Easterbrook: The Pats' system seems more important than Brady - New England Patriots Forums

JSn · 11-26-2008, 08:09 AM

This guy's a regular Sherlock Holmes, eh?

ESPN Page 2 - Easterbrook: Temporary hero

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Although Cassel is playing well, the New England rebound isn't about him. What's happening is the resurgence of a team and its system. Considering how rapidly Cassel has become effective, in retrospect, maybe it was never about Tom Brady, either.

Apparently mutual exclusions are the only way to divine the truth at BSPN. Obviously, both Cassel and Brady were evaluated to be better quarterbacks than most expected and coached into impressive specimens of the "complete QB" (mental toughness, amnesia, decision-making, accuracy, etc...)

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If New England had melted down without Brady, that would have cemented Tom's reputation as an all-time talent. If the Patriots end up having a great season without Brady, nobody will hold that against No. 12, but the focus will shift away from Brady and toward the New England team and system overall. Say what you like about Bill Belichick -- and there are many things not to like -- he runs the best ship in the NFL.

Clearly the system is a big factor and requires the right QB's for the job. We all knew the way this year ended would leave a shadow over Tom or Bill for the media.

It will be good next year to see the Patriots utterly terrorize the league, fresh off a Lombardi run with a High School QB. There will be no crow left on the earth to eat.

BradyManny · 11-26-2008, 08:15 AM

What he's missing is that Brady helped create the system. This team, this system, the Patriots offense, was in horrible state before Mo Lewis ushered in the Brady era. The "system" before Brady was 5-13. Since then it's got 3 SBs, 4 AFC championships, and a perfect regular season.

That and the fact that the team has gone from perfection to fighting to make the playoffs. But I wouldn't expect Easterbrook to get that, he's obviously shown in the past he has no love for Brady.

***Rob0729*** · 11-26-2008, 08:25 AM

It is a proven fact that reading Gregg Easterbrook's columns causes brain damage. Who really cares what this moron thinks? He is a racist, perverted failed political analyst who writes a rambling weekly article with conspiracy theories and T&A, but not much substance.

Always follow this rule: ESPN Page 2 writers are an assembly of hacks, nutjobs, and Bill Simmons (who hates to be associated with his cohorts).

patsgo · 11-26-2008, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by BradyManny2344

What he's missing is that Brady helped create the system. This team, this system, the Patriots offense, was in horrible state before Mo Lewis ushered in the Brady era. The "system" before Brady was 5-13. Since then it's got 3 SBs, 4 AFC championships, and a perfect regular season.

That and the fact that the team has gone from perfection to fighting to make the playoffs. But I wouldn't expect Easterbrook to get that, he's obviously shown in the past he has no love for Brady.

come on 5 and 13 was when he was cleaning up bobby griers mess and transitioning his players he coulnt come in and wave a wand over horse crap and make filet migon lets get real

xmarkd400x · 11-26-2008, 08:26 AM

BSPN and their mutual exclusivity!

Geez!

A great QB is made better by a coach that creates a system that maximizes that players effectiveness.

The two kind of go hand in hand...

upstater1 · 11-26-2008, 08:29 AM

Earlier in the season, he argued that the Pats success was all about Brady, and that Brady's injury exposed Belichick as being a bad coach.

One funny thing about Easterbrook is that I was reading a blog about academia the other day, and even outside the sports world Easterbrook is considered a hack. Read this:

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"Some people think that Camille Paglia has a column at Salon because Paglia has some deeply incriminating photos of David Talbot. But I think that Camille Paglia has a column at Salon because (a) back in the 1990s, guys like Talbot were charmed by her contrarian contrarianicity and (b) now, everyone else in the English-speaking world truly enjoys watching her make an abject fool of herself. It’s kind of cruel in a way, and yet I doubt that anyone can say she doesn’t deserve it.

I hear that Slate and Salon might team up to create a whole entire Special Edition Extra Deranged Internet, with Gregg Easterbrook as chief science reporter and Camille Paglia as senior political analyst. Sort of like Pajamas Media, only without the pajamas."

This writer was attacking Paglia, and the first thing that came to his mind when he was trying to compare her to another horribly ridiculous hack was Easterbrook.

swheeler23 · 11-26-2008, 08:30 AM

We all knew this was coming. In away I hope Brady is hearing alot of people have givin up on him or think he was never that good. Anybody in this system with Moss can throw for 50 tds.:disagreement:

JSn · 11-26-2008, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by swheeler23

We all knew this was coming. In away I hope Brady is hearing alot of people have givin up on him or think he was never that good. Anybody in this system with Moss can throw for 50 tds.:disagreement:

Yeah, it's hard to imagine that next year won't involve RELENTLESS running up of the score.

PatsFan2 · 11-26-2008, 08:39 AM

Yep Pats system seems more important than Tom Brady...That's why over the next two years he's on the Books for almost $25Mill not counting this year.

I say lets cut our losses now and go with Matt Cassel he's younger and might be more inclined to a cap friendly deal.

Where do some of these writers get off?:disagreement:

PAPatsjunkie · 11-26-2008, 08:45 AM

Easterbrook on 10/16/2008:

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What does the humble condition of the New England team tell us -- that the football gods are punishing Bill Belichick for Spygate and poor sportsmanship in 2007? That Brady was even more valuable than we thought? That those sideline tapes were more valuable than we thought? When Brady went down, TMQ thought the Patriots would continue to click. Now the click is turning to a clunk. It's spooky to think of feeling sympathy for this team, but that moment is close.

Easterbrook on 11/25/2008:

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Although Cassel is playing well, the New England rebound isn't about him. What's happening is the resurgence of a team and its system. Considering how rapidly Cassel has become effective, in retrospect, maybe it was never about Tom Brady, either.