After retiring from the NFL, Tom Brady is stepping into a full-time NFL analyst role. And during a recent interview, he did not hold back his thoughts and criticism on the current state of NFL quarterbacks.
During a recent interview with Yahoo Sports, Tom Brady made it quite clear that he is not all that impressed with the current state of the quarterback position at the NFL level as he claimed that he thinks the level of quarterback play has taken a step back in recent years.
“I think the quarterbacking has gone backwards a little bit in the NFL,” Brady said Wednesday. “I don’t think it’s improved. I don’t think the teaching’s improved. I think maybe the physical fundamentals might be a little bit improved because there’s better information out there for quarterbacks to study on mechanics. But I don’t think quarterbacks really are really field generals right now like they used to be.
“It’s a broad statement, certainly. But I had total control. I had all the tools I needed. I was coached that way. I was developed to have the tools that I needed to go on the field so that whenever something came up, I had the right play, the right formation, the right audible, the right check at the line — to ultimately take control of the 11 guys on offense and get us into a good, positive play.”
Needless to say, this criticism from Brady led to a lot of reactions on social media.
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Clearly, Brady thinks something needs to change.
