It’s largely a disposable medium.
Once the conversation is over, you rarely if ever go back and give it a re-listen.
Now, and as a historical record for future generations to study.
This is like having a recording of Socrates teaching Plato.
It’s Adams and Jefferson talking about how they created a nation.
Churchill and FDR figuring out how they defeated the Nazis.
This thing needs to be saved on hard copies.
“That I’ll always treasure and I learned so much from.
“No other coach will get that experience.
I mean, it was incredible.”
Rarely do you hear Belichick this unfiltered.
and he’d go through eight things that happened.
‘The tackle flashed in front of me.
I saw the linebacker drop wide.
The safety was a little deeper than I thought he would be.
I’m like, ‘This guy sees everything.’
And:
WEEI- That was as much a part of Tom as it was a part of me.
Tom would say, Coach, you have to.
But if you leave me out of it, then I dont really have a platform to work from.
So go ahead, rip my ass, too.
…
“I got the green light on that, and I went ahead and took it.
Players always come back to me and say, Hey, the first meeting, Belichick got on Brady.
Im like, Christ, if hes going to talk to Brady like that, I better be straight.
I know whats going to happen to me, said Belichick.
Hes after me, just like hes after everybody else.
Thats a tremendous platform to lead from, and Tom recognized that.
Yeah, was he our best player?
Did he make the fewest mistakes out there and all of that?
If youre really looking to strive for perfection, then we all want that.
I need that, and that will help me with my teammates.
It was kind of a similar thing with Tom.
He told me he appreciated it.
I dont know if thats really true or not, but he told me he appreciated it.
It’s funny because we’ve heard this before.
And the message was both loud and clear and twofold.
One, this Dynasty was built on having no sacred cows.
In fact, they make the best hamburgers.
And how he demanded to be addressed around the facilities as “Mr. First, because he’s a battler and always was.
Brady is a horse who likes to be ridden hard.
I cannot imagine why suddenly that would reverse as he approached 40.
Men don’t change who they are on a fundamental level like that.
Right again, Old Balls.
I’ll let you know if this ever gets tired.
They understand how unique it was.
How mutually respectful it was.
I think it’s fair to say it worked.
Now let’s just kindly find a way to get these two to keep talking.
It’ll never be too much.
