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thanks for pointing that out, but a link would have been appreciated unless he said it on air.
"My dad said 'Are you guys going to this play this week?' Of course I want to play. I don't want to lose a game. You don't just forfeit these games. [ —ctpatsfan77] Playing Houston, I don't want to see one of them in the offseason and them saying 'Hey, we beat you guys.' Screw that. You have to go out there and play."
Brady was also asked if he expects to stay in the entire game if the score is close.
"Sure," he responded. "Close game. Blowout. We get behind. I'm expecting to play the whole game. I wouldn't see why I wouldn't."
Wow, I'm not so much shocked by this as by the team tipping their hand.
Bill Belichick to Tom Brady: 'You'll play' - Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston
Here's the quote from the Brady:
Reading what I assume was the referenced article (link below), what Brady says is:
"As players, we obviously don't factor into any of those decisions that coach Belichick makes....It's our job to prepare to play and I certainly am...."
and
"I'm expecting to play the whole game. I wouldn't see why I wouldn't."
From the thread header, you might draw the conclusion that he had been told by BB that he'll play the "full game," which, as we all know, is the only way he would know he was doing so. The title of the article is that he has been told he'll play, but not that he'll play the full game.
Bill Belichick tells Tom Brady he'll play Sun. vs. Houston Texans - ESPN Boston
Wow, I'm not so much shocked by this as by the team tipping their hand.
I think that is a little mis-leading. could be the case but.............
I read that and it seemed to me like Brady was saying he is ready and willing to to play the whole game but not that he has been told he will be playing the whole game but that he was told he will be playing.
I think the Pats play to win and leave Brady in as long as it takes, certainly through most of the third quarter. In the last month, we've beaten a couple of decent teams playing with .500 or so records and we won our first game on the road. Now, I think it's more important to beat a team with a winning record on the road (something we haven't done yet and will have to do in the Playoffs) than it is to rest the starters.