“We Can’t Change…”: After 14th Playoff Record, Tom Brady Has Three Tips and a Complaint for Belligerent Bucs Teammates

Published 01/06/2023, 6:41 AM EST

Tom Brady and Playoff Brady are two different personas altogether. With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers confirming their NFC South division title, and Brady’s 14th straight one, Tampa Tom has gone into championship mode once again. And TB12 will list the winning mantra down to the details for his teammates with the playoffs around the corner.

Brady and Co. confirmed their berth after a thrilling comeback win against divisional rivals Carolina Panthers. The former New England Patriots QB had a monster quarterbacking session with 432 passing yards and three touchdowns. Wideout Mike Evans caught a hat-trick of Brady’s passes and crossed his 1000-yard receiving mark for the season.

Tom Brady’s winning mantra lies in three fundamental objectives.

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After a rough start to the season, the 8-8 Buccaneers made some tough last-minute fightbacks this year. And Tom Brady showed up where it mattered the most, despite having the worst season of his career. After three consecutive 2-interception games, Brady threw no picks in the decider against the Panthers last week.

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However, Tom Brady wants to leave nothing to chance in the playoffs. And ahead of the Falcons game this week, Brady is already in post-regular-season mode. “We’re gonna have to play really well this week. And you know it might change who we are playing. We don’t know who we are playing. But we can’t change the fourth spot. But we gotta play good. Gotta feel good. And we got to emotionally be at a good place.”

“Mentally and physically, and just be ready to go out there and roll,” TB12 said in the pre-game conference.

Tom Brady had a few complaints with this season’s slump show

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were under the 500 mark this season more than once. Tom Brady has never been on a losing record franchise in his entire career and didn’t want to enter the club at 45. This season’s poor show included three back-to-back defeats among the eight.

“Some things we’ve done consistently well. Some things we haven’t. And we are trying to get rid of those things,” the seven-time Super Bowl champion said. Brady’s offensive weapons didn’t really fire up toward the start of the season. Their running game has been the worst in the league. However, things seem to be looking up with Rachaad White, becoming a force to reckon with for opposition defenses.

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Will Brady instill the mojo and drive his teammates to another Lombardi Trophy?

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Soumyapriyo Ganguly is an NFL writer at Essentially Sports. He holds a degree in Economics and Statistics from the Indian School of Business and Finance. Rivu is a sports nerd with his favorites being Soccer, American Football, Basketball, UFC, and Formula 1.

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Deepika Bhaduri

“We Can’t Change…”: After 14th Playoff Record, Tom Brady Has Three Tips and a Complaint for Belligerent Bucs Teammates

Tom Brady’s winning mantra lies in three fundamental objectives.

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Tom Brady had a few complaints with this season’s slump show