PITTSBURGH — First of all, good on Tom Brady for calling it quits when he did. And yes, I believe him this time.
Here's why: Brady's ego won't allow him to risk a Joe Namath-on-the-Rams debacle to end his career. I mean that as a compliment. Brady won't allow himself to finish like Namath or Willie Mays, and if you watched the Tampa Bay-Dallas playoff game, he suddenly found himself wading into that territory.
Sometimes with great athletes, the end comes slowly. Sometimes, as with a boxer, it happens on a single night. I believe it happened to Brady that night.
