Is Tom Brady Merely A System Quarterback?

Tom Brady has been winning in the NFL pretty much since the moment he stepped on the field back in 2001 in reserve for Drew Bledsoe. Back in 2001 there was a huge Quarterback controversy over who should start when Bledsoe got back to the field and ultimately, Head Coach, Bill Belichick rode with second year Quarterback, Tom Brady. As of right now, Tom Brady has one of the greatest home winning records, an amazing touchdown for interception percentage, four Super Bowl Championships and given the title of arguably being the greatest Quarterback in NFL History. However, one of the biggest question in the mind of certain fans is "is Tom Brady merely a Belichick system Quarterback? Or is he just that good?" To put things into perspective, if Tom Brady played for the Cleveland Browns, would he still be as good as he is right now? 

To answer this question, one has to look into the history of other Quarterbacks in Patriots history under Bill Belichick. Since Tom Brady started for the team, only three other Quarterbacks have started for the Patriots. These Quarterbacks were Matt Cassell back in 2008 after Tom Brady was lost for the season in week one, Jimmy Garoppolo starting in this season after Brady was suspended for four games because of "Bounty Gate" and finally Jacoby Brissett, who played on Thursday against Houston after Garoppolo was injured against Miami last week. Do you want to know what the total record of all three of these Quarterbacks are? Their record is 14-5 with the five losses being in 2008 if I am not mistaken. 

The thing that people need to understand is that Bill Belichick runs his football team like a submarine. Nobody is more important than the next guy, they all work hard and there are not very many distractions from their players. The Patriots have a motto that is "Do Your Job" and the players play with much intensity, they make mistakes and never make them again and despite not very much talent on their team, they have a great scheme and they play smart. Personally, I think that the Patriots could win with just about any Quarterback in this league as they did so with rookie Quarterback Jacoby Brissett. Not that Brissett is a bad Quarterback, but the defense did the job by blanking the Texans. Belichick also has a very Quarterback friendly offense with Rob Gronkowski at Tight End and quick receivers that can play in the slot. 

I do think that Tom Brady is the best Quarterback in the league right now, despite being in a great scheme. However, I think that if Brady didn't have Belichick as a Head Coach, he would never have won four Super Bowls. I think that most people feel that way and I believe that we will see a possible Quarterback controversy in the future. If Brady plays the rest of the season this year, which I think he will, I don't think that both Brady and Garoppolo will be on the same team one or two years down the line. I don't think both can coexist and if the Patriots do not trade Brady, a team will definitely go after Garoppolo much like the the Texans did with Brock Osweiler last offseason. No matter what the Patriots decide to do, I think it is a win-win scenario because Garoppolo does seem to be a talented player, I am just not sure he will win multiple Super Bowls like the man before him. I think the bigger question is who the Quarterback is going to be in week four against the Buffalo Bills, it could be receiver Julian Edleman. 

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