1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: Hey, David, how are you hi? How are you doing 2 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: all right? Um? Do you often have a way of 3 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:10,479 Speaker 1: summing things up and just sort of putting your finger 4 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 1: on the pulse of what's going on. So I think 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: the jet the question is more general, you know, do 6 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 1: please do so, you know, based on everything that has 7 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: transpired here, Yeah, you know, Um, what an interesting year, right, Um, 8 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: you know, and I think I look at it, you know, 9 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 1: as a football team. UM, so grateful to get to 10 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: play this year. Um, you know, with my personal situation, 11 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: and then what I mean, there was days in spring 12 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 1: I didn't know we would play football this year, so 13 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: you know, and even when it was growing closer and closer, 14 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: it seemed more and more daunting to get this done. 15 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: And um, and then just everything else, you know, it 16 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: was such an emotional year, um, you know, as a 17 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: team and um, some things we went there and um, 18 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: you know, I mean just what a wild year. You know. 19 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: I think I think we do have a good football team. 20 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 1: And um, we did some things well and there was 21 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 1: some you know, bright spots this season, and then at 22 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:16,759 Speaker 1: the end of the day, we just didn't execute good enough, 23 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:22,479 Speaker 1: weren't consistent good enough. Um, But yeah, grateful for this 24 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: year and grateful to you know, be on this team, 25 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, I think I think I football wise, 26 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: twenty twenty wasn't, um, you know what we all wanted 27 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 1: it to be. And um, but I'm very grateful to 28 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: get to go back out there, and uh, you had 29 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: a lot of fun playing this year. Indeed, you know, 30 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: we're just coming off the season. We're going to get 31 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: into the offseason. There's a lot of time for that. 32 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 1: But obviously you know your situation. Can you just share 33 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: how you're sort of viewing that a's up from a 34 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: mindset standpoint right now? Yeah, Um, I don't know, man, 35 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: I I uh, I don't know. I think if you'd 36 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: said six years ago, do you think you'd be sitting 37 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: here or something, I'd probably be like, nah, it's probably 38 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: maybe had a little shot at the league and then 39 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 1: sell insurance or be a high school football coach and 40 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: teach school. Who knows. So, um, you know, it's crazy 41 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: to be in this position now. And you know, I, uh, 42 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 1: you know, came here as an undrafted guy and um, yeah, 43 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: not a lot of people came and visited or worked 44 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: me out, but coach did. And um, that always meant 45 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: a lot to me. So you know, I've seen a 46 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 1: lot of people be in the position I am now, um, 47 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: you know, and I've been fortunate to get to play 48 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: this game and not really see the business side of 49 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: it personally, just been able to kind of go out 50 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: there and play. And that's why you you know, started 51 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: playing the game in kindergarten. Um. And so I was 52 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: able to get to do that for a while. And 53 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: now you know, I've you know, in the middle of 54 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: the business side of it. And I'm not a business person, 55 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 1: so you know, it is what it is. But that's 56 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: just part of this business. And oh, we'll see. But 57 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,519 Speaker 1: I did see that you you like the business barstool thing, right, 58 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: did I see that? Right? Like that they were raising 59 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: money for the business, So you you got some business 60 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: background in there, right, that's not really business, right, you know, 61 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: that's just me, you know, trying to help out now 62 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: with that, dude, I thought that was awesome, right, I 63 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: obviously a big guy. Um. I love food. I love restaurants. 64 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: I love going to restaurants, and you know, both my 65 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: parents started their own business and I know, I can't 66 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: imagine you know, something like that you work for and 67 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: you know, to have it impacted like it has this 68 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: year for those people in twenty twenty has been just 69 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: terrible to me. So what they've done at Barstol has 70 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: been pretty impressive. I don't even know. It seemed like 71 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: every day it was that was pretty impressive. I don't 72 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:17,919 Speaker 1: know what it's that. Now we'll go to Mark Daniels, 73 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: followed by Chris Ryan Dave. Thanks for talking with us today. 74 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 1: Um yeah, you've had You've definitely had a you know, 75 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: a kind of a wild journey, you know with the 76 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: Patriot from undrafted to you know, where you went through 77 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: last year and all this and just how much appreciation 78 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: have you found yourself just having for football, you know, 79 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: through everything you've gone through. Oh man, um a lot, 80 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: um m yeah, I love this game and and don 81 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: um and just you know, and on the future. No 82 00:04:58,040 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: one knows that you said it's it's a business, is 83 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 1: you know obviously, Is this this is where you kind 84 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: of grew up and started your career. Is this a 85 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: place you'd like to be back of course, you know, 86 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: I mean, um yeah, I mean it's place is special 87 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: to me and um yeah, in the community, and so 88 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:27,919 Speaker 1: we'll see. Thank you, Chris, Ryan, followed by Ians too. 89 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,719 Speaker 1: Hey David, um pop ball as well, if you wanted 90 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:35,039 Speaker 1: to ask you about, you know, what the feeling was 91 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: like amongst the guys after um, this game and after 92 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 1: you know, this season, And was there kind of a 93 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: sense of finality for some in that the roster was 94 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: likely to change? Um, and what we your overall sense 95 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: you know, being in being in the room with the 96 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: guys as the season came to a close. Yeah, you know, 97 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: I mean I can't speak for anyone else, but um, 98 00:05:56,839 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: you know, you always want to win after the season 99 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: and right, so obviously the season wasn't how we wanted it, 100 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: but getting the last win, um, you know, it's a 101 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 1: lot better going out that way. Um. But I think, uh, 102 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,039 Speaker 1: you know, it's just part of like I said, part 103 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: of this business and every year you know, and um, yeah, 104 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: it's just it's just it is every year. And I 105 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: don't know, man, it's just a it's a wild thing. 106 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: But uh, you know, especially a lot of guys who 107 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: played a lot of ball with UM, you know, it's 108 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: it's emotional at times, but um, you know it happens 109 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 1: every year, and uh, you know, I wish we could 110 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: all stay together and all play together forever and UM, 111 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: you know, but I don't want to forget who it was. 112 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:50,599 Speaker 1: One time told me an older, older guy. You know 113 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 1: that they kept every team picture and then the next 114 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 1: year crossed out people that weren't there anymore or retired whatever. Right, 115 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 1: And it's just it is wild to turnover. Um, you 116 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: know that every team's about to go through. UM, it's 117 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 1: a it's an interesting thing. So I want to ask 118 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: you as well, get your perspective on being an undrafted 119 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: player and how you know Bill is able to have 120 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: success with a lot of undrafted players or lower draft choices. 121 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: And you mentioned you know he tried you out and 122 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: others weren't you know, willing to take a look. Why 123 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: do you think that, Um, there's been a lot of 124 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: focus on the first round and this franchise, But why 125 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: do you think this franchise has been able to develop? Um? 126 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: Undrafted and uh, low draft choice is the way that 127 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: they have been able to Um. Yeah, I don't know. 128 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: I don't know what Bill's criteria is or how he 129 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 1: looks at guys or um, you know who he decides 130 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: he's gonna come work out and do stuff like that. UM, 131 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 1: So I don't I don't really know, um, but just 132 00:07:53,040 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: from my personal experience, I think, um, you know, being 133 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: able to come in and just play football and develop everybody. 134 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: And you know, it wasn't just the first team getting reps. 135 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: It's everybody getting reps. You know that he's really important. 136 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: And you know, I think also I think in this, 137 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: you know, in the business. You know, I was given 138 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: an opportunity in my rookie year, right, Um, some injuries 139 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: and stuff like that. Who knows if I kind of 140 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: went in there and flounder that opportunity, would I have 141 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 1: another one? I don't know so, Um, but I was 142 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: prepared for that opportunity, you know, from a lot of 143 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,679 Speaker 1: the things we were doing and um, you know, I 144 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 1: mean I remember in the spring all the meetings we 145 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 1: would go to and you know a lot of different guys, 146 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: you know, whether it be uh googe though line coach 147 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: when I came in, or Jerry Splint, Jerry helping me. Um, 148 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 1: you know, there were just so many people on the 149 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 1: coaching staff trying to help us. Joe Ja was you know, 150 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: did a lot for us my rookie year, just trying 151 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: to help us be professionals. And you're just in an 152 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 1: environment where everything is put around you for you to 153 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 1: succeed and you just have to take advantage of it. Thanks. 154 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:17,960 Speaker 1: Our final question will be Ian Steele and then we'll 155 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: have Matthews later. Thanks Ann, David, thanks for the time. 156 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: Just a couple of quick ones earlier, you said, you 157 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 1: know you love this game. New England's a special place 158 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: for you, and I'd be remiss if I didn't notice. 159 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: It's tough through virtual but it seems like you were 160 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: getting a little emotional, maybe a little choked up. I'm 161 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: just wondering what sparked those emotions, you know, just a 162 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: couple of minutes ago. If you could, you could dig 163 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: into those little I don't know, Um, I don't know. Um. 164 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:56,679 Speaker 1: You know, we've done a lot here, done a lot 165 00:09:56,720 --> 00:10:03,680 Speaker 1: of special things. U put some special guys. So just 166 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 1: fortunate and yeah, just grateful. Well, I'm sure I can 167 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: speak for all of us. It's tough getting personal interaction 168 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,559 Speaker 1: on these things, so we really appreciate you doing that. 169 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 1: A less personal one yesterday after the game, and I 170 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: know you and Joe tu and you're clothes based off 171 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 1: your Instagram posts from the other day, and it looked 172 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: like someone it looked like Joe too, and he went 173 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:31,079 Speaker 1: out to the field and sat on the fifty yard 174 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 1: line for a little bit of time. I'm just wondering, 175 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 1: if you talk to Joe, if you can confirm that 176 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 1: was him. We were up in the press box and 177 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 1: couldn't see. Did you talk to Joe? Was that him? 178 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: Did he take a lap around the field that you 179 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 1: know of? I'm not sure. You'll have to ask him. Okay, 180 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: thank you, David. Appreciate that. Guys. Appreciate you, guys. Thanks 181 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: for always having me. Thanks David.