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Was quarterback Tom Brady ‘talking Gaelic’ during heated argument?- VIDEO

Stand-off with Offensive Coordinator Bill O’Brien was an Irish fight says owner

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JAMES O'SHEA,
IrishCentral Staff Writer
Published Thursday, December 15, 2011, 7:37 AM
Updated Thursday, December 15, 2011, 7:37 AM

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Tom Brady and Offensive Coordinator Bill O’Brien
Tom Brady and Offensive Coordinator Bill O’Brien
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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has stated that his star quarterback Tom Brady and Offensive Coordinator Bill O’Brien were ‘talking Gaelic’ to each other during Sunday’s game against the Washington Redskins.

The two men had a very heated, profanity laced argument after Brady threw an interception and television cameras caught the two men going at it.’

“Well, they’re two fellows I like a lot, passionate, of Irish descent,” Kraft  said.

“They share a common bond. I think they were speaking in Gaelic. Some of the language most of us didn’t understand. They’re both passionate about winning. Sometimes in great relationships, you have disagreements. You air it out. said Kraft.

“We won the game, we’re 10-3, we’re trying to clinch our division and then hopefully we can gain a bye.”

Brady’s roots are in County Cavan and he has visited Ireland researching them.
O’Brien was contrite after the blowout.

I heard from my mom, (to) watch my language,” O’Brien said  “It’s just two competitive guys that want the best for the team. We’ve moved on to Denver; getting ready for Denver now.”
O’Brien would not take any credit for treating superstar Brady the same as any other player.

“When you walk in the door here and you work for, you’re Bill Belichick you’re going to learn how to coach and you’re going to learn how to play,” O’Brien said.

“That’s one of the things that we pride ourselves on here as coaches and players looking to improve every day and communicating with each other every day, and sometimes communication takes different forms, and it’s an intense environment, a competitive environment, and the players would want it no other way and the coaches would want it no other way.”

Brady said there were no hard feeling “I threw a pretty bad interception, so he wasn’t happy about it. I deserved it,’’ Brady said after the game. “We’re pretty emotional guys. When you make bad plays you’re supposed to get yelled at by your coaches. It’s certainly not the first time, and probably won’t be the last. It’s football, man, it’s a game of emotion.

“He and I have a great relationship, and I love that he feels that he can coach me.’’

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ciaradexy | Dec 18, 2011, 05:17 PM EST
Its called the irish language not gaelic and no, he wasnt speaking either.

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eibhleann7 | Dec 16, 2011, 06:19 PM EST
It's nice to see IC follow in Fox's footsteps and resort to making up stories when they have nothing useful to report. Cop on!

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ballyhip | Dec 16, 2011, 04:22 PM EST
Whether it was Irish or not, Brady was god awful at points in the game. BTW, Irish is about as difficult as they come. Took, more properly sat, in an Irish class at NUI, Galway as a contract employee. I've taken Latin, French, Spanish, and Russian at times in my life but Irish threw me. Parents never spoke more than a few lines because it wasn't required in those days. If Brady speaks it, is it with a Portuguese-German accent?

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larrydalamb | Dec 15, 2011, 07:56 PM EST
Damnú ort! Go hIfreann leat!

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Murph46 | Dec 15, 2011, 02:11 PM EST
Stand corrected fndesign-Pog Ma Thoin !

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deemaster | Dec 15, 2011, 01:01 PM EST
Cop on means to get common sense. It's irish slang. "Would ya stop hit'n your sister Conor and feck'n cop on."

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bostonblakie | Dec 15, 2011, 11:15 AM EST
It was late 4th quarter. All Brady had to do was throw it away and go for a field goal which would have made it a 2 score lead with only a minute or so left on the clock. I can understand O'Brien's frustration. It was "heat of the moment" anger and they both handled it well after the game. It also helped that the Pats won although they did come close to blowing it; saved by an interception of a Washington pass near the goal line on 3rd down with seconds left on the clock. PS; what does "cop on" mean?

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fnfdesign | Dec 15, 2011, 11:05 AM EST
Pog Ma Thoin..

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Murph46 | Dec 15, 2011, 10:32 AM EST
He said Pog Ma Hone!

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SeamusMor | Dec 15, 2011, 10:19 AM EST
It's Greek to me.

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Searlit | Dec 15, 2011, 10:10 AM EST
Call it Irish, since that would be the translation of the Irish word gaeilge to English. The more people hear it they will start to know it. Gaelic is the Scottish language. Gaeilge is pronounced, gale-ga.

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Robertblckwd | Dec 15, 2011, 09:43 AM EST
Cop on?

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BallinaLass | Dec 15, 2011, 09:36 AM EST
You say Gaeilge, we (Americans) say Gaelic or Irish Gaelic - it's easier to pronounce. Calling it Irish in the U.S. doesn't work; it's confusing for folk. I had a book on the Irish language on my desk and a lady I worked with was totally clueless. She said, "I thought they spoke English over there!" You don't even want to start with someone like that.

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Eamonn12 | Dec 15, 2011, 09:27 AM EST
Would Americans cop on already? The language is called IRISH....not Gaelic. Where did this come from anyway?

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