Tom Brady Has No Use for His Rookies Quoting Shakespeare

Ouch. Nice try, Chase Winovich. But Michigan Man to Michigan Man, Tom Brady has no time for you quoting The Bard. August is a time for learning the disguised blitz calls, the stunt packages and the Seam-Flat-Curl responsibilities in fire zone coverage. Not pretending you used to show up to your English Lit classes at Ann Arbor.

So far I love Winovich. But does anyone think Devin McCourty is going to be impressed with his knowledge of Julius Caesar if he fails to get his hands on the tight end he’s supposed to chip? Is Dont’a Hightower expected to take comfort in his quotes about young ambitions and ladders if he’s slow getting off the blocks on a 5-man blitz? Not a chance.

They appreciate well-rounded men in Foxboro. But even the best, most inspiring, badass Henry V pre-battle pep talks:

… don’t hold much sway for a quarterback whose best pump up speech consists of, “Let’s fucking GO!”

So nice try, Wino. But save the classic literary references for March and keep you nose in your playbook, there Wolverine.