Tom Brady is absolutely done with all the excuses for the Los Angeles Rams after their season-opening beatdown by the San Francisco 49ers. The Rams got clobbered 27-7 in Melbourne, Australia, and Brady wasted no time slamming the narrative that their last-minute flight to Australia had anything to do with it. He made his stance crystal clear in the season’s first #AskTom, saying, “There was one thing I thought about during all that: How much garbage people were talking about the stupid travel.”
“Play Good Football”: Brady’s Blunt Assessment for the Rams
Seriously, Brady pulled zero punches on this one. He couldn’t care less about the Rams flying in just over 24 hours before kickoff, a move that everyone questioned leading up to the game. Meanwhile, the 49ers jetted Down Under over a week early, getting totally acclimated before handing out that dominant win. But for Brady? That’s all noise. “You know what matters? Playing good football. I don’t give a s*** if you show up five minutes before the game, an hour before the game, a week before the game , when you show up and you walk out on the field, complete the passes, make the blocks, make the tackles and play good football. There’s nothing more important than execution.” He wrapped it up by stating, “Yeah, all the things might set up better execution on game day , travel, food , but at the end of the day, go out there and play well. That’s how I settled the debate.” It’s tough talk, but you gotta respect the man for just telling it like it is.
Inside the Playbook: What Brady Revealed About Game Day Calls
Brady didn’t just stop at calling out the Rams. He also dove into the strategic side of the game, sharing some wild insights into how offenses actually work. During the Week 1 broadcast of the Washington Commanders-Philadelphia Eagles game, he pulled out a Super Bowl LI call sheet. Someone on #AskTom asked if terminology changes yearly, wondering if they now had Josh McDaniels’ full playbook.
Brady explained that while you might know some words, you never really know what McDaniels is cooking up. That Super Bowl call sheet was all about who was on the team, their strengths, and what weaknesses the Atlanta defenders had. He stressed how much work goes into it: two solid weeks to segment all those plays. And even then, it’s up to the OC, Josh McDaniels in that case, to call them at the right time. There are always in-game adjustments happening, too. It’s not just a random list of plays, either. A full playbook might have 1,500 to 2,000 calls, but that gets boiled down to 100 to 120 for a call sheet. Out of those, only maybe 65 to 70 actually get called. It’s an arduous, continuous process of conversations to make sure everything is in the right box for game day, ensuring the best chance to win.
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Originally reported by Fox Sports.
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