After four years spent behind Peyton Manning (but seven games in front of him), Brock Osweiler left Denver. Now free from Peyton’s shadow, Osweiler has found himself in Tom Brady’s, sort of.
Playing for a head coach who once tutored #Tommy, Osweiler doesn’t really want to hear about the long-time quarterback of the Patriots.
“They refer to Tom Brady a lot,” Osweiler said Friday regarding coach Bill O’Brien and offensive coordinator George Godsey, via the Houston Chronicle. “With all due respect to Coach O’Brien and Coach Godsey, I’ve told them I’m going to be me. I’m not here to be a puppet, if you will. I’m going to be who I am and believe in what I bring to the table every day.”
On one hand, the desire to be his own man is admirable. On the other hand, he should welcome the opportunity to emulate Tom Brady.
If Osweiler plays well, none of this will matter. If he doesn’t, his refusal to embrace doing things the way Brady did them could make O’Brien regret the sight-unseen transaction that brought Osweiler to Houston for $38 million fully guaranteed.