How does Belichick move on without the greatest quarterback of all time? He acts exactly the way he did when he had him.
The first two days of the NFL draft showed Belichick is not changing – and certainly not panicking – now that Brady is in Tampa Bay. Many speculated the Patriots would use their draft capital to move up in the first round and steal Tua Tagovailoa. With the first pick of the post-Brady era, Belichick traded back to take a Division II safety. His quarterback bolted, and Belichick stayed on brand.
There was logic in connecting the Patriots to Tagovailoa, the Alabama quarterback Belichick’s brother-in-coaching-arms Nick Saban so highly regards.