1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: Timmian that on your last touchdown, on your team's last 2 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: touchdown drive you had the run there where you you 3 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:12,719 Speaker 1: pushed through Marlin to get those extra yards. Was that 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: kind of a feel like a defining moment for you 5 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,479 Speaker 1: and for the team today for trying to get to 6 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:21,799 Speaker 1: where you want to be. Um, I just think it 7 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: was representative how we wanted to come out and play. UM. 8 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: We knew we were facing a tough, physical team, UM 9 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: that wanted to come in and kind of bully us 10 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: and push us around. But we wanted to stand up 11 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 1: for ourselves and go out there and show how tough 12 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: and how physical we are and um, you know, to 13 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: just play the game the right way. So you know, 14 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: that was kind of the mentality of the whole team tonight. 15 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: And you know, we just we went out there and 16 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: we competed hard for sixty minutes in the game, and 17 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 1: you know, we were able to come out with a 18 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 1: with a great winning It's a great team. So a 19 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: lot of credits to those guys. You know, they played 20 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: their tails off, but it was good going out there 21 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: and matching their physicality, matching you know, their intensity and 22 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 1: just going out there and competing for sixty minutes. How 23 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: well did you know him in Tusca Looson, did you 24 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: kind of know after you after you got through that 25 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: that U the people in Alabama might be, uh might 26 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: be noting that one Alabama guy got the better of 27 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: another Alabama guy. And yeah, Marlin was my boy in college. Um, 28 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: you know, always been a great player. And you know, 29 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: there's so many guys from Alabama that you know, are 30 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: fortunate to make it to this level. So we all 31 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: like to kind of stay in staying kind of like 32 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: I talked to all the guys after the game, talked 33 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: to Bosman, I talked to Mark, I talked to Marlin 34 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: So talked to Flucker. UM. So yeah, it was good, 35 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: you know having that play against Marlin. I guess, um 36 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,039 Speaker 1: because Marlin's you know, he's not your typical dB. I mean, 37 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: he's as physical, um and at lade as they come. 38 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: So you know that was a that was a big, 39 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: a huge step for me. And you know, but also 40 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: just seeing all those guys out there and be able 41 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: to compete with those guys that you know, I played 42 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: at such a high level within college and you know, 43 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: one national championship, SEC championships, you know, it is good 44 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: to see us all out there on the field and 45 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: having success. Was it something for you too, after coming 46 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: off of an injury to have the game you did. 47 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: Is that's who you want to be, a guy that, 48 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: no matter what happened before that, you'll answer the call 49 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: on the spot. UM. I mean yes, it was important 50 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: to me to show that, you know, I'm gonna do 51 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: whatever it takes to come out here and help this 52 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: team be successful. UM. You know, this is a tough game, 53 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 1: and unfortunately the injury rate is one hundred percent. But 54 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 1: you know, I just want to show that if I 55 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: have the ability to come out here and play and 56 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: still play to the best of my ability and kind 57 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:34,959 Speaker 1: of live up to that tough and you know, physical 58 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: standard that our program has, UM, I wanted to come 59 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: out here and do it. So. UM. Playing in this 60 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: game was super important, especially because it was such a 61 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: such a good game and such a good team that 62 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 1: we were going to be playing, and we knew that 63 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: if we could come out here and just play the 64 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,239 Speaker 1: way that we knew we were capable of playing, that 65 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: we would have a chance. So I wanted to come 66 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: out here and be a part of it. And I 67 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 1: wanted to try to do my part to help this 68 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 1: team win, and I feel like, you know, everybody kind 69 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: of did their part tonight, and um, there's still a 70 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: lot of things we can obviously correct. I mean, it 71 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,959 Speaker 1: wasn't a perfect game by any means, but UM, you know, 72 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: win is a win and we'll try to build on 73 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: it and keep straining them together. Thank you. Um rex 74 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: Burghead is speaking now in Michael's room. We had to 75 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: move him over there, so if anyone's waiting on him, 76 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,800 Speaker 1: please go to his X room. UM, I'm I'm gonna 77 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: ask that you guys please limit the follow up questions. 78 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: We have a lot of people to get through. So 79 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 1: Ian Steel followed by Doug Kite, thanks saying, Damiens Damian 80 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: one hundred twenty one yards a career high for you 81 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: and as you described, a big game against a really 82 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: quality opponent, just for you personally. What does it mean 83 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: to you to have your best game as a pro 84 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: in this big game tonight? Um, it's huge. Um, you 85 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: know it helps me build confidence to continue to go 86 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: out there and try to do my job. But you know, 87 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: I wouldn't have had any of the success that I 88 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: had to night without the guys up front and that's 89 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: that's first and foremost, So I gotta give all that 90 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: to them. Um. You know, they've been so good all 91 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: year and they've really been the anchor of our offense. 92 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: And you know, they're what they're they're what makes us go. 93 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: So UM, I can't even you know, I can't even 94 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 1: put it into words, how important you know, our offensive 95 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: line is to our team. So UM, all the credit 96 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: in the world of those guys. I love all those 97 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: guys and you know they made my job a lot easier. 98 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: So I'm incredibly thankful to have, you know, that offensive 99 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: line to run behind them, incredibly thankful to be a 100 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 1: New England Patriot. And you know, I'm just I'm kind 101 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: of overcome with emotion right now. So I'm sorry if 102 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: I'm not if I'm a little too excited, but you know, 103 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 1: I am on cloud nine right now. You know that 104 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:48,719 Speaker 1: that was a tough game, um, in that kind of weather. Um. 105 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 1: You know, ever since I've been here, I've been I've 106 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: been hearing all these stories about New England weather and 107 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: around November. So UM, I guess that was my first 108 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:59,119 Speaker 1: my first taste of it, and I loved every second 109 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:03,599 Speaker 1: of it. So I'm just I'm super happy right now. Awesome, 110 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 1: Thanks Damion goold A Dug Hind, followed by Mark Daniels. 111 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: Damien and I certainly don't have to apologize to us 112 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 1: about being enthusiastic. Congratulations And what's what's just your mentality? 113 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:19,039 Speaker 1: It seems like there's a few runs every game where 114 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: you just refuse to go down. You're basically carrying a 115 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: pile with you. What's your mentality on those runs? Um? 116 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: Just do whatever I can to help this team win. UM, 117 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: whatever it takes. UM. I mean, you know, we I 118 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: talked earlier in the week about that physical mentality and 119 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: just wanting to go out there and run into score 120 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: and um, trying to run through contact and just you know, 121 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 1: maximize every time I touch the ball. UM, you know, 122 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 1: and all of that being said, it's just to help 123 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: this team win. It's not for my own personal gain. UM. 124 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:56,239 Speaker 1: It's not for my own individual accomplishments. UM. I honestly, 125 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 1: I don't care how many yards are running for, how 126 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: many touchdowns, how many passes catch. I mean, it doesn't 127 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:04,359 Speaker 1: matter to me at all. Everything I do is for 128 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: the benefit of this team and to help this team 129 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: be successful. So you know that mentality. Um, you I've 130 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: always tried to play like that, and I've always you know, 131 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: try to be a physical guy and run downhill and 132 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: try to run through tackles. But you know, you just 133 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 1: the team that I'm a part of, and you know 134 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 1: that physical mindset that is already kind of the president 135 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: here and you know the standard, and you know you 136 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: got to live up to that. Um, you know if 137 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: you want to have an opportunity to go out there 138 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 1: and help this team. So I know that, and I 139 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: understand that, and like I said, everything I do is 140 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: for the benefit of our team. Thank you, Mark Daniels, 141 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 1: followed by Max Ruler. Hey, did I mean you talked 142 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 1: about your confidence increasing? How much would you say the 143 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: team's confidence increases, just increases just coming off a big 144 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: one like this? Well, UM, I mean, I don't want 145 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:55,839 Speaker 1: to speak for I don't want to speak for the team. 146 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: I'll let coach Belichick do that, but I will say 147 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 1: that going out here and getting wins like this is definitely, um, 148 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: it's definitely a good thing. So, like I said earlier, 149 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: hopefully we can keep stringing them together. Um. As good 150 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: as this win is and as much as you know, 151 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: I enjoy it and you know we all enjoy it. Um. 152 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: The season is still not over. Um. Just because we 153 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: won this game doesn't really mean anything. Uh. You know, 154 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 1: we gotta keep stringing them together. We gotta keep you know, 155 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: keep our foot on the gas and keep working. And 156 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 1: we gotta show up, you know, ready to working. In 157 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: this week final question movie Max Ruler. Hey, Damien, So 158 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: you mentioned a little earlier the weather, um, and you 159 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: know what we had today was even by New England standards, 160 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 1: pretty pretty intense. So as it running back, what was 161 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: it like for you to play in a game like this? 162 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: And you know, how do you you just you know, 163 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: hang under the ball and uh, can I do your 164 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: job well given the conditions we had today? Yeah, I 165 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: mean it was it was interesting, you know because I 166 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: think when I was in college, I might have played 167 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: in the rain once and it never even compared to that. 168 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: And so you know, I've always been like, I don't 169 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: want to play in the rain. That's just it's just 170 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: not my thing. Like I've never really had a reason 171 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 1: to want to play in the rain. I've never been 172 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: you know, some guys love that stuff, but I've always 173 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: been kind of one of those guys, like I'd preferred 174 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: to be like sixty five and sunny, but being out 175 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 1: there in that atmosphere and being a part of this 176 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 1: team in such a special moment, including the weather. Like 177 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: I said earlier, I can't even express to you guys 178 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 1: how excited I am and how happy I am, and 179 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: just how much love I have for this team, how 180 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: much have I had for this game. And you know, 181 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 1: tonight was just tonight was a real special moment in 182 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: my personal career, and I'll definitely remember that for a 183 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 1: long time now. To answer your question, it definitely it 184 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 1: definitely makes you more conscious of, you know, ball security 185 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:59,439 Speaker 1: and just playing the game the right way, trying to 186 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:01,319 Speaker 1: stay on your feed, protect the ball and all those 187 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 1: kind of things. So it definitely put the stress on that. Um. 188 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 1: But that's our job as an offense to go out 189 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 1: there and protect the ball, play good, clean, sound, fundamental football. Um. 190 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:13,680 Speaker 1: You know, we know that there's times where it's gonna 191 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 1: it's gonna be wet and the wind is gonna be windy. 192 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:18,959 Speaker 1: You know, we can't control those things, but at the 193 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 1: end of the day, we can kind of we can 194 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:22,719 Speaker 1: still control how we go out there and play