![]() ![]() It landed with a wet splotch to the assembly of Dallas Cowboys players who were blinking like Homer Simpson at an opera. I remember the HBO “Hard Knocks” episode where Mike McCarthy introduces the ‘mojo moment’ - a concept of his own creation to signify a moment of clarity or excellence inspired by the most obvious athletic oracle, the fictitious British agent, Austin Powers. Some of them carry themselves like authority figures and when they talk you tilt your head like a labrador retriever and wonder “was that English?” And then you think “This dude makes 4 million dollars a year.” This isn’t at all a body image thing because I myself have tipped back the occasional vat of Captain Crunch.īut in addition to their bulk, some of these bigger guys have a certain sneer to them. I’ve waxed poetic about how much I love offensive lineman, and that they occupy the most noble position in any sport in that their entire job is to protect others. Now I’m not going to body shame, because I love me a big boy. Today we’re going to talk about some of the oversized bridge trolls who sit on the thrones of the most coveted coaching jobs in the world. Gosh, I wonder why toxic masculinity seems to persist in the thirty-two NFL franchises run exclusively by men? But that’s a topic for another day. Also, notably, there has never been a woman head coach. They entrust the ship of state to a dullard or a bumpkin or an outright idiot and light their cigars with hundred-dollar bills as their fan base groans. And yet, every year, like clockwork, billion-dollar organizations get it wrong. ![]() NFL organizations often seem befuddled by the concept of a modern coach, who is required to perform more like a CEO in that he’s at least as much fundraiser and marketer and PR rep as he is a shaper of playbooks and on-field doctrine. For a thinking person, it can be tough to watch ogres failing upward, often making the leap from overpaid player to overpaid coach to overpaid analyst. Last night, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick dominated football Sunday just as they have been doing for the past twenty years.NFL football has long been the playground of the alpha male, a liability that has caused many discerning sports aficionados to take their rooting interests elsewhere. Tom and Belichick, after the game, hug it out in the middle of the field and report by ESPN’s Ian Rapoport Belichick went to the Buccaneers locker room post-game and spoke to Tom Brady 1on1 for at least twenty minutes. But with a Tampa bay made field goal at the two-minute mark in the fourth quarter followed by a late 56-yard field goal miss by Patriots Nick Folk, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers pulled off the win over the New England Patriots 19-17. Mac Jones was almost able to say he beat the GOAT in his old house, throwing for 2 TDs and 1 INT. Belichick brilliance was on display last night as we watched a rare sight of Tom Brady looking confused after the snap. Belichick confused the twenty-one-year veteran with many defensive looks, rushing three, then rushing 4, dropping back in zone coverage, then switching to man coverage, etc. Tom Brady had thrown 10 TDs and over 1000 yards in three games last night, Brady went for 0 TDs and 269 yards. As the rain poured, the mental chess match was intense and seemed to favour Belichick. As the song say ‘hello from the other side, a camera pans to Bilchick face looking unamused, sending Twitter into a freezy.īrady and Belichick stood on opposite sides of the field for the first time in 20 years. Tom Brady’s return to Gillette Stafuiim began with a dramatic clip of 20 seasons playing for the Patriots soundtracked by Adele’s ‘Hello. That was the second-highest Sunday Night Football rating game ever, after Dec 30, 2012, Dallas vs Washington game drew 30.3 million. The reunion on Sunday Night Football bought an audience of 28.5 million across NBC, Peacock and other digital platforms. The Tom Brady and Belichick soap opera was a show everyone wanted to see. ![]()
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