Tom Brady kept every playcall sheet, scouting report from 23-year NFL career; to do same thing as broadcaster

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Tom Brady played in 335 regular-season games and 48 playoff games throughout his 23-year NFL career. With each matchup came playcall sheets, scouting reports and lots of research on each opponent.

From 2001 to 2022, that accumulates to a lot of paper on NFL teams, and Brady has kept it all. 

“I basically kept every call sheet, scouting report from every game that I played by season, in real time,” the seven-time Super Bowl champion said.

Brady selected one binder as an example, and was not random with his choice. He chose the Patriots away game against the Browns, which was his first game back after a four-game suspension by the league for his role in the Deflategate controversy. Brady went 28 of 40 for 406 yards and three touchdowns in the win.

The GOAT is hoping his first game in the booth goes as well as his first game back from the suspension, which both happen to involve the same team.

“You wonder why I picked 2016? My first game back, at Cleveland, which happens to be my first game as a broadcaster,” Brady said, discussing the game he’s calling between the Browns and Cowboys in Week 1.

Doing a deeper dive into the archives, Brady explains what each binder contains. 

“These were notes that I did based on plays I wanted to run. This is our final call sheet. There was about 95,” the future Hall of Famer said. “There was the back of the call sheet, so we probably end up having 150 plays.”

He noted that long-time offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels would asterisk plays and that Bill Belichick never wanted a high play count, while pointing out some notes from the head coach. 

“It’s just good to keep track of all the information rather than throw it in a big bin and you don’t know where it is,” Brady said. “It’s all organized really well and I think if I want to refer back to players or scheme or defensive coordinators, you know, it’s all here.”

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Author : Shanna McCarriston

Publish date : 2024-09-02 18:16:38

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