Comments on: Kraft insists Brady deal won’t be re-done

By: patssteelersorgiants

patssteelersorgiants — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:51:23 +0000

Guess Brady took a private jet so his bags full of cash didn’t get detected by TSA. Kraft is crooked. You don’t become a billionaire by being a nice guy.

By: fusta1

fusta1 — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:15:01 +0000

indeed

By: giantssb42champs

giantssb42champs — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:37:53 +0000

Three time Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots.

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Not in the court of public opinion.

By: giantssb42champs

giantssb42champs — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:33:08 +0000

Funny coming from a Giants fan. You don’t think Belichick (and Parcells) were doing the same stuff with the Giants in the 80′s? To invalidate the Pats’ Super Bowls would be to invalidate your own. Think about it.
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It’s safe to say that based on Belicheats record with the Browns he didn’t start spying until at least a decade after the giants SB wins. So unlike the Pats, they’re all legit.

By: kindbass

kindbass — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:48:49 +0000

giantssb42champs says:
Mar 4, 2013 1:14 PM

picture from the last Patriots’ Super Bowl win***

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By: rc33

rc33 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:38:11 +0000

Funniest part of all this is Tom Brady was (alphabetically) the first plaintiff in the NFLPA suit against the NFL. The thing was essentially entitled “Tom Brady vs. the National Football League.”

Then one year later he goes out and signs for substantially below his market value.
That just strikes me as funny.

By: EJ

EJ — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:33:33 +0000

Count me in as one of those people that can’t stand Brady, Kraft, Belichick or the Patriots. Caught breaking the rules in the past. Again doing something that slides right along the rules of the game. Yeah Brady is giving them a break, but he is also bending them over at the same time… Getting a bunch of money upfront and having a very good chance of becoming injured or having his play slip even further than it did last year. He knows what he is doing, and getting taken is not one of them. Brady is fake in the public eye, but all about the ME, ME, ME behind closed doors.

By: xxsweepthelegxx

xxsweepthelegxx — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:16:44 +0000

giantssb42champs says:
Mar 4, 2013 1:14 PM
“Is that picture from the last Patriots’ Super Bowl win? If so, that’s an oldie.”

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picture from the last Patriots’ Super Bowl win***

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see Legend:

*** = Three time Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots.

By: CKL

CKL — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:09:55 +0000

Mr Kraft is a very smart man. His comments about hate and jealousy is reflected perfectly by the comments here.

If you all think the Pats aren’t relevent and have no “real” SBs, why do you all post on stories about them? The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. Irrelevency should equal indiffernce. Ergo, you hate, you don’t think they are irrelevent.

Mike Reiss also pointed out on his twitter yesterday that Kraft is aware of people thinking TB demanded anything as far as signing other players, and refuted that.

By: giantssb42champs

giantssb42champs — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:14:43 +0000

“Is that picture from the last Patriots’ Super Bowl win? If so, that’s an oldie.”

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picture from the last Patriots’ Super Bowl win***

By: crubenst

crubenst — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:59:06 +0000

This article makes no sense. It says a) The public thinks this deal is good for the patriots but b) its actually really good for Tom Brady so c) its fishy because its not good enough for Tom Brady.

By: pointwithinthecircle

pointwithinthecircle — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:46:00 +0000

When was the last time the Pats held up the Lombardi Trophy? It’s been so long ago that it must not be relevant. They are a non- factor .

By: themagicfanguy

themagicfanguy — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:26:59 +0000

This whole thing is a non-issue. Brady took instant money upfront to decrease his cap hit in the future, its a win for BOTH sides. I know you hate New England Florio but give me a break, this is a stretch.

By: tedmurph

tedmurph — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:21:21 +0000

Also, Brady went to Yee and discussed the deal with his agent after the plane ride, even though it was implied that Brady bypassed his agent and something ‘suspicious’ had gone on.

By: tedmurph

tedmurph — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:17:48 +0000

Florio grew up in Steeler country, but was a Vikings fan. There must be some other explanation for his obvious bias against the Patriots. He claims people said Brady was taking less now. Who said that? Brady left some money on the table to help the team. Also, in exchange, He got a 3mil dollar bump, 30 mil guaranteed, the whole 57 guaranteed if he doesn’t suffer a career ending injury, and the chance to retire a Patriot. It also gives him the best chance to cement his first ballot HOF legacy by winning another SB or two with the team that probably gives him the best chance to do it, with some extra cap room to get better. The 57 mil guaranteed is about the same as Manning and Brees got. Even Flacco only got 52 guaranteed. After Flacco’s 3rd yr his cap hit is 29 mil and his contract will have to be redone. So, why, after saying there’s no evidence of a side deal or a conspiracy, throw it out there? Not covering himself in glory on this one.

By: nzayir

nzayir — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:50:59 +0000

See I had no idea Florio was a Steelers fan. Things are starting to make sense. This is why he slanders the Patriots every chance he gets. Maybe if Brady came onto your irrelevant talk show and discussed his deal this wouldn’t be happening.

Florio you have proved that you can’t be objective about the Patriots. You probably shouldn’t be writing little blurbs about them, for the credibility of this websites sake. Tom Brady has always been team first. He knows that being a Patriot gives him his best chance to get that elusive fourth ring. By taking a pay cut he increases the Patriots’ chances of winning the Super Bowl in New Jersey this year as well as other Super Bowls in the future.

What is so hard to grasp about that Florio?

By: patsfiend

patsfiend — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:46:40 +0000

The real story here that should be out in the media is Florio’s amazing lack of objectivity throughout this entire episode, even going so far as to insert his far-fetched nonsense in between the lines of other journalists articles. You know journalists Florio… those are the people that actually cite facts and interview people.

He took less than market value, and both he and the Pats took their own risks with this contract for the betterment of the team with regards to the cap. In doing so he set the standard (potentially) for how a veteran top-tier QB can work with the team to stay competitive. DEAL WITH IT, FLORIO!

By: mtmiceli

mtmiceli — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:20:46 +0000

OMG! I have never seen such an outpouring of jealousy and envy than in the last two weeks on this issue. First of all, what Brady’s wife makes on an annual basis has NOTHING to do with what his income is with the Pats. Secondly, most of you haters would be jubilant if you had Brady as your quarterback. Thirdly, Florio your lack of objectivity and constant questioning of the Patriots continues to be laugable. This man is a class act, not a punk or ego maniac, he ( and his wife for that matter) do numerous events for those less fortunate, he truly does want to win, and is a TRUE teammate. No one is perfect, and I am sure Tom has his flaws, but from what I can see they are few, and I thank god he is with the Patriots.

By: ravensterpsarmystrong

ravensterpsarmystrong — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:19:35 +0000

Simply a win-win for the Patriots and TB. Why be greedy and hamstring the team and not be competitive annually? Players looking for the big contract rarely win a Super Bowl. Ravens and Patriots: very smart front offices indeed!

By: abrasion

abrasion — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:16:46 +0000

Florio is so butthurt about Brady’s contract that he can’t see how obsessive and wrong he is about it.

By: gochargersgo

gochargersgo — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:04:50 +0000

“Brady and the Patriots quickly were criticized by many for trying to pull a fast one in the characterization of the contract.”

And by many, you mean You.

By: gochargersgo

gochargersgo — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:45:01 +0000

Really lost alot of respect for Florio throughout this whole thing. No analysis of Ben’s contract details? No criticism of Flacco milking every penny he could from his team? Nope, just direct the criticism to the one of the three who actually deserves the most praise.

By: pftbad

pftbad — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:32:06 +0000

Your pathetic “Patriots are doing something against the rules” insinuations are getting progressively more ridiculous and baseless. Go with what works I guess, facts be damned. Spygate was a camera location infraction – nothing more. How much money did you make turning it into what you did?

You take other people’s stories, put your own warped slant on it and then try and come down as some moral authority. You’re a gossip monger and a lawyer – not exactly someone who can be trusted.

If you really wanted people to take you seriously maybe you should still be asking why the QB of your team can go on a raping spree with the help of the police instead of making the Patriots the boogeyman every chance you get.

By: ea2one

ea2one — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:05:45 +0000

Hey skarfacci, the reason Ben and Brady are restructuring is because they have already gotten a huge longterm contract. This is Joes’s first contract. He didn’t hurt the team at all

By: truthfactory

truthfactory — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:04:43 +0000

Brady did this deal because he saw how quickly things can change for an all-time great QB like Manning. He is taking all his money up front now, that way if he has a serious injury or something happens after this year, it will be much easier to retain him instead of the pats cutting him loose like the colts did to manning.

Good deal for both sides. Both are benifitting

By: mazblast

mazblast — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:54:46 +0000

Is that picture from the last Patriots’ Super Bowl win? If so, that’s an oldie.

By: huskersrock1

huskersrock1 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:50:48 +0000

Florio hyou need to comment on the deal as written and not how you think it will be redone in 3 years. Unlike flacco’s th is one won’t need to be restructured for cap space later

By: bullcharger

bullcharger — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:47:53 +0000

What is there to be so skeptical about. It’s not even the first time Brady restructured to help the team.

Even if you want to be skeptical, there are real financial benefits to this for Brady. Winning brings him all his endorsement money. If they were 2-14 each year, Brady wouldn’t be getting anything out side of the game. All that comes from winning. Brady is looking at total compensation and he is risking guaranteed future earnings on what he could get if he continues to win. Imagine how much money he would make in his post football career if he ever got to 5 superbowls? It would be unreal.

By: jpak12

jpak12 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:46:28 +0000

Florio, you are making yourself look more and more stupid with every article you post, it sounds like you are upset because you came out shooting down the idea of a star player playing for less then market value and every credible person have shot your moronic ideas down including your idol Peter King, the only person who seems to agree with you is Ron
Borges, and he comes up with a its time to fire Belichick and trade Brady article every two weeks, so I doubt you want to be grouped with him.

This quote from you shows why you have no business writing about sports: “So, yes, the Patriots’ reason for doing the deal makes sense. Brady’s decision to commit to three below-market seasons in the name of creating cap space now doesn’t. ”

It makes sense for Brady because Brady wants to win that fourth and fifth ring and has made his money already, this may come as a shock to you but some people who play sports even at the professional level do actually care about winning, and are competitive about things besides who makes the most money.

Your opinions regarding this matter show that despite your attempts to be a sports journalist, you are really still a sterotypical, bloodthirsty take everyone for all they got and cash in lawyer.

By: borisbulldog

borisbulldog — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:44:23 +0000

Brady will have no worries about redoing his contract as he knows he won’t win another SB!