Quote:The media loves Luck and I think he gets a lot of credit. Now Dwayne Allen has never really done anything in the NFL so its tough to really get an idea of what he nay bring to the table if he was healthy.


But gronk has been out more than just last season and Brady always did work. I don't think ridley, vereen, bolden or any of those guys are legit rbs on another team. Brady also makes Edelman look like a legit NFL WR.


And its more about sustained success. Brady has been doing it for over a decade. I've seen him do more with less for so long that I actually hated him. That year in the playoffs when the jags played in foxboro, I was there and I wanted to punch tom Brady right in the scroat. He's just too good.

Dwayne Allen was the highest rated rookie TE in 2012. He is an excellent pass catcher and blocker. If you feel he hasn't done anything in the NFL, that's fine, he's not a stand out, yet. But you can argue that the best rookie TE would've continued to progress throughout his career.

 

Brady is a great QB. One of the best. He has sustained success for years, but you can make an argument that the Patriots are a model for sustained success. This includes when Brady was injured and Cassel won 10 games. How many games would the Colts win without Luck?

 

As for Gronk, yes, he's missed some games and it's always had a negative impact, but Brady and the Patriots overall were good enough to overcome the void left behind. This sounds similar to what Luck did last year.

 

As for the Patriots RBs, they are successful because of the system they are in. Vereen is very fast and is used in space, similarly to how they used Faulk for years. That's good coaching. The other RBs are used in committee. No argument here, other than their O-line has consistently been better than what Luck has had to work with.

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