“He’s not tough enough to play here,” Bruschi told WEEI sports radio on Wednesday. “He’s just not tough enough. I don’t think he’s tough enough to be coached hard. I mean, do you realize the mental toughness that Tom Brady had to have for 20 years to deal with Bill Belichick and that type of coaching? I mean, constant pressure every single day. Does Stafford sort of grab you as a guy who could handle that? I just don’t think so. So he went to Sean McVay and get his little best friend relationship and go have fun over there. That’s fine.”
“He’s not tough enough to play here!” — @TedyBruschi on report that Matthew Stafford wanted to be traded anywhere but the #Patriots.
Watch Tedy's explanation below 👇
Full interview: https://t.co/Om5TFaat8E@GlennDOrdway @LouMerloni @christianfauria pic.twitter.com/X4DZthJ37x
— WEEI (@WEEI) February 3, 2021
Bruschi is coming off as a guy who is a little hurt that his New England Patriots, who have dominated football for the better part of the past twenty years, has nobody to turn to at quarterback and are looking like they may be basement dwelling for quite some time.
Beyond the emotional hurt that was apparent in Bruschi’s words, Stafford would appear as the poster child for a QB who is the definition of mentally tough. For the last 12 seasons he has been with a Detroit Lions organization that has constantly failed him. Poor coaching hires, mismanagement, others players retiring early because of the ineptitude of the organization. Yet and still Stafford has been one of the better QBs since he entered the league in 2009.
Plus, imagine calling someone who threw a game winning touchdown pass on a separated shoulder, not tough.
Matthew Stafford had the greatest mic’d up moments in NFL history pic.twitter.com/J8DDdxg9ls
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) January 31, 2021