PHOENIX -- New England Patriots cornerback Brandon Browner has a unique viewpoint when it comes to the two head coaches in Super Bowl XLIX because he's played for both of them.

Browner is indebted to Seattle's Pete Carroll for giving him his NFL chance (2011-2013). He's also appreciative of Bill Belichick for signing him as a free agent and giving him a chance to win another Super Bowl ring.

"They are so different," Browner began, "but at the same time they’re the same."

Say what?

“The difference is they’re two coaches on two different sides of the spectrum," he explained. "One is old school, hard-nosed and Pete Carroll is a great guy [but] he keeps it looser. On our way to walking into meeting rooms in Seattle you could hear music blasting, pumping, but none of that is going on in New England. It’s all business orientated.

"But I love playing for both coaches. [Pete is] the ultimate player’s coach. I’ve never met any coach like him as far as the way he approaches the game. He keeps it loose around there which keeps guys loose and you’re not walking on egg shells. ... [With Bill], I grew up with hard-nosed coaches from Pop Warner to high school; that’s what I’m used to and it brought back a little structure to my game.”

Browner then shared a story that he thinks links the two.

"Besides what you see from TV, I think they are the exact same. Their football IQ is the exact same," he said. "Belichick this week broke down some of the philosophies that Pete Carroll likes and sitting back I felt like I was listening to Pete talk to me. Over in Seattle, [Pete] talks about the ball and that was one of the things Belichick said to us, and he said it in the exact three words in order, 'It's about the ball!' Just the same way Pete Carroll says it.”