1 00:00:15,390 --> 00:00:17,100 {\an8}Good afternoon. 2 00:00:18,018 --> 00:00:22,105 {\an8}Welcome to the first NFL college player draft of the new millennium. 3 00:00:24,233 --> 00:00:27,236 We appreciate all the fans who are here with us this afternoon. 4 00:00:27,236 --> 00:00:30,197 We thank you for being here. We appreciate... 5 00:00:30,197 --> 00:00:31,907 I remember draft day. 6 00:00:31,907 --> 00:00:33,700 I was watching at home with my parents. 7 00:00:33,700 --> 00:00:37,329 We'll probably see seven or eight quarterbacks go eventually in this draft. 8 00:00:37,329 --> 00:00:39,206 I knew I wasn't a first round pick. 9 00:00:39,206 --> 00:00:41,667 I thought maybe second or third round. 10 00:00:41,667 --> 00:00:45,128 {\an8}And the third round came and I was like, "Nothing." 11 00:00:45,128 --> 00:00:48,215 You could see the upcoming teams that were picking, 12 00:00:48,215 --> 00:00:50,467 you'd see the quarterbacks that were available, 13 00:00:50,467 --> 00:00:52,553 and guys that I was kind of lumped with. 14 00:00:52,553 --> 00:00:54,429 A lot of those guys were going off the board. 15 00:00:54,429 --> 00:00:59,935 The Jets select quarterback, Chad Pennington, from Marshall University. 16 00:01:01,436 --> 00:01:03,021 {\an8}You know, the rounds just started, 17 00:01:03,021 --> 00:01:07,317 {\an8}and we had one of those old school screen TVs 18 00:01:07,317 --> 00:01:10,654 {\an8}and we would just wait, and wait. 19 00:01:10,654 --> 00:01:13,115 A quarterback taken by the San Francisco 49ers, 20 00:01:13,115 --> 00:01:17,077 and it's one of local interest, in Giovanni Carmazzi. 21 00:01:17,077 --> 00:01:20,873 Pittsburgh Steelers choice in the fifth round is Tee Martin, 22 00:01:20,873 --> 00:01:23,750 quarterback from University of Tennessee. 23 00:01:23,750 --> 00:01:26,962 {\an8}And we get through the fifth round and still he's not picked, 24 00:01:26,962 --> 00:01:28,630 {\an8}and we're thinking, "What in the heck?" 25 00:01:28,630 --> 00:01:31,258 He says, "I just got to get out of here." 26 00:01:31,717 --> 00:01:33,719 So, I took a walk around the block, I had a baseball bat, 27 00:01:33,719 --> 00:01:37,181 I was slamming the baseball bat into my hand, you know, just... 28 00:01:37,723 --> 00:01:39,933 I mean, imagining if I didn't ever get picked. 29 00:01:39,933 --> 00:01:42,186 And anxious time for so many football players 30 00:01:42,186 --> 00:01:44,563 {\an8}who are waiting to see if they will be drafted. 31 00:01:44,563 --> 00:01:46,648 {\an8}Some are hoping that the phone call comes 32 00:01:46,648 --> 00:01:49,276 {\an8}or their name gets mentioned in the next couple of hours. 33 00:01:49,276 --> 00:01:50,944 In the draft that year, 34 00:01:50,944 --> 00:01:53,906 {\an8}one of the places we knew that we didn't have an immediate need... 35 00:01:55,073 --> 00:01:56,200 {\an8}...was quarterback. 36 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,785 - How much time we got? - We only have a minute twenty. 37 00:01:58,785 --> 00:02:00,287 - Minute twenty. - Let's do it. 38 00:02:00,287 --> 00:02:02,206 All right. We'll take it for what it is. 39 00:02:02,206 --> 00:02:04,666 We'll take it? We'll take it. 40 00:02:04,666 --> 00:02:07,503 You know, we drafted a bunch of players ahead of him, 41 00:02:07,503 --> 00:02:10,088 but when we get to the sixth round, 42 00:02:10,088 --> 00:02:12,382 we're looking at the board and Brady's over there by himself, 43 00:02:12,382 --> 00:02:13,800 I'm like, "What are we doing?" 44 00:02:15,010 --> 00:02:16,845 Yeah, we don't need quarterback, 45 00:02:16,845 --> 00:02:19,181 but he was the best player available. 46 00:02:19,765 --> 00:02:22,726 Make sure that that's confirmed on time and everything, Jimmy D. 47 00:02:22,726 --> 00:02:24,228 - Want me to turn it in? - Yeah. Yeah. 48 00:02:24,228 --> 00:02:25,771 Okay, here it is. 49 00:02:25,771 --> 00:02:29,191 We were sitting there on the sofa downstairs in the family room, 50 00:02:29,191 --> 00:02:33,403 and finally we got a call that Bill Belichick was on the line. 51 00:02:34,905 --> 00:02:36,323 {\an8}Congratulations. 52 00:02:38,492 --> 00:02:41,578 {\an8}Well, we're excited to have you. Sorry to make you wait so long. 53 00:02:41,578 --> 00:02:43,455 {\an8}They said, "Can we speak to Tommy?" 54 00:02:43,455 --> 00:02:45,624 {\an8}And put him on the phone, and... 55 00:02:49,044 --> 00:02:53,757 ...he became a Patriot, which was a jubilant time for the family. 56 00:02:53,757 --> 00:02:55,467 Among the last six picks taken, 57 00:02:55,467 --> 00:02:59,471 Tom Brady at pick 199 goes to the New England Patriots. 58 00:02:59,471 --> 00:03:02,432 My dad had a bottle of champagne that he popped. 59 00:03:02,432 --> 00:03:03,767 I was so happy. 60 00:03:03,767 --> 00:03:06,937 We didn't care where he got picked, we didn't care what number, 61 00:03:06,937 --> 00:03:09,731 although 199 is a pretty good number, if you ask me. 62 00:03:10,399 --> 00:03:13,110 {\an8}There you go. Hold that for ten seconds. 63 00:03:13,110 --> 00:03:15,821 I remember walking in the first day. 64 00:03:15,821 --> 00:03:17,739 You know, I'm sure none of the guys were thinking 65 00:03:17,739 --> 00:03:21,076 as the sixth round pick that I would be on this team very long. 66 00:03:21,076 --> 00:03:26,206 I remember a young, skinny beanpole kid comes over 67 00:03:26,206 --> 00:03:30,043 {\an8}and he says, "Mr. Kraft, I want you to know I'm Tom Brady." 68 00:03:30,043 --> 00:03:31,712 {\an8}I said, "I know who you are. 69 00:03:31,712 --> 00:03:35,299 {\an8}You're a sixth-round draft choice out of Michigan." 70 00:03:35,299 --> 00:03:40,387 And he-- I can still see the look now, I'll never forget. 71 00:03:40,387 --> 00:03:45,684 He said, "Yes, and I'm the best decision your organization has ever made." 72 00:03:46,643 --> 00:03:48,061 I'm looking at him. 73 00:03:48,061 --> 00:03:49,396 "Okay. 74 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,775 From your lips to God's ears, let's see." 75 00:04:08,457 --> 00:04:12,753 Welcome back to sold out Foxboro Stadium. The Rams and the Patriots. 76 00:04:12,753 --> 00:04:14,922 New England with the ball at midfield. 77 00:04:14,922 --> 00:04:16,632 Here we go, Brady! 78 00:04:17,507 --> 00:04:21,970 Over the last seven games, Tom Brady doing a nice job of managing this offense. 79 00:04:21,970 --> 00:04:26,141 But with Drew Bledsoe back on the active roster able to practice, 80 00:04:26,141 --> 00:04:30,270 this is where, as a quarterback, you have to step up your game. 81 00:04:41,323 --> 00:04:42,282 Intercepted! 82 00:04:44,451 --> 00:04:45,619 Goddamn it! 83 00:04:45,619 --> 00:04:47,788 I didn't even see a receiver in the area. 84 00:04:48,455 --> 00:04:51,250 That game was very important for the Patriots. 85 00:04:52,167 --> 00:04:55,128 {\an8}The Rams were the best team in football. 86 00:04:55,963 --> 00:04:58,632 And the Patriots had many opportunities to win, 87 00:04:58,632 --> 00:05:01,718 but Brady really lost that game for the team. 88 00:05:01,718 --> 00:05:03,387 He only got lucky one game. 89 00:05:03,804 --> 00:05:07,683 He's a candidate for a bench warmer. That's it! 90 00:05:09,059 --> 00:05:13,480 I was watching on the sidelines, and I remember thinking, 91 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,065 {\an8}"The shine's off this nickel a little bit. 92 00:05:15,065 --> 00:05:17,109 {\an8}Maybe now I've got a chance to get back in there and play." 93 00:05:17,860 --> 00:05:21,154 {\an8}Our final score, Saint Louis 24, New England 17. 94 00:05:21,154 --> 00:05:24,241 And it's back to 500 for the New England Patriots. 95 00:05:27,244 --> 00:05:28,704 Losing sucks. 96 00:05:28,704 --> 00:05:31,748 You know, any time you play a good team, it's hard to make mistakes. 97 00:05:32,833 --> 00:05:36,295 But, you know, that wasn't our best day out there today, possessing the ball. 98 00:05:36,295 --> 00:05:38,839 How would you assess your performance? 99 00:05:41,758 --> 00:05:44,136 You ask coach Belichick about that one. 100 00:05:52,978 --> 00:05:55,606 The Patriots were five and five after that loss. 101 00:05:56,648 --> 00:06:00,194 People in the media, many of them still looked at Bledsoe 102 00:06:00,194 --> 00:06:03,697 as their best chance of winning, and looked at him as a franchise. 103 00:06:04,573 --> 00:06:06,783 Brady had his opportunity. 104 00:06:07,326 --> 00:06:08,911 It's time for Bledsoe. 105 00:06:10,162 --> 00:06:13,457 Bill, here he is again. He's got to get this one right. 106 00:06:14,458 --> 00:06:16,752 {\an8}My job, and I've been here two years, 107 00:06:16,752 --> 00:06:19,922 {\an8}my job is to make the decisions for the football team. 108 00:06:19,922 --> 00:06:22,883 That's what Mr. Kraft's paying me to do, and that's what I'm gonna do, 109 00:06:22,883 --> 00:06:25,969 I'm gonna make the decisions that I think are the best for the football team. 110 00:06:25,969 --> 00:06:28,096 "T-E-A-M" as in team. 111 00:06:28,096 --> 00:06:31,099 I can't make them for an individual or a group, 112 00:06:31,099 --> 00:06:33,852 I gotta do what's best for the entire team. 113 00:06:35,062 --> 00:06:38,273 Going forward, Tom will be the starter, and... 114 00:06:39,274 --> 00:06:40,692 ...that's the way it'll go. 115 00:06:40,692 --> 00:06:43,028 He'll be the starter unless there's an injury, 116 00:06:43,028 --> 00:06:45,739 I don't see, you know, him not being in there. 117 00:06:45,739 --> 00:06:48,492 Bill, do you reserve the right to change your mind on this? 118 00:06:53,038 --> 00:06:55,457 Prior to making a decision like that, 119 00:06:55,457 --> 00:06:57,251 you understand what's going to come with it, right? 120 00:06:57,251 --> 00:06:58,961 You don't just do it in a vacuum. 121 00:07:00,379 --> 00:07:03,298 The media loves a good quarterback controversy. 122 00:07:04,550 --> 00:07:06,927 You understand there's going to be heat. 123 00:07:06,927 --> 00:07:09,763 {\an8}Tony, you know, I've said this is one of the worst years of coaching 124 00:07:09,763 --> 00:07:11,849 {\an8}ever in the National Football League. 125 00:07:11,849 --> 00:07:14,935 {\an8}Which leads me to one of my favorite whipping boys, Bill Belichick. 126 00:07:15,394 --> 00:07:18,397 Today he decided to declare Tom Brady his starter 127 00:07:18,397 --> 00:07:19,857 for the rest of the season. 128 00:07:19,857 --> 00:07:22,734 {\an8}I don't see the need to name this guy right now. 129 00:07:22,734 --> 00:07:25,112 {\an8}What if he implodes as the season goes on? 130 00:07:25,112 --> 00:07:27,030 {\an8}Why have you done this to Bledsoe? 131 00:07:27,030 --> 00:07:29,366 {\an8}So we're gonna leave a hundred-million-dollar quarterback 132 00:07:29,366 --> 00:07:31,618 {\an8}- sitting on the bench? - Are we sure he's ready to go? 133 00:07:31,618 --> 00:07:33,787 {\an8}- I don't know that question. - I don't know if we're sure he's ready. 134 00:07:33,787 --> 00:07:36,123 {\an8}I think Tom Brady, who hasn't played all that well 135 00:07:36,123 --> 00:07:38,000 {\an8}in two out of the last three ball games. 136 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,878 I think eventually you gotta find a spot for Drew Bledsoe. 137 00:07:43,130 --> 00:07:47,384 The media, it's the group that I call the scribes. 138 00:07:48,594 --> 00:07:51,889 It's just a lot of people who don't have a clue what they're talking about frankly. 139 00:07:52,931 --> 00:07:55,934 But there are some experts in New England on football. 140 00:07:57,060 --> 00:08:00,022 {\an8}And they all work on the coaching staff for the Patriots. 141 00:08:01,106 --> 00:08:04,193 If you're not in the building, you don't really know. 142 00:08:05,903 --> 00:08:10,282 Bill is a dear friend, a guy I've known since high school. 143 00:08:13,243 --> 00:08:15,412 When you've been with somebody for half a century 144 00:08:15,412 --> 00:08:17,164 through a lot of situations, 145 00:08:17,164 --> 00:08:19,958 we know how each other think, we know our quirks. 146 00:08:19,958 --> 00:08:22,878 Sometimes I can look at him, I can gauge his reactions 147 00:08:22,878 --> 00:08:25,005 just seeing his face, and he can do the same with me. 148 00:08:25,881 --> 00:08:29,051 So, when it came to the quarterback controversy, 149 00:08:29,051 --> 00:08:31,136 I knew exactly what he was thinking. 150 00:08:31,970 --> 00:08:36,099 We were not going with Drew Bledsoe as our starting quarterback. 151 00:08:38,143 --> 00:08:39,561 {\an8}Let's go, Drew! 152 00:08:42,063 --> 00:08:45,108 {\an8}You're a rookie, you're coming in, you're the new guy, whatever. 153 00:08:45,108 --> 00:08:48,737 I think if you're able to just keep your mouth shut and play well on the field, 154 00:08:48,737 --> 00:08:51,114 then guys, you know, tend to accept you pretty well. 155 00:08:51,114 --> 00:08:52,908 We talked to all the veterans, 156 00:08:52,908 --> 00:08:55,827 and they all talked about the first time they really get crushed. 157 00:08:55,827 --> 00:08:57,496 Is that something you want to get out of the way early, 158 00:08:57,496 --> 00:08:59,498 or never wanna happen, or...? 159 00:08:59,498 --> 00:09:02,334 I know it's gonna happen so yeah, I guess I'd rather have it happen early. 160 00:09:02,334 --> 00:09:05,838 Get my "Welcome to the NFL" hit, and get that out of the way, 161 00:09:05,838 --> 00:09:08,215 and then hopefully not have too many of them after that. 162 00:09:09,258 --> 00:09:10,717 Earlier in his career, 163 00:09:10,717 --> 00:09:14,137 Drew was a very good quarterback, at times great. 164 00:09:15,180 --> 00:09:17,140 But he got hit. 165 00:09:18,225 --> 00:09:19,434 A lot. 166 00:09:21,144 --> 00:09:23,105 You've been down on the ground how many times, man? 167 00:09:23,105 --> 00:09:25,566 Eleven? Twelve, brother? 168 00:09:26,316 --> 00:09:29,444 After dozens and dozens and dozens of vicious hits, 169 00:09:29,444 --> 00:09:32,865 Drew had started becoming human. 170 00:09:32,865 --> 00:09:33,949 Hut! 171 00:09:34,908 --> 00:09:37,327 Bledsoe to pass, under pressure. 172 00:09:38,495 --> 00:09:39,705 When he's pressured like that, 173 00:09:39,705 --> 00:09:42,416 you could see Bledsoe's feet just stop moving. 174 00:09:43,584 --> 00:09:46,670 You know, Drew, when there was real pressure coming at him, 175 00:09:46,670 --> 00:09:49,006 he'd struggle a little bit. 176 00:09:49,006 --> 00:09:51,133 He knew he was going to be hit, and it looked like 177 00:09:51,133 --> 00:09:54,178 he would just freeze up and wait for the inevitable. 178 00:09:55,888 --> 00:09:58,515 And of course, I talked to Scott Pioli about it. 179 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:02,352 He goes, "Scott, come in here." 180 00:10:02,352 --> 00:10:05,647 And he was watching film, he goes, 181 00:10:05,647 --> 00:10:09,026 "This is it, this is what we've been talking about." 182 00:10:09,026 --> 00:10:10,903 And he goes, "Drew. 183 00:10:12,279 --> 00:10:15,365 He looks like a wildebeest under attack." 184 00:10:28,587 --> 00:10:31,924 As coaches, we knew that we had a problem. 185 00:10:32,799 --> 00:10:34,134 And with Tom, 186 00:10:34,134 --> 00:10:38,514 he was the guy that we thought and truly believed was the answer. 187 00:10:40,140 --> 00:10:41,642 I remember feeling confident, 188 00:10:41,642 --> 00:10:46,438 because we'd had time to learn who he really was. 189 00:10:53,237 --> 00:10:56,031 Let's get a little bit rowdy. 190 00:10:57,366 --> 00:11:00,327 Tom, what do you think makes a good ball player? 191 00:11:05,457 --> 00:11:07,042 - I don't know - You don't know? 192 00:11:07,918 --> 00:11:11,171 Growing up, Tommy was kind of a ballpark rat. 193 00:11:11,797 --> 00:11:14,550 His older sisters played all the sports. 194 00:11:14,550 --> 00:11:17,094 {\an8}And so, when he was barely crawling, 195 00:11:17,094 --> 00:11:20,305 {\an8}he was out at the soccer fields, the softball fields, 196 00:11:20,305 --> 00:11:21,640 just taking it all in. 197 00:11:23,058 --> 00:11:27,896 Somehow, this whippersnapper got the idea that we loved sports. 198 00:11:28,730 --> 00:11:30,482 You know, my dad, we'd go up to the ballpark, 199 00:11:30,482 --> 00:11:33,610 {\an8}he'd roll his collared shirt up, and he'd have a fungo bat in one hand, 200 00:11:33,610 --> 00:11:35,779 {\an8}he'd have a glove in the other hand with a ball. 201 00:11:35,779 --> 00:11:38,240 {\an8}And he'd toss it up with the ball out of his mitt 202 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:40,492 {\an8}and he'd hit, you know, ground balls to me. 203 00:11:40,492 --> 00:11:44,162 I'd always say, "Dad, hit me the divers," you know, make it hard for me. 204 00:11:45,205 --> 00:11:47,249 When it's down and away you drop the shoulder, 205 00:11:47,249 --> 00:11:49,001 you gotta stay up on it. 206 00:11:49,001 --> 00:11:52,254 {\an8}For Tommy, everything was a competition. 207 00:11:52,254 --> 00:11:56,633 {\an8}I mean, we used to have races home from church on a Sunday. 208 00:11:56,633 --> 00:12:01,138 {\an8}Like, whoever got to the porch first, you know, would be waving their finger, 209 00:12:01,138 --> 00:12:05,142 and if he didn't win, he would get angry. 210 00:12:06,185 --> 00:12:07,853 One time, he took the remote 211 00:12:07,853 --> 00:12:11,064 and he threw it as hard as he could at the wall. 212 00:12:12,524 --> 00:12:15,694 I asked my wife about the hole in the wall, 213 00:12:15,694 --> 00:12:19,823 and I said, "What is that?" And she said, "It was Tommy's temper." 214 00:12:20,657 --> 00:12:23,327 Brady rifling it, complete to Kirby. 215 00:12:23,327 --> 00:12:26,246 Tommy started playing football in high school. 216 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:32,503 He had a very significant desire to compete and to win. 217 00:12:33,378 --> 00:12:35,506 {\an8}- What are your strengths? - My strengths? 218 00:12:35,506 --> 00:12:37,966 {\an8}Everybody tells me I have a pretty strong arm, which is good. 219 00:12:37,966 --> 00:12:39,510 {\an8}I'm pretty accurate with it. 220 00:12:39,510 --> 00:12:42,471 And... think I need to work on my speed a little bit. 221 00:12:43,013 --> 00:12:46,266 His speed was not up to where he wanted it to be. 222 00:12:46,266 --> 00:12:49,853 So, there's a drill called The Five Dot Drill. 223 00:12:50,896 --> 00:12:53,690 It's a drill that everybody abhors, 224 00:12:53,690 --> 00:12:59,446 but he went to the backyard and painted on the concrete these dots. 225 00:12:59,446 --> 00:13:02,366 You know, he used to have this dot drill outside, 226 00:13:02,366 --> 00:13:07,538 and he would just practice his footwork, because people would say he was slow. 227 00:13:08,497 --> 00:13:10,123 He was a perfectionist. 228 00:13:10,123 --> 00:13:12,417 Well, I think you always worry, you know. 229 00:13:12,835 --> 00:13:17,256 {\an8}I mean, a perfectionist is almost kind of like a kiss of death in some ways. 230 00:13:17,256 --> 00:13:19,424 {\an8}Because no matter how well you do, 231 00:13:19,424 --> 00:13:21,802 you know, it's never good enough for yourself. 232 00:13:22,845 --> 00:13:24,930 This approach in high school 233 00:13:24,930 --> 00:13:28,141 of doing everything that he could to get better 234 00:13:28,141 --> 00:13:30,519 continued for a long time. 235 00:13:33,355 --> 00:13:37,150 Even after Tommy got to the Patriots here in New England, 236 00:13:37,860 --> 00:13:40,404 his drive was insatiable. 237 00:13:41,488 --> 00:13:45,325 And I think Bill, he could see Tommy's potential. 238 00:13:45,826 --> 00:13:49,955 Here in New England there's been only one topic of discussion all week long. 239 00:13:49,955 --> 00:13:52,040 Who will the starting quarterback be? 240 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:55,460 On one side it's Tom Brady, on the other side, Drew Bledsoe. 241 00:13:55,460 --> 00:13:58,922 The head coach, Bill Belichick says it's Tom Brady. 242 00:14:00,299 --> 00:14:02,551 On first down, play-action fake by Brady. 243 00:14:02,551 --> 00:14:04,219 Looking. Fires to the end zone. 244 00:14:04,219 --> 00:14:06,430 Caught, touchdown, Troy Brown. 245 00:14:06,430 --> 00:14:08,056 What a play! 246 00:14:08,056 --> 00:14:11,476 Bill Belichick chose Tom Brady and said he'd be the quarterback. 247 00:14:11,476 --> 00:14:15,772 And Tom Brady has had a great game, as has the entire team. 248 00:14:19,151 --> 00:14:21,695 You know, Tom's had... he's done a pretty good job, 249 00:14:21,695 --> 00:14:24,781 now this is nine weeks, he's done a pretty good job every week. 250 00:14:24,781 --> 00:14:27,826 Not perfect, but pretty good. And you know, he had, I don't know, 251 00:14:27,826 --> 00:14:29,995 three of four touchdowns today, whatever it was. 252 00:14:29,995 --> 00:14:32,623 You know, he-- I thought that throw at the end of the half 253 00:14:32,623 --> 00:14:34,124 was really a heck of a throw. 254 00:14:34,124 --> 00:14:37,461 Tom understood his role on and off the field, how to help the team. 255 00:14:37,461 --> 00:14:42,674 {\an8}He prepared extremely hard, individually on his fundamentals, his techniques. 256 00:14:44,593 --> 00:14:45,969 It's too early for cameras. 257 00:14:46,970 --> 00:14:50,724 Tom, I feel like got the best out of me because he was so well-prepared, 258 00:14:50,724 --> 00:14:53,685 that I felt like I had to keep up with his preparation. 259 00:14:54,353 --> 00:14:57,314 This is, you know, I just thought I'd show a few plays here a bit. 260 00:14:57,314 --> 00:14:59,858 I think coach saw something in me that he could work with. 261 00:15:01,026 --> 00:15:04,321 We had quarterback school and there was me and Coach Belichick. 262 00:15:04,321 --> 00:15:06,448 We'd sit in there, and we just were football junkies. 263 00:15:06,448 --> 00:15:09,993 From morning, noon, night, that's all we did was talk about football. 264 00:15:09,993 --> 00:15:12,329 Yeah, I loved working with Tom every day. 265 00:15:12,329 --> 00:15:13,956 Seeing the game through the quarterback's eyes, 266 00:15:13,956 --> 00:15:15,874 and understanding what he saw. 267 00:15:15,874 --> 00:15:18,460 I think those are things that helped me be a better coach. 268 00:15:19,169 --> 00:15:22,089 If you're here, what a good quarterback should do is... 269 00:15:22,089 --> 00:15:24,258 Coach Belichick taught me so much. 270 00:15:24,258 --> 00:15:27,135 I could not be the player I was without him. 271 00:15:27,678 --> 00:15:30,389 See what it looks like today. See what it looks like. 272 00:15:32,641 --> 00:15:33,642 Brady was a sponge. 273 00:15:33,642 --> 00:15:37,104 He was absorbing all of this information and applying it on the field. 274 00:15:37,104 --> 00:15:43,110 And one of the things that Belichick values over anything is improvement. 275 00:15:43,652 --> 00:15:45,070 All right, beautiful. 276 00:15:45,070 --> 00:15:47,906 You know, Bledsoe was kind of like this, 277 00:15:47,906 --> 00:15:50,325 and Brady would go from here to there. 278 00:15:50,951 --> 00:15:53,912 Bill Belichick respects it. He loves that. 279 00:15:53,912 --> 00:15:55,122 Nice ball. 280 00:15:56,290 --> 00:16:00,544 I remember this one time, I was having this conversation with Bill, 281 00:16:00,544 --> 00:16:03,213 and he says, "This fucker Brady. 282 00:16:03,213 --> 00:16:06,758 He's making this play, he's making this throw, he's making this adjustment, 283 00:16:06,758 --> 00:16:10,470 you don't have to tell him, he understands the complete situation. 284 00:16:10,470 --> 00:16:12,139 I've never seen anything like it." 285 00:16:13,098 --> 00:16:15,475 Tom, it's a good looking series right there. 286 00:16:15,475 --> 00:16:16,935 Good looking series. 287 00:16:17,519 --> 00:16:20,397 So Bill, he had a belief in Brady. 288 00:16:21,273 --> 00:16:26,236 And the players could sense that, and they bought into it. 289 00:16:27,029 --> 00:16:31,408 Because the rest of the regular season, they didn't lose another game. 290 00:16:35,871 --> 00:16:38,957 Brady, firing underneath, and it's caught. 291 00:16:38,957 --> 00:16:42,252 Coleman, stroking it towards the end zone. 292 00:16:42,252 --> 00:16:44,922 The spectacular catch and run. 293 00:16:44,922 --> 00:16:46,924 This Jets team is shocked. 294 00:16:46,924 --> 00:16:49,426 - That's it! That's awesome! - Here we go, baby. We gotta keep going. 295 00:16:49,426 --> 00:16:50,886 Keep it up, bro! 296 00:16:50,886 --> 00:16:53,764 Football is a relationship business. 297 00:16:53,764 --> 00:16:57,267 {\an8}And Tom Brady, he understood that to a tee. 298 00:16:58,143 --> 00:17:02,439 Me and the rest of the offensive linemen, we would have drinking contests. 299 00:17:02,439 --> 00:17:04,316 And Tom would hang out with us. 300 00:17:04,983 --> 00:17:08,694 I'm like, "Shit, this dude is drinking me under the table." 301 00:17:08,694 --> 00:17:10,030 That's pretty cool. 302 00:17:10,489 --> 00:17:11,949 I think Tommy's been drinking a little bit tonight. 303 00:17:11,949 --> 00:17:15,327 You looking at me? You looking at me? 304 00:17:15,327 --> 00:17:17,954 You gotta be one of the boys, because you are. 305 00:17:17,954 --> 00:17:21,541 You don't ever want your guys feeling like they can't talk to you. 306 00:17:21,541 --> 00:17:24,127 But when all the guys are going out to drink beers, 307 00:17:24,127 --> 00:17:27,214 you might have to slip a few waters in there, you know? 308 00:17:27,214 --> 00:17:31,385 Tom knew that when you endear yourself to the big guys in front, 309 00:17:31,385 --> 00:17:35,180 it's usually reciprocated, you know, on the field. 310 00:17:35,180 --> 00:17:36,431 Hut! 311 00:17:36,431 --> 00:17:38,183 Brady, out of the shotgun. 312 00:17:38,767 --> 00:17:40,936 All day to throw to the sideline. 313 00:17:40,936 --> 00:17:43,230 Patten with the catch, out of bounds. 314 00:17:43,230 --> 00:17:45,524 There's attitude to this offensive line. 315 00:17:45,524 --> 00:17:48,360 Smith, looking for daylight! 316 00:17:48,360 --> 00:17:50,445 Touchdown, New England. 317 00:17:51,029 --> 00:17:53,740 And we got bedlam here at Foxboro. 318 00:17:55,284 --> 00:17:57,828 It's the Patriots with new momentum. 319 00:18:00,455 --> 00:18:02,499 He takes a mammoth hit. 320 00:18:02,499 --> 00:18:05,127 Tell you what, Brady got right up. 321 00:18:05,127 --> 00:18:06,753 All right, baby. Let's go get them. 322 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:09,131 It's caught. 323 00:18:11,258 --> 00:18:14,636 As we went on, Tom was getting tougher. 324 00:18:14,636 --> 00:18:16,513 Not just physically, but mentally. 325 00:18:17,556 --> 00:18:20,350 {\an8}But you can't just turn that on during the game. 326 00:18:20,350 --> 00:18:21,894 You gotta practice that. 327 00:18:22,311 --> 00:18:24,479 And put the ball on the one yard line. 328 00:18:24,479 --> 00:18:25,856 What's up, young buck? 329 00:18:25,856 --> 00:18:28,192 Don't let me catch you or I'm gonna do something to you. 330 00:18:28,192 --> 00:18:30,569 When Tom went against us in practice, 331 00:18:30,569 --> 00:18:33,197 we're talking shit and we're going at him, 332 00:18:33,197 --> 00:18:36,408 because we gotta make sure you feel that pressure. 333 00:18:38,076 --> 00:18:40,412 - Oh yeah, pick. - Damn it! 334 00:18:40,412 --> 00:18:42,331 He scared now. We got him. 335 00:18:42,331 --> 00:18:45,542 {\an8}You know, I picked off Tom. I'm like, "What the hell is that? 336 00:18:45,542 --> 00:18:47,294 {\an8}My goddamn grandma could've caught that shit!" 337 00:18:47,294 --> 00:18:49,671 {\an8}You know, I'm just giving it to him. 338 00:18:49,671 --> 00:18:52,299 Man, we used to rip him up. 339 00:18:53,217 --> 00:18:55,928 When it came to getting under a player's skin, 340 00:18:55,928 --> 00:19:00,557 Ty, Vrabel, some of these other guys, they had no rules. 341 00:19:00,557 --> 00:19:05,437 Whatever it was, there was nothing off the table for Mike Vrabel. 342 00:19:05,437 --> 00:19:06,772 Fuck off, Brady! 343 00:19:08,023 --> 00:19:09,691 And sometime I would even look at him and be like, 344 00:19:09,691 --> 00:19:13,195 "Vrabes, like, I think you went too fucking far." 345 00:19:13,779 --> 00:19:16,198 {\an8}You know, I said, "Tom'll be just fine. Trust me." 346 00:19:16,698 --> 00:19:18,534 Brady in the shotgun on third and one. 347 00:19:18,534 --> 00:19:20,327 Nice fake by Brady. 348 00:19:20,327 --> 00:19:22,746 And Faulk turns and throws it back for Brady. 349 00:19:22,746 --> 00:19:24,081 He's there! 350 00:19:24,831 --> 00:19:27,584 If you look at the stands, not an empty seat. 351 00:19:27,584 --> 00:19:29,378 Everybody in Patriot colors, and-- 352 00:19:29,962 --> 00:19:30,963 And they're having fun so far. 353 00:19:30,963 --> 00:19:34,424 Let's go Brady! Throw it! Throw it! 354 00:19:34,424 --> 00:19:36,760 Brady, quick pass out here. 355 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:40,514 Complete to Pass. Pass to the ten, to the five, touchdown! 356 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:45,018 The New England Patriots win their fifth in a row. 357 00:19:45,811 --> 00:19:51,316 I think without him being the superstar, the iconic main guy for the team, 358 00:19:51,316 --> 00:19:55,320 kinda let everybody else have a piece of the pie. 359 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:58,365 {\an8}They took a little bit more ownership in the sense, like, 360 00:19:58,365 --> 00:19:59,575 this is our team. 361 00:20:00,409 --> 00:20:03,787 It's not Tom's team. It's not Bill's team. 362 00:20:03,787 --> 00:20:05,998 It's Mr. Kraft's team, but it's not even Mr. Kraft's team. 363 00:20:05,998 --> 00:20:08,792 It's our team. We're doing this together. 364 00:20:09,501 --> 00:20:11,211 The New England Patriots on the verge 365 00:20:11,211 --> 00:20:14,047 of their first division title in four years. 366 00:20:14,047 --> 00:20:16,466 Brady to the end zone. Touchdown! 367 00:20:17,384 --> 00:20:20,429 That should do it, the regular season has come to a close. 368 00:20:20,971 --> 00:20:23,682 Our congratulations to the AFC 369 00:20:23,682 --> 00:20:26,727 Eastern Division champion New England Patriots. 370 00:20:28,270 --> 00:20:32,482 And now this New England Patriots football team is headed to the playoffs. 371 00:20:41,033 --> 00:20:44,244 Hey, Mr. Kraft, playoffs. Let's go! 372 00:20:48,916 --> 00:20:50,417 Hi, Pat. 373 00:20:51,043 --> 00:20:55,255 {\an8}Thank you, we're... we're all flying high here. 374 00:20:55,255 --> 00:21:00,093 {\an8}Yeah, it's great, and it hope it sells more newspapers for the Herald. 375 00:21:02,554 --> 00:21:04,473 No, that's great, you've done... 376 00:21:04,473 --> 00:21:10,103 After we won our last game in that season, we had made the playoffs. 377 00:21:10,562 --> 00:21:12,898 - Bobby, congratulations. - Thanks. 378 00:21:12,898 --> 00:21:14,399 Way to go! 379 00:21:14,399 --> 00:21:16,360 When you bought this team, you never dreamed 380 00:21:16,360 --> 00:21:18,612 that this would happen this quickly, did you? 381 00:21:18,612 --> 00:21:25,285 Before I bought the team, I'd been a fan for 34 years. 382 00:21:25,285 --> 00:21:30,749 And in those 34 years, been one home playoff game. 383 00:21:30,749 --> 00:21:33,210 Think about it. One home playoff game. 384 00:21:35,963 --> 00:21:40,509 The whole New England region was going nuts. 385 00:21:40,509 --> 00:21:44,179 With Foxboro Stadium set for demolition this off season, 386 00:21:44,179 --> 00:21:47,850 the Patriots just two games away from the Super Bowl, 387 00:21:47,850 --> 00:21:51,895 will host a game for the final time at the storied venue. 388 00:21:52,980 --> 00:21:57,276 It's the most memorable game in the 30-year history 389 00:21:57,276 --> 00:21:59,778 of the old Foxboro Stadium. 390 00:21:59,778 --> 00:22:02,155 The last game ever played there. 391 00:22:15,419 --> 00:22:18,046 Game day, there's nothing quite like it. 392 00:22:20,132 --> 00:22:21,800 You know, when you have a big game, 393 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:24,595 you can feel your heart coming right up into your mouth. 394 00:22:25,929 --> 00:22:29,308 But you've gotta stay focused on what the team needs to get done. 395 00:22:33,645 --> 00:22:36,732 Fellas, listen, it's been an incredible run. 396 00:22:36,732 --> 00:22:38,275 Almost a Cinderella story. 397 00:22:38,275 --> 00:22:40,652 But tonight, I am very concerned 398 00:22:40,652 --> 00:22:42,863 that we're gonna turn into a big, fat pumpkin. 399 00:22:42,863 --> 00:22:45,157 [radio caller 2] The Raiders look sharp. Let's be honest, fellas. 400 00:22:45,157 --> 00:22:46,825 There's no competing with that. 401 00:22:46,825 --> 00:22:49,244 With Brady and Belichick, we just can't match that. 402 00:22:49,244 --> 00:22:51,663 We're gonna lose the final game in Foxboro Stadium. 403 00:22:51,663 --> 00:22:54,208 I'm afraid we're all gonna get our butts handed to us. 404 00:22:54,208 --> 00:22:57,169 {\an8}With call-in radio, when I have it on for about two minutes, 405 00:22:57,169 --> 00:23:00,881 {\an8}I kick myself and say, "You dummy, that's why you don't listen to it." 406 00:23:00,881 --> 00:23:03,467 {\an8}And I turn it off for another three weeks. 407 00:23:04,426 --> 00:23:07,304 That said, they were not wrong. 408 00:23:07,304 --> 00:23:09,723 This is way before we became the Evil Empire. 409 00:23:09,723 --> 00:23:11,975 I mean, we were the underdog all the way. 410 00:23:14,186 --> 00:23:16,772 But I remember driving to the game, 411 00:23:16,772 --> 00:23:19,983 it starts spitting snow as I'm going down, 412 00:23:19,983 --> 00:23:22,569 and I just had a great feeling. 413 00:23:28,450 --> 00:23:30,327 We loved playing in the snow. 414 00:23:31,787 --> 00:23:36,375 Looking in hindsight, of course, it's the only snow we got all winter, 415 00:23:36,375 --> 00:23:39,545 that evening, when we needed it. 416 00:23:39,545 --> 00:23:43,590 It was like the weather guy just dialed it up for us right over the field. 417 00:23:45,968 --> 00:23:48,178 For us, it was kind of a magical night. 418 00:23:49,596 --> 00:23:51,139 Felt like fate. 419 00:23:53,225 --> 00:23:55,561 I remember walking out on the field for pregame, 420 00:23:55,561 --> 00:23:58,939 and I'm thinking, "Man, we are gonna shock the world today." 421 00:24:14,705 --> 00:24:16,164 Good evening, everyone, and welcome 422 00:24:16,164 --> 00:24:18,876 to the winter wonderland that is Foxboro Stadium. 423 00:24:18,876 --> 00:24:22,754 Tonight, the Patriots against the Oakland Raiders in the AFC semi-finals, 424 00:24:22,754 --> 00:24:24,965 and the snow is coming down in Foxborough, 425 00:24:24,965 --> 00:24:28,010 and will come down throughout this evening. 426 00:24:28,719 --> 00:24:32,181 The snow just came continuously. 427 00:24:32,181 --> 00:24:38,270 And we tried to clear it by the rules, but as little as we had to. 428 00:24:38,270 --> 00:24:41,231 I know I'm not supposed to say that, but that's the truth. 429 00:24:42,900 --> 00:24:45,110 Listen up! Who here has a championship ring? 430 00:24:45,110 --> 00:24:46,028 - Nobody. - Let's go, baby. 431 00:24:46,028 --> 00:24:47,905 Don't forget what the fuck you're fighting for! 432 00:24:47,905 --> 00:24:50,741 All right? We win! Win on three. One, two, three, win! 433 00:24:53,118 --> 00:24:54,328 We're gonna get this one. 434 00:24:54,328 --> 00:24:56,121 - Promise? - I promise that. 435 00:24:57,497 --> 00:25:00,584 Bill, given the conditions, how big of an advantage is that? 436 00:25:00,584 --> 00:25:02,544 The field, I don't think we'll have a problem. 437 00:25:02,544 --> 00:25:04,505 At least it didn't look like that pregame. 438 00:25:04,505 --> 00:25:06,590 And, you know, I think we're ready to go tonight. 439 00:25:08,967 --> 00:25:12,513 It seemed like Belichick hit the switch on this one as far as the weather. 440 00:25:12,513 --> 00:25:13,639 {\an8}Here's the switch. 441 00:25:13,639 --> 00:25:16,808 {\an8}Weather's good one day, the next day look what flows in. 442 00:25:16,808 --> 00:25:18,727 We had a blizzard goin' on out here. 443 00:25:20,270 --> 00:25:22,022 This is perfect for us. 444 00:25:22,940 --> 00:25:24,691 We're playing against the Raiders. 445 00:25:25,442 --> 00:25:27,653 This is a West Coast team coming in. 446 00:25:27,653 --> 00:25:31,031 It was slushy. The vision was blurred. 447 00:25:31,031 --> 00:25:33,367 Not what they're accustomed to. 448 00:25:33,367 --> 00:25:36,328 Ain't that cold. Ain't no cold, baby. It ain't cold. 449 00:25:37,621 --> 00:25:40,415 You're always trying to find the small advantages. 450 00:25:41,375 --> 00:25:43,210 Especially for that game. 451 00:25:43,752 --> 00:25:45,963 Because we knew they were good. 452 00:25:45,963 --> 00:25:47,965 They were a good football team. 453 00:25:47,965 --> 00:25:50,425 They were wishing for everything. They wished for the snow. 454 00:25:50,425 --> 00:25:52,427 They wished for it to be cold. 455 00:25:52,427 --> 00:25:55,597 There's one thing they didn't wish for. They didn't wish for the Raiders. 456 00:25:55,597 --> 00:25:56,932 Raiders on three. 457 00:25:56,932 --> 00:25:59,309 One, two, three, Raiders! 458 00:26:02,312 --> 00:26:04,439 And we're underway at Foxboro. 459 00:26:07,234 --> 00:26:09,111 Gannon looking for the end zone, has a man. 460 00:26:09,111 --> 00:26:10,779 Touchdown! 461 00:26:13,323 --> 00:26:16,451 Not today. Not today. 462 00:26:18,287 --> 00:26:20,789 On to the field comes Tom Brady. 463 00:26:20,789 --> 00:26:22,833 Let's see how the Patriots bounce back. 464 00:26:22,833 --> 00:26:23,959 Hut! 465 00:26:25,836 --> 00:26:28,755 Brady, pulls it down. Now throws, and it's intercepted. 466 00:26:31,717 --> 00:26:34,553 Tom Brady lost his patience as a quarterback. 467 00:26:34,553 --> 00:26:36,555 It's a big turnover for the Oakland Raiders, 468 00:26:36,555 --> 00:26:39,057 and they have field position once again. 469 00:26:40,809 --> 00:26:46,148 We had some shit happen in that game that made it almost impossible for us to win. 470 00:26:47,357 --> 00:26:48,692 I threw an interception early. 471 00:26:48,692 --> 00:26:49,693 Hut! 472 00:26:50,110 --> 00:26:51,653 And we didn't do shit. 473 00:26:51,653 --> 00:26:53,614 We couldn't move the ball. 474 00:26:54,531 --> 00:26:56,533 I mean, it was just-- It was awful. 475 00:26:57,117 --> 00:26:59,745 Brady with time, lots of time. 476 00:27:01,246 --> 00:27:03,749 Throws, and overthrows the receiver. 477 00:27:05,876 --> 00:27:08,337 Having all day to throw the football. 478 00:27:09,588 --> 00:27:11,882 Tom Brady relatively quiet. 479 00:27:12,841 --> 00:27:14,468 Let's go! 480 00:27:15,344 --> 00:27:19,723 Wake up, will you? Let's play the game! 481 00:27:20,474 --> 00:27:22,267 Looked up at the scoreboard. 482 00:27:22,267 --> 00:27:27,397 Down ten, you know, against a great team, in the fourth quarter of the game. 483 00:27:27,397 --> 00:27:30,442 And the feeling that we had, judging by the way we played, 484 00:27:30,442 --> 00:27:32,945 I mean, there was no way we could do it. 485 00:27:32,945 --> 00:27:35,781 But coach came over, and was like, 486 00:27:35,781 --> 00:27:38,909 "Come on guys, we still got a shot at this." 487 00:27:38,909 --> 00:27:40,577 We just gotta get the ball in the end zone here. 488 00:27:40,577 --> 00:27:42,788 So whatever our best plays are, that's what we need to do. 489 00:27:42,788 --> 00:27:43,872 Okay. Well, I mean... 490 00:27:43,872 --> 00:27:45,541 So, we're goin' no-huddle. 491 00:27:45,541 --> 00:27:47,584 We're just gonna kinda pick up our tempo. 492 00:27:49,169 --> 00:27:50,963 Going out on the field. 493 00:27:50,963 --> 00:27:53,131 I remember looking at the guys and saying, 494 00:27:53,131 --> 00:27:55,259 "You gotta have the best game of your life for me." 495 00:27:57,511 --> 00:27:58,679 Hut! 496 00:27:59,137 --> 00:28:00,764 Third and five. 497 00:28:01,557 --> 00:28:04,184 Quick pass. Wiggins. First down. 498 00:28:05,227 --> 00:28:07,813 Brady. There's a quick pass. 499 00:28:07,813 --> 00:28:09,982 And that's complete to Troy Brown. 500 00:28:11,024 --> 00:28:13,151 Well, we've just seen a different New England offense. 501 00:28:13,151 --> 00:28:16,446 You can tell a little more intensity, a sense of urgency. 502 00:28:16,446 --> 00:28:17,948 Talk about finding a rhythm. 503 00:28:17,948 --> 00:28:18,907 Hut! 504 00:28:19,741 --> 00:28:20,742 Brady. 505 00:28:22,828 --> 00:28:25,539 And is that caught? It is caught. 506 00:28:26,248 --> 00:28:29,835 Jermaine Wiggins caught it off of David Patten. 507 00:28:30,335 --> 00:28:31,920 Patriot fans come to their feet. 508 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:34,256 They smell something here on second and goal. 509 00:28:34,256 --> 00:28:35,299 Hut! 510 00:28:37,134 --> 00:28:39,219 Steps up. Gonna run it. 511 00:28:39,219 --> 00:28:41,180 Inside the five, touchdown. 512 00:28:44,683 --> 00:28:50,272 Patriots, behind Tom Brady, see their season stay alive. 513 00:28:50,856 --> 00:28:54,276 That's some great comebacks. Keep it up, baby. 514 00:28:55,027 --> 00:28:57,404 I was fired up. I was screaming at my teammates. 515 00:28:58,238 --> 00:28:59,698 And it gave us a chance. 516 00:29:00,115 --> 00:29:00,991 Hut! 517 00:29:02,910 --> 00:29:05,579 Brady, with time. Running out of time now. 518 00:29:05,579 --> 00:29:07,122 On the move. 519 00:29:07,122 --> 00:29:10,459 And he's gonna run for the first down, and has it, and goes out of bounds. 520 00:29:10,459 --> 00:29:11,960 Yeah, let's go! 521 00:29:12,669 --> 00:29:15,380 Not much question about what Tom Brady has to get done here, 522 00:29:15,380 --> 00:29:17,424 but on the last drive, he showed 523 00:29:17,424 --> 00:29:19,343 that he can move this football team in a hurry. 524 00:29:19,343 --> 00:29:21,386 Well, I think they've taken off some of those shackles 525 00:29:21,386 --> 00:29:24,097 they had on him, and he's making good decisions. 526 00:29:25,140 --> 00:29:26,934 Brady, from the shotgun. 527 00:29:28,393 --> 00:29:29,895 Lost the football. 528 00:29:29,895 --> 00:29:31,772 Covered by the Raiders. 529 00:29:36,235 --> 00:29:38,320 That has pretty much sealed 530 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:41,198 an Oakland Raider victory here in New England. 531 00:29:52,626 --> 00:29:54,336 I was so pissed. 532 00:29:54,336 --> 00:29:57,214 And I ran off the field and I thought, "Fuck, that's it, that's the season." 533 00:29:58,549 --> 00:30:00,384 I mean, I just, I couldn't believe that, 534 00:30:00,384 --> 00:30:02,970 you know, I'd fumbled the ball to lose the game. 535 00:30:04,346 --> 00:30:05,931 With the amount of time we had left on the clock, 536 00:30:05,931 --> 00:30:08,725 there's no way that we could have come back and won that game. 537 00:30:10,352 --> 00:30:13,230 That moment, that was tough. 538 00:30:13,814 --> 00:30:16,441 You know, we've had this special season, 539 00:30:16,441 --> 00:30:19,570 and then all of a sudden, just... it's over. 540 00:30:21,154 --> 00:30:25,242 This game of football, it's all about control, control, control. 541 00:30:25,242 --> 00:30:27,327 Control your own destiny. 542 00:30:28,245 --> 00:30:30,497 {\an8}And then, every once in awhile, you know... 543 00:30:32,833 --> 00:30:36,712 {\an8}...God does tell you, you ain't in control. 544 00:30:37,921 --> 00:30:41,008 Well, they're going to, under two minutes, 545 00:30:41,008 --> 00:30:44,052 review whether it's an incomplete pass or a fumble. 546 00:30:45,137 --> 00:30:47,723 Well, it looks like Tom Brady had changed his mind 547 00:30:47,723 --> 00:30:49,850 and was not gonna throw the football. 548 00:30:49,850 --> 00:30:53,520 He's pulled it down. He had control of it. 549 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:55,189 Charles Woodson hits him. 550 00:30:55,939 --> 00:30:59,026 And there's no doubt Greg, that is a fumble. 551 00:31:04,489 --> 00:31:07,075 We basically thought we'd lost. 552 00:31:09,578 --> 00:31:15,167 I remember my son, Josh, he enjoyed sitting in the stands. 553 00:31:15,167 --> 00:31:17,044 We had seen him leave. 554 00:31:18,670 --> 00:31:23,175 And he was in the parking lot, getting ready to drive out. 555 00:31:24,301 --> 00:31:26,553 And then this big roar happens. 556 00:31:26,553 --> 00:31:29,014 And he calls me, and he says, "What's going on?" 557 00:31:29,014 --> 00:31:30,432 I said, "Come back." 558 00:31:31,225 --> 00:31:32,893 After reviewing the play, 559 00:31:32,893 --> 00:31:35,354 the quarterback's arm was going forward, 560 00:31:35,354 --> 00:31:37,648 and is an incomplete pass. 561 00:31:38,732 --> 00:31:39,775 Wow. 562 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:42,319 Game time, baby. It's game time! 563 00:31:43,862 --> 00:31:47,574 It, of course, is up to Walt Coleman's interpretation. 564 00:31:47,574 --> 00:31:49,326 Let's go back and take a look. 565 00:31:51,453 --> 00:31:54,206 I mean, it felt like a fumble to me. 566 00:31:54,206 --> 00:31:57,209 And it looked like a fumble to basically everyone else, 567 00:31:57,209 --> 00:31:59,545 except that's not the way the rule was written. 568 00:31:59,545 --> 00:32:02,005 So we didn't write the fucking rule! 569 00:32:03,257 --> 00:32:04,508 Yeah, we were just told, Greg, 570 00:32:04,508 --> 00:32:07,970 when the quarterback pulls the football down, or tucks it, 571 00:32:07,970 --> 00:32:11,849 it doesn't matter if he's intending to throw the football or not, 572 00:32:11,849 --> 00:32:14,226 it is an incomplete pass. 573 00:32:14,226 --> 00:32:17,771 God bless Walt Coleman and the "Tuck Rule." 574 00:32:17,771 --> 00:32:21,525 And we do feel that God's hand was at work. 575 00:32:22,401 --> 00:32:24,611 The truth is, in this game, whether it's... 576 00:32:25,863 --> 00:32:30,158 ...luck, good fortune, fate, I don't know. 577 00:32:30,158 --> 00:32:33,120 Something... something was on our side. 578 00:32:34,997 --> 00:32:37,082 New life for the Patriots. 579 00:32:37,082 --> 00:32:40,294 And the chance for a possible game tying field goal. 580 00:32:40,878 --> 00:32:42,337 Come on, Adam. 581 00:32:42,337 --> 00:32:46,175 Adam Vinatieri, with a season long of 54, 582 00:32:46,175 --> 00:32:49,011 but it did not come in a snowstorm. 583 00:32:50,220 --> 00:32:53,599 {\an8}At that point, the realization kicked in of, 584 00:32:53,599 --> 00:32:57,311 {\an8}"This is gonna come down to a kick in this snowy weather on you, bud." 585 00:32:58,020 --> 00:33:01,148 And onto the field comes Adam Vinatieri. 586 00:33:01,148 --> 00:33:04,151 This will be a 45-yard attempt. 587 00:33:04,151 --> 00:33:05,819 Come on. 588 00:33:05,819 --> 00:33:09,364 You know, a 45-yarder in six inches of snow 589 00:33:09,364 --> 00:33:13,076 in a crazy blizzard like that, was super, super low percentage kick. 590 00:33:13,785 --> 00:33:15,704 We didn't even have any time to really clear the field or anything. 591 00:33:15,704 --> 00:33:18,749 I kind of gave one little sweep with my foot and was like... 592 00:33:18,749 --> 00:33:21,126 "Here goes nothing." 593 00:33:22,669 --> 00:33:24,588 I just had a conversation with myself saying, 594 00:33:24,588 --> 00:33:28,217 "Hey, Adam, man, this is gonna be the most difficult kick of your life. 595 00:33:29,176 --> 00:33:31,303 With this much on the line, 596 00:33:31,887 --> 00:33:35,557 you have to just focus in and do everything right. 597 00:33:36,683 --> 00:33:38,310 If you miss it, you're done, man." 598 00:33:50,572 --> 00:33:52,282 He kicked the ball, 599 00:33:52,282 --> 00:33:54,993 but it's dark, it's snowing, very hard to see. 600 00:33:55,827 --> 00:33:58,956 And I remember the famous words from the head coach, "What happened?" 601 00:33:58,956 --> 00:34:01,375 I said, "He made the field goal." 602 00:34:01,834 --> 00:34:04,044 It is... good! 603 00:34:11,677 --> 00:34:13,887 That tied it up, and... 604 00:34:13,887 --> 00:34:16,098 you know, we went on to stop them, get the ball in overtime 605 00:34:16,098 --> 00:34:17,766 and kick the field goal to win it. 606 00:34:17,766 --> 00:34:21,770 This is to advance to the AFC championship game. 607 00:34:38,954 --> 00:34:40,581 Hey, I can't even put it in words. 608 00:34:40,581 --> 00:34:42,875 These guys played like champions. They played hard. 609 00:34:42,875 --> 00:34:44,251 And they gave me a chance to play... 610 00:34:44,251 --> 00:34:47,629 {\an8}Thank God for Adam Vinatieri! 611 00:34:49,464 --> 00:34:50,882 {\an8}Oh, my God-- 612 00:34:50,882 --> 00:34:54,887 Man, they should bronze his damn foot, for real, you know? 613 00:34:54,887 --> 00:34:59,641 Put Adam Vinatieri's foot on top of your damn car, like it's a Rolls-Royce. 614 00:35:01,435 --> 00:35:03,312 That was one of those games, where you be like, 615 00:35:03,312 --> 00:35:06,148 "Damn, we gonna remember that one." 616 00:35:23,874 --> 00:35:25,501 Was that a football game or what? Yeah! 617 00:35:25,501 --> 00:35:26,877 What just happened, boy? 618 00:35:26,877 --> 00:35:29,129 Yeah! What just happened! 619 00:35:30,672 --> 00:35:33,008 - Told you fourteen would win it. - Yeah, that did, didn't it. 620 00:35:36,762 --> 00:35:37,888 That was a great job. 621 00:35:37,888 --> 00:35:39,264 Okay, we got it from everybody. 622 00:35:39,264 --> 00:35:42,601 Third down stops, offense, special team punt return. 623 00:35:42,601 --> 00:35:44,978 Everything you had to do in the fourth quarter, you did it. 624 00:35:44,978 --> 00:35:47,356 You cut it close, but you did it. Okay. 625 00:35:48,106 --> 00:35:49,274 All right, look, 626 00:35:49,274 --> 00:35:50,776 everything we've had this year, 627 00:35:50,776 --> 00:35:52,319 there's a lot to be thankful for, 628 00:35:52,319 --> 00:35:54,446 but it all starts at the top. 629 00:35:54,446 --> 00:35:57,032 This playoff game was for you. 630 00:35:58,408 --> 00:35:59,910 Mr. Kraft! 631 00:36:01,620 --> 00:36:05,040 Tuesday, Tuesday at one. 632 00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:07,167 - Yes, sir. - Tuesday at one. 633 00:36:09,586 --> 00:36:11,630 This is our year! This is our year! 634 00:36:12,923 --> 00:36:15,384 Hey, "Champs" on three. One, two, three. 635 00:36:15,384 --> 00:36:16,885 Champs! 636 00:36:16,885 --> 00:36:19,471 This is destiny. Destiny, baby. 637 00:36:21,098 --> 00:36:23,851 {\an8}There's a part of all of us thinking, like, "Man... 638 00:36:23,851 --> 00:36:29,022 {\an8}I mean, there are some things happening here that are destiny-like." 639 00:36:33,986 --> 00:36:36,864 And I mean, I felt this before. 640 00:36:36,864 --> 00:36:38,532 But now it's for sure. 641 00:36:39,199 --> 00:36:41,410 It's like, "Oh my gosh. 642 00:36:41,410 --> 00:36:43,579 I mean, maybe we were meant to do this." 643 00:36:46,623 --> 00:36:47,833 Welcome to Pittsburgh. 644 00:36:47,833 --> 00:36:51,420 The Patriots do provide a formidable challenge here today, 645 00:36:51,420 --> 00:36:54,965 and anyone who watched Tom Brady's performance in the snow last weekend 646 00:36:54,965 --> 00:36:57,801 knows the young New England quarterback can deliver. 647 00:37:01,763 --> 00:37:03,182 Hut! 648 00:37:08,937 --> 00:37:10,355 Oh, boy. 649 00:37:10,355 --> 00:37:14,359 The Patriots quarterback is down and he's injured.