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"Bledsoe is closer to Brady than he is to Romo. Most of that has to do with when their careers intersected. He said Brady is "playing as well as anyone I've seen in a long, long time."

But Bledsoe said he feels a sense of pride with both.

"I'll follow both of them in their careers," Bledsoe said. "I feel like a bit of a mentor."

Like any good mentor, Bledsoe won't come out and declare who he thinks will win today's game. But you get a hint of where his loyalties lie when you ask the name of his flag football team.

They are the Patriots."

italian pat patriot

i always liked Drew (for sure one of the best 2-3 qb we ever had) and i am not surprised to read it

Sean Pa Patriot

Its just a shame he didnt devote to developing his game, and love football just a little more... He could have been something special, but he was class here and always will be..

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We going to take it one game at a time

BradyManny

Nice piece. Drew's the man.

FrontSeven

Yep, if he had really had the fire in the belly that Brady and others like him had, well, who knows? Even without the fire the guy did some special things.

He really didn't love coming to camp though. He dreaded leaving home to come here. He's one of those outdoors types that feels best doing the outdoors thing.

Gwedd

Fellers,

My biggest complaint about the Bledsoe years was not so much him. It was that the team rarely had a line good enough to keep him upright. there were some excellent O linesmen, but not enough at any one time to make a great O line like we have today. Whenever Drew had time, like Brady has these days, he could beat any team out there.

And yeah, I had some complaints about him, but he very much is a class guy, and I still respect him a great deal for the way he handled things his last year here.

Respects,

NovaScotiaPatsFan

Drew was a great QB and I was always very impressed how he handled both the Brady and the Romo situations. The only complaint I ever had about his gameplay was his statuesque nature, with Brady if someone gets close he at least has a chance to avoid it, but with Drew it was a sack 99 times out of 100.

I'll never forget him comin back in and leading us to the Superbowl against the Stealers.

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shmessy

I admire Drew and what he did for this franchise.

That being said, I cannot agree with your characterization re: his OL protection.

Brady had the very same OL in 2001. The greatest difference that EVERYONE noticed when Brady took over during the season was how QUICKLY Brady made his decisions and got rid of the ball compared to Bledsoe. It was as stark a difference as night and day. Brady made (and still makes) his OL look better because he's a quicker reader/thrower.

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spacecrime

NIce to hear Drew is doing well. A class guy.

Flying Fungi

when was Drew a 'good' mentor exactly? in between jabs at management and pouting?

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