Tom Brady Options

[DMD]

Brady has thrown for at least 23 TDs in each of the last four years and has been good for no less than 3500 yards every year. He was #1 in passing yardage in 2005 with 4110 yards and has done all that without ever having a better wideout than Dieon Branch.

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2007 Considerations:

1. Brady is consistent and never less than very good.
2. Enters 2007 with the best cast of wideouts he's ever had
3. Comes off a 2006 season with the worst wideouts he's ever had
4. Loss of Dillon - will Maroney be able to make the rushing game feared and can he stay healthy?
5. Tommy wants another Super Bowl really, really bad

Better or worse?

[Muggsy]

Tommy the Yankees fan wil probably immerse himself in football even more this year to hide from all the women he's been juggling, he should push 4000 and 30+ TDs with this group of WRs.

[Bill Swerski]

I'd say 4,000 yds and 30. Moss and Stallworth will miss some time with injuries, but I don't see Maroney being healthy all year either.

[Caveman_Nick]

I'd say 4,000 yds and 30. Moss and Stallworth will miss some time with injuries...

Even so, coming into camp you have Randy Moss, Donte Stallworth, Wesley Welker , Reche Caldwell, Troy Brown, Jabar Gaffney, Chad Jackson , Kelley Washington, Bam Childress, Kelvin Kight, Chris DunlapC.J. Jones.

Whatever 6 make the team will be able to step up, and you can say with some level of confidence that this season's worst will be no worse than last year's best. That's saying something.

[Bill Swerski]

Even so, coming into camp you have Randy Moss, Donte Stallworth, Wesley Welker , Reche Caldwell, Troy Brown, Jabar Gaffney, Chad Jackson , Kelley Washington, Bam Childress, Kelvin Kight, Chris DunlapC.J. Jones.

Whatever 6 make the team will be able to step up, and you can say with some level of confidence that this season's worst will be no worse than last year's best. That's saying something.

Oh, absolutely. But I think that the inevitable injuries to Moss and Stallworth are going to keep Brady's numbers a lot closer to 4000/30 than 4500/40.

[Caveman_Nick]

Oh, absolutely. But I think that the inevitable injuries to Moss and Stallworth are going to keep Brady's numbers a lot closer to 4000/30 than 4500/40.

Wouldn't argue with that. JMO, predicting 40 TDs is generally pie in the sky.

[Ursa Majoris]

Wouldn't argue with that. JMO, predicting 40 TDs is generally pie in the sky.

True dat. However, I see Brady going in the 4th or even 3rd in 12 team redrafts due to the Moss factor.

[Bill Swerski]

True dat. However, I see Brady going in the 4th or even 3rd in 12 team redrafts due to the Moss factor.

After Brady absolutely bombed and knocked me out of the first round of the playoffs last year, I vowed to never draft him again. I began re-thinking that decision after Belichick traded for Moss and signed Stallworth, although I'm still not sure if I'm willing to drink the Kool-Aid. Stallworth will undoubtedly miss at least some time with a hamstring injury. Moss will probably fight through a couple of minor injuries and may miss a couple of games as well. The problem is that you can't tell when that's going to happen. And even though they have Welker, Caldwell, Gaffney, Jackson, Brown (or whichever make the cut), you can't help but wonder how out-of-sync those guys might be with Brady if/when they fill in for Moss/Stallworth.

I'm sure that Brady will have a really good season overall but, because of the (likely) injury issues at WR, I could see his weekly fantasy numbers being about as consistent as somebody with bipolar disorder. I'm not sure if I want to let somebody else take him or roll the dice again. Even with Moss on the bench in one's fantasy playoffs, a healthy Stallworth alone could be huge for a Brady owner.

This post has been edited by Bill Swerski: 7/12/07 2:33pm

[Hugh 0ne]

True dat. However, I see Brady going in the 4th or even 3rd in 12 team redrafts due to the Moss factor.

Sure, why not, I mean Moss has been awesome over the past 3 seasons.

[matt770]

Tommy the Yankees fan wil probably immerse himself in football even more this year to hide from all the women he's been juggling, he should push 4000 and 30+ TDs with this group of WRs.

+1.

Sigh. Pats win another SB this year.

[irish]

I see Brady with about 3,924 yds, 28 tds and about 100 yds rushing. These I think are safe projections and Brady could certainly do more with the stable he has.