Yet the 35-year-old, now with the Detroit Lions, could not help but shoot a shot at Belichick as his former teammate, Brady, in his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers prepares to play in his 10th Super Bowl to play.
‘Danny Amendola is a bright guy. He plays football, he knows football, “said Smith. He began to admit that he loves Amendola as a player as well as a person. “When I last looked, he knew they had special teams, and he knew they had a defense.
‘The New England Patriots were considered a top-10 defense every year. Three times they were top eight. Twice they were top five. Once they were the number one defense in the National Football League. It was not just Tom Brady. ”
Smith also pointed to the success – or lack thereof – that Amendola had in his NFL career with the Lions, Miami Dolphins and then-St. Louis. Louis Rams is proof that veteran breadth can be beyond the base in his assessment of the situation in New England.
“How the hell would you just ignore Bill Belichick and educate this year when they started the season with nine different damn dude saying ‘We do not play because of COVID-19’, which included Patrick Chung and Dont ‘a Hightower, Said Smith. “How are you going to do that? It’s being thrown very, very flagrantly at Bill Belichick, and I think it’s a shame he would choose to do so because the facts do not support what he says. I think it was wrong that he said that. ‘
Amendola has since commented, saying he “liked” playing for Belichick in New England and is a “big fan” of him as a coach. However, Belichick also serves as the general manager of the Patriots, and his approach to the aspect of the work apparently rubbed Amendola wrong.
Nonetheless, Amendola has certainly taken a bit of a feather in his cap with his initial debate over the Brady vs. Belichick debate, after which everyone seems to be, while the Bucs prepare for Super Bowl LV and the Patriots sit at home after being 7-9 in 2020.
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