1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: Michael Bennett after the game last night, talked about preseason 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: is figuring out how to execute as a group and 3 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: how new players might sit in and you know, according 4 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: to him, that's what you really want to see, is 5 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: how guys come in and execute. I'm curious, from your 6 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:19,920 Speaker 1: perspective as a coach, how much of that is players 7 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: figuring out on their own during a game like a 8 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 1: preseason game like last night, and how much is coaching 9 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: both on the during the game and off away from 10 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:37,239 Speaker 1: the game situation. I don't know, Mike, It's probably a 11 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 1: combination of both. If the coaching standpoint, we're trying to 12 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: we're rusty too, so we're we need to practice coaching, 13 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 1: recognizing things, communicating with the players and making quick adjustments 14 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: and corrections and so forth. And players need to any thing, 15 00:00:56,280 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: learn how to read, not learn, get used to changing 16 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: situations down distance, feel position, on time, score situation as 17 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 1: we get at the end of the half, situations and 18 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 1: making adjustments and things like in communication with their teammates. 19 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: So it's kind of really combination of all those things, 20 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 1: if I could follow up. He also Michael Bennett also 21 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:29,839 Speaker 1: made a point about competition and intensity during the preseason 22 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: versus when it ramps up in the regular season. And 23 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: I'm curious, is Michael Bennett that kind of player you 24 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 1: would expect that really that you've seen from Afar that 25 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: really ramps it up once to you know, full up, 26 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 1: start flying for real. Well, Michaels certainly had a very 27 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: productive career. Well, we'll see how everything goes for our 28 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: team this year. That's everybody and have to wait and 29 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: see how things how things play out. I don't know. 30 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: Thank you, You're welcome, Okay, we'll go with Tom Kerrn 31 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: file by Phil called by Phil Perry. Tom Hey Bill. 32 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 1: I had a question about how difficult or how much 33 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: of a challenge it might be to balance players and 34 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: coaches relying on the familiar things that you've always done 35 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: well with pushing forward into the new things that might 36 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: be necessary for a new season, or a changing league 37 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: or or a changing personnel. H well Man, I think 38 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 1: that's one of the many balances you have in preseason, 39 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: just trying to get your team ready work on the 40 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: things that are fundamental to your system. You have to 41 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 1: deal with different things each week based on the opponent 42 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: that your plan. But then you have to look at 43 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: the bigger picture of the opener and the regular season 44 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 1: and what you're going to need over that time frame, 45 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: and they don't always sit together. So you just have 46 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: to do the best you can and try to get 47 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 1: the most out of your opportunities there. But that's it's 48 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: more than you can more than you have time to do, 49 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 1: probably more than you're really able to do. So you 50 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:31,919 Speaker 1: have to select what areas you want to try to 51 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: focus on. And I'm sure that there's not a deadline 52 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: or a dropt at date, but they're bust coming time. 53 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: We say, okay, you know what, We're gonna get that 54 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: at some point, but we don't have it yet. Pittsburgh's 55 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: coming up in ten days. We're gonna move on from 56 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: that for now and maybe come back to it. Dude, 57 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: does your mind kind of process that way along with 58 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: the minds of your staff when you consult one another. Yeah? Sure, yep, 59 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: all right, thank you well, still Perry, Thanks Aaron, Phil 60 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you something about um something I 61 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: heard from Ryan Izzo last night and he was describing 62 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: to catch he made from Brady and how he could 63 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: kind of feel where the safety was, I guess in 64 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: the middle of the field. And that allowed him to 65 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: understand what the trajectory of the throw might be like. 66 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 1: And so he kind of understood, you know, wouldn't be 67 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: high over the shoulder, it was going to be where 68 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: it ended up. And that to me sort of sounded 69 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: like instinct. And I know, by definition of that word it, 70 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: you know, might indicate that that kind of awareness you know, 71 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: can't be taught. But but I wanted to ask you 72 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: in your experience, you feel like that kind of awareness 73 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 1: can be coached, can be developed or is some of 74 00:04:56,279 --> 00:05:01,239 Speaker 1: that stuff just something that that can be more difficult 75 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: they guess for others to try to pick up. Well, 76 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 1: I think you always try to coach the players the 77 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: best that you can, and you try to tell them 78 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: things that will help them perform better. Ultimately, some situations 79 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: are similar to but different than the ones you've described. 80 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: Some similar situations could be quite a bit different than 81 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 1: than what you've practiced or how the plays designed, and 82 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: so an element of the players instinctiveness takes over in 83 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 1: those situations because they understand what they need to do, 84 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 1: and may the way that you've taught them to do 85 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: it or instructed them to do it doesn't quite fit 86 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: that situation or something's happened during the play that's compromised 87 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:59,359 Speaker 1: that the the leverage or the relationship between the certain 88 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: players on the field, and now they have to do 89 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 1: something a little bit differently, and of course their instincts 90 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 1: would kick in at that point. UM. So we try 91 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: to coach it. Um, we try to coach it. Some 92 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: players are you know, have a very high instinctive level 93 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 1: on other players are pretty much trying to do things 94 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:33,720 Speaker 1: in a fundamental fundamental and um, the logical way. That's 95 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: that makes sense and it's probably a good good path 96 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: for teaching, but sometimes things happen differently and you can't 97 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: always follow those and Bill just to fall up quickly. 98 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: Has Ryan, I mean Ryan, I think by his own 99 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: admission the day got drafted, you know, talk to us 100 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:57,279 Speaker 1: about how much he liked blocking and um, it seems 101 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: like that was you know, real focus for him. But 102 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: has he looked like a more natural or intinctive receiver 103 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 1: to you over you know, the time that you've worked 104 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: with him. I think he has um good instincts as 105 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 1: a receiver. Yes, I think he saw that at Florida State. Um. 106 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: And there there are some things that we do from 107 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: a route tree and that we have in our route 108 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: tree that are probably a little different than than what 109 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: he had at Florida State. So again, when you get 110 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: a route, or especially a new route, and you go 111 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: out and run in a couple of times, each time 112 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: is a little bit different, whether it's in a man's 113 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: or there's a linebacker over your defensive end over you, 114 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: or whatever it is. Until you have enough opportunity to 115 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 1: build up you know, enough reps on the play, you know, 116 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: twenty or thirty reps where you've done everything multiple times 117 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: and you've pretty much seen every look. And that's let's 118 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: take some time. And it takes some time with the 119 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: with whoever's thrown to you for them to anticipate what 120 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: you're going to do as a receiver, and you know, 121 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: for you to anticipate where the ball is going to 122 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: be based on certain looks. So yeah, those are instinctive 123 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: things that sometimes they happen rather quickly. Sometimes they take 124 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: a little while if there's a a level of difficulty 125 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: or understanding and exactly how the quarterback and the receiver 126 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: see a certain relationship or leverage by the defender what 127 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:43,079 Speaker 1: to do in that situation. So I think he has 128 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: good instincts, but he has he has to probably learn 129 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: different ones and apply different situations to what he's doing 130 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: here compared to what he did in college. So there's 131 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 1: however you want to look at either either new learning 132 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 1: or taking old learning and applying it to a different situation. 133 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 1: Thanks Bill, We'll go to Mike Reef, Tom Kern, and 134 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: then Michael Schegley. So Mike Reece here, I'm thanks for 135 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: Aaron Bill through the three Patriots preseason games, and I 136 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 1: guess taking into account what has unfolded around the rest 137 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: of the NFL this preseason, how much of a better 138 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: field do you have about how to approach the change 139 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 1: with being able to challenge past interference. Probably probably learn 140 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 1: a little more each week. So thank god the officials, 141 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:47,680 Speaker 1: you know, Al and river On and the weekly game 142 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:50,119 Speaker 1: officials that we had. You know, we had an opportunity 143 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:54,679 Speaker 1: to work with crew in Detroit and another crew in Tennessee, 144 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 1: and then obviously we had another crew this week with 145 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 1: Carl and so you know, as you more situations come 146 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 1: up and more players come up, um and and again 147 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 1: through the practice sessions where we have an opportunity to 148 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:18,319 Speaker 1: sometimes discuss a call or play with with the officials 149 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: who made the made the call. It gives you a 150 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 1: little better understanding of what they're looking for and how 151 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 1: they how they're calling the game is helpful to us 152 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:33,319 Speaker 1: because you know, we want to coach it properly so 153 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: that we don't end up only coaching fractions, and so 154 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: we're trying hard not to do that. All right, Tom Kerran, 155 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 1: You're up next, fib by Mike Pelchegman. Hey, Bill just 156 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 1: had a question on philosophically, how is a coach How 157 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: important is it as a coach and a leader to 158 00:10:53,640 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 1: to remain current and changeable each year, to do things differently, 159 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 1: whether it be roster preparation, practice, health addressing, you know, 160 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 1: addressing health issues within the team, to not fall into Hey, 161 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: we do it this way because we've always done it 162 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: that way. It just seems to me as if you've 163 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 1: always been someone who's looked forward, whether it's the rules 164 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 1: or nutrition, any of those things. And I was just 165 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:25,320 Speaker 1: curious about when you got to the point where you 166 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 1: said this is important. I can't ever stagnate where my 167 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 1: team can't Well, I don't know, that's a pretty broad question. 168 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: I think look there, I think there are some things 169 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: that I would say we do that I've done it's 170 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 1: called since I was at the Giants. And there are 171 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: other things that we do differently this year than what 172 00:11:54,360 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: we did last year or even last week. So some 173 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:06,680 Speaker 1: some things stay the same um, and some things either 174 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 1: we've decided to change or maybe they've needed to be 175 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 1: changed for one reason or another. So it's I think 176 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:17,959 Speaker 1: there's you know, they answered all those questions as yes, 177 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:25,439 Speaker 1: you know, would depend on the specific topic that we're discussing, 178 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 1: and and also the time frame. Some things change gradually 179 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:33,479 Speaker 1: over time, some things that don't change at all. Something's 180 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: change significantly over a short period of time. So it 181 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 1: would just I don't know if there's any set formula. 182 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:45,320 Speaker 1: I do think there are certain things for me that 183 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: would be preconsistent every year. I think I would have 184 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 1: a hard time changing some of those and or eliminating 185 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 1: them or replacing them with something that you know has 186 00:12:57,080 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: always been very on the all um in my you know, 187 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 1: in my view, that makes it right. It's just what 188 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 1: I'm comfortable with. So and then there's other things that yeah, 189 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 1: we like I said, we've changed, we've modified, um, maybe 190 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: found a better way or discarded it because it's not 191 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 1: applicable or as applicable. So it's yeah, it would be 192 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: you know what happened. I couldn't really hit the broad question. 193 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: There is a broad question. It's probably we could go 194 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:36,559 Speaker 1: point by point and save these of the things that 195 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: change and not change relative to that or the rules changes. 196 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:41,319 Speaker 1: But I do appreciate you taking or run at that. 197 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 1: Appreciate it. Hey, we'll go with on Mike pet regular. 198 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 1: We have time for two more questions after that. I 199 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: don't have any hands with rays. Please press a five 200 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 1: star and Mike you could go with your question. Thanks Aaron, Bill. 201 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you about Jared Stidham's pocket presence 202 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: and how Nick Lombardi and your staff have worked with him. 203 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 1: Seemed like a couple of times last night there were 204 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 1: some good teaching moments where he stepped up in the 205 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 1: pocket under some duress and made some throws down the 206 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: field with a lot of confidence. So there was another 207 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 1: time where he scrambled out of the pocket obviously was 208 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 1: stripped to the ball. Just wondering what you've seen from 209 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: Jared in terms of his progression throughout OTA's training camp 210 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: and through the three preseason games in that regard, well, 211 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: I think Jared's pocket presence is is good. I think 212 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: there's room a lot of room for improvement. Certainly when 213 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 1: you're comparing him to the other two quarterbacks on a roster, 214 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 1: guys who have played a lot a lot of football 215 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 1: in this league, it's quite a quite a gap and experience, 216 00:14:56,320 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: and so sure those are things that Jared we'll get 217 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 1: better at. So probably about what you would think would 218 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: be given the different than experience that you're comparing them 219 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 1: to two players that are in our offense run in 220 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: the same place that he does. So it's hard to 221 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 1: compare one quarterback in one system to a quarterback in 222 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 1: a completely different system. But in our case, we have 223 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: three quarterbacks all in the same system, so it's an 224 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 1: obvious comparison. Great, thank you, he's getting better. I think 225 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 1: he does a good job. That there's room for improvement, certainly. 226 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 1: Thank you, coach. All right, great, thank you.