18Apr
Both quarterbacks have hit rough patches while trying to make do with diminished supporting casts
Tom Brady entered a quarterback’s paradise when he arrived in Tampa Bay a couple of years ago. The Buccaneers had a domineering offensive line and arguably the best receivers in the NFL. Brady’s trusty tight end Rob Gronkowski even came out of retirement to play with him again.
Brady had all the weapons he sorely lacked during his final days in New England, and he suddenly looked young again. When the 2020 season finished, he celebrated in a shower of confetti for the seventh time.
Brady hasn’t looked so happy this season, and Sunday was another reason why. The Bucs dropped to 3-3 on the season with a 20-18 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in a game that saw Brady struggle against a defense that entered the day as one of the worst in the league.
“I think we’re all playing less than what we’re capable of and we’ve all got to look at ourselves in the mirror and figure out why,” Brady said afterward.
Brady isn’t alone as a future Hall of Famer leading an offense stuck in neutral. Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers fell to 3-3 after putting up just 10 points in a loss to the New York Jets.
