Julian Edelman Gives the Best Non-Answers

Julian Edelman is promoting something. To promote that thing, he is doing brief interviews in exchange for press for that thing. He plugs the thing he is promoting and then answers some generally easy questions. The New York Times made the mistake of asking Edelman some actual question during their interview. Edelman countered with non-answers and no comments. From the New York Times:

"Q. Did you get a concussion on that play? A. Due to our team policy, I can’t discuss that. Q. You stumbled after that play, but you stayed in the game. Does that mean you were not injured? A. Next question. Q. Were you tested for a concussion? A. I went through all the protocols."

The Patriots have policies in place to prevent players from admitting that they probably hid a concussion. Fair enough. The NYT’s interviewer then tried to steer the conversation back to Softball Road and got the dumbest answer imaginable.

"Q. You played quarterback in college. Where are you on the Patriots’ depth chart to replace Brady? A. Tom Brady‘s our quarterback. The quarterback is the C.E.O. of the football team. He knows his system well, works on it well, and has that poise and gut factor."

So… is there a Patriots QB depth chart? If Brady retires, do they just shut down the team because the C.E.O. is gone? And what in the F is “gut factor?”