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re: Tom Brady articulates what’s wrong with the modern NFL…
Posted on 7/20/26 at 10:22 am to RollTide1987
Posted on 7/20/26 at 10:22 am to RollTide1987
Geno Smith started in the NFL way too long for Tom Brady to be wrong
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Posted on 7/20/26 at 10:23 am to RollTide1987
Why is there something “wrong” right now? Jsut because he isn’t playing?
Posted on 7/20/26 at 10:24 am to StringedInstruments
quote:you realize Brady played in a more pass happy era where it was far easier to throw for a ton of yards right?
The NFL has been transitioning into a pass happy, arena-football type sport for the past 25 years. You think dudes just figured out how to make 4000+ yard seasons normal?
Because it doesn’t seem like you do
This post was edited on 7/20/26 at 10:26 am
Posted on 7/20/26 at 11:12 am to ragincajun03
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but he started in the early 2000s when hitting the QB wasn't yet completely illegal.
And he was no better than Joe Flacco then. It’s when he started getting the special treatment that his numbers exploded. Brady was getting the modern QB treatment while most other quarterbacks during his years were still fending for themselves.
Posted on 7/20/26 at 11:18 am to StringedInstruments
I don't know that the NFL is pass happy as some people think.
if you looked closely at some games last year there were more two and three tight end sets and teams were running the ball because defenses are usually playing base defenses out of nickel
I'm not saying things are going back to smash mouth football like they used to be I just feel like there's more balance now
plus you see offenses stall in the Red zone more it seems like
the rules are catered for the offenses to rule the day and yet scoring isnt really going through the roof if you think about it
if you looked closely at some games last year there were more two and three tight end sets and teams were running the ball because defenses are usually playing base defenses out of nickel
I'm not saying things are going back to smash mouth football like they used to be I just feel like there's more balance now
plus you see offenses stall in the Red zone more it seems like
the rules are catered for the offenses to rule the day and yet scoring isnt really going through the roof if you think about it
This post was edited on 7/20/26 at 11:21 am
Posted on 7/20/26 at 11:30 am to Carson123987
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When it comes to actually preparing guys to be the very best overall football players possible before entering the NFL, the portal is absolutely a fricking killer. there isn't any defense to the contrary. It's common sense.
Bingo. I have so much less investment in the college game now. It's sad
I can't pretend to have devoted enough time to studying this, but how can there be "no defense to the contrary"? The argument can be made that there are players that would have gone unnoticed and buried on the depth chart and ultimately undrafted to transferring and being able to play and put game film out for the NFL to see.
From a developmental standpoint, what is wrong with a defender transferring one or multiple times in college?
--Consistency?--Only for that one defense and pool of coaches, but the argument can be made that transferring can lead to different schemes, coaches, facilities, etc.
--Playing time?--Just because they aren't ready to start for National Title contender doesn't mean they aren't good enough to be a true collegiate starter. Film room & practice only goes so far, these guys only have a few short years to make their mark to get noticed & set up their best for the NFL draft.
The poster who said NCAA's job is not to develop for the NFL is absolutely correct, it's the NFL's job evaluate and coach up their roster.
Posted on 7/20/26 at 11:47 am to RollTide1987
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He blames inferior coaching and also takes a shot at development at the collegiate level,
It took Brady five years at Michigan to develop into a sixth round draft pick and NFL backup until fluke circumstances gave him the starting job on a team that won the Super Bowl with a modest 145 yard passing performance from him.
I like Brady but everyone develops differently. Joe Butrow absolutely benefited from transferring from Ohio State to LSU - while Trevor Lawrence was ready to be a #1 pick after his true freshman season.
There are great stories in all of it.
Posted on 7/20/26 at 11:48 am to Carson123987
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Bingo. I have so much less investment in the college game now. It's sad
I’m not gonna sit here and lie and say that I don’t enjoy the college game anymore, because I do…
But I do miss the days where LSU would sign a guy out of Louisiana, who might not be quite ready for big time minutes his freshman year, but you knew eventually he’d get his turn…
Those days are long gone
Posted on 7/20/26 at 12:30 pm to StringedInstruments
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Would they necessarily be wrong just for being older?
They are not wrong because they are old but because they are old what they really miss is their own youth.
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The NFL has been transitioning into a pass happy, arena-football type sport for the past 25 years. You think dudes just figured out how to make 4000+ yard seasons normal?
25 years ago was 2001, in 2001 i guarantee there was some body lamenting how the NFL was “becoming pass happy, arena league” where the stats were inflated.
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If defenses could actually be physical with receivers and could jack up the QB with a few good hits, do you think we’d see teams averaging 40 passes per game?
You mean if the rules were different there might be different offensive and defensive strategies? Shocking observation
We wouldn’t see as many 3 point shots in basketball if there was no 3 point line or if it was 10 feet further back quote:
I think eras of yesteryear were better “football” than now. And I don’t say that as some old dude.
You think being then operative phrase,, in other words it’s an opinion. You are romanticizing the past which is very common even if youre not “old”.
During the pandemic I saw a replay of Super Bowl XIII, a game I watched live It was fun to see some old names, hall of famers all over the field but the overall quality of play was no where near as good as now. It was a different time, strategies have evolved, preparation and training have evolved and they’ve gotten better. No we no longer get to see Jack Tatum turn Darryl Stingley into a paraplegic but the overall quality of play is better
Posted on 7/20/26 at 12:33 pm to ragincajun03
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Brady took a few good shots early in his career that would draw immediate flags today.
Burrow is still in this phase
Posted on 7/20/26 at 12:54 pm to udtiger
As with everything, the 90s was peak NFL and CFB. You had athletes with modern day training, and more, playing by the old rules of the game. Such a better product than today.
Posted on 7/20/26 at 12:58 pm to SoDakHawk
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the 90s
quote:What?
You had athletes with modern day training,
Posted on 7/20/26 at 1:07 pm to H-Town Tiger
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You are romanticizing the past which is very common even if youre not “old”.
I’m not saying this doesn’t happen. It obviously does. I am guilty of it myself sometimes. But not every reference to feeling like things may have been better in a past era (sports or otherwise) has to be rooted in romanticizing.
Me thinking “The Godfather” is better than “One Battle After Another” isn’t romanticizing.
Posted on 7/20/26 at 1:08 pm to lsupride87
You don't think pro athletes in the 90s had access to weight training, off field training for speed and explosion, and, frankly, steroids flowing all over the place?
Yeah, you can make an argument for guys from the 60s and 70s who worked PT jobs in the off-season. But by the 90s these guys were making millions, trained year round, and had access to personal trainers and anything else money could buy.
Yeah, you can make an argument for guys from the 60s and 70s who worked PT jobs in the off-season. But by the 90s these guys were making millions, trained year round, and had access to personal trainers and anything else money could buy.
Posted on 7/20/26 at 1:41 pm to SoDakHawk
quote:Sure, but the 90s was 30 years ago, it’s completely ironic to say it’s “modern day” training. Training has absolutely changed
You don't think pro athletes in the 90s had access to weight training, off field training for speed and explosion, and, frankly, steroids flowing all over the place?
There isn’t a single football team anywhere running the same training program today as they did 30 years ago
This post was edited on 7/20/26 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 7/20/26 at 3:34 pm to rintintin
Solid opinion
Absolutely no reason for commercials before and after kickoffs.
Absolutely no reason for commercials before and after kickoffs.
Posted on 7/20/26 at 7:24 pm to RollTide1987
If you watch enough football… he’s speaking the truth… the game parallels society.. immediacy has become the measuring stick over development.. fixing thst isn’t a easy or realistic goal in the games current format.. the coaches have to little time to develop players to the point where they don’t need the constant managing of their play.
Posted on 7/20/26 at 11:37 pm to LooseCannon22282
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I don't know that the NFL is pass happy as some people think.
if you looked closely at some games last year there were more two and three tight end sets and teams were running the ball because defenses are usually playing base defenses out of nickel
Probably because coaches are realizing their QBs can't adequately read defenses. Running backs are actually seeing a resurgence because of this.
This post was edited on 7/20/26 at 11:38 pm
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