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Over the past couple of weeks I've grown on the simple idea that Joe Brady is a better candidate than Ben Johnson.
First and foremost, Brady seems to be a QB whisperer. This is obvious from as early as his days at LSU with Burrow at QB as the passing game coordinator. The following article highlights that his ideas helped propel the offense and helped Joe Burrow go from 16 TD's the previous season to 60.
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From there he went to Carolina in 2020. It's no secret that the Panthers sucked under Matt Rhule. Joe Brady was fired later Dec 5th in the 2021 season. The Panthers never really took off offensively. But were they that bad? Is it possible that Joe Brady was a scapegoat? Yes. And that the same time No. Teddy Bridgewater had arguably his best season ever under Joe Brady throwing for 3700+ yards. Mike Davis had over 1000 yards from scrimmage. So what was the problem? Scoring. Teddy Bridgewater, after being traded informed on a podcast with Patrick Peterson that Joe Brady never practiced Red Zone, nor 2 minute drills in practice.
It showed. The Panthers were in the bottom half of scoring, despite having an offense that could drive the middle, and back half of the field with no problems.
But why? LSU's offense was quite good in the redzone. In fact it was downright terrifying to be on defense, pinned by the Joe Burrow led offense. Matt Rhule responded to Teddy's comments...
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So Matt Rhule defended the practice methods. Is it possible that as head coach he directed how practices went? Absolutely. That's quite literally 1 of the defining jobs of the Head Coach. But its just speculation. So then why are the Bills so good in the redzone? Turns out, they focus on that in practice. Alot.
In fact, if you google around, you're hit with article after article of their red zone practices. Furthermore, that specific article states "Joe Brady took the offense into the redzone to work on the specifics of their playbook in 11 v 11 work".
So is it possible the lack of red zone work was under the preference of Matt Rhule? Absolutely. But we know this. Joe Brady practices red zone with the Bills, and is in large part why they are one of the top scoring offenses in the league. So either way you slice it. You can say "Its Matt Rhules fault". Or, you can say "Its Joe Brady's fault but he clearly learned from that mistake".
Either way, based on the adaptability, the mistakes and alterations to fix those mistakes, even down to the play calling, we're seeing a lot from Joe Brady. Possibly even more then we saw from Sean Payton at his time in OC.
I'm also curious, what do previous players have to say about Joe Brady.
“Joe’s awesome, Joe’s very creative,” Burrow said. “He always has something for a certain look that you’re seeing on tape to take advantage of that. It’s a big opportunity for him, I’m excited for him. He helped me a lot. He helped me become the player I am today. Nothing but love for Joe.” - Burrow.
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So Burrow credits his success to Joe Brady.
"His thinking is if you guys want it, you'll make it work. He puts all the trust in us and we try to reciprocate that back to him and give him everything that we got," Allen added.
So, Joe Burrow has a career year under Joe Brady at LSU, Teddy Bridgewater has a career year under Joe Brady despite a low scoring offense that may, or may not have been hindered by Matt Rhules practice philosphy. Josh Allen is having a career year, attributes a lot of it to Joe Brady....
Give me Joe Brady as Head Coach.
First and foremost, Brady seems to be a QB whisperer. This is obvious from as early as his days at LSU with Burrow at QB as the passing game coordinator. The following article highlights that his ideas helped propel the offense and helped Joe Burrow go from 16 TD's the previous season to 60.
Joe Brady LSU offense: Revisiting the record-breaking 2019 Tigers season that launched Bills OC's career | Sporting News
Before Joe Brady revitalized the Bills' season, he began a rapid ascent as the mastermind behind LSU's historic 2019 offense.
From there he went to Carolina in 2020. It's no secret that the Panthers sucked under Matt Rhule. Joe Brady was fired later Dec 5th in the 2021 season. The Panthers never really took off offensively. But were they that bad? Is it possible that Joe Brady was a scapegoat? Yes. And that the same time No. Teddy Bridgewater had arguably his best season ever under Joe Brady throwing for 3700+ yards. Mike Davis had over 1000 yards from scrimmage. So what was the problem? Scoring. Teddy Bridgewater, after being traded informed on a podcast with Patrick Peterson that Joe Brady never practiced Red Zone, nor 2 minute drills in practice.
It showed. The Panthers were in the bottom half of scoring, despite having an offense that could drive the middle, and back half of the field with no problems.
But why? LSU's offense was quite good in the redzone. In fact it was downright terrifying to be on defense, pinned by the Joe Burrow led offense. Matt Rhule responded to Teddy's comments...
Matt Rhule responds to Teddy Bridgewater's comments that Panthers 'can do better' in practice
Panthers head coach defends 'process,' way his team practices situational football
www.cbssports.comSo Matt Rhule defended the practice methods. Is it possible that as head coach he directed how practices went? Absolutely. That's quite literally 1 of the defining jobs of the Head Coach. But its just speculation. So then why are the Bills so good in the redzone? Turns out, they focus on that in practice. Alot.
In fact, if you google around, you're hit with article after article of their red zone practices. Furthermore, that specific article states "Joe Brady took the offense into the redzone to work on the specifics of their playbook in 11 v 11 work".
So is it possible the lack of red zone work was under the preference of Matt Rhule? Absolutely. But we know this. Joe Brady practices red zone with the Bills, and is in large part why they are one of the top scoring offenses in the league. So either way you slice it. You can say "Its Matt Rhules fault". Or, you can say "Its Joe Brady's fault but he clearly learned from that mistake".
Either way, based on the adaptability, the mistakes and alterations to fix those mistakes, even down to the play calling, we're seeing a lot from Joe Brady. Possibly even more then we saw from Sean Payton at his time in OC.
I'm also curious, what do previous players have to say about Joe Brady.
“Joe’s awesome, Joe’s very creative,” Burrow said. “He always has something for a certain look that you’re seeing on tape to take advantage of that. It’s a big opportunity for him, I’m excited for him. He helped me a lot. He helped me become the player I am today. Nothing but love for Joe.” - Burrow.
Joe Burrow Chimes in on Bills' New Offensive Coordinator Joe Brady
Bills new offensive coordinator Joe Brady received a strong endorsement from Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow after Ken Dorsey was fired.
heavy.comSo Burrow credits his success to Joe Brady.
"His thinking is if you guys want it, you'll make it work. He puts all the trust in us and we try to reciprocate that back to him and give him everything that we got," Allen added.
So, Joe Burrow has a career year under Joe Brady at LSU, Teddy Bridgewater has a career year under Joe Brady despite a low scoring offense that may, or may not have been hindered by Matt Rhules practice philosphy. Josh Allen is having a career year, attributes a lot of it to Joe Brady....
Give me Joe Brady as Head Coach.
