Tom Brady out for the year

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Originally Posted by jsarno

Just wanted to comment on the Brady / Bledsoe comments:

Brady is not a top 5 yet, but very easily could be when all is said and done.

I think we all forget how good Bledsoe was. He is 7th all time in passing yards for pete's sake. 13th in passing TDs. That quite possibly could make him a hall of famer. If he doesn't make the hall, it will still be a good discussion / debate. Let's not forget that the Pats were the doormat of the league until Bledsoe showed up. In the 4 seasons before bledsoe, they were 14-50. In his first 6 seasons, the Patriots made the playoffs 4 times, including a super bowl appearance...and that had NEVER been done in New England. (the 4 playoff appearances in 6 years that is)
So saying he was average at best is way off base.

Ok maybe Brady is not top 5 all-time, but he has easily been the most dominant player in the past 7 years in one of the toughest conference. Brady made the playoffs with subpar WRs two years ago, and he's been the reason for the success of the Patriots. To think that the Patriots are going to be fine without him is a bit ridiculous. Maybe I underrated Bledsoe, probably b/c of his performance late in his career, but I just don't think it is fair to compare this situation with what happened in 2001.