Ah but look at the last two draftees; they were mobile. Now I should clarify what I mean by mobile; ability to move around in the pocket to avoid the rush.
The Patriots definitely want mobile; look at Cassel and O'Connell.
The wonder if the day of the statues are dwindling...
New England Patriots - times their QB was sacked
2004 - 26
2005 - 28 (Brady 26, Flutie 1, Davey 1)
2006 - 29 (Brady 26, Cassel 3)
2007 - 21
2008 - 48 (Cassel 47, O'Connell 1)
2009 - 18 (Brady 16, Hoyer 2)
2010 - 25
Tom Brady - times he was sacked
2004 - 26
2005 - 26
2006 - 26
2007 - 21
2008 - 0 (injured)
2009 - 16
2010 - 25
(AVG: 23.3)
Matt Cassel - times he was sacked
2008 - 47
2009 - 42
2010 - 26
(AVG: 38.3)
So the more mobile Cassel gets sacked, on average, far more than Brady does. In 2008, with essentially the same offensive line that Brady had in 2007 and 2009, got sacked 47 times. In 2007 and 2009, Brady got sacked a total of 47 times - in twice the number of games.
Being mobile doesn't necessarily = fewer times sacked.
Michael Vick (the most mobile QB in the history of the NFL):
2004 - 46 sacks
2005 - 33 sacks
2006 - 45 sacks
2010 - 34 sacks (in just 12 games)
Ben Roethlisberger (one of the most mobile QB in the league)
2006 - 46 sacks
2007 - 47 sacks
2008 - 46 sacks
2009 - 50 sacks
2010 - 32 sacks (in just 12 games)
Aaron Rodgers (another highly mobile QB)
2008 - 34 sacks
2009 - 50 sacks
2010 - 31 sacks
All of these guys get sacked at a *far* higher rate than Brady does. Cassel, Vick, Roethlisberger, Rodgers - all are highly mobile QB that also throw the ball well (i.e., they're not just "option" QBs). And they have been on successful teams for the most part. And yet they get sacked a TON.
Brady isn't mobile, but neither were Dan Marino and Peyton Manning, and those two guys hardly ever got sacked. Same with Brady.