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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.Maybe I'm overreacting, but can we formally stop referring to Brady and Belichick's playoff pedigree now? Whatever they had going a decade ago, it's obviously gone now, and has been for some time.
Not to be facetious, but that's why BB took down all the old photos.
This isn't the same team as the 2001-2004 Pats, and comparing them is unfair.
That said, something needs to be changed, because the last three losses have all come on the offense. Not necessarily Brady, but the offense.
Maybe it's time for you-know-what.
It's simple. The offense has been neglected of early draft picks the last 5 seasons. Much (most) of it has been given to the defense. It's time to start adding some playmakers to offense early in the draft so that it's not just about Brady making no namers look good. Give the guy some highly skilled weapons damnit.Not to be facetious, but that's why BB took down all the old photos.
This isn't the same team as the 2001-2004 Pats, and comparing them is unfair.
That said, something needs to be changed, because the last three losses have all come on the offense. Not necessarily Brady, but the offense.
Maybe I'm overreacting, but can we formally stop referring to Brady and Belichick's playoff pedigree now? Whatever they had going a decade ago, it's obviously gone now, and has been for some time.
As a Pats Fan, I think its time to legitametly question our sb rings. We haven't done anything since the league caugght on to our spying habbits. 07 was 07. That was the most talented team ever assembled. We would have dominated no matter what. Yet we still ended up loosing the most impt game.
As a Pats Fan, I think its time to legitametly question our sb rings. We haven't done anything since the league caugght on to our spying habbits. 07 was 07. That was the most talented team ever assembled. We would have dominated no matter what. Yet we still ended up loosing the most impt game.
Your an idiot. The offense did choke though.. the defense was put into bad situations the whole first half. This team over achieved but the strongest point of are team failed us tonight.. Brady threw a Horrible interception that was the play that cost us the game most likely.
Early in Brady's career he seemed like an elite clutch QB and nothing all that special the rest of the time. Later in his career he has been an elite regular season QB and nothing all that special in the playoffs.
Odd trend, small sample size notwithstanding.
As ugly a comparison as it is, I think it has to be said that this was the most Colts-esque season the Patriots have had. I don't mean that based entirely on what happened today, but rather Brady's play masked a number of issues. For the most part, people ignore the cracks in the porcelain when you win 14 games.
Those wins were predicated upon an unheard of TD:INT ratio (9:1) and a defense that was making up for terrible third down play by coming up with turnovers at the most critical times. If Brady had a 2003-ish season with 28 TD and 14 INT combined with that defense, a lot of those last minute stop would never have been in the picture to begin with. They would have won nine games and missed the playoffs.
Today was the day where Brady made a turnover, the defense didn't force any (Comcast cut out no less than five times, so pelt me if I missed something), and no other facet was improved to make up for those. Even a mediocre special teams performance could have bought them a little more breathing room. They got plenty to fix. People are just realizing it now.