The Ironing IS Delicious..

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Playmaker
Pats fans don't need to be so doom and gloom. Some other average QB will step in perform nearly as well and they'll still coast to the playoffs.

Moss more than doubled Brady's career season TD average last year, and he'll just do it for someone else this year. Now maybe everyone will realize he was the real 2007 MVP.

He made Culpepper look really good and we all see what happened to him after he left.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Yesterday I was in a sports bar...I heard a guy say, "It couldn't happen to a better team."

I kind of agree with him. Even though they've lost Brady, I'm sure someone else can step in with that line and those receivers and do the job. The problem is that they don't have any veteran QBs on the team. Matt Cassel may be able to do the job, but there's no telling how he'll do under pressure in the 2:00 min drills. He's always been considered a backup....even in college.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Yesterday I was in a sports bar...I heard a guy say, "It couldn't happen to a better team."

I kind of agree with him. Even though they've lost Brady, I'm sure someone else can step in with that line and those receivers and do the job. The problem is that they don't have any veteran QBs on the team. Matt Cassel may be able to do the job, but there's no telling how he'll do under pressure in the 2:00 min drills. He's always been considered a backup....even in college.

There aren't any veteran guys out there you'd want, unless the Patriots can pry Anderson away from Cleveland, which is highly, highly unlikely. As poetic as it would be for Culpepper to come to NE and have one last glorious season throwing to Moss, I don't think it'll happen. His skills have declined substantially and Cassel, despite being a backup, has a good deal of experience with the team in preseason and already knows the offense.

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: BeauJangles

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: dreadpiratedoug
Brady's my #1 non-Cowboy favorite player. I sincerely hope that everyone who's wishing ill-will towards him realize that karma comes two-fold. Have fun with the amputation, dickheads.

I wouldn't even be cheering for P. Manning go down, he's far too fun to watch even though I'm not a fan of his.

here's the thing:

The patriots are a great team. Brady has always been an adequate, yet unspectacular QB that fits the system.

I estimate that there are at least 10 QBs sitting on benches throughout the league that would have an identical career as Brady had they been in that system.

I don't want anyone to go out like this; I'm just glad that there is now the opportunity for someone else to step up, prove Brady's normalcy, and remove the fairy dust from the eyes of 50% of sports-fandom. (only 50%, of course, b/c there is no hope for Boston/New England-type fans. They have proven this time and time again)

you're right. 3 superbowl wins and the league touchdown record = unspectacular

I'm not saying he's not good. your argument doesn't do anything to deny my assertion that several other QBs with his line and talented offense can be just as successful. Rex Grossman would be MVP with that system (well...maybe not Grossman... 😀)

They're a playoff team without Brady. I don't know why you dudes piss on yourselves about this.

I think the biggest point, though, is that the Patriots' offense in 2001, 2003, 2004 wasn't very good at all. He had a solid line, but mediocre receivers and still guided the team to three SBs.

The argument can go back and forth -- clearly, QBs are dependent on the rest of their team to be successful, and it is also clear that the team is dependent on the QB.

Personally, I think Brady will wind up in the HoF, just like Peyton, but even without him, the Patriots should still make the playoffs.

I do not get how anyone can call brady avg, but if that makes you feel better, then so be it.