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Originally Posted by trackercowe
What about the year Brady got hurt in the first game, and the Patriots missed the playoffs altogether? If it's all Bill and not Brady, then how come Bill couldn't will a Cassel led team to the playoffs? You're throwing Brady under the bus because of one below average performance (for Tom Brady) in the Super Bowl? Maybe we should do the same for Peyton Manning who was even worse in his four Super Bowl appearances.
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The Cassel year is supposedly the silver bullet in the Belichick vs Brady debate but in spite of missing the playoffs due to bad luck with tie breakers the Pats finished 11-5 that year. This year their record was....11-5. That's more of a feather in BB's cap that a detraction.