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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has been struggling with his deep field passes this season. The 6-time Super Bowl champion acknowledged that this has been a big issue in his debut season with the Buccaneers so far. He also added that he needs to do a better job locating his receivers down the field.
“It’s definitely something we’ve got to hit,” Brady said Friday, per Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. “Our guys are doing a great job getting down the field and it’s my job to find them and hit them. You know, if you don’t hit them, they’re just long foul balls and we had a few of those last game.”
Over his last three contests, Brady has connected on just one his last 13 throws of 20-plus yards. Over his last two, he has gone 0-of-9.
The 3-time MVP has actually been more on point with his passing this year, connecting on 66.0 percent of his completions through 10 games with the Buccaneers so far. However, he's averaging just 10.8 yards per pass. That's his lowest average on yards per completion since the 2002 season, though it's just a tad below his 2019 average of 10.9.
While Brady expressed his qualms in this regard, offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich didn't have much concern on the GOAT's long ball passing.
The Bucs bounced back in a huge way from their 38-3 disaster against the New Orleans Saints. They scored a huge 46-23 victory over the Carolina Panthers this past Sunday. In that game, Brady went 28-of-39 on 341 yards. He connected on three passing touchdowns in the win.
