Lazar explained it.
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Brady was a quarterback chameleon, allowing the scheme to shift personnel groupings and its point of attack to amplify the best skill players surrounding the greatest quarterback of all-time.
“Early in my career, it was probably more the running game. And then we got Wes [Welker] and Randy and Donte Stallworth and Jabar [Gaffney] – it was probably more receiver heavy. And then we got Gronk and Aaron Hernandez, and that became a little bit more tight end heavy,” Brady told CLNS Media during the 2019 season.
“So, I think over the years, the experience that we’ve had has been helpful to transition our offense to the skillset of the players. I think that’s what good teams do. You know, you’re not going to be able to replace this player for that guy. It’s hard to replace a Randy Moss. It’s hard to replace a Rob Gronkowski, so you’ve just got to morph the offense and try different things and see what works.”
Brady’s sentiment that good teams adapt to their personnel is true, but what happens when the quarterback is new and playing in the system for the first time? Like Moss or Gronk, there’s no replacing Tom Brady.
Due to Brady’s extensive knowledge of the offense, New England ran a passing system with several different pre and post-snap adjustments or options for quarterback and receiver.
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For instance, one of the Patriots’ go-to play-calls over the years, especially once they shifted to a tight end and slot receiver-heavy attack, was the legendary HOSS Z (or Y) Juke.
My Words
Brady is able to resnap read the defense, makes changes based on the team they are playing, put people in the right position to have the most successful play. If it requires quicker passes, he can do that, if they are going to have more time based on defense, Brady can make the longer route passes. Brady was very good at being able to play in a shoot out or a grind it out type of game. Playing Qb at that level requires you to do a lot more than just throw and hand off. He was able to go through levels in passing where there could be a play here, but this play over here would lead to the better outcome based on the team they were playing. In games where their was a good pass rush, Cam was not able to change from what he does, he does not have the ability to read defenses and make quick passes to certain area's based on coverages, so it hurt them. Having a Qb that is able to fit into what is the best offense you need for that game is a must. Brady was able to be that.