Tom Brady tells Bill Belichick ‘you have to change your strategy’ as New England Patriots struggle in bad NFL season

• Belichick’s future in question amid New England rumors this year
• Struggling quarterback Mac Jones’ future also in question
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Patriots legend Tom Brady says New England head coach Bill Belichick is not coaching the team any differently than before and he needs to make changes in the middle of a bad season.

“You’ve got to change your strategy, different weeks have different challenges, and I think the Patriots, they’re just going through a rough patch and just not playing with the confidence that you see all the time,” Brady said. His Let’s Go podcast.

“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 be done in order to win and be successful.”

However, Brady continued to guard Belichick as many observers accused the legendary coach of ruining the Patriots’ offense.

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

By the same token, when you lose, everyone is responsible. When you win, everyone can’t get on the bus, and when you lose, everyone can’t get off the bus and (say) ‘Let’s point the finger at one person.

“When you see a loss, you see the loss to the team, the loss to the fan base; everyone is in this together.

The Patriots have lost a lot since Brady left, and their incompetence is on another level this season.

New England is currently 2-8 heading into the bye week with the futures of both Belichick and starting quarterback Mac Jones in question.

During a 10-6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, Jones was benched for one quarter after questioning the coaching staff’s decisions, prompting a rebuke from the offensive coordinator.

Belichick’s name, on the other hand, has popped up in countless rumors about being traded to another team this offseason as we may already have a future destination in mind.