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Message: [QUOTE="champs99and04, post: 2325479, member: 488"] I think this is a great assessment of what makes Brady great. His greatest skill - and it is absolutely a skill - is his ability to seemingly always be throwing to open receivers. That's not to say he can't thread the needle when he has to, but he isn't Rodgers where he's putting the ball into unthinkable windows and constantly throwing guys open with back-shoulder throws that leave his hands before the receivers even turn around. There was one throw yesterday where Gronk was covered well and he fit it in there anyways that might need to happen more this season when his safety blanket in Edlemen is not there. All in all, this logic is pretty consistent with why Brady's struggles often occur early in the season rather than later. It's a repetition based system that is built to make receivers expendable but maybe not right away - I think people also lost sight of the fact that Gronk is returning from a serious injury and is going to take some time to get back to his old self. That rust matters, too, even if Brady and Gronk have been at it together for a while. Still, there is going to come a time when the light doesn't go on. I don't think it will be this year, but if we're looking for warning signs, this is three games in the last four now where it's been a struggle for him against high-end defenses. There comes a point, as we saw with Peyton, where savvy and preparation and leadership only takes you so far. There is reason to think that will happen later with Brady than it did with Peyton because of the neck issue, but it's impossible to predict. [/QUOTE]

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