Ernie Adams on how the Patriots defended against Peyton Manning: As one of the legendary (even mythical) figures of the Patriots’ dynasty, former New England “director of football research” Ernie Adams has occasionally shined a fascinating light on how the inner-workings of the Bill Belichick braintrust operated.
The latest historical nugget provided by Adams came during his recent appearance on Julian Edelman’s podcast, “Games With Names.”
Amid a broader conversation that was ostensibly about Super Bowl XXXVI (though it covered a wide array of topics and tangents), Adams touched on the old Patriots rivalry with Peyton Manning’s Colts.