"President Trump's friend deserves the BEST protection!" - Controversial author blasts Tom Brady's teammates for woeful Buccaneers season
Tom Brady had a 62% completion rate and just 243 passing yards in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 20-18 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Nick Adams, a conservative author who doesn't shy away from his support of former president Donald Trump, wasn't happy about it.
Adams originally tweeted that when Brady loses a game, the whole country loses. In response to that, he then went on to communicate his dislike for the Buccaneers offensive line. He stated that the line needed to protect the quarterback better:
"Tom Brady's offensive line needs to get their act together. President Trump's friend deserves the BEST protection!"
Tom Brady's offensive line needs to get their act together.
President Trump's friend deserves the BEST protection!
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The Buccaneers' offensive line does look a lot different compared to the previous two seasons.
Veteran center Ryan Jensen suffered a knee injury at the start of training camp. Second-year lineman Robert Hainsey has been the starting center all season. Offensive guard Ali Marpet retired from the NFL at just 28 years old. Offensive guard Alex Cappa, who was also on the Super Bowl-winning team in 2020, signed with the Cincinnati Bengals this offseason.
Playing the first six games of this season without those three key members on the line have brought some issues in terms of passing and rushing. Brady has constantly been under pressure in the passing game as he doesn't have a stellar running game to lean on.
Tom Brady has outburst on sidelines during Sunday's loss
Just before halftime of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, quarterback Tom Brady had some choice words for his offensive line. The offense had just returned to the sidelines after the quarterback was sacked and fumbled the ball. Although the Bucs were able to recover the ball, he was still visibly upset.
Tom Brady with some words to his offensive line. https://t.co/qBqjD7vfKg
The veteran quarterback was seen during the national telecast walking up to his linemen who were sitting on the bench and yelling at all of them. The 45-year-old quarterback was clearly unhappy with his offense's lackluster performance in the first half. Up to that point, all of their points came off the foot of kicker Ryan Succop.
In all, the Buccaneers' woes continued throughout the second half even after the Steelers lost starting quarterback Kenny Pickett to a concussion. Backup Mitchell Trubisky then came in and went 9 for 12 with 144 passing yards and a passing touchdown. The Bucs' performance proved how much their defense needed to improve similar to their offense.