Throughout the 24 seasons that Bill Belichick was the head coach of the New England Patriots, he'd always publicly praise his players for the team's success and put the blame on the coaches for their failures.

Belichick" debate to bed when the legendary quarterback left the New England Patriots and immediately won a Super Bowl in his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Bill Belichick is without a doubt one of the best coaches in NFL history,

Patriots coach Bill Belichick is one of the greatest of all time. But he’s now shifting credit to the men who take the field.

“I mean, it’s [Tom] Brady, it’s [Willie] McGinest, it’s [Mike] Vrabel, it’s [Tedy] Bruschi, it’s Corey Dillon, it’s Randy Moss, Troy Brown, Lawyer Malloy, Ty Law, Rodney Harrison. Those are guys that won the games, man. I didn’t make any tackles. I didn’t make any kicks. That was [Adam] Vinatieri that made that kick in four inches of snow.

Bill Belichick thinks it's time for Tom Brady to get some permanent glory from the NFL. Giving an interview on Jim Gray's 'Let's Go!' podcast this week, Belich

The first trophy to the winner of a game between the NFL and the AFL champions was awarded in 1967, when the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs. In 1970, it was renamed to Vince Lombardi Trophy,

Bill Belichick reiterated his long-held belief that it's players who win games, not coaches, saying, "You can't win games without good players."

On a podcast, Bill Belichick suggested the Super Bowl trophy should be named after seven-time champion Tom Brady, not Vince Lombardi:

It’s currently named after Vince Lombardi, the legendary Green Bay Packers coach who led his team to wins in the first two Super Bowls.

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