Vintage Tom Brady vs. Ravens: That’s Why Opponents Hate, and Respect, Pats QB

January 11, 2015   ·   Mike Freeman   ·   Jump to comments

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Some Baltimore Ravens players have never had high regard for New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Grudging respect, yes. OK dude, yes. Fine player, sure. They think that. But high regard? No way in hell.
To some Ravens—and this is true, though they would never say it publicly—Brady is a crybaby. Protected by the NFL. A player who symbolizes offensive favoritism. Offensive-rules rigging. Offensive sleekness. Made man by the league and Spygate and the tuck rule.
None of this is true, of course. Brady is eternal. Probably the best to ever do it. A sixth-round pick, the draft equivalent of Yonkers. But the Ravens hate him nonetheless. They see him as propped up, and they want to smash him in the face. I've heard this out of that locker room privately, over and over. I heard it this week from several Ravens defenders privately, over and over. 
Nothing epitomized this disdain for Brady than a scene in the second quarter of...

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