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A vertical component is built into every offense.
Whether or not your QB can execute it is another thing entirely.
Steve Bono was a game manager who actually threw a pretty nice deep ball from time to time, and then you roll back the 95 playoff loss and he's chucking horrible shit on almost every attempt over 15 yards.
He wouldn't have succeeded as a long-term starter in any system.
Brady isn't a "system" QB because he's only gotten better as he's gotten older.
"Systems" are for limited QBs ala Alex Smith. He couldn't run the Coryell offense like Trent Green. He needs all those bubble screens, shovel passes, RPOs and shallow crossers as a base in order for him to mix in a goddamn 15-yard or 20-yard comeback from time to time.
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