Behind the scenes with Jeff Benedict, author of newly-released book The Dynasty

Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast

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Tom E. Curran, Mike Vrabel, Afc, 2024 Nfl Draft, Football, Afc East, New England Patriots, Nfl, News, Sports News, Jerod Mayo, Phil Perry, Sports, Drake Maye, Patriots Nation, Ja'lynn Polk

4.8 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Tom E. Curran and Michael Holley talk with author Jeff Benedict. Jeff details his new book, The Dynasty, that gives the definitive inside story of the New England Patriots-the greatest sports dynasty of the 21st century. 2:00-Jeff details the ending scenes of the book, including meeting at Kraft’s house where Brady explained he was not returning 8:00-Is Belichick misunderstood or mischaracterized? 19:50-Did Kraft & Brady’s relationship get in the way of how Belichick does business? 39:45- Benedict on the ‘gentleman’s agreement’ made in 2010 for Brady 50:45-Is the Patriots Dynasty the ultimate ‘underdog story?’ Watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/YgTHuUcDYY4

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0:00.0	Hey!
0:02.0	And there ain't nothing you can do a fine.
0:10.0	And there ain't nothing you can do about it.
0:19.0	Hey! Hey, what's up, everybody?
0:24.3	This is Tom Cairns' Patriots Talk Podcast.
0:26.6	I am Tom Cairn, and we get a great show today.
0:29.4	Michael Hawley joins us to interrogate the author of the book, The Dynasty, Jeff Benedict.
0:35.4	The book comes out this week, and it is a chronicle of the Kraft-Belichick Brady Union
0:41.5	that has turned the New England Patriots from a millstone around the neck of the NFL into its crown jewel.
0:49.0	It's a phenomenal book.
0:51.3	Your readers are going to find things out that you had no idea happened. I have covered the
0:55.9	team for 23 years and every moment of the Belichick Brady pairing, and I learned 20. So, not going to
1:05.7	keep belaboring it. Let's bring in Jeff Benedict for the Dynasty.
1:16.7	Thank you. Let's bring in Jeff Benedict for the Dynasty. All right, so let's get right after.
1:18.3	We're going to have a great time talking,
1:19.9	not just with Jeff Benedict,
1:21.3	the author of this very dog-eared copy of the dynasty,
1:24.2	which you guys are all going to be able to pick up,
1:26.1	whether it be at Amazon or your local
1:27.5	bookstores, but also with Michael Hawley, who has written his own share of books on the Patriots.
1:34.1	And I think you're going to have a good time talking to three guys who are eyeballs deep in an
1:41.1	organization that is historics. So, Jeff, Mike, thanks for coming on.
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