Tom Brady effect: Balance of NFL power shifts
Tom Brady has a big year ahead, but he could have scarcely asked for a better scenario to be in.
Tom Brady has a big year ahead, but he could have scarcely asked for a better scenario to be in.
After a twenty year stay in New England, Tom Brady is moving south to Tampa Bay – can you believe it?
Whilst KC are off partying with Mickey Mouse and friends, the league’s 31 other teams are busy crafting their rosters for the next campaign. An opportune time to do this is approaching. Free agency marks the first period in which teams can begin to add new faces.
The Super Bowl represents the culmination of sacrifice, hard work and dedication for each and every player lucky enough to brace the hallowed turf and compete for the Lombardi trophy.
New York Giants face a big offseason after Eli Manning’s retirement.
The season is over, and in the eyes of the New England Patriots it was a failure despite their 12-4 record. On special teams they were great as usual, and their defence was #1 on the year, but the offence was a disaster and they continuously struggled to move the ball, whether that was running or passing.
Much will be made of the lack of juice to the Patriots passing attack in this game, and Tom Brady certainly didn’t look like the G.O.A.T against the Titans defence. A number of passes were just off in terms of accuracy, or resulted in incompletions due to the quarterback and receiver not being on the same page. There was a notable instance where Brady seemed frustrated with rookie wideout N’Keal Harry on a failed connection, not for the first time this season.
A few hours before the New England Patriots kicked off their first Wildcard appearance in close to a decade, Tom Brady, presumably aided by his social media team, posted a video to his Twitter account. The video, captioned ‘It’s Too Late to be Scared’, was a two-minute-long montage of a lion roaring intercut with footage …
Antonio Brown has agreed terms to sign with the New England Patriots, per Adam Schefter on Twitter.
Belichick, Brady, Watson, Thomas, Bennett, and Gostkowski are all 33 or older. Age is the biggest arrow in the quiver of the Patriots’ critics, and it will be drawn early, ready to be shot out on media should they look less Patriot-like in 2019. What are the chances of that though?
Los Angeles Angels centre fielder Mike Trout has agreed to a new 12-year, $430 million contract to stay in California, per Jeff Passan.
It came out earlier this week that the New England Patriots “aggressively persued a trade for Odell Beckham Jr.” last season before the New York Giants pulled him from the market.
Belichick doesn’t respond to trends, he does what it takes to win. Using that tactic has not let him down. The rest of the league and its followers get excited about the young coaches taking the regular season by storm, while the old guard keeps on winning when it matters the most.
This offseason has seen a surge in teams hiring young, relatively unproven head coaches from the offensive side of the ball. Much of this was attributed to the success the Los Angeles Rams have had with thirty-something Sean McVay reviving the franchise and leading them to the Super Bowl this season behind an offensive juggernaut which racked up massive point and yard totals.