Terry Bradshaw didn’t like how Drew Brees celebrated his record-breaking TD
 

Drew Brees threw a touchdown pass for the 48th straight game on Sunday night against the San Diego Chargers, and his New Orleans Saints triumphed in front of their beloved, persecuted, suspended head coach Sean Payton. It was an evening of joy for the Saints and their loyal fans.
Terry Bradshaw hated it. The Fox analyst and four-time Super Bowl champion said on New York's WFAN that he didn't care for the way Drew Brees orchestrated the evening, and wasn't even that impressed with the record itself.

"I was a little upset that he went to the NFL to get Payton and everybody back to watch him break a record," Bradshaw said. "I'm like, 'Are you kidding me?' I never would have gone and asked for them back … I thought it was disrespectful to the San Diego Chargers … So break it, go ahead. Hell, you're throwing it 50 times a game … I'm just against stuff like that. I just don't believe in doing stuff like that."

I hadn't really considered that, but I guess in a certain light, there is a degree of selfishness to it. Brees was breaking an individual record, and asked the league to make a concession so that Payton (along with Joe Vitt and Mickey Loomis) could be on hand to see him take down the record. All of this for an individual accomplishment.

So maybe that's a little self-centered on Brees' part, but on the other hand, it's not like there was some huge spectacle that took away from the game, either. There was an announcement in the stadium, and that was pretty much it. The extra point wasn't delayed, there was no break in the action, and there was nothing that should've affected the opposing Chargers.
Even if you agree with Bradshaw and believe Brees was a little too focused on celebrating an individual achievement, if there was nothing that showed up the opposition, where's the harm?

It wasn't just Brees' actions Bradshaw didn't like, though. The record itself doesn't impress him much.

"I'm not much on that stuff … I'm not into records, fellas. I'm just into winning football games. [The Saints] hadn't won a game … I'm not into records, I'm into winning Super Bowls … These things aren't important. We lose sight of why we play. We play to win and to win championships, not to break records."

Spoken like a guy who won a lot of championships but never had tremendous individual statistics. I'm not going to criticize either guy here. They're both great quarterbacks, but very different quarterbacks, too. I won't fault Drew Brees for wanting people important to him to see him break a record that he apparently valued. If that's not Terry Bradshaw's style, that's OK, too.


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Re: Terry Bradshaw didn’t like how Drew Brees celebrated his record-breaking TD
 

It seems like Brees is always going to get criticized no matter what he does and how much he wins. Somebody is always going to be bitter about it in some kinda way......its a shame really. I don't feel he was being selfish at all. If he was being selfish he would have got the record and not cared about winning the game. He's always had to work twice as hard to prove he's as good/ if not better than Brady and Manning. But its people like Bradshaw that find ways to hate on his achievements and abilities. Sucks...

Re: Terry Bradshaw didn’t like how Drew Brees celebrated his record-breaking TD
 

Brees said it best. He doesn't consider it an individual record. He says it's a team record.

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Maybe Bradshaw should take his own advice and realize that people don't always march to the beat of the same drum and keep his mouth shut instead of trying to call Drew out. I don't even get why he would say anything, Brees said it was a team record and wanted the coach who brought him into the limelight as an elite qb there, if the nfl is willing to allow Greg Williams to attend rams games, why the **** not let Payton attend!

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IDK, this wasn't your normal, everyday breaking of an NFL record, this was breaking one of the great, long standing records in all of sports. I think Drew was entitled.

Bad form Terry.

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Here's the funny thing. The sports media is what hyped this record up more than anything, yet a member of their own media lashes out against it. Sure, Terry won four Super Bowl rings. Yes, he was a great QB. Yes, he is a HOF'er. However, it has been 30 years since he has stepped on the field. He is one of those media types now. There are always going to be critics, but blame your media colleagues, Bradshaw. Not Drew Brees.

Re: Terry Bradshaw didn’t like how Drew Brees celebrated his record-breaking TD
 

Save asking for the banned to be able to come to the game, Brees celebrated just like any other qb in his situation would've done. It's really not his fault that some of the people who helped him reach the goal are not allowed to breathe the same air he is. He and Payton are so linked, of course he wanted him to be there.

It's not like Brees did a Superman dance, burned a Unitas picture, spiked the ball at midfield, and flipped off Rivers while screaming, "All your base are belong to us!" as loud as he could.

Get a grip Bradshaw.

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And would he have had an opportunity to break the record without Payton's play calling.

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We keep tellin' Terry:
"Take the pills before going to bed, AND
again when you wake up in the mornin'z......"

But Terry don't wanna listen.
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Re: Terry Bradshaw didn’t like how Drew Brees celebrated his record-breaking TD
 

Bradshaw's cool.
He doesn't like stuff like that. he said it. let's move on. He may not realize Brees may have had an ulterior motive. In any case, nothing to see here.

Bradshaw should stick a sock in it.

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The story would of been alor different from Bradshaw if Roger, Manning or Brady had broke it.

Terry you're a dick

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"I was a little upset that he went to the NFL to get Payton and everybody back to watch him break a record," Bradshaw said. "I'm like, 'Are you kidding me?' I never would have gone and asked for them back … I thought it was disrespectful to the San Diego Chargers … So break it, go ahead. Hell, you're throwing it 50 times a game … I'm just against stuff like that. I just don't believe in doing stuff like that."

Listen up all you horse ASS. SHUT UP !!!!! No one cares what you think.
What are you jealous. Why do you think we care what you have to say Terry, why. You act like and idiot on that show you sit on. Your a joke.

Terry you should be happy people remember you as a Quarterback of the Steelers. Not Some Idiot people watch on Sunday Morning just to kill time before the SAINTS Game starts.

Show the man some love. Hes a great guy, family man and one of the best Quarterbacks to ever play the game.

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"Disrespectful to the San Diego Chargers." Yeah right. The same team that drafted Rivers, and kicked him to the curb after a major shoulder injury. Are you kidding me, Terry? What a dolt. Brees is about the most thoughtful, respectful player in the NFL. He said it himself, after the game, "I love my coach." WTH is wrong with asking for him to be there, since he had so much to do with the accomplishment in the first place. Whatever, I guess you can't win for losing, Drew.

Shut up Terry

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I've always liked Bradshaw, but he's beginning to get on my nerves. He is blowing this way, way out of proportion. This wasn't just some record. It was a 40 something year old Johnny Unitas record. I was more concerned with winning the game, and I think Drew clearly was too. But that doesn't make the record meaningless. There actually wasn't any celebration at all. There was an announcement and a slight acknowledgement by Brees, and that was the end of it.

So Bradshaw had to look for something to be offended by. It's a travesty that Sean is suspended in the first place, but how dare Drew ask for permission to have him present for one game, right Terry? That's horse s***.

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Well he's entitled to his opinion I guess. I like Bradshaw. I'm not to fond of his take on this particular subject. Those guys are paid to spout off stuff, and that's precisely what he's doing.

yadda yadda yadda - whatevah...

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Ummm, Terry should make some lemonade with those lemons he is eating.

We are about to unclaim, unLouisiana him with Britney Spears.
She is closer (Kentwood) to MS anyway with her lil crazy self. Put Terry B. in Arkansas.

We'll keep the Marsalyis, Harry C., Tim McGraw Trace Akins, and others, :-)

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I like Bradshaw too. I like him a lot, but he's way off on this one.

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i couldn't really care less about him, he's whatever, but ok...you're a mediocre qb at best. enjoy broadcasting and watch drew show you how you wish you played...poon.

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One word. Jealous.

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My take --

Terry stuck his neck out for the Saints. Remember him calling out Roger Whatshisname a while back?

Well. We've been SUCKING ever since and he felt let down. For the same reason that alot of us have been dogging. Brees is overpaid for a one-trick-pony.

Just a little devil's advocate here... FLAME away.

Terry loves his Saints. Well, until we started SUCKING the life out of our games.

Alaska

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I believe all sportsmen these days are overpaid but if I could do what they do and get big bucks for it, then I would...however, I don't understand your term 'one-trick pony'. If you mean that all he is is a Quarterback and not a research scientist and singer/songwriter as well, the yes he is. But other than that, I don't get what you mean.
I am getting fed up of people belittling the accomplishments the man has made, though. 'It's easier these days as it's a Quarterback's league'. Really, well in that case why hasn't anyone else managed to achieve what he has? How long have Peyton Manning and Tom Brady been doing what they do, and they haven't managed it? No-one in NFL history has reached 30,000 yards quicker in 100 games than Brees has. Yeah, it's easier alright. That's why every Quarterback in the modern era has done it...sorry, no they haven't.

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Another player that gets a job as an "analyst"

The term is used very lightly in a lot cases, Bradshaw just added himself to the likes of - sapp, deion sanders, Michael Irvin as people that believe they know what they are talking about because they were great players but in reality....there nothing more than a bunch of overpaid delusional morons

Shut up terry, no one cares what you think

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Don't care.

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I read over my post and realized I was wrong about one thing, so I edited.

Originally I stated that nobody was belittling his accomplishments, but then I realized that by making the statement about the frequency of Brees' pass attempts he was in fact belittling to a certain degree.

My problem is that I agree with everything...even the part about how more likely someone who passes that often would be to break a record like that.

If you were a great QB and had Jim Brown in the backfield, I don't think you would be as likely to break the record...but that's going off on a tangent.

Brees' record is a great accomplishment, no doubt, no matter how many times he averages throwing per game. My big gripe with him is that he points out his stats and accomplishments too easily, and I never did care for the rah-rah stuff.

It is great relief to me to see that at least 1 other person...2 if you count Alaska :)...sees it!!

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take it with a grain of salt.
I dont really care about records either. For one thing, big stats make your players cost more.

Bradshaw does have one record that will always matter: 4

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Does anybody really care?

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Sounds just like a selfish man: Nothing but we's and they's.

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One thing that no one is really talking about in all this (and seems to be going way over Terry Bradshaw's big bald head, as well as a few others) is that what Drew did was actually a very CHRISTIAN and caring thing to do, not for himself or his ego but for Payton, Vitt and Loomis, just as people he loves....in Christianity we don't throw away our sinners, we don't shun them, we forgive them and love them and try and restore them. Jesus himself went and hung out with the sinners and the lowest of people, and loved them and said "no, we are not going to abandon you, you have sinned and that's not cool, but you can become good again if you just do X, Y, and Z, then you can find your way back to us"

If Sean Payton is really so big bad and evil as some people (Goodell) say he is, or want us to believe he is, then this is an important step in his rehabilitation, to show that he is still welcome to be a part of the community, that people in his life still care about him, that Drew as a Christian is not giving up on Payton, or any of those three guys for that matter.

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They aren't sinners though............the were framed!

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Who cares. Terry called out Goodell also on our behalf. He doesn't like it, ok, it's done. He'll ***** about something else this week.

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Drew is a smart man. He didn't just invite Payton and Vitt and loomis to see him break the record, he invited them to help spark a troubled and struggling team. You don't think they played a little harder knowing the bosses were at the game.