I don't think so. This seems more like an exaggerated history. Like a tall tale meant to immortalize the subject.
They basically reinvented the dink and dunk offense for the modern era. At the time no one was thinking those plays were meant to go 10+ yards. They were patient, Brady was super accurate and good at picking his spots.
They also consistently broke the rules with receiver pick plays, blocking down field, deflated balls, internal radio tampering, etc.