MEDIA FIGHT! Tom Brady Reportedly Thinks 'Skip Bayless is an Idiot' for Claiming He's the Reason Las Vegas Passed on Shedeur Sanders

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Not to be lost in all the hysterical media overreaction to a prospect being passed over in the draft by all 32 teams for the first 143 picks is this do-hoo-zy by the GOAT of histrionics, Skip Bayless. Skip might not have anywhere close to the platform he had when he was taking years off Stephen A. Smith's life, but he hasn't lost an inch off his self-righteous, grandiose fastball:

Crikeys. There are the parents of missing children begging for the safe return of their loves ones who keep it more rational and less melodramatic than Skippy is here. It's almost sad that he's basically just yelling this into the void now because this schtick couldn't hold onto an audience on basic cable. This is Hot Take talent going to waste. 

Personally, I think every team until Cleveland 5.144 took a pass on Sanders because they judged him by the way everyone in every walk of life gets evaluated every day. You can be high-maintenance only if how hard you are to deal with is in direct proportion to how much you produce. 

Manny Ramirez was a gigantic pain in the ass who, when he wasn't faking a hamstring injury to get a weekend off was knocking middle aged Traveling Secretaries to the floor for not producing tickets for him with 30 minute notice. But he had 100 RBIs by mid-August every year, so he got away with it. 

Stanley Kubrick was the most notorious director in Hollywood history. As famous for doing 75 takes of the same scene as he was for pushing his actors to the brink of insanity because he felt it helped their performance. But people kept hiring him and working for him because when it was all done and dusted, he produced Stanley Kubrick movies. He wouldn't have lasted a minute if he was cranking out Disney live-action remakes or Saw sequels. 

Sanders' issue is he came across like he was demanding Aaron Rodgers treatment, but with Shedeur Sanders game tape. Plus the added burden of an Archie Manning-level of parental involvement, without Peyton or Eli's arm. It's not personal; only business. Which makes Bayless' whiny, self-important overreaction all the more insane. 

But even before that rant, he took things way too far:

And according to a report, made himself a very powerful enemy:

Daily Mail (paywall) - Tom Brady is deeply unimpressed with Skip Bayless and believes he made a fool out of himself by blaming him for Shedeur Sanders' NFL Draft humiliation last week. …

An insider told Daily Mail: 'Tom thinks that Skip Bayless is an idiot for thinking he had anything to do with Shedeur's downfall in the NFL Draft. Tom has limited say in what players the Raiders pick in the NFL Draft or whomever they sign. 

'Pete Carroll (head coach) and Mark Davis (owner) have the final say on everything with the team. Will they talk to Tom for his advice? Absolutely, but Tom had no sway on getting Shedeur or staying away from him. …

'Now that Tom is in the media himself and has had to deal with Skip forever, it is just another ridiculous accusation that Tom isn't going to give any life to for Skip's benefit. It is just stupid banter.'

Now ordinarily, "Former Athlete Calls Skip Bayless an Idiot" is the most unremarkable headline you can write. The ultimate "Dog Bites Man" story. And hardly newsworthy. 

But this is Tom Brady we're talking about. A man who didn't complain when someone stole his Super Bowl jersey right out from under his nose in the locker room. Who never publicly aired his displeasure when his coach was releasing/trading his favorite teammates, even while he was taking paycuts. Who took the dreaded high road when the league spent millions to destroy his reputation in the public's eye and even federal courts. He didn't even bitch when the wife he was faithful to two-timed him with her Jiu Jitsu instructor. He bit his lip for the good of their children. Which was a masterclass in stoicism. 

But we've finally found out what Brady's limits are. And it's Skip Bayless accusing him of souring the Raiders on a QB prospect. That's when all that The Four Agreements idealism goes right out the window and the claws come out. Wolverine claws, in his case. Made of indestructible Adamantium and razor sharp. Bayless could've tomcatted around behind Brady's back with Gisele, and he wouldn't be putting it out there that the man is a moron he has no respect for. 

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Let's just never forget that you can call someone an idiot, as long as it's accurate. The truth is a defense against libel. Here's hoping we haven't heard the last of this beef. Once again, when two media figures go to war, everybody wins.