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    The alternative universe of Tom Brady

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    If we learned anything about Tom Brady the past three postseasons, it's that he is not infallible. It may sound blasphemous to imply that The Dreamboat is not without flaw. But it's true.



    The Giants showed in the Super Bowl that Brady struggles against pressure. A year ago, he threw a game-ending interception against the Colts in the AFC Championship Game. And a year before that, he threw a back-breaking pick to Champ Bailey in the divisional round.




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    What if it were Tom Brady standing in Drew Bledsoe's shadow -- and not vice versa?
    He is not perfect. Very good, yes. But far from perfect. And Brady has had plenty of good luck along the way in forging his career and reputation.


    But what if he hadn't been so fortunate? What would Tom Brady's career and life be like right now?



    He was a sixth-round draft pick, after all. Sixth-round draft picks aren't just handed starting quarterback jobs in the NFL. Brady only got his because Drew Bledsoe was injured in the second game of the 2001 season by a vicious hit from Mo Lewis of the Jets.



    So let's take a look at how Tom Brady's career would have progressed if Bledsoe had never been hurt.



    2000


    It's Brady's rookie year. He throws three passes and completes one for six yards. There's nothing to make anyone think he is a future Hall of Famer.



    2001


    Our little experiment begins. The Patriots lose their season opener to the Bengals with Bledsoe at quarterback. As they did in reality. Then the second game of the season comes along. Imagine that Lewis just lightly pushes Bledsoe out of bounds instead of dropping him with a violent shot to the chest. Bledsoe is not injured. Therefore, Brady is not forced to come into the game for Bledsoe and stink it up by going 5-of-10 for 46 yards, as he did. And instead of losing to the Jets, 10-3, Bledsoe leads New England to victory.



    The season now progresses as it did. The Patriots close the regular season on an 11-3 run, finish 11-5 overall and upset the Rams in the Super Bowl. But Drew Bledsoe, not Tom Brady, is named Super Bowl MVP.



    2002


    Here is where reality and possibility diverge a bit. The Patriots go into the 2002 season with Bledsoe as their clear starting quarterback. He is the reigning Super Bowl MVP, after all. He's only 30. He is a three-time Pro Bowler. And he has the pedigree of being a former No. 1 overall pick.



    New England enters training camp with three quarterbacks: Bledsoe, Brady and fourth-round pick Rohan Davey, who's coming off of a record-setting career at SEC power LSU.



    Patriots head coach Bill Belichick quickly decides it is too much of a risk to have his star quarterback backed-up by a pair of unproven youngsters in Brady and Davey. This is the Super Bowl champion. There is too much at stake if Bledsoe goes down. So for his second-stringer, Belichick signs the always-intriguing Jeff George -- late of the Redskins and a player with a similar style to Bledsoe.



    That leaves the final spot to either Brady or Davey. Brady was a sixth-round draft pick two years ago. He only has three career attempts. Meanwhile, the Patriots spent a fourth-rounder on Davey. In the final cut of camp, Belichick releases Tom Brady.




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    "Tom, I've got some bad news … whoa, just look at the arm on this Davey kid!"
    With most NFL rosters solidified, Brady can't find a job. Who wants a universally panned sixth-round draft pick with this body? No one, Brady quickly discovers.


    Without a paycheck and almost flat broke due to blowing most of his two years of sixth-round pick money on pocket squares, ascots and haberdashery, Brady is forced into the workforce while he hopes for a call from an NFL team.



    His first job is at the Gap at a suburban Boston shopping mall. But he is quickly fired for violating part of the employee dress code, called "the tuck rule."



    The year ends with Brady down to his last few dollars and further than ever from NFL stardom.



    2003


    Tom Brady is nothing if not competitive and resilient. So still without serious NFL interest, he decides to follow another dream and try modeling. He sells his Super Bowl XXXVI ring for $15,000 and invests all of the money in a series of beefcake photo shoots.



    He tries sophisticated.



    Cowboy.



    And boy band.



    The photos turn out fairly well, but Brady is told by modeling agent after modeling agent that although he may have good, marketable looks for an athlete, he isn't attractive enough to have success without a football career. Plus, his premature balding has started to ravage his hairline. And with no income, he can't afford expensive hair-restoration procedures.



    Balding, depressed and now completely broke, he moves back in with his parents in San Mateo, Calif.



    Meanwhile, Bledsoe and the Patriots win their second Super Bowl title.

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