Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has to contend with a changed offensive line this year, but he believes it will protect him enough to help him keep racking up touchdown passes .
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The 45-year-old veteran saw Ali Marpet retire and Alex Cappa sign a contract with the Cincinnati Bengals this offseason. Then, Ryan Jensen suffered a knee injury in training camp and his campaign is already in jeopardy. The pressure will therefore be strong on their replacements, except that the famous number 12 is confident to see them take up the challenge.
“I would say that every formation has to overcome obstacles at different times of the year. You deal with injuries sooner, later, or all year round. […] So we got Shaq Mason, whom I love to death and played with for a long time [avec les Patriots de la Nouvelle-Angleterre]. I know what he is capable of accomplishing. Then Robert Hainsey of Notre Dame University earned the respect of his teammates for his work ethic, even though he showed up to work every day last year knowing he wasn’t going to play. He’s going to get up and get the job done,” Brady told NFL.com.
“And we have a guard on the left, Luke [Goedeke], who fights every day. He did very well at camp. We drafted him to come here and do the right thing.”
nothing perfect
Nevertheless, the pivot-star has enough experience to suspect that nothing will be perfect on the ground. There may be more difficult days.
“It will be like all players: nobody makes the passes better and I certainly don’t make them all that way. My game readings are not all perfect. I threw a ton of interceptions. You can’t expect to see these young tight ends, running backs or linemen do everything perfectly, because they will face many excellent opponents and they will challenge them, “he said.
The “Bucs” will start the regular schedule Sunday by visiting the Dallas Cowboys.