patriots before joining the tampa bay buccaneers and winning a seventh just last year. he appeared in a record 10 super bowls, winning the game's most valuable player award, or mvp, five times. melissa jacobs is a sports journalist and founder of the football girl website. she's in oakland, california. these statistics say so much, melissa. a huge amount, really. what is the x factor for tom brady? what is the x factor for tom brad ? ., what is the x factor for tom brad ? . ., �* , ., brady? oh, man, that's a difficult — brady? oh, man, that's a difficult question. - brady? oh, man, that's a difficult question. a - brady? oh, man, that's a difficult question. a lot i brady? oh, man, that's aj difficult question. a lot of it, ithink difficult question. a lot of it, i think stems from the fact he was a six round draft pick. we have never seen a pic like that or anyone have the career that or anyone have the career that brady has had. he has had a chip on his shoulderfor much of his career. he just has this inner drive that, you know he's the first to get into the