The two-decade-illustrious era of Tom Brady has now grown into a sweet dream for NFL fans, given the array of accolades he left behind. From team achievements to personal accolades, there is no field in which the future Hall of Famer failed to leave his footprints.
Whether you are a Brady fan or not, you surely miss the dynasty he abandoned. Like the fans, the superstar himself misses his time in the NFL, as the game has been gradually losing its appeal.
Tom Brady talks about mediocre football in NFL
During his appearance on “Stephen A Smith Show”, Tom Brady shared his honest impression of today’s football. In the eyes of the NFL legend, football today is not as eye-catching as it was before, and he labeled “mediocre performance” as the root behind his take.
“I think there is a lot of mediocrity in today’s NFL. I don’t see the excellence that I saw in the past.”
Following his bold remarks, Smith initiated learning what he was putting up in his mind in detail. The supporter of Bill Belichick during his bad days quoted it as the failure of the coaches to guide their boys properly. He also did not shy away from voicing his opposition to the amended rules of the NFL, which allow the players to show their violent side more acutely to grab a win.
“The coaching isn’t as good as it was. I don’t think the development of the young players is as good as it was. The rules have allowed a lot of bad habits to get into the actual performance of the game.”
The seven-time Super Bowl winner suggested his successors take the responsibility to protect themselves on their own shoulders rather than expecting it from the defensive players.
“The offensive players need to protect themselves. It’s not up to a defensive player to protect an offensive player. A defensive player needs to protect himself.”
The suggestions of Tom Brady shows the level of football IQ the legend possesses that assisted him in ending his career as a quarterback whom no one can ever surpass.
Tom Brady’s NFL comeback rumors
This is the first season that football fans have been deprived of seeing the supremacy of Tom Brady on the field. After making his first retirement decision with the New England Patriots, the former Patriots player was motivated to ink his name with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for two years.
The succession of clinching the Super Bowl with the Bucs instigated him to generate the retirement buzz again, though TB12 again changed his mind just 40 days after his decision. At last, this offseason saw the bold Brady, determined to leave the field good, and there is no hope of reconsidering it, per NFL.com.
The fans are not yet ready to accept the truth, hence after Minnesota Vikings and New York Jets fans, the Cincinnati Bengals fans also came forward, urging him to give his retirement decision a second thought. Even the Las Vegas Raiders also tried to let Brady’s era start again, though none of them ultimately succeeded.
Though the fifteen-time Pro Bowler teased his fans with retirement gossip, Brady’s NFL chapter is seemingly closed forever.
