Two days ago, the Packers' upset exit plunged quarterback Aaron Rodgers into a trading woe, and as the Tampa Bay Pirates were also eliminated by the Rams in the National League semifinals, people were also confused about the future of another veteran quarterback, 44-year-old Tom Brady. For a time, doubts about whether Brady would retire from the army were rampant. At this time, Brady's speech also said that "whether to retire will be decided with the family" and stressed the importance of the family; nevertheless, I am still positive about Brady's retirement doubts, if nothing else - how can such a good quarterback be so hasty to retire?
If Brady had retired purely for family reasons, he could have retired as early as the 2018 Super Bowl victory. Those years were the most violent years when Ji Niangniang and the media revealed that they wanted Brady to retire, but Brady, who had achieved fame in the 6 crowns at that time, did not choose to retire. In the past 3 years, as Brady has left Tampa Bay, the retirement rumors about Ji Niangniang blowing pillow side wind to persuade the old man to fall in Gentle Township have gradually faded. So at this moment, Brady's "valuing the family" statement seems to be more like an explanation to the family, telling his wife and children: "I have you in my heart, not just playing with one brain." ”
However, everyone knows that if Brady is not focused on football, then the whole league should not find a second person who is more serious and more professional than him. He's engraved his name on most of the great records that the quarterback can get, and what he hopes to do now is the absolute first man in history, even saying that one day the NFL league doesn't exist, the list of historical records is engraved with his name, he hopes that the glories he has created in his 20-year career will not be broken so easily, he hopes to be greater than great, more...
Some people think that Brady will not get tired after this battle? Discouraged? This statement can be said to be an insult to Brady, with Brady's 20 years of ups and downs, he has fallen so many times in the division semifinals or league championships, he has experienced 10 years of pursuing the Super Bowl without success, even including a perfect season. How can such a man feel like "I'm old, I'm tired, forget it" because he loses a game? Not at all!
In my opinion, Brady's retirement is only two situations! One is that it really can't move, and here are two possibilities. The first possibility is that at the age of 45 or even 46 or 47, Brady really feels that his body cannot bear the NFL's high-intensity game, then he may have a retreat; but players of his level, and there are many co-branded inextricable relationships, including their own companies, this retirement decision must not be made in a moment and a half, it must be deliberate, at least half a season in advance to reveal the wind, and in the career curtain battle will attract a lot of attention. The second possibility is the last thing we want to see — injuries, which are not to be said; I'm too good at poisoning milk.
The second scenario is that his career has reached an extreme peak, making him feel that "enough is enough to be the end here"! Here we have to mention Payton Manning, who chose to retire after winning the 50th Super Bowl, there is a sense of retirement; although in the eyes of fans Brady and Big Manning may be "lifelong enemies", Brady will refer to Big Manning's approach when making many choices, such as changing the team. He chose to leave the Patriots to try to see if he could do his best with the new system like Manning the Big man and lead the team to win the championship, in fact, he did.
And this ultimate peak experience could come the next time he gets the Super Bowl! As he said in 2019 - take two more bowls and retire, last year has already got one, this year was eliminated, next year there is still a chance! At least the contract was signed until the end of next season. As time goes on, we will certainly feel more and more that Brady's retirement days are approaching, but at least in my opinion, it is certainly not now!
Either leave with dignity or bloom gorgeously, because he's GOAT – Tom Brady!
(Aibao)