Yes, your U of Michigan-bred quarterback has done well for the team. But why did they choose to do things like steal signals, if they were so-dominant in play? "Everyone does it, we were just following orders" wasn't an accepted defense at Nuremberg either.
I have another concern besides the Patriots' prior unethical behavior, or their lack of good sportsmanship by their coach. Debating Brady's team and its merits leaves me feeling a bit
deflated.
People should be complaining about the scam of public financing of large capacity sports venues by team owners. Residents and visitors are taxed for decades to fund the stadiums. If the team owner doesn't get their way, they threaten the team move plan. And once the stadium is built they may charge 'seat licenses' for the priviledge of buying season tickets. Then, to complete the Ben Dover financial rape, they charge $9 for a domestic beer! Food pricing is worse.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/240015/price-of-a-beer-in-the-national-football-league-by-team/
Joe Robbie, the original Dolphins owner, financed his own stadium when they moved from the Orange Bowl. I saw the Dolphins play there, and of course, in their new facility, now brand-named "Hard Rock Stadium," because the Seminole Tribe of Florida bought the naming rights to promote another business interest.
Robbie sold suites of seats in greater number than had ever been tried before, it was a huge financial success, and it changed the business model for the teams. Unfortunately, the teams really haven't shared their income with the local regions where the large-capacity sports venues are located. They still threaten when they want a new facility, "We're moving to (fill-in the name, recently it's been L.A. or Las Vegas for NFL sites) if you don't fund costs for our new facility." Ask the Browns fans how they feel about Robert Irsay. Of course, there are other examples.
Once the local governments saddle their residents and visitors with decades of debt to fund the stadiums, then they give the players seven, eight, or even nine figure contracts. Granted, the handful of players at the top of the heap are few, but if the local resident is paying taxes and fees to fund the sports spectacles, then the players should be charged for the priviledge of earning such sums. Build it into their contracts.
Team owners claim huge benefits accrue to a region by the revenue flow generated by a pro sports team, but financial studies repeatedly have shown that the benefits do little to bolster the local economy. The majority of tickets are sold to locals, who would spend their discretionary income elsewhere in the region if not at the stadium.
