It is often said that the best students surpass the masters, but this is not always true and this NFL season is a clear example of that, as the three most famous quarterbacks over 30 years of age in active service are today below the head coaches who led them to win the Super Bowl for the first and, in a couple of cases, the only time.
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Bill Belichick > Tom Brady
First of all, the first half of the season for the New England Patriots has not been the best, with Sunday’s Week 8 win over the New York Jets putting them at 4-4, still in last place in the AFC East.
However, the win against the Jets has marked a fact that surely has generated a smile to the second coach with more victories of all time, Bill Belichick, and it is not exactly to have surpassed the legendary George Halas in that statistic, the fact is that finally to surpass in something to his favorite disciple, the current quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tom Brady, the Pats have a 4-4 record, while the Bucs are 3-5.
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Together Belichick and Brady won Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, LIII.
Pete Carroll > Russell Wilson
In second place, we have the case of the Seattle Seahawks who by defeating the New York Giants 27-13 have clinched the lead in the NFC West with a 5-3 record, that makes head coach Pete Carroll over Russell Wilson, who with the Denver Broncos have a 3-5 record despite beating the Jacksonville Jaguars in London.
Mike McCarthy > Aaron Rodgers
Finally we have the situation of the Dallas cowboys, who after clearly beating the Chicago Bears have moved into second place in the NFC East with a 6-2 record, their head coach Mike McCarthy overtakes the quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, who won Super Bowl XLV with the Green Bay Packers who before the Sunday Night Football game have a 3-4 record.