"Trust me. I know how this goes" - Director of new Tom Brady documentary reveals how confident QB was on making his 10th SB appearance
Tom Brady is arguably one of the best, if not the best, quarterbacks to ever play in the NFL. He has seen immense success throughout his storied career with the New England Patriots and now the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A new docuseries, Man in the Arena, centers around each of Brady's Super Bowl appearances and is told from the quarterback's point of view.
The director of the series, Gotham Chopra, appeared on The Adam Schefter Podcast and admitted he was doubtful about making an episode about last season before Brady told him exactly what to expect.
"Early in the season — September, October — there was like a really bad game against New Orleans where they got their asses kicked," Chopra said. "And I was talking to Tom, I was with Tom, like, you know, and I was like, no, because I was saying, 'No, we don't need to worry about episode 10.' Because Tom was kind of like, 'No, we do not. Trust me. I know how this goes.'"
Chopra was referring to the game against New Orleans, where Brady and the Buccaneers were blown out by the New Orleans Saints 38-3. Brady threw three interceptions and only threw for 209 passing yards. Drew Brees lit up the Bucs defense, completing 26 of his 32 passes for 222 passing yards and four touchdowns.
Docuseries sheds light on Brady and his Super Bowl appearances
Brady has been in ten Super Bowls, winning seven. The new docuseries, Man in the Arena, is centered around those games. Gotham Chopra said he was talking to ESPN about the possibility of making a tenth episode following Brady's first year with Tampa.
"I remember at the beginning of last season, ESPN was like, hey, should we be talking about it because there's a nine-part series when we set this up nine Super Bowls (sic)," Chopra said. "They were like, should we be talking about number 10?"
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🏆 2014, 2016, 2018
🏆 2020
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After the game against New Orleans, Chopra spoke to Brady, admitting he had doubts about continuing the series, to which Brady replied, "I know how this goes." Chopra details how things unfolded after that moment:
"November and December (came after the loss to the Saints), and what we all watched, and it was like, it happened right in front of us. And I mean, that story, like, you know, it just, it was incredible."
Tom Brady since 2014:
2014 - Super Bowl
2015 - Championship
2016 - Super Bowl
2017 - Super Bowl
2018 - Super Bowl
2019 - Playoffs
2020 - Super Bowl
He also basically has two Hall of Fame careers rolled into one. From his age 35 season alone, he has more playoff wins than anyone https://t.co/FepYLdMyIt
Going by Chopra's comments, it was clear that Brady knew what he had to do in order to get to the Super Bowl. After that game, Brady only lost two out of his next 11 games on his way to a seventh Super Bowl ring.
Doubt Brady at your own peril, he knows what he is doing.