Case No. 31, Tom Brady
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We can't help Patriots quarterback Tom Brady narrow the monetary gap between him and his backup, but we can help him get a catchy nickname.

Since taking over for Drew Bledsoe as the starting quarterback, Brady has been named a Pro Bowl QB, led the Patriots to the AFC East title and finished with the third-best QB rating in the AFC.

Page 2's latest case of The Berman Files sought your assistance to find a proper moniker for the toast of New England, and we've received more than 900 e-mails. Check out the best ideas below, and vote in the poll at right for the nickname you think fits Brady best.


Tom Brady
Tom Brady is a fine quarterback, but he's not the reason for New England's success.

Delivery Man
Adam Kozek
Medford, N.J.


Tom "Something Suddenly Came Up" Brady
... after the "Brady Bunch" episode in which Peter threw the ball and hit and broke Marcia's nose. The football player she had a date with used it as an excuse to get out of the date because her nose was swollen. But she came back better than ever and used it as an excuse to turn down the football player when he asked her out again after her nose was better. That and the whole replacing Bledsoe thing.
Michael Gladstone
Brookline, Mass.


Paul Revere
... because he's helping to start a football revolution in Boston on his "midnight run."
Ali Kazemi
Los Angeles


Tom "Luck Be a Brady Tonight"
Blue Lew
Yardley, Pa.


Drop Da Bomb Tom
David Kehaya
Marlborough, Conn.


Bellevue Brady
... because we all thought Belichick was nuts.
Ryan Geraghty
Warrensburg, N.Y.


Major Tom
Mark Kappe
Detroit


Second-String Savior
Tony Forbes
Albuquerque, N.M.


Tom "Cousin Oliver" Brady
... because Tom is like cousin Oliver, who came to visit the Bradys for several episodes and quickly became a favorite with the family.
Erik Tabor
Dover, N.H.


The Bargain
Javier Herrera
Bakersfield, Calif.


The Tommy Gun
Derek Brust
Charlotte, N.C.


The Patriot Missile
Charlie
Littleton, Colo.


Stealth Bomber
... because he sure snuck up on everybody else in the league.
Chuck
Denver


Tom "My Fair" Brady
Jason
Charlotte, N.C.


Tom "T-Party" Brady
Travis Wallace
Parsons, Kan.


The Replacement Killer
Aaron Dobosenski
Minneapolis


The Human Horseshoe
Merton
Massachusetts


The Resurrector
Kevin Seeger
Bensalem, Pa.


Tom-A-Hawk
Steve Haddad
McKinney, Texas


Tom "Too Good to Be Drew" Brady
Ryan
Baltimore





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