New England Patriots: 3 players fueled to sack the great Tom Brady

If you haven’t heard, there is a big game taking place Sunday night at Gillette Stadium. The man who fueled the New England Patriots offensive attack for two decades is returning to Foxborough as a defending Super Bowl champion in a Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ uniform.

As strange as it will be to see No. 12 in a different uniform in the house he basically built, watching the Patriots defense go against the great Tom Brady will be weird to say the least.  But the Patriots are entering the game at 1-2 and need a victory.

New England Patriots have to get the pressure on Tom Brady

To get that victory, they will have to do to Brady what other teams have done against him during his time with the Patriots.  To slow down a high-powered offense, the key is getting in Brady’s face and knocking him off his spot.

Whether the Patriots have the personnel to be successful in making Brady uncomfortable is one of the big questions entering the showdown, but if there is a coach that knows the Tampa Bay quarterback, it is Bill Belichick, who knows exactly what makes his former gunslinger uncomfortable in the pocket.

There are also some veteran players who have practiced against Brady like Dont’a Hightower, Kyle Van Noy, Lawrence Guy and Deatrich Wise.

Each of those players can get to Brady, but will emotion get in the way?  There are some new players who also have the capability of getting some pressure on Brady.  So, which 3 players are fueled to sack the G.O.A.T?

Let’s start with a former teammate who got to know Brady quite well during their one season as teammates.