We’re four weeks into the 2015 NFL season and the Patriots have been proving to all the haters that they are still the frontrunner in not only the AFC but the league as well. After Tom Brady was cleared of his suspension (as everyone with a brain knew was going to happen) he has started this season as good as any in his already HOF worthy career. Only 7 days after he found out he could play, he opened up his “f**k you” campaign against the Steelers on national television with 288 yards and 4 touchdowns. This was a huge night for all of Patriot Nation because it was the night the Super Bowl 49 banner was revealed. #NoBradyNoBanner was a popular movement across all of New England throughout the Deflategate saga and it just fueled Patriot fans nationwide to continue defending the wall against Roger Goodell and the rest of his communist regime. When the NFL lost their case in court, which was just the latest example of Goodell’s incompetence, he pouted like a child and decided to not attend the opening game of the NFL season because he believed that “the focus should be on the game on the field and the festivities celebrating the Patriots' Super Bowl championship.” Or it was because he would have gotten boo’d out of the building because he tried to ruin the reputation of one of the league’s all-time greats just because the owners were sick of him dominating the rest of the league for 15 years. But I digress.
Brady and the rest of the Patriots went up to Ralph Wilson Stadium to face the Buffalo Bills. Rex Ryan is the new coach of the Bills and had his team and the rest of western New York drinking the kool aid about how it was their year and that finally he was going to dethrone the Patriots in the AFC East. The playful banter on the behalf of the Bills was great bulletin board material and they showed yet again that they are still inferior of the 4 time Super Bowl champ. Brady came out against the “unstoppable” Buffalo defense and went 38 of 59 for 466 yards and 3 touchdowns. Brady and the Patriots dismantled them on their own field and he improved his career record against the Bills to 24-3. The next week they hosted the winless Jacksonville Jaguars and defeated them 51-17. It was on this day that Tom Brady completed 33 of 42 passes including his 400th and 401st career touchdowns, joining only Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, Dan Marino and as of last night, Drew Brees. As if it wasn’t impressive enough, he has the fewest number of interceptions at the point of the 400th touchdown pass in NFL history. This season Brady has 1,112 passing yards, 9 touchdowns, no interceptions and a QB rating of 119.6 ranking 3rd in the league only behind Aaron Rodgers and Andy Dalton. And since the halftime of the AFC Championship against the Colts, in which this Deflategate nonsense started, Brady is 145 of 197 with 1,571 passing yards, 15 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. That is only 18 quarters of football. Rodney Harrison played alongside Tom Brady for six seasons and won two Super Bowls as a member of the Patriots in the early 2000s. He had the quote of the offseason regarding Deflategate and the consequences of the accusations. “He will be supremely motivated this year. I know him. I know how he thinks. And this is going to be very bad for the rest of the league when they play Brady this year…This is the best thing that could have happened to Tom Brady. This will rejuvenate him. The rest of the league better look out. This year, he’s going to make everybody pay for what’s happened.” When asked about retirement last season, the 38 year old was quoted as saying “when I suck, I’ll retire.” At this rate he’ll be playing into his 50s because he is playing like he is still in his prime. Deflategate brought a lot of negativity to the New England Patriots and specifically to their poster boy Tom Brady. But one thing that Tom has proved time and time again throughout his football career is that he always finds ways to prove people wrong. And I agree with Rodney Harrison. There is nothing the NFL wanted less than a pissed off Tom Brady. He is taking every game personally and this may be his most important campaign yet, and I have a feeling that every NFL team will need to prepare for a war when they play New England. Because they are playing for more than themselves this year. They are playing for their reputation, as well as their fearless leader TB12. #PrayForTheNFL
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