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Tom Brady did not leave the Patriots for a division rival, but for a team at the other conference. A team that the Patriots play once every four years. A team that is currently playing in the Super Bowl in a season that did not result in New England qualifying for the playoffs.
So, what do Patriots fans think of Brady’s success with the Buccaneers? Tom Curran of NBC Sports Boston joined Tuesday PFT PM to discuss this and other topics.
As Curran explained, the question depends on whether a particular fan has primary loyalty to Brady or Patriots coach Bill Belichick. But here’s what’s undeniable: as Curran noted, Brady won two playoff games without Belichick, and Belichick only won one playoff game without Brady.
Curran also addressed where Belichick fits into a spectrum that has Belichick in a TB12 shirt at one end and throwing a pin into a Brady voodoo doll at the other.
Spoiler: Belichick is much closer to the wizard than to the fanboy.