What's up, everybody, welcome into the next past podcast. I'm Phil Perry. We have a great episode lined up for you this week.

We're talking to my guy,

my co-host on The Breakdown. It's Ted Johnson, longtime Patriots linebacker, three-time Super Bowl champion. You know him from his work with us at NBC Sports, Boston. You know him from his work at the Sportub. And the reason I brought him in, aside from the fact that I just missed the guy, we did not have a breakdown episode this week because the Patriots are coming off thereby.

So no game, no plays to break down.

That's okay.

We brought them into next bats.

And we're taking a big picture look at this 2021 team.

And we're comparing it in detail to that 2001 team that this year's team has been so, so frequently compared to,

especially over the course of the last couple months. And I get it. I do. When you look at

this year's team, first year quarterback, 2001, first year quarterback, both pocket passers,

not the greatest athletes of all time, both teams,

phenomenal defenses, both teams, very good in the kicking game.

Bill Belichick is the constant on the sidelines.

I just feel like there's more to dig into, right?

There's more to plumb when it comes to, yes, this team looks like 01 because of X, Y, and Z,

or no, you can't talk about this year's team in the same breath as that O1 team because of ABC.

So let's get into it. Let's dive into the details. Ted Johnson's with us. We're going to talk to him for,

man, 30 minutes or so, just going back and forth. A Johnson's with us. We're going to talk to him for, man, 30 minutes or so,

just going back and forth. A lot of good stuff for those of you that remember that 01 team. I know we have some listeners that are a little bit younger that don't remember that O1 team.

So this will be extra special for you. If you've been following along with the Brady Man in the

arena episodes as well,

this will be just another angle that goes along with that first episode that Brady put together,

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