Tom Brady And The “Sleeping Policemen”
September 14th, 2022
Future Hall of Fame left tackle Joe Thomas sounds like a jealous guy.
Thomas does some work for The33rdTeam.com, and last month he was ranting about how many offensive line careers Tom Brady has made because of his quick trigger and keen movements in the pocket. Joe almost felt for Thomas, who sounded like a guy that spent years blocking for Colt McCoy, Brady Quinn and Josh McCown at quarterback.
Thomas took it slighting of the Bucs’ offensive linemen a giant step further after Sunday’s Bucs-Cowboys game, via a video for The33rdTeam.
What does it take to a be a successful Bucs O-lineman? Not much, per Thomas, because Brady is getting rid of the ball in 2 1/2 seconds or less.
“Basically, all you need to do is be a sleeping policeman,” Thomas said. “That’s right. All you gotta do is lay down on the ground and make sure that the guy takes a little bit of a hop over you so he can’t run straight to the quarterback and Brady’s getting rid of the football.”
How insulting, especially after the Bucs just pounded the ball successfully on the ground against Dallas.
Joe misses the old Thomas, the guy who used to share film love of Donovan Smith on Twitter.
Whoa 💪🏻 @TBBuccaneers pic.twitter.com/xmkywo3PuS
— Joe Thomas (@joethomas73) December 19, 2017
September 14th, 2022 at 4:25 pm
Lot of shade coming the Bucs way, but it’s okay, we got the W anyway.
September 14th, 2022 at 4:31 pm
Pass blocking a little shaky but cannot the impressive run blocking. They will be fine, Brady’s played with worse.
September 14th, 2022 at 5:14 pm
Is that even supposed to be an insult or just praising Brady for getting rid of the ball so fast? Maybe the tone of the video makes it more obvious, but in print, it just looks like he’s giving props to Brady, saying he’d have loved to block for him.
September 14th, 2022 at 5:22 pm
Speed bumps in the DR are called “policĂas acostados”, or policemen laying down. And they are everywhere.
Thomas’s statement is pretty funny…
September 14th, 2022 at 5:39 pm
I mean in fairness to Thomas, Micah Parsons absolutely destroyed Donny on multiple reps.
September 14th, 2022 at 5:40 pm
Cobra, speed bumps & motors (motorcycles), they’re everywhere, like cockroaches. My daughter’s fiancée lives there. Do you make it there often?
September 14th, 2022 at 5:56 pm
Thomas is working for national goons now and it’s rare for our team or players to get much love from them.
September 14th, 2022 at 5:57 pm
I’m going to give him the benefit of the doubt that he was just basically trying to complement Brady and not trash the O line. In the past he has praised Smith and we all sure as hell know he’s not trashing Wirfs.
September 14th, 2022 at 6:04 pm
He is right. Bucs oline pass defense was rated second worse by pff and had the worse win rate
September 14th, 2022 at 6:14 pm
Do folks ask the blind for directions? That’s the same asking the PFF tribe about how to block.
September 14th, 2022 at 6:57 pm
Dude trippin’.
September 14th, 2022 at 7:02 pm
Sorry. Meant to type, “Dude be trippin’.”
September 14th, 2022 at 7:33 pm
Win-rate isn’t subjective
September 14th, 2022 at 7:56 pm
Crabby totally misses the screen set up in video.
What a waste of talent!
September 15th, 2022 at 12:08 am
@BucsBeBacj: I have lived here in the DR for 15 years, and will move back to FL this spring.
September 15th, 2022 at 6:44 am
When did Brady change to #3 and get an incredibly dark tan??? I mean atleast use footage of him and not the Bucs qb formerly known as Mr. ATM!!!
September 15th, 2022 at 8:10 am
Better to hear this than to look for bright spots in a 6-10 season. Been there, done that too many years.