Tom Brady

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                          Comp/Att   Yards   TD   INT    Rush   Yards   TD     Tot Pts   Pts/Gm

2011 Stats        401/611    5235   39    12     41     109     3        394.3    24.6

2010 Stats        324/492    3900   36     4     31       30     1        309.0    19.3

2009 Stats        371/565    4398   28    13     29      44      1       298.3     18.6

2008 Stats        7/11           76     0     0     0       0       0           3.0       3.0

(+) Last year TB12 had 611 passing attempts that yielded 5,235 passing yards and went for 39 TDs

(+) Brady still throws the best long-ball in the game

(+) Gotta love those two tight ends (Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez) are doing in this offense

(+) Since his knee surgery, Brady has played in 16 games each of the past 3 seasons

(+) Terrific Tom lost another Super Bowl to Eli Manning last season and from a fantasy perspective, you gotta like an angry Tom Brady

(+) Gronk had the best statistical year ever for a tight end last season

(+) Besides the Packers, there isn't a team in the league with more depth at the WR position

(+) The “Slot Machine” (Wes Welker) is now two years removed from his knee injury and looks better than ever

(+) New England has been a pass-heavy team the past six years and Bill Belichick loves to run up the score

(+) Brandon Lloyd is now the downfield threat for Brady - a HUGE upgrade over Deion Branch 

(+) Tom rarely throws interceptions, as evidenced by his career 2.16% INT Percentage (third-best ever)

(+) Josh McDaniels is back as the Patriots offensive coordinator. Remember that 2007 almost perfect season?!

(–) Believe it or not, New England has been in the top-six in rushing TDs each of the past six seasons and should continue that trend in 2012

(–) Hopefully these girly hairdos he’s been sporting doesn’t turn him into a wuss

(–) Matt Light retired

(–) Tom will be 35 years old when the season starts – basically, he's not getting any younger

Tom who?  Isn’t he the guy you used to see staring at you from the covers of People and US magazine while standing in line at the grocery store a couple of years back?  Well, he hasn’t gone undercover (no pun intended) quite as deep as Menudo or the inventor of those Progressive commercials has, but then again, getting on the cover of supermarket tabloids doesn't get you points in your fantasy football league. 

It’s not like Mr. Gisele Bundchen had a crappy season in 2009, because he didn’t, but it sure has been quiet in Beantown since his Patriots blew their perfect season in Super Bowl XLII three years back.  In fact, Brady put up arguably his second best statistical season ever in 2009, yet because a team’s successes or failures are largely heaped upon the QBs shoulders, it might have been viewed as being a poor season.  However, fantasy owners know better, and no doubt will be making him one of the top fantasy quarterback picks again come 2010.

~ Ranked third in the league with 565 attempts

~ Set an NFL record for the most passing touchdowns in a single quarter (5)

Right now, Brady is in the post-Caddyshack time of his career. Meaning that like Bill Murray after Caddyshack, he still will be very relevant, but he will never top the performances he had earlier in his career. Brady is a good enough quarterback to stay in within the group of fantasy starters in the league, but it’ll be tough for him to find his way back into the Top-5 again in 2010.  Without his favorite target around to start the season in Wes Welker, he’ll have to step it up a notch to be considered among the elite this year.  The Patriots suddenly have a bunch of holes to fill throughout the roster, so the team might have to pass the ball more to stay in games, which could end up favoring Brady’s fantasy prognosis. New England also runs a highly impactful offensive system, so the possibility of Brady scratching the top of the QB bluebloods isn’t entirely out of the question, but we’d still suggest taking Rodgers, Brees, P. Manning, Schaub, and maybe even Favre (if he comes back) ahead of him this year.

~ Randy Moss is still Randy Moss

~ Welker will be back, just not for the beginning of the season

~ He’ll be another year removed from his knee surgery

~ He’ll have his first full off-season in a couple of years to gel with the team

~ Belichick is still the coach, which means the team probably still cheats

Click here to read our OP ED article to find out who is better, Tom Brady or Peyton Manning.

Brady does not have a Twitter account.  The official Team Twitter account comes through here:  Patriots Player Tweets

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This guy dumped Bridget Moynahan… for Giselle Bundchen. Rough life buddy!

Tom Brady at the 2000 NFL Combine - point being, there is hope for all of us!

Tom Brady: "Hello Pope, please let Drew Bledsoe get demolished and injured so I can get my chance to lead this team to a few Super Bowls and become one of the top-5 QBs of all-time"

Pope John Paul II: "Ok son, your wish is granted. You are gonna be a real stud with the ladies from this point forward as well, so go out and get some tail!"

Signed a six-year, $60 million contract extension in May of 2005.  The deal included $26.5 million in bonuses that were paid in the first two years.  Blah blah blah, i t doesn’t matter.  He’s loaded, doesn’t play with his contract in mind, and has a long career after football to look forward to.  The remainder is outlined below:

2010 - $3.5 million (+ $3 million roster bonus)

2011 - Free Agent

Brian Hoyer - Given what happened to Brady back in 2008, fantasy players won’t soon overlook the backup QBs to elite, stable starters like Brady again.  After shoring up your skill positions with at least 3-4 RBs, 4-5 WRs, and 2 QBs, taking a flier on Hoyer isn’t a terrible call

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