1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:03,400 Speaker 1: Happy new year, Bill. I hope twenty twenty one is 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: better for all of us in twenty twenty. Thanks Mike, 3 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 1: same same to you. Appreciate it. Um. This might be 4 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: a better question for sort of next week. But I 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: was I don't know. I was curious as you sort 6 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: of look back on the year on the NFL product, 7 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: you know, like the play on the field as you 8 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: were studying other teams to prepare for them your own team, 9 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: like the lack of practice time, the lack of meetings. 10 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: Just from a league standpoint, I was curious if you 11 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: noticed a decline in the quality of play in the 12 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 1: league just given of what you didn't have. And this 13 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: is not just Patriots, but I mean across the league 14 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: from what you noticed, if anything. Yeah, well, you know again, Mike, 15 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: I really don't study the whole league, you know, like 16 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: you do. I mean, I am more focused on the 17 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:10,040 Speaker 1: team that we're going to play and and all that, so, 18 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: you know, I don't know. It's the more that the players, 19 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: especially young players can see things on the field and 20 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 1: practice and execute them, the better they're gonna be. There's 21 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 1: just no substitute for that. So along those lines, justin 22 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: harn I wanted to ask you about him. Um, sort 23 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 1: of falling up from yesterday or the other day when 24 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: we were talking about J. J. Taylor and Miles Bryant 25 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 1: as guys who maybe from the start at camp came along, 26 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: you know, came a long way to contribute. What do 27 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: you what did you see from Justin sort of in 28 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: that same context over the course of the year, as 29 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: he's played quite a bit for you, right, Yeah, Well, 30 00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: Justin's done some good things and he's um, yeah it 31 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: was it was a good player to work with. Look 32 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: forward to you know working with him. Um, you know, 33 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: he's he still has you know, work to do, like 34 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 1: all rookies do, and things that he needs to improve 35 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: on and get better at. But I think he you know, 36 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 1: has again a lot of tools to work with and 37 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 1: so hopefully, uh, those those things all fall into place 38 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: in time. And um, and just one more on Um, 39 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: you guys had claimed Jack cc on waivers, you know, 40 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: ended up on the practice squad, and I don't think 41 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: we ever had a chance to just ask you about him. 42 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: And with your little bang up at linebacker, Um, what 43 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: was it about Jack you know that that made you 44 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 1: claim him that you saw to maybe work with him 45 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 1: going forward. All right, Well, you know Jack had a 46 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: little experience has played played in the Kicking Game, and um, 47 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 1: you know, we had a spot and you know, I 48 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: want to take a look at him than there was 49 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: some other transactions and so so we ended up on 50 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: the practice squad, which is you know, we've been able 51 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: to look at him there. Next question Chris Ryan, followed 52 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: by Ben Voln. Happy New Year, Bill, Thanks Riss, Yeah, 53 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: saying to you, Um, I wanted to get your evaluation 54 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: of what you've seen in your production in the Running 55 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: Game this year. Obviously one of the more talented groups 56 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 1: that you have. Um, what have you liked about their 57 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: production this year and how Sony has bounced back the 58 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks after the injury. Is he's gotten 59 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: more carries? Right? Well, I think that there have been 60 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: some you know, positive steps in the Running Game. We've 61 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: put a lot of emphasis on it, and you know 62 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: we've been able to develop some things that um, you 63 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: know we're more complimentary in the Running Game with at 64 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: that additional time and an emphasis on so well see 65 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: how all that goes moving forward. Um, but yeah, I 66 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: think that's one of the things that's that we've UM, 67 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: you know we've done this year that's a little a 68 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: little different or a little a little more involved than 69 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: we've done in the past, and again we had some 70 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: results to show forward. And my other question was, you know, 71 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 1: at the end of the season here, every NFL team 72 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: and sports teams across the border had to adapt to 73 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: the COVID nineteen environment. And I'm curious as to how 74 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: you feel that process went for for your team and 75 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: for kind of a MIC's lines, the NFL as a whole, 76 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: and just having to to change and adapt to protocols 77 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: in order to conduct, you know, some semblance of a 78 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: normal season. How do you think that that that went 79 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:57,039 Speaker 1: with the NFL not missing a game and some of 80 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 1: the challenges that you've faced as a group. Yeah, again, 81 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:09,840 Speaker 1: that's a you know, another bigger picture question that UM, 82 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 1: you know, it's really hard for me to evaluate. UM. 83 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:19,359 Speaker 1: You know, from our standpoint on Patriots standpoint, UM, we 84 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: try to adapt to the situation the best that we could. UM. 85 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:35,799 Speaker 1: As I said, UM, Robert and the Craft family, UM, 86 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:38,280 Speaker 1: you know spent a lot of money and resources on 87 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 1: trying to provide a safe environment for us. I think 88 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:42,359 Speaker 1: they did a good job of that. I think the 89 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 1: players did a good job of, um you know, being 90 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: responsible and their actions both in and away from the facility, 91 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: um so and the staff. So it's you know, there 92 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: were some some of those areas that we worked with 93 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 1: or I thought we did with him. Tried to do 94 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,039 Speaker 1: the best that we could. Wasn't perfect, but we all 95 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:12,039 Speaker 1: tried to do the best that we could. Um you know, 96 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: at least we were able to play. So that's you know, 97 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:21,600 Speaker 1: without there was some disruption that it wasn't prohibited by 98 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: any means. Thanks. Sure. Next question Ben Volan fall by 99 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: Jim McBride. Were and Bill, Happy New year, Thanks man, 100 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: Happy near year too. I wanted to ask you about 101 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,160 Speaker 1: a Julian Edelman. He came back to practice a few 102 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: weeks ago and then he hasn't been out there, I 103 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,040 Speaker 1: think last week, this week, it or any insight you 104 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: can share on what's going on with it. Uh, yeah, 105 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: he's not going to play this year. Did he suffer 106 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 1: or anything. I wouldn't say that, No, I'd just say 107 00:06:57,040 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 1: he's not just wasn't ready to play and won't be 108 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:07,479 Speaker 1: ready to play. He's under contract for next year. You 109 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: envision him being back with the team. Yeah, but I 110 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: think it's way too early to start talking about next year. 111 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: Was he able? Was Did he have any role with 112 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: the team while he was on this year? I know 113 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: him guys in the passing guy guys, kind of participating competings. 114 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: Julian Yeah, I know he was. Yeah, I know he 115 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: was around regularly and H thought he did a good 116 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: job of, uh, you know, using his experience to you know, 117 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: help other guys and in areas that um, you know, 118 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 1: he was familiar with and could and will give them, 119 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: you know, benefit of his experience and some guidance. Yeah, definitely, 120 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: thanks question Jim McBride, probably Philip Perry, happy new yet coach. 121 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: Thanks John, same to you. Yeah, I wanted to ask 122 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: about your experience with Adrian OLPs this year. A guy 123 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: that's coming and played anough a lot for you and 124 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: from the outside looking in, it seems like it feels 125 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: like he's been here a lot longer than media. Yeah, 126 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: I agree with that, good observation. Adrian has been great 127 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: to work with. He's a very smart football player. He 128 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 1: works hard, he's got good instincts. He's able to do 129 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: a lot of different things for us, both defensively and 130 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: in the kicking game. He's been a very, very valuable 131 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 1: player this year. Glad we have him and he'll u 132 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 1: and I'm excited to continue to work with him. I 133 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: think he'll think he'll help us. He has helped us 134 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 1: a lot this year, and I think he'll continue to 135 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:44,439 Speaker 1: He's been really a pleasure to work with. He's very 136 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: team oriented, a good communicator again, understands concepts and understands 137 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: multiple positions and roles within the defense and within the 138 00:08:56,800 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: special teams unit. So great, He's been great. Thank you. Yeah, 139 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:07,599 Speaker 1: you're welcome. It's like two final questions, Phil Perry and 140 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 1: Megan O'Brien. Have you new year? Bill? Thanks Phil, same 141 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 1: to you. Happy new year. Thank you. I wanted to 142 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: ask you about Cam Newton because we had a chance 143 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: to talk to him yesterday and he was pretty open 144 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: about his experience this year and basically indicated that he 145 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: just he wished he had more time in the system 146 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: with you guys, and maybe the results this year for 147 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 1: him could have been a little bit different. I know 148 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 1: you just said to Ben, you know a little early 149 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 1: to start thinking about next year, and we know what 150 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: Cam's contract is, but based on what you've learned about 151 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 1: him just from being with him this year. Is he's 152 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: somebody you would consider working with in the future. Yeah, well, 153 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 1: again I agree with what Cam said. I wish we 154 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: had more time together. I wish as a team we 155 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:58,199 Speaker 1: had more time with with our team and with a 156 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 1: lot of guys, especially in new players. Yeah, I agree 157 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:06,079 Speaker 1: with that. Um yeah, I mean again, at this point, 158 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 1: you know, Phil just you know, trying to do the 159 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: best I can to help our team prepare for the 160 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: Jets and you know, finish the season on a good note. Again, 161 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 1: these guys have really competed well in practice this week. 162 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: They've tried to you know, they tried to get ready 163 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 1: like they have all year long. And you know, I 164 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 1: want to, you know, do the best that I can 165 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 1: to you know, prepare our team to give us every 166 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 1: opportunity to perform well on Sunday. And so all your 167 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 1: questions about you know, some other year and going forward 168 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 1: and all that, you know, we'll deal with that in 169 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: due time. But right now, um, you know, really want 170 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 1: us to try to go out and perform well on Sunday. 171 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 1: And that's really what everybody's trying to do here. Which 172 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 1: I that's what I want and that's what I expect, 173 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,079 Speaker 1: and That's what I respect about this group is the 174 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: way they've approached things like that. Yeah, thankful. And last 175 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 1: question Megan O'Brien, Hey Bill, I just wanted to ask 176 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: you about Terres Hall. He's been out there a lot 177 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 1: this year getting elevated from the practice squad. What have 178 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: you noticed about Terres and maybe the progress or jump 179 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 1: that he's made this season? Yeah, I think Terres has 180 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: made um steady progress and and uh, you know, just 181 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 1: had a solid um you know, two years with us. 182 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 1: I don't think it just you know, spiked in one 183 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: week or you know, one brief period of time. I 184 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:43,680 Speaker 1: think he's gotten better and in so many areas, UM 185 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:46,319 Speaker 1: since he came here. You know, Draft has done an 186 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: excellent job with him and spent a lot of time 187 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: with him, and Terres has you know a lot of 188 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: responsibilities as a middle line docker, running game passing, game adjustments, 189 00:11:57,520 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 1: line calls and so forth. So you know, he's he's 190 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 1: improved in in all those areas UM. And he's you know, 191 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 1: had an opportunity to play a little bit in preseason 192 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: last year, but you know this year, we didn't have 193 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 1: those opportunities, but then they they started, Um, you know, 194 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: he had an opportunity during the season this year, and 195 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 1: I'd say to his credit, he really jumped in, took 196 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:26,199 Speaker 1: advantage of it, played well, Um, you know, was aggressive, 197 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 1: had some impact plays and impact hits that got everybody's attention, 198 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: and you know, showed that he's can compete you know, 199 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:40,439 Speaker 1: on this on this level. So um, very glad to 200 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: have him on the team. His improvement has been, as 201 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:49,079 Speaker 1: I said, steady but significant. Uh, and I think he 202 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 1: still has room to you know, to get better. But 203 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: this is a you know, good, good story about a 204 00:12:57,120 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: about a player who's put in, you know, day after 205 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: day after day after you know, two years of you know, 206 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 1: hard consistent work, um, and it's it's paid off, you know, 207 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 1: all the way through. He's gotten better on a consistent 208 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 1: basis and and got an opportunity to play and and 209 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: went in showed that he was ready to take advantage 210 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:25,560 Speaker 1: of that opportunity. So it's great, great lesson for all 211 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:28,079 Speaker 1: of us. And and you don't happy for Terres that 212 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 1: he was able to get the opportunity and and you know, 213 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: have a chance to show how much he he has 214 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:44,439 Speaker 1: worked and improved. Thank you coach, Thanks everyone, all right, 215 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 1: Thanks Thanks Stacy um Happy New Year. Thanks everyone. We'll 216 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 1: see you uh Sunday.