02-04-2020, 07:03 PM
(02-04-2020, 06:34 PM)Bengalstripes18 Wrote: I guess we saw different things. I do agree that coaching had a huge part. Brady wouldn't be Brady without Belicheck. But Atlanta was the better team that year in my opinion, and it showed in the first half. What I saw when I watched the game was Brady willing his team to a win. I saw them down three (or four?) scores, and Brady just had this determination to get it done. He drove them down the field, made amazing plays to avoid the rush and fit throws into tight coverage. If it were coaching that got the win, he would have had wide open receivers to throw to. He made a lot of really tough throws to march them down the field. That win (in my opinion) was more on Brady than anyone else. Belicheck backed him up by tightening up the defense and getting him the ball back. But Brady was the catalyst in my opinion. He gave his players the confidence on both sides of the ball to get it done.
He did do those things.
What I'm saying is the Falcons screwed themselves too.
That game along with the Seahawks throwing the epic interception were the two last head scratcher type coached Super Bowls of recent years.
Like I said. Brady is a great if not GOAT, but to say his "willing the team to victory" in that particular Super Bowl is ignoring other factors involved.