Tom Brady Gifts Bill Belichick Bulletin Board Material ahead of Buccaneers vs. Patriots

Tom Brady is living his best life in Tampa Bay.

Whether you're hip to "Tompa Bay" or "Tampa Brady, the 44-year old has made a lasting impact in his new city despite a 20-year career with the New England Patriots. He's fresh off his NFL-leading seventh Super Bowl victory a season ago over the Kansas City Chiefs, recruited one of his favorite former teammates to join him in Rob Gronkowski, and has even become a lot less buttoned-up when it comes to being around the media.

In fact, Brady may be so removed from "The Patriot Way" that he may have made one seemingly innocuous mistake leading up to his homecoming this week.

In an upcoming Sunday interview teased with ESPN's Jeff Darlington, Brady was asked if he has internalized what it will feel like to return to New England for Sunday Night Football.

Tom Brady may have given Bill Belichick an opportunity for an edge

In New England, every opportunity to meet with the media was treated like holding on to some sort of classified secret. It was like being read your Miranda rights where anything you say can and will be used against you by an opposing team.

So when Brady says, "I know how their team is going to prepare. I know what their schedule is going to be like. I know what's going to be said,” it may all be true, but if you're Belichick, you've been gifted an opportunity to use this against Brady on your home field.

This is Bill Belichick's chance to shift the narrative of who won the breakup

There may not be anything left to change in who most fans believe is most responsible for the Patriots' success during the Brady/Belichick era. Brady left in 2020 and promptly one the Super Bowl in his first season in Tampa Bay. The Patriots finished 7-9 and replaced their quarterback with a first-round rookie the year after.

But a dominant win on Sunday Night Football for Belichick could help shift the narrative back slightly towards him.

The job of a head coach, in addition to winning games in the NFL is to coach your team up to their strengths and find the weaknesses in your opponent. If Brady already "knows what's coming" it's on Belichick to prove him wrong. Brady, while the GOAT, is still susceptible to turning the ball over (two interceptions in Week 1 against the Cowboys) and making mistakes under pressure. It didn't ultimately matter because the Chiefs couldn't stop the Bucs on defense, but Brady has been known to struggle when the line gets blown up.

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