Tom Brady Doesn't Hesitate to Make Opinion of Arch Manning Clear

Tom Brady Isn't Worried for Arch Manning

During a recent Pro Football Focus podcast on Sunday, legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady didn't hesitate to reveal his opinion of Manning. The seven-time Super Bowl champion believes the young starting quarterback received a "blessing" - if he uses it correctly.

“I think there’s a blessing and a curse in some of it,” Brady said on the podcast. “The curse is a lot of people pile on. The blessing is that there needs to be resilience built up in the quarterback as well. So even though he didn’t have his best game today, and they lost, if he uses this to his advantage, Arch, he’s going to be tougher for it. And he’s going to have a better next game because of it.”

“I always felt like you’ve got to deal with a lot of adversity from a quarterback standpoint — to toughen you up to be the true leader for the organization,” continued Brady. “And unfortunately, these kids now at 19 years old or 20, they’re forced to be the leaders of a college organization. ... Arch has years beyond this to still play in college, if he wants. But it’s going to be up to him to see how he really wants to dig within himself, and how deep he wants to dig, in order to be successful. But there’s nothing to show me that he won’t be that.He’s been that way in high school and even last year. And he’s got a lot of good people around him that know exactly what to do.”

Manning will have three straight chances to bounce back as Texas faces off against weaker competition in San Jose State, UTEP and Sam Houston over the next three weeks before conference play kicks off.