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how can you even say that with a straight face, the man has been to 9 straight AFC championship, and 3 straight superbowls, that's other worldly, that's despite having a below average defense, or a top receiver and a broken down Gronk...the guy is born for big time football, look at guys like Brees and Manning, they are great quarterbacks in regular seasons, but they choked a lot under pressure come playoffs, you'll never see that from Brady, he's led his team to countless final 2 minute drives to win the biggest games and he did it again tonight, not once but twice.
You can't be a fan of football and not appreciate Brady's greatness (even if you do hate him and the Pats), he's the most clutch player i have ever seen in any sports.
I will say it with a straight face.
Brady is the benefactor of a system out into place before he even took a snap. It’s a system that demands accountability and preparation. It’s a system that demands smart players that are able to adapt and adjust on a weekly and even quarterly basis. It’s a system that doesn’t tolerate the bull shit on or off the field. It’s a system that demands that you perform or your ass will be kicked to the curb.
You see, people hold NFL coaches up to be some sort of rocket science geniuses that are doing calculus in the locker room every week. Reality is that the vast majority of them are simply cheerleaders and motivators. They don’t hold anyone accountable. They don’t draft and develop smart players. They instead get enamored by atheletes who are dumber than a box of rocks. There’s only so many formations and plays you can run. It all comes down to flawless execution and everybody being in the same page when you add in a wrinkle. There is no time for ANYONE f***ing up because it could me failure on any given play.
Bellichick is the best at this. The Pats have employed Ernie Adams for years now. His sole purpose is to pour over the rule book and crunch all the analytics numbers to figure out the most probable scenarios in any given situation and how to bend the rules. This guy would mind f*** Tomlin six ways to Sunday with the knowledge he has regarding clock management and in game adjustments. He has a major role in the Pats success.
They draft well and their free agent signings are usually smart. They draft SMART players who are disciplined. They don’t get all giggly like a school girl every time some athelete runs really fast or jumps really high at the combine, they want the guys that they can always count on to be executing flawlessly even if it means sacrificing some talent. Seriously, think bank and tell me the names of the Pats starting RBs for the past 16 years. Now name me all their receivers. See? Their roster never looks great on paper but they can literally plug anyone into a position and have success. I’m convinced they could grab a janitor at Gillette Stadium and put him at slot receiver and he’d have 100 catches and 10 TDs at the end of the season. Brady even made the comment this year that Aaron Rodgers would throw for 7,000 yards in the Patriots system because he is so good. Sure, a little bit of smoke blowing by Tommy but there’s truth to that. Matt Cassel took over on the year that Brady blew his knee out and led the Pats to 11-5. Remind me again what he did elsewhere???
Am I saying that Brady sucks? Of course not, but I’m also not conceding that he’s the greatest to ever live simply because he plays for a coach that has a system in place that no other coach in the league can seem to figure out. It’s more on the rest of the league for not figuring it out...
