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8th in career passes and attempts
10th in career yards passing
13th in career game winning drives
15th in career comebacks
11th in career total offense
48th in career INT % (same as Elway and Warner, better than Favre)
20th in career passing TDs
And that's with a lousy offense surrounding him in his early years, a significant rebuild after getting to the SB, and his exile to Buffalo/Dallas at the end.
Here's a great slightly awkward interview with Brady and Bledsoe before Super Bowl 36.
Not sure how Bledsoe feels about it but I was glad he was able to go in for an injured Brady and finish the win against the Steelers during that road to the eventual SB victory. He can wear that SB ring proudly as he handled the entire Brady/Bledsoe issue with class, helped Brady during games throughout the season and came in and finished the win against the Steelers.
Compare his stats to Vinnie Testaverde's. Pretty similar. More yards, more TDs for Vinnie. Vinnie played for some crap teams too. I'd take Drew over Vinnie, of course. And Parcells liked them both enough to acquire them after their prime. But there's a reason for the old joke, 'how do you say Drew Bledsoe in Italian? Vinnie Testaverde'...
However, I'll grant READILY...
that anyone would pale in comparison to Brady.
Compare his stats to Vinnie Testaverde's. Pretty similar. More yards, more TDs for Vinnie. Vinnie played for some crap teams too. I'd take Drew over Vinnie, of course. And Parcells liked them both enough to acquire them after their prime. But there's a reason for the old joke, 'how do you say Drew Bledsoe in Italian? Vinnie Testaverde'...
However, I'll grant READILY...
that anyone would pale in comparison to Brady.
Minihane is a hater period but he does love himself ... safe sex I guess.minihane is a brady hater.
Minihane is a hater period but he does love himself ... safe sex I guess.
I can't ever see Drew as an all timer in any era. Too many forced passes and bad decisions. Plus he was so immobile a pigeon would take a crap on him.
However, Drew had a chicken and the egg issue here. I don't believe he was lazy but he was accused of coasting a little here.
Put him on the Raiders back when Al Davis's brain was still functioning and there was no free agency and he'd have been an easy HoF-er. Use the lack of free agency to get him a strong OL and some outside burners and it'd've been a show for the ages.
Not sure how Bledsoe feels about it but I was glad he was able to go in for an injured Brady and finish the win against the Steelers during that road to the eventual SB victory. He can wear that SB ring proudly as he handled the entire Brady/Bledsoe issue with class, helped Brady during games throughout the season and came in and finished the win against the Steelers.
He wasn't willing to put in the offseason work to get better, either.
For the sake of stirring the pot I have a question. Do the Patriots win a Super Bowl if Bledsoe doesn't get hurt? I say they would have especially with that defense.
What year? In 1998?
2001.
But nevermind. I was going to say, for the sake of argument, that if Bledsoe had never got hurt and was allowed to complete the season that he would have been good enough to win at least one SB with those 2001-2004 teams but after thinking about it I decided it was a worthless debate. Those SB's were so close and for the most part down to the wire. I doubt he would have pulled one out.
Another debate would be did the Parcell's/Kraft grocery shopping feud cost the Patriots a Lombardi trophy?
That is fascinating. Brady looks like a kid!!! And Drew complimented Brady on his game prep and in game adjustments.
I always liked that game, Bledsoe gets really underrated because of how good Brady is