1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: Good morning, Greg. How are you. Well, we're here at 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: Gillette and you've ruined next year by by not being here. 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 1: He really wanted to shake your hand and uh and 4 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 1: faint afterwards. Oh man, I'm sorry. I know. I uh 5 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: my wife out of the country traveling, and i have 6 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: a kid this morning at school, so I'm getting a 7 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: little late start, but I apologize. I'm I hope you 8 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 1: guys have a great, great day there. There was a 9 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: great day last night, so you guys just keep the 10 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 1: party going. Do you pack pack the lunch for them 11 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 1: or how does that work? I do? Yeah, I do. Yeah, 12 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, he's just like us. And there's no like 13 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: you don't include doritos or anything like that, right, it's 14 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: got to be a help note like vegetables, Like it's 15 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: obviously no strawberries, but we got carrots and all kinds 16 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: of gut hummus and all that. Yeah, they eat pretty good. 17 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: They eat pretty good. Yeah, it's um Yeah, you know me. 18 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: I think they do a pretty good job. They're pretty 19 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 1: healthy kids. But they get to enjoy a lot of 20 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: the other things too. At their football game yesterday, so 21 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: I think they have a pretty healthy balance. Do you 22 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: get to go right up to the front of the 23 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: drop offline because you're Tom Brady. No, I don't. I don't. 24 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: Why do you think like I'm just so different? Then 25 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: this is like just like normal stuff. Man, this is 26 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: like school and becaus I know, but still I got 27 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: I got kids also, So yeah, well that's one. I 28 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: can't let those things slide by. Um. Speaking of yesterday, 29 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: how tough was it to get the get the offense 30 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: going in that weather? Yesterday? It was you know, any 31 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:38,559 Speaker 1: time you have kind of inclement weather like that, Um, 32 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: it's definitely a little tricky. Um. I think coach always says, 33 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:45,479 Speaker 1: you know, the opponent is you know, as an example, yesterday, 34 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: the opponents the Browns and not the not the rain. 35 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: So it's you know, it's really about dealing with it 36 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: better than the opposing team deals with it. So I 37 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: thought we did a decent job. We got to a 38 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: good start and you know, ended up you know, having 39 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: a pretty solid win and you know, it wasn't all 40 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: perfect out there, but it was good enough. And uh, 41 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: you know, again we're just trying to trying to keep 42 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 1: improving as we go through the season. But it's obviously 43 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 1: great to be eight. No boomeriss Yasin was on earlier 44 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: and was kind of talking about how maybe from your perspective, 45 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: you were trying to get the ball to SNeW early, 46 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 1: but because of the weather, you you may have been 47 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: kind of leaning on guys that you're more familiar with, 48 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 1: whether it's Julian or whomever. Was is that kind of 49 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: a factor in your head And on a day like 50 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: that yesterday, Uh, you know, I was just looking for 51 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: the for the open guy, So it wasn't you know, 52 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: so much of my job is just trying to you know, 53 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 1: we kind of put the plan together and then you know, 54 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: you think about the coverages that you're going to face, 55 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: and then you in your mind you sort out, you know, 56 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: how quickly you think you can get it to that 57 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: guy so he can do something with it. And you know, 58 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,839 Speaker 1: it's not really about trying to force it to one 59 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: player in particular, or or two players. You know, you 60 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,679 Speaker 1: just kind of got to go where the coverage is 61 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: telling you to go, and you got to make a 62 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: good read and then make a good throw. And I 63 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 1: think the mental toughness part of you know, the implement 64 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: weather always challenges that, and you got to stay really 65 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: disciplined and Uh, you know, you just got to try 66 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: to put it on their body and allow them to 67 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: do something with it. So guys made some good plays 68 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: yesterday and you know we left some out there obviously, 69 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: but um, you know, all in all, again it was 70 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: a good team win, and uh, you know, we're just 71 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: gonna keep chugging along. Bill now has three hundred wins 72 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: as an NFL head coach. Um, when did you know 73 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 1: that you were playing for the greatest coach in NFL history. Well, 74 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: it's you know, I think everyone you know feels has 75 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: felt that for a long time. So I don't know 76 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: if there's a particular date in my mind, but it's 77 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 1: really a privilege to play for him and his ability to, 78 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: you know, just get our team motivated and get the 79 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: guys playing as hard as they can. And you know, coaches, 80 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: you know, he just our coach does a great job 81 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: preparingness every week, and you know he gets down to 82 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: you know, the fundamentals, the techniques, the plays, the scheme, 83 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: you know, and he just there's no Um, you know, 84 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: I would always say, like you know, some sometimes coaches 85 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 1: give you so much information that you know you can't 86 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: retain any of it because it's so much. And I 87 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: think what he does is he trims the fat and 88 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 1: he gets you the meat of the of what they're 89 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: trying to do. And he doesn't confuse you. You know, 90 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: he doesn't, you know, tell you things that you know 91 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:04,039 Speaker 1: may never come up. He doesn't tell you you know, 92 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: it's it's not information overload. I think, Well, he does 93 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,119 Speaker 1: a great job. He's just his preparation is so on point. 94 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 1: He boils the game down so you can actually take 95 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 1: the things and you know, go out on the field 96 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: and try to apply him. So he's taught me a 97 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: lot about football over the years, you know, and it's 98 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:25,479 Speaker 1: really been a blessing to to play for him in 99 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: my life. Tom. When you see somebody like Jonathan Jones 100 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,160 Speaker 1: make a hustle play like he did yesterday, I think 101 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:33,919 Speaker 1: it was really the turning point of the game or 102 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: one of the most pivotal plays. Does that give you, 103 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: guys a little extra juice? Does that fire you up 104 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:39,919 Speaker 1: a little more to get back out in the field 105 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 1: and sort of like return the favor because that fumble 106 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:46,160 Speaker 1: on Chubb was that was a big play. Yeah. We 107 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: spectacular play in Chubb and what a great running back 108 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: he was yesterday he's been playing that way all year, 109 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:58,599 Speaker 1: and big guy hard to tackle, especially in those conditions 110 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 1: it gets really hard to tackle all the jerseys or 111 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: slippery and the footings is a great and you know, 112 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: John just never gave up. He just kept tracking the 113 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 1: guy down and then he saw just a little, you know, 114 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: piece of the ball to hit and then just clubbed 115 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: it out and the guys did a great job getting 116 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:17,919 Speaker 1: on top of it. So it was really a great 117 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: play and a great team play, great effort by everybody, 118 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: really not giving into anything, even though sometimes you know 119 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 1: the guy breaks away like that and you may have 120 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: people let down. I mean, John turned on the turned 121 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: on those little you know, turbo boosters that he's got, 122 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:38,159 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, just made a great effort play 123 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:41,599 Speaker 1: and with a huge play in the game. Tom, I 124 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: think through eight games only the two thousand and seven 125 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: team has a bigger point differential. Can you compare this 126 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:53,839 Speaker 1: team to that team? Another comparison question. We're not even 127 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: like close to the end through eight games. It's a 128 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 1: through eight games question. Wasn't me who asked? It? Was 129 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 1: no nicks. The Usually we usually reserved these for like 130 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: the really important ones. But that's uh yeah, we're pretty early, 131 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: right now. That's that's that's pretty good. All right, Yeah 132 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: too early, too early? Maybe later too early? All right. Well, 133 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 1: you're when it comes to you, you're an amazing H 134 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: one nineteen and eighteen at home during the regular season. 135 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: What what is it about Foxboro playing here where we 136 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: are today that makes you so dominant? It's really, you know, 137 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: our team, It's it's not you know me, it's it's 138 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: what our team has been able to do and playing 139 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: complimentary football. And I think playing at home you have 140 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: your advantages. The communication is the number one advantage. You know, 141 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: you have ability to personnel substitutions, you know, late checks, 142 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: late audibles, communication with the receivers um, you know, I 143 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: think it's just a a you know, the momentum, turns 144 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: are are are pretty uh, you know, you can use 145 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: those two advantage. So it's really just about you know, 146 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: really good execution and having you know, maybe a couple 147 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: of small advantages. But you know, ultimately in the end, 148 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: you got to go play to it. And you know, 149 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: we're not gonna win just because we're playing at home. 150 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: We're not going to win just because you know, for 151 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: some reason other than we got to go out and 152 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: earn it, and we've got a lot of close games 153 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: and um, you know, I think what we need to 154 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: do at this point is is you know, really hone 155 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 1: in on what we're good at and you know, try 156 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: to find what we can do consistently well and uh, 157 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 1: you know it just work toward you know, improvement, and 158 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 1: we've you know, get better through Octobermber and there's a 159 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: very important time of the year is when you got 160 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: to really start to um you know again, I always say, 161 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 1: you know, it's put the pedal to the metal, but 162 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: that's the reality. You can't start to back off because 163 00:08:56,400 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 1: you're a little tired or because you're a little less fresh. 164 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:05,320 Speaker 1: You know, the weather's a little colder. Um, you know, 165 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:08,079 Speaker 1: the commitments pile up a little bit, you know, and 166 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 1: the holidays come around. You gotta you know, take your 167 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: mind off what you know we're here to do, which 168 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 1: is our job, and be professional and go on execute 169 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 1: and try to uh you know, strain together another good 170 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: week of practice, which will lead to a good week 171 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: of um you know, a lot of it will lead 172 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: to a confidence and trust which will hopefully lead to 173 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:31,199 Speaker 1: you know, a good performance when we get our one 174 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 1: day a week to play, which is you know, Sunday night, Tom, 175 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 1: we have decided that player of the game is none 176 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 1: other than Bubbs Julian Edelman. He went eight for seventy eight, 177 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: but more importantly two touchdowns. How how how important is 178 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 1: it to you to be able to look for him 179 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: on third down? He finds a soft spot in the 180 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 1: zone for the two touchdowns when you guys are struggling 181 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: a little bit on offense. How great is it to 182 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: have jewels out there to get you guys going, Yeah, 183 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,199 Speaker 1: he does, you know, such a great job of just 184 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: his you know, finding spots on his own. Um, you know, 185 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: run after catch, um, you know, just being dependable, being consistent. Um. 186 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 1: You know, the trust factor with with there with him 187 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 1: is is just incredibly high. And you know, he's just 188 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 1: done a great job for us. He's so really he's 189 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:25,199 Speaker 1: so tough, you know, is dependability and fishing conditions like that. 190 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that comes down to a mental toughness game. 191 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 1: And you know, I don't think you're going to find 192 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 1: anybody in the league that's more mentally tough than Julian Edelman. 193 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 1: So it's a I think a very appropriate winner for 194 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 1: for this week. I don't know who the voting goes. 195 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: Who's the voting who votes on that? You guys, Well, 196 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:46,839 Speaker 1: I have final say. I mean it's you know, I mean, 197 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 1: you know that's the way it works. It's like you 198 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: were in the locker room. I mean, you know, I 199 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: got final say over here and I chose Edelman. Nice, 200 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: good choice. I agree with you. So that was a 201 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: good choice. This week. Speaking of the locker room, Tom, 202 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:00,559 Speaker 1: I read that after the game you and your son 203 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 1: Ben waited outside the Brown's locker room to meet ob 204 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 1: j How often do your kids want to meet or 205 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 1: get star struck by other players? And are the Brady 206 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: kids allowed to wear other player jerseys in the house. Okay, 207 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 1: that's a two part question. So the jersey part, um, 208 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 1: they can wear whatever they want. And yes, they're Um, 209 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: they're obviously fans of of you know, dad's jobs. So 210 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: a lot of the guys on our team because they're 211 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 1: so familiar with them. And then, um, you know, they 212 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 1: hear a lot about ob j uh, you know, over 213 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 1: the years. So my oldest son lived in New York 214 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:43,079 Speaker 1: and he is a big fan of his and you know, 215 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: all the kids at school in New York, you know, 216 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:46,840 Speaker 1: after he made that cat too, was you know ob 217 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 1: j O b J will be J. So then my 218 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: son Benny, you know, from his older brother, got to 219 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:55,679 Speaker 1: know who he was, so it was a It was 220 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: pretty nice. And uh now he's a great player, and 221 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: you always wish him a lot of success, and you know, 222 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: they're gonna keep plugging along there, and we're gonna keep 223 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: plugging along here and you know, see how it shakes 224 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:11,680 Speaker 1: out at the end of the year. What'd you do 225 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 1: with the cleats? I have them? Yeah, that was pretty cool. 226 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: That was very very nice to him. So it's pretty unique. 227 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:23,079 Speaker 1: I've never had anyone do that for me, and it 228 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 1: was very thoughtful. So I'd certainly appreciate it. Tom. I 229 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 1: appreciate that you said the kids can wear whatever jersey 230 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 1: that they want to. But you know, if Benny came 231 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:33,360 Speaker 1: over and all of a sudden he's in an Eli 232 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:36,160 Speaker 1: Manning jersey, wouldn't you be like, Ben, come on, man, Wow, 233 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 1: could you do this to dad? Come on? Yeah? Maybe 234 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: that one. I would be a little offended, but I 235 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: mean there's no I'd be cool with anything. Man. They're 236 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 1: you know, they have their own little, beautiful minds. They 237 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:53,079 Speaker 1: get to have little independent thoughts and whatever they want 238 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 1: to do. I'm cool with speaking of that. If you 239 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:57,200 Speaker 1: had given up number twelve, what number would you have 240 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: chosen to wear? It's a good question. It's a good question. U. 241 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: I had a college number that was ten, which I 242 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: always liked, and when I got here, um, Lee Johnson 243 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: was number ten, So I was like, what's up with that? 244 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:17,079 Speaker 1: Like how does he get ten? And then I had 245 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: to go with twelve, which was my high school number. 246 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:24,080 Speaker 1: So um yeah, I mean probably could have made some 247 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: cash if I mean, if you if you'd given that 248 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 1: to him, you probably could have made some cash. How so, 249 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 1: I mean he have to pay it for it, right, 250 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: I mean pay one hundred grand or fifty or something 251 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: like that. I don't charge my teammates or anything. Then 252 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: they got a lot of free stuff for me over 253 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 1: the years, So I'm I'm not into that, not into 254 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 1: that taking away from teammates. Yeah, like super Bowl, right, 255 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:47,559 Speaker 1: it's hard enough to come by, man, It's hard enough 256 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:49,959 Speaker 1: to come by. It's hard enough to make it, you know, 257 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 1: it's and I just don't want to, you know, take 258 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:54,960 Speaker 1: it from them. The quarterback question of the Week for 259 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: Tom Brady is um and this Texter wants you to 260 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 1: look ahead to Sunday night, and when you look at 261 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: the season so far, do you feel like this Ravens 262 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: team is the one that will give you the best 263 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 1: test that you've had yet. I think it's gonna be 264 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 1: a hell of a game. It's gonna be, you know, 265 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 1: a really great environment. Um, they've got a great history there, 266 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 1: especially defensive football, and you know their ability to run 267 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: the ball, control the clock, the way Lamar's playing, you know, 268 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: he's doing a great job for them. You know, we've 269 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 1: always had really tough battles there and anytime you go 270 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: on the road in the NFL, it's pretty you know, 271 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 1: it's hard to win. And again that advantages we have 272 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 1: when we're home, you know, you lose those advantages that 273 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: you go on the road. So you've got to just 274 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: amplify the concentration of the communication. And uh, you know 275 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 1: we're going up at their leading their division. You know, 276 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: they're they're off to a great start. They're playing for 277 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: a lot. We're played for a lot, and uh, it's 278 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 1: gonna be a hell of a game. So it's gonna 279 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: be a it's gonna be tough. I don't know, you know, 280 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: I'm not in the rankings unless it's you know, a 281 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: pass ranking, but a current ranking. I don't know if 282 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 1: I'm I'm prepared for the current ranking, so I'll have 283 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 1: to wait till end a year to rank it. It'll 284 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: be a pretty friendly environment, you know. Those Ravens fans 285 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:20,480 Speaker 1: just love you down there, Tom. They're just bet we 286 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 1: love them. So there's a lot of reciprocity in that. 287 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 1: That's right, It's all love. That's what you preach. Right. 288 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 1: This week, Tom, wrap it up with the Foxboro Fanboy 289 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 1: Question of the Week. You've had a chance now to 290 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 1: play a lot of quarterbacks who you're definitely old enough 291 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 1: to be their dad, but that they all have listed 292 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: you as an idol, and it was kind of a 293 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 1: dream to play against you, being the student of the 294 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: game that you are. Can you think of, you know, 295 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: are there any quarterbacks that you wish you could have 296 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: played against maybe besides you know Montana quarterbacks, you know, 297 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 1: maybe like a Marino or like a Roger Staback. Yeah, 298 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 1: I mean all those guys, and I watched a lot 299 00:15:58,280 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 1: of them over the years and a lot of their 300 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: high life, um, you know, and getting to know those 301 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 1: guys I think has been the cool part and just 302 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 1: having that all right, you know that all the different 303 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 1: you know stations, you can watch now on your on 304 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: your you know, mobile devices. You know, you can see 305 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 1: how so many guys used to play and what their 306 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: skill sets were. And you know the thing about quarterback 307 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 1: is everyone does it a little bit different, and you know, 308 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: everyone has favorite quarterbacks and it's really just what you 309 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 1: see in a quarterback and what your appreciation for what 310 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: that position should do. And there's a lot of ways 311 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 1: to play it. And you know, from a guy like 312 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: Steve Young, Um, Roger Staubach, and then you know Terry Bradshaw, 313 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 1: Joe Montana, Dan Marino, John Elway, Bred, Farv Peyton, Manning Rogers, 314 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: you know the current guys Russell Wilson, Mahomes, m Cam Newton, 315 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan, Roethlisberger. I mean, everyone's got their own style, 316 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 1: and you know, ultimately your job is to um, you know, 317 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 1: move the ball down the field and score points and 318 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: to try to win the game. And it's a you know, 319 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 1: all those guys that I mentioned, I've learned from my watch. 320 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: I see how they do it, and you try to 321 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 1: just add little things into your game based on things 322 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:25,600 Speaker 1: that they may do really well, and there's certainly a 323 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: lot of things that other guys do that I can't do. Um, 324 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 1: but I still have an appreciation for what they're able 325 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 1: to do because it's it's it's it's challenging, it's difficult, 326 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 1: and I think the more you do it, the better 327 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 1: you get at it. Pretty much like everything else, and 328 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's it's a great sport, it's a 329 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:47,439 Speaker 1: great position to play. It's the only position on the 330 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,640 Speaker 1: field I could probably play. I definitely could only play. 331 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:53,480 Speaker 1: And uh, you know, I love being able to do it, 332 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: so it's a hopefully I can do it for a 333 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:58,919 Speaker 1: while longer. I think we got through this whole interview 334 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:01,159 Speaker 1: without talking about your future. I mean that may be 335 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:05,360 Speaker 1: it might be the first time. TB. Well you did 336 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:08,000 Speaker 1: it and then you just talked about it. No, no, no, no, 337 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 1: I didn't do it. No no, no. Tommy has to 338 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: get he'll get crucified on the text line to at 339 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 1: least bring it up in some kind of funny fashion. Guys, 340 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 1: you shouldn't give into like the you know all that. 341 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 1: Don't give into the pressure of like you know all that. 342 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:25,159 Speaker 1: So I feel like you're just like you have to 343 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: do it, and so many people when they start questions, 344 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 1: they go, oh, I have to do this, but you 345 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 1: really don't have to do it. You're just that's the 346 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 1: reason of the precipice for the next question. So you 347 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:38,640 Speaker 1: should just say I want to do this and own it, 348 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 1: as opposed to say, well, I have to do this 349 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:44,679 Speaker 1: like someone is forcing you, because no one's really forced 350 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:46,160 Speaker 1: to do it, you know what I mean. I feel 351 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 1: like I feel like you're just I feel like you're 352 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 1: just I feel like you're just playing with everybody now 353 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:53,440 Speaker 1: and feeding false information left it right, that's what if. 354 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:55,480 Speaker 1: That's what I would do if I were you. I 355 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:58,479 Speaker 1: think I'm pretty consistent. So and here we go, we're 356 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: already getting into that. You know. No, the same things 357 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: we just said we weren't getting into, so we're not 358 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: going to get into them, right, we're not. No, we're 359 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 1: not right. No, no, we're not we're not. All right. Well, listen, 360 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 1: hopefully the weather will be a little bit better on 361 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: on Sunday night, and I know you'll you enjoy the 362 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:18,880 Speaker 1: Sunday night games. You like you like the night games, right, yeah, 363 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 1: I do. I you know, the tough the test games 364 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 1: or Monday nights. I mean, it's great to play on 365 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 1: Monday nights, but it's also you know, the short week 366 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 1: the next week and the sleep and um being on 367 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:30,679 Speaker 1: the road. So I was happy for our team to 368 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:33,360 Speaker 1: come off a Monday night road game and get a win. 369 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 1: That's always you know, i'd say maybe a uh, you know, 370 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 1: a little under the radar, but that's a that's a 371 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:44,880 Speaker 1: challenging that's a little mental toughness. It takes so your 372 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: body's not feeling really great till the end of the 373 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 1: week and you're just battling through and you know they 374 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 1: had a couple of weeks off, so um, you know, 375 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,680 Speaker 1: it's just it's good. Sunday night football is good. It's 376 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:59,119 Speaker 1: and then after that we got to buy so just 377 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: do it. Put everything we got into it kind of 378 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 1: you know, fill the tank and then go empty at 379 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 1: Sunday night and try to get a really tough win 380 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:11,679 Speaker 1: against a really tough team in a tough environment. And 381 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: it's going to take our best football the year. Tom, 382 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 1: What are you gonna be for Halloween? When Halloween Thursday 383 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:23,119 Speaker 1: or Saturday a second Halloween because they have to they 384 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:26,480 Speaker 1: have a second night now. But I gotta get on it. 385 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 1: I gotta get on it. I don't know yet, No, 386 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: I'm not sure. All right, Well, there's like a Fred. 387 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 1: There's a Fred Rogers, like sexy Fred Rogers costume out there. 388 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 1: You might look good as Fred Rogers. I don't even 389 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 1: know who Fred Rogers is. So, mister, you don't know 390 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 1: who mister Rogers is. Mister Rogers, well I know him 391 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 1: as mister Rogers, not Fred Rodgers. See he was raised right. 392 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 1: He refers to him as mister Rogers. Your dad is 393 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 1: smiling somewhere. All right, all right, I appreciate it. All right, 394 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 1: great to talk to you, and we'll talk to you 395 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 1: and just uh you know, Nick unfortunately doesn't get to 396 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 1: meet you again. But it's something point. We'll make that happen. 397 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:04,359 Speaker 1: All right, we'll make it happen. That's a deal, all right, Tom, 398 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:09,199 Speaker 1: Thank you, you guys, Thank you, Halle all right, Happy Halloween. 399 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:11,920 Speaker 1: There's Tom Brady from Gillette Stadium. We'll be right back.