Combinations of wanting to see what Stidham had and thinking Cam Newton is an asshole and they dont want to root for him.Reasons? Because it costs them almost nothing.
Combinations of wanting to see what Stidham had and thinking Cam Newton is an asshole and they dont want to root for him.Reasons? Because it costs them almost nothing.
Not singling you out specifically, but quoting you because this is a widely believed sentiment and while I understand where it comes from, I don't agree. That impossible standard left New England a few seasons ago. Tom Brady of the past couple of seasons couldn't live up to that standard. Don't get me wrong he was better than most quarterbacks, but he no longer was THAT guy. Prime Brady, yes that guy is going to be damn near impossible to replace. And while Tom still has some gas in the tank it was clearly time to go IMO. The guy has the heart of a lion and hasn't lost a bit of intensity, but he has lost a couple of steps and he didn't have the supporting cast that he once had. Tom may play out of his mind in Tampa given the players he's surrounded with and the motivation of trying to prove himself without Bill will surely up the intensity level, but neither of those elements exists if he's still in New England. It's foolish to compare Stidham or anyone else to Brady in his prime.I don't think Cam Newton is destined to fail, no. Anyone replacing Brady was/is going to be held to an impossible standard. Stidham had the gift of low expectations while Cam Newton is/was a franchise QB in his own right and fans will expect results. If Newton fails, I imagine he'd take more heat than Stidham would, but again - I think that's much more based on expectations than racial animosity. While it is naive to think race wouldn't play some factor into it for a segment of the fanbase, my sense is that the vast majority of the fans are genuinely excited about the move.
I pretty strongly disagree with this. First, he's only a year removed from winning a Super Bowl, granted that was not a vintage Brady season but he still got it done in the playoffs.Not singling you out specifically, but quoting you because this is a widely believed sentiment and while I understand where it comes from, I don't agree. That impossible standard left New England a few seasons ago. Tom Brady of the past couple of seasons couldn't live up to that standard. Don't get me wrong he was better than most quarterbacks, but he no longer was THAT guy. Prime Brady, yes that guy is going to be damn near impossible to replace. And while Tom still has some gas in the tank it was clearly time to go IMO. The guy has the heart of a lion and hasn't lost a bit of intensity, but he has lost a couple of steps and he didn't have the supporting cast that he once had. Tom may play out of his mind in Tampa given the players he's surrounded with and the motivation of trying to prove himself without Bill will surely up the intensity level, but neither of those elements exists if he's still in New England. It's foolish to compare Stidham or anyone else to Brady in his prime.
I love Tom as much as the next guy, but this is deceiving. The problem is that upper-echelon QB play has gotten better, on average, and Brady's peak is behind him. That's totally fine, because he's Tom Fucking Brady, but maintaining his career averages in the face of league-wide improvement isn't as much of a compliment without additional context.Tom Brady's 2018 season was almost exactly on his career averages.
Fair enough. So let's just go with Brady's stats from 2007-2019...I love Tom as much as the next guy, but this is deceiving. The problem is that upper-echelon QB play has gotten better, on average, and Brady's peak is behind him. That's totally fine, because he's Tom Fucking Brady, but maintaining his career averages in the face of league-wide improvement isn't as much of a compliment without additional context.
Statistical ranks in 2018.
65.8% - 18th
4,355 - 7th
7.6 y/a - t13th
29 TD - 10th
11 INT - 16th
97.7 - 12th
Wow. I don't have one friend who has expressed unhappiness about this move. And my Pats fan friends are mostly 40-something white guys. The reaction has been almost exclusively "Belichick has done it again".That's interesting. I havent talked about the cam trade with a ton of people, but on the two text chains I've discussed it, only me and one other person are happy about the trade. The other eight people are extremely unhappy.
I agree. He's not the same QB he was at his peak, that's for sure.There's pretty much a linear decline in most of Brady's passing stats from 2016-2019. Yards, TDs, comp %, rating. Y/G, Y/A, Y/C. Interceptions were flattish as noted above he threw the ball away a lot last year, rather than force a pass that wasn't there or take a sack. Its a consistent decline across the board. Nothing earth shattering but the eyes didn't lie.
https://aws.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BradTo00.htm
We'll see more this year (assuming there's a season), when Brady has talent around him again. The offensive supporting cast has degraded every year during that span.There's pretty much a linear decline in most of Brady's passing stats from 2016-2019. Yards, TDs, comp %, rating. Y/G, Y/A, Y/C. Interceptions were flattish as noted above he threw the ball away a lot last year, rather than force a pass that wasn't there or take a sack. Its a consistent decline across the board. Nothing earth shattering but the eyes didn't lie.
https://aws.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BradTo00.htm
Yup-I wouldn't be surprised to see a motivated chip on his shoulder something to prove TB12 with a half-decent supporting cast have a pretty decent year in Tampa. But IMO he's lost a few miles off his fastball, but his knowledge and experience made up for a lot of it.We'll see more this year (assuming there's a season), when Brady has talent around him again. The offensive supporting cast has degraded every year during that span.
Six Lombardis is nice.The title of this thread reminds me why we can never have nice things.