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How did the 2008 Patriots go 11-5 without Brady?
Posted on 4/21/22 at 3:45 pm
Posted on 4/21/22 at 3:45 pm
Tom Brady was out for 15 games in 2008, yet the Patriots went 11-5 and missed the playoffs?
Posted on 4/21/22 at 3:47 pm to Apples and Oranges
Matt Cassel played pretty well in his absence, but their defense was (always) solid.
Posted on 4/21/22 at 3:48 pm to Apples and Oranges
Brady played like a quarter. They had a good defense, OL Welker and Randy Moss. Cassel was a capable bridge QB type as well. Belichick is an all time great coach.
This post was edited on 4/21/22 at 3:49 pm
Posted on 4/21/22 at 3:48 pm to Spelt it rong
The Patriots offense relied on YAC from WRs. Not the QB to make difficult throws
This post was edited on 4/21/22 at 3:50 pm
Posted on 4/21/22 at 3:49 pm to Apples and Oranges
That was mostly the same roster that had an undefeated regular season the year before. They were absolutely loaded and Cassel didn't screw it up.
This post was edited on 4/21/22 at 3:50 pm
Posted on 4/21/22 at 3:50 pm to Apples and Oranges
Dolphins and Ravens also finished 11-5 in the AFC. Fins had the divisional tie breaker, Ravens the Wild Card tie breaker.


This post was edited on 4/22/22 at 9:33 am
Posted on 4/21/22 at 3:54 pm to Apples and Oranges
Cheated, of course.
Posted on 4/21/22 at 3:56 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
Do you think if Brady was not injured, they could have gone 12-4 or 13-3 and beat the Steelers in the AFC championship?
Posted on 4/21/22 at 3:57 pm to Frac the world
That's the year the Fins broke out the Wildcat.
Posted on 4/21/22 at 3:59 pm to Apples and Oranges
Cause Brady isn't any good
See not winning the Super Bowl this year
See not winning the Super Bowl this year
Posted on 4/21/22 at 4:00 pm to Apples and Oranges
quote:
Do you think if Brady was not injured, they could have gone 12-4 or 13-3 and beat the Steelers in the AFC championship?
Easily. Pittsburgh would have had to go to New England, which didn't ever work out well for them in the Brady/Belichick era.
Arizona didn't have the pass rush to bother Brady. New England would have won the Super Bowl that year, IMO.
Posted on 4/21/22 at 4:00 pm to Apples and Oranges
Schedule. They beat 3 teams with a winning record.
Posted on 4/21/22 at 4:01 pm to Apples and Oranges
Why do you keep making alters Willie?
Posted on 4/21/22 at 4:04 pm to Apples and Oranges
They were still stacked just about everywhere, plus Matt Cassel was always decent. He ended up going to the Chiefs and making the Pro Bowl.
Posted on 4/21/22 at 4:06 pm to Spelt it rong
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Matt Cassel
Still crazy a guy that attempted only 33 passes in college managed to play in the NFL for 14 years
Posted on 4/21/22 at 4:07 pm to Apples and Oranges
quote:
How did the 2008 Patriots go 11-5 without Brady?
because the rest of the division they are in are like high school level talent teams, thats a free 8 wins every year, they only needed to win 3 of the other eight games to go 11-5
Posted on 4/21/22 at 4:08 pm to keakar
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because the rest of the division they are in are like high school level talent teams, thats a free 8 wins every year
Are you doing common core math, socialist math, or American government math?
Whomever downvoted me needs to learn to count 3x2 is not 8 divisional wins, unless you do the type math I listed above.
This post was edited on 4/21/22 at 4:11 pm
Posted on 4/21/22 at 4:09 pm to Apples and Oranges
It's the system, the Patriot way. Brady’s nothing without it
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