1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: Hello, mister Slater, Are you there, Bill? How are you? 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: I'm good? How are you doing great things? I just 3 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: watched the video that the team posted after the win 4 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 1: in the locker room the other day, and you said 5 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: that the team is one body. How do you feel 6 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: like the body is functioning at this point in time 7 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: over the course last month. Yeah, you know, I think 8 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: that we're we're starting to play the type of football 9 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: that is going to work for us. It's our brand 10 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:34,480 Speaker 1: of football, which is complimentary football. You know, we talk 11 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: so often around here about everyone just doing their job, 12 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: but you know that means a lot to us when 13 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,519 Speaker 1: everyone understands what their role is and they're able to 14 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 1: go out and execute it in a high level and 15 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 1: realize that, hey, I can only do what I've been 16 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: asked to do, not what someone else has been asked 17 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: to do. When we do that as individuals, and then 18 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: we do that as units, then we do it as 19 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: a team, we feel like at least as success for us. 20 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: So we've certainly made strides in that department. We're certainly 21 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:07,199 Speaker 1: operating at a higher level than we were a month ago. 22 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: But we also realized that we have to continue to 23 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: improve each and every week to get to where we 24 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: want to be. Thanks Mattie, no problem. Next question, Mike 25 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: Grease Please, Hey Matthew, how are you? And Will? Mike? 26 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: How are you doing great? Today? This would be regular 27 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: season game number two hundred for you in your career, 28 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: and I'm just curious what that number means to you 29 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 1: when you hear that. Yeah, Mike, it's it's very humbling. 30 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: I certainly never thought I'd have an opportunity to play 31 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,759 Speaker 1: two hundred regular season games in the National Football League. 32 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: It just makes me pauls and and and thank the 33 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: Lord for everything that he's done, The way he's preserved 34 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: my body, the favor he's shown me here in New 35 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:00,559 Speaker 1: England to be here for the entirety of my career, 36 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,559 Speaker 1: the great teammates he's placed in my life, the great 37 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: coaches he's placed in my life over the years. It's 38 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: been a true, true gift from God to be able 39 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: to play NFL football for this long. So I'm humbled 40 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: by an opportunity to play my two hundredth game. You know, 41 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: it makes me want to thank a lot of people, 42 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 1: starting with my mom and dad, but definitely just I 43 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: thank God for bringing me to this point in my 44 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: career and excited about Thursday. Open the floor for other 45 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: people if there's time at the end. I got one more, 46 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 1: but I don't want to take up other people's time, 47 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: So okay, no problem. Next question, Chris Ryan, I'm going 48 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 1: to give the floor back to my Greece. No, Chris, 49 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: how are you go for it? Now? That's fine? Um, yeah, 50 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: I just wanted to touch upon him a little bit. 51 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 1: Mike was talking about there, and also David Andrews had 52 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 1: to say it about you and that you're universally respected 53 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: and universally liked, and you know, you may have a 54 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame career, but at the end of the day, 55 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: is that the biggest compliment that you can get that 56 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: each and every person that in that facility is going 57 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: to be as happy as you that you're playing a 58 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: two hundred game without question. Um, you know, I believe 59 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: that the type of man that I've tried to be 60 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: and the way I've tried to treat people and interact 61 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: with people on a day to day basis since I 62 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: got here is the most important part of my legacy. Um. 63 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: You know, certainly what you do on a football feel 64 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: is fantastic, but people forget that I think people remember 65 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: the way you treat them and remember the way that 66 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: you you made them feel personally and the things that 67 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 1: you try to do to make them better as people. 68 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: And you know, I hope that I've done a fairly 69 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: decent job of that. Um, you know, I'll never know 70 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: that for sure, but I want everybody that I've ever 71 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: played with to know how which I appreciate them, everyone 72 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: who's ever coached me, and how much I appreciate them, 73 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: and all the people I've come across here since I've 74 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: been in New England. You know, I'm just I'm very 75 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: grateful for the experience I've had here, certainly. And you 76 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: mentioned something that's really really important to think to the 77 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: Patriots overall success, and I was wondering how you go 78 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 1: about instilling that in younger players when they come in, 79 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: and that is only being worried about what you can 80 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: take care of and what you're responsible of, particularly when 81 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: you're four, when you're particuling, you're trying to make an 82 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: impact early on as a player, and you want to 83 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: maximize that impact and do as many different things as possible, 84 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: and maybe thinking about critiquing folks and what should be 85 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:41,919 Speaker 1: done differently and all that. How do you go about 86 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 1: expressing that mindset to people? And do you go about 87 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: trying express it? Yeah, you don't think it's human nature 88 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: when you get into situations like that to want to press, 89 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 1: especially as competitive as as so many of us are. 90 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: But you know, it's really important, I think to be 91 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: self aware and be able to step back from time 92 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: to time and say, hey, okay, what can I do 93 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:10,160 Speaker 1: better and how can I just control the things within 94 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 1: my within my reach, within my scope. So I think 95 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 1: our leadership does a great job of that here. It 96 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 1: starts with coach Belichick. You know, something as simple as 97 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: do your job, speak for yourself, things like that. There's 98 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 1: a lot of truth to that, and I think so 99 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 1: oftentimes folks don't do that within this profession and it 100 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: leads to issues. And for us here for so long, 101 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: we've found a way to do that with different guys 102 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: over the years, different leaders. Obviously there are being some constants, 103 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 1: but the culture here has been has been fantastic as 104 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 1: far as embracing that in applying it in a real way. 105 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:53,839 Speaker 1: So we did that this year. Look, we've been digging 106 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: ourselves out of a hole from early on this season 107 00:05:57,480 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 1: and the only way we could do that is, Hey, 108 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 1: all right, you got to dig ourselves out of this whole. 109 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: You dig here, I'll dig there, and let's see where 110 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 1: that gets us. And uh, you know, our guys have 111 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: responded in a fantastic way, which I think speaks to 112 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 1: the character of the men on this team and the 113 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: belief that we have in our process. Thank you. Next 114 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: question Evan Lazza. Hey, Matthew, how are you doing? And well, ere, 115 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: I'm doing well. I wanted to ask you about Calvin 116 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: Munson and just what he's brought to your group. We've 117 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: seen him make quite a few tackles since he's gotten 118 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 1: onto the team. Brother months man, Brother months. When when 119 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 1: Calvin was here the first time, I think he was 120 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: like a locker room favorite man. Everybody loves Calvin. I mean, 121 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 1: he's just such a positive guy. He works as tail off, 122 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: it does everything the right way. Um. So you know, 123 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:53,919 Speaker 1: we were bombed when he when he left us, but 124 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: we weren't surprised because we knew he could play. But 125 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,599 Speaker 1: now that he's back here, I think, you know, he's 126 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 1: he's continued to grow as a player and he has 127 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 1: just such a great feel for what we've asked him 128 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:08,479 Speaker 1: to do thus far. You know, we played next to 129 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: each other on kickoff quite a bit, and the communication 130 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: that we've had as far as how we see the game, 131 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: where we think Fitch should be and things like that, 132 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: it's been seamless him. It's been like he's been here 133 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: the whole time, and he's playing fast, he's playing with 134 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 1: a lot of confidence, he's playing with an edge and physicality, 135 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: and he's been very productive. As you said, so, brother 136 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: Mons has been a great addition to to what we're 137 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: doing in the kicking game. He's been a great addition 138 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: to just our locker room in general. You know, now 139 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: that he's that he's back here, we're really excited to 140 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: have him. Thanks. And just one more quick one, Kyle 141 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: Dugger stick on that kickoff? How about that one? I'm 142 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: glad that wasn't me that was on the other side 143 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: of that. Um, I mean that that joker is is explosive. Now, 144 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: Devin and I talked about all this on but I 145 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 1: don't understand how a guy like that ends up playing 146 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 1: Division to football. And that's no disrespect to Division to football, 147 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: but that guy is a special, special kid athletically to 148 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: be you know all of two twenty to run the 149 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: way he does and to be able to go out 150 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: and hit. I mean that you could hear that hit 151 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: on the field yesterday. There are a lot of a 152 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: lot of hits when the balls kicked off, but that 153 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: one was one that you were like, whoa, what just 154 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:32,440 Speaker 1: happened there? So, like I said, I'm glad I wasn't 155 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 1: on the receiving end of that of that hit. Thanks Matthew, 156 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: and we'll finish up with that final question from Mike Race. 157 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:45,440 Speaker 1: Thanks Stephanie. So Matthew. After the game, Devin mccordy was 158 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: talking and Mac with Mac Jones actually waiting off to 159 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: the side, and Devin said in his postgame news coverence Psych, 160 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 1: we're still trying to get him to have even more fun. 161 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: So my question is what have you observed from Mac 162 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: and how can you try to get him to have 163 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,719 Speaker 1: even more fun? Well, I can tell you this, he 164 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 1: has fun when we win. But this kid is very 165 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:13,960 Speaker 1: serious about what he's doing here. He's very serious about 166 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: his craft. He spends more time in this building than 167 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 1: a lot of guys that I can ever remember here, 168 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: and he's hyper focused on improving each and every week. 169 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 1: He's hyper focused on mastering this offense. I can't believe 170 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: how quickly he's developed as far as his understanding of 171 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 1: the things that we were trying to do here. And 172 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: that's not just offensively, I'm talking about overall culture. So 173 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:47,200 Speaker 1: it's been fantastic. And with that, I think, you know, 174 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 1: he puts a lot of pressure on himself, probably more 175 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: than any coach or outsider could ever put on him. 176 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:55,719 Speaker 1: He puts a lot of pressure on himself to perform 177 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: and to do well, and we certainly appreciate that. But 178 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: we do want him to, like Devin was saying, we 179 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 1: want him to enjoy what we're doing, and I think 180 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: he is certainly, but we want him to smile and 181 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: you know, not be super hard on himself. But I 182 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 1: can tell you this that I'm I'm thrilled to be 183 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,719 Speaker 1: his teammate. I'm thrilled that I have an opportunity to 184 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: play with a young man like him. You know, I 185 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 1: always say in these situations, tip the hat to mom 186 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:28,959 Speaker 1: and dad because they did a good job raising a 187 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: fun young man. All right, Thank you very much, Matthew, 188 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: and thank you everyone for joining today.