Bill Belichick's comparison of Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes in new book raises eyebrows

Bill Belichick won six Super Bowls during his storied tenure with the New England Patriots that lasted astir a quarter-century. 

Belichick and the Patriots mutually agreed to portion ways aft the 2023 season. Every NFL squad past decided to walk connected the six-time champion manager during the 2024 hiring cycle. Earlier this year, Belichick reached an statement with North Carolina shot to go the program's adjacent caput coach.

But earlier his archetypal play successful Chapel Hill kicks disconnected successful the fall, Belichick reflected connected his storied pro shot coaching vocation successful his caller book, "The Art of Winning." However, a "controversial" examination of quarterbacks Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes successful the publication is making headlines.

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Tom Brady, left, and Patrick Mahomes (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images for The Match)

Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl winner, is wide regarded arsenic 1 of the top players, if not the all-time best, successful league history. Brady retired "for good" aft the 2022 season. But Patrick Mahomes has made it to the past 3 Super Bowls, winning two, and is often referred to arsenic the champion progressive NFL signal-caller.

Belichick argued some players are "really good."

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"I've ne'er engaged successful this statement with my bully person Andy Reid, the Kansas City Chiefs' caput coach, but I person small uncertainty helium volition constitute his ain publication 1 time and assertion that helium had the top QB of each time," the 73-year-old Belichick wrote.

The erstwhile NFL manager past acknowledged the "controversial" quality of his opinion, writing, "You cognize what? Brady and Patrick Mahomes are some truly good. Controversial, I know."

New England Patriots backmost Tom Brady hugs caput manager Bill Belichick aft winning the AFC Championship crippled astatine Gillette Stadium successful Foxborough, Mass., connected Jan. 21, 2018. (Boston Herald via Getty Images)

Belichick went connected to explicate that his sentiment centered astir some quarterbacks' quality to grip success.

He past pointed to Mahomes' postgame media availability aft the Kansas City Chiefs narrowly won a crippled successful 2024. Belichick highlighted however Mahomes decided to absorption connected however helium was "missing opportunities" alternatively of his idiosyncratic feats. The Tar Heels manager suggested it was a premier illustration of leadership.

New England Patriots backmost Tom Brady talks to caput manager Bill Belichick earlier a crippled astatine Gillette Stadium successful Foxborough, Mass., connected Nov. 24, 2019. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

"This benignant of remark is euphony to my ears. Can’t get capable of it," Belichick noted. "It is fundamentally an illustration of elite leadership. Very akin to erstwhile we would triumph a crippled with Tom 28-10 and afterward he’d say, ‘We should person scored forty-five!’"

Belichick praised Brady for being a shot subordinate who ne'er hesitated erstwhile it came to doing the "hard things." He besides wrote astir the challenges helium encountered coaching Brady.

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"Tom was hard to manager due to the fact that helium was truthful good prepared. I loved coaching Brady — helium brought retired the champion successful me," Belichick wrote. "He was smart, mentally and physically tough, and the astir dependable subordinate I person coached."

Elsewhere, Belichick's much-discussed romance with erstwhile cheerleader Jordon Hudson returned to halfway signifier aft a caller tv interview. Hudson was accused of attempting to asseverate her power during Belichick's sit-down with "CBS News Sunday Morning." The interrogation was portion of the book's promotional media tour. In the book's acknowledgment, Hudson is referred to arsenic Belichick's "creative muse."

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