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How would Jim Nantz, of all people, know anything about BB's defensive game plan or holding anything back from the November game? He's just a talking head.
How would Jim Nantz, of all people, know anything about BB's defensive game plan or holding anything back from the November game? He's just a talking head.
It was the other way around. Nantz was playing with the Presidents and he called in Brady to be the 4th.Remember last year when Brady golfed with ex-presidents Clinton and Bush? They needed a last-minute fourth, so Brady brought in...Jim Nantz.
That's no ordinary talking-head relationship.
How would Jim Nantz, of all people, know anything about BB's defensive game plan or holding anything back from the November game? He's just a talking head.
It was the other way around. Nantz was playing with the Presidents and he called in Brady to be the 4th.
It was the other way around. Nantz was playing with the Presidents and he called in Brady to be the 4th.
No way. Nantz is successful for many reasons, including his pregame prep, which involves spending considerable time with the teams. Nantz has a reputation for never burning a coach or a player when they grant him access with the caveat that he not reveal things on air, and as a result, he gets extensive access. I think he's usually in the city of the playoff game on Wednesday, sometimes on Tuesday, and he does as much as he can. At the final four, for example, he'll work an entire day just to get one 15 second nugget for the game telecast.
Nantz is a pro's pro through and through.
This is a little off topic, but who do you think Brady is closest to in the media? I think it's probably Michael Silver, of Sports Illustrated. He's the writer who had the Brady quotes about Branch potentially leaving earlier in the year, and Silver sometimes mentions Brady's friends and family in his column. I think they're friends, and Brady gives him good information.
That may all be true but he sure came across like a Bolts cheer leader, along with his side-car, Phil Simms, last weekend. Their voices went up two full chords when they were talking about the Chargers, then down to a dull bored tone when referring to the Pats. Guess that's the price for success; everybody wants to see you knocked off.
Actually, Simms has always spoken well of the Pats. And he once wrote a column where he criticized the fact that people were tired of seeing New England succeed. It went something along the lines of "people shouldn't be tired of seeing a class organization that represents all that is good about the sport" (I'm quoting rather loosely here, since I'm going by memory).
Ha, that's true, he does write like he's personal friends with a lot of the players. But I think Brady's even mentioned that they've known each other for a while, plus Brady seems to give him more quotes than he gives anyone else.Silver is always talking about players like they all live in his neighborhood and he's known them since they were born.