"Brady won rings with NO WEAPONS. Belichick held him back!!!!!!"
Here are THIRTY-TWO (32) games from Belichick's defenses during the Patriots 1st 3 rings. Oh poor Brady how did he win with this?
0 points on 11 drives
0 points on 11 drives
0 points on 11 drives
0 points on 15 drives
3 points on 10 drives
3 points on 10 drives
3 points on 14 drives
6 points on 13 drives
6 points on 13 drives
7 points on 7 drives
7 points on 10 drives
7 points on 11 drives
9 points on 12 drives
9 points on 13 drives
10 points on 10 drives
10 points on 11 drives
10 points on 11 drives
10 points on 13 drives
10 points on 15 drives
11 points on 12 drives
12 points on 11 drives
13 points on 10 drives
13 points on 11 drives
13 points on 12 drives
13 points on 12 drives
13 points on 13 drives
14 points on 9 drives
14 points on 11 drives
15 points on 12 drives
16 points on 12 drives
16 points on 13 drives
17 points on 14 drives
290 points on 373 drives
9.1 PPG allowed / 0.78 Points Allowed Per Drive
Better than the 2000 Ravens defense
Tom Brady is the GOAT because he didn't have to do as much to win. That's what greatness is all about.
Elite defense? Check
Short fields? Check
Clutch special teams? Check
Oh but godforbid he doesn't have multiple Hall of Fame skill players to throw to at the same time. Then he has "no weapons". Funny to me really.
2001 Patriots:
6th in Points Allowed Per Drive
8th in Starting Field Position
+6.8% Field Goal Percentage
2003 Patriots:
1st in Points Allowed Per Drive
5th in Starting Field Position
+2.1% Field Goal Percentage
2004 Patriots:
4th in Points Allowed Per Drive
11th in Starting Field Position
+10.6% Field Goal Percentage
2014 Patriots:
8th in Points Allowed Per Drive
2nd in Starting Field Position
+16.2% Field Goal Percentage
2016 Patriots:
2nd in Points Allowed Per Drive
3rd in Starting Field Position
+12.0% Field Goal Percentage
2018 Patriots:
7th in Points Allowed Per Drive
8th in Starting Field Position
-1.8% Field Goal Percentage
2020 Buccaneers:
6th in Points Allowed Per Drive
4th in Starting Field Position
+9.5% Field Goal Percentage
In other words, in Tom Brady's 7 title seasons, he benefitted from:
5th best defense on average
6th best starting field position on average
+8.8% difference in Field Goal Percentage
He had it easier than every other QB lmaooooo and he's a cheater too haha
Number of seasons having a bottom 10 defense:
Drew Brees: 7x in 19 seasons (36.8%)
Peyton Manning: 6x in 17 seasons (35.3%)
Aaron Rodgers: 5x in 15 seasons (33.3%)
Patrick Mahomes: 1x in 7 seasons (14.3%)
Tom Brady: 0x in 21 seasons (0.0%)
Using Points Per Drive Allowed
#TeamAZV Estrella Foothills takes a 13-0 lead less than seven minutes in against Youngker. Senior AJ Horne burrows in from the 3. Noah Romo controlled a 35-yard pass from Hone Wray. @EFHSWolvesFB still up 13-0 after one quarter