After quarterback Tom Brady left coach Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots in 2020, the two pillars of the team’s dynasty went in completely different directions when it came to their legacies.
Brady’s legacy grew stronger as the legendary quarterback won an NFL-record seventh Super Bowl title in his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was the MVP runner-up a year later. Belichick’s Patriots, on the other hand, haven’t come close to the same glory since Brady left.
They went 29-38 over four years with just one playoff appearance. With the two men separated, a debate ensued as to who was responsible for New England’s victory. Only incomes have increased.
Many people credit Brady’s success, even his father, Tom Brady Sr. Both coaches and quarterbacks acknowledge their instrumental roles in the dynasty. “I don’t think it’s fair to see everybody saying it’s all Tom,” Brady Sr. told the Boston Globe. “Bill is the best coach in football. The last three or four years of his tenure in New England were a mess. remorse.”But Mr. Belichick Brady’s feelings are a bit more complicated. While he likes Belichick a lot, he doesn’t forget that the coach’s abrasive personality was at least part of what lured his son away from New England.
Brady Sr. even went so far as to call Belichick’s ability to connect with people “scary.” How many times did he say in 15 or 16 that he wanted to win without Tommy? “He didn’t know what he was missing when he went without Tommy,” said Brady Sr. “You lose a lot more than a quarterback. “Ego gets in the way sometimes. I think Bill did the same.
Now he’s in a situation where everyone has been crucifying him for the past few years and his roses are shining even brighter.”Mr. Brady also described his relationship with Patriots owner Robert Kraft in September when Brady Jr. returned to New England to see his number retired.
According to the elder Brady, Kraft told him it was a “mistake” to let the younger Brady walk in 2020, which has been reflected in the Patriots’ record since then. Four years later, Belichick also left the Patriots, officially severing ties with the dynasty.
Belichick is still interested in the coach and interviewed with the Atlanta Falcons twice before deciding to go with Raheem Morris. But with the Washington Commanders still the only team eligible for the head coaching job, it looks like Belichick will have to take a year off to think about what else he can do.”Bill loves to coach,” Brady Sr. said. “But I don’t know if teams will be motivated to look at Bill (now 71) and give him the full control he wants. This is a starting point.
