Patriots quarterback Tom Brady admitted this week that he savors games against Broncos counterpart Peyton Manning more as he ages.
But Brady’s coach finds it more difficult than ever, saying today that Manning has no weaknesses.
“He’s good because he does everything,” Belichick said, via Lee Schechter of ESPNBoston.com. “But, really, I don’t think there are any bad points in his game.”
Belichick then rattled off a laundry list of things that Manning was good at:
“He’s very smart. He has a great understanding of concepts, timing, game management, clock management, situation football, third down, red area, great utilization of the field from sideline to sideline, attacking the deep part of the field, accurate, great decision-maker, quick release, has very few negative plays.”
Of course, it’s easy to praise, since he has a good one of his own, who is 10-5 against Manning (including playoffs). But Belichick said the changing casts over the years hasn’t changed Manning’s work.
“It doesn’t really matter who is out there with him,” Belichick said. “Whoever it is, he finds a way to utilize him. He has had different players at different positions in different combinations, and guys have been out and other guys have been in. But no matter who it is out there, he does a good job of finding ways to utilize those skills of the group that is out there relative to the defensive matchup.
“It seems like he causes every defense a problem for the last 15 years or however long it has been.”
A problem for some more than others.