"What I was very fortunate to be a part of for a long time was how do we take something really complex, which is football because there's so many moving parts, and create this simplicity for people to actually go out there on the field and all work together," Brady said. "The simplicity, when it's done well, it looks easy, but in the end, there's a big challenge to creating simplicity too. So many coaches that I've been around can make things very difficult for players to understand... I think that Coach Belichick, that was the opposite of the way that he coached. Now, it was very complex to boil it down to the simple points. I always remember going to those team meeting rooms, and he would say 'Guys, if you take nothing away from this, these are the three things we gotta do...' I think, because of that focus, we all saw the game through the same set of eyes. When I look around the NFL now, so few teams are doing that..."
Belichick returned the compliment in kind.
"I'm the luckiest guy in the world," Belichick said. "First of all, to have the opportunity to coach, I would say, the three greatest players in the game - Lawrence Taylor on defense, Matt Slater in the kicking game and Tom, it's just a fantastic opportunity for a coach. Great players make good coaches. Good players can overcome bad coaching. I know who drives the car, and you gotta have great players to win, and I've had a lot of them, and I've been very fortunate. I appreciate all of the success that I've been fortunate to be a part of in multiple organizations.
"Certainly, working with Tom is the all time highlight. I learned so much from him every day, in our meetings, watching him on the field, his leadership, his toughness, his gamesmanship. I could say a lot of great things about Taylor on the defensive of the ball, but really, Tom is just at a different level than any other player that I've coached. It was just a tremendous experience for me that I'll always treasure."
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