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During his illustrious, sure-to-be Hall-of-Fame career, Tom Brady became known not just for his strong arm or his pinpoint accuracy or his resolve under pressure or his ability to get the ball out quickly, but also for his total control of the entire offense. Brady could get to the line of scrimmage, immediately identify what defense the opponent was in, get his team into the right play, and then deliver the ball on time, on target, and to the right receiver, with remarkable consistency.
And it’s in that last area where he thinks current quarterback play is slipping.
“I think the quarterbacking has gone backwards a little bit in the NFL,” Brady said, via Yahoo! Sports. “I don’t think it’s improved. I don’t think the teaching’s improved. I think maybe the physical fundamentals might be a little bit improved because there’s better information out there for quarterbacks to study on mechanics. But I don’t think quarterbacks really are really field generals right now like they used to be.
“It’s a broad statement, certainly. But I had total control. I had all the tools I needed. I was coached that way. I was developed to have the tools that I needed to go on the field so that whenever something came up, I had the right play, the right formation, the right audible, the right check at the line — to ultimately take control of the 11 guys on offense and get us into a good, positive play.”
As for why he thinks this is happening, Brady had a pretty specific answer: some coaches want the control for themselves.
“I think now, there’s this try-to-control element from the sideline between the coaches, where they want to have the control,” he said. “And they’re not teaching and developing the players the right tools so that they can go out on the field and make their own decisions that are best suited for the team. When I looked at Peyton Manning, he was a guy that I looked up to because he had…
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Author : Jared Dubin
Publish date : 2024-06-14 00:01:27
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