Bills quarterback Josh Allen received a lecture from former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, accusing him of taking too many risks when throwing the ball.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady were rivals early in Allen’s NFL career and toward the end of Brady’s tenure in New England. The two are now close, with Brady calling Allen his “eldest son.” Brady, who serves as quarterback Allen’s father figure, said he gave the Bills quarterback stern advice about his risky behavior.
“He’s like my oldest son,” Brady said, laughing in his let’s go! podcast. “I tried to tell him, but in the end he had to do it his own way. Judging from several years of experience, he still wants to do it his own way.”
Brady, 46, was quick to mention that he believed Allen, 27, was too old to be his son. However, Brady’s co-host Jim Gray noted that Allen is closer in age to Brady’s current oldest son, 13-year-old Jake, than to the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers signal-caller.
After digging into his relationship with Allen, Brady gave the Bills quarterback the perfect fatherly speech about taking fewer risks as a quarterback.
“Josh is right, from my perspective, a lot of the end goal of playing quarterback is to reduce risk,” Brady explained. “For example, you can throw the ball into tight coverage and say, ‘Listen, you know, sometimes you just have to throw the ball into tight coverage.'” Or sometimes, you can throw the ball Give it to someone who might be a little more open and lose a few yards. “That’s my point.”
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Tom Brady made a career of checking balls and moving sticks and becoming the greatest player of all time. Josh Allen, on the other hand, is far more physically gifted than Brady and is a risk-taker who has lost games for the Bills at times. He currently has eight interceptions this season, which puts him on pace to set a career high of 16 or more.
Bills fans certainly hope Allen takes Brady’s advice, even though they may not like the guidance coming from a quarterback who has tortured Buffalo for two decades.