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Jones: Love him? Hate him? It's the great Tom Brady debate

 
When Tom Brady takes the field on Thursday, he'll have more career touchdowns than any QB has ever had while playing in Tampa. [Getty Images]
When Tom Brady takes the field on Thursday, he'll have more career touchdowns than any QB has ever had while playing in Tampa. [Getty Images]
Published Oct. 5, 2017

Here's a text exchange going on all over Tampa Bay between Tom Brady lovers and haters leading up to Thursday's Bucs-Patriots game at Raymond James Stadium:

Brady Lover: Dude, you going to Bucs game tonight? I'm psyched. Tom Brady is in town.

Brady Hater: Brady? I hate that guy. Everyone hates him.

Brady Lover: Hate? R U serious? He's the GOAT. Best who has ever lived. How can you hate him?

Brady Hater: Start with this:

[Times files]

Brady Lover: Please! That was all a bunch of garbage. NFL was out to get him.

Brady Hater: Then why'd he destroy his cellphone?

Brady Lover: You want anyone looking through your cellphone?

Brady Hater: Good point. lol. … But he cheated. The whole team is a bunch of cheaters.

Brady Lover: Oh, sure, like taking a tiny bit of air out of the football makes a difference.

Brady Hater: Uh, Spygate? And besides being a cheater, he just acts like he is so perfect. He thinks he's all that.

Brady Lover: Well, for starters, he IS all that. But give him his due. He was a nobody coming out of college. No one wanted him. Sixth-round pick. No one thought he would end up being the best QB of all time. Nobody gave him nothing. He got there because of all the work he put in.

Brady Hater: He got there because of his coach. He's only good because of Bill Belichick.

Brady Lover: Belichick is only good because of Brady.

Brady Hater: And what's with this goofy diet? Heard he hasn't had a tomato in like 10 years. Who does that? He doesn't eat flour or sugar. That's just weird, man. How can you trust someone who doesn't drink coffee?

Brady Lover: Maybe that's why he's going to play until he's 60.

Brady Hater: No!!! Don't say that! Here's another reason to hate him: Gisele

Brady Lover: Ah man, you're just jealous. That's another reason to love Brady. More power to him, I say.

Brady Hater: I swear, he is separated at birth with this guy:

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Brady Lover: Now you're just being stupid. You and all the haters. You hate him because he's the best quarterback ever on the best team ever and he's married to a supermodel and has the best life ever.

Brady Hater: Whatever.

Brady Lover: You wish you were him.

Brady Hater: No, I don't.

Brady Lover: Well, you wish he was YOUR quarterback.

Brady Hater: I guess. But he doesn't play for my team, so I hate him.

Brady Lover: I got more bad news for you.

Brady Hater: ???

Brady Lover: He's going to win another Super Bowl this year.

Brady Hater: Angry-face emoji

Brady Lover: Hahahahahahahahahahahaha