Bill Belichick Asked If He'd Have Had Same Success Without Tom Brady: 'Of Course Not'
Bill Belichick gave his thoughts on the great Brady vs. Belichick debate on Friday.
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Bill Belichick gave his thoughts on the great Brady vs. Belichick debate on Friday.
As if Tom Brady's return to Foxboro wasn't weird enough, the quarterback is set to make major NFL history very early on in Sunday night's game between the Buccaneers and Patriots.
Author Seth Wickersham, whose book "It's Better To Be Feared" comes out on Oct. 12, joined Breana Pitts and Michael Hurley on CBSN and helped answer the question of why Tom Brady's no longer in New England.
Instead of offering up platitudes and praise, though, Tom Brady kept his answer as brief as humanly possible when asked what he thinks of Patriots quarterback Mac Jones.
Tom Brady spoke to the media Thursday, though he didn't sound at all like Tom Brady.
Sunday's tailgate will be number 302 for Shawn Gogan and his crew. He says this game has been circled on his calendar for a long time.
"All those things are super personal," Brady answered. "We had a great relationship. I think everything was handled the right way."
Patriots linebacker Matt Judon understand that much. But the veteran pass rusher could only take so many questions about the former Patriots quarterback before declaring that the Brady topic was over for him.
Julian Edelman summed up his feelings for the forthcoming Brady-Belichick matchup with something we can all understand: "The Office."
Mac Jones is actually in prime position to turn in his first excellent game against the defending Super Bowl champs on Sunday night.
Antonio Brown never got to play a game at Gillette Stadium as a member of the Patriots. He will, however, get the chance to return as a visitor this weekend.
There's no real way to oversell the magnificent spectacle that's on tap for Sunday night at Gillette Stadium ... but everyone and their mother sure is trying. Such is the nature of the beast.
Sunday's showdown between Tom Brady and the New England Patriots is the most-anticipated matchup of the season. And the proof is in the ticket prices.
The 29-year season ticket holders have a lot of emotions as Tom Brady comes back to Gillette.
Rob Gronkowski did not practice for the Bucs on Wednesday, while the Patriots had seven players limited in Foxboro.
Patriots running back James White is reportedly done for the season after suffering a hip injury in last Sunday's loss to the New Orleans Saints.
A new book is causing shockwaves through the NFL with a behind-the-scenes look at the New England Patriots' dynasty.
Bill Belichick had a lot of great things to say about Tom Brady ahead of Sunday's huge Patriots-Buccaneers showdown at Gillette Stadium.
Everybody's got feelings and opinions about the upcoming meeting between Tom Brady's Buccaneers with Bill Belichick's New England Patriots. Few of them have the inside knowledge of Julian Edelman.
At a price of nearly $100,000, someone is now the proud owner of a piece of Patriots Super Bowl history.
Seth Wickersham's new book on the Patriots not only dives into the toxic relationship between Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, but it also answers a question that New England fans have been asking for years: Why didn't Malcolm Butler play in Super Bowl LII?
A frustrated Patriots fan bought a billboard to send a message to Bill Belichick ahead of Tom Brady's return to Foxboro.
A career like Tom Brady's can't be summed up succinctly. But for now, amid all of the emotions that are flowing this week in New England, here's a quick trip through 20-plus years of Brady.
New England Patriots fans have torn allegiances as Tom Brady returns to Gillette Stadium.
When Bill Belichick traded Jamie Collins in the middle of the 2016 season, it immediately joined the list of shocking moves made by the Patriots' boss. Might Belichick be willing to pull off another?
