In honor of the mother of all football matchups, which will take place when the New England Patriots play the Indianapolis Colts this Sunday afternoon, Bostonist is going to compare the coaches and the quarterbacks. Yesterday, Bostonist compared Pats coach Bill Belichick, known on Bostonist as the "Sexy Beast," and Colts coach Tony Dungy.
Tom Brady is both loved and hated. He is loved in that he is all over the television and magazines. He is hated in that he may need to wear steel shinguards during the rest of the NFL season. And, Pats fans, brace yourselves: The Haterade might keep on flowing because people like to see an icon crumble. Brady has faced a publicity crisis before, when his ex-girlfriend had his baby and he was on to someone new, but people seem even more determined to tear him down.
Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post is already knocking at Brady's pedestal. She declared, "… frankly what he has in his guts isn't nearly so handsome." With that comment, she skewered Brady's behavior as both a quarterback and as a babydaddy. She added that Brady's work during the now-infamous Pats vs. Redskins game exposed a "touch of nastiness."
Mashup of Brady's Stetson ad with image of Manning at the mike from tvbloggin.com by Caroline Roberts.
We're used to hating on Belichick since he already has a reputation for being as charming as a Mack Truck. But people slamming Brady that hard? It's a new trend. From one perspective, it may seem as if he has no one to blame but himself. He has been testing the waters like a television star looking to hop to the silver screen--wearing a Yankees cap in public, not returning to his pregnant ex, and giving arrogant dating advice. It's almost like he's reaching puberty and rebelling against his parents.
Unlike Brady, Manning is comfortable in his role as the lovable goof, the frat guy who is the first to do a kegstand. Peyton Manning is, as Wesley Morris said in an earlier Globe piece, seemingly more accessible and more human. Whether he is that way or not in real life, he certainly projects the image of being a regular schmoo. Unlike Brady, he stays in the role that has been given him. He is what Indianapolis Colts fans expect him to be. So, in a Brady vs. Manning personality faceoff, which is better--Brady pushing his envelope or Manning being so comfortable with himself?
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