I think we all know that quarterbacks, kickers, specialists have certain preferences on footballs. They know a lot more about it than I do. They're a lot more sensitive to it than I am.
Bill BelichickI'm sure that any current or past player of mine would tell you that the balls we practice with are as bad as they can be: wet, sticky, cold, slippery. However bad we can make them, I make them. Any time that players complain about the quality of the footballs, I make them worse and that stops the complaining.
Bill BelichickTom's [Brady] personal preferences on his footballs are something he can take about in much better detail and information than I could possibly provide.
Bill BelichickI told you the one change we would make in the initial start level of the football pressure, but that's really about it.
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