The most significant quotes from Tom Brady and what they really mean

Tom Brady talked for the first time in training camp today and, as usual, there were usual pointless questions about his age, how he enjoys football and all that.

To save you time, we've boiled it down to his most significant quotes and parsed his words to give you more context:

Q: What are your initial thoughts on how the offense is taking shape with younger players?

TB: Well, there's a lot of turnover every year and you deal with the turnover, and there's a lot of new guys trying to assimilate into what we've done here for a long time. It's really up to them to get up to speed, and everyone here has got to help them get there. Between the coaches, the veteran players, the leaders – it's our responsibility to get everyone on the same page, doing the right thing and trying to help us in whatever way they can help us move the ball down the field and score some points.

TRANSLATION: Brady is just saying that the young guys are going to have to work their rear ends off to get anywhere close to the same page as the rest of the offense. They're going to have to eat, sleep and breathe it, because that's what Brady does. The players are also going to have to take coaching and apply it, or else they're going to be on the outside looking in.

Q: What was it that led to you working on strength training this off-season?

TB: ..."I wanted to get a little bigger this year and put on a few more pounds and try to absorb the hits a little bit more, and I worked pretty hard at that."

TRANSLATION: Brady ended last season very skinny and a bit on the tired side. He obviously added a few pounds and looks great. The added bulk should help him be stronger at the end of the season.

Q: How was it working with Josh Gordon during the offseason?

TB: There weren’t many opportunities, but he was around and I needed someone to catch. I've always enjoyed playing with him and obviously hope everything works out for him. I'm hoping the best, certainly.

TRANSLATION: Sure seems like Brady had high hopes that Gordon would be returning to the fold. Out of all the guys around to catch passes around the ring ceremony, Brady picked Gordon to throw to. It appears that Brady is now very unsure if Gordon will ever be allowed to return to the team. But he really, really hopes it will happen.

Q: How significant does the loss of Rob Gronkowski feel going into this season?

TB: To replace great players, it's not like you just pick another one off the tight end tree. You can't just go out back. You've got to find guys that come in and want to put the work in and want to try and contribute. Between the guys we have out here now ... they're all new players, so we've got to figure out how to get them up to speed to what our expectations are, the level of competition on a daily basis.

We've got a very good defense this year. Those guys are challenging us on every day. It's hard to complete passes on our secondary. That's just the reality. So, it's actually great work for our offense to see how we measure up against a very good defense. Days like today are frustrating for us and we've got to learn from the corrections and try to come out and have a better day tomorrow.

TRANSLATION: Brady again talks about players putting in work, getting up to speed to the team's expectations ... he's reinforcing how much work goes into making this complex offense work. This isn't like other offenses, pros and, especially, college.

Then he basically said the offense stunk up the joint today, which they did.

Q: Do you feel that you've earned a contract extension?

TB: I don't know. That's up for talk show debate. What do you guys think? Should we take a poll? Talk to Mr. Kraft, come on. No, like I said, we've got a great relationship so we'll see how it goes.

TRANSLATION: Brady's contract talks still firmly remain the domain of the Kraft family, and that's good news for Brady and most Patriots fans. That means Brady will be the Patriots' starter as long as he wants to be, and the Krafts will look out for him. It also sounds to me like something is coming, which I've been led to believe previously.