Brady Threw NFL Suits Into Chaos
May 11th, 2020
“Tom, everyone desires you.”
These two facts have been well-established.
Park-violating, home-invading quarterback Tom Brady is an international star. Few players — and maybe no NFL player still in the game — have the Q-rating of Brady.
So when the Bucs signed Brady, the folks responsible for cobbling together the NFL TV schedule were thrown the curveball of curveballs, given how little the Bucs have been on primetime TV the past 15 years. Suddenly, the quarterback the world recognizes is now playing for the team only a small handful of football fans and degenerate gamblers had wanted to watch.
Panic!!!
In a way cool story by Joe Reedy of the Associated Press, he documents how the NFL offices were turned upside down when NFL TV schedule makers had to rearrange everything to get the Bucs in front of as many eyeballs as they could.
“I can’t think of a single player move ever that adjusted requests and turned the process upside down as much as this,” said Fox Sports senior vice president Michael Mulvihill about Brady signing with Tampa Bay. “I think the league treated everyone well with Tampa Bay because they knew how great everyone’s interest was. It was a significant curveball.”
Mulvihill noted that the Bucs went from borderline must-not-watch TV to every network begging for the Bucs when Brady came on board.
Also in his story, Reedy noted that at most, the Bucs were expected to have two primetime games and perhaps not even that many.
That all changed, of course, when Derek Jeter’s tenant came to play for Tampa Bay.
Buccaneers legend Derrick Brooks, presented by Caldeco Air Conditioning & Heating, dives into the 2020 Tampa Bay schedule like only he can alongside The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports. Another strong production from The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe.
May 11th, 2020 at 8:05 am
You lost me after crab leg stealing, crotch grabbing… I mean Park-violating, home-invading. LAME
May 11th, 2020 at 8:10 am
Joe’s nickname thing is just joke. Lighten up people. Jeez.
May 11th, 2020 at 8:16 am
Joe, the nicknames aren’t lame, they’re totally you, and the name of this site is Joe Buc fan. So keep up the good work, and keep the nicknames coming.
May 11th, 2020 at 8:16 am
ason Says:
May 11th, 2020 at 8:10 am
Joe’s nickname thing is just joke. Lighten up people. Jeez.
If you think Joe will stop at two nicknames……..and, we are forced to read it because it is part of the article…..it’s not like a post you can skip….
And….remember Mr. Entertainment……(no prime time)
May 11th, 2020 at 8:17 am
Nah. Its lame. Hes right
May 11th, 2020 at 8:23 am
Heh. The nicknames are a tradition…but I admit, I skip over them. Especially Peter Kings…which is practically novel length.
May 11th, 2020 at 8:24 am
Oh, and Joe…you should add “Immortal” to Brady 😉
May 11th, 2020 at 8:30 am
I prefer to think of him as possibly the GOAT. But each to their own.
And I hope none of us has ever walk into the wrong restroom at your local pub., thinking it was the one next door. Wonder if any of us ever has?
Can you imagine the moniker he would give us if that happened and ever became public knowledge?
May 11th, 2020 at 8:35 am
Um, it can be totally Joe and lame at the same time. The proof is in the pudding. When half the comments are about the ridiculous lead-in moniker, there’s something wrong. Or something right, your choice.
May 11th, 2020 at 8:41 am
Buc…Crab Leg stealing, crotch grabbing? W eating, helmet flicking, Cockroach breeding entomologist? Who is that? I don’t remember those monikers ever being used.
May 11th, 2020 at 8:54 am
EXACTLY! And it’s not going away.
So no one laughed when they read about these things?
(Sigh). As the immortal Curly Howard once said, “Aw, skip it.”
May 11th, 2020 at 8:59 am
The “sackless” Kyle Moore.
Best one ever!
Dont listen to the haters Joe.
The RZA and the Ol Dirty Bastard would approve of your “alias creations”
Shakespeare loved to make pseudonyms too.
Go Bucs!
Spread some Love!
May 11th, 2020 at 9:32 am
Bozai, Joe will add that after TB12 won the Super Bowl at home.
May 11th, 2020 at 9:37 am
I’ll take a Superbowl thank you
May 11th, 2020 at 10:17 am
You guys run this site 24/7/365. Do and write whatever the he!! you want to. Forget the trolls and haters, us loyal regulars love you. Keep up the good work!
May 11th, 2020 at 10:56 am
While it may be a joke, it’s annoying. Seriously annoying, and no…I didn’t laugh.
May 11th, 2020 at 10:57 am
While it may be a joke, it’s annoying. And no…I didn’t laugh.
Joe, this one needs to go away.
May 11th, 2020 at 11:53 am
Don’t give in, Joe. The nicknames are funny, especially the Peter King one.
May 11th, 2020 at 12:59 pm
Mark
Haven’t done that in a bar but have run into the wrong head at the old Riverfront stadium when the Reds were hosting Don Drysdale and the Dodgers. Drysdale was leading with a one run shutout going into the 8th…I didn’t want to miss a single pitch..had to go after all the beer…made a mad dash down the three rows of stairs…turned the corner and ran into the restroom.
I looked around and noticed there were no urinals. Then I saw several ladies staring at me like what the helll are you doing in here.
Then I had a decision. Do I walk calmly out like nothing happened…or make a mad dash out…I chose the mad dash I truly did not want to miss a single pitch.
May 11th, 2020 at 3:13 pm
You guys need to realize that a big part of the reason many of you came here and stuck around in the first place is things like the silly nicknames and edgy writing. If it weren’t for these things, JoeBucsFan would be like every other boring sports site that is struggling for views. They found a winning formula and you’re here likely because of it. The names are here to stay, if it bothers you or if it’s too much to read, just skip over it, it’s quite easy to do.
May 11th, 2020 at 4:09 pm
[Joe has zero desire or inclination to fix something that isn’t broken. If you come here regularly as you claim, Joe’s been doing this for 13 years. Joe’s style apparently isn’t that irritating. Oh, and the treasured Bucs reporters who aren’t using those awful nicknames, they are panhandling for donations to keep themselves afloat. So why on earth would Joe want to ditch what is successful and copy failing outfits? Lastly, people generally write for people to read. Do you ever walk up to a restaurant with a sign on the door that says “Go away, we don’t want your business?” Do you get mad at grocery stores for offering specials each week? Your comment is just very bizarre logic all around. — Joe]
May 11th, 2020 at 11:40 pm
The run-on nicknames are not additive… sorry. Yours for TB12 is somewhat petty given all the pot shots you didn’t include in your nom de silliness for JW.
May 12th, 2020 at 10:18 am
Q rating must be joes new favorite phrase lol