Bruce Arians: Tom Brady “wanted to try another way”

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As the football world continues to digest quarterback Tom Brady’s ability to move from the Patriots to the Buccaneers and win a Super Bowl, Tampa Bay coach Bruce Arians continues to talk about Brady’s motivation to quit. New England.

“I think his competitive spirit is so strong that he wanted to do it,” Arians told Showtime’s Ray Lewis, via JoeBucsFan.com, of Brady’s motivation. “He wanted to show people. I never said anything bad about Bill Belichick; I know everyone is trying to say I do. Its record speaks for itself. He is probably the greatest of all time. But I think [Brady] wanted to try a different way.

Next year Brady will want to show that 2020 was no fluke. Along the way, he will return to New England to face the Patriots. It will be interesting to say the least to hear how he’s received by the people of New England – especially if the game goes far enough into the season that Brady and the Bucs are doing well, and Belichick and the Patriots don’t. are not.