Bobs My Uncle

Yes, most likely. Doesn't change the fact that his very large cap charge hinders this team from keeping players and/or getting better ones. Where once that maybe wasn't a problem, because Brady was good enough to make up for it, it no longer appears to be the case as Brady deosn't seem to be able to place this team on his back and carry them to SB wins anymore.

bostonia3333

People need to stop blaming injuries on our loss. Gronk needs to stay on the field, the guy is simply made out of glass and while freak injuries occur, it happens more to certain players than others--- at some point you have to credit the team who's most durable. I give guys like Welker and Brady alot of props for being able to stay on the field this year. Those guys took some vicious shots and probably played through injuries.


Pats front office has had several years to add pieces to this team, and they've let so many opportunities slip away. Guys like Fitzgerald/Peppers/Asomuga are players that come to mind...heck we should have at least 2 of those names by now, but instead we are stuck with garbage like Francis/Branch/Arrington. Gronk would not have solved matters tonight, his burst off the line of scrimmage isn't what it used to be since he got injured in the AFCCG.

Lloyd is an EXTREMELY overrated receiver...just merely a shade or hair better than Richochet Caldwell. He's like jack in the box. He catches the ball, falls down immediately, and just gets back up immediately. He has no physicality, speed, or size to his game You can't expect to win Super Bowls when you have those kinds of players. At least ATTEMPT to run after you catch it.

Welker is too small to be the focal point of your offense. His drops have cost this team two super bowls IMO. He catches that pass tonight, and we go up 20-7 and generate momentum and force BALT to adjust their game plan.

Team needs a DNA shift. Who knows if this is it for the Pats great playoff run, but it's quite simple now, Brady can't do it by himself anymore. We have to use Brady like the Cowboys used Aikman in the 90s....make the offensive line the focal point, inject the running game and screen game into the mix more, and use Brady moderately. No more 40-50 pass games please A deep threat would be nice, but the Pats are really stubborn with that stuff .

IllegalContact

just as a point of reference, back in 2004, 10 of the top 13 salaries on the team were defense players...then it was vinatieri......and troy brown and brady.

today, only 4 of the top 13 salaries are defense....the emphasis on offense has not won a thing........things went awry after the 2006 season.....someone got made and decided that this team was going to be all about offense.

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condon84

The second half adjustments that the Ravens made on offense and defense completely turned the game around. Our defense didn't know how to react to Baltimore all of a sudden going on a pass heavy offense. They just never adjusted until we were 15 down.

And on offense, it was evident that Baltimore's D inside the red zone was going to force our outside guys to beat them one on one, which they knew they couldn't. Stacking all those guys in the middle close to the LOS was a brilliant move on Pees' part.

Once again, McD's offense couldn't adjust in the second half after the defense figures them out.

holyredeemer

We must've been watching different games. I saw WR's that couldn't get open when they needed to. I saw WR's dropping balls they should've caught that led directly to punts. I saw a D that was giving up 80+ yd. drives wrapped in a gift basket. I saw a D that couldn't force a turnover, and one that couldn't make a QB **** his pants with constant pressure even if he had the flu.

Brady playing "Scared" wasn't one of the things I saw. Was he perfect when he needed to be? No, he wasn't. He never has been. Not during our Superbowl heydays, never. Not sure if you remember this about those teams though. They had other guys who stepped up when they needed to. It was never all on one guy.

Brady's cap figure isnt the problem. ****ty drafts and terrible FA signings that never panned out are. Terrible play calling when the games on the line? Still a problem. Take some more stabs at it bud, I think you're missing the big picture.

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DocHoliday

Here's what it comes down to.

This is an overachieving team. It doesn't have enough talent, and it wins as much as it does because it puts in 99% every game and plays with smart schemes.

But in the playoffs a good team at 99% will not beat emotional, talented teams like the Ravens who have more talent and play at 100%.

It's like the Giants - so much talent but they half-ass every season. When they get in, they play like they should. Thankfully, that D-line is getting blown up this season, but that's what happened to us in 2011.

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Fencer

I didn't see the interview in which Brady blames himself for getting too anxious -- i.e. for choking -- but it sounds right to me. He has to get over it again.

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Joker

hey, Brady made passes that hit receivers in stride right in the chest or the hands for big gains in the 1st half and they were DROPPED...those are plays receivers have to make...the Welker drop hit him in the hands..I was thirty feet away..gotta make that catch...they left a lot of points out there in the 1st half...they turtled in the 2nd half..period..the Raven are a better team

hellolin

There is a certain unhappy running back who can carry the team all on himself without a QB....somewhere down south in Florida, you know, he wants to get traded to a winning team btw

bostonia3333

Brady makes the game too complicated in these moments. He's either too "careful" when you need to make a 3rd and 2 or he's too aggressive when you need to just be smart and go with what you called successfully for 17 weeks. The Ravens weren't doing anything exotic on defense. Their coverage was adequate, but not stellar. Their pass rush wasn't really that effective either. I just think the 2010s Brady overthinks when the stage gets grander, because he knows how important it is to be perfect and that hinders him from being himself and performing like the usual TFB. In the 2001-04 era, Brady was invincible on 3rd downs, now that's his biggest weakness...