“If Tom Brady Fails, It’s Always Someone Else’s Fault”: Shannon Sharpe Blasts Veteran QB, Holds Him Responsible For Byron Leftwich’s Firing

Tom Brady has been through a lot in the past few months. His personal life has been in shambles, his FTX investment has yielded poor results, and his on-field performances have been rather poor.

Although Brady played an instrumental role in guiding his unit to a couple of incredibly impressive come from behind victories which eventually proved pivotal in taking them to the playoffs, no one can deny the fact that overall, Tom had a bad season.

In fact the first half of the season was so bad for him that many fans were asking the Bucs to bench him and give a chance to other young quarterbacks. Eventually, Tom was able to salvage some pride but in the end, his unit got brutally knocked out by the Cowboys in the Wildcard Playoff clash.

After the game ended, fans and experts started blasting Brady for not stepping up on the big stage. However, at the same time, there were a lot of people who wanted to put the blame on Brady’s teammates for the embarrassing loss.

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Shannon Sharpe is furious with the Bucs for firing Byron Leftwich

Moreover, the Buccaneers recently fired their offensive co-ordinator Byron Leftwich after the team’s offense’s miserable show against Dak’s army. This hasn’t gone down well with Shannon Sharpe as he reckons that Byron paid for Tom’s sins.

“If Tom Brady doesn’t succeed, it’s always got to be someone else’s fault. This is some bulljive.”
@ShannonSharpe on the Buccaneers firing OC Byron Leftwich pic.twitter.com/KPLPUiszrT

— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) January 19, 2023

In the recent episode of ‘The Undisputed,’ Sharpe said that Byron lost job because Tom Brady played bad this year. “So instead of saying that Tom Brady played bad, Byron Leftwich was fired. The same guy that led you to 3 Division Titles, the same guy that called every single play when you won the Super Bowl, the same guy has now lost his job,” Shannon stated.

“If Tom Brady doesn’t succeed, it’s always got to be someone else’s fault. This is some bulljive,” Sharpe further added. Shannon’s frustration is understandable because Byron hasn’t done too badly in the past few seasons.

So basically, what the Bucs management is trying to portray is that when the team does well, the credit for it has to go to Brady but when the team fails, someone else should take the fault. They might have to step out of this mindset, otherwise, things will probably not improve in the time to come.

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Shubham Bhargav

Shubham is the NFL division head at the Sports Rush. He can write and talk about NFL all day without breaking a sweat. A Communications post-graduate with 4+ years of experience in Sports Journalism, Shubham can be tough to stop once he starts talking about the nuances of his favorite sport. He enjoys movies, likes trekking, adores re-watching unorthodox plays and wants to interview Patrick Mahomes at least once in his life.

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