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Bill Belichick vs. Tom Brady A look at Hall of Fame coachs QB starters other than Brady how they all fared

and Bill Belichick are the greatest quarterback-head coach combination in NFL history, winning an NFL record 249 games together (including postseason). Brady and Belichick's succe s is unmatched in NFL history, winning six Super bowl titles and reaching the Super Bowl nine times -- five more than second place on the all-time list.Brady and Belichick are each going to the Hall of Fame because of their incredible succe s together. Since the dynamic duo broke up in 2020, Brady has clearly gotten the better of Belichick -- winning a Super Bowl in his first season with the . Not only does Brady have more Super Bowls than Belichick since the split, but his four postseason wins are more than Belichick in his career with quarterbacks not named Tom Brady.Belichick's succe s as a head coach without Brady is more than noticeable, a stain on his Hall of Fame resume. This is pretty telling on the impact Brady's had on Belichick's career.RecordBill Belichick with Tom Brady (regular season)219-64 (.774)Bill Belichick without Tom Brady (regular Rashan Gary Jersey season)63-75 (.457)Bill Belichick with Tom Brady (playoffs)30-11 (.732)Bill Belichick without Tom Brady (playoffs)1-1 (.500)The 13 starting quarterbacks Belichick's had not named Tom Brady aren't much to brag about, showcasing how hard it is to find a good starter in the league. Let's take a look at all the starting quarterbacks under Belichick not named Tom Brady.Starting QB: 1991-1993 (Browns)Record: 11-18The first starting quarterback Belichick had as a head coach, Kosar set a league record by throwing 308 consecutive pa ses without an interception between 1990 and 1991 -- yet didn't have much support around him. A broken ankle in 1992 caused Kosar to fall out of favor with Belichick, and the head coach signed Vinny Testaverde in 1993.Cleveland released Kosar midway through the 1993 season. Kosar completed 61.8% of his pa ses for 5,864 yards with 34 touchdowns to 19 interceptions (86.3 rating) in 34 games with Cleveland (29 starts).Starting QB: 1992 (Browns)Record: 4-4Signed to be a backup in the 1992 season, Tomczak filled in for Kosar after a broken ankle cost him half the year. Tomczak completed 57.1% of his pa ses as a starter, throwing for 1,552 yards with six touchdowns and six interceptions (80.1 rating).Starting QB: 1993-1995 (Browns)Record: 17-16Testaverde is one of just two quarterbacks to start more than 10 games under Belichick and have a winning record, leading Belichick to his only playoff victory without Tom Brady in 1994. While Testaverde never made a Pro Bowl under Belichick, he led the league in yards per completion in 1993 (13.8).In 37 games with the , Testaverde completed 57.9% of his pa ses for 7,255 yards with 47 touchdowns and 37 interceptions (80.9 rating). He led the Browns to their last playoff victory prior to last season.Starting QB: 1992-1993 (Browns)Record: 2-3Filling in for an injured Testaverde, Philcox struggled in his four starts in 1993. He completed just 48.1% of his Jermichael Finley Jersey pa ses for 699 yards with four touchdowns and seven interceptions (54.5 rating). He also threw for three touchdowns in his lone start in 1992.Starting QB: 1994 (Browns)Record: 2-1Rypien filled in for Testaverde (injury) but the former Super Bowl MVP never completed more than 50% of his pa ses or threw for over 200 yards in any of his three starts. Rypien completed 43.9% of his pa ses for 436 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions (57.8 rating).Starting QB: 1995 (Browns)Record: 1-3A third-round pick in the 1995 NFL draft, Belichick had Zeier throw 100 times in his first two NFL starts for the injured Testaverde. With the Browns relocation controversy taking center stage and the team in a free-fall, Zeier didn't have a chance. He completed 50.9% of his pa ses for 864 yards with four touchdowns to nine interceptions in seven games for the Browns (51.9 rating). Starting QB: 2000-2001 (Patriots)Record: 5-13Bledsoe made three Pro Bowls prior to Belichick's arrival, and wasn't poor statistically under Belichick. He completed 59% of his pa ses for 3,691 yards with 19 touchdowns to 15 interceptions (77.1 rating). Bledsoe signed a then-record 10-year, $103 million contract in February 2001, so Belichick had no intention of benching him -- until Mo Lewis sheared a blood ve sel in Bledsoe's chest and Tom Brady replaced him in Week 2 of the 2001 season.Bledsoe actually replaced an injured Brady in the AFC Championship Game later that season and led the Patriots to the win, completing 10 of 21 pa ses Davante Adams Jersey for a touchdown (Brady had gone 12 of 18 for 115 yards before the injury). The Patriots traded Bledsoe to the in the 2002 offseason.Starting QB: 2008 (Patriots)Record: 10-5Ca sel, a seventh-round draft pick in 2005, played the 2008 season in place of Brady, who tore his ACL in the first game of the year. The Patriots finished 11-5 in that 2008 season and mi sed the playoffs -- the only 11-win team to mi s the postseason since the playoffs were expanded to 12 teams in 1990. Ca sel -- who had never started a game at quarterback in his college career, playing as a backup at USC -- completed 63.4% of his pa ses for 3,693 yards with 21 touchdowns to 11 interceptions (89.4 rating). He was sacked a league-high 47 times.Starting QB: 2016 (Patriots)Record: 1- Lucas Patrick Jersey 1Thanks to the "Deflategate" scandal that caused Brady to mi s the first four games of 2016, Bri sett got the start as Brady's backup. A 2016 third-round pick, Bri sett completed 61.8% of his pa ses for 400 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions in his two starts (83.9 rating). A thumb injury prevented Bri sett from starting all four games of the suspension.Starting QB: 2016 (Patriots)Record: 2-0Garoppolo filled in for Bri sett and was even better. The 2014 second-round pick completed 68.3% of his pa ses for 402 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions in his two starts (113.3 rating). Once considered the heir apparent to Brady, the Patriots traded Garoppolo in 2017 for a second-round pick. Starting QB: 2020 (Patriots)Record: 7-8The first starting quarterback of the post-Brady era, Newton was part of the Patriots finishing with their first losing record since 2000. He completed 65.8% of his pa ses for 2,657 yards with eight touchdowns and 10 interceptions (82.9 rating) -- and rushed for 592 yards and 12 touchdowns.Newton also set the Patriots' record for most rushing attempts (137) and rushing yards (592) in a season. He was released prior to the start of the 2021 season.Starting QB: 2020 (Patriots)Record: 0-1Newton Allen Lazard Jersey had to mi s a start due to COVID-19, and the longtime Patriots backup filled the void. Hoyer completed 15 of 24 pa ses (60.5%) for 130 yards with no touchdowns and an interception (59.4 rating) in his only start for New England. Starting QB: 2021 (Patriots)Record: 1-2The only first-round quarterback Belichick has ever taken, Jones has been the best of the rookie quarterbacks in his three career starts. He's completed 67.5% of his pa ses for 737 yards with two touchdowns to three interceptions (79.1 rating), as the Patriots have a bottom 10 offense in points scored and pa sing touchdowns.Jones is the long-term quarterback for the Patriots, seeking to turn around Belichick's career post-Brady. Belichick is just 26-30 as the Patriots' head coach without Brady -- and 8-11 since Brady left for Tampa Bay.Can Tom Brady win his eighth Super Bowl at age 44? If you're a Brady fan, it's time to get a new jersey featuring No. 12. .

Bill Belichick vs. Tom Brady A look at Hall of Fame coachs QB starters other than Brady how they all fared 106 Bytes
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