Pwns wrote:Chizzang wrote:
Nobody that watches the NFL over time could question the New England System
And to a large degree Brady benefits from that system
but if you think there's a QB in the league that out works Brady... please reveal who that is
By "out-work" do you mean practicing? Maybe, I don't know how much the guys practice.
Is he an elite QB? Of course he is. But he's not better than Aaron Rodgers at any point in his career, was not better than Peyton Manning for most of Manning's career, and I'd argue he isn't better than Drew Brees, either. All of those guys are in lesser systems under lesser coaches.
And Brady sure as hell isn't the greatest ever, like many want to say.
This is one of my favorite NFL conversations actually...
Firstly there's more to playing QB than "Practice"
There's film study / Scheme study as well
Understanding Rout Tree against Defensive pre-snap sets (for example) is one of Tom Brady's strength
and also according to many defensive coordinators
there's nobody at manipulating pocket protection better than Brady
He moves his backs and tight ends (pre snap) into pocket protection better than anybody
He also audibles against Defensive sets better than anybody playing right now
No he's NOT an elite athlete
His arm is average at best
His accuracy is only above average (not great)
But everything else he does - inside that offensive system - is best in class
Brady has made the most from nothing of any NFL player to ever play this game (period)
Through hard work and being a master student of the game
Example:
I watched up and comer and NFL Pundit favorite Derek Carr's last few games on offense condensed
and he misses about 33% of his pre-snap reads
and misses his blocking protection against blitzes about 50% of the time
and he's considered one of the best young QB's in the league
If he doesn't put in the work he'll never get better than he is right now
He's worked to get his interceptions down but he has more work to do
He has the cannon and the physical skills - but does he have the will and the desire to work and learn ..?