1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:04,000 Speaker 1: Hello, I think this is the right mic, right or 2 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: do you want me to sit here? It's close enough. 3 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:12,319 Speaker 2: I'm Mac right here in the middle. 4 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: Got you. 5 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 2: I know you're a really big on routine. About six 6 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 2: hours was eliminated from your your week just from the 7 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 2: time change alone. So how did you adjust for that? 8 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 2: And how's that adjustment going? 9 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: Good? Uh? 10 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think for me, just making sure I got 11 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 3: onto Germany time early in the week and then just 12 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,480 Speaker 3: bump everything up, make sure I'm getting everything throughout the week, 13 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 3: and had a good practice today, so I just got 14 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 3: to carry that over, get recovery, hydrate, do all the 15 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 3: right things, and then we'll be ready for Sunday. 16 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 4: Mac getting on Germany time, what does that entail? 17 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 3: I mean I went to bed just really early and 18 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 3: just bumped everything up like I talked about, and hopefully 19 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 3: that will help us in the long run. 20 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: Mac. What what with this type of trip? 21 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 5: What can it do for the team in terms of 22 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:07,320 Speaker 5: bonding and bonding and maybe just a good type of distraction? 23 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 3: Sorry, yeah, exactly, Sorry? What was your question? 24 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 5: What can this trip do in terms of bonding for 25 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 5: you guys leading up to the trip and how much 26 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 5: of a good distraction can it be? 27 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: Yeah. 28 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 3: I think the biggest thing is it is a good 29 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 3: team bonding experience and to be in another country and 30 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 3: um spread the game of football and do it together 31 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 3: is very important. We have a lot of good guys 32 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 3: in this team, a lot of veteran players and a 33 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 3: lot of young players too, so it's a great experience 34 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 3: for everybody. And we all know what we came here 35 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 3: to do, and I'm not the focus and do our 36 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 3: job and win the game. So it's football at the 37 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 3: end of the day. Always say that's one hundred yards 38 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 3: fifty three and a third wide, So the field stays 39 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 3: the same. We're just in a different location. 40 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 6: Hi, mac, I you the offensive line is improving week 41 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 6: by week. 42 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 1: How do you feel instate the pocket? 43 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:16,239 Speaker 3: Now? 44 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: Good? Yeah, it's a great point. 45 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 3: They're doing a good job up there and I need 46 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 3: to sit in there and go through my reads and 47 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 3: execute the offense. So they've done a great job in 48 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 3: recent weeks and they're improving every week. And along with 49 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 3: the skill players and the receivers and tight ends and 50 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,239 Speaker 3: running back, so we're all in it together. It takes 51 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 3: eleven people, and it's very important as a quarterback to 52 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 3: make sure that you know, we're all on the same page. 53 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: Thank you. Here makes sense. It's the first game for 54 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: you overseas. 55 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I guess did you talk to whether and players 56 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 2: how they dealt with all the trouble logistics? 57 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,359 Speaker 3: Yeah, for sure. You know, obviously you talk with people 58 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 3: and see what they did. And obviously the Patriots have 59 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 3: played you know, in London and things like that, and 60 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 3: I think it's important to take the information and like 61 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 3: I talked about earlier, focus on you know, doing your part, 62 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 3: doing your job, sticking to your routine as best you can, 63 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 3: and just being ready to go on Sunday when the 64 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 3: game comes. 65 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 2: Matt, just speaking of team bonding for a trip like this, 66 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 2: obviously there's a lot of downtime. Do you have anything 67 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 2: special planned with other offensive players or anything as a 68 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 2: team leader in the next few days. 69 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think biggest thing, like we said, we had 70 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 3: a good practice today, so it starts there, long flight, 71 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 3: good practice, and then really just staying up, just making 72 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 3: sure that we stay on as I say, German time, 73 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 3: and try and stay to our routine. And yeah, if 74 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 3: we have time for that, I'm sure we'll do something, 75 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 3: but I'm not planning to do anything crazy we're trying 76 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 3: to win a football game. 77 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: Make I welcome to Frankfurt. 78 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,119 Speaker 5: Your offense seems to struggle this year. 79 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 6: How do you hold your rate your your own personal 80 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:02,839 Speaker 6: performance in this season so far? 81 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, I try to look at it each week and 82 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 3: focus on the game plan for the week. And uh, 83 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 3: it's a it's a really really tough business rights the NFL. 84 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 3: There's a lot of good defense out there, and for us, 85 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 3: we got to make sure we know what the game 86 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 3: plan is for this week. 87 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 1: And and that's focusing on you. 88 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:20,600 Speaker 3: Know, where we are, where we got to be, where 89 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 3: our feed are is what I always say, focus on, 90 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 3: you know, is it a pass, is it a run? 91 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: What's my job? How can I do it really well? 92 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 3: And then make sure that everyone around us is communicating, 93 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 3: you know, up front with the receivers. 94 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: It takes all eleven. 95 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 3: So that's very important and I feel like we've actually 96 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 3: made progress there. 97 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 1: We just need to finish these games back a quick one. First. 98 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 4: We had a laughing, smiling, almost giddy Bill here with 99 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 4: us this morning. Nice have you have you seen Have 100 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 4: you seen any of that in your own time since 101 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 4: you get landed? 102 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, a little bit. 103 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,359 Speaker 3: I think he's he's definitely happy to be here and 104 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,599 Speaker 3: sounds like he was having a good time with you guys. 105 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 3: So we're all excited to be here. And it's a 106 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 3: very unique experience for the game of football and for 107 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 3: Germany and the United States and everybody. 108 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: So it's it's really cool. 109 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:11,919 Speaker 4: We hear from you and a lot of guys that 110 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 4: you know, the ultimate joy is in the winning, which 111 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 4: obviously will have to wait until Sunday when you guys play, 112 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 4: But will you allow yourself any kind of joy in 113 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 4: the next couple of days just with this experience understanding it, 114 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 4: it's a rare and unique opportunity being here in Germany. 115 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely. 116 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 3: You know I told the guys like who would have 117 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:29,359 Speaker 3: thought right when you're little that you'd be playing in 118 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 3: a game internationally in the NFL, Right, it's pretty cool. 119 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 3: So really, just like I said, be we're feed are 120 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 3: try not to focus on anything else besides you know, 121 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 3: playing the game that we've played since we were little, 122 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 3: so that is very important and we're looking forward to, 123 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 3: you know, putting on a good show. 124 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 1: Nice. Nice to see that the mood from Medicica and 125 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: you are so nice. Yeah. 126 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 3: Thanks. 127 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 6: So the question is do you think a win this 128 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 6: week and also with the bye week and we rested 129 00:05:57,960 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 6: for the team to recover the situation. 130 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 1: What do you think? 131 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 3: Absolutely, yeah, I think I always talking about like trying not 132 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 3: to focus on the results, but there can be a 133 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:09,679 Speaker 3: great momnium in this game, and it's a momentium game 134 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 3: within each game and within game the game. So I'm 135 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 3: very looking forward to going out there and competing and 136 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 3: trying to, you know, get a win on the board, 137 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,479 Speaker 3: and like you said, get into the bye week and 138 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 3: focus on building momentum. 139 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 1: Hey Mac, how are you doing good? How are you? Yeah? Good? 140 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 1: Thank you. 141 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 6: I've heard the word struggle mentioned, But you spoke about execution. 142 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 6: I think it's worth highlighting that you're actually tempt from 143 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 6: on quarterbacks in past is completed over twenty yards. I 144 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 6: think where you can give your own assessment as well. 145 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 6: But at two and seven, obviously people look at that. 146 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 6: But I think there's obviously been a lot of injuries 147 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 6: on the O line and with receivers getting a bit healthier. Now, 148 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 6: how do you look at the second half of the 149 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,359 Speaker 6: season and is there a point where you're like, right, 150 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 6: we're getting healthier. Now, maybe I can air it out 151 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 6: some more, and you know, how do you sort of 152 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 6: assess these remaining games. 153 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's great, a great question. I think, like you said, 154 00:06:57,520 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 3: it's it's every week is a different game plan and 155 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,719 Speaker 3: there's different people playing sometimes because of injury, and that's 156 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 3: every team. And the biggest thing is how can I 157 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 3: execute the game plan? And I always say, like, take 158 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 3: what the defense gives. So if they give you that, 159 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 3: you know, the deeper throat, then take it. If you 160 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 3: if you got time, then you got to take it. 161 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 3: And I can do a better job with that. But 162 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 3: at the same time, you can't force right, you can't 163 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 3: press or do anything like that. You got to read 164 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 3: the play for what it is based on that play. So, yeah, 165 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 3: that's a great question. And I think there's there's offenses 166 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 3: around the league that you see that do that a lot, 167 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 3: and some of them are more you know, run the 168 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 3: ball and do this and that. So it just depends 169 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 3: on the day and game plan and team. 170 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 6: Really, do you feel that you're deep passing has developed 171 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 6: more this season because obviously last different coordinates now going 172 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 6: from from Josh to Bill, But obviously I feel like 173 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 6: last season maybe there was some frustration amongst fans. You 174 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 6: have iso screen and then see where we're out on 175 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 6: fair down Do you feel that maybe this year, you 176 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 6: know you're you've developed and that that confidence is there. 177 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 6: So like you said, if you if you see a 178 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 6: read downfield, you can say, right, I'm more capable of 179 00:07:59,240 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 6: making that. 180 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 3: For Yeah, it sounds like you got an offensive coordinator 181 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 3: in the future. 182 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:08,239 Speaker 1: Is so draws. I love it. 183 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 3: But yeah, for that question, you know, I think, like 184 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 3: I say, each year is different. And actually threw the 185 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 3: ball you know, pretty good last year deep, you know, statistically, 186 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 3: and there's some things that were good there. But I 187 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 3: want to do that every year. And and I like 188 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 3: throwing the ball deep. I did it in college a 189 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 3: lot and I had a lot of success. So I 190 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 3: mean it's it's definitely in my blood and I want 191 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 3: to do that. So got to improve there and make 192 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 3: it work. 193 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 6: Maybe a cool plays together sometime in the future. 194 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, it sounds good. HII. 195 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 7: Sorry, your job brings so much pressure with it, and 196 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 7: especially like losing is really hard. Do you use any 197 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 7: kind of help, like a mental coach or something, because 198 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 7: I know other quarterbacks search for help. 199 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I have a few people that trusted, 200 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 3: you know, since I've been little and have worked with them, 201 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 3: and I'm at the end of the day, it's it's 202 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 3: all about trust and communication. And yeah, that's a that's 203 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 3: a great point. There's a lot of people see a 204 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:11,319 Speaker 3: lot of the good, but there's also things that are 205 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:13,560 Speaker 3: not so good. And it's hard when it's you're under 206 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 3: a magnifying glass all the time. And there's a lot 207 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:18,319 Speaker 3: of things I've improved on. There's a lot of things 208 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:20,560 Speaker 3: I need to continue to work on. So definitely have 209 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:22,679 Speaker 3: great people in my circle, and I have a lot 210 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 3: of trust in those people. And I think a lot 211 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 3: of elite athletes do that right around the world and 212 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 3: make sure that their mental game. 213 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 1: Is good too. Hi, Meg, welcome through Germany. Yes, thank you. 214 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: How many Impact have like your shirt? Yeah that's nice, Okay, 215 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: thank you. 216 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 5: And how many Impact in your last three years have 217 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 5: veterans like Slate? 218 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 1: Yeah? 219 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, uh, he's been great. Slater is awesome. 220 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:55,079 Speaker 3: Learned a lot from him, how to work, how to 221 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 3: be consistent. He's very probably the most consistent person I've 222 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:02,320 Speaker 3: ever seen. And David and Bentley and Judan and all 223 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:04,680 Speaker 3: those guys. So I've learned so much from each guy 224 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 3: and learned different things and really try to apply them 225 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 3: as best I can while staying myself. But yeah, that's 226 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 3: a great point. There's great leaders on this team who 227 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 3: have won a lot of football games, and we also 228 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 3: have a lot of young guys, so trying to, you know, 229 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 3: take their example and spread that is very important. Yeah cool, 230 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 3: Thank you, guys, appreciate it.