Some Have Dared to Criticize Tom Brady's Fox Debut. So You've Chosen Violence, Then.

It's fair to say that in these days of media-oriented hyperbole, that the word "historic" has become one of the most overused and abused words in the English language. But it is more than appropriate to apply it to what we bore witness to yesterday. 

In one of the most anticipated moments in television since Philo T. Farnsworth invented the fully functional all-electronic image pickup device, Tom Brady made the network broadcasting debut the world has been longing for. The one his partner Kevin Burkhardt talked about days ago:

If getting to hear the GOAT of football, fitness, fashion, handsomeness, producing movie comedies about sexually promiscuous 80 year old women, and life in general, taking the first steps on his journey toward broadcasting GOATness in not "historic," than nothing is. Not the moon landing. Not the American Revolution. Not Jersey Jerry crapping himself on the subway. Nothing. 

But even those momentous events had their detractors. Those who felt they were not the triumphs of the human spirit they were made out to be. Or who actually argued that they were negatives. And as improbable as this sounds, the same is true in this instance. Believe it or not, Tom Brady had his detractors yesterday:

And this not just some random sample of 1-star Yelp reviews. I mean, look at the thousands of likes each of these posts has. And they've only been up for 20 hours or so. America has spoken. And it is collectively not a fan of Tom Brady's melodious voice, perfect grammar, non-regional dialect, and convivial charm being used to share his mastery of the game with the great unwashed, mass audience. 

So what else is new? They thought he could never play the game. The stuck him on the bench. Drafted six quarterbacks and 198 assorted other guys ahead of him. Put him on the bench again. Claimed all his success was due to luck or unfairness or cheating. And now they're coming after him yet again. Just like he said in his Fox commercial, "The guy who took a couple of snaps in JUCO wants answers." 

Fine. Be that way. So it's war then. Because you can say what will about my country, my faith, my family, my team. But to lift a phrase from Merle Haggard, "When you run down my Patriot-for-Life former quarterback, Hoss, you're walkin' on the fightin' side o' me."

I look forward to my close personal friend proving yet another generation of doubters wrong.