“And I will say this about all those guys, whether it’s Tedy making a comment - and I love Tedy, he’s one of my great friends, and all those guys that have played for us - but honestly, none of those guys have any clue what they’re talking about. They’re outside of the locker room. They don’t know what we’re trying to accomplish. So, with all due respect to all of them and what they’ve accomplished … they don’t know.
“Everybody can really think what they want to think and say what they want to say, whether that’s about a receiver, a quarterback, a coach, but nobody knows. The only people that it really matters to is the guys that are inside the locker room. And we support each other. Because we rely on each other. And we count each other. And every single player that’s on the team is counted on to help us win. And anybody who was watching that game knew that - Chad, for example, he helped us win yesterday. He made two huge plays in the game, led the scoring drive.’’
Ochocinco had a 15-yard gain on third and 5 in the first quarter, a catch that led to the Patriots’ first touchdown of their 35-21 win over the Chargers Sunday.
As for his comment last week telling Patriots fans to start drinking early and to be rowdy, Brady sounded surprised that it generated the reaction it did, and he vowed not to make that mistake again.
“I hope there was nobody that was drinking irresponsibly,’’ he said. “I was trying to just make a very subtle joke. But for a guy that doesn’t even drink - me - it gets a lot of attention. I think that I won’t joke like that anymore. That wasn’t the best thing for me to say. I won’t ever say that again.’’
Praise for play While pictures of big Vince Wilfork rumbling up the sideline cradling the football after his first career interception were making the rounds on Twitter and the Internet, coach Bill Belichick praised the play by the veteran defensive tackle.
