# Tom Brady open to leaving New England **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 27, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-open-to-leaving-new-england/848626 "2020-02-27T22:15:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-open-to-leaving-new-england/848626/1 "2020-02-27T22:15:54Z")
Why not try something else? Can’t say I blame him. I think the quality of the OL would be a big issue for him to look at. And not far behind is the WR/TE group. > **[Sources: Brady open to new home in free agency](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28793123/sources-tom-brady-open-new-home-free-agency)** > > Tom Brady is set on entering free agency and believes the process could lead to a new team, sources told ESPN. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-open-to-leaving-new-england/848626/2 "2020-02-27T22:46:24Z")
This has zero credibility in my mind. It’s just positioning. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-open-to-leaving-new-england/848626/3 "2020-02-27T22:56:21Z")
Frankly, he should just retire. He’s won 6 SBs. No other quarterback has even gotten to five. He’s had a super-long career. He’s no longer his old self. All it would take is one bad play to snap his spine or destroy his brain. The Patriots would face a tough uphill climb to return to the Super Bowl and win it this year or next year. Just hang up the cleats. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-open-to-leaving-new-england/848626/4 "2020-02-27T22:59:42Z")
Honestly, I think he wants to extract a big last paycheck from the Pats. He’s taken a pay cut most of his career and now he wants to be made whole, and if that means the Pats mortgage their future as a result that’s fine by him. A Pats franchise in shambles after he retires just cements his legacy further. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-open-to-leaving-new-england/848626/5 "2020-02-27T23:29:37Z")
Tom wants to avoid another awkward wedding anniversary with Giselle. Tom: “Honey I got you this diamond bracelet!” Giselle: “So pretty! I got you a diamond-studded speedboat.” I tease but I don’t blame him. He gave New England breaks for years and lately he’s had nothing good around him to show for it. He should absolutely test the market to see what he’s really worth. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-open-to-leaving-new-england/848626/6 "2020-02-28T01:15:26Z")
I’m sure every franchise in the XFL would chip in if Brady wanted to jump leagues. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-open-to-leaving-new-england/848626/7 "2020-02-28T03:27:06Z")
Those of us in New England have been listening to this for the past 6 months. Frankly, no one knows what Tom Brady is going to do besides Tom Brady and it’s not even clear that he knows what he’s going to do. The vast majority of these articles are just writers trying to fill space. They’re being fed information from opposing camps each trying to advance their own agenda. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-open-to-leaving-new-england/848626/8 "2020-02-28T03:39:40Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Tom wants to avoid another awkward wedding anniversary with Giselle. > > Tom: “Honey I got you this diamond bracelet!” > > Giselle: “So pretty! I got you a diamond-studded speedboat.” > > I tease but I don’t blame him. He gave New England breaks for years and **lately he’s had nothing good around him to show for it.** He should absolutely test the market to see what he’s really worth. (Emphasis mine). “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” Prior to this year, New England made three consecutive Super Bowls, winning two. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-open-to-leaving-new-england/848626/9 "2020-02-28T05:01:31Z")
I think the deal-maker (or deal-breaker) is going to be what weapons he has around him. The receiving corps this past year was dreadful, and while Antonio Brown was such an odious person that even Belichick couldn’t possibly have kept him, it taunted Brady with what could have been. The money question is just not measurable for him the way it would be for any other player. He and Gisele are worth around $600 million. More than Queen Elizabeth II. $25 vs. $30 million is literally a rounding error to them. If he leaves, it won’t be because of a few million bucks. He could set that much cash on fire and never miss it a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-open-to-leaving-new-england/848626/10 "2020-02-28T16:33:15Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > (Emphasis mine). > > “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” > > Prior to this year, New England made three consecutive Super Bowls, winning two. This last year the Patriots sucked and that wasn’t Tom’s fault. My point stands. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-open-to-leaving-new-england/848626/11 "2020-02-28T17:18:18Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > This last year the Patriots sucked and that wasn’t Tom’s fault. My point stands. The 2019 Pats were 12-4, won their division, tied for the 5th best record in the NFL, and lost a home playoff game. Not ideal by any measure, and not up to usual Patriot’s standards, but they didn’t suck. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-open-to-leaving-new-england/848626/12 "2020-02-28T17:57:29Z")
The Pats were great until Nov 3. From that point on, they sucked. They went 4-4, couldn’t beat the Dolphins at home to preserve their first round bye, then couldn’t even get close enough to attempt a goddamn field goal for an entire half at home in their playoff loss. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-open-to-leaving-new-england/848626/13 "2020-02-28T18:22:15Z")
Unfortunately the team with a long history of signing washed-up, past-their-prime quarterbacks (not to mention one of Brady’s former backups) just won a Super Bowl and doesn’t need a QB right now. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-open-to-leaving-new-england/848626/14 "2020-02-28T18:35:10Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > The Pats were great until Nov 3. From that point on, they sucked. They went 4-4, couldn’t beat the Dolphins at home to preserve their first round bye, then couldn’t even get close enough to attempt a goddamn field goal for an entire half at home in their playoff loss. Also, their biggest strength was their defense, which sure didn’t help Brady out much.