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That's an oft-repeated phrase, but in reality Belichick would have made the change very soon with or without that injury. BB almost made the switch coming out of training camp in 2001; between the way Bledsoe had played in 2000 and how Brady had looked in camp in '01, the change was inevitable.
Belichick kept Brady on the roster despite having three other quarterbacks.
Or said another way, Belichick felt the need to retain three "backup" quarterbacks under Bledsoe..