New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has faced plenty of criticism for his handling of the team—some warranted and some that seems to go a bit too far off the deep end.
Former Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel’s recent comments fall in the latter category.
Following the Patriots’ embarrassing blowout loss at home to the Chicago Bears, Samuel called Belichick an “average coach” without Tom Brady on social media. It was a harsh jab at a coach coming off a season where he took the team to the playoffs with a rookie quarterback under center.
Former longtime Patriot Tedy Bruschi chimed in and laughed off Samuel’s comments as “absolutely ridiculous.”
This is absolutely ridiculous. 😂 😂😂 https://t.co/R4XQKV4Wbk
— Tedy Bruschi (@TedyBruschi) October 26, 2022
An argument could be had regarding the person most responsible for the success the Patriots had for nearly two decades with the greatest quarterback and greatest coach of all time paired together in the same place.
But it’s obvious neither man would have had the same level of success without the other. It was the perfect storm that should be celebrated as a whole and not attacked separately.
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