Tom Brady tells Bill Belichick to ‘change tack’ as New England Patriots head coach faces brutal firing

As head coach Bill Belichick’s future continues to be questioned, Tom Brady weighs in on the New England Patriots’ woes.

The seven-time Super Bowl champion spent two decades with the Patriots, all of which he played under Belichick.

But with New England sitting last in the AFC East at 2-8, Belichick’s Patriots’ era of dominance appears to be over.

As rumors continue to circulate that this could be Belichick’s final season with the team, Brady opened up about his thoughts on what changes his former coach and the team need to make if they want to turn things around.

Talk about “Let’s Go!” ” Brady said on the podcast: “You have to change your strategy, different weeks, different challenges, and I think the Patriots, they just went through a tough time and just didn’t play with the confidence that you always have. Saw it.

“Obviously, Coach Belichick, I don’t think the way he coaches now is any different than the way he coached when we were undefeated. There’s a lot of things that need to go right in order to win and be successful.”

The first ten games of the 2023 season represent Belichick’s worst start to the year so far since he took over in 2000.

But while questions are mounting around his future as the blame game rages on, so too are key players, including quarterback Mac Jones.

As far as Brady is concerned, the Patriots’ woes lie with everyone, not just his former coach.

“The more I sit back and watch, when you win as an organization, everyone wants to celebrate; everyone has a responsibility,” he said.

“In the same way, when you lose, everyone is responsible. When you win, everyone can’t get on the bus, and when you lose, everyone gets off and (says) ‘Let’s put The finger is pointed at one person’.”

“When you see a loss, the entire organization loses, the fan base loses; everyone’s in this together. It’s hard to get it right. And when you get it right, you should really appreciate it.”

Belichick will get another chance to turn things around in New England on Sunday against the 2-8 New York Giants.

Next up will be three tough games against the Los Angeles Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs.

Whether that will be enough to save Belichick’s job remains to be seen, with reports suggesting his departure is all but confirmed.

Before New England’s 10-6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Germany in Week 10, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reported that there was a “mutual relationship” between Belichick and the team. Parting ways” is possible.

ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky confirmed the report on The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday.

After McAfee added that Belichick might “probably coach somewhere else if that’s the case,” Orlovsky added: “I’ve been hearing that more and more over the past week. .”

He continued: “Who knows the likelihood of it, but I’ve heard it’s going to happen and I’ve heard the location has been identified.”

As for where Belichick might go next, NFL reporter Gary Myers linked the Chargers, Washington Commanders and Dallas Cowboys to the future Hall of Fame coach. tweet.