Burton's take --
As I was watching the Super Bowl, I thought of the similarities between Tom Brady and Nick Saban. Not Saban and his coaching friend Bill Belichick. Why? Saban and Brady are the two biggest winners of the modern major sports era. Both sit atop any leader board with seven championships a piece. I mention this because nowadays, the best QBs on the field in the pro ranks are essentially coaches themselves.
After all, how many NFL coaches are actually younger and less experienced than Brady? Kliff Kingsbury, now the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, was actually drafted by the Patriots when Brady was already on the roster. Brady and the Buccaneers beat the Chiefs soundly. Yet Brady wasn’t the only one who put in a winning performance. Neither was Nick Saban the only one on the sideline contributing to his championships. The best bring it out of their teammates and their coaches while maximizing their own abilities and strengths. That’s what Saban and Brady do better than anybody.