I searched the New York Times archive (it’s kind of a gold mine) for some Tom Brady articles. Here’s Tom Brady’s first start (interestingly enough, it was against Indianapolis), the tuck-rule game (or Snow Bowl/ Snow Job depending on who you ask), and here’s an article about Brady after his Orange Bowl victory against Alabama:
”He’s a lot like Brian Griese. He’ll play in the N.F.L. There’s a lot of guys out there who doubted Griese, and they’ve lived to see how wrong they could be. And anybody who doubts that Brady can play in the N.F.L., they’ll find themselves in the same situation. The kid just can see things. And the guys around him, they love him. If you knew him, you’d love him, too.”