No special treatment for Tom Brady.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians criticized his quarterback’s work in the 34-23 loss to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
In this meeting, the 43-year-old quarterback got off to a good start with a touchdown from the start, but struggled afterwards.
Brady was the victim of two interceptions, including one brought down for a touchdown, and he amassed just 239 yards after completing 23 of his 36 passes.
Those stats surprised Arians as the Saints’ defense didn’t appear to destabilize the head coach’s game plan. He expects better in the next clash against the Carolina Panthers.
“He looked like Tom Brady in training and it’s a little unusual to see in a game because they didn’t do anything to surprise us. Everything they did, I think we were prepared to deal with it, ”he said, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
“He knows how to bounce back,” Arians said of Brady. He knows he hasn’t played well. It is not what he expects from him and it is the same on our side. I expect him to have more bite and determination this week. “
Arians was not kind to left tackle Donovan Smith who appeared to be overwhelmed in this duel against the Saints’ defensive line.
“I was really disappointed with his game. There were times when he came back to certain techniques that were not good. He got beaten. Yet he probably had the easiest player to stop ahead of him and he did a poor job, ”said Arians.
Brady was in his early stages with Tampa Bay after signing a two-season pact worth $ 50 million last spring.
