Why "Tom Brady Hate"?

Many times I'm asked why I don't care for Tom Brady. One woman even questioned my womanhood because I don't find him attractive, and it's not for lack of trying. I've stared and stared at the man and tried my damnedest to find one thing attractive about him. I'm unable to.

Not that other women can't because apparently, they do. I'm not going to question a woman's "womanhood" because she doesn't find Eli Manning sexy and I do.

But, why the "Tom Brady Hate" as my friend called it one time?

Simple.

He's a punk.

A back up's back up in college isn't the back up I want in the NFL. I question Brady's mental toughness. Physical toughness? I don't...unless it's the famous so-called broken foot before the Super Bowl, which they lost to Eli Manning and the New York Giants.

His mental toughness? That's a different story. I don't think someone who sees a sports psychologist because he can't handle the stress and frustration of being a back up's back up is mentally tough. But, that's just me.

Anyone ever hear of Aaron Rodgers? You think HE ever cried as he watched his number go down in the draft, only to be drafted by the Packers, at which time, unless your name was Favre, you never got a rep? We all know Rodgers' story, but you never heard him pissing and moaning about it. He just did it. What he did in private, only he knows. But, you never saw Rodgers crying as he was interviewed about it.

Does Tom Brady have mental toughness? I honestly don't know. I seriously question.

I give Brady credit for being a decent QB and for being a real student of the game. I don't think I've seen any other QB, save maybe Peyton Manning, sit on the sidelines with the "book" in his lap as often as I've seen Brady. Brady may not have the strongest arm in the league - that belongs to Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler - but he has the most accurate one. He can thread a needle while on the run in the middle of a hurricane.

So, why do I dislike Tom Brady?

Other than the fact that he plays for the New England Patriots - the one team I hate MORE than the Green Bay Packers?

It's the fact that at Michigan, he wasn't this good. And just as he took over for Bledsoe, the cheating started. Could it have been coincidence? Yes. My personal opinion is that No. It's not.

If Brady could do what he does with a much weaker O-line, then I'll give him 100% credit. But the truth is that right now, I question his ability to put up those numbers without cheating.

I get that he's got the league's strongest O-line. An atom couldn't get thru the legs of his guards and tackles. I get it.

I also question on whether or not his club isn't still cheating. I know I'm possibly alone on this boat, but personally, to prove to me you're not cheating any longer is to not win one game all season. Pull a 2008 Detroit Lions and go 0 - 16.

But, as far as Brady? I wouldn't say I hate the guy. I think he's a good QB. Is he a great QB? Not as far I am concerned. If you put him in the Hall of Fame, Drew Bledsoe and Matt Cassel need to be inducted as well.

Better yet, throw out all of Tom Brady's stats from 2000 - to Coach Belichick's retirement. I don't think that anyone who played under Belichick during the cheating scandal should be enshrined.

Which is a shame because I always thought Belichick was a better coach than that.

Prove to me that Brady's stats are because he really is that good of a QB with an outstanding and strong O-line and great receivers and I'll stop the "Tom Brady Hate."

But, I won't find him sexy.