Thinking about the drafting of Michel, as this season has played out. I wonder how much of BB's thought process had connections with the Elway Broncos. He got two Super Bowls late in his career when he was a lesser passer than he had been, on the back of a good defense and a superior running game. Yes, and illegal salary cap handling, but forget that for a moment. The idea was sound: surround Elway with a dynamic running game to take the pressure off Elway, and add a good defense, and that should allow Elway to "slip" while still putting up a good team.
Having a dynamic running game sure would help Brady; it would allow them to use clock, to make Brady take fewer hits, to open up play-action. All sorts of things. I wonder if that's a part of BB's thinking, or if it was just that he liked the player so much he wanted to pull the trigger right then and there.