Tom Brady: "I Hate the Jets"

"I haven't turned [Hard Knocks] on. I hate the Jets, so I refuse to support that show." -- Tom Brady.

I love it. I haven't seen Hard Knocks yet myself, so I cannot say what I think about it. I've heard some people who hate the Jets still say they like the show. I've heard a guy named Tony Dungy who doesn't like the show because of Rex Ryan's language. But now that I've heard Tom Brady confirm that he hates the Jets' guts and will never watch the show, I have no intentions of watching it myself. Because as crazy as this sounds, this embodies everything right about the Patriots organization. Can you see Bill Belichick ever consenting to have Hard Knocks about the Pats? If you were getting excited about that possibility in future seasons, don't get your hopes up. The media can barely squeeze the starting lineup or injury report out of Belichick for the damn Super Bowl. You think he'll be dishing out all-access 24-7 rolling camera priveleges to them? You got another thing coming. And to me, things like this are what will keep the Jets from getting to where they want to get to. Am I saying they shouldn't have done Hard Knocks? Not exactly. But I'm saying that they are way too media crazy right now. I just can't remember teams winning with this type of media attention. And the Jets bring it on themselves. There's no doubt about that. I've heard a lot of people say they like Rex Ryan because of his personality and stuff, even though they hate the Jets. Regardless of whether I like him or not, his style isn't traditionally what wins championships. Can he change the prototype? Who knows. But some of the best coaches in the history of the league were guys that nobody on the outside liked (e.g. Belichick, Parcells, etc.). My personal opinion is that Rex and his Jets would be much better off if they kept internal affairs internal and worried about their problems on the field rather than everything else. Plus, Tom Brady is out for revenge and he's on my fantasy team, so I expect another 50-touchdown season that, this time, will be capped off with his fourth ring.

PS -- Did you hear that, Jets fans? Fourth ring is what I said we're going for. I permit you to talk smack maybe when you have... one?