Former NFL QB calls out Tom Brady’s comments. critiques ‘cupcake’ AFC East Division
While some quarterbacks like Aaron Rodgers agrees with Tom Brady’s comments about the NFL being mediocre these days, others like former QB Alex Smith vehemently disagrees.
Brady recently appeared on “The Stephen A. Smith Show” and said he doesn’t “see the excellence that I saw in the past,” adding the coaching and development of young players isn’ what it used to be. Randy Moss, Brady’s former Patriots teammate, said he was “bothered” by the seven-time Super Bowl champion’s comments, and Smith shot back at them during ESPN’s “Sunday’s NFL Countdown.”
“He hasn’t been retired that long. He was just playing. He just won a Super Bowl in the current game,” Smith said. “Is he discounting that one? … “I completely disagree with this. I know he’s talking about the rule over the middle over the field to the receiver. But in my opinion, the game has gotten better.”
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Smith wasn’t finished, though. With Rex Ryan, a former AFC East coach and former Patriots Moss and Tedy Bruschi next to him, Smith went in on the division Brady had so much success in.
“My biggest complaint to this — and no offense to the three of you guys — he played in the most uncompetitive division in NFL history,” he said. “I mean, you come out of training camp in the biggest cupcake division, you got a ticket to the playoffs right away. Talk about mediocre.”
The Patriots essentially ran the AFC East during Brady’s two-decade run in New England and were always the team to beat in the division.
Brady’s comments have been the talk of the town. But he made some valid points about bad habits and development. Still, Smith’s points are valid, too. Brady won his seventh and final Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021 and hasn’t been retired a full year yet. Brady certainly knows the game of football, but it’s no surprise he’s getting a little pushback from other former players.
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