The former New England Patriots great has strong opinions on the modern state of play.
, the former New England Patriots great has been making various public appearances to show what fans should expect when he's in the booth come September. The latest of those came this past weekend, when he joined ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith on his eponymous podcast.
During his interview, Brady touched upon a topic he's proven to be very passionate about in retirement: how young quarterbacks are handled in the modern NFL. He went on an impassioned rant to Smith about how it's a "tragedy" that teams force rookie quarterbacks to play before they are ready by dumbing the game down, which doesn't allow them to develop at the necessary rate— a problem that starts at the collegiate level.
"There used to be college programs. Now there are college teams," Brady said. "You're no longer learning a program, you're learning a playbook. And the program is ultimately, like at Michigan for me, that is a pro-style program. For five years I got to learn how to drop back pass, to read defenses, to read coverages, to be coached. I had to learn from being seventh quarterback on the depth chart to moving up to third to ultimately being the starter.
I think it's just a tragedy that we're forcing these rookies to play early. But the reality is the only reason why they are is because we've dumbed the game down, which has allowed them to play. It used to be thought of at a higher level.", proclaiming quarterbacking has "gone backwards" as fewer QBs are given complete control of their offenses.
Regardless of that question and answer, Brady clearly has developed his method of delivering strong opinions. A good early sign for FOX as the rookie analyst's debut nears.Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead.
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