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i would like to point out that the no-huddle/hurry-up offense was almost always run plays, completely opposite of 2 years ago, of course the personal experience around Brady was completely different.
Isn't that my point? The super-quick catch-them-off-balance-with-short-pass hurry-up wasn't there last year.
Yup, that's exactly what I'm thinking.
I believe Moss was the last receiver that Brady trusted to do this. And we know Moss did exactly this because sometimes he wasn't very subtle about it. I still remember him smiling after breaking up an Int or two.
I think we need to cut Brady...AFC title game appearances just don't cut it for me anymore
I'll never forget the long TD catch Moss made against a double team vs Miami (?). He had his back to the ball and while fending off a defender with his left arm, he caught the pass in the crook of his right elbow. I've never seen anything like it and can't see how I ever will again.
When you have a WR like Randy Moss you can pretty much throw up anything and he'll probably come down with it. That has to help a less accurate long passer, and our boy Tommy LomBrady is definitely one of those.
This is an interesting, if not depressing, read. Not sure I fully agree with it. With all he had to deal with at WR, TE (or lack thereof), and interior OL, I think it's impossible to determine whether or not Brady is in decline already. Whether he is or is not should become more clear when the team gives him a few more weapons and the WR's we currently field come of age. He did make some bad decisions, but what quarterback doesn't? That said, Football Outsiders did a film study that started with breaking down his deep passing accuracy and then broke it down a bit more from there. I'll highlight some key parts...
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | Film Room: Tom Brady
I don't particularly agree with this.
Just to note, there's no comparison to other quarterbacks in this article, but it's still a somewhat interesting, albeit flawed, read. Each breakdown they do of him comes with All-22 stills that break down the play.
These Football Outsider guys are a little big for their britches. I appreciate what they try to do, which is to take a scientific, empirical approach to judging players rather than just echo popular impressions, but they seem to lack a sound understanding of the game at times.
I remember a 'critique' they did of Ted Washington--was he really the demon run-stuffer we all assumed he was? They concluded no because they found too many plays in one game in which he did nothing. They watched the tape and yeah, sure, he did nothing... on quick passes, on outside runs, basically any offensive play in which a NT has no chance of really doing anything. The fact that the offensive play-calling in that game seemed to want no part of Ted Washington didn't factor into the FO analysis.
This analysis of Brady is worse, as the very first post in the comments section explains well (plus, I question the Amendola example. How do we know Brady wasn't throwing to a point on the field, and Danny simply didn't reach it? It's clearly a hole in the zone).
I'll never forget the long TD catch Moss made against a double team vs Miami (?). He had his back to the ball and while fending off a defender with his left arm, he caught the pass in the crook of his right elbow. I've never seen anything like it and can't see how I ever will again.
When you have a WR like Randy Moss you can pretty much throw up anything and he'll probably come down with it. That has to help a less accurate long passer, and our boy Tommy LomBrady is definitely one of those.
So if Brady comes out firing on all cylinders this September will there be a new article titled
BRADY BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE AND SHOWS NO SIGNS OF STOPPING?
it is ridiculous to come to such an judgement ,people have up and down moments all though out their career.
It's not just that everyone has ups and downs. It's that everyone knew his numbers were likely to fall because of the massive turnover at WR. That wasn't even including the losses of AHern and Gronk. This article essentially says "Everyone knew that Brady would probably struggle with this group, especially when the group got even worse than originally expected, and Brady did struggle, so he must be in decline".
It's some of the worst analysis I've ever seen on a QB, and it's from a site that usually excellent. I hope this doesn't become a habit for FO.