Sept 15 2011 Drew Bledsoe New England Patriots NFL Patriots Hall of Fame.flv

[QuarantineThePast]

We have and always will have great quarterbacks. Ryan Mallett is going to be a great player when god forbid Tom retires. In Brady we have had an all-time top 5 QB, and he would have never been what he was without this guy pushing him and, if unfortunate for Drew, giving him his break. The passing game is so deeply rooted into the modern Patriot way that with Bill and when Bill goes, there will always be great quarterbacks. GO PATRIOTS.

[66SiK]

Not just NE fans, but all NFL fans can appreciate a guy like Bledsoe.

[sandman31187]

Sorry if I stepped on anyone's toes.

[sandman31187]

Okay, maybe I got a little ahead of myself for a moment. No matter who the QB is, Patriots is my team, til death do us part. Bledsoe is just the first quarterback that I idolized. I agree that Brady is the better QB, and the best player the Pats have had. But I don't think Brady would be the same QB he is now if it wasn't for Bledsoe. Brady was on his way in, and Bledsoe out. But, we can all agree that he would be one of the top right now if he was playing.

[colt082295]

The classiest qb ever.

[sandman31187]

If Bledsoe had Branch, Welker, Gronkowski, and Hernandez, he would be a shit load better than Brady!

[Rainmanking]

@sandman31187 lol Gronk and Hernandez are second year players, Welker was nothing before playing with Brady and Branch too. Brady makes them all great.

[MattOuellette88]

@Rainmanking I agree, though Gronk is clearly becoming one of New England's biggest stars. Hernandez hasn't reached that level. Two teams let go of Welker. Branch has been streaky. Sandman must have forgotten about Brady's first Superbowl season how he came off the bench to lead a once Bledsoe led team. I think Bledsoe belongs in the Pats HOF, but let's not get crazy and say he'd be better than Brady with today's team.

[MattOuellette88]

@sandman31187 Doubt it. Don't let the emotion of the moment skew your opinions of Brady. Brady is the one who came of the bench and lead Drew's team to a Super Bowl his first year as a starter. Sure,Drew didn't have those names you listed, but he did hadve Troy Brown, Terry Glenn, Curtis Martin and Ben Coates & Bill Parcells for a while. Nothing to sneeze at there. Drew is a class act. No doubt in my opinion Brady is the superior QB, though and also a model teammate like Drew was for New England

[TheDPG63]

Pats never gave him the weapons he needed to suceed like they do now!

[gsw88888]

Even to a "Jets" fan like me, he was a talented pro football player and is always an honest individual of great personality. He handled the QB transition with grace during/after the 2001 NFL Season.  Actually, it was his humble but respectful approach that paved the way for Brady's smooth ascension to stardom. For that quality alone, he certainly deserves a spot in Pats' HOF.

[Beale64]

The man who mentord Tom Brady.