New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said there is no rift between him and coach Bill Belichick, nor has there ever been.
Tom Brady has only played for one coach in his career and that’s how he’d like to keep it. That’s what he told Dennis and Callahan on WEEI on Media Week Monday in response to more questions about their relationship following what many speculated as Bill Belichick shifting blame for the team’s equipment indiscretions to Brady and those around him.
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“I’ve never once felt that we’re not on the same page,” Brady said. “He’s a great coach. He’s the only coach I’ve ever played for. He’s the only coach I’d ever want to play for.”
One can hardly blame Brady for his sentiment. Since his arrival in the league, Brady and Belichick have been the peanut butter and chocolate of the NFL. They’ve been a mainstay atop their division and with their sixth Super Bowl appearance, they’ve already cemented their status as the Team of the Century to date.
Perhaps another coach and quarterback can come along some day and unseat them — perhaps the very combo atop the Seattle Seahawks, who the Patriots will face on Super Bowl Sunday — but for now the numbers speak for themselves.
So it should come as no surprise that Brady offered as strong of a defense of coach Belichick as he did.
“We always see things eye to eye,” Brady added. “We both want to win. That’s what it’s always about for us, and I think that’s why we get along so well. There’s nothing that surprises me with him. When he puts his mind to something there’s nobody better at figuring it out.”
The Pittsburgh Steelers won four Super Bowls in the 1970’s and the San Francisco 49ers won four in the 1980’s. That’s what the Patriots want to do in their era and in order to do so, they need to have some of the best in the business. That’s why it’s insane to think either coach or quarterback would want to part from the other until one decides to retire.
The stakes are historic for the Patriots and Tom Brady, who won’t be at peak performance levels forever. If they can just get one more Super Bowl, they’ll be among the best generational dynasties in NFL history. Without the right head coach though, that goes out the window. That’s why these two will remain thick as thieves right to the end.
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