we sat down with alan gilbert and tom brady to see exactly what they have in common. >> hut!empo what's coming from this offense. ♪ >> reporter: a well balanced football team in motion plays like a symphony orchestra performing a great masterpiece. the big guys, the linemen, provide the foundation, the bass. middle sized guys, linebackers, bring the lumber, like cello, french horns, crash cymbals bring in thunder. and the little guys, the receivers, cornerbacks, well they bring the lightning. they're the first violins, they're the trumpets, constantly on the ball. they're the soloists. ♪ but all of those forces have to be deployed in the delicate balance under the leadership of just one. on the orchestral side that task lies with the conductor, at the new york philharmonic's celebrated captain alan gilbert. >> conduct something not about dictating, this is how it must go, but it's also about reacting to what the players in front of you offer. >> reporter: in football, it's the quarterback. and although all quarterbacks are conductors, tom brady is a maestro at center like non