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From the latest Clayton-Espn article
[URL]http://espn.go.com/nfl/notebook/_/page/lastcall1116/john-clayton-last-call[/url]
I just don't get this. Is Clayton just making stuff up?
ok, TB was wearing that arm band supposedly for tendonitis before; but first he isnt wearing it anymore and SECOND I just dont get why that would cause him to start slow.
I mean he gets the entire pre-game to warm up. and that is probably a lot more time and CONSECUTIVE TIME; than he has once the game starts. Once the game is going when he comes off he is looking at still-shots and working with coaches; not keeping throwing arm warm.
I thought it was fairly conclusive that the OL near catastrophe was what caused his slow start vs miami. I thought the other slow starts were also more on motivation / team /or having to adapt game plan to the opponent than on Brady.
[URL]http://espn.go.com/nfl/notebook/_/page/lastcall1116/john-clayton-last-call[/url]
3. Brady's banged-up bunch: Because of shoulder tendinitis, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady often starts games slowly. Because of offensive line injuries, the Patriots almost lost the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
Thanks to Brady's resilience and patience, the Patriots were able to hold off the Miami Dolphins 27-24 and clinch a playoff bye. A win next week clinches home field. The Patriots fell behind 17-0 in the first half, and Brady was rattled. Left tackle Matt Light (ankle) was scratched before the game, and because tackle Sebastian Vollmer remained out, coach Bill Belichick had to gamble by moving Pro Bowl guard Logan Mankins to left tackle.
Then Dolphins defensive end Jared Odrick fell on Mankins' left knee and ankle and knocked him out of the game. The Patriots had to put rookies Nate Solder and Marcus Cannon at tackle. Journeyman Donald Thomas took over Mankins' left guard spot.
In the first half, Brady was 7-of-19 for 87 yards and was sacked three times.
"To lose Matt Light an hour and a half before the game and then lose Logan in the first or second series of the game, a lot of guys really stepped up and played hard, played for 60 minutes,'' Brady said.
Brady took control of the game by going no-huddle. Somehow the rookie tackles responded. "They're tough, they're very well-coached and they have a lot of pride,'' Brady said. "Hopefully, we get some guys back next week. You don't want to certainly make a habit of it, but we did it and we overcame it against a team that played very hard. We showed some resiliency and some mental toughness.''
And they needed it. Had the Patriots lost, they would have lost control of the AFC's top seed to the AFC North heavyweights.
I just don't get this. Is Clayton just making stuff up?
ok, TB was wearing that arm band supposedly for tendonitis before; but first he isnt wearing it anymore and SECOND I just dont get why that would cause him to start slow.
I mean he gets the entire pre-game to warm up. and that is probably a lot more time and CONSECUTIVE TIME; than he has once the game starts. Once the game is going when he comes off he is looking at still-shots and working with coaches; not keeping throwing arm warm.
I thought it was fairly conclusive that the OL near catastrophe was what caused his slow start vs miami. I thought the other slow starts were also more on motivation / team /or having to adapt game plan to the opponent than on Brady.
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