SMY: More on Brady & mental recovery

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History shows Brady should be ready physically when he returns, but the mental part of his comeback could be tougher | New England Patriots | projo.com | The Providence Journal

The numbers, however, show that the 2007 NFL MVP may still hit a few bumps along the way. Or, in this case, take a few more sacks.

Brady is the fifth starting quarterback in the last five years to suffer a torn ACL. San Diego's Philip Rivers was injured in the 2007 playoffs; the Eagles' Donovan McNabb got hurt midway through the '06 season; Cincinnati's Carson Palmer went down in the '05 playoffs, and then-Viking Daunte Culpepper was injured in Week Seven that same year.

With the exception of Culpepper, all were able to bounce back and put up comparable numbers the following year. The only statistic that saw a negative increase was takedowns.

That should give the Kaczur and Light "lovers" something to rant about.

 

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History shows Brady should be ready physically when he returns, but the mental part of his comeback could be tougher | New England Patriots | projo.com | The Providence JournalThat should give the Kaczur and Light "lovers" something to rant about.

Both of those guys better do a good job protecting the franchise!
Since that Super Bowl, they have not impressed me. Cassel had to run for his life last year too.

 

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Rivers, who earned a great deal of respect by playing the ‘07 AFC Championship in New England with his ACL completely torn, was back under center from game one last season. While he had a career year in terms of completion percentage and touchdown passes; he also absorbed 25 sacks compared to 22 the year before.

Terrible example. That 25 sack number was just 3 more than the previous year and was 2 fewer than the 27 he'd had the season before that.

 

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Both of those guys better do a good job protecting the franchise!
Since that Super Bowl, they have not impressed me. Cassel had to run for his life last year too.

If you check the numbers for OL, the interior three of Mankins, Koppen, and Yates, had the substandard season, Light and Kaczur where at or below their "norm." Neal coming back about the same time Cassel's field vision came into focus changed things dramatically - Matt was a significant portion of the growing pains hisownself.

 

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Terrible example. That 25 sack number was just 3 more than the previous year and was 2 fewer than the 27 he'd had the season before that.

I noticed that number, though the Palmer and McNabb differentials were more significant, which leads to the next question on O-line make-up for the three teams during that portion of their comeback (Culpepper I discount and a "special" situation).

 

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I noticed that number, though the Palmer and McNabb differentials were more significant, which leads to the next question on O-line make-up for the three teams during that portion of their comeback (Culpepper I discount and a "special" situation).

Well, the Mcnabb case has the Giants game which you really just throw away. A dozen sacks is clearly about more than the QB, especially since the team hadn't given up more than 3 sacks in any of the 3 games prior to that. That was the game where Winston Justice was filling in for William Thomas (injured) and got absolutely schooled by Umenyiora (6 sacks) because the Eagles didn't give the poor guy any help. That offensive line struggled with health for much of that season, and that game was the most egregious example.

I don't want to bash on SMY too much for the article because I understand that it's the silly season, but it really seems as if she just did a cursory read for a 'filler' story.

 

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Well, the Mcnabb case has the Giants game which you really just throw away. A dozen sacks is clearly about more than the QB, especially since the team hadn't given up more than 3 sacks in any of the 3 games prior to that. That was the game where Winston Justice was filling in for William Thomas (injured) and got absolutely schooled by Umenyiora (6 sacks) because the Eagles didn't give the poor guy any help. That offensive line struggled with health for much of that season, and that game was the most egregious example.

I don't want to bash on SMY too much for the article because I understand that it's the silly season, but it really seems as if she just did a cursory read for a 'filler' story.

My last tour involved working for a "results oriented guy" who valued "production" quotas over substance...dunno if that's the case here, but you do have to put something in the paper.

 

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My last tour involved working for a "results oriented guy" who valued "production" quotas over substance...dunno if that's the case here, but you do have to put something in the paper.

You're absolutely correct sir. Football has tried to extend itself to become a 12 month/year event, but that's not really possible when the coaches keep a better lid on information than the CIA does. Partly as a result of that, and partly because there really is a long offseason with a few minor informational flurries rather than a 12 month cycle, there's been a whole lotta dross coming from the media this offseason. It's to be expected, but it doesn't mean that we have to like it.