As far as Bill Belichick is concerned, it's status quo when it comes to his relationship with Tom Brady.
Speaking Sunday at the NFL's Annual Meeting, Belichick addressed comments Brady made in the final installment of his documentary "Tom vs. Time" in which the future Hall of Fame quarterback pondered his future in the league and whether he's lost his "conviction."
"So, I've had direct conversations with Tom many times over a long period of time," Belichick said, according to Tom E. Curran of NBC Sports Boston. "I’ll rely on those conversations I have with him directly rather than something else. Tom and I have always had a good line of communication, we've always been able to talk directly with each other. I don’t see that changing. I’ll rely on those instead of ... anything else."
Brady has maintained a desire to play into his mid-40s, but the documentary's director, Gotham Chopra, caused somewhat of a stir when he said he doesn't envision a scenario in which Brady does it.
Brady's wife, Gisele Bundchen, also made an interesting remark in the final episode, touching on her husband's past few years in New England and hinting at Brady's displeasure, saying: "These last two years have been very challenging for him in so many ways, and he tells me, 'I love it so much and I just want to go to work and feel appreciated and have fun.'"
A tight-lipped Belichick, as is his wont, wouldn't get into specifics about whether he's noticed a change in Brady's behavior.
"Everything’s an evolution and everything’s different. Things change. Guys go from not being experienced to experienced," he said.
"We all have a lot of things along the way that happen to us and we all learn from them. We're always evolving. It evolves every year. Every day, every week, every month, every game plan."
