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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.Link?Manish Mehta (who I actually really like, despite being a trolling Jets beat writer, because he's really talented and funny) recently wrote a piece about Brady and said Brady is unlike any player he has ever covered.
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this made me wonder: what are the chances that both Rodgers and Brady have pretty luckluster years for each, in the same year?
maybe another external factor at play?
I think defenses have become dumber too. Way too many wide open guys in zones. In addition, QB's rarely look phased. Back in the day, if a back up came in, 99.9% of the time it was an automatic loss. Now they come in and look like all pros.My theory is this: the NFL has become very dumbed down, where offensive philosophy no longer requires so much intellectual superiority. So, teams like the Patriots and Packers, who rely on such cerebral quarterbacks, are not seeing the same surge in numbers. Brady and Rodgers are hovering around their career QB ratings, whereas it seems everyone else on the planet is dominating. I am not buying into the clearly flawed idea that offenses have become smarter across the board...that just doesn't happen. More likely it's that simpler concepts are just incredibly difficult to defend due to the rules changes.
Except for this Jack hole. Ex-Jet actually thought Brady was system QB.He's a darn good quarterback, obviously the only one in TB12's class for some years now, but I think there's a lot of wisdom from Colin Cowherd (yes, I realize I just wrote that) on this one. The quarterback position is almost like a coaching position as well. The leadership, accountability, willingness to defend your teammates to the end, willingness to sacrifice your stats and personal accolades for the team, these things are real. Cowherd has been talking about this for years, about how the Patriots organization and team genuinely love Brady, while he continues to point out that Rodgers lacks a champion personality.
Other factors that are more measurable: the cost for Brady + his skill weapons is significantly ($25M+) below the cost of Rodgers and his weapons, and you start to understand why Brady usually has a better rounded roster. He's playing with bargain skill players, just like the rest of the team, which looks for salary cap value, and he himself is a value too. Rodgers and his receivers are just paid market and not that big an asset with cap considerations, even if they were drafted by the Packers.
Manish Mehta (who I actually really like, despite being a trolling Jets beat writer, because he's really talented and funny) recently wrote a piece about Brady and said Brady is unlike any player he has ever covered. He said there are public quotes that he prints, with the blessing of the players, and then there's the "off-record" stuff about these guys. He said that even "off the record" there is essentially universal praise and respect from the Jets players about Brady, which is different from any player in the NFL. The Jets players think he is not only an amazing football player, but they even respect him personally and praise him behind closed doors.
With Rodgers, it seems like whenever there's a lot of adversity in Green Bay, a lot of rumblings start from old teammates, media members, etc., looking to start burying him for things behind what you see on the field. I imagine when he retires a lot of guys are not going to give him the same legacy endorsement as Brady. Even the fans begin to start turning on him pretty quickly, whereas Patriots fans may overreact, but I don't think I've heard anyone question Brady's leadership, commitment, and established place in NFL lore; people accuse Patriots fans being obnoxious about the Brady = GOAT stuff, but a lot of that is because the guy has been such a model person for so many years makes him the object of so much praise and hero worship.
Manish Mehta (who I actually really like...
You lost me at that. WTF dude...
May be true but I never read his stuff because of the former.He's a troll and a homer for the most part, but he's a darn good writer. Really funny metaphors.
I wouldn't say the NBA is dumbed down now, if anything it might be the opposite. Virtually every trend in the game is driven by advanced analytics now, starting with the fact that statistically speaking long 2s are the most inefficient shot in the game, and maximum efficiency is at the rim or shooting open 3s. There is a bit more uniformity than in years past, but that's mostly in the fact that the optimal way to score is pretty much universally understood.I think defenses have become dumber too. Way too many wide open guys in zones. In addition, QB's rarely look phased. Back in the day, if a back up came in, 99.9% of the time it was an automatic loss. Now they come in and look like all pros.
NBA has dumbed down too and it's gotten to an all time low now. The norm now seems like every team is scoring over 100 points a game. Every player jacks up 3's and takes a lot of them. It's really tough to watch these days.