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Brady puts Michigan years in perspective
Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando An obvious question about Tom Brady: How could he go from part-time starter at Michigan to one of the all-time greats ? Brady addressed the subject in some depth at the Patriots' media session this morning. Three issues might have played leading roles: One, the people who recruited him to Michigan and therefore had the most invested in him left the coaching ...
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Brady Talks About His Michigan Days
College Football Forum — Former Michigan and current All-World NFL QB Tom Brady talked about his college football days in A2 at the Patriots media session this week. Brady was asked how he went from only a part-time starter at U-M to one of the NFL's all-time greats. According to the article linked above, "three issues might have played leading roles: One, the people who recruited him to Michigan and therefore had the most invested in him left the coaching staff early in his career there; two, the traits that make a great college quarterback don't always line up with those that make great NFL ...

The Loose Ends: Smorgasbord of Gambling Edition
The Ghosts of Wayne Fontes — ... Mike Sando at Hashmarks (Is Mosley off hobnobbing , while you do all the work again?) has a nice post about a question I have long wondered, "How is Tom Brady so dominant in the pros when he kinda sucked at Michigan?" Update: Yep, Mosley is off hobnobbing. Check out his ...

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