Normally, it would not be weird to see Tom Brady present for the playoff game between the Eagles and the Packers in the wild-card round. The GOAT quarterback won seven Super Bowls and made his name with his postseason performances.
However, he was not on the field today. He is now a FOX analyst and he was calling his first NFC playoff game. He has had his struggles this year with some major flubs. One would have hoped that he would turn on his postseason form in the booth as well but it did not pan out that way. Tom Brady called the Eagles the Phillies instead of the Eagles at one point.
Even though he corrected himself immediately, it spawned a lot of comments on social media. Fans were not happy with the way he was approaching the assignment in the booth and they took to X/Twitter to make their point.
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Some also pointed to another mistake that the legendary quarterback made when he misidentified Packers running back Josh Jacobs. Others also called for Greg Olsen to come back to the broadcasting booth. Here are some more comments.
"Maybe Brady’s not cut out for broadcasting" - said one.
"We want Greg Olsen back" - added a second.
"Tom Brady fumbling all over the place. Refers to Jacobs as Brandan (was hasn’t been a RB since 2013) and just called the Eagles the Phillies." - noted a third.
"Tom Brady has referred to Brandon Jacobs and the Phillies during the first half. He's not good at this." - a fourth pointed out.
Tom Brady previously made mistake in Packers game before this error against the Eagles
Tom Brady has previously made a mistake while calling a Packers game against the Vikings. While mentioning the teams that have defeated Green Bay during the regular season, he forgot one of the franchises that had done so. It would have been a forgivable error only if they were not playing that very organization, the Minnesota Vikings, that had previously won against the Packers.
The GOAT quarterback is still getting into rhythm in his new job but fans are already impatient with the way he is calling the games. He would need to come up with all the perseverance he showed in his playing career to overcome the negative impression that has been created among NFL observers about his analysis skills from the booth.
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