{"id":12985,"date":"2023-11-26T23:56:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T18:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/nfl-legend-barry-sanders-pushes-back-on-tom-bradys-critical-assessment-of-league\/"},"modified":"2023-11-26T23:56:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T18:26:33","slug":"nfl-legend-barry-sanders-pushes-back-on-tom-bradys-critical-assessment-of-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/nfl-legend-barry-sanders-pushes-back-on-tom-bradys-critical-assessment-of-league\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL legend Barry Sanders pushes back on Tom Brady\u2019s critical assessment of league"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NFL legend Barry Sanders pushed back on Tom Brady\u2019s assessment of today\u2019s football.<\/p>\n

The former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers star quarterback made a harsh assessment of the NFL on a podcast earlier in the week, saying there was a lot of “mediocrity” in the league.<\/p>\n

Sanders, a Hall of Fame Detroit Lions running back, disagreed during his appearance on “RG3 and The Ones.”<\/p>\n

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Barry Sanders took issue with Tom Brady’s assessment of the NFL.<\/span> (Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“Well, maybe he’s talking about the teams that he played for,” Sanders said as he laughed. “But the team that I played for? No, it’s anything but mediocre. I thought I saw that comment somewhere and hey look, for us as Lions fans, maybe I just have blinders on because of how we’re leading the division, how well we’re playing. But I still see a great product. I still see great, great teams and a very popular game.”<\/p>\n

The Patriots are 2-8 this season while the Buccaneers are 4-6. Tampa Bay is the only team out of the two that are in contention for a division title. Sanders\u2019 Lions dropped to 8-3 with a Thanksgiving Day loss to the Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n

Sanders said he would like to understand Brady\u2019s point of view more.<\/p>\n

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Barry Sanders walks on the field before the game between Lions and Seahawks at Ford Field on Sept. 17, 2023, in Detroit.<\/span> (Nic Antaya\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“I would listen to anything he has to say, and I’d have to get into more detail what he actually is referring to. But hey look, I think this is like the greatest product, the greatest thing we’ve ever seen as Lions fans. So I’m gonna enjoy this for a while.”<\/p>\n

Brady made his initial remarks on “The Stephen A. Smith Show.”<\/p>\n

“I think there\u2019s a lot of mediocrity in today\u2019s NFL. I don\u2019t see the excellence that I saw in the past,” Brady said. “I think the coaching isn\u2019t as good as it was. I don\u2019t think the development of young players is as good as it was. The rules have allowed a lot of bad habits to get into the actual performance of the game. So, I just think the product, in my opinion, is less than what it\u2019s been.”<\/p>\n

Brady used an example of how defensive players are being regulated. He said the hits legends would have made when he played would have been penalized in today\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

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