NY Times · Jan 31, 2018
The More Things Change, the More Brady and Belichick Stay the Same
Patriots Coach Bill Belichick was described as “a coach without peer” in 2005. Few would challenge the same characterization today.Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots have been here before. It was Feb. 6, 2005, and they were facing the Philadelphia Eagles. The Patriots won that game, Super Bowl XXXIX, 24-21.
Since then, so much has changed in the N.F.L., from the commissioner to the rules to the shoulder pads. On the eve of Super Bowl LII, there’s one thing that hasn’t: Brady and Belichick are still on top.
Here’s a look at how the league, the players and the game have changed, for better or worse, since 2005:
