For 20 years, it was consistency that kept the New England Patriots at the top of the football world. With arguably the greatest football player ever leading them, quarterback Tom Brady, the Pats were able to contend for a Super Bowl title nearly every season. Now, for the past three seasons without him, that standard hasn’t been kept. Well, on Sunday at Gillette Stadium, Brady is back.
“He did it on a day-to-day basis,” head coach Bill Belichick said Monday morning on his weekly WEEI radio appearance. “I'd say that's really the biggest thing about Tom that's so impressive is what you got from him every day was that same level of commitment, work ethic, performance, attention to detail and inquisitiveness and coachability.