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Brady Still Fab, Just Not Perfect

Blame game circles around No. 12

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 4, 2008 3:24 PM CST

(Newser) – Tom Brady is used to pulling off daring fourth-quarter rescues, but not last night. Was he to blame? The Providence Journal’s Robert Lee doesn’t think so, and neither does Wes Welker. “He’s everything you want in a quarterback,” the receiver said. "There was no rabbit in the hat," writes the Boston Globe's Bob Hohler.

Brady brought his trademark last-quarter heroics, going 8-for-11 for 71 yards, Lee points out. But for Sports Illustrated’s Andrew Perloff, some of the blame has to fall on the shoulders of No. 12. In the end, Brady is still a system QB, albeit a phenomenal one, Perloff writes, and the Giants shattered that system by overpowering the Patriots' offensive line.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) walks off the field after the New York Giants beat the Patriots 17-14 during the Super Bowl XLII football game at University of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday,... (Associated Press)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady reacts after the Patriots lost to the New York Giants 17-14 in the Super Bowl XLII football game on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Stephan... (Associated Press)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady walks to the sideline during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl XLII football game against the New York Giants at University of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday,... (Associated Press)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady calls a play during the third quarter of the Super Bowl XLII football game agianst the New York Giants at University of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008... (Associated Press)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady talks to his teammate while sitting on the bench during the third quarter of the Super Bowl XLII football game against the New York Giants at University of Phoenix... (Associated Press)

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