Brady Starts

I listened to Tom Brady's interview after today's practice. He said all the right things. As a player representative, he knows first hand the difficulty with signing a player of his caliber because of the lack of a CBA.

He is a very unique player who is able to put distractions aside. He has a great passion for playing for the Pats and the NFL. He remarked about his concern that he still must get a roster spot on the team. That has never been lost on him.

The media continues to stir up a contract controversy. A local sorts talk show decided to analyze some of his specific quotes. Brady said that all he was concerned about was playing this year. They faulted him for not saying that he wanted to play the rest of his career with the Pats. They never listened to him saying how his perspective has changed over the years, especially after being hurt in 2008. Every play or practice could be your last. He said that, but nobody listened.

People who say "just pay him " have no clue of the whole picture. One of the talk show "experts" continued to rant that he would have advised Brady to not report to training camp if he was his agent. He never mentioned that Brady has a contract for 2010.

The bottom line is that Brady is scheduled to play for $7 million this year. He is underpaid by NFL standards. If they don't sign a new contract, they could franchise hm next year for about $14 million. Nobody wants it to get to that point.

However, if it does, it would keep a lot of "experts" busy with making comments that don't make any sense.