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Sep 18, 2022; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) puts his helmet on to go back in to face the New Orleans Saints during the second half at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports | Reuters
Tom Brady is officially having the worst season of his career. Tom and Tampa are in serious trouble. They are currently 3-5 after losing to Lamar Jackson and the AFC North division leaders Baltimore Ravens last Thursday. The Bucs also saw an addition to their long list of injuries during the game. Overall, Tom appeared to be dejected.
According to an insider present in the Bucs changing room, Tom Brady seemed to be in shock. The seven-time Super Bowl champion and five-time Super Bowl MVP seemed to have a tough time digesting the 27-22 loss against the Ravens. This is their third consecutive defeat after losing to the Steelers and Panthers in Weeks 6 and 7 of this season.
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Fans react to shattered Tom Brady after the Ravens matchup
Tom Brady passed for 325 yards on Thursday and completed 26 passes out of the 44 attempted. However, that wasn’t enough for the Buccaneers even after a 10-3 lead early in the game. Tampa Bay Times reporter, Rick Stroud, let Twitter know about Tom’s disappointment. Inside the locker room, Brady buried his face in his hands and didn’t even have the urge to get his pads off.
Tom Brady is still sitting at his locker. Facing forward. His head was in his hands and he had full pads on for several minutes. After removing them, he is still seated staring ahead. Talking some to Blaine Gabbert.
— Rick Stroud (@NFLSTROUD) October 28, 2022
Tom missed a lot of easy layup throws. He also made a bunch of crucial overthrows, including one in the end zone that was beyond an open Mike Evans’ reach.
Clearly, he wasn’t happy with the performance on Thursday. However, certain fans reacted in Brady’s support and blamed the Buccaneers’ defense for the loss.
Yeah definitely Toms fault. Can’t believe he let them run for 230….. pic.twitter.com/GV3MkpHw4n
— Gene Takovic (@GB51_50) October 28, 2022
Defense was terrible tonight, too many injuries. Brady had some bad throws but some good ones too, offensive line made some bad mistakes late, definitely could’ve won this game
— Jordan Ferrell (@ferrell05) October 28, 2022
The Baltimore Ravens played without their top-two catchers and their first running back. Still, the Bucs’ defense allowed the Ravens’ offense to rush for 231 yards, 204 of which came in the second half. Fans went hard on the defense and demanded changes.
We could have won that game. The defense should be ashamed of themselves. The Ravens ran at will in the second half….
Tom hates losing, and team player that he is, will take the blame. But the defense and his receivers lost that game.— Brian Burke (@BBurkeLinks) October 28, 2022
Brady’s fans also criticized the offense. This came after the quarterback himself didn’t make several important throws. Crucially, Brady missed an easy touchdown pass to Kyle Rudolph in the end zone.
It’s not his fault this team is struggling. This O line is hot garbage. The defense is porous. Play calling on offense is terrible. Get Lenny the ball more. Receivers not making good adjustments on their routes based on the coverage. But, there’s still time to right the ship.
— Scott Tolliver (@tolliver_scott) October 28, 2022
Tom Brady’s historic comeback stories have made people believe in his abilities. Fans reacted to the Twitter posts by saying they weren’t worried and that this has happened many times before.
You all been writing him off for a decade and will delete your tweets when he’s in the NFC championship game. It’s literally happened like 5 times.
— Tony D (@Irvin8833) October 28, 2022
Overall, fans believe in the G.O.A.T. and hope for a comeback before the playoffs.
This whole team needs to regroup and refocus. It's not just Brady or the coaches, it's the group as a whole. As a true fan, im here to the end regardless of what happens. Really hoping they can turn this around and finish strong! #GoBucs
— BeachBum (@SandyToes1388) October 28, 2022
Tom can right this ship if he takes ownership and stops taking time off. GOAT or no GOAT, he needs to have as many plays with these guys during practice as he can get. It will help them get back in sync. Then D won't be worn out by mid second quarter.
— Mr Rock Star 【🇺🇸🙈⚖️☕️🗿】 (@Chuckamania1) October 28, 2022
Some fans think Brady’s days at Tampa Bay are over.
Soon pic.twitter.com/jKHB20x44Y
— Chacon (@VictorVonChacon) October 28, 2022
There is no doubt that Brady has some of the most loyal fans in the NFL.
Brady likes to ignore the haters
Many Brady fans think that Tom’s downfall on the ground is because of troubles in his personal life amidst speculations of a broken marriage. Tom came out of retirement this year. However, some fans think it was unnecessary to jeopardize his personal life for football.
“I threw away my marriage for this?”
— Jeff (@jdotpdotp) October 28, 2022
This one reaction to Brady not wanting to leave the locker room was hilarious.
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Giselle changed the locks. He has no place to go.
— jvhein (@jvhein2) October 28, 2022
The Buccaneers have a lot to improve in their offense. It has become harder with offensive linebacker Shaquil Barrett ruled out during Thursday’s game with an Achilles injury.
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