Belichick: Bruschi 'the perfect player'

[0:00]" You know I've had the privilege of -- coach in a lot of great. Players and leaders in the National Football League and now. On just put Teddy up there. Football. Bubble. There's no player that. I think. -- epitomizes Mora was. I believe a player should be. On the field off the field. It's really in every situation. And it's funny because face first year here was my first year in 96. One. They'll draft another round and Arizona and all time pac -- sack leader. -- the NFL we're gonna make a linebacker we -- only known to do of them never seen him do anything but Russian -- But we didn't really think he could do that at this position in this league and so. He became a player that. Transformed. Himself. From the great great college player into a great NFL player. And was completely different. And that's that's pretty unusual it's pretty rare experts special. Pretty special got to do that. Of course all along the way. He heard -- too small. To slow. To this to that. End. Just get them better and better and working harder and cannot work in and out compete and pretty much everybody that he faced the -- emirates who was faster backs bigger lineman. Big tackles. Athletic tight ends that he he found a way to to compete and more importantly win. In those. Competitive matchups. In the kicking game. And in all areas of defensive as defensive responsibilities and so. I don't think I've ever seen a player. Do what he's done really to be as great of a college player as he wasn't until as a -- took some more than two. And great professional player in so many different ways -- and still bring in the same qualities. This really it's it's remarkable it's truly special. And couple words I would use to describe -- Again the epitome of everything you want football player. The two things it. That. Of all his strength that really stand up to me were. His instinct and us. Couldn't stand his pension. Here it didn't matter what what Teddy did -- great passion for it was. Lifting weights. Sprint's practice. Watching film. It's always upbeat. Always positive. Always working hard. But but he brought national level to the game that. It -- at a health care of the rest of us even in some of those times where. Marijuana. -- a step back a little bit or maybe things are going away we wanted to go. Especially -- at 2000 season's example he. Was always positive and instinctively. He just. I don't know how to put it other than to say. He always did the right thing."

[3:43]" It would be serious when -- Going to be tough. -- and back off and play smart."

[3:54]" They -- was screened. They went to strip the ball. Human and make the tackle. -- all time classic toys."

[4:08]" There's almost never play that you."

[4:12]" Happens the -- exactly the way drawn up."

[4:16]" But the interception in Detroit. On Thanksgiving."

[4:22]" Exactly what it was drawn up. It was it was unbelievable there's there's never played like. And that was one especially defensively. From."

[4:39]" We had we've got a lot of maintain I've gone through a lot personally and professionally and we've got a lot of it's a man -- man and heart to -- talks."

[4:52]" Some good some. Some not so good it. He's very very professional very honest. And what you say. Publicly and what you see in the media."

[5:09]" what we get every day. That's awesome. That's -- that's --"

[5:15]" And when -- First came into the league and was working his way into a role in eventually into the starting. Every down linebacker every every employer all pro player. -- he he worked harder than anybody. -- was achieving success. He worked harder than everybody. And -- we've all overcome. We've all had to overcome something along the way. And whether -- be minor or or major."

[5:47]" He always stepped up. That place and headed out of the park. The matter what challenge was what he had to do we have to cover who is trying to block of the stuff opening that."

[7:37]" So. Just. He has made some -- I don't feel about. Papers in five seconds. It's perfect player. It's perfect player. Peace he's helped create a tradition here. That. April prevalent. Torch has been passed. And try to carry on. A high standard. It's a constant. Probably everything he did. And -- that -- April Los going forward. I don't -- were missing -- is going to be here and I was going to be around. I was always part of us. We'll still missing."