Tom Brady = George Bailey

The guys over at Flatusyahu.com (don't ask, I was linked here by another great blog, CNNSI's Extra Mustard) have compiled a list of sports stars and their Christmas character counterparts. My favorite was their choice for George Bailey. Our own golden boy, Tom Brady.

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Tom Brady seems the only obvious choice for George Bailey. Everybody knows the story of George Bailey, but let’s looks at what would have happened if Tom Brady was never born.
First of all, Damon Huard comes in to replace an almost dead Bledsoe. We don’t see the years being quite the same…

Without Brady the Pats go into a tale spin of losing and end up drafting Joey Harrington, which just compiles the problems.

The Oakland Raiders go on and beat the Rams in the Super Bowl, and nobody knows what the “tuck rule” is.

Bill Belichik is fired along with Romeo and Charlie.

Peyton Manning goes on to beat the Panthers in the Super Bowl, becoming the Golden Boy. He whores himself to sell everything possible. (some things wouldn’t change)

Corey Dillon stays in Cincinnati and goes on a crime spree that makes Chris Henry look like a boy scout. A life ruined.

Donovan McNabb becomes the first African American QB to win a Super Bowl. And the city of Philly adores him.

Ty Willingham wins a National Championship for Notre Dame with his players.

Andy Reid’s kids get an education and real job looking to follow dad’s example.

Bill Belichik’s kids turn to drugs and guns, and shame the family after finding out about dad’s affair.

Bridget Moynihan gets knocked up by Eli Manning, completely annihilating that beautiful Moynihan seed. Eli is shunned for premarital sex and loses is only sponsor, Trojans.

The fans in Boston turn-on the Red Sox in Game 4, 2004 (their Pats are really bad). A fight in the stands causes Dave Roberts to get a bad jump on the ball, he’s out. The Sox lose, the Yanks win.

Anyway, you get the picture. Without Tom Brady, it would be a different world.