OK Mr. Croyle, I've defended loyally on this forum.

[Micjones]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

I'm sure it had NOTHING to do with:

1) Having excellent offensive lines.

2) Having top-tier offensive coordinators.

3) Having players at the skill positions that actually had some TALENT.

Romo and Bulger both stepped into great situations offensively (where it concerns offensive weapons). Brady? Not so much. I would argue that Croyle had better pass-catching options.

Concerning pass protection?
Brady was sacked 41 times his first full year as the starter.
Some great protection that was...

Bulger? 12 times in 7 games. Not as much as Croyle though (sacked 5 more times in one less contest).

Romo? Sacked 21 times in 10 games. Again... Not as often as Croyle was dumped but still a significant number.

It's not like any of these guys sat back and made sandwiches while they waited for a receiver to come open.

If having the nucleus Dallas, New England, and St. Louis had is key for Croyle to have success... He doesn't need another 10 games to prove himself. He simply won't pan out. Because we don't have anything like that 2002 St. Louis Rams team. Or the 2006 Cowboys.

Bottom line?

Had ANY of those QB's listed played here, under these circumstances in their first full year starting, you'd be advocating kicking them to the curb, because they would have sucked.

Out loud.

I'm not sure that Brady would've.