Tom Brady stepped into the starting quarterback position with the New England Patriots in 2001. He fulfilled his duties with a well-supported roster. Not an all-star roster, but built to support a young quarterback with a solid defense, the foundation of a run game and quality coaching. Such situations don’t happen often in the league anymore, but the game’s elite midfielders have benefited from those environments from the beginning of their careers. Brady detailed that Kliff Kingsbury’s command in college at Texas Tech, Andy Reid’s offensive prowess with the Kansas City Chiefs and the guidance of Alex Smith helped Mahomes quickly ascend to become a one of the best players with three Super Bowl titles in his career.

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Brady recalls when he started at the position and the support he received from the Patriots that led to New England’s trio of titles in the early 2000s.Brady believes this is the root of the development problem among modern young quarterbacks. The Patriots had similar problems with Drake Maye. They tried to follow the blueprint, bringing in Jacoby Brissett ahead of the rookie and providing mentorship to the veteran. Instead, Maye now plays as a starter and can still improve despite a team record of 2-7 and a disastrous system around him at the beginning of this rebuild for the Patriots .