Because trying to return to one’s past usually brings suffering.
But that doesn’t mean I’m above revisiting with fondness some of the great times.
Especially the late 20-teens, when the banners were springing up at Gillette every autumn like cornstalks.
But that’s not the nostalgia I’m feeling today.
No, our stroll down Memory Lane is taking us in the opposite direction.
I dont speak for anybody in my family.
I dont speak for anybody in New England.
I know some people up there, I know some people that were in Las Vegas.
I would say what happened is, in New England, Tom Brady ran the show.
So, he was able to bully Josh.
And he would just say, This is what were gonna do.
If Josh said no, (Brady) would go to Bills office.
Jimmy Garoppolo gets traded, right?
So, I think thats what happened.
I think that when they were in New England, Tom ran his stuff.
But Derek does say hes a smart guy, like hes a football genius.
Like he gets it.
Ah, like it’s 2018 all over again.
Thanks for the memories, David Carr.
Look, I have no ill will toward Carr.
I’m not about to go allad hominemon him.
After all, he’s just repeating what he’s been hearing.
And doesn’t become true no matter how many times it gets repeated.
Worse, it contradicts everything everyone involved has ever said.
Coach couldn’t play quarterback and I couldn’t coach.
And the best part about football is, coach says it a lot, ‘Do your job.’
Andhe just asked me to quarterback.
He didn’t ask me to coach.
And I didn’t want to coach.
And I didn’t want him to play quarterback.
I just wanted him to coach.I’d seen him throw, so he definitely wasn’t playing quarterback.
(Laughter)"
“In my view, people were always trying to pull us apart.
Let’s just start trying to divide them.'
“I never really appreciated the way people would attempt to do that.
He and I always had a great relationship and we met all the time.
Did we always see everything exactly the same way?
Who does in life?
But I would say it was healthy debates about certain things.
We always talked about them face to face.
And we didn’t always agree.
But we always respected each other.
I’m like, ‘This guy sees everything.'”
it’s possible for you to’t argue with the results.
Nor can I bring myself to have this conversation again.
He won the league MVP that season and led the Pats to their second straight Super Bowl.
The next year, he led them to their sixth championship.
And I don’t know which is worse.
They had to choose one.
There is nothing further to be said on the matter by anyone who has any interest in honesty.
But no hard feelings toward David Carr.
It’s been fun sharing these memories.
