1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,400 Speaker 1: Good morning, Tom Brady. Hi Greg, how are you doing? Man? 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: I'm doing great. How is your Labor Day weekend? It 3 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 1: was good. We practiced yesterday and have some stuff going 4 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: on today and uh back on the field tomorrow. So 5 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: just a lot of you know, prep for for the 6 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: season and for the opener and uh, everyone's really looking 7 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 1: forward to it should be a lot of fun. Sunday 8 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:28,319 Speaker 1: night marks your sixth banner ceremony at Gillette. And I 9 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 1: don't want to get all Foxbro fanboy like on this question, 10 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:32,879 Speaker 1: but do you do you have a do you have 11 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: a favorite? That's that's a good question. I you know, 12 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 1: I for the most part, we've always kind of you know, 13 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: just stuck to our normal routs in and having you know, 14 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: we're not a part of really any of the festivities. 15 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: So they kind of happened. And then after the game 16 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:53,160 Speaker 1: you hear um, you know what went on and so forth. 17 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: But it's it's a great thing to celebrate, um for 18 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: the twenty eighteen team, but the twenty nineteen team is 19 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: you know, we're focused and ready to try to go 20 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: out and win a football games. So you know, I 21 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: saw it on um Instagram the Patriots the cool video 22 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: kind of showing all the different ceremonies. So, I mean 23 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: they're all unique and they're all a little bit different. 24 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: So it's a it's a great Uh, it's a great 25 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: thing to celebrate. And you also know football seasons here, 26 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 1: which I certainly love. I mean, you must know who's performing. 27 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 1: Can you just can you just tell us who's performing? 28 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 1: I have no idea. I haven't I asked, I don't. 29 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:37,320 Speaker 1: I have no idea. I mean, can you be you know, No, 30 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean I wish I did. I'd 31 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: like to be able to, like I think you can 32 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: bet on that. I mean, I'd like to be if 33 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: you could give us some insight information so we can. Man, 34 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: So I got no clue. I have no idea, all right, 35 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: no idea, Um, Tom, I want to ask you about 36 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: Brian Hoyer, who of course was cut and then signed 37 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: by the Colts, and I wanted you to tell us 38 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 1: a little bit about what he meant to the organization. Absolutely. 39 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: I mean, he's been a great friend since he came 40 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: to our team at two thousand and nine. I've always 41 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: kept in touch with him, and it was really um, 42 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: you know, when he came back, you know, two seasons ago. Um, 43 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: you know, we just we picked up right where we 44 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 1: left off, and he added so much to our meeting room. 45 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 1: I had so much trust in him, the confidence of 46 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 1: the things that he saw. And he had also been 47 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: exposed to, you know, a lot of different offensive systems, 48 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 1: so he brought, you know, some different knowledge how you 49 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: know people ran different offenses and so forth. And he 50 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: always provided great insight, great leadership. It's very difficult to see, 51 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 1: you know, your friends get released, and you know that 52 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 1: was really no different. So it's part of what happens 53 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: in the NFL. I'll never get used to it. But 54 00:02:56,600 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: I know that any team that Brian Hoyer, you know, has, 55 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: any team that Brian's on, is a better team for 56 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 1: having him. So in he's got a great quarterback. In 57 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,239 Speaker 1: having Brian there, does the fact that he's gone make 58 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 1: your job more difficult? You know, my job is it 59 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: may have it's a difficult job regardless of who's there. 60 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: But um, you know, I just think again, he Brian 61 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: provided a lot and he is a great quarterback for 62 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: our team. And you know, he won an off season award. 63 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: M He just brought a great positive just a great 64 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: positive energy to the team. And always um, you know, optimistic, 65 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: and you know, I think there's times for me that 66 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: I get frustrated or I get down, or disappointing things 67 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: that man happen, and he would try to bring me 68 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: back to center pretty quickly. So, um, I love the 69 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: relationship I have with him will certainly continue on in 70 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: its own personal way. We just won't, you know, we 71 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: just won't be working together when it comes to roster decisions. 72 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: Does Bill get input from from you guys on that 73 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: at all? You know, No, that's his you know, those 74 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: are his choices. And you know, someone who chooses a team, 75 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna that's what his responsibility is. So um, you 76 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 1: know I think everyone trust him too, you know, for 77 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: the mister Craft trusts him. Um, you know, the team 78 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:28,039 Speaker 1: trust him to try to make the best decisions possible. 79 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: And it's a very challenging job. And especially when you 80 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 1: have a lot of talented players on the team. It's 81 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: you know, you can't keep all the great players. That's 82 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 1: just a reality professional football. There's a limit and you know, 83 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 1: different guys are buying for different spots and it's always 84 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: a difficult day. That's it's it's challenging things I'm sure 85 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:51,039 Speaker 1: to cut the team down and people have played a 86 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: part of the team, played big roles on the team. Um, 87 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: it's a. It's a. It's probably one of the toughest 88 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: days of the year. It's not the toughest outside of 89 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: you know, lou and games. That's you know, guys having 90 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: to move on with their life or their careers is 91 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: always a very difficult thing. Tommy're eleven and three in 92 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 1: your career against the Steelers. Um, why do you why 93 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:14,919 Speaker 1: do you think you've been so dominant against one of 94 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: the one of the better teams in the NFL. Well, 95 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 1: I think it's a First of all, they're a great 96 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: football team. They've always well prepared, they're well coach, They've 97 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: had great continuity over the years. Their schemes are very similar. 98 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 1: You know. Defensively, you know they have carried on the 99 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: tradition of kind of great Steeler defenses. And then offensively, 100 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: you know, with what Big Ben's done and uh, you 101 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 1: know that offensive attack, it presents a big challenge. So 102 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: you know we've had we've played well certain days. I 103 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 1: think there's other days we haven't played well and you 104 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 1: know they've really handed it to us. But it's a 105 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: tough game to open with. I think the opener is 106 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: always a tough game. There's very limited film to study. 107 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: The team that we are now is going to be 108 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 1: very different than the team we are in November December, 109 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: but they all count the same, so you just have 110 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: to be as prepared as possible. Um, you know, we're 111 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: gonna have to play a really clean game. This the 112 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: team that challenge you and in a lot of different areas. 113 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: So it's gonna be it's gonna be a fun night. 114 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: There'll be a lot of great you know energy out there. 115 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,600 Speaker 1: We have great fan support, but we got to go 116 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: out there and play. You know, we have to play 117 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: a great game and that's that's what it takes against 118 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:38,919 Speaker 1: great football teams, and they're one of the best in 119 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: the league. Well, Tom, the staff on the show has 120 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:45,239 Speaker 1: chosen you as the Needham Bank Player of the Game 121 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: for your yoga pose on the on the sideline. Awesome. Yeah, 122 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: what do I get for that? I think we send 123 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: over some kind of a like a gift, Like I 124 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: think it's a it's a gift card or something. Actually 125 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: it's a Popeye's a chicken sandwich, just one. I don't 126 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: know if that's does effident. I mean, now that you're 127 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: eating pizza all the time, is it? Have you have 128 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: you have you dared to try the Popeye's chicken sandwich. 129 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,839 Speaker 1: I haven't been in there. I have not you know, 130 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: kind of explored that particular area of cuisino. Tell me 131 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 1: how it goes. Um, But you also, I mean listen, 132 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: we I think we touched on it briefly last week 133 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: when you're on. But you also were able to effectively 134 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 1: cut some hair during the game. Um. I was wondering 135 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: if when it comes to pranks, if if there's one 136 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: that you think is the is the best one that 137 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: you were ever able to pull on a rookie. Yeah, 138 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: we've had some good ones. We've had some good pranksters. Um. 139 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: You know that fourth preseason game is always interesting. You're 140 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: getting right to the end, and you know that right 141 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: after the game it gets pretty serious. I guess you're 142 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: letting out all your playful side. Uh, you're emptying the 143 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 1: tank on all the fun playfulness before that game ends. So, 144 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 1: but we've had some great ones. Matt Lighte was I 145 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: would say, the person who always kept it light. And 146 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 1: he was a great prankster. You know, he made videos, songs, um, 147 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: anything to lighten the mood a little bit, because you know, 148 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: I'm football deadly serious. You know, it's it's certainly a 149 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 1: very serious sport. So it's nice to have a little 150 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 1: little lightness toll for the day. Didn't he didn't he 151 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: one time fill your car with packs packing peanuts. Fill 152 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: your entire car. He did so he opened the sun 153 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 1: roof and then basically filled the entire car. And Drew 154 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 1: did a few things for me. He he had that 155 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: purple powder that when it was exposed your skin. I 156 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: think they like put it on money, you know, and 157 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: banks and stuff. Yeah, but he put it in my socks. 158 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: I didn't know. So I basically wear my socks the 159 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,719 Speaker 1: entire practice. And then this is my rookie year in 160 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 1: two thousand and when I got in, I looked down 161 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: in my socks and their purple and my shoes. I 162 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: take I basically that like peel the sock off my foot, 163 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 1: and I look like um barney, you know, like literally 164 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 1: in my fee were purple for like two weeks, and 165 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 1: it was pretty funny. So that's that was probably the 166 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: ultimate one, because that's a pretty great prick. How to 167 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 1: get the socks to me with the powder in it, 168 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: and I don't feel the powder and that you sweat 169 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:27,839 Speaker 1: and it just the purple dye just fixed your skin. 170 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:31,680 Speaker 1: So it was pretty pretty nasty. Did you d you 171 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:37,719 Speaker 1: catch any of gronks press conference? I didn't know I 172 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: missed it. Um, you know, he's he's advocating strongly for 173 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: for CBD oil and I'm wondering kind of where where 174 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 1: you where you stand on this and whether you think 175 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: it's something that the NFL ought to allow. I think, 176 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: you know, they should explore it and do what's best 177 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: for the players. That's kind of thought out about a 178 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: lot of different things. So, um, I think there's a 179 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: lot that goes into those type of decisions that are 180 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: all collectively bargained. And I know they're collectively bargaining a 181 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 1: lot of those things. Um, so we'll see how it 182 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: shakes out. Speaking of that collective bargaining, where do you 183 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: stand when it comes to the preseason and potentially maybe 184 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: exchanging a preseason game or two for an added playoff game. Well, 185 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 1: it's you know, again, those guys, the players you know, 186 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:32,439 Speaker 1: feel strongly about certain things. So do the owners. Um, 187 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: you know, I think it's great when they're when two sides, 188 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 1: you know, get along. I think that's what I've realized 189 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 1: in negotiations is you know, doing hearing each other, doing 190 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,599 Speaker 1: what's best for the whole as opposed to for the individual, 191 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 1: you know, or each side. So I think everyone's just 192 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,679 Speaker 1: got to come to an agreement on, you know, what 193 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: they feel is best for the game moving forward. That's 194 00:10:56,880 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: you know, those are there's a lot of differing opinions. 195 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:03,320 Speaker 1: It's probably a lot like politics, you know. It's there's 196 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: a lot of different sides and everyone gets to talk 197 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 1: about them. And you know, at one point there were 198 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 1: fourteen games. Now there's sixteen games. There were a few teams, 199 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: there's vancing teams. The rosters are smaller now the rosters 200 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:18,680 Speaker 1: are bigger. You know, the rules have changed. So football 201 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 1: is an evolving sport, you know, the more we learn, 202 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 1: you know, and I think there's pluses and minuses to everything, 203 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: especially the way the game is now. And I'm not 204 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:32,679 Speaker 1: really a part of many of those conversations, so I 205 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 1: just kind of do what they tell me, show up 206 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: when I'm supposed to. I took a lot of heat 207 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 1: this week for saying that I thought Carly Lloyd ought 208 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 1: to be given a chance when when it comes to 209 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 1: trying out for an NFL team, Well, how do you 210 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 1: feel about that? I think, you know, if you're good 211 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:52,959 Speaker 1: enough to do it, then you know, teams wanted to 212 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:57,680 Speaker 1: you know, explore that. I mean, everyone should have an opportunity. 213 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: It's you know, very highly compared game, and you know, 214 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: it's hard to find good players. You know, it's hard 215 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:08,440 Speaker 1: to find good quarterbacks, it's hard to find good coaches, 216 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 1: it's hard to find good linebacker. It's certainly hard to 217 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 1: find good kickers. So it's it's kind of you know, 218 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 1: a lot of ways, survival of the Fittis goes back 219 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: to a very you know, archaic way, but it's I mean, 220 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 1: football is a very difficult sport, and you, like I said, 221 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 1: because there's a limited roster size, you do give everyone 222 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,439 Speaker 1: a chance to earn the right to make the team. 223 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:41,560 Speaker 1: It's a challenging camp, challenging offseason. And then you know, 224 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:44,599 Speaker 1: the coach, the sides of the owner, the sides of 225 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 1: the general manager's side. You know who makes it and 226 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:50,200 Speaker 1: who doesn't, you know, and everyone's trying to win the games. 227 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 1: That's the NFL is a very competitive landscape and you 228 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: know I believe that the owners try to put the 229 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: best people on the field in order to give their 230 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: teams the best as the window. Time for the quarterback 231 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: question of the Week with Tom Brady. Um. We we've 232 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: discussed this with you a couple of times, uh since 233 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 1: since you started coming on this year. And um, I 234 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:15,679 Speaker 1: think the one of the questions about this team was 235 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: the was was the receiving corps? And so headed into 236 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 1: Sunday night, how is your comfort level with this receiving core, Tom, Well, 237 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:30,560 Speaker 1: I think we're we're certainly working at it. And you know, 238 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 1: the quarterback receiver relationship is very unique. Um. I mean 239 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 1: I've played with a lot of great players, a lot 240 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 1: of great receivers. I feel like I know what a 241 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:46,200 Speaker 1: good receiver plays like, what their attitudes like. Um, there's 242 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 1: a lot of different styles for receivers. You know. You 243 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:52,199 Speaker 1: look at a Randy Moss and you look at a 244 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 1: Wes Welker. You know, you look at all these different 245 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: players that have different size, different speed, different ability, and 246 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: you try to formulate that group to you know, really 247 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: put the most pressure on the defense. And you know 248 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:10,080 Speaker 1: our group has been formulated, you know, not, you know, 249 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 1: not many of the guys have been out there that long. Um. 250 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 1: You know, I have obviously a lot of experience with Julian, Um, 251 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 1: I have a lot of experience with phil Um, I 252 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: have some experience with Josh, very limited experience with Damarius 253 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: m the Keel and Jacobe and Gunner. And you're just 254 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: trying to you know, it's one thing to predict how 255 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 1: it's going to go. It's another way for you actually 256 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: go out there and do it. And I think we're 257 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 1: going to try to put as much work as we 258 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 1: can in from now until the end of the season 259 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: in order for us to be at our best, so 260 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 1: we're not a finished product. We won't be that way 261 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: for a long time, but we're going to try to 262 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 1: build every single day an opportunity that we have to 263 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 1: get better and communicate. That's what we're going to try 264 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 1: to do. So Um, it's just like everything else. You know, 265 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 1: the more you do it, the more you're together, the 266 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 1: more you can anticipate, the more you can have confidence 267 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 1: and trust in one another. And you know, that's what 268 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: we're trying to get to. All Right, it's time for 269 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 1: the Patriots. Honk Foxborough Fanboy Question of the Week from 270 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: Nick Nick go ahead, Good morning, Tom. How are you? 271 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: What's up? Nick? You have a good week, oh Man, 272 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 1: I had a great week. It's an emotion it's an 273 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 1: emotional day. Please don't start interacting with him personally. Tom, 274 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: it's gonna he's gonna be very hard to take. You 275 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 1: might have Nick just take over. I don't like Nick. 276 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 1: Got some good questions, so real nice, Okay, hear that. Fine, 277 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: I'll just be I'll just be quiet in the future 278 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: when you're on. No problem. It's a big day. Pat's 279 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: football in five days. It's back to school Tuesday, Tom. Obviously, 280 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 1: Steelers coming up on Sunday. It was a tough one 281 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: last year. But two years ago, you guys had an 282 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 1: incredible comeback at Hinz Field, the big drive to Gronk 283 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: and then that amazing interception with Roe and Harmon in 284 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: the end zone. That was one of my favorite that 285 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: That was a great game, and that was one of 286 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 1: my favorite Patriot comebacks. And I know your career is 287 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 1: littered with epic comebacks, so discounting Super Bowl fifty one, 288 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: which is the greatest comeback for anyone in any game ever, 289 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: what are some of your favorite Patriot comeback wins? Oh Man? 290 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 1: Um so yeah, bring the good questions for you, buddy, Yeah, 291 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 1: you do. It's a it's a lot of rankings. I 292 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 1: mean they're all a little there. I mean, I think 293 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: we'd have to go down and you know, make a 294 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 1: list for me, so I could I could help you, 295 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 1: you know, go through them. But that particular one, the 296 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: swing of emotions in that game a few years ago 297 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 1: was pretty was pretty crazy. The high of like, we scored, 298 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 1: we hit the two point, We're so excited, and then 299 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: they throw an under route to Juju and he goes 300 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: like seventy yards to the one I thought, or you 301 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: know whatever the yard line with did they get too 302 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:05,120 Speaker 1: close kind of a five or six and they through 303 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: the past to Jetse James. He reached over looked like 304 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: a catch, and then you know, the rule got over. 305 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 1: You know, they overturned that one on the challenge on 306 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:19,400 Speaker 1: the score, which then we thought we lost, and oh 307 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: my god, we thought we won. Then they went for it. 308 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: It was crazy. That was that was the swing of 309 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:28,399 Speaker 1: emotions was you know, in five or ten minutes. I 310 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 1: don't know if you could do any more than that. 311 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 1: So the highest blows to the highs was pretty sweet. 312 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: So oh yeah, pretty good one. Yeah. Well I almost 313 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: threw my TV out the window three times and I 314 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 1: had about five art attacks in the last fifteen minutes. Yeah. 315 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,919 Speaker 1: I remember seeing some videos from after the game of 316 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:47,160 Speaker 1: Steelers fans and they I think through their TVs as well. 317 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:49,199 Speaker 1: It just in a different way. Yeah. I mean you 318 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:51,920 Speaker 1: could go Super Bowl forty nine obviously with that fourth 319 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:56,159 Speaker 1: quarter you had, I was pretty crazy. Yeah, twenty thirteen 320 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:58,119 Speaker 1: at home for the Broncos. You guys were down twenty 321 00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 1: four nothing to Peyton and welcome Yu. Yeah, that was 322 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 1: pretty good. That was through that twelve or thirteen. I 323 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 1: just thirt that was that was thirteen. Welcome was still 324 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:10,480 Speaker 1: on tea. Yeah, yeah, yeah, twelve, I think I was fourteen. 325 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 1: Oh anyway, that was a great one too. Yeah, and 326 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: how about it. You're bringing back a lot of great memories. 327 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: Thank you, listen. That's that's that's my job. I'm here 328 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 1: for you. If you ever need any Tom Brady stats, 329 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 1: you just call, okay if you want to, if you 330 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 1: want him to come over and like he could do 331 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:30,640 Speaker 1: like a SMR when you're trying to fall asleep and 332 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 1: and tell you and tell you and tell you, like 333 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: the highlights of your career. He'd be happy to do it. Tom. Yeah, 334 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: I know I don't remember all of them, so other 335 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 1: people do. They can kind of refresh me on a 336 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:44,119 Speaker 1: lot of things have happened, So I'm appreciate. Thank you 337 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:46,200 Speaker 1: very much. It's a good way to start my Tuesday. 338 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 1: All right, Well, listen, we couldn't be more excited for 339 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 1: Sunday and where I'll tell you what. It's going to 340 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: be really exciting when it comes to that banner and 341 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: then it's gonna it's gonna be great to be underway 342 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: with the season. And do you end up do you 343 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 1: get week one jun anymore or no? I always you know, 344 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: I do get jitters. Um. I just you get anxious 345 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 1: because you, for you, you put a lot into it 346 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: and you want it to be a great performance. So yeah, 347 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:18,239 Speaker 1: you do it. These games are unpredictable, you know. As 348 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:20,880 Speaker 1: much as we have the beliefs and confidence we're gonna win, 349 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:23,119 Speaker 1: you know, you still got to go out and do it. 350 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 1: And there's this is about trying to perform at the 351 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:29,160 Speaker 1: highest level on the biggest stage, and Sunday nights football 352 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 1: is a great way to start. I feel like that's 353 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: kind of turned into the game to be on and 354 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:37,120 Speaker 1: I'm happy we get to do it in week one, 355 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: so it should be a great night. All right, Well, 356 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 1: we'll talk to you about it on Monday. Tom Brady, 357 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:44,720 Speaker 1: thanks for joining us great Thanks a lot. Guys, have 358 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 1: a great week.