Once again, a chill is in the air in lovely Phoenix. 38 degrees when we awoke to head to the Patriots interview session on Thursday!

This is the last time the media gets to interview the players before Super Bowl XLII.

Head coach Bill Belichick had an interesting comment when asked who the best quarterback was that he ever saw. We all know his affinity for Tom Brady. But he didn't want to come out and annoint Brady in the middle of his career.

So he mentioned Johnny Unitas, noting that he grew up in Annapolis and watched the Baltimore Colts many times.

He also said that, "as a pure passer, you couldn't put anyone ahead of Bert Jones.'' Jones also played for the Colts.

Belichick later posed for photos with some young fans after the press conference ended.

Brady, wearing a gray zipped-up sweater, was asked about left guard Logan Mankins and at one point offered this: "When there's a fight at practice, Logan's involved, along with Richard Seymour.''

Seymour said that's true: "It's our competitive spirits. We both play with an attitude.''

Brady was also asked if this was the biggest game of his life. His response: "I think it's the biggest game of all our lives. We're going to be remembering this game for as long as we live, win or lose.''

Gino Cappaletti, one of the Patriots' greatest all-time players and now the color analyst on their radio network, was also present. He said he's never seen an offense quite like New England's, which set NFL records for points and touchdowns in a season.

"Not with this kind of precision,'' he said. "It's like 11 parts moving as one.''

We'll try to update later today with the Thursday Injury Report and practice reports from both clubs.

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