3rivers Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 he might not be quite what he was, but his WR's shouldn't drop some of those passes. The steelers got pressure with 4 , and Brady doesn't like pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvert28 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 I think a better question is. Does this new look Gronk has make him look more like a Giant Cholo or a borderline Skinhead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargers Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 No, he isn't finished. The penalties are why they lost today and until they aren't in the AFC Championship game they should be favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slingin' Sammy Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 His supporting cast blows. Every one of his top receivers (Edelman, Hogan, Gordon, Gronk) are washed up, and his o-line is nothing special. Lets face it: the Pats just aren't a very talented team anymore. They are literally only getting by on coaching and QB play alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargers Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 6 minutes ago, Slingin' Sammy said: His supporting cast blows. Every one of his top receivers (Edelman, Hogan, Gordon, Gronk) are washed up, and his o-line is nothing special. Lets face it: the Pats just aren't a very talented team anymore. They are literally only getting by on coaching and QB play alone. Isn't Edelman coming off a ACL injury? Gronk isn't the same anymore but they traded for Gordon and their rookie RB looks legit. I'm not buying they don't have any talent anymore. Patriots have never had a loaded roster outside of 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plat2 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Not really, he's not at his peak but he's still a beast. It's his team that's struggling right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Yes. He's looked terrible this year throwing without his feet planted. He's never been great at it, but from 2014 to 2017 in particular he looked a lot better than he does now. I don't think his arm is on the same level it's been, either. It's not really noticeable on most throws, especially when he gets a clean pocket, but I do think he's lost zip on his intermediate throws. And I think this year, for the first time, cold weather has been affecting him. He's not exactly in 2015 Peyton Manning territory and I don't think he ever will be. But there has definitely been a decline this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plat2 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Gronkowski doesn't look like Gronk this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malik Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Is Brady not allowed to have a couple bad games at age 41? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 1 minute ago, Plat2 said: Gronkowski doesn't look like Gronk this season. I will be shocked if he plays another competitive football game after next month. He's a shell of himself physically and I frankly don't think he's really got a passion for the game anymore. To put it bluntly, if Bill Belichick isn't already putting explosive charges on the support beams of this team, he should be. The last time a Patriots team was this bad was 2009. The difference being that Tom Brady was 32 at the time. It'll be a multi-year project to rebuild this team and I doubt Belichick will want to stick around for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August4th Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 I wish.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plat2 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 9 minutes ago, Malik said: Is Brady not allowed to have a couple bad games at age 41? The funny thing is he didn't even have a bad game lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slingin' Sammy Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, Classic said: Isn't Edelman coming off a ACL injury? Gronk isn't the same anymore but they traded for Gordon and their rookie RB looks legit. I'm not buying they don't have any talent anymore. Patriots have never had a loaded roster outside of 2007. Yes, Edelman is coming off an ACL injury. He is also 32, and was never the most physically talented receiver to begin with. Gordon, while he has kept out of trouble, clearly isn't the player he was back in 2013/14. Throw in the fact that Gronk is just another slightly above average TE now, and you're left with a receiving core that doesn't command respect anymore. Look at the other teams in the AFC playoffs: Steelers have Brown/JuJu, Texans have Hopkins/DT, Chiefs have Hill/Watkins/Kelce, and the Chargers have a very deep group of receivers led by Allen and Williams. The Pats just don't match up talent-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, Starless said: I will be shocked if he plays another competitive football game after next month. He's a shell of himself physically and I frankly don't think he's really got a passion for the game anymore. To put it bluntly, if Bill Belichick isn't already putting explosive charges on the support beams of this team, he should be. The last time a Patriots team was this bad was 2009. The difference being that Tom Brady was 32 at the time. It'll be a multi-year project to rebuild this team and I doubt Belichick will want to stick around for it. My understanding is that he's also been incredibly smart with his money from football, so financially speaking, he really doesn't need the cash unless he just wants it. He has struck me as a guy that really wants to live his life and enjoy it more than anything. I think once he feels comfortable enough that he can do that without going broke or something, he's probably gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patriotsheatyan Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 For people saying this is one game... While Brady has no doubt been a good QB this season, he was also 14th in Passer Rating coming into today. This isn’t something that came out of nowhere. He’s having a solid year, but he clearly hasn’t been playing like he did the last three years I felt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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