09-23-2021, 05:18 PM
(09-23-2021, 03:53 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Tom Brady is not evidence of any value to "demanding excellence". Brady is an amazing QB, but he has only won when he had good talent and coaching around him.
Why didn't he just "demand excellence" in 2019 when he looked like crap against the Titans in the playoffs?
I would say that 2019 is probably more the exception and not the rule. Tom Brady has only missed the playoffs once as a starter and never had a losing season. Atleast what I saw quickly looking it up. Sure you could point to a bad division and there has been other good quarterbacks to thrive in a bad division. But they don't have Brady's superbowl rings or his playoff record.
I'd say that all players that make it to the NFL are talented. I also think it's fair to say that the X factor that determines a players success in the NFL beyond talent is they're determination to be great. So yes I think if you have a quarterback who is pushing all the players around him to be great on every single play that absolutely makes a difference.
