What Will A Win Mean? What Will A Loss Mean?

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I maintain that blitzing Brady in any form would have been a disaster. The score would have been even worse than it was. He's the most poised QB in the face of pressure in the entire league. He'd just sit back there and throw it over your blitzing LBs.

Perhaps, but I don't see how the game could be viewed as a success in any way, shape, or form. The middle/intermediate zone was gashed all day long, and Gregg Willaims did nothing to try to contain it. And the Patriots' execution was so perfect that they were turning four yard checkdowns into 8-10 yard plays.

And unsuccessful blitzing would have been a disaster, but the only times in recent years that I've seen Brady show some weakness has been when he's gotten smacked around a little bit. I just don't see how giving him 3-5 seconds to get rid of the ball on every single pass play was the best option.