Whether Tom Brady is the greatest QB of all time is a matter of debate and opinion, but the opinion of his longtime coach Bill Belichick certainly can sway the pendulum one way or another. He almost said Brady was the best ever in 2012 when he said, “There’s no quarterback I’d rather have than Tom Brady. He’s the best”, which is close, but not quite it.
At the 2016 Salesforce World Tour conference (?), Belichick finally said what some part of the world has been waiting for him to say – that Brady was indeed the greatest of all-time.
“You had Tom here last year,” Belichick said to the conference host.
“Yeah we had to clean up the aisle,” he responded.
“Oh, I can imagine. We have to do that at the stadium,” Belichick said, grinning ear-to-ear. “[Everyone] paying homage to him. You know, the greatest quarterback of all time. He’s been just a tremendous leader and tremendous player for our organization.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mHbP7MQApQ
The statement as captured on video is at around the 11 minute mark, and the normally calculated Belichick seems a little bit more free spirited at this conference that has nothing to do with football, even though he’s on video.
If you’re curious, you can see the rest of the agenda for this conference here, and doesn’t it sound like a great time?