New England Patriots

11 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement May 29, 2015 by Michael Lombardi · said 36 times in 10 episodes since 2015 · across every show →

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Everything said about New England Patriots, oldest first

May 29, 2015
Assertion Supported
The Patriots were the first NFL team to win two 50-pass games
“This year we were the only team in the NFL history who threw the ball over 50 times, twice, and won both games, and that's rare to do in a playoff game.”
Michael Lombardi May 29, 2015 ▶ 13:56 #2 Michael Lombardi: Leadership on the Field
May 29, 2015 neutral
Insight
NFL stars underperform on new teams when organizational systems do not fit
“And I think that's one of Coach Walsh's greatest strengths was he was able to set a system in place, drafted players that fit the system, and then he developed those skills within the system, and that's why oftentimes you'll see players that played well for th…”
Michael Lombardi May 29, 2015 ▶ 8:59 #2 Michael Lombardi: Leadership on the Field
Nov 30, 2021 positive
Assertion Contradicted
Rabil: Patriots Base Contract Incentives on Playing Time, Not Individual Stats
“I think the Patriots do a really good job of building incentive incentives around starting. And playing in games and they don't incentivize based off of number of catches or touchdowns or yards passed.”
Paul Rabil Nov 30, 2021 ▶ 38:09 #125 Paul Rabil: Confidence and Competition
Aug 23, 2022
Disclosure
Snead: Rams concentrate salary cap on 8 to 10 stars, skipping mid-tier
“So we have this core of players, and it's maybe eight to 10, that are highly paid at their position if you compare them around the league. What in turn where we're probably similar to New England is, we don't necessarily have a lot of, let's call it middle cla…”
Les Snead Aug 23, 2022 ▶ 24:04 Les Snead: Building a Super Bowl Champion
May 27, 2025
Insight
Belichick: Teams can control the game without controlling the score
“Sometimes you play a game, and you feel like you have control of the game, but you don't have control of the score. And that was that game. I felt like we had pretty good control of the game, but we didn't have control of the score at all. There are other game…”
Bill Belichick May 27, 2025 ▶ 1:09:05 Bill Belichick: 8x Super Bowl Champion on Winning, Leadership, and Discipline
May 27, 2025 positive
Disclosure
Belichick reveals core Patriots priority hierarchy: team, teammates, then self
“Put the team first, you know, and that's, you know, team, teammates, self. That was the whole, you know progression of, you know, trying to put the priorities in order for each of us.”
Bill Belichick May 27, 2025 ▶ 1:08:25 Bill Belichick: 8x Super Bowl Champion on Winning, Leadership, and Discipline
May 27, 2025 negative
Insight
Belichick: Publicly validating team hype creates internal distractions for teammates
“If other people say it, we can't control that. Once we say it, now, now we have to own it, you know, and so Belichick says, you know we should be in the AFC Championship game, and we've only played four games. Well, then everybody else has to react to that. Sh…”
Bill Belichick May 27, 2025 ▶ 1:06:15 Bill Belichick: 8x Super Bowl Champion on Winning, Leadership, and Discipline
May 27, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Belichick: Tom Brady Began His NFL Rookie Year as Fourth-String Quarterback
“Tom Brady was a fourth string quarterback his rookie year. He had three players ahead of him, and, you know, he just worked his way up. No, no team keeps four quarterbacks at any level, high school, college, NFL. It's really almost unheard of”
Bill Belichick May 27, 2025 ▶ 3:49 Bill Belichick: 8x Super Bowl Champion on Winning, Leadership, and Discipline
May 27, 2025 negative
Insight
Belichick: Media commentary is irrelevant because analysts lack internal team access
“The people that talk about it haven't been in our building. They haven't watched us practice. They haven't watched us prepare for the game. They don't know what our matchups are. They don't know what, you know, they don't know what our game plan is. So, with a…”
Bill Belichick May 27, 2025 ▶ 1:05:00 Bill Belichick: 8x Super Bowl Champion on Winning, Leadership, and Discipline
May 27, 2025
Assertion Supported
Belichick buried a football in 2001 to reset the Patriots after losing
“2001 Shane, where we buried the ball. You know, we lost to Miami. We didn't play very well. Obviously didn't coach very well. And we came back and, you know, we just took the team out there. I got a shovel. I dug a hole. I took the ball. You know, we put it in…”
Bill Belichick May 27, 2025 ▶ 1:00:04 Bill Belichick: 8x Super Bowl Champion on Winning, Leadership, and Discipline
May 27, 2025
Insight
Belichick: Putting in time without accomplishing anything is not working hard
“Working hard, sometimes people can come in and put in their time and check the box. You know, a player can come in, Put on his gear, go out, run around, break a sweat, take a shower, and say, well, I, you know, I practiced today. I, well, but if you don't real…”
Bill Belichick May 27, 2025 ▶ 2:52 Bill Belichick: 8x Super Bowl Champion on Winning, Leadership, and Discipline
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