Tom Brady slams ESPN

[Corycouger]

"ESPN, to me, is like MTV without the videos, ESPN is without the highlights."


LOL

"Patriots quarterback Tom Brady ripped ESPN today for its coverage of the Patriots' Spygate scandal.

Appearing on the Boston radio station WEEI, Brady suggested that the reason Patriotgate has stayed in the news is that the media in general and ESPN specifically are looking to fabricate a controversy.

"I think it's a way to really sell newspapers, and all the ESPN stations, they've got to fill the air, too," Brady said.

When it was pointed out to Brady that many of the ex-NFL players who work at ESPN were harshly critical of the Patriots and suggested that they gained a huge advantage from stealing signals, Brady said, "It's just kind of the environment right now, though. I think that's the way that guys make it. They just say the craziest things. That's what ESPN has become. ESPN, to me, is like MTV without the videos, ESPN is without the highlights."




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[rathman53]

I can agree ESPN blows, but there isnt any alternatives on basic cable.....1 show I do like is BASEBALL TONITE that show is awesome

[Underrated49ers]

I dont know what hes talking about. Seems to me all anybody does on ESPN or NFLN is give Brady a big sloppy BJ whenever they talk about him on segments. Just another thing for that guy to cry about. Im not surprised.

[papa burgundy]

"ESPN, to me, is like MTV without the videos, ESPN is without the highlights."


Maybe his coach can loan them some.. I'm sure he has enough to run a 24 hour video channel.

[Khannie112]

when it all comes down to it - they are all journalists trying to make a name for themselves - a story is a story and they're going to write the heck out of it.

Montana > Brady

Adriana Lima > Giselle

[NortyFiner]

:bohoo:

[krueger70]

I can agree ESPN blows, but there isnt any alternatives on basic cable.....1 show I do like is BASEBALL TONITE that show is awesomeBaseball tonight is great if you like 28 minutes of Yankees highlights, Jeter close ups, A-Rod stat breakdowns and Red Sox vs Yankees promos!

As a Giants fan I prefer alternative networks so I can see every teams game highlights.

[bruin4life]

I dont know what hes talking about. Seems to me all anybody does on ESPN or NFLN is give Brady a big sloppy BJ whenever they talk about him on segments. Just another thing for that guy to cry about. Im not surprised.

Maybe his coach can loan them some.. I'm sure he has enough to run a 24 hour video channel.

Ha. Two great post.

[Ness]

Tom Brady is right. ESPN is just terrible.

[SBbound49ers]

What a stupid comment. All sports networks are running this, its a huge story.

Its a "cheating" scandal that resulted in two extremely harsh punishments and raised questions over their dynasty. What a :backtoglory49: . He shouldnt have said anything and let this thing die. Instead, he struck back and looked worse in the process.

[The OLD Cookie Monster]

He doesn't like their show Tom Brady Live? It plays everyday at 1 PM PST.

[Peter Proud]

People don't 'push back' until the denials no longer work.

[Big Blue]

What I hate is that because "nothing new" came of the Walsh thing, they're downplaying it like they never cheated in the first place.

[UCBLaxPlayer]

I can agree ESPN blows, but there isnt any alternatives on basic cable.....1 show I do like is BASEBALL TONITE that show is awesome
love f-in' Baseball Tonight. Best show on ESPN by far

But best highlight show on right now is FSN: Final Score. Awesome stuff

[PrideofdaNiners]

I dont know what hes talking about. Seems to me all anybody does on ESPN or NFLN is give Brady a big sloppy BJ whenever they talk about him on segments. Just another thing for that guy to cry about. Im not surprised.

Amen.

And Baseball Tonight is terrible now a days. Nowhere near the show it used to be.

[rathman53]

love f-in' Baseball Tonight. Best show on ESPN by far

But best highlight show on right now is FSN: Final Score. Awesome stuff

Agreed they show the most highlights of A's and Giants games and you get all of what you would get on ESPN and then some in half the time......

[V LordofWar V]

I dont know what hes talking about. Seems to me all anybody does on ESPN or NFLN is give Brady a big sloppy BJ whenever they talk about him on segments. Just another thing for that guy to cry about. Im not surprised.

love the avatar and the post :doubleup:

[NinerRider]

I've always said Brady was a douche.

[Tracker]

Wow… has ESPN really become that bad?

In all honestly, I never watch ESPN unless there is a game on that I want to watch that they have exclusively and on draft day where I will bounce back and forth between NFLN and ESPN to try and avoid NFLN commercials.

[Jumiah]

ESPN is the shiz. Love that network.

If anything, ESPN has downplayed spygate and mostly report that there is nothing else to report on it. They could have taken the conspiracy path which could raise ratings but they did not.

Brady is way off on his comments and just sounds like he's too sensitive.

[the snowman]

come on dudes...brady grew up a niners fan...and if he were a iner today..we would all kiss up to the guy and agree with his coments....just imagine if montana had said those things while defending the niners...you guys do know we lost a draft pick this year right?

[Cowboy Killers]

What I hate is that because "nothing new" came of the Walsh thing, they're downplaying it like they never cheated in the first place.Sweeping it under the carpet to protect the image of the NFL and the "Golden Child Patriots"!

[Optimus Moo]

What I hate is that because "nothing new" came of the Walsh thing, they're downplaying it like they never cheated in the first place.

But seriously, what did Walsh's interviews prove? The big smoking gun that was supposedly there — the tape of the pre-SBXXXVI workout — wasn't there, and the Boston Herald was caught in a red-faced lie.

There is much ado about nothing with Walsh, for all intent purposes. So what is any media outlet supposed to say, let alone ESPN? Make up more stuff and be worse than the Boston Herald?

Pretty much, the situation is now dead. Unless someone digs up something, there is no more to discuss about it. It's beating a dead horse.

[V LordofWar V]

ESPN was terrible on draft day imo

[DallasNiner]

**** Tom Brady.

[Corycouger]

ESPN is still better than FOX Sports Net which went bankrupt

I wonder if Brady will slam the NFL network too

[Ness]

ESPN was terrible on draft day imo

As usual.

[Captain_Jack]

Tom Brady is a *****

[Optimus Moo]

ESPN is still better than FOX Sports Net which went bankrupt

I wonder if Brady will slam the NFL network too

FOX Sports Net went bankrupt? That's news to me.

I think you got bad information, or assumed that because Comcast owned the majority share in FSN-BA and rebranded it this year that FSN went bankrupt.

Heck, FSN just spent a ton of money on a new HD production facility in Houston.

[NinerRider]

But seriously, what did Walsh's interviews prove? The big smoking gun that was supposedly there — the tape of the pre-SBXXXVI workout — wasn't there, and the Boston Herald was caught in a red-faced lie.

There is much ado about nothing with Walsh, for all intent purposes. So what is any media outlet supposed to say, let alone ESPN? Make up more stuff and be worse than the Boston Herald?

Pretty much, the situation is now dead. Unless someone digs up something, there is no more to discuss about it. It's beating a dead horse.

That's what they want us to believe. For all we know it was part of the "6" videos the Pats turned in that were destroyed. They couldn't get rid of that evidence fast enough, which tells me there were things there that they want NOBODY to know about because it would seriously discredit the NFL and the legitimacy of 3 Super Bowl titles.

I mean really, there's no valid reason they should've ever destroyed the notes or the tapes. Can you think of any?

[NinerRider]

come on dudes...brady grew up a niners fan...and if he were a iner today..we would all kiss up to the guy and agree with his coments....just imagine if montana had said those things while defending the niners...you guys do know we lost a draft pick this year right?

But if Joe or Steve ever pulled anything like this...

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9400/409wp051024em2.jpg

http://kylesmithonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/brady.jpg

I'd be crushed.

[ninerlicious]

http://forums.49ers.com/messageboard/showthread.php?t=45340

[the snowman]

But if Joe or Steve ever pulled anything like this...

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9400/409wp051024em2.jpg

http://kylesmithonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/brady.jpg

I'd be crushed.

joe doesnt have the body and steve doesnt have the face....but
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p75/sephirah8/jeff20garcia.jpg

[Iowa49erFan]

I dont want to hurt anyones feelings for my comments so Ill apologize in advance for a few of you.

I have said it before and I'll say it again. Tom Brady is a POS.

[NinerRider]

I dont want to hurt anyones feelings for my comments so Ill apologize in advance for a few of you.

I have said it before and I'll say it again. Tom Brady is a POS.

I concur. And now US Weekly and TMZ say he's a bad father now too! :laugh:

[Ryan Leaf]

Brady ftw

[Optimus Moo]

That's what they want us to believe. For all we know it was part of the "6" videos the Pats turned in that were destroyed. They couldn't get rid of that evidence fast enough, which tells me there were things there that they want NOBODY to know about because it would seriously discredit the NFL and the legitimacy of 3 Super Bowl titles.

I mean really, there's no valid reason they should've ever destroyed the notes or the tapes. Can you think of any?

I can think of a few but what's the use? You're going to just disagree anyway (which is fine), a nd then it'll turn into a big conspiracy theory thread, and I have better things to concern myself about than something that is a dead issue in my eyes.

[Optimus Moo]

I concur. And now US Weekly and TMZ say he's a bad father now too! :laugh:

How so?

[NinerRider]

I can think of a few but what's the use? You're going to just disagree anyway (which is fine), a nd then it'll turn into a big conspiracy theory thread, and I have better things to concern myself about than something that is a dead issue in my eyes.

Like getting the 5 stars off for Niko? :laugh:

Seriously though, what are the reasons? Because the NFL wants to discourage copycats from trying to get their hands on the notes/videos? Why not put em in a safe? Lock em up somewhere. There's no legit reason to destroy evidence.

Just imagine a burglary case in court:

Judge: I've seen all the evidence I need to see from the defense, let this man free.

Prosecutor: But judge, we have a witness that says they saw this man with all the stolen goods, can't we at least see the evidence?

Judge: Too late, I destroyed it all because I've already seen what I need to see.

[NinerRider]

How so?

I don't know, I don't read US Weekly or watch TMZ, my girlfriend had it on one day and I heard them talking about it. Something like he's only seen his kid a handful of times.

[4ever49ers]

Brady, if you don't like espn or the media or what you think they do, then tell belicheat not to videotape people. It's America you know, DA! Why don't you go ask Belicheat why he did what he did that destroyed the image of the Pathetics organization.

[esanton]

"ESPN, to me, is like MTV without the videos, ESPN is without the highlights."


LOL

"Patriots quarterback Tom Brady ripped ESPN today for its coverage of the Patriots' Spygate scandal.
Appearing on the Boston radio station WEEI, Brady suggested that the reason Patriotgate has stayed in the news is that the media in general and ESPN specifically are looking to fabricate a controversy.

"I think it's a way to really sell newspapers, and all the ESPN stations, they've got to fill the air, too," Brady said.

When it was pointed out to Brady that many of the ex-NFL players who work at ESPN were harshly critical of the Patriots and suggested that they gained a huge advantage from stealing signals, Brady said, "It's just kind of the environment right now, though. I think that's the way that guys make it. They just say the craziest things. That's what ESPN has become. ESPN, to me, is like MTV without the videos, ESPN is without the highlights."




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Didn't ESPN try to justify it and play it off like it was no big deal. I really dislike Brady.

[esanton]

Tom Brady is right. ESPN is just terrible.

I can agree with that. When it comes to televised sports shows, I will usually watch NFL Network. I wish CNNSI had it's own channel.

[SubZor]

:falldownlaugh:

[Optimus Moo]

I can agree with that. When it comes to televised sports shows, I will usually watch NFL Network. I wish CNNSI had it's own channel.

It did at one time, but it went under.

[sandiegojoe]

Brady's just sensitive cause he's being directly implicated in the cheating scandal. If the Pats cheated, it all went through him.

Specter held his own three-hour meeting with Walsh in Washington on Tuesday. He said Walsh detailed how the Patriots used videotaped signals to their advantage: an offensive player would memorize the signals, watch for them on the sideline and pass them on to assistant coach Charlie Weis, who would then inform quarterback Tom Brady.

"And they had some obviously good results," Specter said.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8085065b&template=with-video&confirm=true

[the snowman]

just like tatupu brady should be punished for his foul behavior and be forced into free agency....oh the nerve

[esanton]

It did at one time, but it went under.

How long ago?

[superman1]

just like tatupu brady should be punished for his foul behavior and be forced into free agency....oh the nerveI agree and he should be forced to play for us as punishment. hell yeah.

[Hitman 52]

"ESPN, to me, is like MTV without the videos, ESPN is without the highlights."


LOL

"Patriots quarterback Tom Brady ripped ESPN today for its coverage of the Patriots' Spygate scandal.

Appearing on the Boston radio station WEEI, Brady suggested that the reason Patriotgate has stayed in the news is that the media in general and ESPN specifically are looking to fabricate a controversy.

"I think it's a way to really sell newspapers, and all the ESPN stations, they've got to fill the air, too," Brady said.

When it was pointed out to Brady that many of the ex-NFL players who work at ESPN were harshly critical of the Patriots and suggested that they gained a huge advantage from stealing signals, Brady said, "It's just kind of the environment right now, though. I think that's the way that guys make it. They just say the craziest things. That's what ESPN has become. ESPN, to me, is like MTV without the videos, ESPN is without the highlights."




http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/05/13/tom-brady-rips-espn/?icid=100214839x1202154367x1200085393

Then quit cheating and you won't have to defend yourself. There will be no controversy to stir up.

[esanton]

Then quit cheating and you won't have to defend yourself. There will be no controversy to stir up.

QFT.

[SFwillis52]

Tom Brady is right. ESPN is just terrible.

I know right! Maybe Brady should be on the show, and change the name. Sure he would name it

Exclusive
Stealing
Plays
Network

:coffeespit:

[cedniner]

http://kylesmithonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/brady.jpg

a hoodie sweatshirt underneath a classy blazer doesnt go well, i dont care who u are. i dont care what you've been through(relayed signs of the opposing defense while setting up offense, leaving a woman after finding out she was pregnant with your kid) all i know is mike tyson would tear him to shred, not even with his glove, but verbally, quote "i'll **** you till you love me *********. "eat his children".

[bsy]

That's a slam on ESPN? Sounds like the truth about them.

[Optimus Moo]

How long ago?

Six years ago this month.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN_Sports_Illustrated

December 12, 1996 to May 15, 2002.

[bruin4life]

It's just hilarious that during their SB runs and prior to spygate ESPN was all over the jock of the Patriots even going so far as to reminding all of us that the Patriots were winning with high character guys and winning with class. They get caught cheating, more tapes surface, it's off season and what happens. Tom Brady shows once again that he can't take any criticism or negativity. Classic QB knocks the messenger and ignores the fact that they have been punished for cheating so the cheating has been confirmed.

[Mace Windu]

http://kylesmithonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/brady.jpg

a hoodie sweatshirt underneath a classy blazer doesnt go well, i dont care who u are. i dont care what you've been through(relayed signs of the opposing defense while setting up offense, leaving a woman after finding out she was pregnant with your kid) all i know is mike tyson would tear him to shred, not even with his glove, but verbally, quote "i'll **** you till you love me *********. "eat his children".

He also has a Butt chin.

[Garbage Man]

ESPN has jumped the shark recently, but Tom Brady has always been a douche. These comments dont surprise me at all.