When Tom Brady announced his retirement, he cited a desire to focus his “time and energy on other things that require [his] attention,” including his family and business ventures. However, there might be more to his decision. According to Mike Sando of The Athletic, the future Hall of Fame quarterback had “grown frustrated with some of the Buccaneers’ coaching.”
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Meanwhile, former player (and current FOX Sports Radio host) Rich Ohrnberger tweeted that Brady and head coach Bruce Arians had issues seeing “eye-to-eye” regarding the offensive game planning. According to Ohrnberger, Brady and offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich would spend mornings working on the week’s game plan. Arians, meanwhile, would be rehabbing his Achilles injury, and the HC would later enter the offensive meeting and “take the red pen” to his OC’s and QB’s draft. Leftwich and Brady both felt “undermined,” leading to “tension” in the locker room.
Brady’s intensity, desire for perfection, and stubbornness has often led to tension with coaches. While he obviously shared the same championship-focused vision as Bill Belichick in New England, there were continuous rumors of issues between the two, rumors that seemed to be (partly) confirmed when Brady ultimately left the Patriots.
This reported tension with Arians has only fueled the fire regarding a potential Brady return. Either way, as Sando writes, his tenure in Tampa Bay is absolutely done, and the organization now has to figure out their QB situation moving forward. We heard recently that the front office could have their eye on big names like Deshaun Watson and Russell Wilson. NFL Network’s James Palmer reports (via Twitter) that the organization isn’t interested in pursuing a QB via the draft, mostly because the team is encouraged by the development of 2021 second-round pick Kyle Trask.
All bay area radio stations talk about lately is how Tom b never really retired and that he is going to join the 9ers this coming season. It’s ridiculous.
Red Pen makes more sense
It’s probably more correct, too. But what is Pro Football Rumors without an error somewhere in every post?
Give the job to Trask.
This kid has only over achieved with every chance he’s been given.
LoL
Mrpadre,
Sure give the job to Trask! Not! The Bucs still have a championship caliber team even without Brady so according to you, the Bucs being a championship caliber team should go with an unproven field General at the helm! Not to smart but at least you can say you are a Gator fan!
I don’t know much about Trask but I will tell you that TB is not a championship team without TB. The reason I know is they weren’t with him. You will argue this and that happened but the QB needs to overcome those pesky little problems. Time will catch him he can slow the old man down but can’t beat him. Everyone loses to Father Time.
For what it’s worth, Ohrnberger was the reporter yesterday that said Mahomes told his family to stop showing up for his games. Kinda seems like he’s just been stirring things up lately
So Brady mad that Brady doesn’t get what he wants. Same story, different team
Except when he does get what he wants it usually results in a ring
He’s a big crybaby.
I think we all sort of expected Arians and Brady to not work out long term, no?
Either way, as believable as this is, beware an unnamed source. It could just as easily be true as not, or more likely exaggerated. Ohrnberger was fooled earlier this week, as Michael Chaney pointed out, by a scammer posing as a trusted source regarding Mahomes.
Tom Brady had one of his best seasons ever at age 44. This ‘story’ seems like a bunch of bunk.
Give the ball to Trask and watch and and all of those high priced veterans who flocked to play with Brady leave the building as quickly as they can.
Arians is a bum