1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: We'll start with questions with Michael Hurley falled by Evan Lazzar, Hey, Cam, 2 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: how are you good? Among how we're doing good? Um? 3 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,120 Speaker 1: I had a question about Nick. I don't know how 4 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: superstitious you are. You want to talk about streaks or anything, 5 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 1: but when a guy is as money as he's been 6 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:20,600 Speaker 1: on those under fifty yard field goals for as long 7 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,479 Speaker 1: as he has been from a coaching standpoint, how much 8 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: how involved you or is it just sort of back 9 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: and off and letting himn do his work at that point? Yeah? No, 10 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: And Nick has an established routine that he goes through weekly, 11 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,599 Speaker 1: you know, so we keep to that. You know, we 12 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 1: definitely have some dialogue throughout the week, you know, and 13 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: then on game day, you know, we talk about on 14 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: game day what do we think? You know, we feel 15 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 1: comfortable out? How far can we go back? You know? 16 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: That helps us, you know, in multiple ways, and you 17 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 1: know what yard line we need to get to, you know, 18 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: And so we definitely talk you the pre game, we 19 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: talk at halftime. You know, we definitely have a lot 20 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: of communication and throughout the week. You know, Nick, you know, 21 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: he's established pro you know, and I say he's a 22 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: pros pro is a great teammate. He does a lot 23 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 1: of communication, whether it's with me the situational stuff. We're 24 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: talking football as a whole, in the kicking game, not 25 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 1: just you know, going out there and kicking field goals 26 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: and pat So you know, Nick, we have a lot 27 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: of dialogue throughout the week and we'll talk about different 28 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: situations that you know, may have come up throughout the 29 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: season from other teams, you know, and how we want 30 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: to approach that. So his routine, though, is his routine. 31 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: You know, We're not gonna vary from that. And each 32 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: week he knows what he needs and you know he 33 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 1: sticks to that for every week. And just when it 34 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: comes to that stretch with the operation with the snap, 35 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: with the hold, for all three of those guys to 36 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: be on that sort of rhythm, how how can you 37 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: speak to how difficult that is to maintain that for it, 38 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: I mean for years. Yeah, no, no, it's it's very difficult. 39 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: You know, it goes without saying because especially when the 40 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: elements change. You know, people don't realize that the ball 41 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: when you're snapping it can move with the wind. Those 42 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: throng of the wind is it does affect the snapping, 43 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: whether it be punt snapping, you know, or field goal snapping, 44 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: so and getting the lok you know, and then Nick, 45 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: like we've talked about you know before, has different leans 46 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: depending on the weather. So you know, it puts a 47 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: lot on Jake and he does a great job but adjusting, 48 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:10,639 Speaker 1: you know in times. You know, it may change throughout 49 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: the game the lean that he wants. It may be 50 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: a large, it may go to a regular, or may 51 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: go to a you know, an extra large, so and 52 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: it can change as they're getting set because the wind 53 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,239 Speaker 1: can start gusting up. So there's a lot of communication 54 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: on the field with those two guys as well as 55 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: to Joe. But you know, hey, this is where it's 56 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 1: gonna be. The ball's moving a little bit, you know. 57 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 1: And then throughout the week we practiced like, hey, you know, 58 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,519 Speaker 1: I'm catching laces. I'm not catching laces. So Joe's adjusting, 59 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: you know, how the ball is in his hands, you know, 60 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: just to make sure we're catching laces so we're able 61 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 1: to put the ball down. You know, it's a quicker 62 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: transition when you're putting the football down as you're catching it, 63 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 1: you're really spinning it. You know. People don't realize that 64 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,519 Speaker 1: is Jake's catching the ball. If he's not catching perfect laces, 65 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 1: which is really hard to do, you know, he's gonna 66 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 1: try to spend the ball so when it's set, you know, 67 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: Nick's getting a good, clean hit to the sweet spot 68 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: of the football. So those guys work throughout practice. You know, 69 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: Jake does hold her drills off on the side just 70 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: to make sure we're maximizing you know, those chances right 71 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: there and you know, getting to the spot. Thank you, Yeah, 72 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:12,839 Speaker 1: thanks much. My next question Eblizard, followed by Jim mcpry. Hey, Cam, 73 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: how's it going. You're Devin, how are you doing good? 74 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: I want to ask you about Marcus and just what 75 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 1: was going on behind the scenes. I guess over the 76 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks that made you feel comfortable putting 77 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: him back there. I'm punching kickoffs. Yeah, no, you know, 78 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 1: he's continued to work and get and get better every 79 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: week week and that's the biggest thing with our guys. 80 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: You know, it's a week by week thing, and you 81 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: have to continue to get better and show and improvements 82 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: and continue to drive, you know, you know, to get 83 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: to that next level. Um as you know, being named 84 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: the starter back there right now. But just tracking the ball, 85 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: running with the ball, making good decisions. You know, we 86 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: talk of all the time, you know, we gotta could 87 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 1: possess the ball, have good ball security, you know, and 88 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: that's the number one thing for us is making sure 89 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: when we come up the field, whether it's kick return 90 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: or punt return, is we always have control the ball 91 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: right there. So that's the number one prior for us. 92 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: And then after that, obviously you want to have bigger 93 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: return yards, big yards generated you know, exposed to plays. 94 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: So just the aspect of him improving the ball handling, 95 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: the running with the football, the vision, the communication, there's 96 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 1: you know, there's several things for the returner. It's not 97 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: just go out there and run, you know, so there's 98 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:21,039 Speaker 1: a lot of communication that's to go on, understanding the schemes. 99 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 1: And you know, he's done a great job for us, 100 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: you know, the last two weeks he's been back. There's 101 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 1: making good decisions, doing everything we're asking. He's progressing through 102 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: practice and you see that out of practice, you know, 103 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: you see him, you know, working hard at it, continuing 104 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: to work on the communications, continue to work on the 105 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 1: ball handling, the ball security, you know, and just communication 106 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: with the guys that are blocking for him, you know, 107 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: and obviously the other guys who continue to do as 108 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: well for us, and they're doing a good job also. 109 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 1: And also I was talking to him the other day 110 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: and he was talking about the trajectory of punts in 111 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:52,039 Speaker 1: the NFL versus in college, because they're more like line 112 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: drives sometimes in college. You know, how how big of 113 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: an adjustment and how do you guys kind of coach 114 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: that that up because there are so many, I guess 115 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: rugby style punts maybe you'd call it in college versus 116 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:05,480 Speaker 1: you know, the big the big ones in the NFL. Yeah, 117 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 1: I'd say that's the number one adjustments for punt returners 118 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: in particular, is the adjustment because you have a lot 119 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: of the rollout punts like you're talking about in college, 120 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: or you know, the rush and the protection, the coverage 121 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,159 Speaker 1: is getting down. There's so much faster in college, you know, 122 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: it's not just two guys releasing on the snap, you know. 123 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: And then if people are playing the hold up routine, 124 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 1: the punters hold the ball longer a little bit in 125 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:27,599 Speaker 1: college than they do in the NFL, but the punts 126 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: aren't near as high. And then the trajectory and the 127 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,359 Speaker 1: end over end punts. They don't move as much in 128 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: the weather and the wind. So you know when you 129 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: get the punts the spiral and there's actually the elements 130 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: in moving there's a lot of development that needs to 131 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 1: go into that for any guy back deep, and that's 132 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 1: where he's just the jugs machines before after practice as 133 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: much as you can get on them, can do as 134 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:49,840 Speaker 1: much as you can. Then obviously you're having a guy 135 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 1: like Jake. They can know if you go there and 136 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: punt and you know, do a great job for us. 137 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: He's able to give us good looks at balls out 138 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 1: there that you know, make Marcus Miles, you know, Pep, 139 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 1: any of these guys back there deep. So you know 140 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: that's kind of just a repetition of it. There's no 141 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 1: cookie corn shortcut to it. You just got to continue 142 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: to get the reps. And each day is different in 143 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: New England, Like you may go out there the other 144 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 1: day you know it's sunny, beautiful, and then the next 145 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 1: day it's going to be cold and windy, and so 146 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:18,280 Speaker 1: you know, anytime you get a chance to go out 147 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: and deal with the elements with the ball in the air, 148 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: whether that's kicking it or catching it. You know, you 149 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 1: want to make sure you're doing that because it's gonna 150 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: change on game day throughout the season and it's only 151 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: going to get more difficult. I would say to catch 152 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,279 Speaker 1: the ball here in New England as the year goes on, 153 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: because the weather's gonna start changing and get a little 154 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 1: bit more windier, a little bit colder. The ball is 155 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: not going to maybe travel as far, but it's gonna 156 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: move a lot more. Yeah, thanks, cam' appreciate it. Thanks. 157 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: The next question Jim McBride, Hey, Cam, I gotta call 158 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 1: an audible here because I was going to ask you 159 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 1: about Nick and Marcus so in your film review when 160 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: you see Maurice Alexander run for the sideline to avoid 161 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 1: Jake Bailey. I'm just wondering what the reaction was in 162 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: the room. You know, what's there's some friendly ribbon going 163 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: on with with Jake ye intimidator. You know, I told 164 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:07,279 Speaker 1: Jake right there, I said, if he keeps running that fast, 165 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:08,599 Speaker 1: we're gonna have to put something in where you can 166 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: carry the football, you know, because he's definitely Jake and run. 167 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: You know, That's what a lot of people who don't 168 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: notice about Jake kickoffs and punts, you know, because he 169 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: back there just kicking the ball. But Jake and run. 170 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: Like John would venture to say, Jake's you know, one 171 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: of the fast players. When he opens him run, So 172 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: it was a good job. I told him, you know, 173 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 1: get ready to you know, make the tackle, wrap up 174 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: and make sure you know, secures the tackle right there. 175 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: But there was a little bit of commentary, I would say, 176 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 1: but you get to see him run a little bit, 177 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: and it's always you know, fun when you said specials 178 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: actually open up and running. Thanks Kim, thanks you, thanks everyone, 179 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: Thanks Kim, Thank you.