Tom Brady finding success with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will lead some to naturally question how it impacts Bill Belichick's legacy despite his insane run with the New England Patriots.
On the daily Locked On Today podcast, Peter Bukowski spoke with Nick Cattles of WEEI in Boston about comparing Tom Brady and Bill Belichick in terms relative to legacies.
Cattles: When I look back, I think it is borderline outrageous for people to make a grand proclamation about the Belichick legacy based on what Tom Brady has done this year.
To be honest Peter, we have to look at this situation individually. When you look at what Brady did when he went to Tampa, there was one goal in mind, that was Super Bowl or bust. That was a stated goal. The roster is loaded and there was no time to rebuild. This was it. So Brady joined a team that was in a position to make a push for the Super Bowl or a championship so it should be absolutely zero surprise that Brady is of course now in Super Bowl 55 against Kansas City. Belichick, I think we all have to recognize the situation that he is in.
The Patriots roster was not ready to compete at a high level, especially after the opt-outs due to COVID with Dont’a Hightower, Patrick Chung, and Marcus Cannon, and others. That roster was just not it. So, you bring in Cam Newton as a bridge quarterback. Cam was much worse than people expected him to be, including me. I watched a lot of Cam when he was in Carolina. He did not look like the same quarterback whatsoever. I think it is really really difficult for people to say ‘Oh Brady made it to the Super Bowl with this bonafide-built roster, we should re-litigate 20 years of a legacy that Belichick built in New England along with Brady.' I just do not think you can wipe out 20 years.
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