Tom Brady ceremony further proves Patriots are living in the past originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
What happens when the franchise notorious for only looking forward suddenly has nothing to look forward to? You get Tom Brady Night in June opposite the NBA Finals.
Didn’t we just roast this guy? Didn’t he just ring the lighthouse bell?
We did and he did, but prepare for a total embrace of the past, because it beats whatever’s coming for the six-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.
The franchise that could quietly sneer at the various Rings of Honor and reunion nights common to other, lesser organizations during its 20-year reign is suddenly peddling nostalgia, too. Like the deposed dictator who overnight must find a home for her 6,000 shoes, the Patriots are getting a taste of how regular folks live.
It ain’t pretty. You sell the past because the future might never arrive.
The Pats are already 0 for 1 on Brady succession plans, with Alabama Mac Jones melting like a forgotten baked Alaska whipped up by delinquent chefs. Now they’re on to round two, and we will undoubtedly hear great things about No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye during training camp, even as the odds suggest he’s more likely to become Blake Bortles than Josh Allen. If Maye flames out, it’ll be another three or four years wasted.
So once again Brady must save the day and give everyone a chance to flaunt their Super Bowl rings, which become slightly less lustrous by the day. The Patriots picked the date of 6/12 because TB12 won six rings here, conveniently eliding the fact that if the organization hadn’t let the greatest of all time leave over the intractable pettiness of former head coach Bill Belichick, we might be doing this in July or August. As it is, I guess we’re pretending that seventh ring in Tampa Bay never happened.
Be prepared for more of this, because we’re a long way from, “On to Cincinnati” and “No days off.” The Patriots mastered the art of only acknowledging the future during…
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Publish date : 2024-06-12 15:09:37
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