Tom Brady player well. Of course he did. The argument was never if Brady was a good QB or not. I already said I think he is the best ever.
Troy Brown went to a pro bowl that season. Btw. He was a far better player than any receiver the cowboys had last year, before Cooper.
The argument was whether QB’s carried teams or not.
The patriots won the Super Bowl that year because of their defense. Not their offense. Their offense was efficient and didn’t turn the ball over. Their defense forced turnovers and kept the other team from scoring a lot of points, particularly in the playoffs. That’s how they won that championship. They didn’t win it based off stellar QB play.
Look at the numbers for Tom Brady that season. Pedestrian at best. I realize throwing the ball wasn’t as easy back then as it was now. But come on.
Brady threw for 2843 yards. 63% completion percentage. 18 td’s and 12 ints. 6.9 ypa. Now you have to adjust the numbers to match what they would look like nowadays. But even then, that wasn’t a great season by any means.
Brady was not performing at an MVP level or anywhere close to it at that point in his career. Brady just played efficient football and made timely plays when the team needed him to the most. The defense was the key to those teams winning a title.
Mind you, we are also talking about TOM BRADY. The best quarterback in NFL history. Of course Dak isn’t as good as him. If every team got rid of their QB because they weren’t as good as Tom Brady, every team in the league except the patriots would be looking for a new QB every off season. Which is another reason your argument is weak.
You can’t base your personnel decisions off whether the player is as good as THE BEST EVER at their position. We will probably never ever see a cowboys QB as good as Brady in our lifetimes.
the question is did Brady help Brown get to the probowl? it seems like Brady does that with a lot of WR he plays with. they are nobody's before, become great in NE and then become nobody's again when they leave..... Brady elevated Brown. not the otherway around....
it seems likie you just confirmed that Cooper elevated Dak and that's the argument.
with that said, that year, NE was 6th in scoring defense. 2018, dallas was 6th in scoring defense.
and this year Dak was pedestrian, so was last year and the year before. Brady elevated his game in post season. did it when it counted. made plays when it counted....Dak didn't. hasn't...
and yes we are talking about Tom Brady, because the original poster responding to my comments asked for examples of QBs that had success in their 2nd and 3rd year and I gave him a few examples....
and the point is Dak is no Brady, or Wilson, or Rodgers, or Brees, or Rivers and about 10 more...Dak is average and Dak lovers INSIST on comparing him to the elites....well here was a comparison were Dak failed compared to an elite....
no one says Dak is bad. the point is Dak is average QB. and a bus driver and there is nothing wrong with that. Denver won a superbow with an Average Peyton Manning, but build a team around him to maximize their chances of winning. they didn't break the bank on Manning because they knew if they did, they couldn't get him the type of support he needed to win a superbowl. and that's the point, we go and spend 25/year on Dak, then Dak won't have the coopers, the TEs and the great OL he needs to succeed and Dak lovers will complain Dak isn't succeeding because he doesn't get the top 5 players he needs around him.
