Obviously, the biggest difference after going 7-9 in 2019 and winning the Super Bowl in 2020 for the was the addition of Tom Brady.
Brady's impact went beyond just what he did on the field, as his presence changed the attitude in the locker room for the entire team.
Speaking at the Super Bowl MVP press conference Monday, Bruce Arians explained the real impact Brady had.
“This was a very talented football team, last year. But we really didn’t know how to win and when you bring a winner in and he’s running the ship, it makes a total difference in your locker room, every time we step out on the field," Arians said. "We came from behind I think two times by 17 points down and I think the leadership that Tom brings and his attitude that, ‘Hey, let’s go play. It’s never over until it’s over and we’re going to win this thing some how, some way.’ It permeated through our whole locker room, his belief that we’re going to do this and knowing he’d been there and done it, our guys believed it. It changed our entire football team.”
Brady won his fifth Super Bowl MVP award in the 31-9 win over the Chiefs Sunday night. The quarterback will return in 2021 and the Buccaneers already have their sights on repeating.