It doesn't take a professional to realize that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is getting mugged on a weekly basis. His offensive line isn't able to protect him on a consistent basis and over 50% of the defensive contact on Brady has come over the past three weeks.
The coaches know it's a problem.
"Certainly we're not trying to see a spike in that number [of quarterback hits], that's for sure," Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels said. "We'll do everything we can to limit those. I think there are a lot of things that go into that.