When Tom Brady revealed the Patrick Mahomes move he wanted to pull off: "I wish I could learn that"
Tom Brady is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, quarterbacks to ever play in the National Football League. However, there is one thing that reigning Super Bowl-winning QB Patrick Mahomes has that Brady was envious of. He revealed this particular thing ahead of Super Bowl LV.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the media day for Super Bowl LV was done remotely. Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady both sat down and spoke with Kay Adams, who was still the host of NFL Network's "Good Morning Football" at the time.
Adams asked Brady which 'skill' of Mahomes would he love to steal, to which the veteran quarterback said there were so many.
Kay Adams asked if it would be the no-look pass to which he said he would love to be able to do that. Brady, in fact, said it was a play that only the 'younger generation' could do and sometimes veteran players can't pull it off.
The seven-time Super Bowl champion added that he really wished he could complete a no-look pass that Patrick Mahomes has become so notable for.
Kay: I thought you were going to say you just wanted to steal the no-look pass from him.
Brady: I love that too. I'm not, I mean, that's more the younger generation, they figure out how to do that, you can't teach an old dawg some of those new tricks. But that's definitely a new trick I wish I could learn.
Days later, Tom Brady led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a commanding 31-9 Super Bowl LV victory over Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Tom Brady credited Drew Bledsoe and Bill Belichick for early success
Tom Brady was recently a guest on "The Herd" with Colin Cowherd and said that his early success was due, in part, to others around him. Brady believes that learning from head coach Bill Belichick and being Drew Bledsoe' backup was key to his transition to the NFL.
“I could never have reached this area of growth that I needed to," Brady said. "Whether it was Year 1, Year 3 or Year 5. It was accelerated because of all the things I had in place. When I was in college, I ran a pro style offense. I got drafted and I had Bill Belichick to teach me. I got to sit behind Drew Bledsoe."
The former New England Patriots quarterback continued and added that it was the best situation for a young quarterback to have veterans to learn from.
“I worked really hard to learn all those things and embrace the challenge. I think when you’re a young quarterback, ultimately that’s what you’re trying to do. Be in a situation where you can learn, grow, develop. It’s all about mentorship. It’s all about that people that come into your life.”
After being drafted in the sixth-round by the New England Patriots in 2000, he then sat his rookie season behind Bledsoe. It wasn't until the 2001 NFL season when Tom Brady officially got his start over Drew Bledsoe after an injury.