“These two are now pitted as arch-rivals historically, till death do them part”: Skip Bayless on the love-hate relationship between Tom Brady and Bill Belichick
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Tom Brady announced his retirement on Monday night which is currently the hot topic going around. Naturally several have taken time to express their views on one of the most decorated players in NFL history.
However, one discussion still takes place which is debating who was more important to New England Patriots success. While some argue that coach Bill Belichick was more important, others are of the view that Brady was the main reason for the success.
Skip Bayless gives his views on theTom Brady vs Bill Belichick debate
While the 44-year old Brady decided to omit the New England Patriots from his retirement post, Bill Belichick has said that Tom Brady is the best player in NFL history. Tom Brady acknowledged the tribute and said thank you to the ‘greatest coach in NFL history in his reply.
On his show called the ‘Disputed’, Skip Bayless has talked about the relationship between Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. Bayless made it clear that he sees Brady as more decisive for the Patriots.
“So I told you from the start, I believe that Brady was 75% of the value of of the dynasty, and I give him the credit for making it happen and keeping it happening because he had to constantly be the buffer in the locker room between some angry irate players who just couldn’t take the way that he treated them because Belichick kept treating players the way you did in the 1960s and getting away with.”
“If we change it to the ‘respect scale’, I’ll give Brady a five and Belichick a begrudging seven,” Bayless stated. “Their careers will [always] be pitted against each other. Right now, it’s a big advantage [for] Tom.”
However, Skip Bayless has also said that what Brady did after his retirement was basically a PR stunt. He believes just because Belichick praised him, he did so in retaliation.
“Brady is now dealing from a huge position of strength in this rivalry. [His response] was a PR touché: ‘if Bill makes nice, OK, I’ll call you the greatest coach ever, because the advantage is on my side, I went in a pandemic to Tampa and took a 7-9 team and won the Super Bowl.”
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