Outspoken former New England Patriots defender Asante Samuel embarked upon another rant against Bill Belichick and implied that a 46-year-old Tom Brady would be capable of leading the modern team to a Super Bowl.
in the wake of consecutive blowout losses and raised the talking point that the team's success over the prior two decades was a testament to quarterback Tom Brady's greatness rather than the top headset wearer.
New England is off to its worst start since Belichick's debut season in 2000, one year before Brady took over Foxborough's franchise quarterback role. The last two defeats have been particularly embarrassing, as the Patriots dropped consecutive interconference contests to Dallas and New Orleans by a combined 69 points.
Samuel, seen during Super Bowl XLII, has been one of Bill Belichick's most outspoken criticsUSA TODAY SPORTSTired as the Brady meme may be at this point, there's no denying that Brady brought the best out of otherwise mediocre New England rosters. Samuel compared a hypothetical 2023 Brady title run to the one staged after the 2014 campaign.
Belichick is 17 wins away from tying Don Shula's long-standing record for victories at an NFL helm. But between his pre-New England work with the Cleveland Browns and the post-Brady era in Foxborough , Belichick holds a 62-73 regular season record as a head coach and just a single playoff win when No. 12 isn't on the roster.engaged in several summer rants speaking out against Belichick's supposed impact on the New England glory days.
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