When he called last weekend’s Dallas Cowboys vs. Cleveland Browns Week 1 game, Tom Brady made his debut as FOX’s main analyst. Social media users had different reactions to it, with some abandoning Brady already and others wanting to give him time to iron out his kinks.
Brady appeared a little uncomfortable at points during the broadcast, but he will probably have some growing pains in his first season as he adjusts to a completely different role than the one he had for the most of his 23-year NFL career.
Joe Buck, the renowned broadcaster of long standing who has also had his fair share of criticism over the years, was not fond of the venom that Brady faced following a single game.
We all contribute in our own small way to this difficult task. Buck stated on “The Michael Kay Show” on Monday that “we all have to be able to settle in and know what you need to know.” “I spoke with him on Friday, and I do not believe anyone worked harder to get ready for his debut broadcast than Tom did. You now need to go forward and become settled in. The fact that everyone wants to weigh in after five seconds is blatantly unfair. That is not how things operate.
Before replacing Kevin Burkhardt as FOX’s top analyst, Brady trained for a full year. After working in the booth during the UFL championship game over the summer, he was prepared to put in more effort and sought assistance from others in the industry. In addition, the 47-year-old shared a picture on his Instagram account on Monday, showing him getting ready for the Cowboys’ Week 2 matchup with the New Orleans Saints.
Even though Brady received a lot of criticism, his former coach, Bill Belichick, thought the quarterback did a great job in the booth. “I think that he had a lot better day when Dallas went to Cleveland than I had in my first game in Cleveland when Dallas came in,” Belichick said in an interview with the “Let us Go!” podcast. “I thought Tom did great. I thought he brought up a lot of great points in the game. Certainly the number of times Cleveland went backwards he continued to highlight, and that is a problem. He made some good points about (Browns quarterback) Deshaun (Watson) sticking in there, even at the end of the game.”
Brady obviously aspires to be the greatest broadcaster he can be. It does not help that before the former quarterback took over this season, Greg Olsen was a fan favorite in Brady’s role the previous two seasons. However, Brady is a skilled player who has worked hard both on and off the field to become his team’s starting quarterback. If it turned out that he was working the same amount after every game he called, it would not be shocking.
Joe Buck voiced a strong opinion, calling out Tom Brady’s critics for being extremely unfair.
