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During last night’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Football Team wild card game, NBC flashed a graphic comparing Tom Brady to legendary Oakland Raiders quarterback George Blanda.
Brady broke Blanda’s “record” for the oldest quarterback to throw a pass in an NFL playoff game.
Maybe we should look into this TB12 diet pic.twitter.com/C0kRWzmT4A
— BroBible (@BroBible) January 10, 2021
I’m the same age as both guys in the picture. I don’t look like Brady but I sure as hell don’t look like Blanda. I also don’t get tackled for a living.
Naturally, Twitter had jokes about Brady’s youthful look and Blanda looking as though he chewed on asbestos for fiber.
Either Tom Brady is the youngest looking 43-year-old ever or George Blanda is the oldest looking 43-year-old ever. #Buccaneers pic.twitter.com/KFrtAFPL5j
— John Breech (@johnbreech) January 10, 2021
George loved rippin’ heaters on the walk from the car to the locker room. They don’t make ‘em like that anymore. pic.twitter.com/JzmBsAVFOT
— brandon wenerd (@brandonwenerd) January 10, 2021
Yo 43 hits different now pic.twitter.com/dhOKTjqtGm
— Colleen Wolfe (@ColleenWolfe) January 10, 2021
Brady pregame: “Where’s my goji berry smoothie?!”
Blanda pregame: “Which one of you mother fuckers smoked my last American Spirit?” pic.twitter.com/LIygLw6yXz
— CogginToboggan (@CogginToboggan) January 10, 2021
To be fair, in Blanda’s era, concussions were treated with unfiltered Marlboro’s, a hefty pull of Cutty Sark, and a good nap pic.twitter.com/dhWRmtMjnp
— sanders the manders (@I_Am_Sanders) January 10, 2021
https://twitter.com/Sailorman60/status/1348121663372546051
https://twitter.com/eslninja1/status/1348241713261932547
Blanda played without a facemask when defenders were allowed to actually hit a QB. He also smoked, consumed cheap beer and ate barely cooked red meat, unlike the pussy food Brady eats!
— Dave_Carrell (@carrell_dave) January 10, 2021
George Blanda played til he was in his forties cuz he hated working at the mill. pic.twitter.com/DuqJhDHL8T
— Ok Buddy (@georgerizzie) January 10, 2021
https://twitter.com/RK_RexKing/status/1348132043645997056
Blanda was probably smoking six packs a day and didn’t spend millions on a healthy life every year. Put them in cage together…Blanda was maul him
— Sasha Davis (@AlexDav08618432) January 10, 2021
— Shane (@HomebrewPints) January 10, 2021
Difference was that Blanda used the Botox in his knee pic.twitter.com/ZgfWFfeft3
— Rob Bradford (@bradfo) January 10, 2021
Blanda lived to be 83. Brady will probably retire at that age.
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