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Bruce Arians fires thinly veiled shot at Bill Belichick over Tom Brady: Patriots 'didn’t allow him to coach'

Bruce Arians has advanced to a conference championship game.

Bill Belichick has not.

Arians, who now has Belichick’s former quarterback on this team, is taking a victory lap. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach fired a not-so veiled shot at his New England Patriots counterpart on Monday, letting the world know that he thinks he’s doing a better job with Tom Brady.

Arians unleashed the take in an interview with NBC’s Peter King in a discussion lauding Brady’s leadership qualities.

“Consummate leader,” Arians told King. “Has been all year. Got the air of confidence that permeates through our team every day.