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The 2007 season, in which the New England Patriots rewrote the offensive record book by going 16-0 in the regular season, is hailed as one of Tom Brady's best. The signings of Randy Moss, Wes Welker, and Donte' Stallworth resulted in some "Madden"-worthy performances, notably during the Patriots' first ten games, when they averaged 41.1 points per game (and allowed just 15.7).
But, for my money, the season that cemented Brady's status as the greatest quarterback of all time was the one before. Bill Belichick sold Brady favorite Deion Branch for a receiving corps that included Reche Caldwell, Benjamin Watson, 35-year-old Troy Brown, and Doug Gabriel (who?).
While watching Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lose 31-14 to the Dallas Cowboys in Monday's NFC wild-card playoff game — full transparency, I only watched the first three quarters — I chatted to my laptop. In times of exclamation, my instinctive go-to word is "holy crap!" But I wasn't saying it with glee this time. It was nearly depressing.
Brady appeared to be an athlete who had done what you hope your favorite athletes never do: remained one year too long. Brady sensed pressure coming and just tossed the ball, too high and to the left of anyone wearing a Bucs shirt, on his second-quarter interception in the end zone. In the second half, the pocket collapsed again, and Brady looked to throw the ball away like it was a hot shot put, not wanting to be attacked.
Brady has been praised for his delicate pocket movement, his ability to shift away from danger, reset his feet, and yet execute the ball. He almost cowered on Monday. Nobody blames him for it, at least not here. He's forty-five years old. Time ultimately catches up with us all. Brady, too, is flexible.
Brady may continue to play, pursuing postseason glory and the thrill that winning provides him that he believes he will not receive from anything else. He's been written off before, proclaimed cooked or washed or whatever the phrase of the day was. It has happened several times, and he has always proven his critics wrong.
But, for all intents and purposes, that day appeared to have arrived on Monday. Time ultimately catches up with us all.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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