Raiders are poised to pursue quarterback Tom Brady if he doesn't re-sign with the Patriots before free agency begins, league sources told ESPN.https://t.co/rAloZCF2W1
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
Brady is not going to play for the Raiders.
He'd have to play us twice this season. With a below-average defense with no pass rush and limited offensive weapons. His chances of making the playoffs would be a coin flip at best.
Plus he'd have to play the Chargers, and the one thing the Chargers have is a pass rush, and some pretty good CBs and S.
He's not going to a team that is destined to be first or second runner-up to KC next season.
It would be nice to put two losses a year to the Chiefs on Brady's record.
Without his weekly "scouting reports" it would be interesting to see how well he would do against legit defenses in the AFC West. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Halfcan:
It would be nice to put two losses a year to the Chiefs on Brady's record.
Without his weekly "scouting reports" it would be interesting to see how well he would do against legit defenses in the AFC West.
Considering how he did last year against teams that had legitimate pass-rushes, he wouldn't do very well, IMO. He posted stats last season that were actually worse than Carr's. Rivers was far more effective than Brady.
And I don't see him looking at the Chargers pass rush, and ours, and wanting to get pounded four times this season at 43. And not have a real shot at the playoffs. The only reason to even consider it would be for a huge amount of money. Like 40 million. Which no one is going to pay him. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
Brady is not going to play for the Raiders.
He'd have to play us twice this season. With a below-average defense with no pass rush and limited offensive weapons. His chances of making the playoffs would be a coin flip at best.
Plus he'd have to play the Chargers, and the one thing the Chargers have is a pass rush, and some pretty good CBs and S.
He's not going to a team that is destined to be first or second runner-up to KC next season.
If I’m Brady and I had to pick an AFC West team to sign with.....I’d pick the Chargers. The first thing I would do is stop making out with kids. And then immediately after that I’d make them spend every pick and FA dollar on offensive linemen. [Reply]
Originally Posted by The Franchise:
If I’m Brady and I had to pick an AFC West team to sign with.....I’d pick the Chargers. The first thing I would do is stop making out with kids. And then immediately after that I’d make them spend every pick and FA dollar on offensive linemen.
This is the only thing that makes sense. LA needs a major star to fill stadium seats, so I figure the league would fully support/encourage/strong arm the deal. Playing in a half-empty multi-billion dollar stadium would be a huge embarrassment to the NFL, while filling seats won't be a problem for any team playing in Vegas. Plus, the Chargers are a much better team all around, and would be able to mask his weaknesses.
If the LA thing doesn't happen, frankly I'll be shocked. [Reply]
Ideally he'd go to the NFC but I think the perfect match and fit is with the Titans. If he goes anywhere else in the AFC other than Tennessee he's a dipshit. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Iconic:
Ideally he'd go to the NFC but I think the perfect match and fit is with the Titans. If he goes anywhere else in the AFC other than Tennessee he's a dipshit.
In reality, I still think Brady retires a Pat. However, if he was serious about leaving NE, I agree that TEN is the best spot for him.
Only one team in the AFC-S has a legit pass-rush (JAC), he'd have a top-3 running game to lean on (assuming TEN re-signs Henry), and a real TE and WR. He'd also have a decent defense, though they also don't have a pass rush and their secondary has a couple holes in it. But overall they are the most complete team in that division.
Brady would have a legitimate shot at winning the division, something he wouldn't have in the AFC-W. [Reply]