Tom Brady Post Playing Career
The article I am citing here is about Tom as a coach on the field and his re invigoration in Tampa Bay.
Two Things:
1) I never new Tom to have such a passion for teaching the game. However it seems one must to love the game as much as Tom evidently does. Is this just a by product of wanting to win here in TB because he wants to cement his legacy, or is this something he has always done?
2) Is there a future in coaching for Tom? His career WILL eventually end i assume. I think you all know where I am going here? HC would likely be out of the question even for someone with Tom's resume, but maybe OC?
December 30th, 2020 at 2:06 PM ^
"His career WILL eventually end i assume."
You know what they say about 'assume'.
He may play forever.
Maybe OC or QB coach to start.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:23 PM ^
With Gisele as his wife, it wouldn't surprise me to see them move to L.A. and do the Hollywood thing.
It just seems like that's what they'll do, to me anyway.
But I do think he would be a great coach and leader and best..
December 30th, 2020 at 2:28 PM ^
I base this on absolutely nothing other than what we see and hear about Tom's personality, but if had a nickel, I would bet that he wants absolutely nothing to do with Hollywood and all of its pretentiousness.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:32 PM ^
His acting career will likely be limited to smiling while wearing Uggs. Ca-Ching!
December 30th, 2020 at 2:37 PM ^
Hollywood Tom? No way man...and he won’t be teaching dance lessons.
December 30th, 2020 at 5:24 PM ^
I wish I hadn't seen that video. It's like a judge telling a jury they didn't just hear something and they should disregard that remark.
Being the Goat>>>>being a good dancer, at least from this guy's perspective. My wife might not agree.
December 30th, 2020 at 3:50 PM ^
Really? I love Tom Brady but he seems awfully pretentious to me.
December 30th, 2020 at 3:25 PM ^
They built an estate in LA that they never moved into and sold, so this would be a very wrong take.
December 30th, 2020 at 3:48 PM ^
His football career might have had something to do with that.
We'll see what happens when he retires, I just get the feeling Gisele will be over it, football that is, by then.
December 30th, 2020 at 4:53 PM ^
Because Gisele hates LA. Willie McGinest discussed this during Tom's free agency.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:13 PM ^
OP forgot the “CC”in the title.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:14 PM ^
If he wants to coach i'd imagine he'd be really good at it. He's got that Jordan thing going on where he's just too competitive to not be good at something he's committed to.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:16 PM ^
Jordan has been great NBA owner, don't you think?
December 30th, 2020 at 2:28 PM ^
There is a reason why Jordan is not a coach, he himself said he's too competitive and lacks patience. I think Tom would be the same way. Half the time he nor his teammates want to be around one another during the game because of Toms competitiveness
December 30th, 2020 at 2:33 PM ^
Just like Harbaugh!
December 30th, 2020 at 2:38 PM ^
I do believe that's why Jim's welcome wears out so quickly. Hes over the top all the time. That's all fine until you hit some down times and then people won't tolerate it. I really thought he would be ok in college because of the fact that kids usually stay 3 to 4 years and its a new cycle of them in.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:42 PM ^
Too competitive? I’m not sure there is a successful coach that’s not red lining competitiveness.
Jordan’s issue is more he views others as lesser because of his own abilities.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:47 PM ^
Thus the part about him saying he lacks patience. He has an inability to wait for someone to hone in on a skill that he possesses due to God given talent.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:53 PM ^
To your last sentence, I know many on the blog thought that. In hindsight, I think the issue is his grating on everyone which can permeate throughout a culture - from admin to coaches to fifth year seniors. If everyone gets sick of the guy then pretty soon the "3-4 years" becomes as soon as adversity strikes or something doesn't go my way. I do think that's partly why we see such few upperclassmen now - if you're not a starter or one of his guys, you're pretty much checked out.
December 30th, 2020 at 3:04 PM ^
I agree with that. When you have 85 scharship players and say 40% are juniors and seniors, you hope they are establishing the culture for the young ones coming in. If a decent amount are disgruntled or ready to get the hell out, they invoke that pessimism to the younger ones and it grows and grows. At this point in time, we can't get anywhere close to 40% juniors and seniors. As it stands right now, we have 77 freshman, rs freshman and sophomores but 13 juniors and seniors. That is a major problem!
December 30th, 2020 at 3:30 PM ^
Hasn't one of the main complaints been that he HASN'T brought that over the top competitiveness to Michigan? We saw it year one, maybe two, and then it disappeared. Coincidentally, so did the team's competitiveness.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:29 PM ^
Tom coaches his receivers during the off season. He makes sure they are in synch during practice so the team performs at its best on game day.
Basketball is different in that a single person can score. Jordan would have the other players on his team get out of the way so he could get the glory. He’s to much of an ego maniac to be a coach (mentor).
December 30th, 2020 at 2:33 PM ^
Lol, did you ever watch Jordan play? I guess no because what you described is not how he played.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:40 PM ^
That's actually how he started out with the Bulls but learned he had to trust his teammates to win titles. Kerr and Paxson were recipients of that trust he developed over time in the most critical of moments in the playoffs.
December 30th, 2020 at 9:10 PM ^
More like Phil Jackson put him in a system that forced him to work with his teammates. Phil Jackson can wear a ring on each finger and have a couple left over and he’s still the most underrated coach in history. People always point to the players who played under Phil, but those players didn’t win before he was their coach and they didn’t win after.
edit to correct myself: Shaq won a championship with the Heat, but that one has a big asterisk next to it with the gambling ref sending Wade to the free-throw line every other play.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:51 PM ^
The reason the GOATs are frequently not good coaches is because they were able to do something very few people on Earth could do and relating to mere mortals at level that is lower than GOAT standard becomes very frustrating/difficult for them. This may be a little different for Brady because he was never the most athletically gifted player.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:57 PM ^
To go along with your point, that is one of the things Jordan talked about, was that ability to get kids today to put in the same work ethic and drive that he had. He said he didn't know how he would react if they didn't approach things the same way. Now, as you said, Tom wasn't just all athletically gifted but that drive and determination is hard for everyone to have and he may not be able to get others to have that. Their overall personalities don't seem conducive to coaching either.
December 30th, 2020 at 9:19 PM ^
I think it has more to do with the fact that being a great coach and being a great player are different types of skills. I think it’s possible to be both, but it’s probably extremely rare.
Personally, I would like for Tom Brady to just be our QB coach so we can rake in all the 5* QBs. Even if most would have to transfer in a couple years for playing time, the allure of having the GOAT as your personal coach would be a huge draw. We could just wait until a day before signing day and offer whatever QB OSU thinks they have locked down.
Won’t happen, but one can dream…
December 30th, 2020 at 2:15 PM ^
If I'm Tom upon retirement I'll climb up a tree, cut the soles off my shoes and learn to play the flute.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:15 PM ^
I always assumed that Brady was more of a guard than a post
December 30th, 2020 at 2:22 PM ^
Now you're just winging it with your comments?
December 30th, 2020 at 3:01 PM ^
My man I'm just winging it with my life
December 30th, 2020 at 2:24 PM ^
[commented in the wrong place, now trying to delete it here]
December 30th, 2020 at 2:31 PM ^
[Trying to reply to Robbie Moore's comment about Brady retiring, sitting in a tree playing the flute, I keep seeing my reply bumped to Darker Blue's comment. One more time, fingers crossed:]
Hey! That's what I did. Except for the retiring part. (And the great at football part.)
It didn't attract women though. (Another thing he's great at.)
December 30th, 2020 at 2:24 PM ^
Maybe things have changed, but in the past I'm pretty sure he has said he wouldn't like coaching because he would be too competitive and wouldn't like not being able to control the outcome directly like he does when he's physically on the field.
Heck of a resume to draw upon though. "Hey kid, remember watching me win a bunch of Superbowls while you were growing up? Want to come play for me?"
December 30th, 2020 at 2:25 PM ^
I could see Tom possibly being interested at the executive level maybe? Eventually becoming a GM.
Not sure about coaching, especially the grind that is required for it... I know he loves the game, but i think coaching would be tough for him, because he's so competitive. Losing takes a toll on you that's tough to deal with.
After all these years in the NFL grind, an executive position would allow him to stay involved, but more at arms length.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:33 PM ^
I see TB12 exploring ownership, but I don’t see him on the sidelines.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:33 PM ^
He's going to sit on his ass counting his money for a while, then he'll get bored and have an affair or two, then engage in dumb business ventures that will cost him lots of money that he won't even notice.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:33 PM ^
Tom knows football and leadership as well as anyone. He is too competitive to sit home. I think he enjoys the prep work. He seems to be a great communicator.
I would be very surprised if he is not a very successful coach someday.
I see similarities to Juwan.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:35 PM ^
As great as he is, I wouldn't want him to ever coach at Michigan. The fans here would fire him so quickly if he loses to OSU.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:36 PM ^
If Brady wanted it, why would head coach be out of the question? Juwan’s coaching career did not begin until he was close to 40. Harbaugh became an NFL QB coach in his late 30’s. Brady is a bit older than both when they started, but only by a few years.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:36 PM ^
I share your dream. But the best bet to get TB to come to AA regularly would be to have him set up a TB12 training facility in the area. Apparently, that business---and acting?--- is what he plans on pursuing after his playing career.
https://www.sportscasting.com/will-tom-brady-ever-become-an-nfl-coach/
December 30th, 2020 at 2:37 PM ^
He and his wife have so much money, he can come here and coach for free, and then use the savings to buy the NIL rights to every 5-star he wants to recruit.
Alabama Bag Man, my ass.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:38 PM ^
For people who are really good at something -- and I mean just naturally super-talented at it -- teaching or coaching it can be a challenge. Not impossible, but a challenge. The reason is the people who are naturally talented often struggle to understand how others don't see or do what they see or do. I think that's one of the reasons why many of the great college basketball coaches were players, but not great players. What they lacked in natural ability, they made up for with deep knowledge, patience, and a real desire to teach it to others.
Tom Brady may in fact end being a very good coach. One thing he has going for him is this: he is not really a freak athlete. He is, however, very good at the mind/head part of the game.
December 30th, 2020 at 2:44 PM ^
He's incredibly wealthy with young-ish kids - wouldn't be surprised if he takes time off and mostly focuses on TB12 and UA stuff. Outside of Juwan and Penny Hardaway I can't think of elite talent/incredible wealth guys in coaching outside of those who coach their kids.
Entirely possible Brady is just a maniac and goes head first into coaching. That's probably an NFL QB coach or off-field year to start.
December 30th, 2020 at 3:26 PM ^
So you wouldn’t call Harbaugh an elite talent?
December 31st, 2020 at 2:12 PM ^
Harbaugh never signed a $100 million contract.
December 30th, 2020 at 3:36 PM ^
Steve Nash is another
December 30th, 2020 at 6:26 PM ^
There’s Ewing, Doc River was an all star one year, Larry Bird comes to mind, tons of baseball guys but I don’t follow baseball closely enough to name any names. Mike Singletary. Old school NBA guys. I don’t know if you’d call Vrabel elite, but he is up there. I feel like there are a lot more. Though I do understand the difference between great to greatest ever.
December 30th, 2020 at 6:08 PM ^