MMQB: "The Tale of Tom Brady and Johnny Foxborough"

[ctpatsfan77]

The Tale of Tom Brady and Johnny Foxborough | The MMQB with Peter King

A brief excerpt:

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Super Bowl MVPs were leaving the team cafeteria when Bill Belichick stopped them for an impromptu coaching moment that neither could have anticipated. This was during training camp in August 2005, six months after New England had won its third championship in four years.

Deion Branch, the MVP in Super Bowl 39, and Tom Brady, twice a Super Bowl MVP before him, had been connecting like never before. “For three days of practice, I think we got up to like 50-some completions,” Branch recalls.

Belichick took notice … and he didn’t like it.

 

[ALP]

that was one of the best articles about Brady ive ever read

 

[patchick]

Fantastic article. Seriously, read it.

(Even though, like so many brave souls before him, the writer failed at spelling Gene Mruczkowski. )

 

[RobertWeathers]

That's was a pretty damn good article.

 

[edkk323]

good article?better qb and coach?but I am the best. Damn, I picked this team to root for ten yrs ago. Best decision ever

 

[Actual Pats Fan]

That's was a pretty damn good article.

I like that shirt Randy's got on...

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Not written by Peter King. Well worth reading. Lots of memories.

 

[Gumby]

lots of good ones, but i liked this quote a lot, both thematically (take what they give) and the little rub at wes LOL

BRIAN HOYER, Brady’s back-up quarterback, 2009-11: “It was my second day there. The first team meeting after the first practice I was at. Bill is known for showing what we call the ‘lowlights’ of practice from the day before. I am not even sure what is going on. I come sit in the team meeting room and the lights go off and the film goes on. The first play is from the previous day’s practice, and it is Tom, and I remember this clear as day. He’s trying to throw a seam to [Wes] Welker 20 to 30 yards down the field. And the hitch route was open at five yards. Belichick was like, ‘Brady, how long have you been playing? And you’re trying to force the ball to this midget down the field, and the running back is wide open on a 5-yard hitch? It’s first down. Take the gain and move on.’ I . ..

 

[WaterfallJumper]

I am not as good of an employee as Tom Brady. Man. I gotta step up my discipline and dependability.

 

[XLIX]

It's a great article and the media morons (looking at you Steven A Smith) might learn a little bit about why the Patriots have so few fumbles if you read the parts about the QB-Center exchange.

 

[Gwedd]

It's a great article and the media morons (looking at you Steven A Smith) might learn a little bit about why the Patriots have so few fumbles if you read the parts about the QB-Center exchange.

^^^^^^^ This ^^^^^^^

There's a theme of chasing perfection, coupled with taking responsibility for your own performance.

 

[QuantumMechanic]

Not written by Peter King. Well worth reading. Lots of memories.

The second sentence implies the first.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Fantastic article. Seriously, read it.

(Even though, like so many brave souls before him, the writer failed at spelling Gene Mruczkowski. )

He reminds me of this article:

Linguistic humor

 

[oldrover]

good article?better qb and coach?but I am the best. Damn, I picked this team to root for ten yrs ago. Best decision ever

 

[jimnance]

The Tale of Tom Brady and Johnny Foxborough | The MMQB with Peter King

A brief excerpt:

Great article. Thanks for the link.

 

[Actual Pats Fan]

Great article. Thanks for the link.

Hmmm...that reminds me of the show when I was a kid-Lancelot Link
We need him today on the case,
this time working for A.P.E. - the Alliance for the Patriots' Exoneration
...I think he's even wearing Billy Sullivan's hat

...in their ongoing conflict with the evil organization C.H.U.M.P. -
the Criminal Headquarters for the Underworld's Maligning of the Patriots.


CHUMP's monocled chief Baron von Roger will inevitably hatch the latest phony "scandal" to denigrate the Patriots before he visits Foxborough again.

 

[Raymond]

Nice read.

 

[patfanken]

FYI - Within this excellent story is a link to an SI article about Brady's relationships with his receivers from HS thru the pros. It was every bit as good as the OP