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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.Are we finally seeing the start of Tom Brady’s inevitable decline?
By no means am I saying that Brady is becoming noticeably worse or poorer. It's just interesting to analyze the statistics since this article does provide a relatively comprenehsive review of his passing accuracy. Just from watching Brady's games, it just seems a bit off this year, but something I thought I'd share.
I'm not big on stats but I will concede he looks a little more flat footed in the pocket lately, so I would agree that aspect of his game is trending down but who knows if it will continue in that direction. Arm strength and decision making are still there and hes still throwing a nice tight spiral so I'm not worried.
His mental game compensates for inconsistent mechanics that diminish his velocity and accuracy. His stride forward, once a staple of his delivery mechanism, is much less pervasive. Whether it is conscious, subconscious, injury or age related, Brady is definitely flat footed during many throws. Maybe he doesn't have complete faith in his pocket protection, maybe he's hearing imaginary footsteps, maybe he's compensating for an undisclosed injury, maybe he just figures the stride is too time consuming....or all of the above.I'm not big on stats but I will concede he looks a little more flat footed in the pocket lately, so I would agree that aspect of his game is trending down but who knows if it will continue in that direction. Arm strength and decision making are still there and hes still throwing a nice tight spiral so I'm not worried.
The Patriots have the 4th highest scoring team in the league, the team has lost a boat load of RB's and Brady did not have Edelman for the first half of the year and has been working with a banged up Gronk. He's also had a few perfectly thrown balls bounce off receivers hands for interceptions. (Colts game was perfect example) He has generally looked fine to me. Not his most impressive 8 game stretch but far from his worst either. He appears physically fine and there is no reason for me the believe that he will not play well the remainder of the year.
Agreed but Some peo0le may have some interesting thoughts now.
He isn't playing at an MVP level quite yet but I haven't seen any physical decline which is what is most important. If there was physical decline then we are talking about the end of the road.
Then you have to consider the situation thrust upon him. All of his RBs going into the season are IR'd or injured aside from White who is primarily a receiver.
He was given a laughable crop of receivers to start the season. Gronkowski is injured and playing at a less effective level than ever before. Edelman got back only recently from an ACL tear and in season acquisition of Gordon is still taking time to come together. As of now there is only two guys he can fully trust to produce and they are White and Edelman
It isn't particularly reasonable to expect for Brady to be throwing up MVP numbers and perfect games. Regardless he and the offense are still functioning at a relatively high level and largely covering for an underwhelming defense on most nights.
Pretty much this. Health permitting, however, as Gordon and Edelman get their bearings underneath them, I expect him to return to an MVP level of play in the second half of the season.
People seem to have forgotten that last year, post-JAG trade, many began with this same line of 'analysis'. Brady's numbers were down, and now Jimmy was gone! There were a couple of radio talk show guys who made it a staple of their show, and everything.
"Down" or "not down" isn't all that meaningful. I wish there were more breakdowns of things.People seem to have forgotten that last year, post-JAG trade, many began with this same line of 'analysis'. Brady's numbers were down, and now Jimmy was gone! There were a couple of radio talk show guys who made it a staple of their show, and everything.