Yes you have seen it right, I believe Tom Brady is the most overrated QB in the entire NFL. First off im sure I have your attention but, by no means am I saying he is not a good QB he is just not as good as everybody thinks he is. Im going to start with the obvious in that he plays the Buffalo Bills twice a year so that is going to boost anybody stats since we have been unwatchable for the past ten years. Also the fact that Matt Cassel led the Patriots team to a 11-5 shows just how good they are without Brady. I believe it is the system that Bill Belichick as to why the team is so successful. The offensive line is most likely the best in the league if not the minimum is top 3, his wide reciever core is unreal the fact that everybody complains they dont have enough help there makes me sick. You mean to tell me 2 of the top 5 tight ends and Wes Welker alone are not good targets to throw to? Now you add Brandon Lloyd and the always reliable Branch id say in all they have the best throwing threat in the league easily. If you had to chose between two solid wide outs versus two solid tight ends, your always going to pick tight ends due to the fact they are larger and more valuable in the red zone. Going back to the line, doesnt it always seem like Tom Brady has all day to throw the ball? that given all the time he has even the best cornerbacks in the league could be put on one team and I will guarentee that they could not cover this core for more than 5 seconds each pass. How about this, when is the last time you noticed a defender always around this core. Normally when Tom Brady throws the ball the closest defender is 5 yards away. They are always open and given all the time Brady is given he is able to find the WIDE OPEN reciever. Any QB can throw to a wide open reciever it is not that hard. If by some chance he does throw into coverage it is to absolute freaks such as Gronk and Hernandez who due to their size and athletic ability save Brady with spectacular catches.
Going back on the previous points in that the line is unreal and Matt Cassel took this team to a 11-5 year show the fact that Brady is not all that needed. In fact look how awful Cassel is doing now with a new team and in fact he is even fighting for his job. As for the line, the games in which Brady does not do well he is under pressure and only getting about 3-4 seconds to throw. (still pretty good) FYI Tom Brady has the least knockdowns (82) in the past 5 years the second closest is Aaron Rogers (113) thats a pretty big difference if you ask me. His leadership in those games consist of yelling at his line and recievers because he is not doing well. I do not like him as a leader because when things go wrong he has yelled at his coordinator to the fact where he ignored him like a little kid not getting his way. The fact he was a 6th round draft pick goes to show he did not have that much potential and did not appeal to teams. But how many players do we see drafted in late rounds become study for the Pats? its a system thing and Brady is just one of those system players. I believe you can place any other Qb in his place and they will put up similar numbers because given time everything is easier. If Brady is on the bills his numbers would be like Tony Romos and thats above average but yet not nearly the player he is now. Next time you watch Brady in action watch the recievers when they catch the ball and how far open they are and all the time he has to throw the ball. Again he is good not great in my eyes.
I have been saying all that for years. I would even go farther and say I think he is the most overrated player in sports. I think he is an average qb on a great team. If you watch in games he also gets calls that most of the league doesnt (ex. the td he "ran" for in the 1 matchup against the bills). He whines and talks refs into penalty calls constantly. He is the only guy I know who got to a superbowl because they invented a call for him (the tuck rule). If brady were a free agent I wouldnt want him. He is a selfish arrogant player with an ego far bigger then his game.
ReplyDeleteI would not either a QB needs to be the leader of the Team with all the confidence in his ability to win the game. But with him he will cry until he gets his way i just can not stand him and how good the team around him is but nobody else realizes it.
ReplyDeleteBrady is a top 5 QB in NFL history...
ReplyDeleteEasy there
Deletesorry that its the truth...
DeleteEveryone from Buffalo that thinks Brady sucks or is overrated is obviously extremely biased.
ReplyDeleteYeah but people who want to have Brady's babies ^^^^^ are extremely biased as well.
DeleteI am just saying you can put a average at best QB in a very good system (cassel with the Pats) and he will look great. If any chance Brady were to leave he would throw for 3500 yards max. Plus where is he in the pressure? on the ground crying that he just threw a pick he is good yes. Top 5 in history no.
ReplyDeleteI know you're trying to be bold, but be optimistic! Gailiey will remain coach the whol season and the Bills will end 9-7 and miss the playoffs...wait a minute, that's the most optimistic I can get?...ugh
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