TAMPA, Florida – Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady spoke Thursday about coach Bruce Arians Thursday as the Bucs prepare to face Kansas City bosses in next week’s Super Bowl, saying “I think everyone wants to win for him. “
At 68, Arians will be the second-greatest coach in a Super Bowl. He won two as an assistant with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“He’s a great man. A great leader. A great person. A great friend,” Brady said of Arians, whom he met when Arians retired briefly and worked on the broadcast in 2018. “He’s very loyal. Way. to communicate effectively with everyone here. “
Brady developed a fondness for Arians after watching his documentary “A Football Life”. He highlighted Arians’ rise to becoming head coach at the age of 60 with the Arizona Cardinals, his tough coaching style, his contempt for playing politics, and his desire to keep things going. reals.
“Everyone has a great affection for him, for the person he is,” Brady said of Arians. “No one says anything bad about BA. He’s so endearing to everyone. And I think everyone wants to win for him.”
Some had questioned how Brady handled the Aries style, with a very different behavior from Bill Belichick that includes, at times, publicly summoning players. Bradett’s close friends Brett Favre and Rob Ninkovich even publicly criticized Arians for this, with Ninkovich asking for his job.
But Arians has always said, “It’s honesty,” and Brady has said he can cope with a hard workout.
“He puts a lot of things in, he expects a lot of things,” Brady said. “He has a lot of expectations for us every day in practice. I’m very excited for him to be recognized as he is. I know he has twice [AP] Coach of the Year, but he has really done an amazing job this year with the team in really adverse situations. I love playing for him. “
The feeling is mutual.
Arians of Brady said during the presentation of the Halas Trophy after the Bucs won the NFC title: “The belief that gave everyone in the organization that this could be done, only needed one man.”