When the New England Patriots acquired wide receiver Mohamed Sanu

via trade from the Atlanta Falcons yesterday they had to make a follow-up transaction to fit him on their full 53-man roster. Today http://www.patriotslockerroom.com/authentic-jason-mccourty-jersey , such a move was officially announced by the team: in order to add Sanu, tight end Eric Tomlinson was released — just eight days after the team signed him as a free agent in the first place.Tomlinson was added last week alongside fellow tight end Benjamin Watson, to give the team options at tight end with both Ryan Izzo and Matt LaCosse dealing with injuries. The 27-year-old was subsequently made active for New England’s 33-0 win over the New York Jets on Monday night, and played 38 of a possible 82 offensive snaps as a blocking tight end/fullback hybrid — sharing the latter role with linebacker Elandon Roberts and offensive lineman James Ferentz.The writing for Tomlinson’s release was therefore on the wall as soon as news of the Sanu trade broke: while he was serviceable, it was clear he was the fourth option at the position depth chart. Today’s move can furthermore be seen as a positive sign for Izzo, who missed the game in New York because of a concussion, as well as the long-term outlook for LaCosse. The former will likely return soon, while the latter was spared a trip to injured reserve.The Patriots also announced a series of other transactions today. Yesterday’s moves — signing special teamer Justin Bethel and releasing Jordan Richards — were made official as was the addition of offensive lineman Aaron Monteiro to fill the team’s vacant practice squad spot. When plays need to be made, Brady makes them." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhitePats Pulpita New England Patriots communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpPatriots NewsOpinion and AnalysisContribute!About the SiteTopicsPatriotsOddsShopStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhitePatriots News Opinion and Analysis Contribute! FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementFiled under:Patriots AnalysisPatriots First ReadTom Brady is the most clutch quarterback in the NFL Kyle Van Noy Jersey , and the numbers prove itNew,24commentsWhen plays need to be made, Brady makes them.EDTShareTweetShareShareTom Brady is the most clutch quarterback in the NFL, and the numbers prove itJason Getz-USA TODAY SportsTom Brady’s reputation as a clutch player goes all the way back to his days at Michigan: dubbed the ‘comeback kid,’ he showed even at a young age that the pressure to perform was no burden to him. His NFL career was more of the same pretty much from the moment he became the New England Patriots’ starting quarterback: he led three game-winning drives during the 2001 regular season, and two more in the playoffs.Since then, Brady has proven himself a master in the clutch time and again. From his outstanding late-game performances in the Patriots’ three most recent Super Bowl wins, to numerous comebacks — some of which seemingly impossible: when New England needed Brady to make play, far more often than not that was exactly what he did. The 2018 season Womens Chris Hogan Jersey , which again ended in a title for the veteran and his team, was more of the same.When looking at the plain statistics, we can see that his fourth quarter performances during the regular season were not necessarily spectacular by his own lofty standards but still very good — especially considering the Patriots’ instability at the wide receiver position, particularly early during the year. The postseason, meanwhile, saw a drop-off in most statistics but was still statistically solid with the exception of a lone interception:Tom Brady in the 4th quarter, 2018SeasonAttemptsCompletionsCompletion %YardsYards/AttemptTouchdownsInterceptionsPasser RatingSeasonAttemptsCompletionsCompletion %YardsYards/AttemptTouchdownsInterceptionsPasser RatingOf course, numbers without proper contextualization are to a degree meaningless as they leave too much room for erroneous interpretation. This becomes especially evident when looking at Brady’s postseason run: while his passer rating of 80.6 may suggest struggles in the fourth quarter and overtime during the Patriots’ three playoff contests, the actual game tape in combination with the opponents and surroundings tell a different story.Just take a look at the AFC Championship Game on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs http://www.patriotslockerroom.com/authentic-marcus-cannon-jersey , a game New England won 37-31 in overtime. After throwing an interception that went through the hands of Julian Edelman early in the fourth quarter, Brady led the Patriots offense on two touchdown drives in regulation to each time take back the lead for his team. In overtime, he then converted three 3rd and 10s en route to Rex Burkhead’s game-winner.Brady was similarly successful in the Super Bowl as well, proving once again that he knows how to handle the big moment better than any player in the league. In fact, more advanced statistics — those basically applying some of the aforementioned contextualization — gives us an even clearer picture of the six-time world champion’s performance in the clutch. And the numbers become more reflective when that is the case.For example, let’s add time and game situation to the equation: how do Brady’s numbers look when a game is tied or New England is behind with less than four minutes left in the contest? We can see that his numbers improve when compared to the previous chart:Tom Brady in the 4th quarter, 2018 (trailing/tied with <4 minutes to go)SeasonAttemptsCompletionsCompletion %YardsYards/AttemptTouchdownsInterceptionsPasser RatingSeasonAttemptsCompletionsCompletion %YardsYards/AttemptTouchdownsInterceptionsPasser RatingOf course, more context needs to be added still to make a somewhat accurate assessment of Brady’s performance in the ‘clutch’ — especially compared to other passers. Enter advanced analytics website Pro Football Focus, which recently released its 2018 All-Clutch team. And based on “plays in the fourth quarter of games within seven points Eric Rowe Jersey ,” PFF came to the conclusion that Brady was the cream of the crop in 2018.PFF’s Ben Linsey shared the rationale behind this conclusion:Coming in ahead of the Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers (89.6) and Seattle Seahawks passer Russell Wilson (84.9), Brady proved himself the best crunch time quarterback in the league yet again. The more traditional statistics already hinted at his excellence, but PFF’s rating of 90.5 appears to be more reflective of what can be seen on the game film: that Brady consistently came through when he needed to last season.At soon-to-be 42 years old, he may be the oldest quarterback in the NFL but he is still among the game’s elite. And when it comes to being clutch, Brady is still in a class of his own.