1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:01,320 Speaker 1: Run. Good to see it. They good to see the 2 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: two guys. How you're doing doing great, Tanks. We were 3 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: just talking about the defense and Gerard Mayo and kind 4 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: of getting at getting himself acclimated to calling signals and stuff. 5 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:13,040 Speaker 1: How's that gone so far for you guys. It's obviously 6 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: it's a process. I mean, it's a process for all 7 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: of us. Right now. It's the beginning of the season 8 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 1: when we're working hard each and every day. Uh, the 9 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: players are working hard at playing the game the right way, 10 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: taking our techniques, our fundamentals and putting it obviously from 11 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: drills to team periods right now, and then the coaches 12 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: are working the same way. I mean Gerard obviously he's 13 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 1: been calling the plays for us, so um, he's working 14 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: at making sure he can get to play in on time. 15 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 1: And I mean he's been doing a good job for us. 16 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously it's gonna be some you know, some 17 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: some growing pains. I wouldn't even call him growing plaines. 18 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: It's gonna be some some things that we gotta get 19 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: better at. But right now, like where we're heading, you 20 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 1: guys obviously have a talented experience back end. But the 21 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: other night we saw I think with this front end 22 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 1: can be and I think it was nine sacks and 23 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: just making plays in the run at the line and scrimped, 24 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: no game planning anything. How exciting is that in the 25 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: back end to see. I mean, this defense has a 26 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: lot of experience talent on I don't want to put yeah, 27 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: you're gonna be number one in the league, but it 28 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: looks like you could have some fun on defenses. I mean, 29 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: anytime you see the defensive line gooding after the quarterback. 30 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: I mean we talk about nine sex, but how many 31 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: times was the pressure you know in the quarterback's phace 32 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: Eric throws and you know stuff like that that are 33 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:26,759 Speaker 1: really exciting for us because you know, when you get 34 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: pressure like that, it leads to turnovers in the back end. 35 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: But like closer can step. But like you said, I 36 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: mean it's still early. Obviously, we got a lot of 37 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: work to do. I mean, even the success that we had, 38 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:41,960 Speaker 1: there was still some things in the game that we 39 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,319 Speaker 1: did that we know we have to do a lot better. 40 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: And that's what we're working at toward this week and 41 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: that's why we're really excited um to continue to keep 42 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: going and go against a great football team and the 43 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: Tennessee tight ends. Um, obviously we know what they did 44 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: to us, and we know what they're capable of, So 45 00:01:57,720 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: we got to make sure that our heads in the 46 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: right position when we go down there and obviously practice 47 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: with them and then play him to get on Saturday. Well, 48 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: Bill generally lets everybody know in those Monday morning meetings 49 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: is whether or not they were in the right position. 50 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: But going back to Mayo, you talked about Mayo and 51 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: the job that he's doing. You know, how is it 52 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 1: to have a guy that is now, you know, you know, 53 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: a coach and is out there calling the defense and 54 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: being part of the defense and it's not that far removed. 55 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: What's it like? Does he does he look to you guys, 56 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: especially some of the veterans like yourself, and say, hey, 57 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: what are you seeing here? What do you think we 58 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:30,519 Speaker 1: should do? Does he get that input from you guys? 59 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: He's always asking us and coming up to us like, 60 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: all right, what are you This is what I'm thinking 61 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: for this for this drive, you know, maybe on third 62 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: down or the drive started first down? Um, what are 63 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 1: you guys thinking? He's trying to get the you know, 64 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: the input obviously of the older guys, But I think 65 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: the thing that makes Mayo so unique in this situation is, uh, 66 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: not only was he a great football player, but he 67 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: was just a smart football player as well. Always knew 68 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 1: where to be, always was smart enough to get other 69 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: people aligned as well. So when you have a guy 70 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:08,639 Speaker 1: like that who's obviously that's smart than also a great leader, 71 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: it's so easy for people to follow him, right, It's 72 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: so easy and does and it doesn't make it a 73 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: little bit easier for you as a guy who comes 74 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 1: off the field and now you know that hey, when 75 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: you say this is what I saw, they can kind 76 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: of relate a little bit. You know. I always found 77 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:24,639 Speaker 1: that to be the easier thing for me as a 78 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: players when the coach could relate to what I was seeing, 79 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: because it's different when you're out there. For us, it's 80 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: on the sideline. Oh for sure. That's always the battle 81 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: between you know, coaches and players. You know, it's just 82 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: trying to you know, tell the coach sometimes like look, 83 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: I know you're telling me to do this, but on 84 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: the field, like when I'm out there and this is 85 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: what felt better. And then, like like you said, having 86 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: Mayo who's been out there right not only play the game, 87 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: but play in this exact system, right, it gives us 88 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: so much more you know, understanding, because like he'll be like, Okay, 89 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: I understand what you're trying to do, and I understand 90 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: why you did this, but we need to do this, 91 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: so we got to find a way. So when you 92 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: had that, you know, that bridge between that you know, 93 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: player and coach, that constant battle, it makes everything a 94 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: lot easier. And he obviously you know he's in there 95 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: in the staff room. I mean he can really you know, 96 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: show the coaches you know that's in there who didn't 97 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 1: play in this league and exactly be the voice of 98 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 1: the players. I understand what you're saying too, but this 99 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: is what, you know, what I would have seen as 100 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: a player, and I can understand why he did that. 101 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,119 Speaker 1: We're talking with New England Patriots defensive factor Ron Harmon. 102 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: Andy used the nickname the Closer. Let's be honest. Now 103 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: you have had the ability to get some interceptions that 104 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:39,719 Speaker 1: closes games out, red SOX could use what is there 105 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: about you and the football and coming together when games 106 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 1: are at the end. Well, I just try to be consistent, 107 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: I mean try to literally be in a place that 108 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: I'm supposed to be and you know in certain situations 109 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 1: like that, I mean, when the pressure is on, you know, 110 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,480 Speaker 1: weird stuff happens, you know, from time to time from 111 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: an offensive standpoint, football just see, you know, you know, 112 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:03,599 Speaker 1: and I just I just always try to probably myself 113 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: on running to the ball, you know, reading the quarterback 114 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 1: and running to the ball. Over the last couple of years, 115 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: I got so many just tips, like tip balls, you know, 116 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: like Oakland. Last year was the Pittsburgh then uh, the Eagles, 117 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: even in the super Bowl that we lost, and last 118 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 1: year against the what was the team the Vikings. You know, 119 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:27,359 Speaker 1: just it's just running to the football and like for 120 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: whatever reason, the ball just you know, it finds me 121 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 1: leather magnet. And I hope it keep on coming. This year. 122 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 1: You know, I'm gonna knack in the nose for the football. 123 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,559 Speaker 1: That's always that tells you that one of those guys. 124 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: And what a lot of people don't see in practices, 125 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if they still do it. It's a 126 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 1: drill where it's like, you know, you take the snap 127 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: and then it's everybody running to the football to eleven guys, 128 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 1: and so that is ingrained in you, and so now 129 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: it just becomes natural for you when the balls in 130 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: the air to instantly go, go, go and be in 131 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 1: that vicinity. And that's why you've been successful with that. Yeah, 132 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: we do that. We do that. You're at least twice 133 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: a week. Like you said, it said that, you know 134 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:07,599 Speaker 1: it's at the beginning of practice saying you don't really 135 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 1: love you don't know to start to do it to 136 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:12,599 Speaker 1: start the day off. But obviously it's something that we 137 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: all know is very very vital to our success. Well, 138 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:18,279 Speaker 1: we didn't do that on offensive, a little bit of 139 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: a little bit of a plays versus air and we're good. 140 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: So durn you you're an interesting guy in that you've 141 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: sort of been the third safety here, but you're a 142 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: team captain, You're you're a starter even when you don't 143 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: really start. And then this offseason they bring in some 144 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,359 Speaker 1: guys and I saw you. I want to be respectful here, 145 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 1: but you got into a little Twitter thing reports of 146 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 1: you know, is your job in jeopardy or everybody's jobs 147 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 1: in jeopardy minds if you don't perform, Tom's probably not okay. Guys, 148 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 1: So you know, how do you feel in this camp 149 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:51,359 Speaker 1: with just like everything that's going on around you? How 150 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:54,839 Speaker 1: do you compete, not be complacent, but understand I'm still 151 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: also a veteran. I'm showing some things that where is 152 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: that well? I mean, honestly, my body and my mental 153 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: I mean I feel great. I mean I'm at a 154 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: point where I'm just continue to try to increase my role. 155 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,679 Speaker 1: So I've been working hard and you know, playing closer 156 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: to the line of scrimmage, working on my man and 157 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: man skills, just you know, understanding the real roles of 158 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: playing strong safety. I've been fortunate enough to play you know, 159 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: free safety for this team for the last six years, 160 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: and you know, the coaches, they they trust me to 161 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 1: be in the deep part of the field to make 162 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 1: players on the ball, to to cage up the runners 163 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 1: and make tackles when they break. But you know, as 164 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: a football player, you're always searching to be better and 165 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 1: to do more. So that's when I've been at this 166 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: all season. And the good thing the coaches have been 167 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: able to provide me with those type of opportunities. So, 168 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: I mean, at the end of the day, you know, 169 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: competition always makes everybody better. I mean, with the competition, 170 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: you're either going to seceed or you're gonna fold, right 171 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: and I'm a person that I really believe in myself 172 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: and my ability. So I've been, you know, continue to 173 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: getting better and I've been seceding that, you know, trying 174 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: to play two positions. And obviously as an older guy, 175 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: you get younger guys like Obi who who comes in, 176 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: you know, a J. Mulligue and tern Brooks this is 177 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: his first year with us. But you still try to help, 178 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: you know, you try to help them. You try to 179 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: mentor them, You try to show them what I'm seeing 180 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: out there so that they can play the defense the 181 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: way it's supposed to be paid. And the reason why 182 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 1: I do that is because, I mean, that's what dad, 183 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: Steve Gregory, Patrick Chung, That's what those guys did to 184 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: me when I came in. They'd never outcasted. They were like, oh, 185 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: this guy's trying to take my job. I can't can't 186 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: give him any of my tips. They brought me in 187 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: like the brotherhood that's year and taught me how to 188 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: play football like a New England Patriot safety. So I'm 189 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: just trying to share, you know, the same wisdom and 190 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: the same love that I got when I came in. 191 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: And what's that old line when you're dealing with a 192 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: young guy on the team. You teach him everything he knows. 193 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: You just don't teach him everything, you know. But the 194 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: other thing I think that you said theron, which you know, 195 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: anybody who's played for Bill knows, it's the more that 196 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 1: you can do, you know, whether that's positioned flexibility. We 197 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:58,839 Speaker 1: see it in this defense all the time. Having the 198 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 1: ability to go for free safety, the strong safety, the 199 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: more that you can do even on special teams. It 200 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 1: just creates more of an opportunity for you as a 201 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: player to be successful in this system exactly. And that's 202 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: what I'm trying. He talks about that, he's crazy because 203 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: we literally had that talk today about being able to 204 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: play multiple position, how much it brings to the team, 205 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 1: about your value. So you know, obviously I've been good 206 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 1: enough to be a free safety, but I'm just continuing 207 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 1: to trying to grow. I mean, if you're not trying 208 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: to get better, you get worse, you know how it is. 209 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: And I'm just always trying to be a better football 210 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: player and a better player for the New England Patriots. 211 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 1: We're looking forward to talking to you this season. Thanks 212 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,319 Speaker 1: for coming by today.