Tom Brady complains about NFL ‘mediocre’ he created

The message is not wrong, but the messenger certainly could be

Tom Brady’s first hot snap was a bit lukewarm.

Tom Brady appeared on ESPN, ostensibly to prepare for his role as broadcaster next season. this The Stephen A. Smith Show Shockingly, he actually gave some perspective. Brady is a no-nonsense pundit who has made some outspoken criticisms of the league and complained that the game is not the same as it was when he started wearing a uniform more than two decades ago. The 46-year-old’s complaints cover more ground than he ever had to fight for during his Hall of Fame career, but they center on what he believes is “a lot of mediocrity in today’s NFL.”

Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl champion who has never missed a game outside of a torn ACL or suspension, is one of the best players in today’s NFL (he played last season in the NFL ) have been dissatisfied with some aspects.

First: Coach

“I don’t think the coaching is as good as it used to be,” he said. “I don’t think the development of young players is as good as it used to be. I don’t think the schemes are as good as they used to be. Those rules allow a lot of bad habits to seep into the performance of the game right now. So I just think I don’t think the product is as good as it used to be.”

Second: Rule changes

“I look at a lot of players like Ray Lewis, Rodney Harrison and Ronnie Lott, and players who impact the game in some way – every hit they take is going to be a penalty, “He said. “You hear coaches complaining about their own players getting tackled, but not necessarily — why don’t they talk to their players about how to protect themselves? … We used to work on the basics of these things. Now they’ve been trying to Being policed. Offensive players need to protect themselves. Defensive players shouldn’t be able to protect offensive players. Defensive players need to protect themselves… I think a lot of the way the rules work allows for that – you can basically play without a worry and then if If someone hits you hard, you get punished.”

Third: Lack of basic knowledge

“I actually think college players were better prepared when I came out than they are now,” he said. “Just because so many coaches are changing programs, I would say there aren’t even a lot of college programs anymore. There are a lot of college teams, but there are no programs to develop players. So when they get to the NFL, they may have the athletic ability, but They don’t have a lot of skills that they need to be pros. When I played at Michigan, I basically played in a college program that was very similar to a pro environment. When I see these different players coming in, they don’t There’s not as much preparation as there used to be, and I think the game has shown that over the last 12 to 13 years. “I think things have gone down a little bit. “

As the number of quarterback competitions in the NFL continues to decline (the league is facing its lowest scoring season since 2009, when teams averaged 42.9 points per game), even though players appear to be more athletic and skilled than they are, Before the injuries piled up, Brady seemed to have some valid points. However, considering he had one of the best coaches in NFL history and, perhaps more importantly, benefited from some rule changes during his career that made hitting the quarterback nearly impossible, he doesn’t Totally the ones who should be making these decisions. No need to risk penalties. Brady may complain now about the NFL’s lack of physicality, but he never complained when he got hit.

Brady scores this time, and hopefully this will be a sign for the future. But he shouldn’t be the one making them.

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