So lots of discussion this week about Mac, and the inevitable comparison to Brady, and the inevitable questions these past few weeks of, "What would Tom Brady do with this talent?" Moreover, whether we're talking about Mac Jones or Cam Newton or any other player that takes snaps for the Patriots, we're going to compare them to Brady, who, obviously, is the gold standard of QB play.
Now aside from Brady himself and the QB position itself, we have the team success, which was unprecedented. Not to go all "Celebrating What Is", but here's the run:
Here's the math:
- 19 seasons
- 17 playoffs
- 17 first place finishes in the AFCE
- 18 seasons with 10+ wins
- 13 seasons with 12+ wins (including 8 in a row from 2010-2017)
- 12 trips to the AFCCG
- 9 trips to the Super Bowl
- 6 Super Bowl championships
- total win-loss of 232-72 (.763)
- average season: 12.2 wins and 3.8 losses
With that kind of success, with the individual success of Tom Brady, has it ruined us as Patriots fans? I've heard it said that once you fly first class, you'll never go back to coach. Well, I don't make enough money to fly first class so I wouldn't know, but this is kind of what it might feel like, yes? We had the very best the NFL could ever offer - both as an individual player and the team success. It's really, really hard to go back, right?
Now aside from Brady himself and the QB position itself, we have the team success, which was unprecedented. Not to go all "Celebrating What Is", but here's the run:
Here's the math:
- 19 seasons
- 17 playoffs
- 17 first place finishes in the AFCE
- 18 seasons with 10+ wins
- 13 seasons with 12+ wins (including 8 in a row from 2010-2017)
- 12 trips to the AFCCG
- 9 trips to the Super Bowl
- 6 Super Bowl championships
- total win-loss of 232-72 (.763)
- average season: 12.2 wins and 3.8 losses
With that kind of success, with the individual success of Tom Brady, has it ruined us as Patriots fans? I've heard it said that once you fly first class, you'll never go back to coach. Well, I don't make enough money to fly first class so I wouldn't know, but this is kind of what it might feel like, yes? We had the very best the NFL could ever offer - both as an individual player and the team success. It's really, really hard to go back, right?