One of -- if not the -- root cause of Belichick leaving the Patriots was the team's struggles after Tom Brady left for the Buccaneers in free agency. Not counting his time at UNC (only factoring his NFL record), Belichick went a total of 84-103 in games without Brady as his quarterback. That includes his time with the Cleveland Browns.

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"He is 'the guy,' he's proven himself," Law said on "The Greg Hill Show on Tuesday. "This is his second year, when quarterbacks tend to either make progress or regress. Because when you're a rookie, you really don't have that much to lose -- we're trying to see and trying to figure [things out at] a different level.