Chad Ochocinco thought he had grown accustomed to Tom Brady’s intensity during the regular season, but he’s learned the last two weeks that Playoff Tom Brady is different.
“I was like, ‘Is Tom OK?’ You know, he’s intense, but this was like a whole new thing, man,” Ochocinco told Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports. “They were like, ‘It’s that time of the year, you just have to understand.’”
Chad Ochocinco says Brady has taken his intensity to a “different level” in the playoffs, but it’s always there. The sideline spat between Brady and offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien was par for the course.
“That was nothing. That stuff happens every day. Every . . . single . . . day,” Ochocinco said. “That’s what it’s like around here. Everybody is pushing for perfection and they’re pushing hard. I’ve never seen anything like it in my whole career.
“You understand why this team is where it is. . . . Tom is on you about the littlest things, that you were a step off where you should be or the angle is wrong or whatever it is. Really, he has me walking on eggshells and I haven’t done that since I was a rookie.”
He is healthy
Recievers are healthy.
Coaches are in “playoff form”.
Baltimore is in big trouble. Their offense is so flat - and if they get behind, could get messy. If Pats keep turnovers under control - they win.
Pats will do one of their classic “hey look - Branch (or Ochocinquo) can catch 8 balls” - while everyone is worried about Welker and Gronkowski.
SF and NY game will come down to who can run. SF very tough on D against the run. If healthy - I could see Gore saying “this is my game fellas”.
NYG against Brady in Superbowl? Lightening bolts will be shooting out of Brady’s eyes.
I know some people like to hate on Tom and the Patriots. But he is right there with Johnny U and Joe Montana. He has that aura about him.