Better a year too early than a year too late.
It's a formula that worked for Bill Belichick as head coach of the New England Patriots for the majority of his first 20 seasons, before Tom Brady shattered the mold last year by winning a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Should Belichick have bended to keep Brady around Foxboro for the remainder of his career? Former Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi, now an analyst for ESPN, joined Early Edition on NBC Sports Boston Wednesday to offer his two cents.