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We've got Dan Snapp up with a new column this morning, noting some recent comments from Drew Bledsoe, and how football never really seemed to be a priority with him.

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Patriotic

Great article. Snapp's reminder that BB requires, above all else, a true love to play football is essential. Drew, with all his God given talent, never measured up on BB's scale.

P S The "Statue of Limitations" reference was priceless.

QuiGon

Ah yes... the great Brady/Bledsoe wars of 2001-2003. I am a proud, founding member of Brady's Ladies... of course, the Bledsoe Krishnas are simply nowhere to be found to this very day... probably sitting at home wearing a Buffalo Bills #11 jersey wondering how it all went so wrong so fast...

"I stand by my statement: Tom Brady is playing better over these past 9 games than Drew Bledsoe has in any of his 9 NFL seasons. Stick with the hot hand." - QuiGon, November 30, 2001.

"and as I have often pointed out, I look at record more than I look at rating. 6-3 versus 5-13. That ain't a QB controversy, that's a QB no brainer." - QuiGon, December 2, 2001.

"BRADY IS GOD. come on aboard..!! all you former Bledsoe abckers that talked about how
Brady couldn't do anything without a running game... come on aboard the Brady bandwagon..!! 7-3 and counting...!!" - QuiGon, December 2, 2001.

TomBrady'sGoat

There's no need to come down on Drew. Football wasn't his passion. We all knew that. That didn't stop him from putting up some great seasons in NE and leading the team to a superbowl. I'm glad for him and hope he enjoys his retirement.

Pat the Pats Fan

He did like diving into moshpits......during the season......
Everybody has their priorities and we can't fault anyone for theirs....

Peter Pat

Lay off Drew. He was a good Patriot. He helped save this franchise from moving to St. Louis. He brought respectability back to the franchise and put them on a path to success. We all know his flaws, and he would drive me crazy with that worse Ints at the absolutley worse times, but I will always appreciate what he did for this franchise.

QuiGon

See, this is the sort of logic I never understood from the Bledsoe-Krishnas. Anyone that dares utter one single negative word about Bledsoe and all of a sudden it's "Law off Drew" and "Don't be so hard on Drew"

The article is a very fair minded and accurate description of Drew Bledsoe. If anything, it is a bit generous as it glosses over some of the things that allegedly took place behind closed doors.

I've always said Bledsoe was a victim of his own incredible talent. He never had to work hard to excel in high school or college. It just all came so naturally for him, so he never developed a good work habit. He could be the most purely talented quarterback ever... but his lack of passion and work ethic stopped him from entering the realm now inhabited by the likes of Montana, Favre, Elway, Aikman and Brady.

DarrylS

For someone who did not care all that much about this sport, remember hearing that he has made more money from football than anyone else, imagine if he really cared about the game more than Whitefish??

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Tunescribe

I always liked Drew, but one thing really stands out in retrospect: He was good at and enjoyed "playing" football, but never was fiercely dedicated to "working" himself into being the best. For him it was a job, not a passion. You could sense that his enthusiasm was forced and didn't come from the heart much of the time. On the field, his repeated mistakes year after year -- throwing game-killing interceptions into the flat, holding the ball too long, etc. -- indicated an over-reliance on his rifle arm and a stubborn unwillingness to grow/adjust his game.

All that said, he had some true bright spots here through the Tuna and Carroll regimes. I was glad to be on hand for most of them. The guy sure could zip the ball in there when he was "on."

patfanken

I guess its easy to pile on Drew based on the information gleaned from this article. We always questioned his commitment to the game, especially when you compare it to the monomania of a Tom Brady.

However I often wonder if history might have been different if Drew had ever had the good fortune to play in the SAME offensive system his entire career. Both Manning and Brady have had the luxury being in the same system, using the same semantics, running the same plays over and over again for years.

Compare that what Bledsoe faced after Parcells left. For the rest of his career, IIRC, Bledsoe NEVER ran the same offensive system 3 years in a row. Almost every other year he had to go through different OC's or systems. Litterally by the time BB became the HC, Bledsoe had been through 3 DIFFERENT OC's from 1995-2000. Then BB comes in and there is another drastic change in offensive philosophy. One that directly emphasized skills that Bledsoe just didn't have. He was doomed.

I just wonder if the attitude Bledsoe showed in this article wasn't fostered to some degree by the frustrations of having to learn new offensive systems virtually every other year for what SHOULD have been the prime of his career.

BOTTOM LINE is that Bledsoe gave the Pats true value for their investment in him. He was tough to the point of courageousness. He always gave his best, and he helped bring this franchise back from laughability to respect. Bellichick and Brady then took it to the next level...greatness.

But just because, for a number of reasons, Bledsoe ended up being a very good NFL QB, but with flaws in his game, we shouldn't minimize Bledsoe's important contribution to Patriots history.