JSn
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This guy's a regular Sherlock Holmes, eh?
ESPN Page 2 - Easterbrook: Temporary hero
Apparently mutual exclusions are the only way to divine the truth at BSPN. Obviously, both Cassel and Brady were evaluated to be better quarterbacks than most expected and coached into impressive specimens of the "complete QB" (mental toughness, amnesia, decision-making, accuracy, etc...)
Clearly the system is a big factor and requires the right QB's for the job. We all knew the way this year ended would leave a shadow over Tom or Bill for the media.
It will be good next year to see the Patriots utterly terrorize the league, fresh off a Lombardi run with a High School QB. There will be no crow left on the earth to eat.
ESPN Page 2 - Easterbrook: Temporary hero
Although Cassel is playing well, the New England rebound isn't about him. What's happening is the resurgence of a team and its system. Considering how rapidly Cassel has become effective, in retrospect, maybe it was never about Tom Brady, either.
Apparently mutual exclusions are the only way to divine the truth at BSPN. Obviously, both Cassel and Brady were evaluated to be better quarterbacks than most expected and coached into impressive specimens of the "complete QB" (mental toughness, amnesia, decision-making, accuracy, etc...)
If New England had melted down without Brady, that would have cemented Tom's reputation as an all-time talent. If the Patriots end up having a great season without Brady, nobody will hold that against No. 12, but the focus will shift away from Brady and toward the New England team and system overall. Say what you like about Bill Belichick -- and there are many things not to like -- he runs the best ship in the NFL.
Clearly the system is a big factor and requires the right QB's for the job. We all knew the way this year ended would leave a shadow over Tom or Bill for the media.
It will be good next year to see the Patriots utterly terrorize the league, fresh off a Lombardi run with a High School QB. There will be no crow left on the earth to eat.
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