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Originally Posted by Chris Meck
You know...
I don't like Brown. I find his behavior apalling.
That aside...
I really don't think his skillset or rather the 'special' abilities that he has are all that great a fit for 42 year old Tom Brady. I mean, he'll be a good player in their short-ball-control-get-it-out-in-2.5 seconds-passing attack. It's not like he can't do that or anything. But it's the deep game where he really shines.
I don't think Brady has the velocity to take advantage of that anymore, and I think any team with a decent pass rush will make him pay if he tries to wait long enough to get it that far down-field.
Which Brady knows, because he's pretty much the smartest QB to ever play the game and that's why he's got 6 rings; not because of his superior athletic talent, of which he's never really had any.
Brown on the Patriots scares me less than, say, Edelman does, quite honestly.
This isn't 2007, when Brady was chucking it 50 yards to Moss.
If he tries that shit now, he's going to look like a 42 year old man really quick.
Just my first cup of coffee this morning, and I've not researched every last advanced metric, so let's not pile on until I've had more coffee, but it's been on my mind these last few days.
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Great post and I’ve had similar thoughts.
Brown was often the benefit of Big Ben buying time and he was really good at continuing to run and finding a hole in the defense.
No way 42 y/o Brady can do that.