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The firing of Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels – Tom Brady’s longtime offensive coordinator – has people talking about the seven-time Super Bowl champion this morning.
McDaniels marks the ninth head coach to be hired and fired after working for the Patriots after the initial success the team had with Tom Brady as their starting quarterback. He’s actually the third to be fired twice.
McDaniels finishes his tenure in Las Vegas with a 9-16 record. He lasted three fewer games than he did during his first head coaching tenure with the Denver Broncos with just 25 in Vegas versus 28 in Denver.
With that in mind, fans are all saying the same thing about Tom Brady: He made all of his coaches, not the other way around:
With each passing day we learn how much Tom Brady carried the offense. pic.twitter.com/MipE4wBPCX
— Savage (@SavageSports_) November 1, 2023
We’re really finding out what coaches were a product of having Tom Brady as their quarterback.
Belichick, McDaniels, Bill OBrien.
— James Stewart ☝️ (@IAmJamesStewart) November 1, 2023
Important note, Josh McDaniels wasn’t even a good OC with the #Rams in 2011.
Tom Brady made his career. Teams shouldn’t give the Bill Belichick coaching tree more chances..
More on his firing here:https://t.co/ECBxdSOMIfhttps://t.co/NT3sybeqfm pic.twitter.com/uWV7yn7JvG
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) November 1, 2023
Add Josh McDaniels to the list of people that owe their career to Tom Brady pic.twitter.com/8ZpQysGTwS
— Jordan Moore (@iJordanMoore) November 1, 2023
Tom Brady retired and literally ended Careers other than his own 😭😭😭 https://t.co/IMXEb4iu8f
— Jeff Johnson 〽️ (@LFGJEFF) November 1, 2023
The more disciples of Patriots head coach Bill Belichick that flop, the stronger the case is that Tom Brady really did mask flaw after flaw that all of the coaches that worked around him had.
The Patriots have not been the same since Brady left while the nine head coaches that have worked with Brady have combined for fewer than 10 playoff appearances over more than 40 seasons as coaches.
The “Tom Brady Magic” really is a thing.