Time to rename the Vince Lombardi trophy in honor of Tom Brady? Bill Belichick thinks so!

[True Dough]

I'm going to guess that popular support for such an initiative will be lacking, maybe even in the greater New England area.


The Super Bowl trophy is named after Vince Lombardi, the legendary Green Bay Packers coach who led his team to wins in the first two Super Bowls.

However, Bill Belichick said coaches can't win games without the players and suggested the Lombardi Trophy be renamed after Tom Brady, who won an NFL-record seven Super Bowl rings in his career -- six with Belichick as his head coach.

Belichick, the former New England Patriots head coach who is now the coach at the University of North Carolina, made his comments on the "Let's Go!" podcast this week in a conversation with co-host Jim Gray.

"Players win games. You can't win games without good players. I don't care who the coach is, it's impossible. You can't win without good players. You know, I found that out when I had [Lawrence] Taylor and [Carl] Banks and Harry Carson, Pepper Johnson, Jim Burt, Everson Walls, all those guys at the Giants," said Belichick, who has won eight Super Bowl rings, including two as an assistant with the Giants. "And same thing when we got good at Cleveland and then at New England. 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 Milloy, 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 4 inches of snow."

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43612384/bill-belichick-suggests-super-bowl-trophy-named-tom-brady

[calguy]

1. Nope

Tom Brady is no Vince Lombardi. End. Of. Discussion.

[FalloutShelter]

2. More Trumpy MAGA bullshit.

[BOSSHOG]

4. Here, Here. Seconded. Just stop it Bill.

[BOSSHOG]

3. Is this some sort of naming jealousy?

bellechick with his legacy of cheating not wanting the big trophy named for another football coach?

I say we name it after Clay Dalrymple former catcher for the Phillies.

[Brother Buzz]

9. I vote for Aaron Ward

"That's your mulligan, Mr Ward"
"I'm pretty sure you didn't play second base for the Yankees in 1925"

[LoisB]

5. Oh, hell no!

[Auggie]

6. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha ...

Good one, True Do -- wait, not The Onion?

[rsdsharp]

7. It was the World Professional Football Championship Trophy

until Lombardi died in September 1970. Has Tommy died? No? Get back to me when he does, and I’ll consider it. Until then, no!

[brush]

8. No. Brady is the GOAT, but no. And it was Brady not Belichick.

That became evident once Brady left the Pats and won the Super Bowl with the Bucks his first year, and went to the conference championship game the next year.

But still no on changing the name of the Super Bowl trophy.

[hlthe2b]

10. No. NO 'renaming' major awards... Just NO. And certainly not if they are still living and active.

What is wrong with these jerks? I know, Bellichek...

[milestogo]

11. I don't think so.

[Rebl2]

12. No

[AKwannabe]

13. Let's talk again

After SB. Cuz Chiefs are after a historic victory and that would be something that Brady will never accomplish. Just saying.

I don’t know if KC will make history but this is premature at best if they do win a third straight title.

Tom Brady trophy? my ass! Lol