all 22 film shows Brady is not utilizing all of his weapons

http://patspub.patsfans.com/2014/09/16/all-22-look-says-brady-not-using-all-his-weapons/

surprised no one has brought up this article. and this confirms what I have thought all along. Brady has developed a bad habit of only looking/passing to his "binkies" the past few years rather than just passing to the open guy.

he needs to get over this and start spreading the ball around if he expects the offense to get better. and it starts with HIM IMO...forcing balls to gronk/edelman when they are double covered is not the best option when you may have amendola or dobson wide open

The article was brought up in a different thread. Don't recall which one. I saw improvement in the offense against MIN. The offensive line was better and so was the running game, which seemed to be the focus of NE. I believe that the passing game will get better as Gronk and Dobson get back to full-go, too. Hopefully the players they need stay healthy and they can really get rolling. That game against CIN in a few weeks will be a good test for the Patriots offense.

The only one that looks like a bad read to me is #5, the rest are the better/safer option with less chance of a turnover.

Some of his points are good, but on those particular plays, I don't see anyone else really wide open. You could get them the ball, sure, but you could get Edelman or Gronk the ball too. Those aren't great examples of him throwing to covered receivers because they're binkies.

I also have a problem with rating successful plays as failures to see other options because the other options MIGHT have been able to make a catch too. He faults Brady for taking the sure first down to Edelman on 3rd and 4 because he didn't throw to LaFell who had "body position" in the end zone. He wasn't wide open making it a no brainer, but he COULD have boxed out the defender and caught the TD. Then he blames Brady for hitting an open Edelman in the end zone for a TD, because the open LaFell in the end zone MIGHT have been an easier throw?

Brady needs to spread the ball around more for sure, but these examples were pretty terrible.

It all looks so easy on a computer screen with no pass rushers collapsing the pocket around you.

Brady needs to improve his play this season but I don't blame him for taking the trusted completion.

I think this will change, and quickly, when Dobson gets up to speed and the pass protection is solidified. Right now, Brady doesn't trust his pass protection and probably isn't getting any further into his progression due to the fact that he has to get the ball out quickly to avoid a hit or a sack.

If only that damn Edelman would stop getting open so quick

Just cause their open doesn't mean they did the right thing. Does nothing to get open on a fade if Brady thinks your running a crossing pattern.

Not saying it's the case here just not enough information to know who is missing what.

This was brought up in another thread. Terrible job by Balistreiri.
This is just adding fuel to the misunderstanding of the passing game.
Brady has a read. It tells him who to throw to if that receiver is open, then where to look next,next and next.
Expecting him to see all 5 receivers in a still and decide which one is most open is ignorant.
If the #1 read is open he gets the ball, and none of the other 4 are seen.

ausbacker said:

It all looks so easy on a computer screen with no pass rushers collapsing the pocket around you.

Brady needs to improve his play this season but I don't blame him for taking the trusted completion.

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You can't blame him because its his job. If the #1 read is open, he will never see the other 4 receivers.
The issue would be if he is throwing to the 1st read even if they are blanketed, and that is not the case.

The issue is the progression within the framework of the play called, and the defense played.

The accusation is that Brady went past one of these open guys as he went down his progression. Alternatively, we are saying that Brady should have passed up an open Edelman or Gronk and move the next option.

IMHO, that is utter nonsense. If these guys are open a lot, then perhaps different plays should be called. Yes, a player or coach can identify that they are open, and that is information for a future play call.

To look at a picture and see open players is indeed information, but not really mjuch information. As has been said, perhaps they were in the WRONG place. Perhaps, they had a different role on the play.

I said it in another thread, but it bears repeating, and fleshing out, here. The all-22 is fast becoming the next PFF, in that it's being for garbage articles like this one.

Play #1 ignores the LB
Play #2 is a complaint about a TD pass, makes the complete opposite argument of play #3 in the same situation, and ignores the fact that Brady had already been knocked down by the time this pic was taken. (seriously, what the hell was the author thinking on that one?)
Play #3 is another time where the author ignores the LB, and Edelman is wide freakin' open
Play #4 may be valid, but that's the type of play Gronk usually makes. That's what makes him Gronk
Play #5 is likely a question of progression, but we can't tell that from the pics.


In other words, 3 of the 5 examples are examples where doing what the author recommends would be a bad thing, not a good thing. One is a pass to Gronk and a legit question, given Gronk's level of play. One is a situation where either option would be fine, and the question of progression order is one we don't have the answer to.

Terrible job by the author.

mgteich said:

The issue is the progression within the framework of the play called, and the defense played.

The accusation is that Brady went past one of these open guys as he went down his progression. Alternatively, we are saying that Brady should have passed up an open Edelman or Gronk and move the next option.

IMHO, that is utter nonsense. If these guys are open a lot, then perhaps different plays should be called. Yes, a player or coach can identify that they are open, and that is information for a future play call.

To look at a picture and see open players is indeed information, but not really mjuch information. As has been said, perhaps they were in the WRONG place. Perhaps, they had a different role on the play.

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Wasnt Brady 10/11 in the first half? With a big lead where he threw 11 passes in the second half vs 17 runs with 6 of the 11 passes on 3rd or 4th down, while playing it safe protecting a lead, why is it again that there is some reason to find something to criticize Brady about?

Bedard had a completely different take on the All 22. He said on the air yesterday that the coverage dictated to where Brady went this weekend.

Brady completed 68.2% of his passes. So I don't think he did such a horrible job with his decision making when he threw. A few mistakes like staring down Gronk on one play, but overall when he threw he was efficient.

AndyJohnson said:

You can't blame him because its his job. If the #1 read is open, he will never see the other 4 receivers.
The issue would be if he is throwing to the 1st read even if they are blanketed, and that is not the case.

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Well, except it was a couple of times. To Dobson and Gronk at least once each.

ausbacker said:

It all looks so easy on a computer screen with no pass rushers collapsing the pocket around you.

Brady needs to improve his play this season but I don't blame him for taking the trusted completion.

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I read somewhere that the vast majority of Brady's passes came out in under 2 seconds.

How many fracking reads can a quarterback make in under 2 seconds?

Danger Zone said:

I read somewhere that the vast majority of Brady's passes came out in under 2 seconds.

How much fracking reads can a quarterback make in under 2 seconds?

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Wow. If our oline solidifies, the game is going to seem so slow to Brady. Neo, you're the one!

I spit out my drink when OP said Amendola wide open.

Amendola is garbage and should be cut, better players get cut all the time here.

ausbacker said:

It all looks so easy on a computer screen with no pass rushers collapsing the pocket around you.

Brady needs to improve his play this season but I don't blame him for taking the trusted completion.

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Wish I could find a QB cam with 10 6'6" linemen battling it out inches away from you on all sides and throwing their great freaky arms up to block your throws.

I just refuse to believe that Brady took a precipitous decline in mental decision making that coincided with the very year he had arguably his worst receiving corps.

It is fine if Grink/Edelmen are the primary reads and they are getting open and Brady is hitting them with the ball.

The problem is that these other receivers need to be involved because the Patriot WILL play a defense that takes those reads away and those other receivers will have to become the primary read. Thus, it is important for the Patriots to run plays to get other people the ball.