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Now that I'm not at work and not posting from my cell phone and able to hear the actual interview, I can feel free to comment on the topic at hand.
This is the entire quote after the question...
Basically, I took this as Reiss stating that he doesn't think that Brady and the Patriots are buddy-buddy. He and Kraft are not going to get together for dinner and a movie and have Kraft cut a hole in the bottom of the popcorn box and wait for Brady to stick his hand in there. He's saying that they have a good business relationship and have for quite some time. At the same time, he's saying that Brady has seen what has happened with some other bigger veterans that the Patriots have had over the years (going so far as to mention them by name) and knows that this has the potential to be a long, drawn out negotiation for a new contract. He says that the two sides know that Brady wants to be one of the highest paid players in the league and, possibly, the highest paid player at his position. So I'm not sure why you guys are jumping all over Deus. The only problem that I see here is that he paraphrased the quote and didn't use the whole thing. Even then, you can get the point from the paraphrase.
At the same time, I think we should all take notice how many times Reiss says one word. That word is: "THINK". Reiss is essentially giving his opinion here, however educated it may be. It stands to reason that he could either be very right (which is what I'm going with given his history) or very wrong. He THINKS they have a good business relationship. He THINKS that Brady could be or has been influenced by other veterans departing after asking for more money. He THINKS that the two sides have a common understanding. He DOESN'T THINK there is any animosity between the two sides. He DOESN'T THINK Brady is coming into camp angry. These are very key words here. Reiss doesn't know for certain either way, and I believe we should all keep that in mind when looking at and judging this.
This is the entire quote after the question...
You know, I wouldn't say they're getting together and having dinner and, you know, all that stuff, and that it's great. I mean I think they're in a business relationship and that's how I characterize it. So I'm not naive to say, you know, "everything is great", Greenie, but, at the same time, I think they both have a common understanding that this is business. You mentioned the different examples of the way the Patriots have had. Lawyer Milloy, Richard Seymour, Mike Vrabel, you know, I think Brady has seen that first hand. Drew Bledsoe and the other examples. So he "gets it", and I think that's what I'd say. I think there's a common understanding between the sides as to what's going on here. I don't think there's anger or anything like that. I think Brady would like a new deal. OBVIOUSLY he would. But I don't think he's coming into camp here angry at the situation.
Basically, I took this as Reiss stating that he doesn't think that Brady and the Patriots are buddy-buddy. He and Kraft are not going to get together for dinner and a movie and have Kraft cut a hole in the bottom of the popcorn box and wait for Brady to stick his hand in there. He's saying that they have a good business relationship and have for quite some time. At the same time, he's saying that Brady has seen what has happened with some other bigger veterans that the Patriots have had over the years (going so far as to mention them by name) and knows that this has the potential to be a long, drawn out negotiation for a new contract. He says that the two sides know that Brady wants to be one of the highest paid players in the league and, possibly, the highest paid player at his position. So I'm not sure why you guys are jumping all over Deus. The only problem that I see here is that he paraphrased the quote and didn't use the whole thing. Even then, you can get the point from the paraphrase.
At the same time, I think we should all take notice how many times Reiss says one word. That word is: "THINK". Reiss is essentially giving his opinion here, however educated it may be. It stands to reason that he could either be very right (which is what I'm going with given his history) or very wrong. He THINKS they have a good business relationship. He THINKS that Brady could be or has been influenced by other veterans departing after asking for more money. He THINKS that the two sides have a common understanding. He DOESN'T THINK there is any animosity between the two sides. He DOESN'T THINK Brady is coming into camp angry. These are very key words here. Reiss doesn't know for certain either way, and I believe we should all keep that in mind when looking at and judging this.