FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is one touchdown pass shy of 400 for his career, a milestone of note for Sunday's home game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Your thoughts, Bill Belichick?
"Look, Tom is a great player, we’ve all said that plenty of times, but I don’t really care about any records this week," Belichick said Wednesday.
"We really need to beat Jacksonville. Whatever our team needs to do to beat them, that’s what we need to do. Setting records -- that’s a very, very low priority around here other than winning; the winning record is what’s important. I don’t think he’ll care about it, I don’t think I’ll care about, I don’t think Josh [McDaniels] will care about it. I think whatever helps us win, I think that’s what we care about."
Your thoughts, Tom?
"I've played with so many great players, and I think anything that's ever been achieved by me as an individual is just a reflection of what our team has been about," he responded when asked what 400 will mean to him. "So I've been blessed to be on, to me, the greatest team/organization in sports and played with so many great players and teammates. You've got to have everyone block, and you've got to have everyone do their job and run the ball to set up opportunities like that. So, as long as we're scoring points, I'm happy.
"I really don't care whether we throw them in or hand it off or if it's a defensive score. Just however we can score points and win games -- that's what matters to me. It's always what's mattered the most."
