04-29-2020, 08:27 PM
I thought I read about Brady and Chad very recently (maybe because Chad is appearing in the media more because of Burrow), this is not the article I read about his struggles, but it says it's well documented he couldn't run NE's routes:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2012/06/08/why-chad-ochocinco-failed-with-patriots/woLHEZMcbQsvowtsayTgVL/story.html
" What the Patriots didn’t realize watching Ochocinco on film while with the Bengals was, according to several league sources, he ran the routes he wanted to there and it drove quarterback Carson Palmer nuts -- especially later in his Bengals career. But Palmer was smart enough to realize that no matter where Ochocinco was running, he was probably going to get open because his feet are that good down the field. And after so many reps together, Palmer had a good feel for where Ochocinco would end up.
That can play in the Bengals’ offense, but not with the Patriots. This offense is so precise that if one player is in the wrong spot, it throws off the entire system – not to mention it irks Brady, who wants to be in total control at all times on the field."
Whatever I heard it was basically Brady couldn't trust Chad would be where he was supposed to be, and that got him essentially benched (not thrown to).
I remember people talking about chad improvising only after he moved on, because he failed in NE and it came out that Carson was able to work with him even though he improvised all the time.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2012/06/08/why-chad-ochocinco-failed-with-patriots/woLHEZMcbQsvowtsayTgVL/story.html
" What the Patriots didn’t realize watching Ochocinco on film while with the Bengals was, according to several league sources, he ran the routes he wanted to there and it drove quarterback Carson Palmer nuts -- especially later in his Bengals career. But Palmer was smart enough to realize that no matter where Ochocinco was running, he was probably going to get open because his feet are that good down the field. And after so many reps together, Palmer had a good feel for where Ochocinco would end up.
That can play in the Bengals’ offense, but not with the Patriots. This offense is so precise that if one player is in the wrong spot, it throws off the entire system – not to mention it irks Brady, who wants to be in total control at all times on the field."
Whatever I heard it was basically Brady couldn't trust Chad would be where he was supposed to be, and that got him essentially benched (not thrown to).
I remember people talking about chad improvising only after he moved on, because he failed in NE and it came out that Carson was able to work with him even though he improvised all the time.
