Apparently his SB game plan as the Giants’ DC to counter the Bills’ K-Gun offense is displayed in the hall of fame.
The first three SBs in New England were heavily dependent on the D, not TFB.
Yeah people seem to forget how borderline pedestrian Brady was early in his career…didn’t crack 30 TD in a season until Moss showed up, his 8th season in the league…..prior to that he was always in double digits for interceptions, was sub-200 first downs per year, had never cracked 93 in QB rating for a season in those first 7 full seasons. (He'd go on to have 12 years above 93, 8 over 100)
He had his magical playoff performances which where unquestionably amazing clutch moments….but he was really just a very good, top 10-15 QB league wide for those early pre-Moss years.
There’s nothing particularly elite about Brady during that first run of 3 SuperBowl wins….that Belichick couldn’t have achieved with another dozen QBs around the league. (His stats were nearly identical to Jake Delhome & Trent Green in the 04’ for instance….and was getting blown out of the water by the likes of Daunte Culpepper, Donovan McNabb, Favre, Manning, etc)
To his credit though, Brady continued to develop in a way I don’t know if we’ve ever witnessed another player accomplish at any position, let alone QB…..he dramatically increased the speed with which he got the ball out, his pre-snap processing, and his overall downfield arm strength, to become not just the most successful QB ever, but the best period.
I’d often believed Belichick was short changed almost for the amount of credit he deserved for all those Super Bowl wins, because of how much Brady was lauded……but in the end, I think BB could have prob won 3 Superbowls without Tom...but it’s only together that they reach 6.
Brady obviously proved he became a QB that could win one of his own……but I still question if he’d ever have developed into who he became (and been given the snaps to do so) had he landed anywhere else, and guided to that early success riding Bills coattails.
I could never enjoy either of them while with the Pats, but am lowkey excited to become a UNC fan and follow Bill’s transition to college.
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