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ihavethebestmarriage t1_it7c2rr wrote

Never use analogies. People will always focus on why the 2 things being likened are not alike.

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Cap_Tight_Pants t1_ita2r6x wrote

I really don't understand the sudden uproar with him comparing football to war/the military. It's been that way forever.

Actual Brady quote: “I almost look at like a football season like you’re going away on deployment in the military, and it’s like, man, here I go again.”

Random examples:

"It's a war of attrition." "Battle in the trenches." "Throwing bombs" "Going to battle"

Many terms used in game are either adopted from the military or to it.

"Red zone" "End around" "Blitz"

"Pro football is like nuclear warfare. There are no winners, only survivors." -Frank Gifford

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Greyman-Actual t1_ita84bs wrote

Who cares? We all know the context in which it was said. Ironically, the most “outraged” vets haven’t deployed or TB did more in one or two games than they did an entire year+ deployment with a greater chance of injury. Grow the hell up 😂

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Mister-Butterswurth t1_itaav9h wrote

Dude went from retiring while on top of the world to unretiring just to take nonstop L’s

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udubdavid t1_itaqxmc wrote

I understood what he meant. He just meant being away from your family is like being on deployment. He's not actually comparing playing football to being in the military.

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Mnemonic22 t1_itau06h wrote

Anybody upset with what he said is stupid. The fact that he felt the need to apologize is stupid.

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JohnHwagi t1_itav50z wrote

The other day at work I said we were “in the trenches.” Whoops. I guess I better apologize.

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asuleiman t1_itavpu0 wrote

What’s going on with NFL players backlash with the military. Are they still upset about taking a Knee?

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RWaggs81 t1_itb91cz wrote

My God, can't somebody just speak off the cuff without everyone taking it personal?

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TexasRabbit2022 t1_itb9mw8 wrote

He so needs to shut up, retire and go play with his kids

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CyborgBee t1_itbc1yk wrote

This is insane, but the US has a 100ft boner for its military despite the fucking awful things it repeatedly does, and thinks American Football is just a fun game despite the massive long term physical and mental damage it does to the players, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I am a proud Brady hater, but I'll defend him here: NFL players suffer heavily during the course of a season, so this analogy is fine, and anyone whining about how he's 'disrespecting the troops' should consider that disrespecting the troops is something you should do when said troops are off slaughtering the population of another country again.

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steeltowndude t1_itbcbfv wrote

Replying to cannondave (#176,200)

I think we all know the crowd he's apologizing to. The same people that call everyone with real problems "snowflakes" but cry and play the victim at every chance they get, no matter how imaginary the problem.

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sreyaNotfilc t1_itbfudu wrote

Replying to CyborgBee (#176,383)

Seriously, these (and other athletes / entertainers) are trained at a young age to hopefully be put into a fish bowl so that they can break down their bodies all the while being away from friends and family months at a time. But because its for our amusement and they make lots of money, folks assume that they don't suffer from anything.

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ozas258 t1_itbg06t wrote

Its Tom madafakin Brady i forgive him

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Stewy_434 t1_itbpnj3 wrote

Bruh. As a veteran, who fucking cares. No rational person is sitting here going, "What the FUCK did he just say?? How dare he!" It's only irrational, bored people.

Let's win some football games so we can stop hearing about dumb stuff. Reminds me of F1's "silly season".

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comradenu t1_itmqjl5 wrote

Replying to Cap_Tight_Pants (#173,284)

Eh, his analogy was way more tone deaf than the other ones. Like, you go home to a 20 room mansion, or a world class hotel if you're on the road, when you're "deployed"... Give me a fucking break

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