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Kirwan: Battering Brady makes sense in theory, but it’s risky

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Kirwan does it again with another great game planning article! Best quote of the whole thing:

Football is like a chess match, and Brady is the master chess player. While everyone points to the Giants sacking their way to a win over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, since that day, Brady is 7-1 when teams sack him three or more times.

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• The Packers are No. 1 in DPR (70.32). Brady posted a 110.2 rating against them with 2 TD and 0 INT.

• The Chargers are No. 2 in DPR (72.46). Brady posted an 82.7 rating against them, with 1 TD and 0 INT.
• The Bears are No. 3 in DPR (73.00). Brady posted a 113.4 rating against them, with 2 TD and 0 INT.

• The Steelers No. 6 in DPR (78.16). Brady posted a 117.4 rating against them, with 3 TD and 0 INT.

• The Ravens are No. 7 in DPR (78.20). Brady posted a 69.5 rating against them (lowest of the year), with 1 TD and 2 INT (his last INTs of the season).

• The Jets are No. 10 in DPR (79.94). Brady posted a 148.9 rating in his most recent game against them, with 4 TD and 0 INT.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/the-packers-are-no-1-in-dpr-7032-brady-2/

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• The Packers are No. 1 in DPR (70.32). Brady posted a 110.2 rating against them with 2 TD and 0 INT.

• The Chargers are No. 2 in DPR (72.46). Brady posted an 82.7 rating against them, with 1 TD and 0 INT.

• The Bears are No. 3 in DPR (73.00). Brady posted a 113.4 rating against them, with 2 TD and 0 INT.

• The Steelers No. 6 in DPR (78.16). Brady posted a 117.4 rating against them, with 3 TD and 0 INT.

• The Ravens are No. 7 in DPR (78.20). Brady posted a 69.5 rating against them (lowest of the year), with 1 TD and 2 INT (his last INTs of the season).

• The Jets are No. 10 in DPR (79.94). Brady posted a 148.9 rating in his most recent game against them, with 4 TD and 0 INT.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/the-packers-are-no-1-in-dpr-7032-brady/

CHFF: Brady Passed Manning?

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CHFF: Brady Passed Manning?

I’m posting this link not because I think it’s a definitive conclusion to the great Brady-Manning debate, but because of the stats laid out showing how Brady has faced the toughest slate of defenses in the NFL this year. Check this:

Seven of Brady’s 14 games this year were played against the six stingiest scoring defenses in football (Co-No. 1s Green Bay and Pittsburgh, No. 3 Chicago, No. 4 Baltimore, No. 5 N.Y. Jets (twice) and No. 6 San Diego).

Brady and the Patriots shredded almost all of them. They scored:

• 31 points against Green Bay Sunday night, the most any team has scored this year against the league’s stingiest defense (15.7 PPG)

• 39 against Pittsburgh, the most any team has ever scored in a regular-season game at Heinz Field

• 33 points in the first half alone against Chicago; the Bears have not surrendered more than 26 total points in any other game this year.

• 45 points in their second meeting against the Jets; the team has otherwise not given up more than 31 points in a game in two years under Rex Ryan.

To be honest I don’t really give a crap about the great Manning – Brady debate, as I’ve said many times before. So is this article moot if Manning and the Colts upset Brady at Foxboro this year?  Hoodie forbid, of course.

When both their careers are over and all the Super Bowl trophies, MVPs, and stats are tallied then we can have a legitimate debate about who was the better quarterback. Trying to do so now is like trying to pick a winner while the race is still going on.

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Patriots DVOA Chart UPDATED

Well this has to be the headline so I’m just going to let Football Outsiders say it for me:

The 2010 New England Patriots have now passed their 2007 brethren for the top offensive DVOA of all-time, and their win over Green Bay launched them into consideration as the greatest team of the DVOA Era. 

Pretty crazy huh? It just goes to show you that whether it’s a vertical or horizontal attack, offensive efficiency is about one thing, moving the ball and scoring. Doesn’t matter how you get there, or how fast.

The thing about the 2010 offense is that they’ve had to be more efficient because they’ve had less time of possession on average per game. The formula for success has become pretty clear for the New England Patriots. If the defense can just get off the field the offense should be able to win the game for them.

Speaking of defense, despite what seemed like another poor showing the Pats defensive DVOA continues to improve. So for the first time this year we can actually the say “the Pats defense has just been getting better and better” and it’s actually true, at least since Thanksgiving.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-dvoa-chart-updated-well-this-has-to-be/