1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,120 Speaker 1: Hey, coach, thanks for taking the time. I hope you're 2 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: doing well. Yes, I'm just curious you've got You've got 3 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: pretty much your full running back contingent returning this year. Uh, 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:11,879 Speaker 1: you know how much of its an advantage is it 5 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: for you to you know, kind of have some experience 6 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: with most of those guys, obviously j J. Taylor being 7 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: the one exception, But we're having a veteran group here 8 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: in a shortened training camp situation. Is that an advantage too? Oh? Yeah? 9 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: For us? Definitely expectations of you know what we expect 10 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: from these guys, and most of them performed pretty or 11 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: at a high level for us. So not having a 12 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: normal preseason game and all that other stuff and going 13 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:40,959 Speaker 1: right into the first game straight from practicing against each other, 14 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,239 Speaker 1: this is a big deal for us. I mean, we 15 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 1: got some experience with these guys, they know us, we 16 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: know them. Damien we know very well and no expectations 17 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: with him are really high, really high, So we expect 18 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: him to step right in and be very productive player 19 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,080 Speaker 1: for US. I could just follow up on jj J. 20 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: You know how much of a tough client is it 21 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: for him as an undrafted rookie to you know, really 22 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: this is he probably came into the building for the 23 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: first time last week. Obviously does have some veterans to 24 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 1: nurture him a little bit. But you know, what have 25 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: you seen out of him? And what are kind of 26 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: your expectations of how we can manage this, uh, this 27 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: tough schedule. Well, right now, it's still early as far 28 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: as evaluating a guy like JJ. We know he could move. 29 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: We knew that when he was when we got him, 30 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: but we haven't really gotten into the full you know, 31 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: practice practice that we've been doing walkthroughs and they've been 32 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: running in conditioning and stuff like that. We don't get 33 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 1: into the real stuff until another week. So from that standpoint, 34 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: we're still trying to see what he's going to be 35 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,839 Speaker 1: all about. We like what we see at this point, 36 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: no doubt about it, really do. But it's still early 37 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: for him, you know what I mean, It's still early 38 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: for an evaluation on what we expect from JJ. Thank you. 39 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: M all right, looks like Troy is joining us now. 40 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: So Troy, I'm gonna unmute your line just so you 41 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: know you're unmuted. Troy and anybody else has a question, 42 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: please raise your hand. I'm gonna go to Eric Rube. First, 43 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 1: I've in Troy. Thanks for joining us today. M My 44 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 1: question was, you know, what kind of adjustments does this 45 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: group face now playing with potentially playing with quarterbacks who 46 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: are a little more mobile than maybe the quarterback you 47 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: had in the past. Is it going to be do 48 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: they have to do anything differently? Are there going to 49 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: be changes that need to be made to get used 50 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: to this? What do you know? We always take advantage 51 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: of the people we got. Whoever's playing, we're gonna take 52 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 1: advantage of that guy. So whoever's the quarterback, we're going 53 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:47,119 Speaker 1: to play to fit that quarterback. So whatever that encompasses, 54 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: that will sell itself out later. Right now, you know, 55 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,519 Speaker 1: Grating was one type of quarterback. These guys are definitely, 56 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: uh have a little bit of a different air to him. 57 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:01,959 Speaker 1: So as they show there's stuff doing the priest doing 58 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 1: practice sessions, we'll sort of mold to him. Well, we'll 59 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: molding put off, put together, all offense. But nothing's exting. 60 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: Granted right now, nothing is well. We'll see all they 61 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: do and each one is a little different, but we'll 62 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: see how they do later. Okay, Next up we'll go 63 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 1: to Nick quit Go ahead, Nick, Thanks Mikey. This one's 64 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 1: for Troy and thanks you guys for doing this pod. 65 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: Your thoughts so far moving to this position and doing 66 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: something a little different to sure the running backs. Well, 67 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: first of all, it's been great working under Avan and 68 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: got about playing for as a receiver that got me 69 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: into the Pro Bowl back in two thousand and one. 70 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: So it's been great working with him. He's very intense 71 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: and very knowledgeable about the position. Uh. It's giving me 72 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: a chance now to see the game and from a 73 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: different perspective, and I get to see all the nuts 74 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: and boats that uh that make make this engine go 75 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: around here. So, um so I'm learning a whole lot 76 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: about the position and a whole lot more about the offense. 77 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: It's been it's been good for me. It's been great 78 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: to work with the great group of guys that we 79 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: have and the running back from Hangs all the way 80 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: down to JJ. So just uh, it's been it's been uh, 81 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: real knowledgeable experience for me so far. Just to follow 82 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,159 Speaker 1: up on that too, Troy, Uh, you get to work 83 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,919 Speaker 1: a little bit with special teams with the with the 84 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 1: returners too. Um So what's it been like to dabble 85 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 1: that a little bit? Too. Oh that's been that's been great. 86 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,359 Speaker 1: That's that's where my heart is, you know. Hint, return 87 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,799 Speaker 1: to something that I took very seriously when I played 88 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: the game. So uh, you know, I'm getting after it 89 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: on that side of the ball now and uh and 90 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:43,160 Speaker 1: that part of the game. It is something that has 91 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: been I think a staple of Bill Belichick from the 92 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: time he started coaching. I think that's one one of 93 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: his first jobs when he first started coaching. So he 94 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: takes it really serious. He's in on my meeting. So 95 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:54,359 Speaker 1: I got to be on point with my stuff and 96 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 1: know my stuff too and be able to teach it well, 97 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 1: teach it well to the players as well. So um, 98 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: you know. So it's a big deal to him, and 99 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: it's a big deal to me because you know, I 100 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: don't know what what it can do to help change 101 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: the game and help spark and they greate some excitement 102 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: for your football team where you need it. Thanks, try 103 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 1: all right. I don't see any other hands raised, So 104 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: if anybody wants to jump in, I see Alex Barth 105 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: your hands respex. Do you have a question for or 106 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: Troy or Booth? I have a question for Troy. Okay, 107 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:31,720 Speaker 1: go ahead, on the return role. It's kind of similar 108 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:33,599 Speaker 1: to what you were just asked. It seems like you 109 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:38,039 Speaker 1: guys made a point or in the bringing a number 110 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: of undrafted rookies, I like Jeff Thomas, guys like say 111 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:46,919 Speaker 1: Z who have return history and they've been added college. 112 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 1: And then you had Gunner into that mix as well. 113 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: I'm just curious your thoughts on the younger group of 114 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 1: receivers as returners. Well, you know, we we don't count 115 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 1: anybody out. Everybody's got a chance to show and prove 116 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: what they can do. Again, we haven't been able to 117 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 1: see much of these guys as far as kitchen and 118 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:11,039 Speaker 1: running here in New England. Uh, but you know we're 119 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: looking forward to getting those guys out there and uh 120 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: giving them all a chance to be uh be a 121 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 1: pretty darn good returning, you know. And so but everybody's alive. 122 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:22,600 Speaker 1: You know, the job's wide open and we always and 123 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: as Bill says, you know, he's gonna play the best 124 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:29,919 Speaker 1: people uh at that position. Say, next up, I see 125 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: Bill Burt has a question for Troy Jill, and then 126 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,479 Speaker 1: we'll go to Nicole Malay. How are you doing right? 127 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: How are you doing? Um? So you've been following the 128 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 1: team helping out. Obviously you run a lot last year, 129 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 1: but uh, you know, following the team as an analyst 130 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 1: and whatnot. And one issue has been returning kicks, uh, 131 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 1: kickoffs and punts, and it's always falling back. Okay, we'll 132 00:06:57,880 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 1: go to in the end that oldman's gonna play in 133 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: the big games. It was amined all a little bit um, 134 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:07,479 Speaker 1: but a lot of guys have been tried, and what 135 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 1: have you looked at? What's been missing and what do 136 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 1: you hope to maybe bring what could be different this 137 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: year having a coach literally coaching kick returns or punt 138 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:22,679 Speaker 1: returns that we haven't had here. What's been missing? Well, 139 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: the biggest thing in my opinion, has just been, uh, 140 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: dependability and consistency. So if you don't have those, it's 141 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: kind of tough to to depend on one or two 142 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 1: people to go back there and do it, you know. 143 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: But as you know, it's a position and these multiple 144 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: people on the team that I can go back there 145 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 1: and handle those duties. At any given time, you know, 146 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: any one of those guys could be out of the 147 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 1: lineup for a player two or for a game or two. 148 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: So you've got to have some dependable people back there 149 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: that's able to feel the punt and and then able 150 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: to do something with it, you know, to create some 151 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: of something positive momentum for your football team. So and H. 152 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: In my opinion, those are the two biggest things that 153 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: have been missing. What what is it about? Well, why 154 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: can't more people do it? Why is it a difficult 155 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 1: thing to do? Obviously, in a punt, you gotta go forward, 156 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: you gotta maybe take that first hit to get your 157 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: big return. But why aren't more people good at it? Well? 158 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: Number one, we play in New England, you know, if 159 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 1: we play in the Northeast. We played Buffalo, we played 160 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: in New York, so a lot of our games are 161 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: here in the Northeast. And uh and a lot of 162 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: times you gotta have the nerve to get back there 163 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: and do it, you know. And that plays a big 164 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: role in that too. So and then and then again, 165 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: you know, there's you know, people changing teams all the time, 166 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: you know, and going back and forth, and you know, 167 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:45,199 Speaker 1: you just got to find somebody reliable and dependable to 168 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: go back there and do it. And it's not an 169 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: easy easy task to do, you know, search for and 170 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 1: why to try to find these guys and you know, 171 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 1: somebody who we think can handle it. And then you know, 172 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 1: within the team or wherever, you know, he's trying to 173 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: find some talent to get back there and help your 174 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: football team and position to it. So it's not an 175 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 1: easy job finding them. It's not an easy job once 176 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 1: you do find them, to get those guys to do 177 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: it correctly all the time and dependable. So it's, uh, 178 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:14,560 Speaker 1: you know, it's probably one of the most uh jobs 179 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: out there that has a lot of turnover at that position, 180 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: especially with this football team here. So nicole'malley, I see 181 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: your hand raised. Who's your question for my questions for Troy? Okay, 182 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 1: go ahead? Uh yeah, great, Hey, Trey, I want to 183 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: ask um, your background as a receiver as a player, 184 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 1: is that going to inform the way that you're going 185 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:38,079 Speaker 1: to approach coaching the running back position, helping guys with 186 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 1: that third down role, similar to like the Kevin Fox 187 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 1: and all the guys you played with. Well, I mean, 188 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 1: I hopefully the things that I did as a wide 189 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 1: receiver I can relay onto those guys as well that 190 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: are playing the running back position and teach them some 191 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 1: of those skills and also just playing to what they 192 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 1: do well, you know, and I help enhance what they 193 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 1: already do well and try to help them improve the 194 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: things that they want to improve on and have them 195 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 1: come you know, better running backs and better pass catches 196 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 1: as well. So I mean, I just look forward to 197 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: working with those guys and uh, you know, using the 198 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 1: knowledge I'm getting from my having and Josh so many 199 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 1: great coaches that we've had on the staff have on 200 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:20,319 Speaker 1: the staff to learn how to teach them. And that's 201 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:21,839 Speaker 1: the difficult part of the coach that you got to 202 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 1: be able to teach it to those guys, even if 203 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: you know it, you got to be able to teach 204 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 1: it correctly and tamping each one of those guys and 205 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: you know, and and and to the ways that they like, 206 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: how they how they learn, and how they like things 207 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: giving to them. So, you know, So that's the part 208 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to the most. But I do look 209 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 1: forward to being able to teach the things that I 210 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:42,439 Speaker 1: learned over the years from Josh and Charlie Weiss and 211 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 1: so many, so many other great offensive coaches that have 212 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: been through here and having themselves who is my coach 213 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: so and helping those guys has become better football players, 214 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 1: thank you. She thinks Nick next will go to north 215 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: from seat and I don't see any hands raised after 216 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: that awesome high Troy, It's nice to meet you. I'm Nora. 217 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: How are you doing good? So Bill and some of 218 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 1: our other fellow coaches were talking earlier about what you 219 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:14,200 Speaker 1: guys have done, some stuff like games and who wants 220 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:16,959 Speaker 1: to be a millionaire and stuff to kind of keep 221 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:22,320 Speaker 1: guys from getting bored on on all the like video chat, learning, 222 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: you guys have had to do this offseason, anything that's 223 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 1: in particular that that worked for you or that you 224 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:31,079 Speaker 1: thought was fun. And the best thing that I had 225 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 1: was just playing family feud, you know, on Webbex. So 226 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:37,199 Speaker 1: it was it was a little question about how we're 227 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: gonna get that done, but you know, we got it 228 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 1: done and end up being a lot of fun. I 229 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 1: think a lot of the guys were less skeptical about 230 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 1: it as well too, but it ended up, you know, 231 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: we ended up playing a longer time we should have played. 232 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 1: But you know, it was just a good way to 233 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 1: you didn't know each other when you couldn't really physic 234 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: could be around each other and touch each other and 235 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 1: see each other. So a good way to get some 236 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: laughs in and laugh at each other and laugh at yourself. 237 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 1: So I have fun doing that. Any particular group of 238 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:08,319 Speaker 1: guys do particularly well, let it running back to do 239 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 1: will so they did well, They always do well. So smart. Okay, 240 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: I think we have one more from Bill Burt four Ivan. 241 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:20,679 Speaker 1: So Troy, I'm gonna ask you to step out of 242 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 1: the room and Bill, if you want to, just give 243 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 1: Ivan a second to get settled in. Troy can come 244 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 1: on are here? Bill ahead? Bill, I don't go good. Thanks, 245 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: I've been There's been a lot of well over the years, 246 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: some a lot of coaching changes. You've you've been in 247 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 1: your position since having two thousand and two, specifically as 248 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,439 Speaker 1: the running backs coach, and you know you've been with 249 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 1: the team since ninety nine. One big change is um 250 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:53,839 Speaker 1: Dante Scarneki is no longer there, and I know he 251 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 1: laughed for a short time. Um can you And obviously 252 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:02,160 Speaker 1: being the running backs coach you worked, you're basically connected 253 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: to the offensive line in a lot of ways. Can 254 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:10,679 Speaker 1: you talk about how difficult it is replacing him and 255 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:15,079 Speaker 1: how you guys will replace him? If that's not the 256 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 1: right word, Well, I don't think you replaced the guy 257 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:22,559 Speaker 1: like Dante Skannakia and what he was. We have a 258 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 1: bunch of guy, A couple of guys in cam I'm sorry, 259 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 1: Common and Uh and Cole that have been here with 260 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 1: Scar have learned under Scar. And Cole has been here 261 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: six years and worked with us in the same group. 262 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: I think he'll do a hell of a job. I 263 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:42,199 Speaker 1: really do. The thing you're gonna miss from Dante is 264 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: just the friendship we had. I mean, we spent twenty 265 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:47,599 Speaker 1: years and you know, a crossing each other, working with 266 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,959 Speaker 1: each other. That's a that's hard to replace. That's that's 267 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 1: a friendship that goes way way back, actually goes back 268 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 1: to nineteen ninety one when I first came in the league, 269 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:02,840 Speaker 1: and that's something special and I'll always have that with Dante. 270 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 1: But as far as what we're gonna be doing here, 271 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 1: Cole's going to step in. Common is going to step 272 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 1: in and I think they're gonna do a hell of 273 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 1: a job. I really do. They have learned unto Dante, 274 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: they've worked with us, and Cole's being here six years 275 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:18,080 Speaker 1: with the guy. I feel very good about that, very 276 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 1: good about that. A quick follow I have and I 277 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: notice you have a lot of fun and whenever we 278 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: see this is sort of what we see. Um. But 279 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 1: you know, outside of Foxboro we hear that it's not fun, 280 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 1: that people the Patriots, what they do is more work 281 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 1: than pleasure. In the end, they do win, but so 282 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:47,480 Speaker 1: on and so forth. How do you refute what people say? 283 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: And we've had players and coaches outside say no, no, 284 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 1: that's not the way we do it here with the Patriots, Yeah, 285 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: they win, but they don't really have fun. What would 286 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 1: you say to them? I say to each of his 287 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: own that simply put it to each his own. I 288 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: guess I wouldn't be here for twenty plus years if 289 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 1: I wasn't enjoying it, if I wasn't having fun. I 290 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 1: think everybody has what they consider their own gauge for 291 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: what they want to do. I want to find a 292 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 1: way to win. That's not going to be easy. People 293 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: were up against. They're pretty damn good. Everybody is, and 294 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 1: sometimes you gotta go a little bit harder in practice. 295 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: Sometimes you gotta go a little harder in meetings. Sometimes 296 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 1: you gotta work just a little bit harder to find 297 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:33,400 Speaker 1: that edge just that's going to give you the difference. Now, 298 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 1: if you don't think that's fun. What's the competitor, I mean, 299 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: what are we doing? What are we doing? So? I 300 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: think that's fine. I have a lot of fun with it. 301 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: I enjoy being around the guys. I enjoyed going after 302 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: I enjoy competing. So hey, that's what it's all about 303 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: to me. But if it's no fun, there's no joy 304 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: in anybody's anybody's village if you're not finding a way 305 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 1: the freaking win. Let's be honestly, who's having fun then? 306 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: Were your name's in the newspaper. They're talking about replacing you? 307 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 1: But who's having fun then? And no, no, no, no. 308 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 1: I think I like my way. I've enjoyed this role, 309 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: and I'm going to enjoy until Bill say, hey, your 310 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 1: ass is out of here. Here's my language. But that's 311 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 1: the way it goes. So I'm having fun. I'm sorry 312 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: for the guys that don't, the guys that think we 313 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: worked too hard. I'm sorry about that for those guys. 314 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: But I don't feel bad about it one damn bit. 315 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 1: I hope you understand that. You understand where I'm coming from. 316 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 1: I enjoy being with you guys. Though this is a 317 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: lot of fun. I get to say shit, I normally 318 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 1: don't say so. I'm in trouble already. All Right, guys, 319 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 1: we'll close out with Evan Lazzar. Evan, do you have 320 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 1: a question for Ivan or try it's for Ivan, Okay, Hey, Ivan, 321 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: I just wanted to ask you what can Damian Harris 322 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: do this year to be on the field and what 323 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 1: do you think is the biggest kind of thing that 324 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 1: he can do to take that next step? I think 325 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 1: you need to just know that Damien is a all 326 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: gone a good runner. He's a real good runner. He's 327 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 1: done a hell of a job and proving his all 328 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:08,359 Speaker 1: around games. When we came out Obama, he was an 329 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:11,280 Speaker 1: excellent runner. He is an excellent runner. I think that's 330 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: what he's going to show you when he gets a 331 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 1: chance to play. I think you're gonna like what you see. 332 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 1: And I think combining him with the other SEC runner 333 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 1: that we have and Sony, we shall have a hell 334 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 1: of a pack there. Thanks, iven Nor your question for 335 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 1: Ivan or Troy? Um? For Ivan, I just wanted how 336 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 1: you doing? Yeah, how are you doing? Pretty well? Um? So, 337 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:41,119 Speaker 1: same thing, asked Troy. I was talking about playing a 338 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 1: little family feud with the guys to keep him focused 339 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:50,240 Speaker 1: on on the WebEx meetings. UM, wondering if if anyone 340 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:54,359 Speaker 1: anyone do pretty well in those or any questions that 341 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 1: stumped the guys, or how how that whole competition work. 342 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:01,439 Speaker 1: Any questions stump to guys, that's a good one. Uh, 343 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:05,159 Speaker 1: I don't know if any questions really stumped us. I 344 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:08,000 Speaker 1: know the Backs won the game. It was a hell 345 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:11,640 Speaker 1: of a deal for us model of the winners as 346 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: far as the offense goes. Uh, the questions were more 347 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: or less sort of fitted for athletes, for football players 348 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:24,879 Speaker 1: and that kind of thing. So it worked out. We 349 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 1: shouldn't have been stumped. We were stumped. We were in trouble, 350 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:30,919 Speaker 1: were a lot of trouble. It was good, it was okay. 351 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: So are you playing with questions about like your offense 352 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: or were you playing with questions about sports trivia whatever? 353 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: Sports in general? Okay, was about sports in general? Then 354 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: there's always ah, what they call it a wildfire question. 355 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 1: Could be anything, you know what I mean, that's anything. 356 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 1: Could be talking about Elvis Presley, who knows anything. Okay, 357 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: thank you, Ivan, thank you everybody. I think that's it 358 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,359 Speaker 1: for us for today. Thank you, guys.