Tom Brady’s dad, Tom Brady Sr., defended Invoice Belichick following his launch from the New England Patriots, however didn’t maintain again when assessing the primary purpose behind his son’s break up from New England.
Brady Sr., 79, who referred to as Belichick “the best coach in football, bar none,” went on to bash the coach’s folks abilities.
“Bill is tough,” Brady Sr. mentioned. “He runs a military system. It’s a different generation. Bill is a great, great, great coach. But his interpersonal skills are horrible. That’s the bottom line.
“How many times has he said — back in ‘15 or ‘16 — that he wanted to win without Tommy? When he went without Tommy, he didn’t know what he was losing. You’re losing more than just a quarterback.
“Ego sometimes gets in the way of things. I think it did with Bill. Now, he’s in a situation where he’s gotten crucified for the last few years by everybody and a lot of luster has come off his rose.”
In keeping with the Globe, Patriots proprietor Robert Kraft went so far as apologizing to Brady during his return on the 2023 season opener. Kraft reportedly instructed Brady Sr., “I made a mistake,” as regards to the parting of how together with his son.
Brady was in a position to outlast Belichick, however others aren’t as fortunate. The system broke Mac Jones in simply three years, taking the first-round prospect from a stable season as a cerebral pocket-passer to a midseason benching in 2023, a shell of his former self and near-incapable of constructing constant correct reads. In keeping with MassLive, Belichick wouldn’t even talk to Jones by the tip of the 4-13 run.
Regardless of Belichick’s harsh exterior, Brady Sr. did inform the Globe he was stunned the coach was not employed by a group in 2024. He was reportedly near the Atlanta Falcons job, which finally went to Raheem Morris, however he solely had confirmed conversations with the Falcons and Washington Commanders. NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport previously reported that Belichick can be keen to take a seat out for the right job to open up subsequent 12 months. He completed the 2023 season 15 wins shy of setting the all-time wins report for head coaches.
“Bill loves coaching,” Brady Sr. mentioned. “But again, I don’t know if teams look at Bill — he’s 71 now — I don’t know that they’re going to bend over backward for him, to provide him the full array of control that he wants to have. That’s the bottom line.”
