Brady’s Off-Field Influence
August 27th, 2020
Team healer. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)
We all sort of expected park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring Bucs quarterback Tom Brady to sort of raise his teammates’ level of play, if for no other reason than his once-a-generation talent.
But it appears Brady’s influence extends past the football field and locker room at One Buc Palace.
SI.com NFL beat guy Albert Breer spent a couple of days at training camp earlier this week and noticed something about the Bucs that he hasn’t often seen with other teams this summer.
@AlbertBreer: Thought this was interesting–The Bucs have noticed how the receivers who worked with Brady the last few months have taken better care of their bodies. The proof is there, too.
Not a single veteran receiver of Brady’s has had a soft-tissue problem thru a month of camp.
That we know of.
Just yesterday, Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians dropped a match on a bucket of gasoline when asked why Chris Godwin was missing so much practice, he said, “That’s for me to know and nobody else to find out.” Arians has been anything but secretive about other injuries Bucs players have suffered and battled through this summer. So why all of a sudden is he clamming up about Godwin?
Teams generally don’t try to hide or cover up minor or benign injuries. It’s the troublesome if not embarrassing injuries that teams get all Manhattan Project bunched up about (hello, J.R. Sweezy!).
(To be fair, there is no such thing as an injury report in training camp. Teams are not obligated to discuss injuries until the opening week of the season. The first mandatory injury report is released in 13 days.)
Regardless, the Brady influence seems to have gone from the football field to the trainers room with Bucs receivers. Hey, whatever it takes to win games and get this team to the playoffs.
August 27th, 2020 at 12:25 am
Go Bucs!
August 27th, 2020 at 2:02 am
You had me at “Influence”!
August 27th, 2020 at 2:07 am
Also not messin’ just sayin’
Don’t overthink this stuff. Ever since that ball dropped at Midnight in New York this world has been…….a bit off axis?\
SUPERBOWL BABY!!!!!
August 27th, 2020 at 3:22 am
Every camp after your rooki year , you are a vet and should take it upon yourself to come to every camp thereafter ready to give in my Sparta voice “EVERYTHING”!!!
August 27th, 2020 at 6:07 am
Why not try and emulate one of the best in the business?
I agree with BigHog in that these guys should be ready every year but it does help to have an influential example to look to, as well
August 27th, 2020 at 9:11 am
6X Super Bowl Winner
4X League MVP
14x Pro Bowler
Widely viewed as the GOAT and you describe him as??
park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring Brady
WHY the Disrespect? Oh that’s right it’s Funny. To whom?
August 27th, 2020 at 11:37 am
Who ever you are your a jerk. Your park violating nonsense just shows how juvenile you are.
August 27th, 2020 at 2:48 pm
One of Joe’s writing style demonstrates a rather juvenile need for attention. He would be the one wearing the lampshade at an adult party. Seems like he’s still all butt-hurt his 5000yd homie got shown the door at One Buc. Rather than show the respect a six time World champion should command he chooses to slander and sully the GOAT. Shameful. This Buc fan is beside himself with joy that Tom Brady wears a Buccaneer uniform.
August 27th, 2020 at 3:07 pm
JimBuc, unfortunately Joe is still of the opinion this site was built on “the fan’s take”, so he thinks juvenile stuff is how fans think. In 2020. It’s a character and an outdated one at that. And since the site is fairly successful, he thinks he shouldn’t change or grow either, which is…actually a *real* juvenile thought.
August 27th, 2020 at 5:24 pm
Influence? Don’t you mean leadership?
August 28th, 2020 at 8:38 am
HEY JOE-
park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring Bucs quarterback Tom Brady
Does feedback matter to you or is your obsession with bad-mouthing the GOAT and being childish take precedence over all?
Eddie Says:
August 27th, 2020 at 11:37 am
Who ever you are your a jerk. Your park violating nonsense just shows how juvenile you are.
JimBuç2 Says:
August 27th, 2020 at 2:48 pm
One of Joe’s writing style demonstrates a rather juvenile need for attention. He would be the one wearing the lampshade at an adult party. Seems like he’s still all butt-hurt his 5000yd homie got shown the door at One Buc. Rather than show the respect a six time World champion should command he chooses to slander and sully the GOAT. Shameful. This Buc fan is beside himself with joy that Tom Brady wears a Buccaneer uniform.
Christopher Schiefen Says:
August 27th, 2020 at 3:07 pm
JimBuc, unfortunately Joe is still of the opinion this site was built on “the fan’s take”, so he thinks juvenile stuff is how fans think. In 2020. It’s a character and an outdated one at that. And since the site is fairly successful, he thinks he shouldn’t change or grow either, which is…actually a *real* juvenile thought.
The name of the Website in of itself lowers the expectations of the quality of content on your site. Then the disrespect shown towards the GOAT-that we are all pinching ourselves that he is now the Bucs QB-makes it hard to sit back and read article after article with that moniker you gave TB. WHY?? Who thinks it’s funny? Creative? Intelligent? No just Ignorant!