Tom Brady's first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has been a mixed bag of wins and uncharacteristic losses. As one of the biggest names in the game, criticism has been constantly hurled at Brady. This is understandable. But head coach Bruce Arians doesn't understand why people continue to slam Brady.

Arians defended his case by citing what Brady did in Tampa Bay's 26-14 win over the Minnesota Vikings last Sunday. Arians pointed out how Brady essentially carried his team by going on an offensive streak.

“I don’t know why anyone’s criticizing Tom,” Arians told reporters on Wednesday, per Mike Florio of NBC Sports. “What he did at the end of the half and to start the second half [against] Minnesota — very, very few teams can score 17 points in a matter of five or six minutes. If we finished the half with 17 points, I don’t [care] how we start. He’s not getting enough credit for what he’s doing.”

Arians' comments are a huge step back from his observation of Brady before the Buccaneers' bye week. To recall, Arians' criticized Brady, noting that the six-time Super Bowl champ might have been confused with the defenses.

“Other than the deep ball, I think he’s getting confused a few times with the coverage,” Arians said last month, per Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. “That might be the cause for some inaccurate balls, but I don’t see it at all in practice. We’re not missing the deep ball in practice, that’s for sure. It’s just a matter on Sundays (or Monday night) hitting them.”

It would be interesting to find out what happened behind the curtains that triggered Arians to defend Brady instead of doubling down on his criticism. Be as it may, things are looking better in Tampa Bay.