A few weeks ago, ESPN released a survey of the most popular athletes of 2011. Not surprisingly, Tim Tebow topped the list, followed by Kobe Bryant, Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, and surprisingly, Tom Brady.

Who in their right mind thinks that Brady is that spectacular? He’s an NFL quarterback who wears Ugg boots.

No man should ever wear Ugg boots.

To make matters worse, he had his jeans tucked into them. That is alarming. Why is a professional athlete wearing Ugg boots?

Besides his fashion sense, Brady is smug. He thinks so very highly of himself and likes to put down his opposition. In press conferences, he likes to swing his man-bangs and answer questions in his New England attitude, a move I’m sure his supermodel wife Giselle taught him.

When Brady isn’t whining and complaining about how much attention he’s not getting, he’s taking credit for all the glory his team does get. It has nothing to do with his offensive line that gives him eight seconds in the pocket to throw the ball. It surely can’t be the freak that is the Patriot’s tight end Rob Gronkowski who catches Brady’s throws with his freakishly large wingspan and hands. Yet you never hear the offensive line or Gronkowski asking the media why no one cares about the Patriots. That’s all Brady.

Another annoying quality of Brady is that he plays for New England, which is coached by Bill Belichick, a rat of a person. Every Sunday, Belichick stands in his cut off hoodie, with his white sleeves rolled up, every vein in his neck bulging out. When he’s not standing there in rags, he’s getting his coaching staff to record practices of other teams.

I’ll be the first to admit that Brady is a phenomenal athlete. His skills have propelled him to the top of the NFL, and he holds a number of records. However, when Brady was learning how to throw the perfect spiral, his coach forgot to teach him some humility. There’s nothing wrong with athletes being humble. In fact, every other athlete in the poll is more humble than Brady, which could explain why these athletes are more popular. It gets old listening to a quarterback whine about not getting enough media coverage.

All eyes will be on Brady and the Patriots as they take on the New York Giants in the Super Bowl. It should come as no surprise that I’ll be watching the game only for the commercials, which are getting worse and worse every year. I can think of 31 other teams I’d rather root for than the Patriots, starting with the Giants.