Against the Broncos he looked like he was going through the motions, but that's because he knew that every quarter of a second counted. if he made it look prettier, he likely would have been sacked a hundred times. He had no time to throw. No time to play-action even.
Look, I'm going to pull a Peyton Manning and call out Tom Ashworth (I can do that, can't I?) because Ashworth was blocking air for much of the game. On that crucial 3rd and goal, Ashworth completely whiffed, and he had no guy to block. That wasn't even a blitz that Brady faced. Play-action isn't going to work when the defense is blitzing and even run-blitzing.
From my point-of-view, this is really the best way to attack Brady. Blitz the pass, blitz the run. But Brady showed that he can also burn you if you do this. Next year, if teams adopt the Broncos approach, this is what I expect. A faster RB who can break the run blitz and burst through that single line of defense. A returning OL with Light, Koppen, Mankins and Kaczur to buy Brady an extra second, no bonehead fumbles from Faulk, Brown and Hobbs. If teams adopt the Broncos approach to this game, they will get blown out next year.
