Tom Brady's Legacy: Pretty Boy, A**hole and a Damn Amazing Quarterback

Tom Brady has been this week's target of the Rex and Antonio Comedy Hour.

Everyone loves to talk about "that guy," and darn it, Rex Ryan and his sidekick Antonio Cromartie can't resist getting in on it.

Unless you're buried under a snow drift somewhere in the Northeast, no doubt you've heard by now that Cromartie has canceled his Tom Brady Fan Club membership and turned in his I Love No. 12 button.

Then Antonio had the unmitigated nerve to call Brady a less than flattering name—to which Brady simply replied that Sticks and Stones and Quarterback Sacks might break his bones but names will never harm him.

Fact is, Brady is so amused by the comedy team of Rex and Antonio that he has thrown out the theory that Cromartie, indeed, beneath it all, really likes him.

Talented Tom so much as told everyone that his coach Bill The Evil Hoodie Belichick beat Cromartie to it a long time ago and called him, well, you know what Antonio called him—well, Belichick called him that first. Then Brady added for good measure, "My offensive coordinator called me that."

The Brainy Brady then theorized: "So maybe he (Cromartie) likes me!"

You gotta love it. Brady just keeps adding to his legacy. Sure, he's the pretty boy, now he's an a--hole in Cromartie's eyes, Belichick's eyes and the OC's eyes, but the fact remains that what Brady really and truly is, what he does and what he'll most likely continue to be is one damn amazing quarterback.

When you look at the Brady journey from obscure sixth-round draft pick to King of New England, he's been nothing short of dynamic and the poster boy for late bloomers.

Brady is Joe Namath without the Fu Manchu. He's the guy with the supermodels, the magazine cover boy; he's an expensive cigar and a smooth double-malt.

He's also clutch.

He is every defensive coordinator's nightmare. He is the destroyer of zone defenses and the guy you'd vote most likely to win a Super Bowl.

If quarterbacks are judged by their playoff performances, then Brady is the gold standard.

Those who know him best will tell you Brady is the ultimate competitor, which means he most likely doesn't need any outside motivation.

Unfazed, Cromartie kept the hits coming after his Tuesday rant.

"I hope he'll throw the ball 10 times my way. More chances to make him pay," crowed Cromartie.

There's no end to his bravado, is there? But right now, it's easy. He doesn't have to cover anyone, doesn't have to see a Brady pass go past him. Right now, Antonio Cromartie is intercepting Tom Brady in his dreams.

Which leads some to worry that Antonio may have literally stirred the sleeping giant.

"There's no waking a sleeping giant," said AC's teammate, Jets defensive tackle Trevor Pryce, "because Brady is one of those giants that doesn't sleep a whole lot."

And in this case when it comes to Tom Brady, The Pryce Is Right.