Tom Brady postgame Q&A, 11/25

Posted on November 26, 2007 
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Here’s the complete transcript of Tom Brady’s postgame Q-and-A with the media after tonight’s Patriots-Eagles game:

Q: Did you figure you would throw this much tonight?
TB: Yeah it was a bunch tonight. I thought they played really well and I thought they executed really well. I think as a team, I wish we had played a little bit better, but I give those guys a lot of credit. They’ve been in a lot of games this year. I’m proud of the way we played in the fourth quarter and overcame a deficit and came from behind and scored when we needed to and made the plays when the clock…even to run it out there at the end to get the big first down to Jabar [Gaffney]. A lot to be happy about, but a lot to learn from, and a big one next week.

Q: Was that hit on the third snap the hardest hit you’ve taken?
TB: I’ve been hit pretty good before. He got me good. He got me good.

Q: Were you clear-headed after that?
TB: Usually, when I get hit — I’m very bony, so if they hit me on my bones it hurts. If they don’t hit me on my bones I’m usually fine. I’m like Gumby, I just dead-leg everything. That’s why I just fall down when people hit me. He hit me good, but I’m proud [that] we went down and scored on the drive, so that was good too.

Q: On that last scoring drive you had you were able to find Wes Welker a lot. Is that something you saw as the game went along?
TB: [I] found him a bunch. [I] found him a bunch. He made those [plays]. He did a great job of getting open in man-to-man coverage and they really got up and challenged our receivers. They had some good pressure packages and I knew we were going to get pressure and they did a good job of disguising things. [They have] a really athletic defense, smart defense with some playmakers and they made some nice plays. They made some really good plays. We’ve got to learn from it and try to do better next week.

Q: Tedy Bruschi said that the blowouts have been an aberration and by this time of year this is the way it’s going to be from here on out. Do you agree with that?
TB: We try to play as good as we can each week. The goal is to win the game and we did that. I think everyone wished we had played better and everybody could have played better, but we won. We clinched the AFC East Championship, we’ve won 11 straight games, and there’s a lot to be happy about.

Q: Do you see any similarities between Wes Welker and Troy Brown in the way they play?
TB: [They are] very similar type players: great quickness, great awareness, smart, great hands, they’re great leaders. They have a lot of similar qualities. They’re both 5’7’’ or 5’8’’ or whatever they are. They’re very nifty in the slot and they’re very comfortable in the slot. It’s a great matchup for us and hopefully it continues to be that way all year.

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