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2nd Team Getting Their First Start
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Brady is one of those quarterbacks who need decent (not great) protection. In the last few Pats playoff losses, the Patriots went into the loss with a scrub on the OL, usually at RG, and usually against an elite pass rushing team. Throw in losing Welker in one of the games and foot injury in another, and the difference in stats starts to make sense.
BB addressed the OL depth issue. If Vollmer is healthy, NE has 5 elite starters and starter quailty talent backing up every position on the OL. Most of the linemen are versatile and can play multiple positions. On Sunday, Brady should be well protected.
I know a lot of you don't want to hear this but...The TD to INT ratio is correct, those are the facts, they aren't making it up. I looked them up the other day it is what it is. Starting in playoff game against the Broncos in 06, first 2 INT game and first loss.
First 10 games 11 TD's 3 int's, from the 11th game to this years Baltimore game.... 24 TD 16 INT's I hate the NY media, but they aren't pulling those figures out of they're collective arses
Yeah, Brady is among the select few quarterbacks who need at least average protection to produce at an NFL level. Jesus...
A little too dismissive about his performances in 2007, but otherwise correct. He's too hot/cold of a QB to be considered top tier. Luckily for us he's pretty due for a mediocre/bad performance, and hopefully he delivers.
The article says:
If it weren't for McCree's blunder and last week's double-blunder in the final seconds by Lee Evans and Billy Cundiff, Brady would be 4-7 over the last 11 postseason games, not 6-5.
I pray that Brady and the t$$edeam are seeing all the stuff. This team ought to be good and pi$$ed. Let's face it, Brady can shut everybody up once and for all.
I don't know how that's relevant to the point I made. Joe Montana is widely considered the best playoff quarterback of all time, I was merely pointing out that even he had his stinkers. When you play in over 20 postseason games, you are bound to play poorly on some occasions.
Yet since the Patriots' loss to the Giants in Super Bowl XLII and his recovery from a knee reconstruction the next season, Brady no longer seems invincible. Opponents with the ability to rush the quarterback believe they can get to him both physically and mentally.
The concept that appeared to work best was using enough man coverage on the pass-catcher to disrupt timing and separation and then augment that with getting defenders around Brady's feet.