I think the biggest thing for me this season will be how Brady looks as a QB. The past few seasons he’s gotten by with a ton of 5 yard dump offs to RB’s and Edelman which has essentially been the patriots offense. It’s hard for me to imagine those same plays with huge weapons like Godwin, Evans and Gronk. I think we will see if he truly still has it.
They have explosive wide receivers and should improve with Brady at the helm. Their defense needs to step up and they have a glaring weakness in the kicking game that must be solved for them to make the playoffs. They should be one or two years from going deep into the playoffs, but how long will Brady play? Everything has to click soon or fall apart.
damkoMTK said:
Yes, I agree. It might actually take winning the division to make the playoffs, as the NFC West has THREE teams that are playoff caliber, though with that kind of competition within that division, and let's say they all split their matchups with each other, one or two of those teams may be out of luck. There's still Minnesota and Green Bay in the North as well as solid playoff caliber teams, and Dallas and Philadelphia in the NFC East.
If you had to lay money on their making the playoffs, I'd lean towards betting NO, at least for this year, as it might take a season for things to begin to gel. BUT, it still is Tom Brady, and Bruce Arians is an excellent coach, so you can't count them out.
ACESOVEREZZZ said:
Hopefully there will be ANY kind of season at all, as recent talks seem to put a damper on a season. I really hope I'm wrong, but with Ezekiel Elliott among others testing positive for COVID-19, that's NOT a good sign. Factor in that there are a lot of older coaches (Bill Belichick, Pete Carroll, Andy Reid, Vic Fangio in Denver among others), those guys are also higher risk given their age (Carroll and Belichick are the two oldest head-coaches in the NFL), and that doesn't even begin to cover assistant coaches who are also older.
The NFC is very strong, I see the Saints winning the division with Tampa competing with Green Bay,Seattle,Philadelphia for the wildcard. If there is a season it should be a dogfight to see if Tampa makes the playoffs but I’m leaning no
I see it as dumping the ball off to these weapons and letting them be athletes and in doing so you don't run as high of a risk to turn the ball over which which is what Brady is good at and was the Buc's problem last year, and they will go far. Brady is one of the smartest QB's of all time and I see him making the Buc's a lot better and competing with the Saints for the division title barring a few major injuries. Just my two cent and I am a Falcons fan. :icon_paleNoETdrizzle said:
I am not a fan of theirs but I would have to say yes. They were 7-9 last year with Winston at QB and threw 31 INTS. Brady physical attributes are definatley on the decline but that dont mean he has forgot how to play football, he is getting 2 top recievers on this team and now they also have Gronk in that mix. Not sure TB has the best Oline, but Brady is definatly good enough to overcome weakness at that. He has a very quick release, can read defenses better than anyone in the league. Another factor is defense, I do believe they have a better than average defense. With Brady leading the offense, they will spend less time on the field, not be put in horrible situations because of stupid turnovers, and will also have more confidance as a result of knoing if they do their job, Brady will return the favor. I am pretty sure they lost more than a few games last year by 7 points or less, again a horrible result of turnovers. It will be fun to see how Tom does in TB this year. He is already the GOAT, but if he gets another ring....just wow.
Brady and Gronk Swan Song or Songs, not impossible this and next season if they choose. Heart is the strongest muscle in body and sport and those guys got the biggest out there, and a little thing called experienced talent( in a near 50% team,hmmmm)
If not who you got in the NFC South that you are certain that they won't make the playoffs? Look at the weapons they had last year on offense and now you add Brady and Gronk, they look pretty similar to the Chiefs if you ask me minus the athletic quarterback, but at the end of the day that quarterback is still Tom F. Brady.Gah_JEC_13_Joi said:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: 🙄 🙄 🙄Gah_JEC_13_Joi said:
Lol, stick to your own style of football bud, do you even watch American Football because that comment is ludicrous. Brady a system QB? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: I can't stand Brady, Belichick, or the Patriots but I have to give credit where credit is due and they are probably the best Coach and QB combo of all time. We'll see how Brady compares to the QB he is replacing and how his backup in New England fares in that same system that he was a product of. 🙄