Bruce Arians and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are aiming for a Super Bowl in the next couple of years by signing Tom Brady, and Twitter is running wild.
The unimaginable has happened, turning the NFL world on its head. Tom Brady chose to sign a deal worth approximately $30 million per year to play quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, trading Bill Belichick for the laid-back Sunshine State and quarterback-friendly coach Bruce Arians.
Brady’s departure from New England didn’t come as a surprise to the Patriots, but his move to the Buccaneers will send shockwaves around the NFC, especially in the transitioning NFC South.
Twitter couldn’t believe what happened either. Brady to the Bucs of all teams? Insanity. And the reactions reflected the shocking nature of one of the biggest free agency bombshells in the history of sports.
Please note: we are only referring to him as Bucs Legend Tom Brady from now on
— Ryan Nanni (@celebrityhottub) March 17, 2020
Patriots fans will love this one.
https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1240052608049373184
Peyton Manning vs. Tom Brady? Now we have Tom Brady vs. Drew Brees to look forward to as one of the defining quarterback rivalries for the next couple of years.
BREAKING: We are officially out of the @TomBrady sweepstakes.
— Edmonton Elks (@GoElks) March 17, 2020
The Edmonton Eskimos had a chance, right?
Tom Brady has 5 times as many playoff wins, 6 times as many Super Bowl wins and 7 times as many 30-TD seasons as all the Buccaneers’ QBs in the team’s history.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 17, 2020
So…he’s an upgrade?
https://twitter.com/SNFonNBC/status/1240052358803075072
Let’s maybe stay away from the puns…
Them Glazers spending our p's on Tom Brady.... https://t.co/Bzj2Q1TTXg
— Adam McKola (@AdamMcKola) March 17, 2020
Manchester United fans preferred the Glazers spending the wage budget on Jadon Sancho.
Welcome to the NFC Mr. @TomBrady !! We’ve been expecting you. pic.twitter.com/8grnnCnxO9
— DeMarcus Lawrence (@TankLawrence) March 17, 2020
DeMarcus Lawrence has already sacked Tom Brady once in his career, and he’s looking forward to adding a few more sacks of the former Patriots – sorry, Buccaneers Legend to his resume.
Bandwagon coming to Tampa. Screw all of you. You aren’t Bucs fans. You’re Brady fans
— Cory (Elly De La Cruz Stan Account) (@Cory_Hays407) March 17, 2020
Another way of looking at it is to bask in the merchandise and ticket sales, which will help the Buccaneers. Or maybe they’ll only help Manchester United in the end. Who knows?
Patriots fans: Bill Belichick was responsible for the dynasty!
— SB Nation (@SBNation) March 17, 2020
other Pats fans: the dynasty was all Tom Brady!
everyone else: pic.twitter.com/YtKP6rVuHP
Patriots fans fighting amongst each other might be the best part of this move.
Brady in another uniform will never look dope. Hopefully his performance is...
— the Old Man Ebro (@oldmanebro) March 17, 2020
Im still loving watching Patriots fans have to deal with the end.
Well, except for the schadenfreude of watching sad Patriots fans, especially if Brady is still good.
The Buccaneers are clearly Super Bowl or bust with Brady at the helm, and if anyone can get the most out of a 42-year-old quarterback with a lot of heart but not a lot of arm, then it’s Arians.