Charlie Weis Reveals New Details On Tom Brady-Bill Belichick Situation Before QB’s Departure

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick didn’t really have a blank check for quarterback Tom Brady. Charlie Weiss shared some details about the drama between the great Tom Brady and the greatest coach in the NFL – Bill Belichick.

Brady signed a contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in free agency. Weis believes that Florida had a good offer for the quarterback. He was Offensive Coordinator with the Pats for the first three Super Bowls Brady and Belichick won. Brady and his coach may not be the best friends, but they have a lot of respect for each other.

“Really at the end, it comes right down to that Bill felt there was only so much money they were going to pay for Tommy and Tommy looked at it and said, ‘Really, I’ve had enough of this shtick’.

“He’s still got plenty of gas left in the tank, but I think he got to the point where you look at these other places you talk about, you look at the Buccaneers, you look at the Chargers. You look at some of these places and say, ‘Were they better options for him with the abilities of the players around him?’ The answer was, emphatically, yes. Both Tommy and Bill have a great respect for each other but they are not beer buddies. They are not going to go out, sit down and go out socially. It wasn’t about that. Relationships are irrelevant. It’s not a business where you are worrying about whether people like you or not. It’s all about respect and there definitely was mutual respect.”

Tom and Belichick respect each other

Weiss didn’t really believe that Brady would leave the Patriots. It was hard for the Patriots nation to accept the new change.

“I was surprised – as a matter of fact, my comment at the time was that I was a little stunned,” he added. “Even though the further it went on, the more likely it was, I had a tough time imagining that was the way it was going to end.”

The Patriots have five months to get ready for the new season. Belichick may decide to give Jarrett Stidham a chance in September. He may also use another veteran quarterback to replace TB12. There are so many questions he’d ask.

“That is the way the building works,” said Weis. “They never are afraid to let somebody go, even if they’ve still got gas left in their tank, because it’s all about business. For people who want to make it personal and want to talk about egos and all that, do those things come into play? Yes, they do. But really, from Bill’s standpoint, it’s all about business.”