The flared pants and a guilty taste by the boy bands and Britney Spears synced with a widespread terror for him turn of the millennium to do the 2000 a hodgepodge of not very good omens.
But neither the wildest theory about him end of the world it could compare with which the April 16th of that year in the Hulu Theater of the Madison Square Garden.
Because nobody would have imagined that 21 years later, the then unknown Tom brady would be a 44 year veteran with a mythological record from seven super bowl rings on your fingers.
At that time, the NFL sighed of nostalgia by the goodbye of Dan Marino and cried with sadness to see Troy aikman breathe the last breath of his prolific career.
The generational replacement was imminent, although except for Peyton manning, the new faces in the position of quarterback did not reflect the confidence enough to leave the future of the league.
Until, suddenly, the name of Brady was pronounced like the selection 199 at NFL Draft.
its appointment happened enough unnoticed so that the discreet ballot in which his selection become the best script for one hollywood movie.
Then, What would be the good stories without a start dizzying tinged with passing tints from tragic to epic?
Brady will face young people who were not born when he arrived in the NFL
However, that languid quarterback graduated from Michigan gave like this the first step of the most legendary race that has never existed.
In an adventure that, for amazing that it seems, still still valid.
And is that with 44 years old, Brady has seen hundreds of pins on the league, to such a degree that for the season that just started —And what is it defending champion next to his Buccaneers– will share reflectors with players that they weren’t even born the day of its irruption in the NFL.
Such is the case of Trey lance, who, unlike TB12, was lucky enough to be chosen by San Francisco, team that supported the player most league winner, at least until that day, when the 49ers it they ignored in the raffle.
Lance was born exactly 22 days later that the Patriots chose to the quarterback from San Mateo, California.
Now both could compete in any item by accumulation of yards, touchdowns and even see their faces in postseason of the National Conference.
Yes indeed, Throw must first recuperate of the finger injury that will marginalize him for a time from the fields,
Besides, of course, being obliged to win the battle by ownership on San Francisco to Jimmy Garoppolo, who coincidentally was apprentice from Brady some time ago in New england.
Spectacular kickoff of the season
In the meantime, Tampa bay will be in charge of giving the traditional kickoff of the season 2021 before the Cowboys from Dak prescott, a new rich in the neighborhood but reserved forecasts after the glaring injury that he suffered last October.
It will be about more hopeful start from Bell for the fanatics, after in 2020 the league drowned in a sea of empty seats and the social distancing exhibited the loneliness of the fans for more than the long faces were hidden behind masks.
However, the vaccine COVID-19 brought from the last installment of the previous year a glimpse of hope in the league, whose outcome was carried out with a considerable number of applied doses.
An ever younger league …
Precisely with the same faith what they deposited losing franchises par excellence like that of Jaguars on prodigious young men What Trevor lawrence, the first overall selection and the most advanced of its kind.
The graduate of Clemson shall pull the carriage of a lacerated equipment through a winding past and without the protection of a decent offensive line.
Lawrence with Jags and Zach Wilson with Jets -the first two players selected in the last Draft– were immediately named as quarterbacks Headlines.
Like Mac Jones, who will join them after banish to Cam Newton, who failure What Brady’s successor at Foxborough.
Thus, the generation of Draft 2021 will make history like just the second since the league’s merger with at least three starting quarterbacks as soon as in the Week 1.
In fact, Since 1990 53 pins have been selected from among the Top 10 places of Draft, but only four have been chosen to the First Team All-Pro.
Is about Peyton manning, Matt Ryan, Cam Newton and Patrick Mahomes.
So these young people have a difficult task looking for transcend despite the pressure.
In addition, they must immediately gain ground Come in chieftains.
Such as the everlasting brady —Although it seems more and more his retirement imminent-, the Mvp it’s from the season Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes, destined to inherit Tom’s charter.
All this in one league that is rejuvenated more and more with men who have already tested positive.
What Josh allen in Buffalo, Lamar jackson in Baltimore, Joe burrow in Cincinnati and Justin herbert in Los Angeles.
… but Brady is still king
All with the entrustment of vanish the melancholia for the goodbye of myths like Drew brees, who just know retirement after falling into Playoffs with the Saints before Bucs of his black beast, Brady.
Although above all, this new litter shall overthrow once and for all the hegemony of the most winner of all time.
This is not an easy task, since Buccaneers arrive at new campaign in a privileged position by counting back with the 22 starters who gave him the second Super Bowl from his history.
Yes it worked one time, it doesn’t have to work a second time.
Much less when The GOAT has the helm of the boat looking for another milestone by pretending to lead a two-time championship, something not at all unknown, being the last to get titles followed in 2003 and 2004 under the orders of Bill Belichick.
Because for more than the years go by and quarterbacks they come and go, the figure from Brady it keeps stoic proof against the fierceness of the tide.
A statue of Liberty of flesh and blood, a world sport badge what will you give at least one more year of his prodigious talent.
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