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Colin Cowherd
Tom Brady, seven time Super bowl champ, Fox Sports 23 NFL seasons. All right. Boy, you got a good one this week. Lion's Ram. So it's interesting when I watch the, and I asked this all the time the other night I had a dinner with a GM in the NFL and I love this question. I said, you know, is it scheme or is it, is it players? When you watch the Rams, do you see brilliant schemes? Do you? Is it talent? Because, man, when they need 11 yards, they get it. What are you seeing when you watch the film?
Tom Brady
Yeah, first of all, it's good to be on the show. Why have you not invited me at all this season? I thought we were in a good rhythm. Last year. We go to the super bowl and all of a sudden I'm like X'd out from the show. But I'm glad we could at least come on here before the end of the regular season. Yeah, it's, it's pretty, it's been pretty awesome. I've covered him a few times this year. I think what Stafford and McVay have going between the two of them, they're just totally in sync. And you throw in these receivers. They've got, you know, obviously Puka and Devonte, the mix of tight ends. They had four pretty good tight ends. I know Higby's on IR right now, but they're really using a lot of different Personnel groupings. And then Corum last week was ridiculous against the Cardinals. Over 100, I think, as a team over 250 yards rush in. So you got Kyron, you got Blake Corum, you got these tight ends. And one of the most underrated aspects of this team is offensive line. These guys are playing ridiculous up front. There's not allowing penetration in the run game, allow, I think, the least amount of negative plays than any team in the league. So it's just, it's pretty awesome to watch. I'm fired up because it's Lions. One of my favorite offenses to watch with Jared Goff and the Rams with Stafford. Two kind of classic pocket passers. They play the game from their, from their neck up. They obviously have great ability to pass the football and they're throwing it to guys that are extremely talented at receiver. They got great run games, great coaches, aggressive coaches. So this is a perfect game for America's Game of the Week on Fox on Sunday at 4:25 Eastern.
Colin Cowherd
So you were an outlier in terms of playing and being in incredible shape late. Stafford, you know, he didn't, you had some really. Dante Schonecki, you had good protection most of your career. You know, he got great protection. Yeah, he got the, you know, what kicked out of him for years in Detroit until he inherited, you know, Whitworth and McVeigh and the schemes. But when you did get older, let's, let's, let's take 39 for you, maybe 43 for Stafford, 37. Were there things you had to do as an older quarterback that you didn't at 27?
Tom Brady
Oh, man, I think you're. The processes just get better as you get older because you understand really what's important for you over the course of the season so you don't waste any time being inefficient in the off season with your training or in training camp. You don't waste throws, you don't waste workouts. Everything is like with the real intention to it. So I was very fortunate. 23 seasons. I mean, I still think I could play now, but it's just the thought of doing it in the commitment that it takes from someone like Matt or Aaron Rodgers, like they're committing year round for that. And that's a big commitment. It's like running a marathon. Yeah, everyone wants to run the last three miles like Philip Rivers is doing, but it's hard to run all 26. And it's not just the running of the 26 miles. It's all the preparation for the running and I think when you get older and you've got the life full of responsibilities, it gets just a little bit more challenging. But Matt's making it look awesome. He's just had an incredible season, MVP caliber season. And again, just to cover him again, I think for me to watch him play and to watch his style of play and the kind of innovation on offense with McVay and how they each week find different little weaknesses to exploit on the opposing defense, that's an awesome thing to watch from the booth.
Colin Cowherd
So obviously you can improve as any athlete, but somebody once told me this, a real smart GM said you can't take a B plus guy and make him an A guy. You can take people up like a half a grade. You can take a B minus to a B plus, right? Like there's this sense that, so, I mean, you were drafted in Major League Baseball, you had perfect size, you were under represented in terms of your skill. You didn't go from D to the greatest of all time. Like so you were undervalued in the skill department. Your size, your arm strength was always top of the league, near the top. So when I, when I, when I look at Caleb Williams, I've argued he's never going to be Drew Brees. I don't need him to be Drew Brees because I got a horsepower and movement. Is there a line for you with a Josh Allen or a Caleb that they can do so many things with their horsepower that. But is there a line with him you're like, okay, you got to get at least to 62 or do you not necessarily care about his accuracy right now?
Tom Brady
Well, I always care about accuracy from a quarterback standpoint because when you get to the bigger games in the playoffs and the defenses are better and the margin of error is less, you have to be an incredibly accurate passer in the passing game is so important when you're behind in games because you know, if you're playing with a lead and you're running the ball and play action and pass, a lot of times with play action pass, you can get guys open by, you know, three, four yards of separation. So therefore you don't need to be as accurate. When you are down 28 to 3, you better be extremely accurate because the windows are very tight. You're going to have to throw, you know, 30, 40 passes in the second half in overtime of the game against a myriad of different coverages. So you're going to have to understand the strengths and weaknesses of all the coverage. I think there's a lot of Ways to get the job done at quarterback. You know, a lot of guys in the NFL have different skill sets. I do believe it's a passing league. It always has been, it always will be. You can benefit from a great running game, but when the rubber meets the road and you're in big time moments and you're in games where it's very contested, you're going against a team that's at the similar pedigree, you better be an elite passer, an elite processor, you better have great intangibles and resilience built up in you to be the leader of that team. And when I watch different guys play, I see that in them. You know, Patrick Mahomes has that, Josh Allen has that, Jared Goff has that, Matthew Stafford has that, Lamar Jackson has that. There's a lot of guys that I love their style of play, the inaccurate guys, they have to work really hard at their craft to be better. There were certain things I was not good at. I was always a pretty good passer. I, I was really weak, kind of my physical strength was weak. I had to build, build up the durability in the pocket. I had to continue to learn the offense because I knew that when the ball was in my hands, nothing good was going to happen with our offense, right? So the faster I could get it out of my hands, into the hands of Edelman or Welker or Moss or Mike Evans or Godwin or Gronk, well, then our offense was going to move. So I had to kind of decipher the coverage. Pre snap, go. Okay, this is the best place to go with the ball. Before the ball was snapped, if I didn't know where the ball was going before the snap, I didn't snap the ball. I would just get us into a better play. And that's why guys are wide open like, oh, my God, he's. Well, yeah, we got him open because I was able to develop a toolkit and a skill set to change plays at line of scrimmage, to audible, to change protections, to change route combinations. I watched Peyton Manning do that for years. We just exploited the weak parts of defense. And the problem in the NFL today is guys aren't doing that. Guys aren't being developed through college, and then when they get to the pro, they're so far behind that the coach feels like, okay, I need to control this game from the sideline. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to make these, all these pass plays, progression reads, we're going to start on the right side of the field with the first receiver, second receiver, and we're just going to sweep the board and come across. And the problem is you can't. You never develop real autonomy at quarterback to get your team in the best play. You essentially become a robot for the coach. So the teams that I think have a great advantage going forward are the ones with the older quarterbacks who the coaches do give them the autonomy to say, okay, whatever you see out there, you can change the play, you can get us in the right play, we trust you, and therefore, in big moments, we're going to put the ball in your hands. And I think that's the best style of play for sustained success in the NFL.
Colin Cowherd
So this week I, and you know, I was never going to be £250 and ripped. I have a genetic limitation and I know that although I once dunked a basketball, Tom, no video surface, but I once did. But the point is, I'll take your word for it. Everybody has to. So I put up a screen. I said, I want everybody to look at these quarterbacks who are either leading in the MVP race, lead their division, or their name is Joe Burrow. And here's the graphic. Six six, six, six six five six five six four. Six four, six three Six three. I like Jalen Hurts. I like Tua. But. But Tom, you can't tell me I've stood next to you, I'm tall. I look up at you, it's six and a half, Tom Brady. I'm just saying, I don't think you're hoisting as many trophies. So when people say, yeah, what's wrong with Jalen Hurts as folks? He can't see as much.
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Colin Cowherd
That's not a criticism, right?
Tom Brady
Yeah, it's a great point. And it's. If you just look at the history of quarterbacks in the NFL, how many below 6 foot 2 and under have had, you know, sustained success or up there in passing yardage. It's just hard because you've got to see over at least the center, who is typically the shortest guy on the field because he's standing right in front of you and he opens up the entire middle part of the field. So it's easy if you're not as tall to throw to the perimeter of the field because there's more vision out there. You're only probably working through a tackle. But when you're looking over the middle of the field, let's say between the hashes, you're looking between the right guard, the center and the Left guard, you've got to have the height to see over the top of people. And then the delivery has to be over the top of the offensive lineman and the defensive lineman. And those guys are big guys. Those guys aren't 5 foot 10. Those guys are 6 foot 2, 6 foot 3. So you've got to have the arm angle to get the ball over them. And that opens up the middle part of the field. So what I see with a lot of guys who aren't as tall, they throw the ball more to the perimeter of the field. It's harder to throw the ball to the perimeter of the field because the ball has a longer distance to go and you don't get as much run after catch. If you're running across the field in a short, shallow route over the middle. If you catch it, you've got 25 yards from the point. You catch it in the middle to turn the ball up the sideline where you can gain a lot of yards after catch. So I just. I think there's. I'm not saying you can't be successful if you're under 6 foot 2. It's just the chance of being successful is less. And yes, there are anomalies. I think Drew Brees is one of them. Drew Brees played very tall. He was standing up in the pocket a lot of times. He was up on the balls of his feet. He had a very high release. The ball came out very quickly. So he found a way to. To. But. But he also worked at it extremely hard for a long time in order to make those improvements as well. And I don't think you can discount the fact that if you want to be successful in the NFL, you better have the drive and determination every day of your life, in season and off season, to try to go out and be the best in the world. You gotta be brushing your teeth in the morning, thinking about your throwing mechanics, thinking about the calls your coach is gonna make on third down, the anticipation you need to. To throw in a particular game. This has to be your life. It has to be so important that you're thinking about it all day, every day, certainly during the season.
Colin Cowherd
So I had picked before the season. Sometimes I get lucky. I said, the team that's going to double their win total and make the playoffs that you think is bad is New England. I did not think Drake may would be this good this early. What was the first thing you saw with Drake? First thing you saw, you played the position and you went, oh, okay, that, that's beyond franchise. That's that's because I think the NFL historically gives you a franchise quarterback every year through the draft. About every five years you get a U, you get a Montana. That's rare. Yeah, it, I mean, I'm just a TV viewer. What did you see that I couldn't spot early with this ascension?
Tom Brady
Well, some of it is, you know, Josh McDaniels is still one of my great friends. I mean I've known him for 25 years and he just talks about his work ethic, his willingness to get better and improve week in and week out. He's a sponge for information and that's more important to me than what I see on the film because when I hear that, I know that he's doing the thing it takes during the week that are going to show up consistently on the field. Other people, other coaches with other teams will say their quarterback A he's the last, you know, he's the first one out of the building. You know, he doesn't study, he doesn't ever opens his iPad. I hear that from time to time. And I go, okay, well I could see why on the film. Well, that guy's not being successful. So with Drake, he has the physical ability, he has the size, but I think in terms of physical skill set, his downfield passing ability is awesome. So you know, Josh McDaniels has done incredible job this year for the Patriots. Drake is running the same system that I was in. I know how good that system is for quarterbacks. How Josh does teach these young quarterbacks all the different reasons why he's doing what he's doing, why we're trying to beat this coverage or how we're going to protect to give you the best chance to be successful. So he's in a great system to be successful. Vrabel is focusing on the defense as he should be. Josh, focus on the offense. That offense, just like in the early 2000s, the offense is carrying the defense just like in brables defensive days when I was a young second year quarterback in New England, that's the way it goes.
Colin Cowherd
So I we've had this argument this week. Everybody is telling me, they say, well, the Chiefs are just a little retool. I mean they've got Mahomes and they've got Andy Reid and I said timeout, name their 10 best players. I said, if you name the Seahawks, you get down to eight and you're like, damn, that guy's, that guy's the third best guy in the league of his position. You do the Rams 10 best players I'm like, man, Jared versus three. He could be that. Yeah, you get to the Chiefs 10 best. I'm not talking legacy and resume. And I, I, I'm saying I think it's better than Buffalo's roster that I don't love. I think it's a little bit more of a rebuild. You know, once you pay. You took pay cuts for a lot of this stuff.
Tom Brady
Yeah.
Colin Cowherd
You start paying 55, 58 for a quarterback. I think it's a bit more of a rebuild in Kansas City. Am I wrong?
Tom Brady
It'll be interesting to see what happens. You know, we'll see how the season plays out. But they have Andy Reid, they have Patrick Mahomes, they have Steve Spagnolo, Brett Veach, Clark Hunt. They got the foundations for success in Kansas City. So I know it's been not a typical year for them. I'm never counting them out until they're mathematically eliminated. I think when you have Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid, you and you're competing against them, you should worry about them. Yeah, they are battle tested. They have proven that they're as competitive as anybody in the league. So there's always chances for every team. They're going to have to fix things at the end of every season. Every team's going to have to fix things at the end of every season. But when you have those two pieces in place, Reed and Mahomes, I think everything is a little tinkering. I don't think anything's a true rebuild when you have those two guys at the top.
Colin Cowherd
Okay, so Philip Rivers is going to play this week and he's one of my favorite people that's ever played in the league. He is so genuine and authentic and funny. In fact, he was the first quarterback that ever told me. He goes, I got to be honest, I like the process better than the game. He goes, I love the week of practice. And he was a trash talker. Like, he's the all time southern trash talker. If I, I guess his high school is running the same offense. The idea. And by the way, he moved like a batting cage when he was playing. So the idea. If I said to you tomorrow, ring, ring, Tom, can you play Sunday? If you kind of knew the offense, could you generate drives?
Tom Brady
Yes, I certainly could. But first of all, who retires and then unretires and then is ultimately going to retire. Who does that? Is that even. It's ridiculous. I mean, Philip to do that, it's but good for him. I'm happy he's doing it. I think the answer for me would be yes. I'm not allowed to anymore because I'm an owner of a minority owner in the Raider, so I can't unretire. But I'm very excited to watch Philip play because if he's out there, I think it's just very cool. You know, he's. It speaks to, you know, how much he loves the game and really what he's able to do still. And this game is about for the quarterback from the neck up. And we used to have a saying at Michigan.
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Tom Brady
The mental is to the physical as four is to one at the quarterback position. And that doesn't really go away. That's still up there. Do you have the physical ability to still do it? Take the hits, make the throws, the drops, you know, buy a little time in the pocket. And if Philip has been practicing those things, then we're all going to see it on full display in Seattle on Sunday afternoon.
Colin Cowherd
So I want to go back to Detroit Rams. It's the game you have, and I think it's interesting. Earlier this year, I thought Green Bay was a little broken offensively, but Matt LaFleur solved it. And I've said this for years, Tom, I would rather have an offensive coach than a defensive coach. That said, I think D', Amico, Ryan's, Vrabel, Mike McDonald are studs. They're great.
Tom Brady
Yeah.
Colin Cowherd
I look at Detroit and I kind of. I'm not sure, week to week, they're not as good on third down. They're not. Not as good at fourth down. But I want to go to a macro picture here, because not every game for Tom Brady was great. Over the course of a season, you lose a left guard and then your slot receiver shows up pregame and can't make cuts. How did you fix. Because the Rams haven't been broken this year. They've made changes. The Lions have felt their weeks. They're broken. How do you solve that? What is the first thing you would do? If you're like, guys, the tape shows, we're just not right. There's no rhythm. What do you do to solve that?
Tom Brady
So I think that. I think the most important thing, and we use the term a lot, certainly on broadcasting is we'll say complimentary football. So when I was, for example, with the Patriots, and those were, you know, 20 of the best years the NFL has ever seen in terms of a standard of excellence that was put out there on the field, is we tried to win all three phases of the game every week. It wasn't just these three parts of our team, offense, defense, special teams, will all operate independently. And you'd be very surprised that a lot of teams see them as three individual teams within the same team. But I knew we were going to win special teams every week because the emphasis that Bill Belichick put on special teams, not just from a meeting standpoint, but the types of players that he brought on the team to execute. Our special teams units like Larry Izzo, like Matt Slater, like Nate Ebner, like Lonnie Paxton, we kept them as foundational pieces, so there was a standard of performance from special teams. So if we won special teams and we won offense, well, we won two of the three phases of the game. Not to mention we usually had one of the top defenses in the league. So if we had, let's say, the best special teams unit and we won on defense and offensively we were injured, we would have to play maybe a little bit less aggressively. We punt a little bit more, we throw the ball a little less, or we'd run the ball a little more. We would do different things within our offensive scheme to try to complement the other pieces because all we were trying to do was win that week. And I think what a lot of people miss out on is, okay, you're down this particular receiver. Well, what do we do? Well, we're playing the Colts and they have a tremendous offense. The first thought on our offense was, let's run the ball a lot to try to minimize the amount of possessions. We'll give the ball to the Colts. Let's run the ball, let's control the clock, let's try to win. Time of possession, 35 minutes to 25 minutes. Because if they're not on the field, they're not scoring. That's the best. That's the best defense we can play. And every week there was a different formula. The urgency was there every week by our coaching staff, and that was communicated to our players about this is how we're going to win this week. That's the most important thing. Not what are we going to do two weeks from now when other guys are healthy or other guys are injured, or we don't know the strengths and weakness of that opponent. But we're going to evaluate the opponent we're going to play. We're going to see their strengths, we're going to see their weaknesses, we're going to try to attack their weaknesses, and we're going to try to mitigate their strengths in all three phases of the game. That is an urgency that is probably Missing a lot in the NFL. There's probably three or four teams that really do that, but most of them don't do that. And that's why when you get some injuries to a team to, to one of those lesser teams, well, they are screwed. Because if their slot receivers down or their tight end is down or their quarterbacks, they're not going to score points. And if they don't score points, they're not going to win.
Colin Cowherd
I'll wrap it with this. Last week was one of the first weeks, maybe the week before that. I watched football and I thought, good God, this looks miserable. It looks so cold. It's snowing. I mean, it's awful. I have this sinking suspicion that you actually liked cruddy weather because you viewed it as an advantage because you were a great, lousy weather. Your ball, your hip movement, you were a great crappy. I've told you. That Chicago game in Soldier Field, left sideline, I remember watching him thinking, that is a perfect cold weather throw. So when the game looks miserable, were you sitting there on Wednesday thinking, peyton is going to be cold. He plays in the dome. I can't wait. Did you like it?
Tom Brady
Absolutely. I looked at the weather more than anybody in the history of the NFL. My weather app was on overdrive during the football season, constantly looking at the conditions we were playing in, the conditions that our other teams in our conference were playing in. And because we were in New England and we really never practiced inside, we got so used to all the elements, we got used to the wind. I had to really work hard to throw a very tight spiral. I worked on my mechanics incessantly so that I could drive the ball through the wind. And the tighter the spiral was, the more it could penetrate the wind. So I knew I had to throw a tight spiral. I knew I had to keep my body warm. And how was I going to keep my body warm? How many layers was I going to wear? You know, how many did I wear? The scuba suit, if it was below 20 degrees, when did I put it on? You just get so good because you practice in it all year round. In the springtime, we go back in April, we'd have 45 degree days in the rain, we'd be outside working out. So you just get accustomed to that environment. And now this time of year in the NFL, in the Northeast, in the Midwest, you know, these outdoor games, they come down to weather 80% of the time. So you better be good in it and you better embrace it rather than see it as a big disadvantage. And that's what we did. We always saw as an advantage. The shittier the weather, the better we are going to go out there and play.
Colin Cowherd
By the way, um, the broadcasting thing, you're having fun. It. Listen, I told you the. I said this off the air to you. You asked me before your first game. I said something like, listen, you're going to be nervous. I should have really said something nice. I was like, tommy, you're going to be nervous for the first five minutes. And you're like, oh, thanks. Really? That really helped a lot, Colin. But it, like, it's, I think, broadcasting similar to football. It's just reps. It's like work. Yeah, Reps. And. And I will just say this. Are you enjoying it as much as it appears you're enjoying it?
Tom Brady
Yeah. I could not have imagined the transition being any more fun and enjoyable than it's been. I have the greatest team in the world, the greatest partner in Kevin Burkhart, Aaron and Tom, Dean Blandino up there with me in the booth, the people that work with us, our whole crew, our director, Rich and Richie, our producer, our whole crew, our graphics team, everybody in the truck, our cameramen. We have so much fun. It is such a team environment. We give each other shit all day. We laugh all day, you know, and we get to cover football. And the only thing you want as a broadcaster is a good game. I'm rooting for good game, for good football. I want to see guys perform very well. I want to see quarterbacks play well. I want to see them read the defense. I want to see good blocks, I want to see hard hits. I want the viewer to really understand why this game is so fun to watch and then teach them a little bit along the way about, you know, different things that may come up. But it's such an entertaining. It's such an entertaining medium, and I think I've really enjoyed it. And it's gone on. You know, you continue to gain more confidence about what your role is, and I just know our best is yet to come.
Colin Cowherd
Good seeing you. You're always welcome. You know, I don't. They ask me, they all. I always tell management, I say, don't bother him. He's busy. He's always welcome. But, you know, you're always welcome, so we just love having you on and I appreciate that.
Tom Brady
Thanks, Colin. Yeah, you do such a great job. You keep up the great work. You're always on top of everything, and it's. It's amazing what you do every day. So keep up the great work yourself.
Colin Cowherd
All right. Thanks, Tom. Yeah, it's.
Tom Brady
Thanks, pal. Appreciate it.
Colin Cowherd
You bet. Broadcasting is fun. It is. Got good crews here.
Tom Brady
And.
Colin Cowherd
I watched the cold. Well, I always say there was always a piece of video. It was live. I was watching. It was on another network and it was. I lived on the other coast and I was watching. It was New England, it was Brady against Peyton Manning and it was like AFC championship or something. And it was snowing in Foxborough, therefore, you know, I was hour and a half away. It was snowing at my house. And it was just one of those things. It was a big sandwich game. Big sandwich. I'm sitting watching TV for four hours and Jim Nance is getting ready. You know, he's. Oh, boy, I got this. The kickoffs coming up next and they show a picture of Peyton Manning snowing and he looks so cold. And I'm sitting with a friend. I'm like, game's over. New England's winning the game. I said, look at Manning. And it just looked like he was, you know, he's playing the dome. And it was, it was Foxborough cold. And I'm like, that's bad body language. Like, he's cold now. And the Patriots did win that game, by the way. We'll take a break. It's the Hurd. Be sure to catch live editions of the Herd, weekdays at noon Eastern, 9am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio, FS1 and the iHeartRadio app.
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Colin Cowherd
The biggest soccer event on Earth is coming to the US for the first time in over 20 years. Now is the time to get in on the action. Every rivalry, every crazy skill and of course, every goal. And we all know that every goal starts with an assist. It's true for soccer and it's true for health. That's why Halion, makers of Advil, Tums, Ascensidyne, Centrum and Voltaren, is teaming up with US Soccer to launch for the Assist. It's a new campaign that celebrates those everyday acts of support that help people achieve their goals. Whether it's the fans cheering their hearts out in an electric stadium or the rec player who's keeping fit for weekend games, Halion is there for them. To learn more, go to helionassist.com Let.
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Me tell you about Ready or Not, the tactical first person shooter where you take command of a SWAT team and feel the weight of the badge. Recently, I reunited with my Legion of Boom teammates Cliff Averill, Cam Chancer, Michael Bennett and Walter Thurman. We partnered with Ready or Not to go through actual SWAT training and film the whole experience. Watch it now at the Richard Sherman Podcast YouTube channel. Here's what makes this game different. It's not just mindless run and gun. Just like the Legion of Boom built an elite defense on strategy and teamwork. Ready or not demands the same mentality. You're commanding a SWAT team, clearing rooms, protecting civilians, making tactical calls as a coordinated team with 18 missions that challenge you in completely different ways. Every operation demands that same discipline and teamwork. Best part? Try it for free for a limited time on PlayStation and Xbox. Go solo or squad up with five players in full crossplay support. If you want strategic, high stakes action that rewards elite tactics and fast thinking, then this is the game for you. Try Ready or Not for free today on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. What a matchup we got y'.
Tom Brady
All. This is that classic HBCU vibe. Non stop action. The band is rocking and the crowd lit. Chance echo drum beat Everybody showing that school pride. Game like this. Yeah, it calls for an ice cold Coca Cola. Ah, crisp and refreshing. That's a game changer right there. Yeah, that taste always hits the right note. Just like the band at halftime. And just like that, we're back at it.
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Tom Brady
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Colin Cowherd
You know what separates the pros from the rest? It's not just talent. It's how you respond when the game gets tough. You dig in, you fight back. And when it comes to your health, that same mindset matters. Yeah, especially if you or someone you care about is facing metastatic prostate cancer. There's a treatment called pluvicto lutetium LU177 vapivotide tetraxitan and it's changing the game. Plovicto isn't chemo. It's a different kind of treatment that.
Tom Brady
Targets PSMA positive cells, including prostate cancer cells. Plovicto can be used before chemotherapy for some people.
Colin Cowherd
Here's the official word. Pluvicto is a prescription treatment used to treat adults with prostate specific membrane antigen positive metastatic castration resistant pro cancer or PSMA positive MCRPC who have already been treated with hormone therapy and are considered appropriate to delay chemotherapy. Now let's talk safety. Pluvicto involves contact with radioactivity which may increase the risk for cancer and cause fetal harm. Drink plenty of fluids, urinate often, use contraception and talk to your doctor about how to reduce the risk of exposing others to radiation during and after treatment. It can also cause low blood cell.
Tom Brady
Counts, kidney problems and infertility. Tell your doctor if you notice weakness, pale skin, shortness of breath, bleeding or.
Colin Cowherd
Bruising more easily an infection or changes in urination. Side effects include decreased blood cell counts, tiredness, dry mouth, nausea, appetite loss, joint or back pain and constipation. Look, every day matters and if you're in the fight or know someone who is, this is a conversation worth having.
Tom Brady
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Colin Cowherd
Visit pluvicto.com to learn more. That's P L U V I c t o.com Tom Brady just stopped by for about 25 minute interview. One of the things I asked him about is, you know Bo Nick's and Caleb Williams. I've comped them. They have great offensive coaches, they're very athletic, they can make big plays, they're excellent late in games. But both have struggled with accuracy, specifically Caleb Williams and Tom Brady said that will eventually be a problem.
Tom Brady
When you get to the bigger games in the playoffs and the defenses are better and the margin of error is less, you have to be an incredibly accurate passer in the passing game is so important when you're behind in games. When you are down 28 to 3, you better be extremely accurate because the windows are very tight. You're going to have to throw, you know, 30, 40 passes in the second half in overtime of a game against a myriad of different coverages. So you're going to have to understand the strengths and weaknesses of all the coverages.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, it's and you could argue, well, see, Colin Green Bay is an elite team and an elite defense and he threw a big interception. Fair argument. He also made two or three throws that I'm not sure three guys in the league can make. But Chicago in a rare spot this weekend, they're a big favorite over Cleveland and that defense. So we'll keep our eye on that and we'll have her line news next. Be sure to catch live editions of the Herd weekdays at noon Eastern, 9am Pacific.
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The biggest soccer event on earth is coming to the US for the first time in over 20 years. Now is the time to get in on the action. Every rivalry, every crazy skill, and of course, every goal. And we all know that every goal starts with an assist. It's true for soccer and it's true for health. That's why Halion, makers of Advil, Tums, Sensodyne, Centrum and Voltaren, is teaming up with US Soccer to launch for the assist. It's a new campaign that celebrates those everyday acts of support that help people achieve their goals. Whether it's the fans cheering their hearts out in an electric stadium or the rec player who's keeping fit for weekend games, Halion is there for them. To learn more, go to helionassist.com Let.
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Me tell you about Ready or Not, the tactical first person shooter where you take command of a SWAT team and feel the weight of the badge. Recently, I reunited with my Legion of Boom teammates, Cliff Averill, Cam Chancer, Michael Bennett and Walter Thurman. We partnered with Ready or Not to go through actual SWAT training and film the whole experience. Watch it now at the Richard Sherman Podcast YouTube channel. Here's what makes this game different. It's not just mindless run and gun. Just like the Legion of Boom built an elite defense on strategy and teamwork, Ready or Not demands the same mentality. You're commanding a SWAT team, clearing rooms, protecting civilians, making tactical calls as a coordinated team with 18 missions that challenge you in completely different ways. Every operation demands that same discipline and teamwork. Best part, try it for free for a limited time on PlayStation and Xbox. Go solo or squad up with five players in full crossplay support. If you want strategic, high stakes action that rewards elite tactics and fast thinking, then this is the game for you. Try Ready or Not for free today on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. What a matchup we got, y'. All.
Tom Brady
This is that classic HBCU vibe. Non stop action. The band is rocking and the crowd lit. Chance echo, drum beat everybody showing that school pride. Game like this. Yeah, it calls for an ice cold Coca Cola. Ah, crisp and refreshing. That's a game changer right there. Yeah, that taste always hits the right note. Just like the band at halftime. And just like that, we're back at it.
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Passionate fans, school colors everywhere.
Tom Brady
Adding ice cold Coca Cola. That's a winning combo no matter the sport, no matter the yard. Everybody knows fan work is thirsty work. So grab a Coca Cola and keep.
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That HBCU pride going.
Colin Cowherd
You know what separates the pros from the rest? It's not just talent. It's how you respond when the game gets tough. You dig in, you fight back. And when it comes to your health, that same mindset matters. Yeah, especially if you or someone you care about is facing metastatic prostate cancer. There's a treatment called pluvicto lutetium LU177, vapivotide tetraxitan. And it's changing the game. Plovicto isn't chemo. It's a different kind of treatment that.
Tom Brady
Targets psma positive cells, including prostate cancer cells. Plavicto can be used before chemotherapy for some people.
Colin Cowherd
Here's the official word. Pluvicto is a prescription treatment used to treat adults with prostate specific membrane antigen positive metastatic castration resistant prost prostate cancer or PSMA positive MCRPC who have already been treated with hormone therapy and are considered appropriate to delay chemotherapy. Now let's talk safety. Pluvicto involves contact with radioactivity, which may increase the risk for cancer and cause fetal harm. Drink plenty of fluids, urinate often, use contraception and talk to your doctor about how to reduce the risk of exposing others to radiation during and after treatment. It can also cause low blood cell.
Tom Brady
Counts, kidney problems and infertility. Tell your doctor if you notice weakness, pale skin, shortness of breath, bleeding or bruising more easily, an infection or changes in urination.
Colin Cowherd
Side effects include decreased blood cell counts, tiredness, dry mouth, nausea, appetite loss, joint or back pain and constipation. Look, every day matters. And if you're in the fight or know someone who is, this is a conversation worth having.
Tom Brady
Ask your doctor about Plavicto because just like in football, every play, every decision, every second counts.
Colin Cowherd
Visit pluvicto.com to learn more. That's P L U V I c.
J. Mack
T o.com We've got a huge SEC Big east battle on Fox. College hoops Friday as Texas takes on solo ball and fifth ranked Yukon. It all tips off tomorrow night at 8 Eastern on Fox.
Colin Cowherd
Let's not waste any time. Lot to talk about. J. Mack with the news.
Tom Brady
No, no, no, no.
Colin Cowherd
Turn on the news.
Tom Brady
This is the Herdline news.
J. Mack
All right, we got to go back to the Eagles. Colin. It is looking bleak. Three straight losses in a row. The vibes Bunny feel thing is over. Jalen hurts. Listen, let's be real. He's had a rough stretch here. Yeah, he only had two picks coming into the Monday Night Football. He had four, five turnovers. Overall, he's confident in a bounce back against the hapless Raiders.
Tom Brady
Success or greatness? Those things aren't linear you have your.
Colin Cowherd
Ups, you have your downs but it's.
Tom Brady
About how you respond to it and I think about think about that. I mean it's nothing new that I haven't faced before. It's it's a matter of responding to.
Colin Cowherd
It and I got a lot of confidence how we respond I got a lot of confidence how it go really.
J. Mack
Struggled reading that Jesse Minter zone defense just confused throws off Raiders play a lot of zone fortunately the Raiders don't have any good players on their defense but you believe in a bounce back here right?
Colin Cowherd
I do. I don't like these big spreads well.
J. Mack
Then just do like a moneyline parlay the five big favorites put them all together which one of those are the.
Colin Cowherd
Jags losers I like my favorites the Texans.
J. Mack
Texans are beating the Cardinals. I, I don't see the Eagles losing to the Raiders. Well they're not if they do then we can talk about DEFCON 1 and.
Colin Cowherd
What'S your favorite big number of the.
J. Mack
Week it might be the Eagles. I don't know what good buyers I.
Colin Cowherd
Don'T know how Minnesota is going to.
J. Mack
Score on you're a value investor I.
Colin Cowherd
Don'T know how the Colts are going to score on the Seahawks they won't.
J. Mack
Probably be like 28 nothing maybe John Taylor break Taylor breaks off a big run or something But I think the Eagles bounce back Listen if they struggle against the Raiders we really have problems otherwise I think they're fine and they coast after this they have Washington could be Daniels or Mariota Buffalo good game and then Washington again they're making the playoffs right? Sirianni cannot possibly butcher this I'm not.
Colin Cowherd
So sure what really Buffalo beats him and Washington beats him once.
J. Mack
Which Washington team shows up? I mean come on.
Colin Cowherd
I don't, I don't know I mean I, I, I guess yeah they'll minimum they win 10 they're going to host.
J. Mack
A playoff game I think they'll the that Seahawks at Eagles would be really.
Colin Cowherd
Interesting oh that would be wait Sam.
J. Mack
Darnold January outdoors against the Eagles defense that's going to be a low scoring game. I don't know. Weirdly I like the Eagles I mean it helps because that crushed the Chiefs in the super bowl so I love them but anyways let's move on to the Pittsburgh Steelers. There was some Mike Tomlin drama recently Colin chant fans were chanting fire Tomlin but there was a report that talked about Tomlin entering the final years of his deal well according to Steelers to a Steelers insider get this the leak of Tomlin's contract came from his agent. And the insider for the Steelers believes they're setting things up for a parting of ways with the Steelers and Tomlin after the season.
Colin Cowherd
So Tomlin's people leaked it.
J. Mack
Tomlin's people leaked it to show that Pittsburgh has a March 1 deadline to pick up his 2027 option. So by March 1, if they don't pick up the option, he's a lame duck coach. Nobody wants to be lame duck.
Colin Cowherd
Right.
J. Mack
I just still don't agree with this. I know a lot of Steelers fans are like, we had a good run. It's over.
Colin Cowherd
You're moving on from Tomlin. I feel like every Steelers season is the same.
J. Mack
It's like groundhog.
Colin Cowherd
When you watch this team, what is the only redeemable or give me things that you know you're going to get every week?
J. Mack
Mike Tomlin showing up on the sideline. Good quotes. I don't know about T.J. white. I don't know if you saw. Well, we'll see.
Colin Cowherd
With the health issues, Aaron Rodgers has been one of the more.
J. Mack
Come on. He like couldn't move in the pocket against the Bills. Okay. And then a week later he looked good against the Ravens. I don't think he's consistent. DK Metcalf has been up and down. They don't. You're right. They don't have any great players anymore. Who's your best player on the Pittsburgh series? Don't say Rogers.
Colin Cowherd
It's their center from West Virginia, Frazier.
J. Mack
If you say so. I mean, I just don't know that they have a lot of high end talent. Jalen Warren, their running back.
Colin Cowherd
I think T.J. watt is one or two. And then the center from Westbrook, I.
J. Mack
Believe has a career low in pressures this season.
Colin Cowherd
Well, I. Yeah. When I suggested last year and you did, it's time to move him, that was met with outrage.
J. Mack
Yeah, Gotta get ahead of that stuff. Steelers hosting the Dolphins Monday Night Football. I see a 3. As with all Miami games, check the weather. If it's in the 30s, consider fading the Dolphins, although that did not work against the jets last week. Final story. Shadow Sanders, we have not talked about him yet today. Obviously he's battled, you know, to move up the depth chart and he's now starting the final three games of the season. They are difficult.
Colin Cowherd
Acknowledged he was good on tape.
J. Mack
He was good on tape against Tennessee. Okay. Anyway, here's what Shedeur said about the audition. That he has to be the starter of the rest of the the season.
Tom Brady
I just go here Enjoy my day, you know, work hard, do everything I can. And if I'm here, I'm here. I'm not. I'm not like it's nothing in my control. So I try to control what I can control. That's going out there, making the right reads, going out there doing the right things, being the person I am. And things will fall how they supposed to.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, good quote.
J. Mack
Is that Shador flexing his own merch there at the what? I mean, I saw a money sign and a to the second power. I've never seen that before.
Colin Cowherd
No, I think, I think he's played well. I think I, I think there's a percentage of people in America that think there are those of us rooting against him. I thought he was going to be a first round pick, so I look like a dope because he goes in the fifth round. So I liked him out of college. I didn't think he had A traits, but I thought he was a good B.
J. Mack
Look at that dart right there to Jerry.
Colin Cowherd
He's playing well.
J. Mack
It's a clean window.
Colin Cowherd
I don't think people are rooting against him. I think there's people absolutely rooting for. For him, somewhat bizarrely. But this idea that there's this group of people on the Browns and outside of the Browns rooting against Cabal, if you will. Yeah, it's like, folks, I don't like watching bad quarterback play. I like why. I mean, Shador's games are fun to watch. He's going to throw a really bad pick every week. That's what young quarterbacks do.
J. Mack
I mean, the guys had two starts at home. Okay. Dylan Gabriel was like, hey, go international game. Go play over there.
Colin Cowherd
He's better than Dylan.
J. Mack
Come back and play the Steelers.
Colin Cowherd
I don't know. He's got much higher.
J. Mack
We should have Stefanski on the show and ask him what he thinks.
Colin Cowherd
Well, he's not going to give, obviously. I don't.
J. Mack
I mean, if, if he thinks Shador is better, he would have started Shador.
Colin Cowherd
Well, Shador wasn't ready because Dylan had so many college starts. He was more prepared.
J. Mack
I agree. I mean, you could say Shador has the higher ceiling.
Colin Cowherd
Yes.
J. Mack
Dylan Gabriel has the higher floor. I mean, if that.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, yeah.
J. Mack
I mean, neither of them is starting week.
Colin Cowherd
You have kids, they mature at different paces.
J. Mack
Incredibly. So.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah. Like, it's bizarre.
J. Mack
Who's the starting quarterback for Browns Week 1 next year?
Colin Cowherd
Probably should have Sanders. Oh, stop. They're too good to get the number one or number two pick. They're going to win games too. Good. What?
J. Mack
No, really. Can we get this brown schedule for the rest of the season?
Colin Cowherd
I mean.
J. Mack
I mean, I don't think they're winning this game. Here we go. Okay, so they're losing the Bears then they ain't beating the Bills.
Colin Cowherd
Let me tell you something. They're gonna give that Bills they can run the ball.
J. Mack
They just lost to the Titans. The one win Titans. How are they beating any of these teams?
Colin Cowherd
Cleveland's absolutely winning one of those games. Absolutely. Cleveland's winning one of those games. That off social media team Cincinnati could winless.
J. Mack
Winless. The more Shadour on tape. They're gonna just eat him up. I mean that resurgent Bengals, I'm telling.
Colin Cowherd
You say with a straight face they was. You can say what you want. They beat Green Bay. That's with the less talented quarterback. Well, that was Flacco, actually.
J. Mack
Less talented. So just remember Fernando Mendoza could go one or two. If the Titans get one, they're not taking it. And then I don't think there's a big trade up. So if the Browns land too.
Colin Cowherd
Oh, there's gonna be a huge trade up for Fernando Mendoza. Massive. Three ones.
J. Mack
Three one.
Colin Cowherd
I'm not joking.
J. Mack
If the jets do that, I will renounce on this show. My jets fandom. 30 years as a Jets fan. It's over. I'm not trading up three ones. That's insanity.
Colin Cowherd
Stop. Okay, three. I didn't say I didn't get stuff back. A couple. Couple. Five round, fifth round. Yeah, I can't really love those JMAC with the news.
Tom Brady
Well, that's the news. And thanks for stopping by the herd lie news.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, we. Tom Brady was on earlier and everybody knows how aspirational he's been, but I. He started talking about, you know, the things that he looks for in quarterbacks and a lot of it's just the drive. The. The want to be great.
Tom Brady
If you want to be successful in the NFL, you better have the drive and determination every day of your life, in season and off season to try to go out and be the best in the world. You got to be brushing your teeth in the morning, thinking about your throwing mechanics, thinking about the calls your coach is going to make on third down, the anticipation you need to throw in a particular game. This has to be your life. It has to be. Be so important that you're thinking about it all day, every day, certainly during the season.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, I think that's. I think that's very true about almost everything is that, you know, there's one or two things are true. You have work, you have to outwork people to move up the chain faster. And you also have to take some big swings in your life or you're going to be in the middle of the pack. And I, you know, I mean, Tom took a big swing going to Tampa and you say, well, what kind of big swing it was when he was in New England, the regular commentary was, well, Belichick's about 70, 30. Belichick won 11 games with Matt Castle. I mean, this is way. But Tom changed the entire narrative. He goes to Tampa, wins a Super Bowl, New England circles the drain. That was a risk not a lot of people predicted. Tom's going to to the wacky Buccaneers. That's not what people thought. When that came out. People went, whoa. Then they looked at it and went, bruce Arians good receivers. He's going to bring Gronk down. But it is, you got to take swings. That's why I don't beat up people too much. When they take swings and miss. You got to take them and, and the hit rate. The bigger the swing, the uglier the miss and the more often you miss. First Things first is coming up now.
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Tom Brady
What a matchup we got y'.
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All.
Tom Brady
This is that classic HBCU vibe. Non stop action. The band is rocking and the crowd lit.
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Chance echo drum beat.
Tom Brady
Everybody showing that school pride. Game like this. Yeah, it calls for an ice cold Coca Cola. Ah, crisp and refreshing. That's a game changer right there.
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Mmm.
Tom Brady
Yeah, that taste always hits the right note. Just like the band at halftime. And just like that, we're back at it.
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Passionate fans, school colors everywhere and in.
Tom Brady
Ice cream, cold Coca Cola. That's a winning combo no matter the sport, no matter the yard. Everybody knows fan work is thirsty work. So grab a Coca Cola and keep.
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That HBCU pride going. Ready or not is the tactical first person shooter where you take command of a SWAT team and every decision matters. I reunited with my Legion of Boom teammates Cam Chancellor, Cliff Favreau, Michael Bennett and Walter Thurman to go through real SWAT training and see why over 13 million players are into this game. Watch our training now at Richard Sherman Podcast YouTube channel this isn't mindless running gun. The game demands elite teamwork and sharp strategic thinking. Just like what the Legion of Boom brought to the field every single game. Try the limited time free trial on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Play now and feel the weight of the badge. What do you do when things get tough?
Colin Cowherd
You don't give up.
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You stand your ground. If you've been diagnosed with metastatic prostate.
Colin Cowherd
Cancer and have tried hormone therapy, ask your doctor about pluvicto.
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Lutetium Lu177 bipatide tetrexitan pluvicto is not chemotherapy.
Colin Cowherd
It's a different treatment that targets PSMA positive cells.
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Pluvicto can be used before chemotherapy for some people. Lubicto is a prescription treatment used to.
Colin Cowherd
Treat adults with prostate specific membrane antigen positive metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer or PSMA positive MCRPC who have already been.
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Treated with hormone therapy and are considered appropriate to delay chemotherapy.
Colin Cowherd
Blue VICTO involves contact with radioactivity which.
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Colin Cowherd
Contraception and talk to your doctor about about ways to reduce the risk of exposing others to radiation. During and after treatment, Pluvicto can cause low levels of blood cell counts, kidney problems and infertility.
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Tell your doctor if you have weakness.
Colin Cowherd
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Podcast: The Herd with Colin Cowherd
Episode Air Date: December 11, 2025
Guests: Tom Brady (NFL legend, Fox Sports broadcaster)
In this hour, Colin Cowherd welcomes Tom Brady for an extended, revealing conversation that balances football analysis, quarterback development, and behind-the-scenes insights from one of the NFL’s greatest. The episode covers in-depth breakdowns of current NFL teams and players, philosophical discussions about modern offenses, the mental and physical aspects of quarterback play, and Brady’s own transition from the field to the broadcast booth. The tone is engaging, insightful, and marked by a mixture of mutual respect, humor, and straight talk.
[03:46]
“One of the most underrated aspects of this team is offensive line. These guys are playing ridiculous up front. Not allowing penetration ... [it’s] just, it’s pretty awesome to watch.”
— Tom Brady [04:37]
[05:52]
“As you get older ... you don’t waste throws, you don’t waste workouts. Everything is with real intention to it.”
— Tom Brady [06:34]
[07:49]
“You better be an elite passer, an elite processor, you better have great intangibles and resilience ...”
— Tom Brady [09:55]
“The problem in the NFL today is guys aren’t doing that ... essentially you become a robot for the coach.”
— Tom Brady [11:21]
[12:22]
“If you’re not as tall ... it’s harder to throw the ball to the perimeter ... You don’t get as much run after catch.”
— Tom Brady [14:03]
[15:47]
“He has the physical ability, he has the size, but ... his downfield passing ability is awesome ... He’s in a great system.”
— Tom Brady [16:41]
[17:57]
“I’m never counting them out until they’re mathematically eliminated ... When you have Reed and Mahomes, everything is a little tinkering. I don’t think anything’s a true rebuild.”
— Tom Brady [19:07]
[19:42]
“The mental is to the physical as four is to one at the quarterback position. And that doesn’t really go away.”
— Tom Brady [21:07]
[21:53]
“The urgency was there every week by our coaching staff ... we’re going to try to attack their weaknesses, and we’re going to try to mitigate their strengths in all three phases ... there’s probably three or four teams that really do that, but most ... don’t.”
— Tom Brady [23:39]
[25:31]
“The shittier the weather, the better we are going to go out there and play.”
— Tom Brady [27:18]
[27:33]
“It is such a team environment. We give each other shit all day ... and we get to cover football ... I want the viewer to really understand why this game is so fun to watch ... our best is yet to come.”
— Tom Brady [28:07]
On aging as a QB:
“Everything is with real intention to it ... [playing at a high level] is like running a marathon.”
— Tom Brady [06:34]
On Autonomy at QB:
“You never develop real autonomy at quarterback to get your team in the best play. You essentially become a robot for the coach.”
— Tom Brady [11:18]
On daily obsession for greatness:
“If you want to be successful in the NFL, you better have the drive and determination every day of your life ... This has to be your life.”
— Tom Brady [15:40], [54:26]
On Drew Brees and outliers:
“Drew Brees played very tall ... but he also worked at it extremely hard for a long time in order to make those improvements as well.”
— Tom Brady [14:52]
On bad weather:
“The shittier the weather, the better we are going to go out there and play.”
— Tom Brady [27:18]
On his broadcast career:
“We have so much fun ... we get to cover football. I want the viewer to really understand why this game is so fun to watch.”
— Tom Brady [28:07]
Brady’s self-deprecating joke about being "X’d out" from the show early in the season
“Why have you not invited me at all this season? … But I’m glad we could at least come on here before the end of the regular season.”
— Tom Brady [04:19]
On autonomy for young QBs:
“If I didn’t know where the ball was going before the snap, I didn’t snap the ball. I would just get us into a better play.”
— Tom Brady [10:22]
On why the Patriots consistently won with injuries:
“We tried to win all three phases of the game every week. … A lot of teams see them as three individual teams within the same team.”
— Tom Brady [22:33]
This episode is a masterclass in football expertise, quarterback development, and leadership—brimming with candor, humor, and strategic insight. Tom Brady’s reflections traverse the field and the broadcast booth, offering practical wisdom for players and fans alike, and hammering home perennial themes of intentionality, preparation, and adaptability. Both on and off the field, “the best is yet to come.”