PATRIOTSFANINPA

Martinez is a guy that seems like he knows what Brady is all about and when it comes to getting back to basics he expects Brady's performance in the early going in 2009 to look similar to Manning after his knee surgery and maybe start off a bit erratic and unbrady-like early but should be back to his old form later on.

My hope is that Brady is able to actually MAKE IT on the field in the early going,I really don't care if he sucks a bit early,I just want him back on that field,erratic and rusty or not its better than nothing

Nice little article by our own Chris Price

WEEI 850AM Sports Radio - Martinez: Brady will struggle, but he'll succeed

tuckeverlasting

i guess brady should be the mvp next year.

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BPF

Nice read, thanks for the link.

I like the last paragraph:

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STH since 1994....sec 236

Fencer

Just what I was thinking after reading the article!

Wildo7

And since unlike Manning, Brady missed games in the season before, he should also be a prime candidate for Comeback Player of the Year. Has anyone ever won both awards before?

snafu

NOOOOO. Remember the curse of the NFL MVP? Peyton can have all the MVPs. All we want is rings.

Synovia

I don't. That sounds like a guy whose making the determination based on the wrong things.

BradyManny

Go ahead. Continue the hate.

mgcolby

There is no reason to think his early play will be like Manning's as long as he is back at somepoint during camp. Remember Manning had his knee surgery at the end of July and then had it cleaned out again just a couple weeks before the opening game. He had no camp and minimal practice going into the season. Hell he just had his stitches removed days before he played, so he definitly didn't do any rehab.

Brady had/has 11 months to recover from a surgery that usually takes 4-6 months to recover from.

Not sure why people can't understand the difference between the two.

To take it one step further: Rivers had surgery in January and practiced at mini-camp in June. Palmer had knee surgery in January and played in a pre-season game in August. Palmer had a torn ACL/MCL and a dislocated knee cap.

Brady will play during camp unless he had the worst knee operation in history. Dr James Andrews believes that he will be fine and that his doctor is competent.

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Deus Irae

You just don't understand....

You see, players from OTHER teams are allowed to be injured and play less than 100% effectively, and they can also be expected to be better than ever when they return. Patriots players aren't given any quarter no matter how well verified an injury is and, once a Patriots player is injured, he might as well be tossed into the garbage.

I hope this helps you to better understand the situation.

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