Why would Tom Brady leave the Patriots, of all teams, and sign with the Buccaneers, of all teams, in NFL free agency? In 2020 or at any point over the last couple decades, really itis a fair question for the casual NFL observer to ask. After all,Brady has playoff winsas allBuccaneersQBsin team history combined.

Yet this is the new reality in which welive. Brady, who will be 43 when the 2020 season begins, will continue his Hall of Fame career .

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We addre sed the first part of the question shortly after the 20-year NFL veteran announced Damien Wilson Jersey Tuesday he . Brady has not clarified why exactly he wanted a change of scenery, but many point to what was with coach Bill Belichick over the past few years.

The reason Brady hit free agencywas not because New England failed or refused to extend his contract. His first trip to the open NFL market was a deliberate effort on the part of the quarterback. When Brady restructured his contract with the Patriots last summer in a way that would allow his contract to void at the end of 2019, he might not have known at the time he wanted to leave. But he knew he at least wanted the option.

Now Brady, clear of everything that came with being the franchise quarterback on Belichick's team, is gettingthe fresh start he evidently desired. But it did not come without a tough decision regarding his best fit. According to reports, the Chargers also made a strong pitch to Brady, but he ultimately turned down the opportunity to play in Los Angeles.

So why Tampa Bay, then?

Part of the answer, of course, is the fact that the Bucs wanted him so badly and were willing to pay him the top-market money he had not demanded from the Patriots. (NFL Media reports he'll get per year.) But there are other reasons. Below are the three big ones.

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The location

This isn't all about the climate in Tampa. Although, for a guy who's from California and spent the last 20 years of his life in New England, the warm weather certainly is a plus. When asked last month about where Brady would choose to play, his wife, Gisele Bundchen, said "." Generally, Florida is nice.

This is more about the proximity to New York, where Brady and Gisele plan to settle and where theirson lives.

Once Brady reportedly had ruled out LA, Tampa became the clear choice because of what NFL Media called "family considerations."

To add to s report on Tom Brady and the , family considerations were a huge part of Bradys looming decision more so than scheme or personnel. Tampa, the only other known suitor, is closer to the NE and in the same time zone.

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Patrick Mahomes II Jersey Simply put: Travel between Tampa Bay and New York is more manageable than travel between Los Angeles and New York.

"I think I am at a point in my life where there are a lot of considerations that go into playing," Brady ."I have a very busy profe sional life, I have a very busy personal life and any decision that is made has to consider everything."

The coach

If indeed a deteriorated relationship with Belichick was that drove Brady out of New England, the quarterback can expecta completely different experience in Tampa Bay.

Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians, to put it simply, is a fun coach NFL Kansas City Chiefs Jersey based on accounts from those who have played for him. He operates with the same no-nonsense vibe that defines Belichick, but his approach is le s busine slike and more personable. ESPN's Jeff Darlington described Arians as "" and listed that factor as the No. 1 reason Brady was drawn to the Bucs.

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Working under Arians in Tampa Bay is offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich, a quickly rising a sistant, and quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen.

Arians is entering his second season as the Bucs' head coach after spending 2018 in retirement. He coached the Cardinals for five seasons (2013-17) in his only other head-coaching stint after decades of offensive a sistant coaching work in both the NFL and college.

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The offense Arians generallylikes to run is known as a high-risk, high-reward (no risk it, no biscuit) scheme in which downfield pa sing is key. Given Brady's age, many rightfully are wondering whether he will succeed in that scheme.

But it' Christian Okoye Jersey s fair to a sume that the coached nicknamed "The Quarterback Whisperer,"with all that experience, will be able to draw up an effective playbook for the greatest quarterback of all time.

The roster

Had last year's starting quarterback, Jameis Winston, not thrown a league-high 30 interceptions, the Buccaneers likely would have pushed for a playoff spot in the NFC. Their roster is somewhere between solid and stacked, with the rest of free agency and the 2020 NFL Draft still to come.

The obvious starting points are the receiving targets whose presence surely impacted Brady's decision. Mike Evans and Chris Godwin are Pro Bowl wide receivers. O.J. Howard and Cameron Brate(a suming the latter sticks on the roster) form a tight end duo as good as any in the NFL. The interior offensive line is strong.

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On a defense led by coordinator Todd Bowles, Pro Bowl pa s-rusherShaquil Barrett is returning on the franchise tag after his breakout 2019 season. Jason Pierre-Paul was re-signed for the edge, too. Devin White is one of the best young inside linebackers in football, a suming he can stay healthy. Though Tampa's pa s defense Mecole Hardman Jersey struggled for much of last season, it showed signs of improvement down the stretch.

And beyond what the Bucs already have on their roster, they will continue to add pieces around Brady this spring. The architect of that project is general manager Jason Licht, whose NFL executive career began in New England in 2002 and who was the Patriots' director of player personnel under Belichickin 2009-11.

Talent-wise, Tampa Bay had to convince Brady it was a worthy destination.