1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,880 Speaker 1: Rob Nikovich joints us here in the studio. Good to 2 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: see you again. What's up? How are you doing great? 3 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: And also with us says he is on Patriots Mondays 4 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: James White, one of the new captains for the New 5 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 1: England Patriots. Congratulations, thank you, I appreciate that. Tell me 6 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: what it meant to you when you got the word 7 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: that you were going to be a captain on this team. 8 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: It's definitely an honor. I've seen a lot of guys 9 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: come through and get that get that honor and just 10 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: to get that respect from your teammates, and it definitely 11 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: means something. So for me, I just want to do 12 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 1: or I can to, you know, do my part in leadership. 13 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: I may not be the most vocal person, but just 14 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 1: trying to lead by example. Guys have questions on or 15 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:38,279 Speaker 1: off the field. I want to be available for him 16 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: and at the same time, I got to put my 17 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: best foot forward each and every time I step into 18 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: this building, on the practice field and on game day 19 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: as well. What did you think of the offensive performance? 20 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 1: You gotta scored twenty seven points. Brady, though after the 21 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 1: game at the press conference, didn't see him overly thrilled 22 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: with how the guys played. We put up twenty seven points, 23 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: but obviously it wasn't our best performance. We had some 24 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: opportunities get away from us. We turned the ball over 25 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: as well, so we definitely have some things to correct 26 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: because we play another tough defense this week. So we 27 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: can't play like that again or I mean, we won't 28 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: be successful. No, congrats on being a captain. You know 29 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: I would say that myself when I was a captain 30 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: a player, I wasn't. I wasn't very well. You know, people, 31 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 1: I think talk is kind of cheap, right, And I 32 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: know James is a quiet guy, but he produces a 33 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: lot and he's a great leader. And you know what 34 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: I would always take away was, Hey, I don't want 35 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: a guy that's gonna be a raw rock guy. I 36 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 1: want a guy that's gonna come in every day, get 37 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 1: the job done, and lead by example. And I think 38 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: James is that. So congrats on that. I gonna be great. Um, 39 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 1: you're gonna get to go in and listen to Bill 40 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: for me. You gonna go and talk to Bill. He's gonna, 41 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: you know, kind of do his Bill thing. And you're 42 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: gonna be sitting there and you know, guys are gonna 43 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: probably say, hey, go in there and tell him this. 44 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: You're like, okay, I mean it's pretty much gonna be 45 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: sitting his way, But no congrats on that. But you know, 46 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: looking at the game, it's the first game of the year. Um, 47 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: you know I thought that that the offense used the 48 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: back the backs. Well, um, you know, with with losing 49 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: Julian for the first four weeks, Um, how would you 50 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: say you felt out there? You know, because I saw 51 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: you in the slot a couple of times. You ran 52 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 1: a slant route I think in the slot, motioned out 53 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:22,359 Speaker 1: to the slot. Um, how'd you feel like doing a 54 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: little bit of that stuff in space? I think you're 55 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: pretty good in space. Oh well, coachman, Dan's is a 56 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,679 Speaker 1: great job, as you know, like trying to find matchups 57 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: and find a ways to get us running backs on 58 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 1: the field together and just to try and create explosive play. 59 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:37,119 Speaker 1: So myself, Rex, I mean Jeremy when he was in there, 60 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,519 Speaker 1: Sony can do it. Uh. He puts us in a 61 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: lot of different positions, and we just had to go 62 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 1: out and practice and show that we can do it 63 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: and make plays in practice and he'll call in the 64 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: game and we called it a lot yesterday, and I'm 65 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: sure it'll continue to grow. And I just want to 66 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:52,239 Speaker 1: continue to try and make plays out of Yeah. And 67 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: anytime I'd get a swap call and I'd see James, 68 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: I look at him, and he looked at me, and 69 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: he's gonna stem me wide. He's gonna do the little 70 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: to get inside of me. But he's very, very, very 71 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 1: very good at that. Yeah, I feel sorry for any 72 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 1: defender that's random man in space. If a wide receiver 73 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: goes down, does James Devlin now think he's gonna go 74 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 1: right in and play that wide receiver spot. James Devlin, 75 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: he's a great football player for us. I mean, he 76 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: may not get as much credit as some of us 77 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 1: other guys, but he's been getting on the field more 78 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: and more. He can catch block, he's in pass protection 79 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:29,679 Speaker 1: on third down sometimes, so he's a versatile guy and 80 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: he's a tough guy. So you always need that type 81 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: of guy in your team. Probably not the most exciting 82 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: part of being a running back, but the past protection 83 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: is it's got to be just so important, especially against 84 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 1: the team like Houston next week against Jacksonville, they have 85 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: some guys that could get out for the quarterback. So 86 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: I know you'd love to go out there and catch passes, 87 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: but at other times, you guys got to stay in 88 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, protections, I mean it comes first. So I 89 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: mean when you play defenses like that, have a good 90 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: defensive line of linebackers, definitely got paid tense her protection first. 91 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: So we played another good defensive line, so that'd be 92 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: very important for us this week, and they'll be stressed 93 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: all week long. So I mean, whatever the game plan 94 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: happens to be, when we'll find out later in the week, 95 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: but I'm sure gonna be paying a lot of attention 96 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: to those guys. There's nothing like being a defensive end 97 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: and getting shipped while looking you're looking at a tackle, 98 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,920 Speaker 1: you're rushing that tackle, and guess what, you're on your 99 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: butt because Ray Rice one time I was rushing the 100 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: Ravens and I didn't even look at him and he 101 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 1: got me real good. And there's when you do that 102 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: a couple of times, you soften them up a little bit. 103 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:30,720 Speaker 1: Then those ends are not getting off on the ball 104 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: like they would be. So um. You see, the Patriots 105 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: sometimes will come out in like a split back look, 106 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: and most of the time they're gonna chip and get 107 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: out but you know, I think that offensively, you gotta 108 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 1: protect Tom and if you're not protect him, he's not 109 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: gonna give you the ball because he's not gonna able 110 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: to get rid of it. So I think that, um, offensively, 111 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: they do a great job. Week one, we saw the 112 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 1: Houston Texans come in. Granted, they had a lot of 113 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: guys coming back from injuries. I I, you know, I 114 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 1: think that JJ Watt didn't look like JJ Watt yet, 115 00:04:58,279 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 1: but I mean you when you come back from a 116 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: r severe knee injury like he had. I mean a 117 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 1: lot of people compared his injury injury to like a 118 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 1: car crash injury. So um, you know, I think that 119 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:09,280 Speaker 1: you gotta give the offensive line credit. You gotta give 120 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 1: the backs credit. Devlin. You know, I saw a lot 121 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: of good plays out of him yesterday. So you know, 122 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 1: I think that right now week one, the Patriots are 123 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,159 Speaker 1: gonna They're gonna be a different team in eight weeks. 124 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: But first week they looked pretty good. James I, I 125 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: was looking at the offensive line numbers, and four fifths 126 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: of the offensive line Brown, Tuney, Andrews, and Mason played 127 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 1: one hundred percent of the snaps. Marcus Cannon maybe a 128 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: bit of a surprise for folks because he didn't play 129 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: much in the preseason, still played sixty one percent of 130 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 1: the time. It looks as though Dante Scarnecki has got 131 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 1: the makings of a pretty consistent line again. And when 132 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: that happens, you guys know exactly what's going and who 133 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: to follow. We have a great offensive line. I mean 134 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:52,359 Speaker 1: came in then played the whole time. La came in 135 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 1: and played. We have guys that may not start where 136 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 1: they can come in and get a job done like 137 00:05:56,880 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: La and take Cares. So we have a great group guys. 138 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: They jail together, work together. I mean they're always on 139 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: the same page, and they just really know how to 140 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: work together. And I mean it starts with them. And 141 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: I mean I think they did a good job yesterday 142 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: going up against a tough front. You got Jacksonville next week. 143 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey Alex to Talk. I'm a big fan of 144 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: Jayala Ramsey. I think he's really good. I think he's confident. 145 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:20,279 Speaker 1: I think he's entertaining. Uh, he's probably gonna be talking 146 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: a lot this week. How tough is it to sort 147 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: of avoid that not respond? For me, I don't really 148 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: pay attention to I just smiled back at people. That's 149 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,719 Speaker 1: that's about it. I gotta gotta conserve my energy. But 150 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: he's he's he's he's a good football player. I mean, 151 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: he's not the only person in the league that talks trash, 152 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: but he's a good football player, and hey, that's his game. 153 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 1: Did you talk trash? No? No, never. I never talk trash. Now. 154 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: I was never. I would just joke around and like, 155 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: you know, if somebody did say something to me, I'd 156 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 1: be like, all right, guy, come on, I'm just I'm 157 00:06:55,440 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: trying to do my job. I would play so literally, 158 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 1: I was really really tired sometimes, so I'm just like 159 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:04,159 Speaker 1: trying to catch my breast and he's talking to me. 160 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 1: I'm like, what what holding my pads away from my chest. 161 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: So it's the best trash soccer on the team this year. 162 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 1: Because last year we asked the question, everybody said Malcolm Butler. 163 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: So now that he's gone, who do you think it 164 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: is sort of taking that up? I don't know, it's 165 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: kind of tough. I don't think there's many guys. Malcolm's 166 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: funny because when he talks, his voice gets really high, 167 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: like it's real, like real high pitch, like, and I 168 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: can't say what he would say because there's some swear 169 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: words in that. But it gets really pitch when you 170 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: know it's funny. But you know, I mean, I mean 171 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: pretty might say he'll hit you and then stand up 172 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 1: and say, you know, like something. But the next play, 173 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: you know, I think the Patriots have a pretty good 174 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: mindset as far as like, hey, the talking's not gonna 175 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: do anything. It's might be a score. But then you know, 176 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: I think we were playing um in San Diego one 177 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 1: time and it was the first play of the game, 178 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: and the offensive line and was trying to like do 179 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: extra stuff and like yelling at me, I think you 180 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: know something that relative to assault team, you know understand. 181 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: And I just looked at it. I said, just if 182 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 1: you're doing this in the fourth quarter, then I'm not 183 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: doing my job. And at the end of the game 184 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 1: he came up to me, is like, man, I respect you. 185 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: I said, thank you. That's all. They're just playing for 186 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: the you know, like the respect to your peer. I 187 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: think for the most part. All right, now, before we 188 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: let you go, we know mookie bets can bowl, I 189 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: mean games and all that stuff. Can James White Bowl. 190 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: Because tonight is the ninth annual Sweet Feet for Strikes 191 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: benefiting Boston Medical Center. This used to be the Mayo 192 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: Bowling and you took it over. It's at King's at 193 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: Legacy Place in Denham. Can you bowl? I can bowl 194 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: pretty well. I mean I wouldn't say I'm as good 195 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 1: as Mookie Bets. I need to. I feel like you're 196 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 1: in a bowling league or something. No, I'm not in 197 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: a bowling league. But when you were younger, like ten, 198 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 1: you never did. Okay. My grandpa was in a bowling 199 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:00,719 Speaker 1: league and stuff. I used to always go with him 200 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: during the all season though, me, my cousins, my brother, 201 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: that's all we do during the all season, like at 202 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: least twice a week. We'll go bold and so I 203 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: mean I still spend it and go straight spending. Okay, 204 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: I'll make it look good for sure. Well. The event 205 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,079 Speaker 1: is tonight from six to nine thirty. As we said, 206 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 1: it's at King's Legacy Place in Debtham. All of this 207 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: benefiting the Boston Medical Center. And it's great that you 208 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: took it up after Gerard Mayo began this whole thing. 209 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 1: And I know you guys will have good time tonight. Yes, 210 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: it'll be a great time. Ma'am, honor for Garad to 211 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 1: pass it down to me. It is my second year 212 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:39,559 Speaker 1: hosting it, so be a great time, raise a lot 213 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 1: of money for the Boston Medical Center. A lot of 214 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 1: my teammates will be out there, so we'll have a 215 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 1: good time and raise a lot of money. James, we 216 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 1: appreciate the time. Congratulations on the win and on being 217 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: a captain. Thank you, appreciate it.