Bostonian1962
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I know a player should never need "extra" motivation for a Super Bowl, but....
So, I wake up this morning to an ESPN story about Brady being 4 and 3 (and is likely 3 and 4 if Lee Evans catches the TD pass last week) in the playoffs since '07, and Eli Manning being 7 and 1. They were questioning Brady's recent play in the playoffs.
He had 3 ints against the Chargers in '07, as the team barely beat Rivers when Rivers played on one leg, and had 3 ints in two other playoff games. Brady looked horrible in the '08 Super Bowl. He looked horrible two years ago against the Ravens. He didn't look good against the Jets last year. He looked rather shakey this past week too. He was outplayed by Eli in the aforementioned Super Bowl, was outplayed by Mark Sanchez last year, and was outplayed by Joe Flacco last week.
Now my question to Patsfanners: Brady will likely see all these stories over the next 2 weeks. With his drive to prove people wrong, as we've seen over the years, do you think there will somehow be EXTRA motivation for him to win this game? Do you think these stories and the love for the NYGs (there seems to be alot early), will actually work in our favor? Thoughts?
So, I wake up this morning to an ESPN story about Brady being 4 and 3 (and is likely 3 and 4 if Lee Evans catches the TD pass last week) in the playoffs since '07, and Eli Manning being 7 and 1. They were questioning Brady's recent play in the playoffs.
He had 3 ints against the Chargers in '07, as the team barely beat Rivers when Rivers played on one leg, and had 3 ints in two other playoff games. Brady looked horrible in the '08 Super Bowl. He looked horrible two years ago against the Ravens. He didn't look good against the Jets last year. He looked rather shakey this past week too. He was outplayed by Eli in the aforementioned Super Bowl, was outplayed by Mark Sanchez last year, and was outplayed by Joe Flacco last week.
Now my question to Patsfanners: Brady will likely see all these stories over the next 2 weeks. With his drive to prove people wrong, as we've seen over the years, do you think there will somehow be EXTRA motivation for him to win this game? Do you think these stories and the love for the NYGs (there seems to be alot early), will actually work in our favor? Thoughts?