Offseason inspiration for the team

jolebo · Jan 18, 2016

The team is back together, and what a wonderful sight it is. Along with successfully completing their school work, it's the offseason. I went looking around for some inspiration for the team. And here it is.

No matter what you think about him, Tom Brady is a different character.

Look Out! Tom Brady wants to play catch

Having a “catch” is typically one of the simpler transactions in sports. It’s so easy it’s performed by tailgaters in parking lots and kids on kindergarten playgrounds. You throw the ball, the other person catches it and throws it back. This is how most people in Brady’s inner circle assumed their games of catch would go. They were wrong.

“I’d never seen anything like it in my life,” former Patriots receiver Donte Stallworth said. “And I’ve seen nothing like it since.”

Brandon LaFell was only two weeks into his first offseason workout period with the Patriots last summer when Brady approached him and asked: “Catch with me a few times?” LaFell jumped at the opportunity and readied himself for a simple game of catch with his new quarterback.

“We’re five yards apart, in the locker room, so I’m thinking this will be some soft-touch stuff,” LaFell said. “Then he starts doing his footwork, flicking his hips, just zipping the ball, all in the locker room.”

LaFell was stunned. “I’m just looking around saying: ‘Why didn’t anyone warn me about this?’” he said, adding that he wasn’t wearing gloves to soften the speed of Brady’s fastballs. “That’s when I knew this was a whole different approach.”

Yes, I understand that Brady has unlimited time and resources to perfect his craft, but our team need to take advantage of every opportunity to get in sync with each other for this upcoming season. This article, along with the following picture, are completely compatible with Beaty's #EarnIt mentality.

Feel free to add other inspirational quotes/pictures for the team, and also for us Jayhawk Slanters. (We all know that we can use some as well.) Here's to a successful & healthy offseason.

rasta_meta · Jan 18, 2016