Tom Brady's Career is Over

There have been some that have compared Brett Favre's current situation to what Joe Montana did in the early 1990s, leaving the team he was synonymous with to end his career with an also-ran. There is a quarterback currently reliving the end of Joe Montana's career, but it's not Favre. It's Tom Brady.

Scenario 1: Picture it! San Francisco, CA, January 1991. The San Francisco 49ers hosted the New York Giants in the NFC Championship Game. The Niners, lead by Joe Montana, already a legend and according to some the best QB ever, had won the Super Bowl the previous two years, four in the previous decade, and were on the verge of the fabled Threepeat. The Giants had already lost to the 49ers during the regular season, and had lost their star QB to season-ending injury.

Outcome: The Giants beat the 49ers in a great game decided in the last minute. The Giants won Super Bowl 25, Joe Montana missed virtually all of the next two seasons, never played significant time for the 49ers again, and his career eventually sputtered out in Kansas City.

Scenario 2: Picture it! Glendale, AZ, February 2008. The New England Patriots are the designated home team against the New York Giants in the Super Bowl. The Pats, lead by Tom Brady, already a legend and according to some the best QB ever, had won the Super Bowl three time in four years, as well as all 18 games they played that year, and were on the verge of cementing their dynasty with an undefeated season. The Giants had already lost to the Patriots during the regular season, and had lost their star tight end to season-ending injury.

Outcome: The Giants beat the Patriots in a great game decided in the last minute. And now Tom Brady will miss this entire season.

So I'm calling it: Brady is done as a Patriot. Just you wait. In a year or two, I'm gonna look like a genius.

Either that or I'll have to delete this post.