Shank brings up
an interesting parallel between Tom Brady's rise in the National Football League and what's happening with San Francisco 49'ers starting rookie quarterback Brock Purdy:
Brock Purdy is taking a page from the Tom Brady story, and other thoughts
Picked-up pieces while wondering if George Santos would agree to a one-year contract with the Red Sox …
▪ Tom Brady. Brock Purdy.
Their names roll off the tongue in similar fashion.
That was
not the interesting parallel; let's get that one out of the way...
Remember how much fun we had watching 24-year-old Brady in the 2001-02 playoffs? Fresh-faced Tom had been fourth string in 2000, but one year later took over after franchise quarterback Drew Bledsoe got hurt. With Brady at the controls, the Patriots won their last nine games, including Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans. Young Brady was Super Bowl MVP.
Now you get to watch this all over again. You get to see 23-year-old rookie Purdy take the San Francisco 49ers into a conference championship game Sunday in Philadelphia. Purdy is 8-0 since taking over for Jimmy Garoppolo (remember him?) Dec. 4. Until proven otherwise, he is the new Tom Brady.
Absurd, right? There will never be another Brady. We all know that.
In retrospect, those 'new Brady' plans will have to be put on hold until next year.
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