Last year, Tom Brady stayed away from the Patriots’ offseason program until minicamp. It looks like he will follow a similar schedule this offseason.
All indications are Brady will skip Patriots OTAs again, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com notes. This process obviously did not impact the Patriots last year, though the 2019 New England edition has more work to do in the offseason compared to last season’s iteration.
Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement, leaving Brady with perhaps his worst weaponry corps since the 2006 season. Given their history with trades, the Patriots should certainly be a team to monitor on this front as the draft approaches. But they are limited at the pass-catching positions at the moment. The Pats also added three new cogs who stand to be working with Brady for the first time, in Bruce Ellington, Maurice Harris and Matt LaCosse.
Still, Josh McDaniels remains the Pats’ offensive coordinator. Brady has been in this system for many years. He is entering a contract year, with a $27MM cap number on the Pats’ books. Although, an extension is likely for the soon-to-be 42-year-old icon.
Holding out right?
Just lazy. Or maybe he went off his diet and gained 50 lbs in the last couple of months?
Somehow I don’t think he turned into JaMarcus Russell in a few months…
Since he hasnt been to otas since 2012 id assume its just his routine. Tom is going to get number seven before he retires
Madman you get dumber by the day.. he did this last year was he lazy? Nope he has a crazy work out routine. Did he gain 50lbs? Nope. He spent some extra time with his family and WON the Super Bowl.
Go back to your moms basement. Sit the next few out
He consistently plays an extra 2-3 games every year, so the extra rest is probably a good thing at his age. Plus it’s doubtful there’s much about the Pats playbook he don’t know.
I know he did show somewhat of a decline last year but still had a great season and still is a great QB. I’m a 9ers fan and I still have to put Brady above Montana for the fact he has more rings plus he’s done it with or without star receivers..or I should say, he’s turned guys that aren’t stars into stars and guys who seemed like their careers were over he brought them back by being as good as he is. Crazy to think he’s gonna be 42 and outplaying most of the league. I still wonder though if he’d have the same success without his coach. Anyone think he would’ve? Bill is a hell of a coach, arguably the best coach ever in any sports or close to it. I gotta wonder though, will we see major decline this year? Seems like it just happens that way. Manning just fell off a cliff after a couple really good years or one great record setting year in Denver and Favre fell off a cliff after leading the Vikings almost to a super bowl. You guys think it’s coming for Brady out of nowhere this year? Or maybe next? Seems like it has to happen at some point but with him it’s hard to predict lol
idk, i wasnt impressed by his arm strength last year. it seemed like he was underthrowing a lot of passes. you could probably be a below average qb and still succeed in a belichick system anyway though
You put a below average QB instead of Brady they don’t make the AFC championship, and if they somehow did it and it went to OT Pats go 3 and out and probably lose.
He wouldn’t have the same amount of rings but he’d still have multiple rings. Players, announcers, coaches have all talked about how he’s different from other QBs just listen to what the players said about him during OT in KC that doesn’t change if he’s on a different team. Everyone has been saying Brady is gonna fall off a cliff for at least the past 5 years, I won’t believe it until it happens. You look what he had to work with last year it was basically White, Edelman, and a broken down Gronk of course he wasn’t gonna have a great year.
John Wooden of UCLA was the greatest coach in any sport! Hands down!
GOAT needs a breather
probably headed to Florida for a massage.
Burn
Zzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!
I think he’ll be okay.