WEBVTT - Nick Sorensen Previews Patriots Defense | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Good come out of this scheme against the Ramso and

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<v Speaker 1>with forward to the Patriots. What is there one particular

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<v Speaker 1>episode of that game or situation or just overall umbrella

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<v Speaker 1>of something that went wrong You really have put the

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<v Speaker 1>focus in on correcting.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it was situations more than one thing. I

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<v Speaker 3>think it's a culmination. It hasn't really ever been one

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<v Speaker 3>thing or one coverage. It's kind of been a culmination

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<v Speaker 3>of things, and and it just hasn't been good enough overall.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's not one person or one cover, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>like I said, it's just kind of been we be

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<v Speaker 3>a little better here, a little better there. And as always,

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<v Speaker 3>I always look at myself first, and I should. I

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<v Speaker 3>mean it's my defense and I'm the coordinator, but I

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<v Speaker 3>take responsibility of that and I think we just all

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<v Speaker 3>feel that way. That's a cool thing all as coaches

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<v Speaker 3>got to coach better and players have that feel that

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<v Speaker 3>challenge as well for themselves.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe. So any update on.

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<v Speaker 1>What's that?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, Curtis?

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<v Speaker 4>Oh?

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<v Speaker 3>I yeah, I don't know. Thank you. The loss of

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<v Speaker 3>Hartrave due to your defensive line. I mean, he's he's one,

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<v Speaker 3>he is a great player, but he was having a

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<v Speaker 3>he's had an awesome camp and awesome offseason and really

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<v Speaker 3>that game he was playing really really good too. So

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<v Speaker 3>it's tough because he's such a good player. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>this is a time when guys have to step up.

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<v Speaker 3>I know it's cliche, but the league is littered with

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<v Speaker 3>guys that have been backups and you know, get their

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<v Speaker 3>chance and play really well. It's just understanding who we're losing.

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<v Speaker 3>He's it's gonna be a tough shoes to fill, but

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<v Speaker 3>you guys have to step up, going.

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<v Speaker 4>Back and talking about you know, the not one thing,

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<v Speaker 4>not one player, not one situation. Is it difficult to

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<v Speaker 4>make all the pieces fit together when there are so

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<v Speaker 4>many new faces on that defense, a lot of new

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<v Speaker 4>personel No.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's a it's a challenge. It's just you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we're close. I think we feel it. You can be

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<v Speaker 3>frustrated at times, but you know, we gotta we gotta

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<v Speaker 3>fix it and we will. Which teams out to you

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<v Speaker 3>when you watch I'm by replacing our game.

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<v Speaker 4>Are you looking at just you know, one person or do.

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<v Speaker 2>You've envisioned that happen to be kind of multiple guys.

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<v Speaker 3>That will Yeah, I think we're looking at a bunch

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<v Speaker 3>of guys, and you know, Jordan Ellie has been rotating

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<v Speaker 3>in and so does Kevin. So those guys particular, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you think of it to step up and and then

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<v Speaker 3>it goes from there. You know, we've got guys on

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<v Speaker 3>practice squad, so I think it's just a matter of

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<v Speaker 3>you know, getting guys training. That's why you have practice

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<v Speaker 3>squad so that they're trained up and you know, see

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<v Speaker 3>who can step in and make plays for.

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<v Speaker 4>Us or gross Matos moving inside too, or do you

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<v Speaker 4>maybe not have enough edge.

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<v Speaker 3>Depth he had, He's done that, you know, certain situations

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<v Speaker 3>in his history which we've you know, we've talked about,

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<v Speaker 3>and they're.

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<v Speaker 2>Down defense in particular. Why do you feel that's been

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<v Speaker 2>an issue?

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<v Speaker 3>Just get getting off the field. Like I said, it's

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<v Speaker 3>not one thing it's been. It's been tough. It is

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<v Speaker 3>frustrating at times. I mean because sometimes it's really good.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just I think stuff's been kind of inconsistent all around.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, sometimes the run game, we hit it up

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<v Speaker 3>really good, or we get pressure. I think overall, I

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<v Speaker 3>just think we have high expations. We all do. The players,

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<v Speaker 3>the coaches myself well understand how it's supposed to look here,

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<v Speaker 3>and I think it's it's not one thing. We just

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<v Speaker 3>consistently got to get better. Move didn't come off the field,

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<v Speaker 3>which I think has only happened one another time.

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<v Speaker 2>In his career. Is that a reflection of the edge

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<v Speaker 2>depth or.

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<v Speaker 3>No, I don't think it's a reflection to edge depth.

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<v Speaker 3>I think, you know, and talking to Nick, we'd like

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<v Speaker 3>to spell him more. I mean, if you really look

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<v Speaker 3>at the first three games, you really have a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of plays and I think he was kind of into

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<v Speaker 3>the game, and you know, it was felt good. And

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<v Speaker 3>you know, because Serak has always connected with him and

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<v Speaker 3>he likes to rotate the guys and take care of Nick,

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<v Speaker 3>and there just haven't been as many defensive plays I

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<v Speaker 3>think so far in the first few games, and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>Nick was into and I think we just, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we got to protect him and be smart about it

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<v Speaker 3>so that we keep him as fresh as possible for

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<v Speaker 3>the longest period of time. But I think he just,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, felt like he was he was good. If

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<v Speaker 3>Nick's good, then he's going to get a lot of reps.

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<v Speaker 4>And watched the Patriots offense on the film, what what

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<v Speaker 4>stands out to you about them?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, they can they can really run the ball. I

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<v Speaker 3>mean they're they're aggressive, they're physical, they have a very

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<v Speaker 3>good plan, they're very well coached, two really good running backs,

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<v Speaker 3>a line that knows how to block. They have good scheme,

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<v Speaker 3>and then Brissette really is a good fit in that

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<v Speaker 3>system and how he performs and how he plays, and

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<v Speaker 3>you know he sees the game right. He protects the ball,

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<v Speaker 3>he can make the throws that he needs to make,

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<v Speaker 3>and he can move really well. I think they're just

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<v Speaker 3>a tough team, reflection of the coach and the coaching

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<v Speaker 3>and respect for those guys. I mean, they're really big

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<v Speaker 3>backs that can cut, they can run. It's just overall

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<v Speaker 3>physical team.

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<v Speaker 4>When you got a rough patch like this, do you

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<v Speaker 4>do you sit back and think we're going to try

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<v Speaker 4>some new things and shape things up, or you have

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<v Speaker 4>to guard against that.

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<v Speaker 1>It's better.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it just it depends depends on what you're

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<v Speaker 3>doing good. You got to look at yourself and then

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<v Speaker 3>also it's that week who you're playing, so you got

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<v Speaker 3>to evaluate what are we doing, what can we be better.

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<v Speaker 3>At a lot of times you can pinpoint that you

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<v Speaker 3>don't want to just go off the reservation because you

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<v Speaker 3>know you know who you are, you know what you

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<v Speaker 3>want this defense to be. But then also how does

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<v Speaker 3>that tie into who we're playing? You know, the most

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<v Speaker 3>important thing is how do we win this game? So

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<v Speaker 3>it's not so much you know, you're looking at what

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<v Speaker 3>you've done and what needs to be better, and you

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<v Speaker 3>identify it, and I think we talk about it, We

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<v Speaker 3>identify it, and then all right, is that going to

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<v Speaker 3>affect How much does that affect this game? What do

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<v Speaker 3>we need to do specifically to win this game and

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<v Speaker 3>beat this team?

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<v Speaker 4>Drake may do you watch just in case they decide

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<v Speaker 4>to make the quarterbacks?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you watch them both. I mean we've seen a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of tape. I mean there's only been a few games,

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<v Speaker 3>and those guys did play in the preseason, so you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you look at the scheme and of what they've done

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<v Speaker 3>in the past. But he's a talented quarterback too.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you talk about the process of calling defenses in

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<v Speaker 2>a game when you're doing for the first time and

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<v Speaker 2>how you prepare to do that in the difference? Is

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<v Speaker 2>it faster? Is it?

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<v Speaker 3>I think a lot of guys a lot of the

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<v Speaker 3>preparation is done now, it's done during the week, and

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<v Speaker 3>you kind of prepare for the situations. There are tweaks

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<v Speaker 3>that you do have to Sometimes you can pre think, okay, this,

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<v Speaker 3>if this happens, we're ready to go to this that

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<v Speaker 3>you might have some tweaks in game. That's why you

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<v Speaker 3>always hear people talk about halftime adjustments. Sometimes you have those,

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<v Speaker 3>sometimes you don't. Sometimes you don't need them necessarily, or

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<v Speaker 3>you decide that you don't, you know, need to have

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<v Speaker 3>something called that you have on the sheet based on

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<v Speaker 3>what they're deciding to do, and you're just kind of

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<v Speaker 3>figuring each other out and seeing how it's working within

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<v Speaker 3>the game. But I think primarily most of the work

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<v Speaker 3>is done throughout the week, you know, and.

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<v Speaker 2>It replicates it like before you get into a game,

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<v Speaker 2>is there anything that the.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh not really preseason games are cool and then me

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<v Speaker 3>personally not having done it. My favorite part of training

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<v Speaker 3>camp was the unscripted move.

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<v Speaker 2>The ball periods.

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<v Speaker 3>I think those are invaluable for someone who hadn't done

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<v Speaker 3>it before. Thanks guys,