Tom Brady The Punter & The Helmet Thrower
August 1st, 2021
Frustration was bubbling over for Tom Brady in a big way today at One Buc Palace.
Twice, in limited 11-on-11 work, Brady’s first team had to punt. And after the first time, Brady himself punted the ball in frustration after the third-down fail. Not a bad kick by Brady, who lofted the ball into the adjacent field.
In that series, Brady opened by hitting Tyler Johnson on a short pass, followed by a roughly 11-yard out route to Rob Gronkowski with Carlton Davis covering Gronk. Then a short throw was followed by Anthony Nelson stuffing Ronald Jones on a run, and then Brady was sacked (no hitting the QB) by Shaq Barrett.
Joe asked Ronald Jones about the Brady punt after practice, and RoJo smiled and said, “That’s what makes Brady great,” noting his fire to win and take advantage of every snap.
On the final 11-on-11 series — and the first following his punt — Brady, in up-tempo mode, completed passes in succession to Scotty Miller, Mike Evans and Giovani Bernard — all short.
Then Miller seemed to either lose his footing or be off on a route break on first down for an incompletion. Then Vita Vea blew through right guard/center for a sack. On third down, Brady overthrew Miller on a deep ball. Then Brady ripped his helmet off his head with two hands and slammed it to the turf.
The Bucs are back practicing tomorrow morning.
August 1st, 2021 at 12:02 pm
Practice makes perfect…
August 1st, 2021 at 12:02 pm
So which OT did Shaq beat for that sack Joe?
August 1st, 2021 at 12:07 pm
Not smelling any complacency…..
August 1st, 2021 at 12:10 pm
Now, is the time for TB12 to throw tantrums & what not. Get it all out of his system
August 1st, 2021 at 12:11 pm
Hope he didn’t hurt his knee punting
August 1st, 2021 at 12:42 pm
Heck ya, sounds like the D is doing well. I have no concern for a tom brady led offense, if the d can step it up and frustrate this o that is a great sign.
August 1st, 2021 at 12:51 pm
“Then Miller seemed to either lose his footing or be off on a route break on first down for an incompletion.”
It’s cus Scotty can’t break routes or see over the LOS. It’s great that him and Brady can connect down field but that’s his one trick. Needs to be traded next year, especially if Darden can show something this year.
August 1st, 2021 at 12:53 pm
Proud of our defense. Iron sharpens iron.
August 1st, 2021 at 1:10 pm
Agreed Defense Rules… Agreed but Medicated Pete will tell ya Stoned Sharpens Iron🤣👍🏻
August 1st, 2021 at 1:17 pm
That’s awesome, cool story.
August 1st, 2021 at 1:47 pm
SOE , Miller is not going to be traded next year, it’s his last year on his rookie contract.
August 1st, 2021 at 2:07 pm
I personally am okay seeing him throwing his helmet in discuss rather than walking to the sidelines being OK with it, it’s competitiveness no matter if you’re playing a game or you’re practicing it’s built within
August 1st, 2021 at 2:15 pm
Love the intensity. It’s contagious.
August 1st, 2021 at 2:19 pm
Bbro I agree. I appreciate during games seeing Tom slam his helmet on the ground or smacking himself in the earhole. Nice to see players get as upset as some of us fans do.
August 1st, 2021 at 2:24 pm
SBLV
Next year is his final and largest contract year so trade him after this year. You could easily trade him for something decent because he’s not worth the $7-$10M he would be asking to resign in 2023.
August 1st, 2021 at 3:04 pm
Sounds like the defense was balling.
If they are getting multiple sacks against this oline, what chance do other teams have?
August 1st, 2021 at 3:22 pm
I love it.
August 1st, 2021 at 4:37 pm
I guess the secret is out of the bag — Brady is being groomed as the backup punter.
August 1st, 2021 at 4:37 pm
I guess leftwich is calling the plays again
August 1st, 2021 at 4:55 pm
omg. We can only hope Joe doesn’t add these lines to his Tom Brady descriptions…
August 1st, 2021 at 5:00 pm
Good idea! 👍 🙂