Bill Belichick pushed back with humbling admission over questions about his ego with the New England Patriots.
Throughout the 24 seasons that Bill Belichick was the head coach of the New England Patriots, he'd always publicly praise his players for the team's success and put the blame on the coaches for their failures.
Belichick" debate to bed when the legendary quarterback left the New England Patriots and immediately won a Super Bowl in his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Bill Belichick is without a doubt one of the best coaches in NFL history,
“I mean, it’s [Tom] Brady, it’s [Willie] McGinest, it’s [Mike] Vrabel, it’s [Tedy] Bruschi, it’s Corey Dillon, it’s Randy Moss, Troy Brown, Lawyer Malloy, Ty Law, Rodney Harrison. Those are guys that won the games, man. I didn’t make any tackles. I didn’t make any kicks. That was [Adam] Vinatieri that made that kick in four inches of snow.
Bill Belichick reiterated his long-held belief that it's players who win games, not coaches, saying, "You can't win games without good players."
It’s currently named after Vince Lombardi, the legendary Green Bay Packers coach who led his team to wins in the first two Super Bowls.
On a podcast, Bill Belichick suggested the Super Bowl trophy should be named after seven-time champion Tom Brady, not Vince Lombardi:
During his latest appearance on the “Let’s Go!” Podcast with Jim Gray, Belichick stressed that most of the credit for championships should be given to the players.
Bill Belichick has thrown out a wild suggestion that the Lombardi Trophy should be renamed to the 'Brady Trophy.'
Tom Brady won a record seven Super Bowl rings throughout his career, almost all of which were alongside Bill Belichick in New England.
Brady and Belichick won six Super Bowls together during their time together in New England and the quarterback great won a seventh with Tampa Bay in 2021.