Former GM and Executive of the Year Scott Pioli stops by to tell Michael Robinson and Brian Billick about how the New England Patriots were able to get a win over their rival the New York Jets in the 2001 NFL Draft (1:20). The guys also discuss the philosophy of finding the right 53, not the best 53(4:15), and Pioli sheds light on how he helped find the right players to fit Bill Belichick's system (7:14). Pioli also shares the story of his decades-long relationship with Belichick beginning over an admiration of notetaking (10:30). Then Scott reveals his process of finding out the true character of players (19:30), and how a workout with Orlando Brown knocked the wind out of him (22:15).

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