He's sending a message to Brady.. wants him to get hit on every play. He totally told the O-line to purposely play bad.. they are actually the best line in the NFL. Don't question the logic.
Look guys. Belichick just sent the Patriots a message, and Brady threw a BEAUTIFULLLLLLL BAWL. God it was mesmerizing.
The Patriots were toying with the Lions..UNTIL NOW. See what happened? Brady used that superb mental toughness and jedi mind trick to get welker wide open.
Well now they decided to actually play for a drive to teach the Lions a lesson. If they wanted, they could do that every play..
Pats were never serious. They pretended to allow the Lions Dline to hit Brady. In fact..Brady didn't feel anything from those hits. That's how much they didn't care at the time.