Tom Brady was chosen 199th in the 2000 NFL draft. He was the 6th QB taken. Of all the QB's taken before him, only Marc Bulger and Chad Pennington have had notable NFL careers. In an attempt to make something greater than what it was, folks at the NFL Network and NFL Films are trying to revise history and make it seem as if Patriots coach Bill Belichick masterminded the pick all along; that he knew the talent he had in Brady, waiting prudently until round 6 to take the University of Michigan QB. The Patriots actually lucked out in the selection. If they had been confident of Brady's potential, they would have taken him much sooner in that draft. Brady walked into the 'perfect storm', an environment set up for him to succeed. Not only did Brady come under the tutelage of one of the NFL's all-time best coaches, he also had the good fortune of being mentored by the gracious Drew Bledsoe, New England's veteran starting quarterback at the time. The Patriots deserve credit for their choice and Brady deserves credit for his career, but there's no reason to rewrite the story and leave out the part luck factored into it.
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