lancerman
Veteran Starter w/Big Long Term Deal
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Exactly. Brady allowed the culture to work because he bought into it and set the tempo. He also allowed himself to be chewed out and held accountable. That's never happening with a guy like Manning who was a megastar coming in and the entire media would have sided with over the gruff the coach. Brady also made a comeback in SB 36 when most first year players would have folded against one of the greatest teams ever, he completely bailed out our defense in 38, he had historic comebacks in 49 and 51. Without those we have 2 rings. Which while very nice and most fanbases would take it, a ring in 2004 and another in 2018 are a far cry from what we've experienced. That's essenitally what the Ravens did in 20 years.Belichick was the perfect coach for Brady, especially during those formative years. But if the question is who’s more important, it’s Brady, and it’s for more reasons then we think.
Having the top player buy in to the program like Brady did allowed the others to fall in line. That is really, really important and has been talked about by a lot of ex-players. That just wouldn’t have happened with other top QBs like Rodgers or Favre or Manning. Brady swallowing his ego allowed Bill to rule the roost unquestioned for 20 years.
The game is played by the players. Brady had a much bigger impact as the best player on the team and in the league. The other thing is the competitiveness, being the best clutch athlete in sports history along with Jordan and Woods, the leadership...those are things that make his teammates believe they are never out of the game. That is unique to Brady.
We don’t win 6 SBs or go to 9 without both together, and Bill brought out the best in Tom, but Brady was the most important person over that 20 year run.
The player will always be more important. They do it