From Patriot Reign:
Referencing Belichick having to make a "tough QB call", as he did in Cleveland with Kosar/Testeverde in Cleveland.
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He (Belichick) thought that Brady was better than Bledsoe in 2001 too. He had noticed Brady's leadership qualities during the previous year's rookie minicamp.
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Brady kept pushing the people in front of him. He had passed Bishop on the depth chart. At the end of the 2001 Training Camp, he had passed veteran Damon Huard, who was expected to be the team's #2 QB. Bledsoe did not have a good preseason, but it was going to be hard for Brady to pass him too. Bledsoe had just signed a 10 year, $103M contract extension. He had become a familiar member of the greater Boston community, and a favorite of the Krafts. But the coaches had noticed Brady's ascent, and Bledsoe's play early in the 2001 season was making the 24 year old Brady difficult to ignore.
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