Gen X Jet Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 America's favorite skin flutist sure carries himself in a humble manner: FOXBORO (CBS) – New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, speaking from Gillette Stadium on Friday, remembers back to when he first met Tom Brady. The 22-year-old Brady was just as confident as the 34-year-old version that takes the field every Sunday for the Patriots. “I still have the image of Tom Brady coming down the old Foxboro stadium steps with that pizza box under his arm, a skinny beanpole, and when he introduced himself to me and said ‘Hi Mr. Kraft,’ he was about to say who he was, but I said ‘I know who you are, you’re Tom Brady. You’re our sixth round draft choice,’” recalled Kraft. “And he looked me in the eye and said ‘I’m the best decision this organization has ever made.’ It looks like he could be right.” Brady will be playing in his sixth AFC championship in 11 years on Sunday, as he and the Patriots take on the Baltimore Ravens at Gillette. Brady is gunning for his fifth Super Bowl appearance, and for Kraft, watching him grow from a late draft pick to the super star leader he is today has been a pleasure. “Watching Tom grow and evolve; from being a single guy in the market place to getting married and going to his wedding, seeing the kind of father is, he’s just a very unusual young man and a great leader,” said Kraft. “He’s matured beautifully and he still kept his humility. I’m really happy that we have him as our quarterback.” Then again, there was another decision Kraft made back in 2000 that could compete with taking Brady 199th overall that same year. “Hiring Bill Belichick has also been a pretty good decision, although some of the media beat me up pretty good the first year and a half,” said Kraft, who added that decision has worked itself out over the years. “I think he’ll go down as the greatest coach in the history of the NFL, because he’s really competing in the era of the salary cap,” Kraft said. “When I bought the team, it was the beginning of the salary cap, and I think a lot of great coaches had difficulty understanding how to balance the economics of the game and the budgets. His product knowledge is so great. Brady and Belichick are a combined 15-5 in the postseason, with 124 regular season wins to their name. “I hope we have the best quarterback and coach in the history of the game; I guess to prove that we have a little more execution we have to do over the year, and I surely hope we do it,” the Pats owner said. http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/01/20/brady-told-patriots-kraft-im-best-decision-this-organization-has-ever-made/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 this is like 5 years old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 this is like 5 years old 10 years old and we've all seen the segment on the NFL Network already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoicsentry Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Well at least it's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Well at least it's true. Yes it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointman Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTM Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 he may be the best draft pick ever, when you consider the round he was taken in and the era. I know Unitas was taken later, but a ton less money was spent towards scouting back then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain_the_foe Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 he may be the best draft pick ever, when you consider the round he was taken in and the era. I know Unitas was taken later, but a ton less money was spent towards scouting back then You're right This was the Era of "You cant touch me, im Tom Brady" or the Era of "You cant touch me after 5 yards, im a WR"? Brady could arguably be the best draft pick ever because of that. Brady has the talent, dont get me wrong, but this Era allowed for his talent not to be contested. The sh*t sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTM Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 You're right This was the Era of "You cant touch me, im Tom Brady" or the Era of "You cant touch me after 5 yards, im a WR"? Brady could arguably be the best draft pick ever because of that. Brady has the talent, dont get me wrong, but this Era allowed for his talent not to be contested. The sh*t sucked. Well this is why you look at comparative stats of contemporaries when trying to compare era's, ie. how much better are Manning and Brady then everyone else they played with, as compared to say Marino and Montana versus everyone else they played with.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 It's hilarious because it's true, though Belichick is stii a great ****jn coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 cheating with cameras is their best decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Drew Bledsoe going for an extra yard in front of mo Lewis instead of going out of bounds sooner is a close second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Well this is why you look at comparative stats of contemporaries when trying to compare era's, ie. how much better are Manning and Brady then everyone else they played with, as compared to say Marino and Montana versus everyone else they played with.. If Marino played now, given his quick release, I think he would have thrown for 6000 yards in a season eventually. Brees needed 100+ more passes for a fraction under 400 more yards. Let Dan chuck it 100 more times at 9 yards per attempt...6000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 If Marino played now, given his quick release, I think he would have thrown for 6000 yards in a season eventually. Brees needed 100+ more passes for a fraction under 400 more yards. Let Dan chuck it 100 more times at 9 yards per attempt...6000. just foolish.....Marino is like 50 now, no way could he throw for 6,000 yards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 just foolish.....Marino is like 50 now, no way could he throw for 6,000 yards True. 5500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Maybe when he stops crying to officials I could agree with him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSJets Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I have one in red lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebag Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 It's hilarious because it's true, though Belichick is stii a great ****jn coach. What did Belichick win w/o Brady? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 What did Belichick win w/o Brady? games as a defensive coordinator lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 What did Belichick win w/o Brady? Wait wait wait...to win and win often you're telling me a great coach still needed a great player? A quarterback at that? My Jah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Wait wait wait...to win and win often you're telling me a great coach still needed a great player? A quarterback at that? My Jah! george seifert for best coach ever? haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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