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Tom Brady taking snaps differently with Bucs than Patriots
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Everything Tom Brady does is calculated, which is why we knew there had to be a reason why he has changed the way he takes since he signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. During his team’s game against the Green Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, we finally received an explanation.

Troy Aikman said on the FOX broadcast that Brady told him he felt he needed to take a more athletic stance this season while receiving shotgun snaps.

Of course, no one randomly changes something after two decades of doing it a certain way, so there has to be more to it than that. When Aikman suggested to Brady that he may have made the change because the snaps haven’t been as accurate this season as in years past, Brady reluctantly admitted that may have something to do with it.

Buccaneers center Ryan Jensen had a few snaps that were off-target on Sunday. One of them in the red zone was particularly bad, but Brady was able to handle it, set his feet and throw a touchdown pass.

Brady has definitely experienced some growing pains in his new offense. We saw the worst of that when he made a massive mistake in last week’s game. His shotgun stance is likely one of several things he has had to chance since leaving New England.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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