1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: With your guide and then take the process getting the 2 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: last game and that's started doing and you just gotta 3 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 1: can you humble yourself and start from the beginning and 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: reset and redout your expectations and uh, you know, the 5 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: coaching staff and everyone does a really good job of 6 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: helping us get back to it and keep our focus 7 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:22,959 Speaker 1: on you know, day and day out and what it 8 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: takes to have success. Steven, one of your strengths in 9 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: the past, you've said is that you're never able to 10 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: get too high when things are good or get too 11 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: low where things are bad. And coach praised you for 12 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:34,599 Speaker 1: that this morning. How have you been able to keep 13 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 1: your even keel now when you're twelve or thirteenth season? Um, well, 14 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: I think I think it just maybe a personality trait. Uh, 15 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: you know, to survive as a field goal kicker, you 16 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: can either make it or miss it. And when you 17 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: miss it, everyone sees it. Everyone knows it. It's a 18 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: very easy position to see when you show up and 19 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: it's uh, you know, when you when you stink and 20 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: you miss a kick, it's embarrassing, it sucks. It's really 21 00:00:57,920 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: easy to get down yourself and lose confidence. But you 22 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: just can't you did? You know? You hurt the team 23 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: worse if you let a few bad kicks turn into 24 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: a lot. And you know things happened throughout games and 25 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: seasons and um different situations. But you always have to 26 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: keep your confidence in your faith and what you do. 27 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: And uh, you know I try to do that, and 28 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 1: you know, I try to do the best of my ability. 29 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: That's something you learned. The employees that you really have 30 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: more than I don't know. And there's people yell at 31 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: a lot of different players and it's usually Tom, Julian 32 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: and Rob, so they're always getting a lot of cheers, 33 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: so you think see them all. Yeah, I've seen Julian 34 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: every day for the last like eleven years, so he's 35 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: you know, I love him. Steve, it's been a few 36 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: years since you've had I know, the older in additions 37 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: to Ryan. How is the youngster Corey doing addressing kind? Yeah, 38 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: you know, so far, so good. You know, you got 39 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: a long way to go. And there's a lot of 40 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: little nuances that no one knows about or you know, 41 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: really cares to know about except for us three. And 42 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: we work on it and it's you know, it's a 43 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: it's a comfort thing. And the more you can trust 44 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: somebody and the more comfort you are with him, the 45 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: better you can attack the ball and have an idea 46 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 1: where it's going. And you know, it's definitely not something 47 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: that happens just after one time. It's a it's a 48 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 1: long process and you know the same I went through 49 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: the same thing with a lot of other holders I 50 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: had and you know, so far, so good, but it 51 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: takes a lot of time and effort, and um, you know, 52 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 1: I think he's willing to do that, and uh, you know, 53 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: it's it's nice to see someone to try to work 54 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: to make it easy for you. A coach gave you 55 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: high praise this morning when he said you handled the 56 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: situation as difficult as could be. In oh six, your 57 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,639 Speaker 1: rookie year, when you came in after Adam left, it's 58 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: it's like following a legend. What are your memories from 59 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: that season and just anything look back that you can 60 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: kind of impart into the rookies. Now, oh man, that's 61 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: a long time ago. Well, I remember, had a lot 62 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: more energy, no kids, I wasn't married, I didn't have 63 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 1: any gray hairs. It was no at school, I mean 64 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: I was I was young. I didn't know any better. 65 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: I was just excited to have an opportunity, which I 66 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: still am today. I don't think that's any different. And um, 67 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: you know, there's nothing I can do for how great 68 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: Adam was, and I never felt like there's anything that 69 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: I could do to ever do anything to live up 70 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:14,799 Speaker 1: to that. So I just say him, I go out 71 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 1: do the best I can. And you know, the teammates 72 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: accepted me when I would go out there, and they 73 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: saw that I was willing to work hard and not 74 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: make excuses. And that's all I try to do. If 75 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: I screw up, I take ownership for it and I 76 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: try to work hard to make it, make sure it 77 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 1: doesn't happen again. Pigs ever in the NFL. Where what 78 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:34,679 Speaker 1: does that mean? To have him say it? And you 79 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: think that's fair? Oh, I admit, you know, I have 80 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: no idea. What if anyone isn't nice to say thank you? 81 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: You know it's flattering, but I just, uh, you know, 82 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: I try to buy into what we do here, which 83 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: is to get better every day. And you know, it 84 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: was a really good start. The first two days feel 85 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: pretty good, and you know you gotta chip away. You 86 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: gotta have a couple of good days and you'll have 87 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: a bad day and you gotta learn to give get 88 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: over it. And you know, kicking is a is a 89 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: weird thing. There's you can stretches and stretches of just 90 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: doing really good and then you can just have one 91 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: or two kicks that can derail you. And you just 92 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: got to learn to ride the wave. So right now 93 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: I'm just riding the wave, easy peasy and just uh, 94 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: you know, trying to make all my kicks tomorrow. So 95 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: Brady says he wants to play till forty five? How 96 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: long do you want to play? Fill? Oh? I mean, 97 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: I don't know, man, That's that's tough. If I get 98 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 1: played to forty five, that'd be something out there might 99 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: not be kicking in the NFL by the time I 100 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: get to forty five. In your rookie year, was it 101 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: maybe you were young and didn't know what but you know, 102 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: at that point came in with like, you know, nothing 103 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 1: to lose, not thinking and everything else. I just went 104 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: up to do what you can doing. All young people like, yeah, 105 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 1: you know, I've played a bunch of different sports and 106 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,480 Speaker 1: I like to compete, and you know, at that point, 107 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 1: I was competing against Martin Grammatica, and um, you know, 108 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 1: the crazy thing about kicking is it's not it's not 109 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: as competitive as other positions. But you know, I'm a 110 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:54,600 Speaker 1: I I feel like I am a competitor, so I 111 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: wanted to go out there and do the best I could. 112 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 1: You know, it's not like I had Adam sitting there 113 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: kicking next to me, so it I never really thought 114 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 1: of it that way. And I know I got a 115 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: ton of questions about it, and every time every season starts, 116 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: I get more questions about it. But you know, whatever 117 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 1: he did was so good for the game of football 118 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 1: and for kickers in general. He gave kickers a lot 119 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: of respect, earned us a lot of respect, and he 120 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:19,720 Speaker 1: went out there and did it in the toughest situations. 121 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 1: And you know, you tip your hat to a guy 122 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 1: like that, and you know, I just tell him, thank you. 123 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 1: You know, Steve, how much time that you and Ryan 124 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: and Joe kind of spend off on your own Isa. 125 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: I'll offer to have another guy in that mix this year. 126 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: I mean, I haven't had another holder in for a while, 127 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 1: I guess since Ryan was in there. But you know, 128 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 1: we're all professionals. We all know, I mean, just because 129 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: someone's in here or not doesn't mean your job's up 130 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: on the line. I mean, just because there's not another 131 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: guy kicking next to me. If I come out of here, 132 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: stink it up the best to believe, they'll be looking 133 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:53,359 Speaker 1: for someone else. So you go out there, you do 134 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: your job. You just try to try to be a 135 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 1: pro about it and get your work in and you know, 136 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 1: you never know what can happen, and it's not our 137 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: job to tell how someone's doing over the other. And 138 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:08,600 Speaker 1: you know, I've been fortunate enough to be here for 139 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: thirteen years, and I've had a lot of different teammates 140 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: as far as snappers and holders, so it's kind of 141 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:16,559 Speaker 1: something that you grow accustomed to. And Ryan and Corey 142 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: have both been great, and they're working hard and they're 143 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: both doing a good job speeding your rookie year you 144 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 1: played the Colts, Adam been in Terry's obviously on the cooch. 145 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:27,160 Speaker 1: Do you remember him coming up you're giving you any advice, right, 146 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: I don't, Man, that's a long time ago. I mean, 147 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:34,039 Speaker 1: I've had a few interactions throughout the years and he's 148 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: always been very nice. And also it's crazy to think 149 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 1: you've been on the Patriots now longer than he was 150 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: on the Patriots. I honestly, I you know, I've I've 151 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: never been one to compare myself to someone else, and 152 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: I know it's easy to do that with the same 153 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:51,039 Speaker 1: position and same team. Like I said, I'm very grateful 154 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:52,599 Speaker 1: for what Adam has done for the game, but I 155 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:55,280 Speaker 1: honestly don't try to look at what I've done compared 156 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: to what he's done, because you can do that with 157 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 1: anybody in any situation. There's always going to be someone 158 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: you know that you're going to be chasing. I just 159 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: try to worry about, you know, what I can do 160 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 1: and what I can do to try to help this team.