This is the one I've been waiting a couple years for.He could throw one to himself, a la Marcus Mariota. Would count.
This is the one I've been waiting a couple years for.He could throw one to himself, a la Marcus Mariota. Would count.
This is how I feel. Once they kick it off in January, I wouldn't trade him for any other QB.But for one game, or a playoff run, there's still nobody I'd rather have than him.
100%.This is how I feel. Once they kick it off in January, I wouldn't trade him for any other QB.
He does some pod work with Daniel Jeremiah and he's apparently trying to get more camera time with that molten hot take. Honestly he and DJ do a decent job on their pod.Am I supposed to know who Bucky Brooks is?
At some point someone is going to be right about Brady's decline, it's really not some super controversial take.
Enough with your rational takes.Also the line sucks, Gronk retired, Harry hasn't played much at all, they can't run the ball, AB only lasted a game, and Sanu has barely had any time to get integrated into the offense. Brady might be finally in decline, but there are way too many other issues with the offense to reach that conclusion right now.
It's also not going to be a cliff, so folks looking for that are peeping in the wrong direction. Same for those arguing against that strawman.Am I supposed to know who Bucky Brooks is?
At some point someone is going to be right about Brady's decline, it's really not some super controversial take.
Hot garbage take.Am I supposed to know who Bucky Brooks is?
At some point someone is going to be right about Brady's decline, it's really not some super controversial take.
Plus the Houston game is indoors. Weather not a factor unlike Cleveland, Philly, and Dallas games. Sanu and Dorsett should be back. If the offense has another bleh outing this week then I'll be pretty worried. I expect them to get into the mid-upper 20s though.There's no doubt that with increased reps from Meyers and Harry, a return to health for Sanu and Dorsett, and improved O-line play thanks to the return of Wynn and better health for Cannon, that the offense should improve. I definitely think Brady isn't as good as he used to be (how can he - he's 42 for crying out loud!) but he's still plenty good enough to win. Their last 5 opponents' defensive rankings:
Houston:
#17 points allowed
#20 yards allowed
#27 in passer rating allowed (101.0)
#23 in rushing allowed per carry (4.6)
Kansas City:
#19 points allowed
#25 yards allowed
#11 in passer rating allowed (87.2)
#31 in rushing allowed per carry (5.1)
Cincinnati
#27 points allowed
#32 yards allowed
#30 in passer rating allowed (104.8)
#29 in rushing allowed per carry (4.9)
Buffalo
#3 points allowed
#3 yards allowed
#3 in passer rating allowed (76.8)
#20 in rushing allowed per carry (4.4)
Miami
#32 points allowed
#30 yards allowed
#31 in passer rating allowed (106.8)
#25 in rushing allowed per carry (4.7)
Long story short, over the next five games they play four bad defenses and one excellent one. Three of the five are at home. It's a good time for the offense to begin to hit its stride and get ready for the playoffs.
Why can't we have both?As Pats fans, would we rather have Brady running a not-so-high-powered offense but have an utterly dominant defense or run a video-game caliber offense but have a weak defense that allows even replacement-level QBs throw for 300 yards?
True - we're Pats fans, we've come to expect a full complement of nice things!Why can't we have both?
Well honestly, if Gronk had stayed and Andrews hadn't gotten hurt....I think that's exactly what we'd have. But injuries happen.Why can't we have both?
On the season Brady is 32-42 with 9 td in the redzone targeting Edelman, White, or Sanu, and is 10-33 with 1 or 2 td targeting anyone else (1 or 2 because football reference says Brady has 10 redzone td but has JE with 4, White with 3, Sanu with 2, and Dorsett and Harry both with 1, so idk). When your main redzone targets average under 6 feet tall and have career highs in tds of 7, 7, and 5, your'e going to have a lot of trouble scoring close to the goal line. They desperately need Harry or Watson to start doing literally anything in the redzone.Wrt to the low touchdowns, they have been horrible in the redzone (as I'm sure everyone already knows). They're 24th in redzone touchdown%; the previous four years they had been 12, 3, 10, and 4. In fact, prior to last season, they had been top 10 in redzone td% every season since 2003, other than 2009 when they were 12th. Brady hasn't been horrible in the redzone, going 42-75 (56%) with 10 td, 2 int, and a 90.0 rating. But he has been absolutely dreadful inside the 10, going 16-35 (45.71%) with 7 td, 1 int, and an 80.4 rating. And despite the not awful rating in the redzone, he only has 10 td in 75 attempts with two picks. Last season he had 18 td and 1 int in 86 redzone attempts. The year before that it was 26 td and 0 in on 86 attempts. I don't know whether this is due to Gronk being gone, or not having a running game, or what, but I don't think it can simply be explained by him declining.
Harry is one game removed from a red zone TD. Did he even get a red zone snap this week? You’d think that he could at least be a red zone specialist.On the season Brady is 32-42 with 9 td in the redzone targeting Edelman, White, or Sanu, and is 10-33 with 1 or 2 td targeting anyone else (1 or 2 because football reference says Brady has 10 redzone td but has JE with 4, White with 3, Sanu with 2, and Dorsett and Harry both with 1, so idk). When your main redzone targets average under 6 feet tall and have career highs in tds of 7, 7, and 5, your'e going to have a lot of trouble scoring close to the goal line. They desperately need Harry or Watson to start doing literally anything in the redzone.
That’s what I’m hoping for from him. It was always going to be hard for him to have a massive impact after missing so much time but if he could turn into a solid red zone option this season it would help the offense immenselyHarry is one game removed from a red zone TD. Did he even get a red zone snap this week? You’d think that he could at least be a red zone specialist.
Dorsett has one on the trick play from Edelman, that's probably the discrepancy.On the season Brady is 32-42 with 9 td in the redzone targeting Edelman, White, or Sanu, and is 10-33 with 1 or 2 td targeting anyone else (1 or 2 because football reference says Brady has 10 redzone td but has JE with 4, White with 3, Sanu with 2, and Dorsett and Harry both with 1, so idk). When your main redzone targets average under 6 feet tall and have career highs in tds of 7, 7, and 5, your'e going to have a lot of trouble scoring close to the goal line. They desperately need Harry or Watson to start doing literally anything in the redzone.
You’re right I forgot about that play. Yesterday was for sure better than it has been but on the season the red zone failures and the huge amount of drops and throwaways definitely make Brady’s statline a lot worse that it otherwise would beDorsett has one on the trick play from Edelman, that's probably the discrepancy.
The red zone performance was actually pretty good yesterday. I especially liked the play design on the first TD.
Is this a Dorsett issue? He missed the hand signal on 3rd down, when Brady chucked it deep down the sideline with JE drawing the safety down the deep middle.Great example of how Brady and his WR's are out of sync and not on the same page.
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Dorsett's catch percentage is down from the mid to upper 70's last year to the 50's this year. He's not having a good year and they need him badly.Is this a Dorsett issue? He missed the hand signal on 3rd down, when Brady chucked it deep down the sideline with JE drawing the safety down the deep middle.
I think this is out of character for PD as he he shown to be reliable. Tough to tell how much of it is real, long term issue and how much can be chalked up to the flu and inconsistent reps due to injuries (Sanu, Dorsett, Harry & most of the O-line).
How is "catch percentage" measured? Is it just based on catches per targets, or does it only include passes that are deemed "catchable"?Dorsett's catch percentage is down from the mid to upper 70's last year to the 50's this year. He's not having a good year and they need him badly.