Tampa, Fla. – Jason Lickt, general manager of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, said Friday that after watching Tom Brady’s practice over the past six weeks, he believes the quarterback’s hand is stronger at age 43 than last year. He also said that by signing as a free agent in March, Brady has set a new standard for the organization.
“One thing that strikes me is that he doesn’t look like an old man. Indeed, his hand on the tape feels stronger than we saw last year,” said Litt, who was an assistant to Brad D and the New England Patriots in 2002. Was. Director of Player Staff and Director of Player Staff from 2009 to 2011.
“His work ethic is just unbelievable. We keep saying the word, but it just sets such a high standard that you guys find out if people can live with it or if they’re not quite ready. And I think this Everyone on the team wants to get to that standard. You’ve got some young boys learning to fly here, but I think that’s something. When I signed it, we said: Whenever Done – let’s say five years from now – that standard will be with this team. “
Buks accepts the expectations around him, Likte said. They’re not crowning themselves champions and recognize that they haven’t even played a single game, but they seem better equipped to manage to play under the microscope, which they struggled with in 2017 and 2018, which later to-5. Was 11. Past years of acting on HBO’s “Hard Knox”.
“I think these guys are getting older, a little more experienced as they are in our team, and you add players who have a lot of playoff and Super Bowl experience and rings, I think the level of confidence is just Just go upstairs, ”he said. “When you get a mature locker room – we’ve got a very diverse locker room, we have Tom Brady and [Rob Gronkowski] And [Jason Pierre-Paul] And [Lavonte David], Who have been in the league for some time.
“But we also have a lot of young players who are playing a big role for us too. But I think it’s just a level of confidence. And expectations for a young team, sometimes you want to give them a little bit of anger. Well, with This group, I think expectations are welcome … because everyone wants to live up to expectations. “
Coach Bruce Arians has also seen an increase in confidence levels. Late last season, he told his team that the difference between the Books and the Saints was that “in September they knew they would win the part. We thought we could, but we weren’t sure, and it was too late by October.”
It is now a full 180, which is preceded not only by the arrival of Brad D but also by the late defense of the Bucks with a late-season reshuffle.
“I think our people performed with that kind of confidence,” Arians said Friday. “They’ve got it since the end of last season, especially defensively, the way they finished last season. Aggressively, it’s just a matter of one page and confidence – reaching out to all the confidence in the world. Everyone trusts each other. “And they’ve got work to do, so we should have plenty of swagger when we can get on the field.”
Landing Brady not only boosted confidence, but also created a powerful ripple effect that allowed the Bucks to swim with other high profile players such as Gronkowski, Lesson McCoy and Leonard Fornet. In the past, bumps have had to spend more in free agency to lure big names to Tampa Bay. But Leach believes key players like David, Devin White, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Oj Howard, Cameron Brett, Donovan Smith and Ali Marpet have also enabled it.
“I think a lot of the players looked at our team, saw how close we were, despite the record in many games last year, and wanted to be a part of it.” “And if Tom Brady prefers the Tampa Bay Bookners, he probably thinks to himself, ‘Why not me?’ Yes [Brady] There was a part of it. But I don’t think he would take full credit if you ask him yourself. You have to take advantage of it when you have GOAT. “
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