Some might imagine that whereas athletes can study rather a lot from their coaches, those self same coaches can not study something from their gamers.

Whereas there is no such thing as a doubt New England Patriots head coach Invoice Belichick helped Tom Brady grow to be the best quarterback in NFL historical past, he just lately revealed that he additionally realized a very good deal concerning the sport from the now-retired 45-year-old.

Belichick talked about this on an episode of Brady’s podcast.

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“Tom talks about how a lot I taught him and people issues, however I realized a lot from Tom as a result of I by no means performed quarterback and I by no means noticed the sport via the quarterback’s eyes,” mentioned Belichick. “… It was unimaginable how throughout the sport, he’d come off and I’d say, ‘What occurred on that play?’ and he’d undergo eight issues that occurred.”

Belichick and Brady mixed to win six Tremendous Bowls in almost 20 seasons collectively in New England, as they created one of many biggest dynasties within the historical past of any main sport.

In addition they fashioned a kind of mighty player-coach combos that’s on par with Invoice Walsh and Joe Montana, in addition to Phil Jackson and Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant and Pat Riley and Magic Johnson within the NBA.

Belichick and Brady reportedly had a falling out in the direction of the top of their partnership that apparently brought about Brady to depart and be part of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, however because the outdated saying goes, time heals all wounds.

By having Brady on his aspect all these years, Belichick gained a repute as one of many NFL’s finest tacticians, though since Brady’s departure, that repute has taken some hits.

The Patriots have been largely mediocre the final three seasons, peaking at a 10-7 report and a wild-card playoff loss final season, however although they’ve some respectable expertise, there’s a feeling that maybe Belichick’s supposed teaching genius was extra depending on Brady’s exploits than beforehand thought.

With Brady now set to grow to be a commentator for Fox Sports activities’ protection of the NFL in 2024, maybe he’ll reveal some attention-grabbing nuggets about Belichick’s teaching acumen not too lengthy from now.