FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - DECEMBER 08: Devin McCourty #32 of the New England Patriots reacts during the second half against the Kansas City Chiefs in the game at Gillette Stadium on December 08, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)
The media’s obsession with determining whether quarterback Tom Brady or head coach Bill Belichick was more essential to the New England Patriots has predictably pitted former players against one another, as several have come out to reveal their stance on the profitless debate.
Former receiver Danny Amendola, in particular, put the fan base into a frenzy when he tried to make the case that the “Patriot Way” was entirely on Brady, conveniently forgetting that Belichick’s defense was immensely impactful in the early years of the dynasty when Brady was still developing as a quarterback.