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#TBT: Belichick always had faith in Brady

The Patriots celebrated “Throw back Thursday’’ with an Instagram post. Jim Davis/The Boston Globe

Bill Belichick isn’t a particularly quotable coach — he’s no Rex Ryan.

Belichick tends to speak with forgettable and broad language. But after Tom Brady took over the starting job as Patriots quarterback in 2001, Belichick delivered a memorable quote. And the New England Patriots Instagram account dug up that quote for “Throwback Thursday.’’

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That season, Brady went on to win Super Bowl XXXVI, after leading the Patriots to an 11-5 record. And then he won three more Super Bowls under Belichick.

Belichick yourself before you wreck yourself

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