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More TTUN Delusion

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January 31, 2015 at 2:03pm
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Great article in the NYT about Tom Brady.  Love the guy even though he's a Wolverine.  http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/magazine/tom-brady-cannot-stop.html?_r=0

One of the comments to this article points out some TTUN delusion. That's a run of quarterbacks playing on Sundays virtually unheard of in the annals of college football.  Indeed, although each except Brady was below average.  

Full Comment:  Here is some perspective on Brady not getting much playing time during his time in Ann Arbor. During his years there, Michigan was basically quarterback U. Like Miami had been years previously, and USC with Pete Carroll afterwards, pretty much every signal caller got drafted and ended up playing in the NFL, with varying levels of success. Shortly before he arrived, Elvis Grbac and Todd Collins set the pace. Brian Griese, Bob's son, was a couple years ahead of him. Drew Henson was the most highly recruited quarterback in the country in many years, and probably ruined his future by sharing his talents and time on the baseball diamond. He was drafted by the Yankees and given a huge deal, 6 years/17million, and then failed to live up to the hype in either sport. In fact after not playing football for years while flailing in the minors he still got drafted in the 6th round, an almost unheard of event. After Drew's years came a slight hiccup with John Navarre, followed by Chad Henne and then Ryan Mallett (who was drafted by the Patriots to be Brady's backup for several years).
That's a run of quarterbacks playing on Sundays virtually unheard of in the annals of college football. Tom wasn't dilly dallying and failing to live up to his potential, he was rightfully paying his dues on a depth chart most colleges never attain.

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