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Originally Posted by The Bad Guy
The bar continually gets moved, and people want to throw around the franchise label for QBs like they grow on trees.
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And it should.
Only for reasons of comparison (we have the old NE coaches and GM.)
The first WHOLE year Brady started they ran first and played good defense.
They won ugly games.
They DID NOT put up any significant rushing or passing stats.
They WON A SUPER BOWL.
As each year went by they seemed to move the slider more from defense to offense and kept changing their game.
SHOCKER!
Managed to keep winning jewelry.
My point would be that the first 1/4 year and then whole season Brady was completely leashed. They ran the ball and completely depended on the defense.
Only later did Brady become Brady (when he had that confidence that he KNEW HE didn't have to make it happen.)
Years later he learned he COULD make it happen.
Smart coaching.
They let him figure that out in time, all on his own...