Coach Brady

It was seven years ago when New England quarterback Drew Bledsoe got injured in a game, forcing the rookie Tom Brady into the NFL, and now Brady gets to experience life on the other side of the tracks. Sitting out the rest of the season while the inexperienced Matt Cassel takes the field, Brady has assumed the role Bledsoe was to him during his first season of playtime in the big leagues: the role of coach.

Brady’s knee injury may put him out of play for the next year, but his time on the sidelines so far has been invaluable for Cassel. Brady has been seen at practices and at quarterback meetings since his injury, easing Cassel into a role as his replacement. Cassel said Brady’s main advice to him was to be smart with the football, relying on experienced veterans to handle the rest. In Cassel’s first game starting for New England last Sunday, his game plan was definitely different from Brady’s – he stuck almost completely to short passes and safe plays – but the strategy paid off for the Patriots as they continued their winning streak, coming in at 2-0 on the season so far.

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