February 12, 2021
A full 21 years into his unmatched career, Tom Brady is still finding ways to amaze the football world including Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich.
“Hell no. You just didn’t think it was possible, right?” Leftwich said when asked on the Huddle & Flow Podcast if he expected Tom Brady to excel at this stage of his career. “Like, you watched the tape of him and I knew his arm was still live, you know, you could tell me he still got a live arm. So you knew his arm was live. But then you get around it and you’re like, look at that ball. It’s the type of ball that he throws, it’s a friendly ball. It’s a penetrating ball. So it was unique to see him to be able to do all these things, still. Hell, I just turned 41 and I tried . . . and to see him, I’m like, man, just the see how he’s able to still do things the young guys could do.”
• Kevin Fishbain and Adam Jahns of The Athletic view the Watson situation through the lens of a Bears team that (1) needs quarterback help, (2) has insinuated it will make a splash, and (3) is expected to be “big players” on the upcoming quarterback carousel. Jahns and Fishbain serve up reminders that Chicago’s ownership isn’t opposed to green-lighting big swing trades, offering the approval of the Jay Cutler deal in 2009. It’s impossible to avoid the similarities of where Matt Nagy and Ryan Pace are now and where Lovie Smith and Jerry Angelo were in 2009.
• Much like the Cutler trade, there are so many loopholes and scenarios to sort through. There is also a field of desperate teams with the desire to trade for Watson themselves. But that’s what makes this all fascinating to watch. There is no shortage of teams that could use Watson. And Watson will have his choice of the litter. But there’s no team that provides the unique challenge that comes with being QB