Thanks for the find Mayo. It was a typically good article from Bedard. He didn't shy away from asking most of the question we'd have asked had we had the chance.
I loved your description of him being as "smooth in the interview as he is on the field". It was the perfect metaphor. He got in and out of Bedard's questions as efficiently as he gets in and out of his breaks. I think the biggest thing I got out of this was how little he actually said. In that he was truly Belichickian. He deftly sidestepped the obvious questions about whether he'll stay, what about his uncle, and money. He is very skilled at not being standoffish, yet giving little in the way of insights.
Like BB, I think he would have opened up a bit more had Bedard directed some questions toward general football talk because its clear he is a student of the game. As bland and predictable as BB's pressers are, his talks on football theory, history, and general x's and o's , are reportedly riveting.
Another thing I inferred was how much of an impact Bob Kraft has with his players, even the elite ones like Revis. You wouldn't think the kid from Brookline and the kid from Allaquippa would have much common ground, yet somehow he reaches them.
Think about it. Kraft is a fully immersed owner, yet one who doesn't interfere with the football operations. He does a great job of simply being a boss who fully backs his COO. So while BB is clearly the guy who runs the operation, Kraft, to the players at least, is still the boss, and is treated as such. I don't think that that's an easy balance to maintain. When it comes to recruiting players, there are a lot of reasons for a player to choose to come here. We shouldn't underestimate the value of having Bob Kraft as the owner as one of them.
