11 storylines to watch as training camps open

There are tons of reasons to watch the NFL this year. Here are some of the biggest stories to watch as training camps open.

Tompa Bay

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For two decades Tom Brady has been the face of the New England Patriots, and in a sense the NFL itself. But after six Super Bowl rings, numerous more Super Bowl appearances, and two distinctly different runs at the helm of a dynasty, Brady is taking his talents south.

To Tampa Bay, where he will now sling the rock for Bruce Arians.

There are so many fascinating angles and subplots to this singular storyline. For starters there is the fact that Brady, set to turn 43 next month, is playing in a different system for only his second head coach in the league. Then there is the fact that Brady might have the best group of weapons around him since the days of Randy Moss and Wes Welker. In addition to Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, Brady has talent at the tight end spot in the form of O.J. Howard and Cameron Brate.

Oh and he convinced his buddy Gronk to come out of retirement.

Simmering below all of this is another simple question: Brady or Belichick? This has been a staple of debates in bars and at water coolers around New England for years, and now that question might finally get answered in 2020.