What Tom Brady said about facing Bengals QB Joe Burrow
The Cincinnati Bengals and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face off on Sunday in a game that could be a "changing of the guard". Bucs QB Brady is undoubtedly nearing the end of his career. And Bengals QB Joe Burrow looks like an option to take the torch from Brady as the face of the […]
The Cincinnati Bengals and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face off on Sunday in a game that could be a "changing of the guard".
Bucs QB Brady is undoubtedly nearing the end of his career. And Bengals QB Joe Burrow looks like an option to take the torch from Brady as the face of the NFL (though I'm sure Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Jalen Hurts, and a few others would have something to say about that).
As you can imagine, there have been countless comparisons this week between Brady and Burrow.
Burrow's demeanor — an intense competitor who is a great leader –is certainly reminiscent of Brady's demeanor as a young player. So it's understandable why the comparisons have been made (Burrow surprisingly taking the Bengals to the Super Bowl last season is another reason the comparisons make sense).
Brady was asked about those comparisons this week and he gave a very "Brady-like" answer.
"He's done a great job," said Brady when asked about Burrow. "He's a great young player. He's got a great arm, runs well, very athletic. I'm really impressed by him overcoming the adversities that he has."
"There were high expectations for him coming out and he's lived up to it," added Brady. "So a lot of credit to him, and their team's done a great job. They were in the Super Bowl last year, they're playing really well this year. Good defense, good offense, good special teams group. Well-coached. It's going to be a tough game."
While I'm sure Brady has a lot of respect for Burrow, I'm betting he'll be looking to prove that he's still the same Brady that he was 10 years ago. It should be a fun matchup in Tampa on Sunday, but I'm not sure the Bucs will have enough to take down a red-hot Bengals team.
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