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Now if we can only convince Kraft to allow Captain Stone to make all of their picks next April, the dark times caused by the consistent incompetence of their personnel department could finally be over.
You know that's one of great Brady mysteries.If Case Keenum can become a serviceable QB in his League... There is hope for Danny Etling. Yeah I once thought that nodle arm Tom Brady was a waste of a selection. Look at how he turned out. We don't know until they put on the pads. Really intrigued to see Danny Etling's improvements this time around.
You know that's one of great Brady mysteries.
Common wisdom tells us that you either have great arm strength or you don't. It's not supposed to get better with age. Yet in Brady's case it somehow DID! Even during his run to his first superbowl his "medocre arm strength" was a common topic. It would pop up over and over again for the next few years as well. But by the time 2007 came around Brady was being mention among the league's "rifle" arms. How did that happen.
I imagine it was a matter of improving mechanics. Getting stronger in the legs and learning how to incorporate that into his throws. Better arm mechanics also probably played a part. What Brady proved is that so called mediocre armed QB's don't HAVE to end up that way......if they are willing to psychotically work to change.
The Pats had 12 picks entering the draft this year and next year they'll have 14. I can only imagine how many they'll have in 2030.
We need to work harder to get 3 - 3's for 2021
Now I'm REALLY glad we will add those comp picks to our larder next April. They definitely will help with our flexibility to move up and down the draft to maximize our draft. But I'm getting tired of the scenario the media (which FINALLY discovered the comp system) puts out that using the comp system is somehow a big part of the Pats success. Or even as a few have put out there, that it is an "unfair advantage" for good teams to get more draft picks
Calling it a great thing to lose a SIGNIFICANT starter and get back the 100th pick in the draft is ludicrous. At best this is a small consolation prize for the team. Sure there have been some great players taken with comp picks. I saw a list once and it WAS impressive. Of course, Brady was the first name mentioned.
But the fact is finding a significant starter with picks around 100 or lower has historically not happing very often, and is most certainly NOT and unfair advantage, or the key to the Pats success. Doesn't suck though
Jones signs 4 year 48 million deal with Lions or Dolphins or Titans
van Noy signs 3 year 42 million deal with Dolphins
Thuney signs 5 year 60 million deal with Cardinals
done
Needs some plastic surgery if he wants to be the QB of the future
You know that's one of great Brady mysteries.
Common wisdom tells us that you either have great arm strength or you don't. It's not supposed to get better with age. Yet in Brady's case it somehow DID! Even during his run to his first superbowl his "medocre arm strength" was a common topic. It would pop up over and over again for the next few years as well during his "game manager" years. But by the time 2007 came around Brady was being mention among the league's "rifle" arms. How did that happen.
I imagine it was a matter of improving mechanics. Getting stronger in the legs and learning how to incorporate that into his throws. Better arm mechanics also probably played a part. What Brady proved is that so called mediocre armed QB's don't HAVE to end up that way......if they are willing to psychotically work to change.
Interesting. IIRC Bledsoe was also good in those types of competitions. We all know how that turned out.Lack of arm strength by young Brady is more myth than substance.
In maybe summer of 2003 he did one of those TV NFL QB competition specials.
He smoked all the other NFL QBs in pure distance and accuracy at distance.