The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are Tom Brady's team now. But will the Bucs run Brady's offense or stick with what they have in place?
That's been a popular question since the 42-year-old left the New England Patriots to sign with Tampa Bay this offseason. One of Brady's wide receivers believes the situation isn't so black and white, however.
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"I think it’s been a little bit of both, honestly," Scotty Miller told JoeBucsFan.com when asked if Brady has been adjusting to the Bucs' offense or making his new teammates adjust to his style of play during informal workouts this offseason.
"Tom, obviously, has run like every offense you can possibly run, run every play you could possibly run in his 20 [years] in the league. So Tom will do a great job coming in and learning. It’ll be no problem for him.
"And then Tom has little things that he likes. So I think it’ll be a healthy mixture of both. I think with Tom’s knowledge and our coaching staff’s knowledge, we’re going to be put in a great situation to be successful."
Miller seems to be in line with Bucs quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen, who recently predicted Tampa Bay will run "(head coach) Bruce (Arians)'s offense with a Brady influence."
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It's too much to ask the entire Bucs offense to learn a new system with new terminology, so it will be on Brady to study up after 20 years in New England. As Miller noted, though, the six-time Super Bowl champion has preferences that his offensive teammates will have to learn as both sides get on the same page.
Miller also reiterated that Brady isn't trying to recreate the Patriots' offense and hasn't tried to turn the 5-foot-11, 174-pound receiver into the next Wes Welker or Julian Edelman.
"A lot of guys are comparing me to Edelman, Welker, all those kinds of dudes," Miller said. "But I’m a little bit different than those type of guys. Those guys play more in the slot; I play a little more outside. So I want to definitely play like those guys, but also have a little twist on it. I’m my own player, you know. I’m a different kind of guy.
"He hasn’t really said anything specific like that. You know, he’s just giving me tips on my game and I’m just going to try and learn from it."