rams74 wrote:It's pretty hard to believe that Brady would prioritize one last, mediocre season in the league over his marriage. And so probably that wasn't the primary reason his marriage ended.
But to this uninterested observer, that's sure the way it looked publicly.
I think it is very difficult to understand the mind of Brady because he's led such a singular life. The rundown as I see it:
* Kind of ignored, neglected out of college
* Immediate success with SB
* WWE-style NFL scripting leading to even more success; being told repeatedly how great you are.
* Coming to grips with the fact that a lot of people actually kind of hate you
* Nearly being caught massively cheating. Now basically everyone outside the northeast hates you.
* Not winning quite as much and people openly wondering if you're past your prime
* Being handed multiple SB wins by incompetent teams, you're back on top .. but everyone still hates you. You have to take enjoyment from rubbing their nose in it.
* Your supermodel wife is now haranguing you to quit; but nobody tells you what to do!
Somewhere around bullet four or five, he turned into what I'd consider a clinical psychopath.