According to former New England Patriots tight end Christian Fauria, Bill Belichick's squad will be a better team without Tom Brady.
In an interview with Boston radio station WEEI, Fauria said unequivocally that the Patriots would be better off this season without the six-time Super Bowl champion.
“They’re better off without him,” Fauria said Wednesday on “Ordway, Merloni and Fauria,” as transcribed by WEEI. “Can I tell you why? And it has nothing to do with Brady’s skillset. It’s not because he’s not good or he can’t throw it or he’s lost some speed on his fastball. It’s because where he was in his career, his age, what he wanted to achieve and what the Patriots were trying to achieve were completely different. So it was never going to work out. They were never going to see eye to eye. This offense is not going to be able to move forward with Brady as the quarterback, not because he sucks. Those throwaways were important. It’s because he wasn’t willing to adapt. There’s the difference. He wasn’t willing to let N’Keal Harry grow.”
When pressed further about whether or not Brady would hold the Patriots back this season if he were still on the team, Fauria said yes.
“Yes. Indirectly, yes,” Fauria said. “Now you can put some blame on Josh McDaniels. You can put some blame on Bill. They were just ready to change. A veteran quarterback who wants to win and throw the football and is not willing to take risks and doesn’t want his stats being messed with and won’t throw interceptions and would rather throw it out of bounds, that’s the guy that is going to delay the development of your star wide receiver who you won’t throw the ball to because you don’t trust him because he doesn’t have a long enough track record. This year. Right now, the offense is better off with Tom Brady. They are better off without him this year, yes.”
Brady was the Patriots quarterback for almost two decades, with many considering him the greatest quarterback of all time. While it is surprising to hear a statement like this, it is not without precedent.
Joe Montana had a similar experience in San Francisco, where the team was ready to move on and advance more than he was.
A similar situation happened with the Green Bay Packers in regards to Brett Favre. The most notable example of a quarterback moving on is Peyton Manning, who is the only quarterback to win a Super Bowl as a starter for two different teams.
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