Having had to live in this area and dealing with Pats fans, I often thought it was Bill. And the last few years I was like wtf. And I still feel that while Brady had the most impressive resume ever by far, I never felt he was the “best” or “most talented” Quarterback ever.
I truly believe it was a perfect marriage of coach and player and scheme. No different than Mahomes/Reid, Montana/Young/Walsh, etc. Same reason we look at a guy clearly who has the tools like a Herbert but has played in chaos. Same reason a guy like Alex Smith could be a number 1 pick and then suck. Maybe it was the 5 coordinators in 5 years before Harbaugh and later Reid. (Using him as an example, not saying he’s an all time talent)
Some say it’s a lazy argument but if Butch Davis and the Browns draft Brady instead of Spergon Wynn, you can’t tell me he wins 7 Super Bowls.
I feel if you truly ask them, they would begrudgingly admit they could not have done it without the other. And when the system was in place, there was now a standard of excellence that everyone elevated themselves to in a Patriot uniform.
As Wes Mantooth once said, as Ron Burgundy hung about to be eaten by bears, “…. Deep down in my stomach, With every inch of me, i pure, straight hate you! But, God damn it, do I respect you”
That’s how I feel about BB and Brady.
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