Drew Bledsoe
Drew Bledsoe
Drew McQueen Bledsoe is an American football quarterback who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League. Bledsoe is best known as the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots from 1993 to 2001. He also played for the Buffalo Bills and the Dallas Cowboys. During the 1990s, he was considered the face of the Patriots franchise...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth14 February 1972
CityEllensburg, WA
CountryUnited States of America
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There were really two things that factored into my decision. One of them was Bill obviously, and then the other one was looking at the talent that was here.
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I said, 'Yes, sir,' 'No, sir' and did what I was supposed to do. He's a funny guy, but he's only funny if he's not talking to you because he's pretty hard on guys. When I was young, I got tired of all the noise from Bill. As you get older, you realize some of the things he taught me when I was young that have gone on to help me in my career.
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But, ultimately, when it comes right down to it, I knew what was going on. ... Any speculation that my skills had dropped off is just not correct.
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I've thrown for a lot of yards and a lot of numbers and played a lot of games and been on some very competitive teams. But I think for my career to feel complete, I need to be the guy on the field quarterbacking the team when we win a championship. That's why I'm here.
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People try to pigeonhole Bill and make it out like he just wants to run the ball and play defense. I've been with him before, and we threw it more than anyone in the history of the league. He's not afraid to take a chance on a trick play here and there. He felt that would give us a chance, and it obviously did. Those plays turned into points for us.
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That's the challenge right now is to bounce back from a really tough game where we had some breaks that went the other way and then just kind of got beat up.
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Anytime somebody picks somebody else over you, it's motivating. The Bills went and picked this young kid to play ahead of me. I don't think it was the right decision. I still don't. I want to go out and prove I can still get it done. The ability to throw the ball effectively, accurately and all over the field is still there. When that goes away, I think you'll see me tip my cap and hand it off to somebody else.
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I've got guys that are getting open for me and making plays. When that happens, my job becomes pretty easy.
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A lot of throws I make to him feel weird to me. It feels like I'm throwing to the wrong place, but it's actually the right place for him because it's up high and he can snatch it.
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I should've thrown it high enough and far enough wide that either Terry was going to get it or no one was going to get it. I didn't put enough on it, and that was the game.
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They call the plays and I try to just find the guy who's open,
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You don't get another chance to make a first impression, everybody knows that, ... That is important. But at the same time, the process for me is going to be one where on a day-to-day basis, I'm going to have to show a willingness to work hard. I'm going to have to be here for the team.
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I know that his defenses in practice were always very difficult to deal with, ... Facing him Monday night I know that he'll have some blitzes for us and he'll try to make things as hard on me as he can.
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His defense, just facing them in practice, was always very tough to deal with. I know he'll have some blitzes for us and will try to make things as hard on me as he can.