Tedy Bruschi offers sobering advice to Bill Belichick, Patriots

Bruschi played nine seasons for Belichick, winning three Super Bowls and an NFL Comebacker Player of the Year award while making one Pro Bowl and two All-Pro teams.

During Bruschi’s tenure in New England, Belichick was one of, if not the most successful head coach in the NFL. Over that span, the Patriots had a 102-42 record with six division titles, four Super Bowl appearances and three Super Bowl championships, while Belichick himself was named AP NFL Coach of the Year twice.

But in the post-Tom Brady era, many are wondering if the future Hall of Fame quarterback is responsible for much (or all) of Belichick’s success. The Pats are 26-29 since Brady’s departure in 2020.

With the team sitting at 1-5 with slim hopes of making the playoffs, Bruschi believes Belichick may be more concerned with record hunting (he’s 30 wins away from breaking Don Shula’s all-time mark) instead of building New England into a long-term Super Bowl contender.

“If they get a top-five pick, Mr. Kraft has to decide if Bill is the right one to take one of those three, four quarterbacks, whatever it may be…and if he wants to start over with Bill,” Bruschi said during an appearance on “Get Up” on Monday. “Is it all about Shula, because if it is, we’ve really got to look in the mirror and say, ‘Where are we going in the future?’ That’s a tough decision for Mr. Kraft.”