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Old 01-05-2008, 08:04 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ian Kay View Post
In all seriousness, Kaiser, I know you think it's a jealousy thing, but it's really not. I mean, I like a lot of different athletes and movie stars. They all make more money and date hot celebrities. The athletes are almost all taller and have bigger moments in the spotlight. Michael Jordan and Brad Pitt are two of my favorites, and they're both better looking.

I won't go into the reasons (again) why I dislike Brady. But it's not jealousy.
I'm not sure why you dislike him then. Maybe I haven't read your posts closely enough, but it seems like you dislike him because of all the praise he garners in the media. If that is the case, it's not Brady's fault they do that and, frankly, Peyton Manning and Favre both get as much, if not more, positive press (especially when compared to what they have accomplished).

Sure, he has a great team and a good system. But, he still virtually never screws up, and more frequently makes amazing reads and plays.

I didn't like Brady initially either. Michigan guy who is the all-American guy with everything. But then I started hearing about how hard the guy works and what a decent personality he is. One sportswriter said that while Manning is a superstar and descended from football aristocracy (and highly drafted and touted out of college), he tries to be the 'everyman' working guy (and is portrayed as such in his ads); Brady is seen as football's 'golden boy', but in reality he's the 'everyman' that Peyton portrays (and shared starting time in college and was a 6th rounder who worked his way to getting better when he got in the pros). I saw Brady play in college, saw his interviews and didn't care much for him. The NFL version, however, garners much respect. I begrudgingly grew to like him.
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