In a candid interview with Colin Cowherd on Monday, NFL icon Tom Brady poured cold water on the possibility of the Kansas City Chiefs clinching a third consecutive Super Bowl title.
Despite the Chiefs’ recent dominance in the league, Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl champion, expressed skepticism about their chances of achieving the historic feat.
“To win a Super Bowl is extremely challenging, as we know,” Brady said. “Even when we look at the way the Chiefs won the Super Bowl last year against the 49ers, it was an incredible comeback and they played really well at the end where the margin of error was razor thin.
“That’s the way it’s going to be for them this year as well…”
Drawing from his extensive experience, including his near-legendary 2007 New England Patriots team which entered Super Bowl XLII undefeated, Brady emphasized the pure difficulty of winning the Lombardi Trophy no matter how dominant of a season you had.
“It’s very rare. I played on an undefeated team, and we were one of the best in the history of football in 2007. We go to the Super Bowl, we played less than our best game, the Giants played an awesome game, and they ended up beating us,” he said, reflecting on the painful 17-14 loss to Eli Manning and Big Blue.
“All these teams in the NFL are competitive, they are all well coached. The margin of error is razor-thin, so to win one Super Bowl is extremely difficult. To win two back-to-back like the Chiefs have done, in the history of the sport [it is] nearly impossible.”
While acknowledging that the Chiefs are undoubtedly one of the league’s best teams entering the new season, Brady made it clear that games are not played on paper, and nothing is a given.
“Believe me, people would put them as one of the odds-on favorites to do it, but there is not a 50% chance of that happening. It’s way less than that,” Brady added.
“Those players are going to have to show up every day and put the work in like they have.
“Fortunately, they have a tremendous coach in Andy Reid, who doesn’t ever look backward. He is a veteran, experienced, championship-level coach who holds those guys accountable.”
“They have a great quarterback in Patrick that, as we know, when he’s on the field he’s as great as a football player as there is in the NFL.
“Travis Kelce, what he can do at the tight end position is really a great safety blanket. Rashee Rice coming on as a rookie, Chris Jones, they’ve got [Steve] Spagnuolo back there as the defensive coordinator.
“There are a lot of great pieces, but to win it again is a momentous task. No-one’s going to put it past them but we’re all excited to watch on opening day to see what the 2024 version of the Chiefs can do and the goals they can set for themselves and whether they can reach them.”
There’s nothing Brady said that isn’t true.
The Chiefs deserve all of the credit they are getting and are certainly more than capable of winning yet another Super Bowl this season.
However, if they are to pull it off, it’s going to be the hardest of them all.
The target on their back has never been bigger and the rest of the league is hungrier than ever to knock them off.
After all, there’s a reason why most people hate dynasties.
What are your thoughts on Brady’s comments?
Do you agree with him that the Chiefs won’t end up winning the Super Bowl this season?
Or are you in the camp of people who believe the brilliance of Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes will help guide Kansas City to an unprecedented three-peat?
What’s your (very) early Super Bowl prediction???