AFC Championship Game - Go Jags!

[Rondineli]

Originally Posted by Fleetlord

The reason for the Patriots success is Bill Belichick. FULL STOP.

Belichick could absolutely win without Tom Brady and has done so when the situation came about.. Not sure how Brady would do in a different system....we probably will never know...

Belichick's teams are the best coached by a mile. They have the best specific gameplans to beat their opposition, commit very few penalties, are the best team EVER in making adjustments and absolutely DO NOT quit...EVER. They are never out of a game..

But I will say this as a warning to the "gloating" Pats fans. Enjoy this time. Relish it. Because when Brady and Belichick are gone, there will be really dark times. Garroppolo would have kept BB around long enough to continue then hand it off to an heir apparent. Now, jimmy G is gone...there is no young QB on the horizon....and the staff is heading out to other jobs....

so, how did the Patriots do the year that Tom Brady missed due to injury?

Sorry to disagree with you. The players win games, not the coaches.
Now, the focus and intensity that BB brings is undeniable. But, the success is due to Brady. Note that yesterday, for example, there was really no star receiver, and he managed to score against the number 1 defense in the league.

Of course, the Patriots defense had some outstanding plays in the fourth quarter, but without an effective quarterback that can convert under pressure, good defenses are of no use, nothing - just look at San Francisco now with Jimmy G.