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Okay folks, let's accept that Tom is still not on the same page as his WRs. If you consider the fourth quarter play where Wes ran a post and Tom threw a stop it would appear we can see why.
-- Welker is still in 2007-2008 mode, he's thinking like a high scoring Patriot.
-- Brady is thinking in terms of game management, he's gone back to his roots as he's rebuilding himself after the injury.
I can't say that either one is "wrong," they're just at two different places mentally. Knowing that, the challenge is for two professionals to figure out where they are and what they have to do to get synchronized. I don't put this on the coaches, Brady and Welker are two exceptional professionals who probably know what's wrong, they are just struggling with deleting the programming in their heads/muscles and uploading the same program.
Welker read an open middle and went for the gusto - pretty standard with either the 2007 Brady or 2008 Cassel. Brady was thinking, get the first. Welker has never played with "this" Brady before, Troy Brown or David Givens would know him in a coma. It may also be part of the issue between Brady and Galloway, Joey has always been used as a big play guy, Aiken as a possession receiver is a better fit mentally for "this" Brady.
The deep ball Moss and "this" Brady aren't in sync. The move the ball Moss working the short and intermediate roots is "tight" with Tommy.
Give it a little longer...though if some of you do want to switch your allegiance to the Ravens or Browns or Steelers, I'll understand. :singing:
-- Welker is still in 2007-2008 mode, he's thinking like a high scoring Patriot.
-- Brady is thinking in terms of game management, he's gone back to his roots as he's rebuilding himself after the injury.
I can't say that either one is "wrong," they're just at two different places mentally. Knowing that, the challenge is for two professionals to figure out where they are and what they have to do to get synchronized. I don't put this on the coaches, Brady and Welker are two exceptional professionals who probably know what's wrong, they are just struggling with deleting the programming in their heads/muscles and uploading the same program.
Welker read an open middle and went for the gusto - pretty standard with either the 2007 Brady or 2008 Cassel. Brady was thinking, get the first. Welker has never played with "this" Brady before, Troy Brown or David Givens would know him in a coma. It may also be part of the issue between Brady and Galloway, Joey has always been used as a big play guy, Aiken as a possession receiver is a better fit mentally for "this" Brady.
The deep ball Moss and "this" Brady aren't in sync. The move the ball Moss working the short and intermediate roots is "tight" with Tommy.
Give it a little longer...though if some of you do want to switch your allegiance to the Ravens or Browns or Steelers, I'll understand. :singing: