Brady can still really spin it if there is nobody coming after him. He threw some perfectly and some missed badly, although I'm sure the Bradyites would say the receivers were at fault for running the wrong routes, which is something that I really enjoy hearing.
Aside from the mental lapse, I saw Brady getting pounded in the 4th quarter and, after that, going spastic whenever a defender got anywhere near social distancing standards. He was flinching just like he's done for the last 7 years or so. You can almost see his misses before the pass crosses the LOS. Tom still needs to mechanically unfurl himself with everything in the proper synch or he loses accuracy and velocity. Fact. It is the way he's always been, to be fair, but look around the league and you'll see a metic shit-ton of QBs who can complete passes under all kinds of other conditions or duress and Tom just can't do it.
I'll mention that the sideline freakout at his OLine and that is also classic Brady. Way to fit in, new guy. I'm sure your OL will kill themselves before letting you get hit again after being shown up on national TV in such an over-the-top way.
It reminded me of a similar meltdown between Brady and Bill O'Brien years ago when they almost started duking it out after a series that pissed-off Tommy. BoB wasn't cool with being dressed down by the GOAT and had to be held back. That is the only time I've ever seen anybody stand up to Mr. Perfect, but if he keeps that shit up then I'm guessing there will be more to come.
I feel pretty good about my prediction that this season won't end up being magical in Tampa for either Tommie or Gronkie.
In other news, the Bears are the worst 4-1 team I've seen in quite a while.
