Tom Brady was the reason why players want to go to the New England Patriots and not so much Bill Belichick, said former NFL coach Rex Ryan on Sunday.
Ryan, who coached the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills and played a ton of games against Belichick and the Patriots, made the statement on ESPN broadcast on Sunday, before Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers faced the Green Bay Packers in the NFC.
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“You guys are losing,” he said at a round table of former Patriots players, which included Randy Moss and Tedy Bruschi.
“Nobody wanted to go to New England to be coached by Bill Belichick. They wanted to play with Tom Brady. Part of that is Belichick, but playing with Tom Brady. Why? That’s why you’re going to win. And no quarterback was wanting to go. to New England. I can assure you of that. “
The debate since Brady left New England was responsible for the six Patriots Super Bowl championships. Was it Brady or was it Belichick?
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Brady, so far, is at an advantage, as Tampa Bay is a victory away from their participation in the Super Bowl and Belichick is forced to watch the home game. What made the difference this season was the coronavirus pandemic and the number of opt-outs the Patriots had before the season started.
New England was one of the teams with the most opt-out, which definitely hampered the game’s planning. Cam Newton, who signed a 1-year contract, was coming out of an injury and did not have enough time for the training camp to really get along with his teammates. Not to mention that New England’s best wide receiver, Julian Edelman, was also injured.
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If the 2021 NFL season is a little more normal, it can only show who got the better of the divorce. But Brady can calm all speculation with a Super Bowl victory.