1 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: Good afternoon doing well. Does it matter two players whether 2 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: whether or not they know a quarterback is going to 3 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: be because that position is unique? Great question. Um, I 4 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: can only speak for myself because I'm I am not 5 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: any other player. That's not something that really affects me 6 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: on game day. UM, I understand that I have to 7 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 1: prepare to do my job and doesn't change my approach. 8 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 1: You know, players may feel differently about that. Um, you know, 9 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: I understand I'm not playing offense, so it doesn't affect 10 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:44,959 Speaker 1: my job directly. So I can't really speak to how 11 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: guys feel about that. I know for me personally, on 12 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:49,480 Speaker 1: game damn, just worried about trying to do my job 13 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: what I'm asked to do. Monday night was unique. Monday 14 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: night was unique, and then two quarterbacks played, both healthy 15 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: to play. Devin just talked about it. I don't really 16 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: know what this is like. I think, you know we're 17 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: asking a division in locker room repeat of that nuture 18 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,400 Speaker 1: because I've never had it. How do you feel like 19 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: the team reacted to it in the moment, and how 20 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: do you feel like they're reacting to it in the 21 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:16,119 Speaker 1: forty eight hours since? Yeah, Yeah, I think we've handled 22 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: it extremely well. Um. You know, I think the outside 23 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 1: has had more dialogue about what's going on within our 24 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: walls than we're actually having within our walls, which you know, 25 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 1: there's there's some irony in that. So I think our 26 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: team understands that coach is going to do what's best 27 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: for the football team, what he believes to be best 28 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: for the team. Whoever's out there playing quarterback, whoever's out 29 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: there playing tight end, receiver, whoever it is, we have 30 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: confidence in them and we support his decision as a 31 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: coach to do what's best for the team. So I 32 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: think we handle it well on Monday night, and I 33 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: certainly think now it seems to be a non issue. 34 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: It's not like, you know, you go over here and 35 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: these guys are talking about it. You go over there, 36 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: those guys are talking about it. I think a lot 37 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: of that noise has been created outside of our our building, 38 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: and you know, we've done a good job of not 39 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 1: buying into it. You're an emotional touchdown for this team, 40 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: So you can't speak for Mac. I don't. I'm not 41 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 1: asking this to be from Mac. What if you observed 42 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: from him, because I think we all sat here and 43 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 1: watched him on Monday, right, and then he came in 44 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: here and he did his best to put on a 45 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: good as face as possible. But it's a unique situation, right, 46 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: first round pickstarter, Pro Bowl, all these things, yea, and 47 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, there's a real adversity here that 48 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: you know, unexpected. I guess, yeah, Well, I don't want 49 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: to make a mistake of speaking for him. I'm sure 50 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: there are aspects of this entire situation and have proved 51 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: to be challenging for him. You know, we're all human 52 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: beings here. But I think he's done a tremendous job 53 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: in terms of being a leader for this team and 54 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: how he's handled it. He's handled it in a very 55 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 1: professional manner. I mean, you say he put on a 56 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: face when he came here. I think that it's just 57 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: who he is. I think he's mature enough to handle 58 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: this situation as best he can. Um, you know, he's 59 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:10,959 Speaker 1: he's being a good teammate through it all, and you know, 60 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: I think because of that, you don't get the sense 61 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: of division as you mentioned or anything like that. So 62 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: you know, kudos to him for the way he's handled 63 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: and the kudos to Bailey for the way he's handled, 64 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: and you know our team is you know, we need 65 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: to be much more focused on everybody just doing our 66 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 1: jobs better as opposed to who's playing what and when. So, 67 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: as as a leader, do you ever have to get 68 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: involved or say anything about that? You said there was 69 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: a really new division, But if division does come up 70 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: sometimes the situations like that, as a leader, would you 71 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: step in if you had to? And d Yeah, if 72 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: the situation presented itself and I felt it was appropriate, 73 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: I would intervene and interject my voice. I think, you know, 74 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: we've been fortunate not to have too many of those 75 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: situations while I've been here. I don't anticipate that becoming 76 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: an issue for us now, But I think part of 77 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: being a leader is being able to have those tough 78 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: conversations when they do rise, and addressing those issues head on. 79 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: You said over the summer there's another quarterback rushing here, 80 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: But you did say it over the summer about Mac 81 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 1: that you know this is going to be his team 82 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: and the team's going to take on its personality based 83 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: on some the things he does and spoke highly this leadership. 84 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: Do you still feel like this is his team? I do, Yeah, 85 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: I still feel I still feel that way, still have 86 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: a lot of confidence in him as a player, but 87 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 1: him as a person. U. But look, you know, I understand, 88 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: I respect that question. I think right now we're all 89 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: doing a little soul searching as to how we can 90 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: play better football. You know, whether it's in the kicking game, defensively, offensively, 91 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: We're all looking just to do our jobs better and 92 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 1: you know, take on the personality of a winning football team. 93 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: That's what we need to do right now. A question 94 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: regarding special to you guys. Yeah, you asked the football 95 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: question last within your realm your thoughts about the performance 96 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: on Monday, and how do you address what needs to 97 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: be approved on going on to New York. They have 98 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: had a black field goal in the victory this year. 99 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: So well, Sunday was you know, far too inconsistent. Um, 100 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:30,599 Speaker 1: you know, we if we play that way against anyone, 101 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 1: we're not going to have success. And you don't think 102 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: we did anything well. We didn't return the ball well enough, 103 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 1: we didn't cover the ball well enough. Um, you know, 104 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 1: very disappointing for for many of us in terms of 105 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: our effort on Sunday. So you know, you turn the 106 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: page here and you're looking at you know, Braxon Barrios, 107 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: Justin Hardy and Brent Board does a great job of 108 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 1: coaching these guys up there, playing as well as I've 109 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: seen him play in the last five six years. So 110 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: we're gonna have our hands full. Um, but we really 111 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: need to start by just doing our jobs better, with 112 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: greater attention to detail, better execution on game day. Um. 113 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:08,359 Speaker 1: You know, we've we've been a little bit too up 114 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: and down thus far, and we just need to play 115 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 1: with more consistency. Questions. Uh, you've been here such a 116 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: long time and you buy now have a it's good 117 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 1: and appreciation is any professional athlete in Boston of the 118 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: mindset of the Boston sports game. And you will probably 119 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: have friends who have Boston sports games and you know 120 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 1: what the atmosphere can be like on them. There were 121 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: sixty eight thousand people the other night cheering sounds like 122 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: all of them for the backup to come in and 123 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: play of If the team leader that can leave the debt, 124 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 1: I would think, uh yeah, I mean, look, I would 125 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:51,239 Speaker 1: imagine that that is going to impact those two guys 126 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: in their own way, and that's certainly something that I 127 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 1: don't want to speak to. You know, it's challenging. I mean, 128 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: we're humans as we play this game. It's very challenging. 129 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: But you know, I have an understanding of the city 130 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: that I play in, and I have an appreciation for 131 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 1: our fan base. Though they may be tough at times, 132 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: they understand the game. They're passionate. I feel like they 133 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: respect what we do and they want to see us 134 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: do well. And you know, our fan base is entitled 135 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: to feel anyway they want to feel, cheer anyway they 136 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: want to cheer. That's their their right as a fan base. 137 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: And you know, as an athlete, you have to understand 138 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: that it's not always easy at times, but you have 139 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: to understand that, you know, you can't control the way 140 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: the fans feel or what they're gonna do on game day. 141 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: So you know, my feelings for our fans are what 142 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: they've always been. There's respect, there's admiration. There's appreciation for 143 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: how in touch they are with their teams and their 144 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 1: athletes and how much they appreciate what we do. And 145 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: I know they're hard on us at times, but you know, 146 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: I think it's just to say they love their teams. 147 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: It is three first down to fifteen yard touchdown passwords. Yeah, um, yeah. 148 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: I mean that's part of the deal, right, I mean, um, 149 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: it's emotional game for us as players, it's emotional for 150 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: the fans that are in the stands. We're all having 151 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: one big emotional experience. And uh, you know, I certainly, 152 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: like I said, I appreciate our fan base, and you know, 153 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:34,959 Speaker 1: I have a lot of respect. Thanks. Nobody remember you 154 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:38,319 Speaker 1: when you're retired. So that's right, That's that's what my 155 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: dad always I remember my dad telling me, like somebody 156 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: coming up to him and saying, didn't you used to 157 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 1: be Jackie Slater? So I'm if they do that to him, 158 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 1: I know what they'll do to me. So one more, Um, 159 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:53,679 Speaker 1: you're a tenure you've been around long enough to just 160 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 1: experience that. But the restrict you guys have had over 161 00:08:56,920 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 1: the Jets, you know fifteen Um, just inefforable in the NFL. 162 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 1: The teams maybe the kind of tractors they've gotten tired, 163 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 1: they've had the kind of put things together. They're gonna 164 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:08,079 Speaker 1: be kind of turning things around. What they like for 165 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 1: you to see the Jets where they're at right now. Yeah, 166 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 1: you know, it's there's so many great players and coaches 167 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:16,839 Speaker 1: in this league. You feel like at some point every 168 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: team is going to try to figure it out or 169 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,199 Speaker 1: have a chance to figure out. And certainly they've acquired 170 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: a lot of talent over the years, and uh, you know, 171 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:26,079 Speaker 1: I think they have a tremendous staff in place now, 172 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 1: so it's clear. It's very clear as you're watching the 173 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 1: tape they've figured out who they want to be, how 174 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:34,199 Speaker 1: they want to play, and then they're doing it. And 175 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: you know, kudos to them because I really think they're 176 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:42,199 Speaker 1: doing a tremendous job and they've found their identity and 177 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 1: you know, they're playing really really good football. I mean, 178 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: as good as anyone in the league right now. So um, 179 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 1: you know, I'm not surprised by that at all. You know, 180 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: I think these things come and go and waves. That's 181 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:56,440 Speaker 1: just the nature of the league. There's a lot of parody. 182 00:09:57,240 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 1: You know, you have a salary cap, you have free agency. 183 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:02,559 Speaker 1: This is what the league wants. They want, they want 184 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 1: teams to be everyone to be able to compete, and 185 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 1: certainly they're doing that at a high level right now. 186 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: Thanks you guys.