NovaScotiaPatsFan

I know that this thread is on the board as well.

Looking back at Brady/Bledsoe decision

But, that is slightly different in that it's based on an article and it's more about reminising how it effected the Pats.

What I'm trying to get at here is what did YOU want back when this happened, if you were the head coach for that one day when Drew was cleared to play what would your decision have been? Of course we all know what the right decision turned out to be now, but what did you think then?

As for me, I was for Brady then. I loved Drew when he was our guy but Brady just had that aura around him that was unmistakable, so I was happy with BB's decision.

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MillCityPatFan

Brady all the way, Bledsoe was a classy guy with a rocket arm, but he had a knack for throwing stupid backbreaking interceptions at the worst time in games, it was hard to watch. So frustrating. I did feel bad for him but Brady (with much less of an arm) moved the chains and made few mistakes.

patsfaninpa

Brady. Because we weren't going anywhere with Drew. And, more importantly. Drew had a lot of trade value.

Patstopia

Brady was really raw then, but the one thing he had that Bledsoe never had was a quick release. Bledsoe could never throw the quick short pass like Brady can.

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gomezcat

I hate to admit this, but I thought that Bledsoe offered reliability and consistency. That probably had something to do with not having seen that much of Brady. Either that or I am a complete moron. Feel free to decide for yourselves.

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NovaScotiaPatsFan

I want to make it clear the point of this wasn't to rag on anyone who genuinely felt Bledsoe was the way to go, loyalty is a good thing. I'm just trying to see how split Patriot nation was back then, and also to show just how difficult a decision it must have been for BB.

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Sean Pa Patriot

I was a big fan of Drew Bledsoe and defend him to the hill, however he just was not the right with Belichick.... This was Brady's team, and felt we could have a great future...

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We going to take it one game at a time

TheComeback

that was my train of thought, too. I was only 12 when it all went down, but I remember wanting Bledsoe because he was a proven QB. I thought it was stupid to trade a guy who had given our team so much success. Little did I know what "success" really meant. I didn`t think Brady was for real until the end of the 2002 season. Even though he won a super bowl for us. go figure.

OtisCampbell

I wanted Brady. I was always troubled by Bledsoe's lack of mobility, though I loved the arm

Palm Beach Pats Fan

Well I'll step up and be perfectly honest. Nobody among the fans knew what Brady could do- nobody. Sure he showed some glimpses in preseason, but nobody was saying he was something special.

Lots of people were getting tired of Bledsoe's mistakes, so I think you can describe the divide as

1) Bledsoe will be 'the man' again

vs.

2) We need somebody other than Bledsoe, and this Brady kid I guess will deservedly get the first crack at it

I was in the second category.

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