Patriots QB Tom Brady - Stay in NE or Go

Will Patriots QB Tom Brady stay in New England to play with the Patriots this Season?
He becomes a Free Agent on Wednesday March 18th.

Dunkin’ is more popular than Tom Brady in this Bay State poll
https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/...tQ3dUQmU5bG5xU2l6dkE2NFpIb1BvTWh0Z2IwU1AifQ==

In Massachusetts, people — and particularly, Democrats — love their Dunkin’ even more than they love Tom Brady, according to a new poll.

Dunkin', part of Canton-based Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. (NYSE: DNKN), pulled in a 51% net favorability rating, while the New England Patriots quarterback pulled in just 42%.

5 things to know about Tom Brady’s free agency, according to NFL experts

https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2020/02/21/tom-brady-free-agent-experts/amp

Tom Brady says he isn’t retiring, and with under a month to go until the 20-year Patriots quarterback becomes a free agent, NFL experts are speculating about where he might end up.

Tom Brady reportedly won't go on free agent tour, set to hold meeting in centralized location
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...-to-hold-meeting-in-centralized-location/amp/

Tom Brady will have the home-field advantage whenever he sits down and fields offers from various clubs across the NFL as he becomes an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his NFL career. Unlike some previous high-profile free agents from across the four major North American sports, it's said that Brady won't actually go on a "tour" at all.


You can only Vote for One Choice in the Poll, and it is anonymous.
I Voted “no”.


***TOM BRADY - THE GOAT***

Tom Brady tracker: The latest news on the Patriots quarterback
For the first time in his 20-year career, Tom Brady is poised to become a free agent.
https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2020/01/22/tom-brady-free-agent-news-rumors

“On March 17 at 4 p.m., his contract with the Patriots will expire. On the last day of the 2019 league year, he’ll become an unrestricted free agent....”

I, Robert 21, still believe Tom Brady will stay a Patriot.



***SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO - The Clash***
https://youtu.be/BN1WwnEDWAM

Tom Brady: ‘I don’t know what the future holds right now’
https://www.boston.com/sports/tom-brady/2020/03/04/tom-brady-free-agency-patriots-dana-white

It sure seems like Tom Brady still doesn’t know where he will play next season.

The soon-to-be free agent joined UFC President Dana White on an Instagram live stream on Wednesday to promote UFC 248 this weekend.

After discussing one of the Co-Main card events for a few minutes, White asked Brady the question all football fans are wondering: Where will Tom Brady play next season?

Brady didn’t give him a clue as to where he’ll play in 2020....

“First of all, I’m a Boston guy through and through. I want you to go with the Patriots,” White said.

However, that didn’t stop White from pitching Brady to join him in Las Vegas and play for the Raiders.

“But let me make my last pitch. Las Vegas would love to have you here [with] the Raiders,” White said. “The stadium, the facilities are incredible. The training facility that they have outside of Vegas is unbelievable. It’s a 45-minute flight from L.A. Your kids and your family can live there, you can fly back and forth. We want you to come to the Raiders…You know I’ve been pitching you now for a month. Come on brother, get to Vegas!”....

Dam Patriots, let’s get this done.


***I’M A BOSTON GUY - Dana White/UFC President***

Rumors of Tom Brady joining the 49ers persist, but it all hinges on a huge factor — the Niners giving up on a 28-year-old QB for a 43-year-old
https://www.insider.com/tom-brady-49ers-rumors-hinges-on-jimmy-garoppolo-2020-3

Rumors of Tom Brady joining the San Francisco 49ers in free agency this offseason have been gaining momentum.

While the move makes sense for Brady, as he is from the Bay Area and the Niners are title contenders, it requires the 49ers to give up on Jimmy Garoppolo, a much younger quarterback with more career ahead of him.

The 49ers would have to decide if the benefits of having Brady and a shorter title window are that much greater than Garoppolo and perhaps a longer timeline to continue building.

Tom Brady is set to become one of the most high-profile free agents in NFL history, and little is known about where he could land for the 2020 season.

One of the hotter rumors of late has been the possibility of Brady landing with the San Francisco 49ers, last year's NFC Champions.

The rumors make sense on several levels: Brady grew up a 49ers fan in nearby San Mateo, California, and the team boasts an elite defense and talented young core on offense that would allow him to succeed right away. For Brady, the move makes a lot of sense.

However, for the 49ers, going in on Brady would require a sacrifice of questionable wisdom: giving up on Jimmy Garoppolo.

Why would the 49ers do this Trade?


***STAY TOM STAY***

Boston would never forgive the Patriots if Tom Brady walked away
https://montrealgazette.com/sports/...away/wcm/5f0865a7-2b17-4148-ab5b-4b94e326ae3a
Almost 44 years later, Boston sports fans remain justifiably bitter about losing Bobby Orr to free agency.

And he only won them two championships.

Imagine if Tom Brady were allowed to walk?

Beantown would burn.

It’s very unlikely to happen now that the Tennessee Titans have re-signed Ryan Tannehill, who exactly a year ago was dumped by a Miami Dolphins team that didn’t have a viable option at QB and on Sunday agreed to a new four-year deal that will pay him an average salary of $29.5 million and a guaranteed $62 million. But before that it looked like Brady was gonzo and that a reunion with his old teammate, Titans coach Mike Vrabel, made the most sense.

It’s hard to empathize with a dynasty — even one that appears to be nearing its end — but the New England Patriots really were/are in an unenviable pickle with the decision on their megastar.

Forget the sentimental aspect, for a minute.

Signing Brady between the opening of the exclusive window at noon Monday and the start of the new league year would mean an additional cap hit of $6.75 million on the Patriots for the next two years. Allowing him to escape after the free agent market opens at 4 p.m. on Wednesday would put a $13.5 million hit of dead money on their cap, and they’d still have to go out and find a quarterback, not to mention the receivers and linemen they desperately need.

“Theoretically, anything is possible,” Adam Schefter said Sunday on the NFL Network. “It’s really about what does Tom Brady want.”

Right now he’s in position to get it all, including the weapons, from the Patriots. The Titans are out of the picture, and so, apparently, are the 49ers. The latter rumour didn’t make a lot of sense with Jimmy Garoppolo seemingly coming into his own, but on Sunday NBC analyst Chris Simms said last season’s NFC champions are no longer interested.

“It was Tom Brady’s No. 1 choice … to go to San Francisco and be the starting quarterback,” Simms said.

The Chargers, Buccaneers and Raiders are believed to be among the teams positioning themselves to pursue Brady, despite the fact he’ll be 43 when the season starts and is coming off his least productive season (24 TD passes) since 2008.

But the Patriots really had no choice from the beginning. Not after Orr departed some four and a half decades ago.......



YES, Bobby Orr (The GOAT) would be on the Boston Sports Mt. Rushmore.





***SIGN TOM BRADY, ALREADY***