Originally Posted by Cantabrigian

One area that I hope he can improve on is avoiding contact. Brady is not sacked often but he seems to get hit very frequently and this is not good for him long term. Isn't there anyway for him to avoid getting contact that often?

Originally Posted by Arizona Patsfan

I think an area that TB has been addressing and has made some improvement is with his legs. He will never be a Mike Vick. I don't think he wants to even try. But I think he also doesn't want to be pigeon-holed as a Drew Bledsoe either. He is doing something about it too.

He is perfecting the techniques of the QB sneak, and even looking to call his own number when teams are dumb enough to present a glaring opportunity for it.

He will never be a scrambler but this year, perhaps from necessity, has him running some and doing OK at it after he is flushed from the pocket. All he wants is to be regardeed as average as a runner at QB, and not be regarded as a target to be exploited. He is also perfecting the techniques to take the yardage given him and then slide to avoid the hit. He is succeeding too. Look at his rushing stats.

Brady realizes that if teams can't just load up to rush the passer and ignore his ability to run, in turn that it makes his PASSING job easier.

If Drew had spent some time running up stadium steps like Walter Payton used to do, instead of vactioning in the Montana wilderness a few offseasons, he would not be the immobile QB target that cause so many teams to blitz him, unmercifully. Drew could be a better runner if he just had a little acceleration in his first few steps. Once he gets going, DB can run but he is painfully slow getting started. That particular problem can be overcome with technique and muscle work in his legs, but he hasn't done it; it may cost him his career and any HOF possibilities as a result.