Did not having a veteran backup QB cross your mind when the 'Ankle' was reported?
 

I know the first thing I thought about when I heard Brady had a bad ankle was man,I wish we had a capable veteran backup we could use in an emergency which this could have been the case of emergency but of course its not now.

I had visions of Cassell being bear hugged by Umenyora and Strahan all game and Madison running some back for scores.

I hope the team puts some focus on a capable veteran backup in the offseason,Just in case - now that Brady has been diagnosed as having a human body that can get damaged and not the indestructable robot we thought he was :)

Re: Did not having a veteran backup QB cross your mind when the 'Ankle' was reported?
 

In a league desperate for anything approaching functional starting QB's, no - it didn't. I would rather take my chances with Matt #2 or even Matt #3 than say Vinny from the couch or some other flavor of the season JAG everyone thought showed starter potential once upon a time because they looked good briefly in limited service somewhere else.

Re: Did not having a veteran backup QB cross your mind when the 'Ankle' was reported?
 

I think Cassell doesn't get enough credit. I think the kid would be fine. But, I also think this Brady foot thing is way out of hand. I remember the same issues in 2001 when it was, "Will Bledsoe play??" because of Brady's high ankle sprain, which to me looked MUCH worse than this one.

Re: Did not having a veteran backup QB cross your mind when the 'Ankle' was reported?
 

First thing I thought is that he'll play, and he'll be fine.

Re: Did not having a veteran backup QB cross your mind when the 'Ankle' was reported?
 

Yes, it crossed my mind. But, Cassel adds a different dimension as a scrambler, which is something few veteran reserve QBs can feature.

Re: Did not having a veteran backup QB cross your mind when the 'Ankle' was reported?
 

Not for a second as I knew his ankle was fine.

Re: Did not having a veteran backup QB cross your mind when the 'Ankle' was reported?
 

Knew he would play, but the first thought that crossed my mind under the possiblity he wouldnt was: We are so good, I bet we'd win even without him.

We'll never know, but I'd bet a lot that the other 52, would easily crank it up a notch and we would win any way.
We would probably run it 40 times and win one of those 13-7 type games, but we would win.

Re: Did not having a veteran backup QB cross your mind when the 'Ankle' was reported?
 

Not sure I'd go that far in this game. Brady and Belichick are the lynchpins around which this team is built. The impact of Brady's presence, even on his own defense, is immense. The 2001 team rallied around a kid QB, but the kid QB had something to do with that. More often than not since his mere presence has given them the belief that if they step up it will be enough because he will make the most of their effort.

Doesn't mean we're chopped liver without him, but we aren't a serious SB contender, just a potential contender in a league where it's not that hard to be that unless you are grossly mismanaged or incredibly unlucky. Maybe a Cassel or Gutierrez has some of that intangible that makes guys want to run through a wall for you...but I'm not counting on them having it to the level Brady does. Few ever have had it to that level. But I know that Vinny or Feeley or any of the veteran backups some here think we need don't have it at all or they wouldn't still or now be backups.

Re: Did not having a veteran backup QB cross your mind when the 'Ankle' was reported?
 

Nope!

We trust Belichick, and Belichick has built the team such that Brady can never be injured. So, he never will be.

Re: Did not having a veteran backup QB cross your mind when the 'Ankle' was reported?
 

Didn't cross my mind. Obviously I'm aware of what the situation would probably be, but I didn't degenerate into panic mode just yet. I'm sure it would take much more than a sprained ankle to keep Brady out of the game.