Tom Brady

ven’t breathlessly followed every minute’s Gronkowski update, nor do I know the name of Tom Brady’s childhood goldfish, but I’d like to consider myself an informed supporter. And I think the Pats, with or without Gronk, match up favorably with the fighting Coughlins.

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a definitive 34-3, but there are those who still worry about the flow of the offense, specifically Tom Brady's sporatic accuracy and questionable decision making.

Count me among the concerned. With 10 interceptions already, Tom Terrific has already thrown six more than he threw all of last year and is on pace to obliterate his previous high of 14. His quarterback rating is an impressive 102.5 and many picks have come off tipped balls, but Brady simply does not seem in control of every facet of the game, as he has in years past. Easy throws, particularly screens and curls, are often strangely underthrown or off-target. His pocket presence seems untenable and things frequently just seem off, for a lack of a better word. Its as if he were nursing an injury that no one knows about.

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-The hated Patriots improved to 2-1 with a pretty convincing win over the Falcons, though Tom Brady didn't quite air it out like he used to -- again. Nonetheless, the Pats had this one under control. Fred Taylor broke out in a nice way for them. Randy Moss played through injury while Wes Welker sat another one out. Neither scenario seemed to effect the outcome much. Moss was solid, if unspectacular. 

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When Tom Brady went down with a devastating knee injury during the opening game, most New Englanders admitted that the season could end short of the playoffs. That it could include an 11-5 record, the survival of a half-dozen significant injuries and the emergence of a young quarterback and still end the same way wasn't part of that equation.

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legitimate chance of making the post season in a year that seemed that all hope was gone. 

Tom Brady should be nervous. After all, it seems like Karma to me. Brady did it to Bledsoe, so it was only a matter of time. Speaking of similarities, I see Bill Belichick standing behind Matt Cassel rubbing his hands together and laughing maniacally like a mad scientist. This is a formula. And this is what Bill Belichick had in mind the entire time. 

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The hatred has grown to the point that fans all around the country celebrated when Tom Brady went down with injury, noting - whether out loud or to themselves - that it was about time something bad happened to the Pats.

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But it's not. I'm frustrated because with Tom Brady apparently went all knowledge of how to a)cover anybody; b)block anybody or c)muster some freakin' pride and hit somebody.

That's what's most maddening: This has nothing to do with

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Doesn't the Patriots defense realize that with Brady out for the year that they not only need to show up, but they need to play well for NE to have any chance of winning.

Cassel was no Tom B yesterday, but things could have been much worse, on the offensive side anyway. 

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are probably expecting to read (or at least skim) some bitter, semi incoherent rambling post about Tom Brady's left knee and the dirty Chiefs and the especially classless fans of the NFL who actually had the gall to celebrate and commemorate a horrific injury to the league's best player, but I've gotta leave something for Simmons to do, so that will not be a part of my post today.  Instead, I'm going to hide from my problems inside the twisted world of the NBA, where my beloved Boston Celtics are still champions, and my mistresses, the Portland Trailblazers are looking better than ever and are brimming with talent and potential.

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Well, it appears Tom Brady will be out for the season. I think I speak for all of Patriot Nation when I say, 'dang'.

To call the loss of Brady a blow would be a seismic understatement. This is something more along the lines of a cataclysmic bazooka blast from outer space. Kamikaze Pollard, as the Chief's safety shall from now on be known, took out the central nervous system of the finely tuned Patriot machine and reduced the team to a motley assortment of loose parts.

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    I know it's only the pre season, and I know Tom Brady hasn't played a snap... However I am still very concerned. I have read some blogs on this site and I have talked to friends and family of mine all of which say the pre season means nothing, and the Patriots 0-3 record is not a big deal. I agree to an extent, but for the most part I do not agree.

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Say what you want about its lack of longevity (let's face it, this is only interesting because Tom Brady and Peyton Manning make it interesting) compared to longtime spats like Chiefs/Raiders, frankly, it doesn't matter. Games between the Pats and the Colts have become events in of themselves. Two years ago the AFC Championship was dubbed the "real" Super Bowl. The regular season matchups between these two draw more media attention and hoopla then some playoff games.

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As defenses caught up with the Patriots' offense by daring them to run the ball, Tom Brady & Co. struggled to adjust. We began to see a lot more 3 & outs, less successful lobs to Randy Moss, and much less points scored.

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acks for some reason.  I do not get excited to watch great quarterbacks like Peyton Manning or Tom Brady.  They just don't do anything that will surprise me or make me blink twice to see if that really happen.  I just see other quarterbacks staying in the pocket.  Favre is all over the place.  This is what separated from other quarterbacks.  This is what made him such an icon he is.  Millions loved to watch him.  Millions are going to hate to say goodbye.

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The primary allure for Moss to remain in New England - Tom Brady. If and when a new deal is reached, it's official announcement is expected on or after February 29, 2008. See story link below:

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Since the Super Bowl happened a little over a week ago, I haven’t been able to gather the strength or the courage to turn on ESPN. I cannot physically take seeing Eli Manning raising the Vince Lombardi Trophy over his head in victory without projectile vomiting all over my dorm room. I can’t take another interview with (insert any Giant player’s name) telling the same story of how, “No one believed in us but us.” I cannot sit and watch a football analyst tell me that the Patriots perfect season meant nothing without a championship cherry on top of it, that Brady was outplayed by a Manning for the second year in a row, that Bellichik is not the genius we believed. Most of all I cannot hear another pointless overhyped “Spygate” story. No one cares. Stop talking about it.

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    When the Patriots picked up Randy Moss, Wes Welker, and Donte Stallworth in the off-season I predicted 19-0. After the spy gate incident I felt even more confident about an undefeated season. What happened then? The Patriots steam rolled teams around the league on their way to smashing records including the first ever 16-0 regular season. 

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Well, things seemed pretty good for a while, didn't they? And, of course, for the rest of the world, that was the "best super bowl ever" (I guess people are so souped to watch my Pats go down that they're willing to overlook a lethargic, ugly first half of a game). And yeah, I've seen the gracious Boston fans, tipping their hats to the New York Giants, giving credit where (admittedly) credit is due, and all those hallmarks of grace and cordiality. But then I remembered: I'm from Boston. It's not really our style. So, yeah, I'm bitter. I'm bitter that we had a chance to seize the title of Best Team of All Time, to grab Mercury Morris and Don Shula and the rest of the insufferable '72 Dolphins by the throat and tell them to Shut The Hell Up Forever, that we could have cemented a true football dynasty in an era where such a thing is supposed to be impossible. Now? 16-0 doesn't matter so much as 18-1, and any discussion of the Greatness of the '07 Patriots is followed with a "Yeah, but..." And Giants fans- this isn't about you, so don't take it personally. You're World Champs because you won the game. Noone can take that away from you, and I'm not even trying. But I'm also not about to sit here and say that I'm happy for you, either. No, it's time to pull a Belichick: scowl, pout, frown, and own this loss. Own the pain of blowing a game you could have won. Own the humiliation that comes from knowing that you scoffed at the rest of the world who was rooting against you, just to prove them all right. Because if you really own it, then maybe the next time you get to that precipice, you'll do things just a little bit differently. At the end of the day, we can throw all the platitudes and sportsmanship aside, and call this one like it is. It was always about us against the haters. It was always about shoving it in their faces. And, most importantly, it was always about 19-0. And we didn't get it done. 

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On one side we have a Giants team that is best suited to try and play ball control and keep Tom Brady and the vaunted Patriots' offense off the field. But football is unique in that days of gameplanning can be shot to hell almost instantly. The Patriots can win the coin toss, receive the opening kickoff and, if they execute as they have for the majority of this season, put the Giants in an early hole. If this happens, how long will the Giants remain patient? If the Giants win the toss, they can at least attempt early on to slow the pace of the game and see what their running attack can accomplish against an aging New England linebacking corps. Given the fact that I do not like either team at all, I would at least like to see a competitive contest. So I'm using the premise that the Giants win the toss and at least keep the game competitive in the early stages.

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tight end, which serves their run game. 

How competent would the Pats’ offense be if Tom Brady went down with an injury? Is Matt Cassell ready to step in and win a game? Or if Randy Moss sustains an injury, is the receiving corps anywhere near as potent? Suddenly there isn’t the need to double cover him, and a defense can better protect itself against the slot receivers. Wes Welker’s production, while well earned, would not be possible without Moss split out wide. The Giants have a team that resembles the Patriot’s championship teams of the last five years: a cohesive unit that doesn’t lose stride if one piece is missing. However, with the Pats’ defense as porous as it currently is, perfecting the “bend but don’t break” approach, the team would be in trouble if their offense couldn’t be counted on for thirty points per game. 

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Sorry, Eli.  It looks like the Giants will come up one game shy this season, and after a nice run in the playoffs, I have to day that the Giants are the Patriot's 12th man!  Thank you Gi

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In the end, the Pats are the ONLY teams to finish a 16 game season undefeated.  Tom Brady and Randy Moss gear up for the Jags to come to Foxboro on Saturday and we're only 3 g

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Topics such as Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning will inevitably deteriorate into: Tom Brady dates super models. Legitimate issues such as whether or not Michelle Wie should stick to the LPGA can barely last ten seconds of commentary before somebody interjects that “she’s hot.” Last summer, Kevin Kiley was discussing the disappointing second half of the Dodgers’ season. The topic of a particular call-in show was: Are the Dodgers a one night stand that looked like a smokin’ hot chick while you were drunk, but who is sagging and fat now that you’ve woken up sober?

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Yes, it’s finally Tom Brady’s year, and if the rest of the country is (perhaps justifiably) sick of Tom Terrific and his band of overachievers, New Englanders remain ecstatic. It makes sense, of course; Brady is that guy in high school that lettered in three sports and still had a 4.0, a lead in the musical, and spent the weekends volunteering at the homeless shelter. The stain of CameraGate doesn’t touch him, and it’s his, well, perfection that seems to bother the haters more than anything else. And that perfection is gaining historical impact, as well: Brady, though slowing down, is still on track to break Peyton “Cornbread” Manning’s season records for touchdowns and passer rating, perhaps earning perfect citizen Randy Moss a touchdown record of his own in the process. Not only will this be a significant accomplishment on its own, but it may also help put to rest the Brady vs. Manning debate that has raged on between people of all affiliations with a surplus of free time. As most NFL fans are undoubtedly aware, Peyton has traditionally held the gaudy numbers, while Brady has won the championships. With last years’ dreadful Super Bowl, the positions have shifted. Peyton has a ring, and Brady, for once, has a high-powered receiving corps that is allowing him to make the most of his abilities. What’s particularly illuminating about this swap is the seeming revelation that although Brady is capable of most of the things usually credited to Manning as advantages: reading defenses, adjusting plays, making big throws; it seems that he still holds the edge in mental toughness, poise, composure, and all of those intangibles that separate the great quarterbacks from, well, Jeff George. This isn’t to say Peyton Manning is Jeff George, of course, he’s a future Hall-Of-Famer for sure and a hell of a player. Nevertheless, I see a degree of greatness that separates the two, with Brady holding the edge. As the season winds it way towards the record books, New England Patriots fans can rest easy knowing that they have not only a team, but a quarterback, with a unique place in history.

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