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Tom Brady is doing things that are not only unmatched in 2015, but almost unprecedented in NFL history.

The New England Patriots quarterback has completed 199 of his 289 passes (68.9 percent) for 2,410 yards, 20 touchdowns, one (fluke) interception and a 115.8 passer rating. Those numbers on their own would be good enough for Brady to earn MVP honors this year.

Add the context that this is Brady's 15th year as the Patriots starter and his 38th year on planet Earth, and Brady's season suddenly becomes even more impressive.

Add more context in the form of an offensive line of rookies, career backups, band-aids and duct tape, and Brady might suddenly have a case for bottling up his sweat for other quarterbacks to use as a lucky cologne before games.

The Patriots offensive line has done well enough protecting Brady, especially given the circumstances of one injury after another. That being said, Brady might be the Patriots' best offensive lineman, and that's not a typo.

Tom Brady seconds in pocket, NFL rank (out of 34) 2015 Tom Brady NFL rank Overall average 2.22 1 To attempt a pass 2.14 1 To be sacked 3.16 13 To scramble 4.07 3 Source: ProFootballFocus.com

Brady's quick release sets him apart among NFL quarterbacks this year. According to Pro Football Focus, he's getting the ball out of his hands in an average of 2.14 seconds after the snap. He's also attempted just 8 percent of his passes 20 yards or deeper downfield, tied for the second-lowest average in the NFL.

Indeed, Brady is getting it done almost exclusively with short and intermediate throws. You'd think defenses would have caught on by now. They probably have. And that's what makes Brady's season even better. Even with the prior knowledge that Brady is going to chew up a defense on short and intermediate passes, defenses still can't stop it.

That's because the Patriots are doing such a good job of designing plays and getting the ball into the hands of their best playmakers.

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On 1st-and-10 with 13:59 left in the first quarter, the Patriots came out in their 12 personnel package with one running back, two tight ends and two wide receivers. Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola lined up on the left side of the formation, and the two tight ends lined up on the right.

The illusion was a run play to the right, and the play-action fake after the snap only played into that illusion. Thus, it was no surprise when the defense bit on the play, with everyone creeping up to the line of scrimmage and trying to make a tackle of a ball-carrier who wasn't carrying the ball.

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As a result, there was a wide-open window at the second level, where Edelman was breaking toward the middle of the field five yards downfield.

The Patriots ran this play frequently in 2014, usually throwing it to wide receiver Brandon LaFell, but they could put just about anyone into this spot with some success. It's a pass thrown to a wide receiver who lines up on the boundary, but it does not require a prototype boundary receiver with downfield speed and physicality to win a low-percentage contested pass.

That concept is one that has dominated the Patriots offense for years. It's what has made the Patriots offensive system less Erhardt-Perkins and more West Coast over the years. Yes, they're still running an Erhardt-Perkins offense because they still subscribe to the concept of using similar play design from different formations.

At the same time, they've done this while engineering a high-efficiency pass attack that's all but eliminated low-percentage throws from the playbook. Sure, Brady will still throw the odd back-shoulder sideline pass (more so now that LaFell has made his return) and he'll still look for tight end Rob Gronkowski on end-zone fades, but mostly, Brady's mastery can be attributed to lethal accuracy.

Through seven games, he has a passer rating of 115.8, the 11th-highest seven-game rating in NFL history. He's also one of only three in the top-20 in passer rating through seven games (along with Aaron Rodgers in 2014 and Milt Plum in 1960) to throw one or no interceptions.

All those measures are great, but what can't be measured is Brady's pre-snap ability.

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On the first play of the second half against the Indianapolis Colts, the Patriots came out in the shotgun formation with Amendola lined up next to Brady as a running back.

Brady quickly recognized that a linebacker would be matched up on Amendola if motioned out into the slot, so that's exactly what happened. Now, Brady had the matchup he wanted: a quick slot receiver on a slower linebacker.

Amendola ran an out route seven yards down the field, with Edelman running a clearing route on the sideline to free up the outside throw.

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Of course, this all looks too easy because of the massive window in which Amendola runs his route; Brady could put that ball anywhere in this hemisphere and it would have been completed. But because of Brady's accuracy to hit Amendola in stride, the receiver was able to pick up 11 yards and get the Patriots off to the races in the second half.

Between Edelman, Amendola, Gronkowski, Lewis and LaFell, the Patriots have given Brady the exact kind of weapons he needs to be successful. Most of them are dominant receivers on short and/or intermediate routes, all of them can create yards after the catch and all of them understand how to get open against certain kinds of defenses.

With good play design from the Patriots coaches and great pre-snap reads by Brady, 2015 could mark the third MVP season of Brady's illustrious career.