Tom Brady has never gotten used to fighting. The New England Patriots did not have the highest productivity or the ultimate flashy game plans, but at the end of the games, they played immaculate situational football, allowing their parties to the conflict to run out.
That’s no longer Brady’s case, for the first time in his career, he’s playing erratically and he’s costing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Brady probably thought life would be less difficult for him in Tampa Bay. After spending his last season in New England throwing Julian Edelman and several non-names, he won all the weapons a quarterback could wish for: Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and yes, even Rob Gronkowski.
But after a nasty 20-19 loss to the Chicago Bears on Thursday, the Buccaneers now have a 3-2 record and seem as disorganized as they were with downtown Jameis Winston. And Brady’s part of the chaos.
Interestingly, the Bears left 1:13 on the clock after their last practice on Thursday, which gave Brady enough time to orchestrate some other overdue comeback, but the greatest of all time seemed how bad he was.
Facing a quarter and sixth of Tampa Bay’s 33-yard line, Brady made an incomplete pass in the middle of the platoon, after the move he raised four fingers, which seemed to imply that he thought the fourth descent passed to pass. The Bucs flipped the ball.
Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians defended six-time Super Bowl champion, saying he “knew” the game’s stage. Brady did not admit to having made an intellectual mistake, but stated that “I should first have a clearer idea of focusing on that. “
Brady has produced a lot of toplights so far. His remarkable five-time feature last weekend opposed the Los Angeles Chargers and his three-score effort against the Denver Broncos. At 43, it is transparent that Brady can still play homework at a higher level His arm strength is excellent; His stamina is strong. Brady fired three times on Thursday and stood up each time, without noticeable grimaces.
But he’s made a number of mistakes somehow this season. There were two interceptions on his debut, adding a pick-six opposite new Orleans Saints cornerer Janoris Jenkins. It was an atrocious shot that fell into Jenkins’ hands. game, the Arians expressed their astonishment at Brady’s turbulent performance. “He looked like Tom Brady in practice all the time, so it’s kind of like watching that in a baseball game,” Arians told reporters.
In the third game in a row, one of Brady’s interceptions returned for touchdown. Last week, he did it again with the Chargers, when cornerer Michael Davis returned a missed shot for 78 yards and a score.
So far this season, Brady has been the victim of four interceptions, which has given him the most of his crusade since 2005, when he knocked out 14 times.
The Buccaneers are the NFL’s top penalty team, accumulating even more yellow flags than the unfortunate New York Jets. Tampa Bay guilty of one of the never-ending maximum practices in recent memory on Thursday, taking 3 consecutive consequences that supported the team’s 24-yard run. . It sucks to see.
At the end of the tour, Brady contacted his teammates and, in this case, rightly so.
These explosions in the box occurred with increasing frequency in Brady’s recent years in New England, adding an infamous touch-screaming game with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. Brady showed little patience last season with his body of green receivers, yelling at them a stellar game. in Houston The furious show came after an interception.
Meanwhile, the New England Patriots took their first offensive penalty of the season on Monday. Bill Belichick still wants a quarterback to win, however, his groups will never be penalized outside the gates of a game.
With Winston, the Buccaneers scored big problems and offensive numbers, but they also handed over the ball and took penalties. It was a malfunction operation.
Brady couldn’t bring stability. The sharpness of Belichick’s operation did not stick to him in Tampa Bay. Brady turns out to be adapting to his environment, upside down.
Alex Reimer is back for his time at SportsMoney. Previously, Reimer, an animator and columnist for WEEI in Boston, and has written for several publications,
Alex Reimer is back for his time at SportsMoney. Previously, Reimer, an animator and columnist for WEEI in Boston, has written for several publications, including Boston Magazine and SB Nation. Write to him, ajreimer0@gmail. com