In what is possibly their biggest guest so far, “The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast” landed a one-on-one interview with seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady. The former New England star opened up on a variety of college-related topics, including current college players and even touched on his old coach, Bill Belichick.
He commented that these days, players are more physically developed than before, but they now lack mental development.
“So physically they’re developed, but the mental learning how to study the game, learning the tactics, learning how to watch film, learning how to deal with the emotions of a competitive program, going up against a school rival, failing in front of 70,000 people. I think we’re lacking the mental, emotional development. Physically, they may look developed, mentally, emotionally, they’re very underdeveloped,” he said. (7:44)
This then led to Brady saying that players these days are more entitled and that is pulling great players back.
“You need everybody invested in the success of the team. So when you have those lessons, that is a very important structure for you to have. You’ve got to be able to rely on your teammates. You have to be able to rely on your coaches. You have to develop the resilience within you because as an athlete, as a broadcaster, whatever job you choose in life, you’re going to have to work your way up. And the more you’re entitled to something, the less you’re actually going to learn about the reasons why you can become successful,” he said.
These comments from Brady came as the college season had plenty of drama, from Nico Iamaleava’s sudden departure from Tennessee and transfer to UCLA to other transfer portal shocks Like Carson Beck going to Miami, as players tended to jump ship as soon as something goes awry with their respective teams.
How Good Was Tom Brady in College?
While Tom Brady‘s pro career has been the most celebrated in football, winning seven rings in total, his college days were not as much talked-about. This begs the question of how good was he back then?
During his freshman year, in 1995, Brady was actually redshirted. He played a few games in the first two years he came back, but really came into his own as a junior for the Michigan Wolverines.
In total, he made 706 pass attempts and completed 440 of them. He threw for a total of 5,325 yard and converted 35 of his passes to touchdowns. In rushing, he also made three touchdowns though had a negative 169 yards. He would eventually be drafted in 2000, in the sixth round as the 199th pick by the New England Patriots, and the rest is history.
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