1 00:00:03,171 --> 00:00:06,174 [crowd cheers] 2 00:00:13,807 --> 00:00:15,934 [announcer] And with ten seconds left... 3 00:00:18,270 --> 00:00:20,480 ...at stake is the perfect season. 4 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,961 [announcer] The Giants have won the Super Bowl. 5 00:00:42,961 --> 00:00:44,880 [crowd cheers] 6 00:00:50,552 --> 00:00:54,306 [Tom Brady] Losing the 2007 Super Bowl was devastating. 7 00:00:55,765 --> 00:00:58,143 I was like, "What the fuck?" 8 00:00:58,143 --> 00:01:00,979 That year, we dominated. We destroyed teams. 9 00:01:01,813 --> 00:01:03,440 How did we lose? 10 00:01:04,733 --> 00:01:07,277 {\an8}If there's one game in history I'd change, it's that game. 11 00:01:07,777 --> 00:01:08,778 But we can't change it. 12 00:01:11,031 --> 00:01:14,284 I think what you realize about football and about life 13 00:01:14,284 --> 00:01:17,287 is you never have it quite mastered. 14 00:01:18,997 --> 00:01:21,416 It was a tough lesson for me to learn. 15 00:01:29,591 --> 00:01:32,260 [Bill Belichick] You know, I think back to last season... 16 00:01:32,260 --> 00:01:35,138 I know that you've heard me say, "Last year doesn't mean anything. 17 00:01:35,138 --> 00:01:38,308 We don't care about last year." 18 00:01:38,308 --> 00:01:42,020 {\an8}But I hope that you will never forget those 16 wins. 19 00:01:42,812 --> 00:01:45,815 You know, I've been through five and 11. I've been through seven and nine. 20 00:01:45,815 --> 00:01:48,985 Those... Those are the seasons you want to forget, believe me, 21 00:01:48,985 --> 00:01:51,029 not the 16 and 0 ones. 22 00:01:51,029 --> 00:01:54,950 [players murmur agreement and clap] 23 00:01:54,950 --> 00:01:56,993 [Brady] Coach, can I say something? 24 00:01:56,993 --> 00:01:58,536 [Belichick] Sure can. 25 00:01:58,536 --> 00:02:01,790 As I reflect back on last season, 26 00:02:01,790 --> 00:02:03,667 we didn't finish the way we wanted, 27 00:02:03,667 --> 00:02:08,170 but we know what we shared, and, uh, you know, I hope we learned from it. 28 00:02:08,170 --> 00:02:11,216 And I hope we take it forward. And, uh, I always get emotional, 29 00:02:11,216 --> 00:02:14,386 so, uh, just thinking about things I really care about. 30 00:02:14,386 --> 00:02:16,179 So, uh... Thank you. 31 00:02:16,179 --> 00:02:18,431 [applause] 32 00:02:18,974 --> 00:02:21,142 Anybody else has anything they'd like to say about the season, 33 00:02:21,142 --> 00:02:22,852 now is a great time to say it. 34 00:02:22,852 --> 00:02:24,604 Because we're moving on. 35 00:02:24,604 --> 00:02:27,816 [players laugh] 36 00:02:27,816 --> 00:02:30,402 ["Public Service Announcement (Interlude)" by Jay-Z plays] 37 00:02:30,402 --> 00:02:34,614 [Al Michaels] Good afternoon, on a beautiful September day in New England. 38 00:02:34,614 --> 00:02:36,032 A perfect day for football, 39 00:02:36,032 --> 00:02:39,619 and a perfect day to open the 2008 Patriots season. 40 00:02:39,619 --> 00:02:41,788 - [Brady] Let's go! - [player] Yeah, baby. 41 00:02:41,788 --> 00:02:44,124 [Brady] We know what we need to do. Win on three. 42 00:02:44,124 --> 00:02:45,208 - One, two, three! - [all] Win! 43 00:02:45,208 --> 00:02:46,585 [cheering] 44 00:02:46,585 --> 00:02:49,045 ["Public Service Announcement (Interlude)" by Jay-Z continues] 45 00:03:04,477 --> 00:03:05,729 Hike! 46 00:03:06,980 --> 00:03:09,065 [Cris Collinsworth] Quick pass by Brady. 47 00:03:09,065 --> 00:03:10,734 And that's a first down. 48 00:03:13,111 --> 00:03:15,780 [Brady] I was really prepared to go back and have a great season. 49 00:03:17,365 --> 00:03:19,159 We had a lot of the same team, so we thought, 50 00:03:19,159 --> 00:03:21,244 all right, there's a redemption here for us. 51 00:03:22,495 --> 00:03:24,331 [Collinsworth] Brady, throwing. 52 00:03:24,331 --> 00:03:27,375 And a bullet from Tom Terrific. 53 00:03:27,375 --> 00:03:30,086 [Michaels] Hopes are high that this will be the season 54 00:03:30,086 --> 00:03:32,005 that they're going to go all the way. 55 00:03:32,005 --> 00:03:33,632 [Brady grunts] 56 00:03:33,632 --> 00:03:35,008 [whistle blows] 57 00:03:35,008 --> 00:03:37,510 [Collinsworth] Tom Brady got hit right on the knee! 58 00:03:38,470 --> 00:03:43,600 Tom Brady took a tremendous hit right on his left leg. 59 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,895 And Patriot Nation, right now, is holding its collective breath. 60 00:03:57,822 --> 00:04:01,159 [Brady] I got hit just as my foot was planting. 61 00:04:01,159 --> 00:04:03,870 You know, my knee got completely crushed. 62 00:04:05,247 --> 00:04:08,333 I've always said that whenever I got hit, I was the first one up. 63 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:12,128 That was my only way to really display toughness, 64 00:04:12,128 --> 00:04:15,257 was when I did get hit, I made sure they didn't know that it hurt. 65 00:04:15,257 --> 00:04:19,344 But it just... The pain just kept going. It was super intense. 66 00:04:20,971 --> 00:04:23,974 The doctor ran out and checked my knee and, uh, 67 00:04:23,974 --> 00:04:27,602 I could just tell by the look on his eyes, like, I knew what it meant. 68 00:04:28,478 --> 00:04:31,606 [Michaels] Tom Brady being helped off the field. 69 00:04:31,606 --> 00:04:33,567 [Collinsworth] Well, right now, everyone here 70 00:04:33,567 --> 00:04:36,152 is wondering how badly Tom Brady is hurt. 71 00:04:37,696 --> 00:04:40,907 [Nancy Brady] I think the biggest worry you ever have, 72 00:04:40,907 --> 00:04:45,620 {\an8}going to watch your loved one play football, is injury. 73 00:04:47,163 --> 00:04:50,000 Tommy's had so many injuries. 74 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,043 And he played through 'em. 75 00:04:53,420 --> 00:04:57,215 But we just knew... this was different. 76 00:05:05,348 --> 00:05:08,018 - [quiet chatter] - [camera shutters clicking] 77 00:05:11,271 --> 00:05:13,398 Of course, we feel badly for Tom, uh, 78 00:05:13,398 --> 00:05:16,818 about the injury and, uh, you hate to see anyone go down. Uh... 79 00:05:16,818 --> 00:05:20,447 Nobody's worked harder and done more for this team than Tom has, 80 00:05:20,447 --> 00:05:24,200 so it's a tough setback for him. You know, he played one position. 81 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,537 He played it very well and there'll be somebody else playing that position now 82 00:05:27,537 --> 00:05:31,166 and everybody else has to continue to do their job, just like they always have. 83 00:05:31,166 --> 00:05:32,918 Like they always need to. 84 00:05:32,918 --> 00:05:34,878 [reporter] How did Tom take the news? 85 00:05:36,755 --> 00:05:38,673 Probably like you'd expect. 86 00:05:41,384 --> 00:05:42,719 [radio tuning] 87 00:05:42,719 --> 00:05:44,387 [male reporter] Fans of the New England Patriots 88 00:05:44,387 --> 00:05:46,598 got the news they were dreading today. 89 00:05:46,598 --> 00:05:50,852 Quarterback Tom Brady's injury will keep him sidelined for the entire season. 90 00:05:50,852 --> 00:05:53,688 [female reporter] The New England Patriots' record-breaking quarterback 91 00:05:53,688 --> 00:05:57,025 has a torn ACL, a vital ligament in his left knee. 92 00:05:57,025 --> 00:06:00,570 [male reporter 2] Is this a speed-bump or a major, major blip here? 93 00:06:00,570 --> 00:06:01,821 [male reporter 3] It's a major blip. 94 00:06:01,821 --> 00:06:06,785 You have no idea how he comes back from an injury of this magnitude. 95 00:06:08,536 --> 00:06:11,581 [Robert Kraft] Post-game, I went to visit Tommy. 96 00:06:12,749 --> 00:06:19,047 {\an8}And his leg was propped up on pillows and he was like a... 97 00:06:19,798 --> 00:06:21,508 ...young man sobbing. 98 00:06:27,055 --> 00:06:30,225 It was, uh... It was tough. It was a really tough moment. 99 00:06:32,310 --> 00:06:35,272 It was a big injury. My ACL tore. 100 00:06:35,272 --> 00:06:39,568 You know, you'd watch a lot of other quarterbacks' ACLs over the years. 101 00:06:39,568 --> 00:06:41,278 It's a season-ending injury, 102 00:06:41,278 --> 00:06:44,990 but I went into Coach Belichick's office and I said, 103 00:06:44,990 --> 00:06:47,909 "I want to play. I'll fix my ACL at the end of the year. 104 00:06:47,909 --> 00:06:51,705 I could just put a brace on it. I'll tape it and play the whole season." 105 00:06:53,540 --> 00:06:56,626 [Randy Moss] I remember after he hurt his knee. 106 00:06:57,210 --> 00:06:59,462 Tom Brady's throwing the football. 107 00:07:01,131 --> 00:07:05,385 I was like, "Dude, you just tore your knee and you're out here." 108 00:07:05,385 --> 00:07:09,180 {\an8}So I said, "Damn, dawg! Is it going... going to be okay?" 109 00:07:11,141 --> 00:07:13,393 Next thing you know, he goes in the training room 110 00:07:13,393 --> 00:07:15,270 to get the thumbs up or the thumbs down. 111 00:07:15,270 --> 00:07:18,690 He comes back, slams his playbook, and then he starts cussing. 112 00:07:18,690 --> 00:07:21,735 He's like, "I'm sorry. I'm not gonna be out there with you today." 113 00:07:21,735 --> 00:07:27,073 You know, something like that. It was hard for him to accept. 114 00:07:29,117 --> 00:07:31,077 I ain't seen him no more after that. That was it. 115 00:07:33,288 --> 00:07:35,957 [Kraft] I don't think Tommy had missed a game 116 00:07:35,957 --> 00:07:39,544 in all the seasons since he started playing, 117 00:07:39,544 --> 00:07:43,548 and now he's done for the season. 118 00:07:43,548 --> 00:07:49,012 I think his own vulnerability really kicked in big-time... 119 00:07:50,096 --> 00:07:53,934 ...because he had observed, over the years, 120 00:07:53,934 --> 00:07:57,395 the modus operandi of our head coach. 121 00:07:58,021 --> 00:08:00,106 All players were expendable. 122 00:08:00,941 --> 00:08:03,193 [Tom Brady Sr] Bill was all business. 123 00:08:03,193 --> 00:08:05,487 He's cold. He's calculating. 124 00:08:07,113 --> 00:08:11,034 {\an8}If you're no good to go on the field, if you're not capable, 125 00:08:11,034 --> 00:08:14,329 you're no good to the team. You're just out of sight, out of mind. 126 00:08:15,038 --> 00:08:17,374 [announcer] Bledsoe rolls to the right. 127 00:08:18,500 --> 00:08:20,001 He got whacked. 128 00:08:21,753 --> 00:08:25,423 {\an8}Tom Brady, the second-year quarterback in the game. 129 00:08:25,423 --> 00:08:28,635 {\an8}[Drew Bledsoe] I think that there's probably an element for Tom 130 00:08:28,635 --> 00:08:31,888 of how he got his job that has driven him. 131 00:08:32,722 --> 00:08:36,433 {\an8}It was like, "Wow, you know, I was there with Drew, and Drew was the guy. 132 00:08:36,433 --> 00:08:40,230 {\an8}He came off the field for a second. Next thing, he didn't have his job anymore. 133 00:08:40,897 --> 00:08:43,400 I can never come off the field, because if I do, 134 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:45,569 man, that next guy might be waiting in the wings." 135 00:08:48,530 --> 00:08:51,449 [Belichick] 1999, Trent Green got hurt. 136 00:08:51,449 --> 00:08:53,910 Warner took 'em to the Super Bowl. 137 00:08:53,910 --> 00:08:56,580 2001, Bledsoe got hurt. 138 00:08:57,163 --> 00:08:59,207 Brady took us to the Super Bowl. 139 00:08:59,207 --> 00:09:02,878 That's the way it's gonna be, Cassel. Then we're riding your shoulders. 140 00:09:02,878 --> 00:09:05,755 - [players clap and cheer] - [player] Let's go! 141 00:09:10,385 --> 00:09:13,054 [Matt Cassel] That week after the Chiefs game was insane, 142 00:09:13,054 --> 00:09:15,765 because we just lost Tom Brady. 143 00:09:16,766 --> 00:09:20,103 {\an8}And now I have the task of going out and composing myself 144 00:09:20,103 --> 00:09:21,730 {\an8}and needing to lead this team. 145 00:09:22,230 --> 00:09:24,900 And I was like, "Oh, my gosh!" 146 00:09:24,900 --> 00:09:26,484 [whistle blows] 147 00:09:26,484 --> 00:09:28,403 It's a daunting task, 148 00:09:28,403 --> 00:09:32,115 and I knew that we were just at the tip of the iceberg. 149 00:09:33,033 --> 00:09:36,494 And then all the noise starts. All the noise starts. 150 00:09:36,494 --> 00:09:37,871 {\an8}Is Cassel Brady? 151 00:09:37,871 --> 00:09:40,081 {\an8}Let's not trip. I mean, let's not, come on now. 152 00:09:40,081 --> 00:09:44,085 This offense was built for Tom Brady, tailor-made, 153 00:09:44,085 --> 00:09:49,007 and now they have that personnel with a guy who hasn't played since high school. 154 00:09:49,007 --> 00:09:51,134 Stop me if I tell a lie. 155 00:09:51,134 --> 00:09:54,054 [Cassel] Every major media outlet wanted to make sure 156 00:09:54,054 --> 00:09:55,931 that everybody in the world knew 157 00:09:55,931 --> 00:09:58,642 that I hadn't started a game since I was in high school. 158 00:09:58,642 --> 00:10:02,854 [reporter] The last time Matt Cassel started a game in the national spotlight 159 00:10:02,854 --> 00:10:08,360 was 14 years ago, as a first baseman at the Little League World Series. 160 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:11,363 Why didn't the Patriots get a veteran back-up? The answer is, 161 00:10:11,363 --> 00:10:12,739 Belichick honestly believes 162 00:10:12,739 --> 00:10:15,367 this kid gives him a better chance to win a game. 163 00:10:16,826 --> 00:10:18,828 [car engine revs] 164 00:10:22,540 --> 00:10:25,585 [reporter] This is really the grand experiment. 165 00:10:26,253 --> 00:10:28,463 How much of it is Tom Brady? 166 00:10:29,297 --> 00:10:32,509 How much of it is Belichick and what he's built there? 167 00:10:35,512 --> 00:10:36,763 [beeping] 168 00:10:41,226 --> 00:10:43,603 [treadmill whirs] 169 00:10:45,564 --> 00:10:49,651 [Belichick] As a coach, replacing Tom Brady is... You know, that's a tough one. 170 00:10:50,235 --> 00:10:53,071 Tom's the greatest player of all time, 171 00:10:53,071 --> 00:10:56,491 but you always try to find a way to win. It's different from year to year. 172 00:10:56,491 --> 00:10:58,577 It's different with different players on the field. 173 00:10:59,119 --> 00:11:03,748 But every week I've always felt like there's a formula in there, somehow, 174 00:11:03,748 --> 00:11:05,875 {\an8}that gives you the best opportunity as a team to win. 175 00:11:07,168 --> 00:11:11,214 [Jets fans] J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets! 176 00:11:11,214 --> 00:11:13,550 [announcer] It's the Patriots and The Jets. 177 00:11:13,550 --> 00:11:15,760 It's hot and humid at Giants stadium. 178 00:11:18,889 --> 00:11:22,726 What will life be like for the Patriots after Tom Brady? 179 00:11:22,726 --> 00:11:25,395 [crowd cheers] 180 00:11:27,272 --> 00:11:30,817 [Cassel] I remember the pressure I felt before I took the field. 181 00:11:30,817 --> 00:11:33,194 Coach Belichick walks up to me and he goes, 182 00:11:33,194 --> 00:11:35,405 "Matt, we're not bringing anybody else in. 183 00:11:35,405 --> 00:11:38,658 So don't worry about all the naysayers, all these people that are gonna question 184 00:11:38,658 --> 00:11:41,244 what we're doing at the quarterback position. 185 00:11:41,244 --> 00:11:43,663 You're gonna be fine. Just stay the course." 186 00:11:44,748 --> 00:11:47,042 [announcer] Here's Matt Cassel under center, 187 00:11:47,042 --> 00:11:49,628 starting a game for the first time in his NFL career. 188 00:11:52,214 --> 00:11:53,506 [crowd cheers] 189 00:11:53,506 --> 00:11:56,259 [announcer] He passed his first pass, and it's a good one. 190 00:11:56,259 --> 00:11:57,761 It's over to Faulk. 191 00:11:58,970 --> 00:12:02,557 Koppen snaps it back. And taking off with it, Cassel... 192 00:12:03,892 --> 00:12:05,602 [announcer 2] That is a good job. 193 00:12:05,602 --> 00:12:07,896 He's gonna pull it down and run. 194 00:12:07,896 --> 00:12:10,774 If you're a defender or a pass rusher, look out. 195 00:12:11,524 --> 00:12:15,403 [announcer] Third and goal. It's Morris, up and in. 196 00:12:16,613 --> 00:12:19,908 Matt Cassel has got a win in his first start. 197 00:12:19,908 --> 00:12:21,952 [players cheer] 198 00:12:21,952 --> 00:12:23,828 [player] That's what I'm talking about! 199 00:12:23,828 --> 00:12:25,914 [all chattering] 200 00:12:25,914 --> 00:12:28,792 Cassel, I know you haven't started a game since the fucking 7th grade. 201 00:12:28,792 --> 00:12:30,001 [laughter] 202 00:12:30,001 --> 00:12:31,878 You started one today. 203 00:12:31,878 --> 00:12:34,089 [players cheer] 204 00:12:36,550 --> 00:12:39,803 [Belichick] As a coach, you always want to play in to the strength of your players, 205 00:12:39,803 --> 00:12:43,890 not have a system and force the players to play the system. 206 00:12:44,891 --> 00:12:48,562 In Matt Cassel's case, he had a lot of talent, he was smart, 207 00:12:48,562 --> 00:12:51,982 and was very athletic, so we tried to tailor offense 208 00:12:51,982 --> 00:12:53,984 to Matt's strengths and his confidence. 209 00:12:54,776 --> 00:12:57,445 [announcer] Third down and three, Patriots at their own 41. 210 00:12:57,445 --> 00:12:59,197 Snapped to Cassel. Steps up. 211 00:12:59,197 --> 00:13:01,825 He's gonna run for the first down to the 50-yard line. 212 00:13:01,825 --> 00:13:03,994 Stays on his feet to the Ram 48. 213 00:13:03,994 --> 00:13:06,621 [Cassel] Running the ball was a big part of my game. 214 00:13:07,706 --> 00:13:10,166 That's one element of the offense 215 00:13:10,166 --> 00:13:13,378 that I can honestly say, Brady could never run the ball. 216 00:13:13,962 --> 00:13:17,591 But I was a little bit quicker and Belichick recognized it. 217 00:13:18,341 --> 00:13:22,178 Then he changed our offensive scheme perfectly. 218 00:13:22,178 --> 00:13:24,848 [announcer] Here's Cassel. He's gonna run it again. 219 00:13:24,848 --> 00:13:26,766 He's had success. And look at that! 220 00:13:26,766 --> 00:13:29,561 Skips away from a tackle and a first down. 221 00:13:29,561 --> 00:13:32,647 [player] Compared to Tommy, that's a gazelle back there running. 222 00:13:32,647 --> 00:13:35,233 They're used to molasses coming out of the container. 223 00:13:35,233 --> 00:13:37,694 They got a gazelle back there now. They got to prepare for that. 224 00:13:38,194 --> 00:13:40,196 [announcer] Cassel out of the shotgun. Steps up. He's gonna run it. 225 00:13:40,196 --> 00:13:42,616 To the ten, to the five, he's gonna run it in! 226 00:13:42,616 --> 00:13:44,242 Touchdown! Matt Cassel! 227 00:13:45,660 --> 00:13:48,496 [announcer 2] Everyone thought Tom Brady goes down, they were done. 228 00:13:48,496 --> 00:13:52,208 Absolutely not true. Matt Cassel has shocked everyone. 229 00:13:52,667 --> 00:13:54,461 [announcer] This is the mastery of Belichick. 230 00:13:54,461 --> 00:13:57,005 He takes what he has and he adapts. 231 00:14:00,634 --> 00:14:04,137 [Brady Sr] Tommy was just very vulnerable at that time. 232 00:14:04,721 --> 00:14:07,641 On the one hand, you like to see the Patriots do really well. 233 00:14:07,641 --> 00:14:10,101 {\an8}On the other hand, you're sitting on the sidelines 234 00:14:10,101 --> 00:14:13,563 {\an8}and the team's playing, and nobody wants to... 235 00:14:14,898 --> 00:14:16,858 {\an8}...feel like they're dispensable. 236 00:14:16,858 --> 00:14:19,361 [player] How do we feel about Matt Cassel as starting quarterback? 237 00:14:19,361 --> 00:14:22,364 [all] Oh, yeah! 238 00:14:23,782 --> 00:14:27,744 [Brady] From the outside looking in, you realize the show still goes on. 239 00:14:27,744 --> 00:14:29,204 [indistinct chatter] 240 00:14:29,204 --> 00:14:31,706 [Brady] I was determined to get back to playing. 241 00:14:31,706 --> 00:14:35,961 {\an8}And three days after the surgery, I was trying to pretend like I was, 242 00:14:35,961 --> 00:14:37,254 {\an8}you know, superhuman. 243 00:14:37,254 --> 00:14:39,756 He caused an infection in his leg. 244 00:14:39,756 --> 00:14:44,344 A very severe infection that the doctor was very, very concerned about. 245 00:14:45,845 --> 00:14:48,682 But they had to go back in and do another surgery. 246 00:14:49,641 --> 00:14:51,184 [Brady] I lost a lot of weight. 247 00:14:51,935 --> 00:14:53,270 I was very gray. 248 00:14:55,272 --> 00:14:58,733 I couldn't sleep. I couldn't sit... I just... 249 00:14:58,733 --> 00:15:01,194 I couldn't move my knee. It was so swollen, and... 250 00:15:01,194 --> 00:15:04,656 It was really... It was really tough. But I had great people there for me. 251 00:15:06,658 --> 00:15:10,662 {\an8}I remember flying out to help him through his ACL recovery. 252 00:15:10,662 --> 00:15:13,248 {\an8}You know, those are some tougher days. 253 00:15:13,248 --> 00:15:15,625 Those are a lot of days that, you know, an athlete, 254 00:15:15,625 --> 00:15:18,461 an elite athlete, who's done it at a high level, 255 00:15:18,461 --> 00:15:21,631 sit and think... You know, they've got nothing but time now. 256 00:15:22,382 --> 00:15:25,343 You think about the mortality of your sports career. 257 00:15:25,343 --> 00:15:27,554 [announcer] The Patriots win in overtime. 258 00:15:27,554 --> 00:15:31,099 [Alex Guerrero] "Alex, what if this is it? What if my knee is never the same?" 259 00:15:31,099 --> 00:15:33,476 [announcer] Two Super Bowl championships... 260 00:15:33,476 --> 00:15:37,188 [Guerrero] He was in his most low state, thinking he'll never play again. 261 00:15:39,566 --> 00:15:44,404 [Brady Sr] Tommy spent his whole life wanting to be a football player. 262 00:15:45,614 --> 00:15:50,744 And we as parents were not oblivious to football mortality. 263 00:15:50,744 --> 00:15:54,331 As he goes through this stuff, we go through this stuff with him, 264 00:15:54,331 --> 00:15:57,292 we go through the... the angst that, 265 00:15:57,292 --> 00:16:00,670 "You're not out there doing the job that you love to do." 266 00:16:02,589 --> 00:16:04,758 [announcer] When Brady went down in the opening game, 267 00:16:04,758 --> 00:16:06,843 Cassel was able to step right in. 268 00:16:06,843 --> 00:16:09,804 Cassel pulls it down, runs straight ahead to the end zone for the touchdown. 269 00:16:09,804 --> 00:16:10,847 Yeah! 270 00:16:10,847 --> 00:16:13,058 [announcer] I think this kid's got a little innate toughness. 271 00:16:13,058 --> 00:16:17,729 [Cassel] Way to answer 'em. Hey, all day! Don't let up on that gas pedal. 272 00:16:17,729 --> 00:16:19,856 [announcer] Cassel throwing for the corner of the end zone. 273 00:16:19,856 --> 00:16:22,234 Caught! A perfect throw! 274 00:16:23,109 --> 00:16:26,238 That's a statement made here today by the New England Patriots. 275 00:16:26,238 --> 00:16:30,116 New England leads it by ten as we start the fourth. 276 00:16:31,243 --> 00:16:32,535 Hey! 277 00:16:32,535 --> 00:16:35,330 Sit down! Come on. Hey, fellas, we got a long way to go now. 278 00:16:36,539 --> 00:16:40,168 [Donté Stallworth] One of the big things that I've come to understand is that 279 00:16:40,168 --> 00:16:44,673 {\an8}no matter what the score was, we received humble pie from Belichick. 280 00:16:44,673 --> 00:16:46,508 I'm happy we won, 281 00:16:46,508 --> 00:16:49,427 and I'm happy you guys made the plays that you needed to make to win, 282 00:16:49,427 --> 00:16:52,973 but we gotta understand, we gotta be better than this... 283 00:16:52,973 --> 00:16:56,476 [Stallworth] He cared more about what we didn't do right, because... 284 00:16:56,476 --> 00:16:58,520 everything is geared towards winning. 285 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:01,356 Okay, and it's all of us. But we gotta do a better job. 286 00:17:01,356 --> 00:17:04,484 Most of the coaches in the NFL are coaching football 287 00:17:04,484 --> 00:17:06,026 and he's coaching warfare. 288 00:17:08,196 --> 00:17:10,489 [Stallworth] He grew up in the Naval Academy. 289 00:17:11,074 --> 00:17:14,785 {\an8}His father, he was the coach there, and he learned a lot from him. 290 00:17:17,997 --> 00:17:21,834 [Belichick] It felt good to... just as a kid, hang around my dad 291 00:17:21,834 --> 00:17:25,881 and go over the film at night of the next team that Navy was going to play. 292 00:17:25,881 --> 00:17:29,259 It was really interesting for me to sit there and learn from him 293 00:17:29,259 --> 00:17:30,760 on approaching the game. 294 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:33,805 {\an8}Um, he just... he loved everything that his dad did. 295 00:17:34,639 --> 00:17:38,101 Anything that Steve did, he wanted to do. 296 00:17:38,101 --> 00:17:41,771 He wasn't a pest. He was there to learn. 297 00:17:41,771 --> 00:17:44,816 He didn't do anything that disrupted anything. 298 00:17:44,816 --> 00:17:48,320 [chuckles] His father would have whopped him. No! 299 00:17:49,321 --> 00:17:52,908 [announcer] A win today would put Navy in a position to dominate the East, 300 00:17:52,908 --> 00:17:54,659 and that's something to cheer about. 301 00:17:54,659 --> 00:17:57,996 [Belichick] It was totally kind of a military type of environment 302 00:17:57,996 --> 00:17:59,205 on a football team. 303 00:17:59,205 --> 00:18:02,375 [announcer] Touchdown! There'll be a hot time in Annapolis tonight. 304 00:18:02,375 --> 00:18:05,420 [Belichick] I thought that was the way it was supposed to be. 305 00:18:05,420 --> 00:18:07,589 I never really saw much different than that. 306 00:18:08,590 --> 00:18:11,176 {\an8}I think it had a big influence on my upbringing, on my life, 307 00:18:11,176 --> 00:18:13,303 {\an8}but also on my coaching career. 308 00:18:17,224 --> 00:18:20,852 We have one sign around here, right down here on the hall, 309 00:18:20,852 --> 00:18:25,899 on the way to this meeting room, from a guy named Sun Tzu. 310 00:18:25,899 --> 00:18:30,445 It's his quote. "Every battle is won before it's fought." Okay? 311 00:18:30,445 --> 00:18:33,031 Now look, I'm not saying we're in a war here, 312 00:18:33,031 --> 00:18:37,827 but I'm just telling you, understand how one stupid play, 313 00:18:37,827 --> 00:18:41,790 one stupid penalty, one mistake, 314 00:18:41,790 --> 00:18:44,292 ends it for all of us. 315 00:18:45,710 --> 00:18:47,629 [Cassel] If you're not mentally tough, 316 00:18:47,629 --> 00:18:50,257 {\an8}you can't play in that program. It'll destroy you. 317 00:18:51,091 --> 00:18:55,136 Just before you go to bed tonight, you can watch this too. 318 00:18:55,136 --> 00:18:57,347 This is pretty nauseating. 319 00:18:57,347 --> 00:19:01,142 [Cassel] When Belichick would come and do video for the quarterback room, 320 00:19:01,142 --> 00:19:03,353 it was all the bad quarterback plays. 321 00:19:03,353 --> 00:19:06,523 [Belichick] Not even close to being able to complete this pass. 322 00:19:06,523 --> 00:19:08,692 You can see everybody kind of squirming in their seat. 323 00:19:08,692 --> 00:19:11,152 Like, "Oh, God, I hope he doesn't show that play." 324 00:19:12,529 --> 00:19:14,823 One time, I don't see a corner blitz, 325 00:19:14,823 --> 00:19:18,326 and I get absolutely annihilated in my back, "Boom!" 326 00:19:18,326 --> 00:19:20,161 Belichick comes in, and he says, 327 00:19:20,161 --> 00:19:24,708 "Uh, Cassel, you know, can we figure out the corner blitz? 328 00:19:24,708 --> 00:19:28,336 Because I don't want to have to write your mother a letter that says, 329 00:19:28,336 --> 00:19:32,048 'Dear Mrs. Cassel, we're sorry to inform you that your son is dead 330 00:19:32,048 --> 00:19:34,968 because he's a dumbass and didn't see the corner blitz.'" 331 00:19:34,968 --> 00:19:38,054 I'm gonna put more pressure on you individually, 332 00:19:38,054 --> 00:19:40,307 I'm gonna put more pressure on you collectively, 333 00:19:40,307 --> 00:19:44,853 because when we get into those situations, we gotta be able to handle them. 334 00:19:44,853 --> 00:19:46,688 {\an8}It's a hard life to live. 335 00:19:46,688 --> 00:19:49,107 {\an8}[laughs heartily] It's hard, man! 336 00:19:49,691 --> 00:19:52,777 - How fucking stupid can you get? - [blows whistle] 337 00:19:53,612 --> 00:19:55,322 [Bruschi] And sometimes... 338 00:19:56,239 --> 00:19:58,408 - ...the young guys... - [whistle blast] 339 00:19:58,408 --> 00:19:59,868 ...just don't get it. 340 00:20:01,369 --> 00:20:05,081 I always tell players you got to be able to look outside the box 341 00:20:05,081 --> 00:20:07,417 and realize why he's doing it. 342 00:20:07,417 --> 00:20:11,463 Have you ever had a wet towel? A wet towel? 343 00:20:12,088 --> 00:20:16,801 And to wring it out, to get all the water out of it until it's dry? 344 00:20:16,801 --> 00:20:20,055 I'm the wet towel, okay. And Bill is the hands. 345 00:20:21,514 --> 00:20:25,894 I want you to wring the talent out of me any way you possibly can. Do it! 346 00:20:25,894 --> 00:20:28,188 [Belichick] Set it, set it, set it! 347 00:20:28,188 --> 00:20:32,317 Move your hands and ride 'em out. Ride the fucker out! 348 00:20:32,317 --> 00:20:35,320 [Bruschi] I'm gonna get upset, I'm gonna get pissed off, 349 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:37,239 but I still know it's the best for me. 350 00:20:37,239 --> 00:20:40,200 And that's how we're going to win, and consistently win. 351 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:41,493 [crowd cheers] 352 00:20:41,493 --> 00:20:45,330 [announcer] Now Cassel takes the shotgun snap. Steps, looks, fires. 353 00:20:45,330 --> 00:20:47,207 Randy Moss has got it! 354 00:20:47,207 --> 00:20:52,087 [announcer 2] The New England Patriots, a big, big win for Bill Belichick. 355 00:20:52,921 --> 00:20:55,298 As tough as that environment is on all of us, 356 00:20:55,298 --> 00:20:58,009 and everybody will say the same thing, 357 00:20:58,009 --> 00:21:00,804 we were winning a lot when I was there. 358 00:21:01,846 --> 00:21:03,223 And we won without Tom Brady. 359 00:21:03,723 --> 00:21:05,684 [announcer] Cassel fires left. Caught. 360 00:21:05,684 --> 00:21:08,353 Thirty-five, 40, 45, 50, he's to midfield. 361 00:21:08,353 --> 00:21:12,983 He's gonna go all the way. And the Patriots are racking up! 362 00:21:12,983 --> 00:21:15,151 [Cassel] We were on a roll, man. 363 00:21:15,151 --> 00:21:17,362 We went on a four-game win streak at the end of the season 364 00:21:17,362 --> 00:21:19,781 to go to 11 and five. 365 00:21:19,781 --> 00:21:21,199 We still didn't make the playoffs, 366 00:21:21,199 --> 00:21:25,829 but we finished the season way beyond expectations. 367 00:21:25,829 --> 00:21:28,498 [Belichick] I sure wish that we were playing another week, 368 00:21:28,498 --> 00:21:30,959 but, you know, I couldn't be prouder of the team. 369 00:21:30,959 --> 00:21:33,962 They've worked hard, uh, they've put up with me all year, 370 00:21:33,962 --> 00:21:36,423 they've fought through a lot of adversity. 371 00:21:36,423 --> 00:21:41,177 [analyst] This year is a testament to just how good a coach Bill Belichick is. 372 00:21:41,177 --> 00:21:43,722 [analyst 2] Bill Belichick, to me, is so great 373 00:21:43,722 --> 00:21:47,559 that he has me wondering about the greatness of Tom Brady. 374 00:21:47,559 --> 00:21:52,147 You're 11 and 5 with Matt Cassel in his first-year quarterback in this team. 375 00:21:52,147 --> 00:21:54,691 I've got to the point where I've asked myself, 376 00:21:54,691 --> 00:21:58,069 "Who's not gonna look like that playing under Bill Belichick?" 377 00:22:01,531 --> 00:22:05,911 [Guerrero] All of these things that we, you know, had heard people saying. 378 00:22:05,911 --> 00:22:08,455 For people like, Tom and I, 379 00:22:08,455 --> 00:22:11,875 {\an8}those aren't words of criticism to me. 380 00:22:11,875 --> 00:22:15,212 {\an8}I don't take offense to those. To me, they're actually motivational, 381 00:22:15,212 --> 00:22:17,172 {\an8}like, all right, no problem, like, 382 00:22:17,172 --> 00:22:18,590 we'll just go show you. 383 00:22:21,968 --> 00:22:24,512 [Brady] Football isn't a game of entitlement. 384 00:22:24,512 --> 00:22:26,389 It's a game of earning it. 385 00:22:28,099 --> 00:22:33,063 With my rehab, I'd go to bed at night trying to wake up the next day 386 00:22:33,063 --> 00:22:35,357 to be a little bit better. 387 00:22:35,357 --> 00:22:38,360 [Guerrero] It's line upon line and precept upon precept. 388 00:22:39,194 --> 00:22:41,988 A little bit here and a little bit there, and pretty soon, 389 00:22:41,988 --> 00:22:44,199 we're out in the field throwing the football, 390 00:22:44,199 --> 00:22:47,869 and I remember just the look on his face. We're like two kids in a candy store. 391 00:22:47,869 --> 00:22:51,456 Like, he's like, "Alex, man, I could do this till I'm 50, right?" 392 00:22:52,123 --> 00:22:53,625 I can fire that m... 393 00:22:55,335 --> 00:22:59,422 [Brady] Going into that year, I realized I need to be preventative 394 00:22:59,422 --> 00:23:02,592 and proactive about how I was taking care of myself. 395 00:23:02,592 --> 00:23:04,094 How do I not break? 396 00:23:05,512 --> 00:23:08,640 How do I not have the issues that would lead me to the operating room? 397 00:23:10,392 --> 00:23:13,186 You know, I was going to do everything possible to play 398 00:23:13,186 --> 00:23:15,063 however long I wanted to play. 399 00:23:16,147 --> 00:23:19,985 {\an8}When you see someone who's, like, doing what they love, you know, 400 00:23:19,985 --> 00:23:24,114 despite the risk of bodily harm, you're torn. 401 00:23:24,114 --> 00:23:27,617 But I know he was well taken care of. 402 00:23:27,617 --> 00:23:31,997 He had the work with Alex and the way he was taking care of his body. 403 00:23:32,914 --> 00:23:35,834 He had the love and support of Gisele... 404 00:23:36,668 --> 00:23:40,005 ...my parents and my sisters. 405 00:23:41,256 --> 00:23:44,259 He had everything that he needed to get back. 406 00:23:46,344 --> 00:23:50,098 {\an8}[crowd cheers and whistles] 407 00:23:51,558 --> 00:23:55,145 [reporter] Tom Brady in Patriots camp today, with the rest of the team. 408 00:23:55,145 --> 00:23:57,772 His first official practice since shredding his knee 409 00:23:57,772 --> 00:23:59,399 in last year's season opener. 410 00:23:59,399 --> 00:24:00,984 Okay! 411 00:24:00,984 --> 00:24:04,029 [reporter] The Patriots trade quarterback Matt Cassel with the Chiefs. 412 00:24:04,029 --> 00:24:07,574 The deal signals New England must be comfortable with Tom Brady's rehab. 413 00:24:07,574 --> 00:24:10,702 [reporter 2] The fact that they don't have Matt Cassel there 414 00:24:10,702 --> 00:24:14,414 sends a sign that they feel Tom Brady's gonna be ready for the start of the year. 415 00:24:14,414 --> 00:24:17,208 So, here's the question I have now. What if Brady's not ready? 416 00:24:17,918 --> 00:24:19,669 [journalist] How confident are you that you can be 417 00:24:19,669 --> 00:24:21,796 the same player you were before the injury? 418 00:24:22,297 --> 00:24:24,382 We'll see. I mean, I... 419 00:24:24,382 --> 00:24:27,093 Like I said, talk is cheap and I could sit here and tell you guys, 420 00:24:27,093 --> 00:24:30,847 I'm gonna, you know, play till I'm 80, but that doesn't matter. 421 00:24:30,847 --> 00:24:32,974 I'm gonna go do the best I can do. 422 00:24:32,974 --> 00:24:36,394 I can't wait to get out and start playing games. 423 00:24:36,394 --> 00:24:39,314 [crowd cheers] 424 00:24:39,314 --> 00:24:42,776 [analyst] One year ago, we were reminded that this game we all love 425 00:24:42,776 --> 00:24:45,070 can be fickle and can be cruel. 426 00:24:45,070 --> 00:24:48,990 The first quarter of the first game, one hit, Tom Brady, season over. 427 00:24:48,990 --> 00:24:51,493 With the reigning MVP recovering from knee surgery, 428 00:24:51,493 --> 00:24:54,412 what do we expect from New England this season? 429 00:24:54,412 --> 00:24:57,624 [analyst 2] It's all about number 12. Two years ago, '07 season, 430 00:24:57,624 --> 00:25:00,001 the most prolific player offensively 431 00:25:00,001 --> 00:25:02,712 in the history of the National Football League. 432 00:25:02,712 --> 00:25:05,465 We are all watching to see if it's the same guy. 433 00:25:07,634 --> 00:25:10,345 [Brady] Hey, this is the start of a long journey. Win on three. 434 00:25:10,345 --> 00:25:11,805 - One, two, three. - [players] Win! 435 00:25:15,892 --> 00:25:17,435 [announcer] A huge return. 436 00:25:17,435 --> 00:25:21,565 After 53 weeks, New England welcomes Brady back. 437 00:25:22,941 --> 00:25:24,818 Come on, get ready! 438 00:25:26,194 --> 00:25:27,737 [announcer] Five out. 439 00:25:27,737 --> 00:25:30,323 Brady's got time. 440 00:25:30,323 --> 00:25:32,993 But it goes over the hands, and incomplete. 441 00:25:33,868 --> 00:25:37,581 [announcer 2] Tom got a bit skittish. I'm gonna watch that injured leg. 442 00:25:37,581 --> 00:25:40,709 {\an8}Anybody coming back from a serious injury like that, 443 00:25:40,709 --> 00:25:44,254 {\an8}I don't care who you are, many times there'll be a sharp decline. 444 00:25:45,380 --> 00:25:48,675 [commentator] Brady goes the other way. Incomplete. 445 00:25:48,675 --> 00:25:51,678 It's the third time we've seen one of those little timing passes, 446 00:25:51,678 --> 00:25:54,723 that the Patriots live on, not click. 447 00:25:54,723 --> 00:25:56,057 Brady! 448 00:25:58,602 --> 00:26:01,313 Tom, look... Settle down now, buddy. 449 00:26:01,313 --> 00:26:03,481 Step into the throw, okay? 450 00:26:03,481 --> 00:26:05,609 I'm getting them right in the hands. 451 00:26:05,609 --> 00:26:07,068 Throw to Kevin out here? 452 00:26:07,068 --> 00:26:08,820 I got drilled when I threw it. 453 00:26:08,820 --> 00:26:10,572 - Did you get hit on that? - Yeah! He was blitzing. 454 00:26:10,572 --> 00:26:14,075 I tried to lob it over him because the guy was standing right in his face! 455 00:26:14,075 --> 00:26:15,994 All right, the one to Maroney? 456 00:26:15,994 --> 00:26:18,538 - It was right in his hands! - It was over his head. 457 00:26:18,538 --> 00:26:21,041 - Oh, that one? - Yeah. Just... 458 00:26:21,041 --> 00:26:22,876 - You know, just step in to it, okay? - Yeah. 459 00:26:27,130 --> 00:26:30,091 [announcer] Six for six on the drive, a lot of short stuff. 460 00:26:30,091 --> 00:26:32,469 Now loading up the middle for Moss. 461 00:26:32,469 --> 00:26:34,763 [announcer 2] Look at the balance. Eyes downfield. 462 00:26:34,763 --> 00:26:38,266 That left leg planted on the ground. That snap of the ball coming through. 463 00:26:38,266 --> 00:26:40,560 - That's Tom Brady. - [announcer] That's pretty. 464 00:26:41,394 --> 00:26:43,188 [announcer 3] Tom Brady's starting to heat up. 465 00:26:43,188 --> 00:26:46,233 You can almost sense his confidence coming out of the huddle. 466 00:26:46,233 --> 00:26:49,819 [announcer] Down the middle shot, touchdown! Benjamin Watson. 467 00:26:52,781 --> 00:26:54,032 Touchdown! 468 00:26:54,032 --> 00:26:55,200 [cheering] 469 00:26:55,200 --> 00:26:59,496 [announcer 3] What a debut for the 2009 season for Tom Brady. 470 00:27:01,373 --> 00:27:04,125 [Guerrero] When I watched him in 2009, his first game, 471 00:27:04,125 --> 00:27:06,044 he had gotten it dialed in. 472 00:27:06,044 --> 00:27:10,382 And he was just throwing the ball so well, so, so well that day. 473 00:27:10,382 --> 00:27:14,553 And just the elation and the joy that comes from actually making it 474 00:27:14,553 --> 00:27:16,429 through four quarters of football. 475 00:27:16,429 --> 00:27:20,600 You know, I was so excited for him, 'cause I know how hard he worked to get there. 476 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:24,437 How do you feel about a Monday night victory? 477 00:27:24,437 --> 00:27:27,357 [players] Oh... yeah! 478 00:27:27,357 --> 00:27:30,485 [Michael Holley] In that game, Brady looked really good. 479 00:27:30,485 --> 00:27:31,945 {\an8}That was a sign he was back. 480 00:27:33,238 --> 00:27:35,323 So, if you're a Patriots fan, you're saying, 481 00:27:36,116 --> 00:27:39,244 "It's Brady and Belichick together again. 482 00:27:39,244 --> 00:27:41,580 This team will get back to the Super Bowl." 483 00:27:41,580 --> 00:27:45,083 [announcer] Second and goal, the ball game hanging in the balance. 484 00:27:45,083 --> 00:27:48,086 And... fumble. The ball came loose. 485 00:27:48,086 --> 00:27:49,963 Goddammit! 486 00:27:50,881 --> 00:27:53,884 [announcer] Oh, my goodness! A fumble in the end zone. 487 00:27:53,884 --> 00:27:57,554 The Patriots blow a golden opportunity. 488 00:27:57,554 --> 00:28:01,016 [Holley] But as we saw the rest of the team play, 489 00:28:01,016 --> 00:28:03,393 that excitement went away. 490 00:28:03,393 --> 00:28:06,479 [announcer] Drive... Mishandled snap, but gets it away. 491 00:28:06,479 --> 00:28:09,900 Bess gets free. Five, end zone. Touchdown, Miami. 492 00:28:10,609 --> 00:28:14,112 And the road woes for Bill Belichick and New England continue. 493 00:28:14,863 --> 00:28:16,948 [Colin Cowherd] I watched the Patriots yesterday 494 00:28:16,948 --> 00:28:20,410 and I just think they've gotten rid of a lot of really smart veteran guys. 495 00:28:20,410 --> 00:28:24,581 Mike Vrabel, Rodney Harrison, Tedy Bruschi. 496 00:28:24,581 --> 00:28:29,294 You can't lose half a dozen guys that are that good and that smart. 497 00:28:29,294 --> 00:28:34,049 [Holley] These veterans eventually retired or they were traded. 498 00:28:34,049 --> 00:28:36,843 You know, these guys, they'd been really important players, 499 00:28:36,843 --> 00:28:41,348 because they got younger players to buy into Bill's style. 500 00:28:41,348 --> 00:28:44,392 [Belichick] We go out to practice, run the plays, sit in meetings, 501 00:28:44,392 --> 00:28:48,521 sometimes half asleep, not really paying attention. 502 00:28:48,521 --> 00:28:52,400 There's only one game next week for one of these two teams. 503 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:54,444 So it's a death match. 504 00:28:54,444 --> 00:28:56,363 [Holley] Without those veterans, 505 00:28:56,363 --> 00:28:59,574 some new guys didn't like the way Belichick was coaching. 506 00:28:59,574 --> 00:29:02,911 Why should I listen to him when he cusses me out in team meetings, 507 00:29:02,911 --> 00:29:05,038 when he calls me out? Where's my payoff? 508 00:29:05,038 --> 00:29:06,915 [announcer] Fires down the middle of the field... 509 00:29:06,915 --> 00:29:10,335 Wide open at the 50. He's gonna go all the way for a touchdown. 510 00:29:11,711 --> 00:29:13,588 [Belichick] We just have no mental toughness. 511 00:29:14,673 --> 00:29:18,093 I just can't get this team to play the way we need to play. 512 00:29:18,093 --> 00:29:19,844 I just... Can't do it. 513 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:23,223 So frustrating. 514 00:29:23,223 --> 00:29:25,600 We had guys like Tom Brady, who got it. 515 00:29:26,393 --> 00:29:28,895 But Brady, you know, he can't do it all. 516 00:29:28,895 --> 00:29:31,064 [announcer] First and ten, from their own 17. 517 00:29:31,064 --> 00:29:34,359 The hand-off comes to the tailback breaking across the 25, the 30, 518 00:29:34,359 --> 00:29:36,695 35, 40, 45, 50. 519 00:29:36,695 --> 00:29:38,613 He might take it all the way! 520 00:29:38,613 --> 00:29:42,075 Ray Rice goes 83 yards 521 00:29:42,075 --> 00:29:43,910 on the opening play of the game. 522 00:29:43,910 --> 00:29:46,788 We never fucking do the right fucking thing! 523 00:29:46,788 --> 00:29:49,249 [Adams] We got beat from the first snap 524 00:29:49,249 --> 00:29:52,294 and we didn't do anything well in any phase of the game. 525 00:29:52,294 --> 00:29:54,004 [announcer] Has time to throw. 526 00:29:54,004 --> 00:29:56,548 Now fires it long, deep right side, Sam Aiken. 527 00:29:56,548 --> 00:29:58,842 It is intercepted off the hands of Aiken. 528 00:29:58,842 --> 00:30:00,218 Damn it! 529 00:30:00,218 --> 00:30:02,762 [announcer] That's the ball game, and that's the season. 530 00:30:02,762 --> 00:30:06,474 A disaster for the Patriots, and a 33 to 14 Baltimore rout. 531 00:30:07,392 --> 00:30:09,519 [analyst] The Patriots didn't come to play. 532 00:30:09,519 --> 00:30:14,316 Are the Patriots as we've known them the last ten years done? 533 00:30:15,233 --> 00:30:19,446 [Adams] The scribes, it was like announcing a funeral. 534 00:30:19,446 --> 00:30:22,824 "The dynasty's dead, buried, and in the past." 535 00:30:23,658 --> 00:30:25,118 It was horrendous. 536 00:30:27,662 --> 00:30:29,497 [reporter] Do you feel like this team kind of got away 537 00:30:29,497 --> 00:30:31,207 from the way the Patriots used to be? 538 00:30:31,207 --> 00:30:33,835 This feels like it never would have happened. 539 00:30:33,835 --> 00:30:35,921 Well, there's some things that we didn't do well 540 00:30:35,921 --> 00:30:37,464 over the course of the year. 541 00:30:37,464 --> 00:30:41,259 And I think that things we didn't do well today, um... 542 00:30:41,259 --> 00:30:43,678 Part of it is mental toughness and moving forward, saying, 543 00:30:43,678 --> 00:30:45,847 "This year didn't turn out the way we wanted it to. 544 00:30:45,847 --> 00:30:47,974 Next year we'll make it a hell of a lot better." 545 00:30:49,976 --> 00:30:54,022 [Adams] I mean, everybody understood we had to make some big changes. 546 00:30:54,731 --> 00:30:58,026 You know, we gotta have a good draft, 'cause we gotta get this thing going. 547 00:30:58,026 --> 00:31:01,488 {\an8}- [Jimmy] We're on the clock with 639. - What do you got? 548 00:31:01,488 --> 00:31:05,242 [Adams] We were looking for toughness and intensity in a football player. 549 00:31:05,242 --> 00:31:08,203 [Jimmy] Four minutes remaining. Four minutes. 550 00:31:08,203 --> 00:31:12,082 [Adams] In the fourth round, we found this guy that we liked. 551 00:31:12,082 --> 00:31:14,125 You know, there were some off-the-field issues. 552 00:31:14,125 --> 00:31:16,545 - [man] How much more time, Jimmy? - [Jimmy] Three minutes. 553 00:31:16,545 --> 00:31:18,713 We thought, "There's a degree of risk here, 554 00:31:18,713 --> 00:31:20,549 but it makes sense to take it." 555 00:31:22,300 --> 00:31:25,136 But looking in hindsight, of course, we did not understand 556 00:31:25,136 --> 00:31:27,847 the full dimensions of what the problem was. 557 00:31:27,847 --> 00:31:29,057 - [Jimmy] Okay. - You ready? 558 00:31:29,057 --> 00:31:30,141 [Jimmy] Yeah, ready. 559 00:31:31,726 --> 00:31:34,521 {\an8}[reporter] The Patriots chose Aaron Hernandez. 560 00:31:36,856 --> 00:31:40,318 [reporter 2] NFL Pro Bowl tight end Aaron Hernandez 561 00:31:40,318 --> 00:31:42,696 was charged with murder today. 562 00:31:42,696 --> 00:31:44,864 [analyst] The Patriots will certainly be asked 563 00:31:44,864 --> 00:31:48,952 what the team knew then, and did they look the other way?