1 reason every NFL team can win the Super Bowl
By Andrew Garda
New England Patriots
I would insert a ‘deflated balls’ joke here but I think we’re all tired of that by now. The New England Patriots are a team which lives and dies ultimately by Tom Brady’s arm. Yes, the defense is important and sure, the offensive weapons have to step up as well.
But we’ve seen a lot of people come and go and aside from Rob Gronkowski, nobody has been the constant on this team like Brady. Like him or now, respect him or not, you have to admit he’s a monster of a quarterback.
After basically being written off early last season, Brady brushed off the criticism and went on a tear the second half of the season. He rode that momentum into the playoffs and all the way to a Super Bowl win. Even during that game against the Seattle Seahawks, Brady was the center of the storm, leading his team back for scores after the Seahawks scored and keeping them in the game.
It wasn’t even his best game either as he looked shaky early on and turned the ball over twice (including one ugly pick). However, when the Seahawks were up 24-14 heading into the fourth quarter, it was Brady who led them on two big four minute drives to take the lead.
It was Brady who held the ball until he found Danny Amendola shoot free or Julian Edelman break cover, hitting them both for short touchdowns.
Without a doubt, Brady has lost a step, but it makes him no less dangerous nor any less vital to this team’s success.
The Patriots have a long road to go for a repeat Super Bowl and everyone is gunning for them. At the end of the day their success or failure will rest on the arm of one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game. Which isn’t the worst place to be for a franchise.