Von Miller explains why Tom Brady is the toughest QB to play against
Von Miller has sacked a lot of quarterbacks in his time. In six seasons with the Denver Broncos, he’s recorded 73.5 sacks. That’s the second-most since 2011, only trailing J.J. Watt.
Knowing how many times he’s gotten to the quarterback, many probably wonder who he considers the toughest to play against. Big Ben is often called the toughest to bring down, and Cam Newton is arguably the most physical, but neither of those is the toughest to face, according to Miller.
That title goes to Mr. Tom Brady. Miller revealed his opinion in a piece for The Players’ Tribune on Wednesday:
“What makes him the best isn’t just his accuracy throwing the ball. His presnap vision is the best I’ve ever seen, bar none. He’s able to predict your play just based off the presnap coverage. You can disguise your look all you want, but he’s still able to move guys around and forecast what’s coming. Brady almost turns the whole game into a seven-on-seven drill because of how fast he’s able to get rid of the ball.”
Miller admits that Brady hasn’t always had the most talent around him, and he’s right. Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola wouldn’t exactly be the players they are today if they were playing elsewhere, and Brady has a lot to do with that.
It doesn’t matter who he’s throwing the ball to, he simply gets the job done. Miller compared it to the Madden video game. You don’t always have 90-overall receivers, but if you get a low-rated guy in the right matchup, you can succeed.
"Let me bring it back to Madden again. Sometimes if you have the right matchups, or check into the right play based on the defense, it doesn’t matter if your receiver is a 70-overall or a 90-overall. Brady will almost always check into the play that allows his first or second reads to get open."
