my reply wasn't to imply that Bledsoe sucked. He was a pretty decent QB. It was to point out that Belichick decided not only to roll with a younger, cheaper Tom Brady over Bledsoe for that season but to cut ties with him altogether and roll with Brady from 2002 forward. I don't think it was guts. It was business. Simply put, Belichick decided he could win with Brady and his 6th round QB contract instead of Bledsoe and his record-setting 10 year deal.
Not guts, pure business.
You're arguing for me, thank you.
Even as he was also a GM, 2001 was only his second year.
The move to keep rolling with Brady right after Bledsoe came back and again in the SB after Bledsoe had take his team there only shows more gut.
It could have cost him both job.
He believes in Brady.
Kubiak didn't believe in Osweiler enough so he rolled with Manning.
The Packers rolled with Favre the year they won the SB, delaying Rodgers' reign.
The two previous years, Favre' QB rating averaged 71.5
They could have justified it had they decided to go with Rodgers earlier, but they may not have won that SB.
Bledsoe was still playing at a higher level, so to bench him shows a whole lot more confidence in Brady early.