The father of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, Tom Brady Sr., appeared on Patriots Talk Podcast on NBC Sports Boston after his son booked a trip to Super Bowl 55. When asked how he felt about his son moving out of Foxborough to seek greener pastures in Tampa Bay, he responded quite frankly with a conclusive answer.

“Let’s keep our history in perspective,” Brady Sr. told Tom E. Curran. “We had nine (expletive) trips to the Super Bowl with the Patriots, you know? We’ve got Patriot blood in our veins. Bill, Mr. Kraft, us and all the teammates, we’ve got something special that we’ll share for the rest of our lives. So, we don’t have to look back at it as a winner and loser. I think we’re all winners, frankly.”

Shortly after Brady exited out of the Patriots during the offseason, many talking heads sparked conversations about whether the team's success was to be attributed to the quarterback's playmaking skills or Bill Belichick's coaching wits.

In addition to all the talk around him, odds were also stacked against the 43-year-old when he relocated to Tampa Bay. He had to learn a new offense while in his 21st campaign in the league, all while having a shortened offseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

After the 2020 regular season ended, it seemed like Brady got the better of Belichick as he was able to prove to everyone that he can thrive outside of his former coach's playbook. His newfound success with the Buccaneers eventually removed the claims of him merely being a ‘system quarterback'.

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The veteran quarterback further strengthened his case by delivering in the postseason after winning the NFC Championship last weekend. He showed no signs of rust and toppled MVP frontrunner in Aaron Rodgers and his Green Bay Packers team on a 31-26 victory.

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