Tom Brady: Discussion on Better Offense
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On May 6, 2015, the NFL published a 243-page report regarding the deflation of footballs used in the AFC Championship game. The report concluded that, more likely than not, Brady was at least generally aware of the intentional deflation. On May 11, Brady was suspended for four games by the NFL for his involvement based on “substantial and credible evidence” that Brady knew Patriots employees were deflating footballs and that he failed to cooperate with investigators. NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations, Troy Vincent’s May 11 letter to Brady stated in part: “Your actions as set forth in the report clearly constitute conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in the game of professional football.”
Brady led the Patriots to a 28-21 win over the Steelers on Week 1. He threw for 288 yards and 4 touchdowns, three of them to Rob Gronkowski. The win gave Brady the 161st of his career, surpassing the record held by Brett Favre for most wins by a quarterback with a single team. In week 2, Brady followed his performance up by throwing for 466 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Bills. Through the first five games of the season, Brady had thrown 14 touchdowns with 1 interception and a quarterback rating of 118.4. Against the Jets, Brady threw for 355 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead the Patriots to a 30-23 victory and a 6-0 record.
“We haven’t really got in a rhythm and just didn’t execute as well as we’re capable of,” Brady said on “Dennis and Callahan” on WEEI. “There will be a lot to learn from. It’s good to win and still learn from mistakes and we’re playing the No. 1 ranked defense this week so it has to be a much better effort.”
There’s no word on Amendola’s status for this week, but his absence would make things trickier at the very least. Amendola was the target on 12 Brady passes on Monday and the Patriots are running short on options to plug into leading roles.
Posted by Josh Alper on November 24, 2015, 12:43 PM EST
Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/11/24/brady-we-need-a-much-better-offensive-effort-against-denver/