Brady Looked Good In Week One

September 9, 2008 · Filed Under NFL, PATRIOTS · 2 Comments 

by the goat… So week one in the NFL season is finally behind us, and while it wasn’t perfect we’ll certainly take it. The Patriots defense looked relatively good for the amount of question marks they have. Except for that one big breakdown in the last seconds, even the secondary showed up. Let’s not forget that this was the Kansas City Chiefs, but hey a win is a win right?

The offense was… well it was the Patriots offense. Randy Moss had his 56th 100 yard game, putting him three behind Marvin Harrison for second all time. Wes Welker resumed his workmanlike precision with a respectable six catches, and Sammy Morris showed some of the brilliance that had us in love with him at the beginning of last season. I am convinced that Belichick has Morris on his fantasty team. Either that or Laurence Maroney beat up his son or something because it is obvious Bill has it in for Maroney.

Brady was by no means as spectacular as we came to expect last season, but he did what he needed to do to manage the game and get the victory. This is what great quarterbacks do, they find a way to win even when they don’t have their A game. While he seemed to be on his game for the opening two drives they both ended in fumbles (Welker and Moss).

After that Brady seemed to really change and just become average, no big mistakes and a few flashes of brilliance but not quite what we’re used to here in New England. He even seemed to look a little bit different on the field, but that is when I realized that he must have ripped his jersey because he had to change into #16.

He probably just couldn’t get comfortable in the new jersey he had on, but all in all, 20 for 29 with 212 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions is a respectable outing for a guy who didn’t play a down in the preseason. Plus Brady is Brady, solid as a rock, he is the last thing we need to be worried about.

Overall it certainly wasn’t the greatest game the Pats have ever played, but when you consider it more as a fifth preseason game it was a good tune up. I would say we can expect Tom Brady and company to get back on track next week and resume the 30 point blowout style wins we are all accustomed to.

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