Tom Martinez, Brady's Coach/Guru, is concerned...

[patsfaninpittsburgh]

Brady doesn't talk about him all the time. He does give him tons of credit when the subject comes up. Martinez rallied after some of his well heeled connections got on the horn and got him second and third opinions and treatment from more aggressive facilities. I'll bet you Tom was one if not the driving force among those connections... Martinex doesn't have to take Guregian's calls. But he seems to like to be consulted...

Mo

He's not exactly a weekly feature on ESPN/CBS/NBC/FOX/NFLN pregame.

Besides, if Brady wanted it, "hush,hush", I'm sure there would be zero info divulged. Mike Lombardi noticed the same thing.

It's not KGB stuff.

 

[ivanvamp]

What I do know it that for 6 straight weeks, TB has been playing defenses that either know their offensive system or are decent defenses in their own right that can get after the passer.

Last 6 games:

vs NYJ: 24-33 (72.7%), 321 yds, 9.73 ypa, 1 td, 1 int, 100.7
vs Dal: 27-41 (65.9%), 289 yds, 7.05 ypa, 2 td, 2 int, 82.3
at Pit: 24-35 (68.6%), 198 yds, 5.66 ypa, 2 td, 0 int, 101.8
vs NYG: 28-49 (57.1%), 342 yds, 6.98 ypa, 2 td, 2 int, 75.4
at NYJ: 26-39 (66.7%), 329 yds, 8.44 ypa, 3 td, 0 int, 118.4
vs KC: 15-27 (55.6%), 234 yds, 8.67 ypa, 2 td, 0 int, 109.2

TOT: 144-224 (64.3%), 1713 yds, 7.65 ypa, 12 td, 5 int
AVG: 24-37 (64.3%), 286 yds, 7.65 ypa, 2 td, 1 int

The team over that span has scored 30, 20, 17, 20, 37, and 34 points. Yes, the D and special teams have scored TDs each of the past two games. Still that's 26.3 points per game. Not as much as they normally do, so on the whole, their offense has been down a tick. But still, if this is a "down" offense....holy cow.

 

[Deus Irae]

Well, this certainly seems to put a bit of a dent into the "Brady's washed up" theory.........

 

[RobertWeathers]

Well done. You win today's Pedant of the Day award. Have a coconut

I deserve it. I knew it was pore and mistyped.

 

[borg]

Brady opened the season firing the ball all over the field, feasting on the mid yardage routes. More recently, Brady has settled for the short passes, with receivers earning the extra yards on their own. Brady has thrown some flutter balls, low velocity balls, and some short balls as well. Clearly there is an issue... he picks his spots when he dials up the velocity. I'm hoping the Pats can dial up a consistent running game to take the pressure off him. I was surprised that Brady was in the game for the last series vs KC. Yes, Brady just handed the ball off to Vareen....but give the guy a cap and let him stand next to BB for a few minutes of camera time

 

[DaBronxPats14]

Something is not right with TB throws. He can still hit that tight pass but it looks like at times whatever ailment he has hampers his throwing.
Haters will say TB is older now etc etc etc. NONSENSE!!!
Hopefully It'll work itself out.

 

[BradyManny]

I don't get to say "I called it" that often, but I'll just repost my own thoughts from last week:

http://www.patsfans.com/new-england...ise-his-throwing-elbow-page2.html#post2803464

I don't know much about bone bruises, but it sounds like something which maybe - in the short term - probably had repercussions on his technique, maybe he was compensating for the pain. Which might explain some of the occasional uncharacteristically off throws in the past month.

The technique being the cause of sporadic inaccuracy, rather than directly attributing it to the injury, would also explain why it is only occasional, and why he was his normal pinpoint self in the second half vs. the Jets. It's easier to correct technique than it is to make pain suddenly disappear.

For those that don't recall, a similar thing happened last year when Brady was having some technique issues before visiting his QB guru around Thanksgiving. Of course, we all remember the epic run he went on after that. I'd like to think he has made or will make a trip out for a tune-up sometime this year.

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

This is why we need a 1st round bye

Is New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady Hurt? « CBS Boston


Brady is going to need that extra week of rest from the sound of it. Sounds like he take s a while to warm up his arm..not good...hope it gets better

 

[Snake Eyes]

Re: This is why we need a 1st round bye

Is New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady Hurt? « CBS Boston


Brady is going to need that extra week of rest from the sound of it. Sounds like he take s a while to warm up his arm..not good...hope it gets better

Perfect opportunity to play our backups.

 

[patsfan13]

Glad Martinez hasn't passed away. I wouldn't think Brady would ask a sick man to fly across the country.

 

[Boston Boxer]

Interesting...he's definately off at times but i'm sure having an actual WR would go along in fixing that problem. Every throw Brady makes has to be made into tight coverage these days so every throw has to be pinpoint accurate.

Thank god for that TE we have..that tall fellow.

well, it take an actual veteran WR approx 2 years to learn the offense...so they better bring one in now for 2013

 

[BradyManny]

Sounds like Martinez can't make it out this way from the above article. The two have just spoken on the phone.

Unfortunately I doubt Brady has time for a trip west this year. Closest we get to the west now is Denver.

 

[condon84]

Maybe Martinez can suit up and block for Brady. From the naked eye, Brady's struggles are related to his OLs ability to keep him upright.

 

[TheGodInAGreyHoodie]

*Hic*

He's a Jets fannnnn I tell ya! A JETS FAN!

*Hic*

I thought he was a 49rs and Raiders fan.

 

[jagkho]

Dont know if this has been posted yet, but this is a pretty good link to a video of Tom Martinez and his relationship with Brady. Includes some video images of Brady as a youngster.

The Season

 

[shmessy]

Dont know if this has been posted yet, but this is a pretty good link to a video of Tom Martinez and his relationship with Brady. Includes some video images of Brady as a youngster.

The Season

That's fantastic - - thank you for that!

 

[E1Downey]

Dont know if this has been posted yet, but this is a pretty good link to a video of Tom Martinez and his relationship with Brady. Includes some video images of Brady as a youngster.

The Season

Yes thanknyou very much sharing that! Fantastic vid.

 

[jagkho]

Yes thanknyou very much sharing that! Fantastic vid.

Youre welcome. The part that I thought was particularly interesting was that Martinez also coached JaMarcus Russell, but unlike Brady, Russell never followed up with Martinez for advice on any ongoing basis.

 

[NEP4Life]

Dont know if this has been posted yet, but this is a pretty good link to a video of Tom Martinez and his relationship with Brady. Includes some video images of Brady as a youngster.

The Season

Martinez claims it takes 3000 reps to train/re-train a muscle. Hmmm...

 

[robbomango]

His arm clearly looks jacked up and he looks pissed off about it after every game.

I didn't want to feed the hysteria on this subject seeing that there's not much I can do about his injury. Hopefully we see TB at 100% coming down the stretch.