He played in some big games (at Alabama). He’s smart, a pocket player who’s going to get the ball out, and he’s very accurate,” Arians said.
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The coach, who turns 69 on Sunday, likes what he’s seen so far from New England rookie Mac Jones. Manning, Ben Roethlisberger, Andrew Luck, Carson Palmer and Jameis Winston are among the high draft picks Arians mentored over the years. “Just one sack is not good enough.”Īrians is noted for his success working with quarterbacks over a long career as a NFL assistant and head coach. “I think Todd knows and Shaq knows it’s time to get to the quarterback,” coach Bruce Arians said. He has one through three games this year, none the past two weeks.Īs a team, the Bucs are last in the league with three sacks. Linebacker Shaquil Barrett topped the NFL with 19 1/2 sacks two years ago and finished with eight during the regular season in 2020. In addition to leading the league in rushing defense each of the past two seasons, the Bucs have had one of the league’s most effective pass rushes since Todd Bowles was hired as coordinator in 2019. It would add to his long list of NFL records that already includes most TD passes (591), most wins as a starting quarterback (232), most Super Bowl titles (seven), and most conference championships (10).įor all the talk about what Brady’s arrival in Tampa Bay did for the offense, the defense has been a big part of the team’s success, too. With 68 yards passing Brady will surpass Brees’ mark of 80,358 yards, most ever in the regular season. That would help us more than anything else.”Ī victory would make Brady the fourth quarterback with wins against all 32 NFL teams, joining Brett Favre, Drew Brees and Peyton Manning. What we need to do is continue to do the things we do and do them better. “I don’t think it would be in our best interest to go in there and do everything differently than we’ve done it all year. So, I’m sure he’ll use it to his advantage. “Certainly, Tom has an intimate knowledge of everything that we do here, more so than any other player in the league by far. But Belichick, 8-11 since Brady’s departure, said it doesn’t mean they will reinvent themselves this week. “We gotta be on.”Īs much as Brady knows the Patriots, they also know him. “This is one of those weeks where we can’t have a bunch of ‘my bads,’” McCourty said. Tampa Bay’s 34.3 points per game are also tied for tops in the NFL, thanks largely to one of the most stacked offenses in the league that includes receivers Chris Godwin, Mike Evans and tight end Rob Gronkowski He leads the league this season with 10 touchdown passes and his 362.3 passing yards per game are second to Las Vegas’ Derek Carr. This 44-year-old version of Brady is still playing at a high level after taking the Bucs to a Super Bowl title last season. “So what we do, we’ve gotta do a good job of. “It’s gonna be a guy that he’s gonna know a lot of what we do,” said veteran safety Devin McCourty, who won three Super Bowls with Brady. It makes the margin for error minute against a quarterback who is a master at getting the ball out quickly and reading and deceiving defenses with his eyes.
None of those other players has the institutional knowledge Brady does of their defensive schemes or tendencies. While they all have played against former teammates before, the Patriots acknowledge this time is much different. “The opportunity is wonderful and I'm looking forward for the moment,” Patriots defensive end Deatrich Wise Jr. He’ll be opposite not only former coach Bill Belichick, but past teammates who have also never taken an NFL field and looked across at Brady wearing another team’s jersey, let alone ever had a chance to tackle him. New England will be the first time for me being on the other sideline.”īrady will be back in Foxborough on Sunday night to meet the Patriots for the first time since he left after 20 seasons to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I know everything about that,” Brady said this week.
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