spectacle has now come full circle in the last 24 hours. Tom and Gisele have severed their relationship and are now "Divorced", "Single", "Unmarried" .... however you want to describe it. This is unfortunate .... all breakups are. (USUALLY..). I am not here this morning to shout about this development. Rather, perhaps, to offer an attempt at "clarity". For those who are interested, here is a little of the background story.....
TMZ.com: Took Brady -- Gisele Bundchen Divorced
Looking back on it, perhaps the early indications I observed and on which I commented, are now more easily understood. Brady has obviously been involved "behind the scenes" with this family issue. This most probably had quite an impact early on this year, and led to some of the wild speculation that was floating around the NFL storylines. His 'early season' activities were obviously impacted greatly by this personal upheaval.
It doesn't change what I think, but it does add a little clarity to the situation. I feel bad for Tom and Gisele, but like I said previously, it's past time for Brady to "hang up the cleats." This constant pursuit of "glory" has undoubtedly cost him enough. It's unfortunate he didn't recognize the "writing on the wall" sooner.
In the last few weeks, Brady has been all over the news because of his very public breakup with his wife and VERY public figure, Gisele Bundchen. THAT spectacle has now come full circle in the last 24 hours. Tom and Gisele have severed their relationship and are now "Divorced", "Single", "Unmarried" .... however you want to describe it. This is unfortunate .... all breakups are. (USUALLY..). I am not here this morning to shout about this development. Rather, perhaps, to offer an attempt at "clarity". For those who are interested, here is a little of the background story.....
TMZ.com: Took Brady -- Gisele Bundchen Divorced
Looking back on it, perhaps the early indications I observed and on which I commented, are now more easily understood. Brady has obviously been involved "behind the scenes" with this family issue. This most probably had quite an impact early on this year, and led to some of the wild speculation that was floating around the NFL storylines. His 'early season' activities were obviously impacted greatly by this personal upheaval.
It doesn't change what I think, but it does add a little clarity to the situation. I feel bad for Tom and Gisele, but like I said previously, it's past time for Brady to "hang up the cleats." This constant pursuit of "glory" has undoubtedly cost him enough. It's unfortunate he didn't recognize the "writing on the wall" sooner.