1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: Uh okay, yeah, thank you. UM. Uh you know, made 2 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: the decision to close the facility. UM, you know, for 3 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: the health and safety of our team. That's always priority 4 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: number one. UM. We've continued our preparations for Denver with 5 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: UM virtual calls, and we'll just kind of take situations 6 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: day by day. When we feel that, uh it's it's 7 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: safe for everyone to come back, then we'll do that. UM. 8 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 1: There's the obviously there's a lot of UM sure, you 9 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: have a lot of questions, and I have a lot 10 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 1: of questions. We all have questions, and uh this is 11 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: really you know, more of a medical UM situation than 12 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: a football situation. So we'll we'll work through the UM 13 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: decisions and input from you know, the medical the people 14 00:00:55,120 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: on the medical field, UM, combination of Patriots and league UM, 15 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: you know, people that that know this. Uh no, the situation. No, 16 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: the the virus and the specific circumstances that are involved here, 17 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: both in the past and going forward. So UM, it's 18 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: not really something that I've you know, I'm gonna be 19 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: able to get much insight on. UM. Again, there we 20 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: had a lot of questions on our end, but we're 21 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: for right now, UM, yesterday and today, right now we're 22 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: we're closed and we're going to work virtually to prepare 23 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: for Denver and just take it day by day. So 24 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: that's that's really about the best I can give you, really, 25 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: old there is the truth. Take our first question, beget 26 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: kind solving my prease? Good? Hey, coach, Um, was there 27 00:01:55,440 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: any consideration to leaving players like stuff? Find you more? 28 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: Anyone else who had close contact with Cam Newton home 29 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: from the trip to Casey? We followed. We follow all 30 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 1: the NFL protocols and just one fall up on that. 31 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: There was a report I believe from Adam Schefter who 32 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: said that Stepharn had had dinner with Cam Newton on 33 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: Friday night. Was the team aware of that for the 34 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: trip to Casey? Yeah? Again, all the information and everything 35 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: that UM involved in testing and you know, contact is 36 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: and contact and everything else. UM. All the information that 37 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: we had we processed through UM again, medical people on 38 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: our end, medical people in the league, and follow the 39 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: protocols UM. I don't feel like we did everything that 40 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: we that we could control. I think we did everything 41 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: properly UM. With the extra planes there for buses, the 42 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: same day travel, et cetera, et cetera. There's multiple things 43 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: we could list there, so um terms, a lot of 44 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: individual specific questions that play all those gets thrown into 45 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: the general medical field. Thank you. My next questioning still, 46 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: how are you feeling personally health wise? Right? And and 47 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: understanding there's a lot of unknowns here as you reference, 48 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: I believe, what is just your general level of concern 49 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: with the teams continued good health? What's my level of 50 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 1: concern with it? Yes? What does that mean? Yes? How 51 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: concerned are you with the teams? How concerned are you 52 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: that the players and the coaches will remain healthy and 53 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: continue to turn back the capts results that you want. Well, 54 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 1: there's nothing more important than the health of the team. 55 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: I mean, without a healthy team, you don't have a team. 56 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: So that's the priority number one. And I'd say not 57 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,039 Speaker 1: only for our team, but also for their their families 58 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 1: and people that are close to them. So that's always 59 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: our number one concern, and you know, we'll try to 60 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,359 Speaker 1: do everything we can to make that the best that 61 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: we can make it. That's the way it's always been 62 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: and that's that's not going to change. So whatever we 63 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 1: have to do to do that, then that'll be. That'll 64 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: be what we do. There's always approaches that way. This 65 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: is this is different, but it's really based on the 66 00:04:54,160 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: same criteria. My next question, Ben Volu the concurrent Good 67 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 1: morning Bill, um tide along those same lines. You guys 68 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: did receive some good news this morning that all tests 69 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: came back negative. But just given what we know about 70 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 1: the time frame of COVID and how it could take 71 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 1: a little while for people to test positive, what's your 72 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: level of concern with potentially regrouping for practice tomorrow and 73 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 1: then playing a game Sunday against Denver. Yeah, well, uh, 74 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: you know, Ben, that's that's a great question. Those are 75 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 1: all the questions that we're asking and um, you know, 76 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 1: again we're relying on um, you know, the doctors and 77 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: the people on that field too. Um take everything under advisement, 78 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: and um, you know, i'd say that they're they have 79 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:52,279 Speaker 1: a big role in making those decisions. Um, you know 80 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: there are some really these aren't football decisions. These are 81 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 1: medical decisions. So in terms of medical decisions, those falls 82 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: of medical people, football decisions all the football people. And 83 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 1: so we'll we'll see how, you know, how it goes. 84 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: You know where where we are today, UM, I don't 85 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 1: think we can really plan too far ahead you start 86 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: talking about Saturday, Sunday and you know, a bunch of 87 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:19,039 Speaker 1: other days, and there's a lot that can or can't 88 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 1: happen in the meantime and as things change and if 89 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:30,600 Speaker 1: there are positive or potentially negative developments, and we'll, um, 90 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 1: you know, look at those and I mean i'd say 91 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: the medical department has kept me addressed, um of you 92 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: know everything, and you know, I've certainly learned a lot 93 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: and tried to understand how this fits into you know, 94 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 1: what we're trying to do as a football team, and 95 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: you know what the what the medical needs and concerns 96 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: are and just trying to you know, balance all that out. 97 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: But I mean it's really not balanced. It's it's you know, 98 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: it's help and safety of the team first and then 99 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: it's football second. And so today for yesterday and today, um, 100 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: you know, we're not in the building and we'll take 101 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: it day by day. As a as a quick follow up, now, 102 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 1: knowing that Stefan Gilmore ended up testing positive after the game, 103 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: do you wish in hindsight that maybe the NFL hadn't 104 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: gone through with the game on Monday night. Yeah, there's 105 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: there's a lot of decisions and things that are out 106 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: of our control, and so what I'm trying to do 107 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: is focus on the things that we have control over 108 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: and um, do the best job, make the best decisions 109 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: we can in those situations. Thank you. Next person, Hey Bill, 110 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: what's your input to the league in terms of how 111 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: much time your team needs to adequate adequately prepare football. 112 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 1: There has to be some kind of a point at 113 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:05,119 Speaker 1: which you say, Okay, we don't have enough time given 114 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: the circumstances of the week already, where Monday and Tuesday 115 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: were kind of wiped out. What are you telling the 116 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: league that you need. We've been a communication with the 117 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: league and yeah, that's another a fluid situation. So we'll 118 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: just take it day by day. What input do you 119 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:33,439 Speaker 1: give them specifically? What have you told them? Yeah? I again, 120 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:37,319 Speaker 1: I'll keep the conversations between myself and our team and 121 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: our players in the league, you know, between us even 122 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: in a situation like this, right, no transparency for it 123 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 1: just to mean to to what the league? What do 124 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: you guys need? I don't care what you say in 125 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: the players or in the locker room. What input do 126 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 1: you as a football coach give to the league. As 127 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: to the New England Patriots, needs this. I gotta let 128 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 1: the league speak on that. That way, it doesn't get 129 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:15,320 Speaker 1: taken out of context. Mhm, even current pullback still care, Bill, 130 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:17,959 Speaker 1: This is how two weeks here in your game represents 131 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:21,959 Speaker 1: significantly disrupted because of positive tests from a competitive standpoint, 132 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: How significant of a disadvantage does that put you at 133 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: relative to Chiefs last week in the Broncos this week? 134 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: And do you think it makes sense to delay the 135 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 1: game by more than a week because of that? Again, 136 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: there's a lot of factors. You know, again there there 137 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: are a lot of factors, and there thinks they're changing, 138 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: you know, very quickly, so or could change very quickly. 139 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 1: Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. So I think we 140 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: knew that, you know, at the beginning of the season 141 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,599 Speaker 1: that there were going to be challenges, and there have them. Um, 142 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:02,079 Speaker 1: and we're committed to work and throw him and that's 143 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 1: what we're doing. Next question, Jilbert, Hey, Bill, you set 144 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:11,680 Speaker 1: off the top that, um, you made the decision to 145 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:16,079 Speaker 1: close the facility. Um. Today, I know you guys aren't 146 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: there today. I know you weren't yesterday. It sounded like 147 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 1: according to doctor Allen Sills yesterday that he sort of 148 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:27,319 Speaker 1: indicated that the league basically shut down facility yesterday. I'm 149 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: curious with the league have allowed the team to gather 150 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 1: today facility, Um, you know, had had you not made 151 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: that decision to close it today? Yeah, I don't know. 152 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 1: You have to ask them, Billy. Are you are you hopeful? 153 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 1: You know, I know you mentioned you're taking the day 154 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 1: by day, but are you hopeful that you'll be able 155 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 1: to play on Sunday? We're we're preparing, and we're preparing 156 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:57,320 Speaker 1: today like a normal Thursday. Um, well, we'll see what 157 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 1: the what the schedule is or isn't. Um, at this point, 158 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: we're preparing for a normal Thursday. I mean normal in 159 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: terms of meeting in meetings, not normal in terms of practice. Um, 160 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:16,719 Speaker 1: we can't. We can't do anything from a practice standpoint 161 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 1: other than you know, watch film and you know, talk 162 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 1: through assignments and things like that like we did, you 163 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 1: know earlier this year when we were in virtual meetings. 164 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 1: Thanks the final go sary Bill, you and the staff 165 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 1: to have some experience experience with this virtual coaching, with 166 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 1: the offseason and meetings, etc. And all your assistance, But 167 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:47,560 Speaker 1: missing two days of practice, particularly Wednesday and Thursday, two 168 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: important days, I guess they're all important, but two vital 169 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 1: days in preparation. What is your focus in terms of 170 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:59,319 Speaker 1: virtual coaching been yesterday in today in preparation for the 171 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: guys going back tomorrow. Well, we just just do the 172 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: best that we can with the opportunities that we have. So, um, 173 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 1: you know, that's some teaching off of uh, you know, 174 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 1: diagrams and things like that. There's you know, looking at 175 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:22,560 Speaker 1: our opponents, and there's um, you know, simulation if you will, 176 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: of you know, how places would be run, appignments and 177 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 1: so forth, and you know, doing it doing it in 178 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 1: the UM format that we have available to us. So um, 179 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:39,439 Speaker 1: not ideal. I mean, this isn't what we would normally do, 180 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: but there is an opportunity to you know, to cover 181 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: things and get things taught and explain them and have 182 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 1: players ask questions, and we have coaches get together and 183 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 1: put together game plans based on you know, again just 184 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: the same you know format that we're using. UM. Again, 185 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 1: it's not what we would whoosed to do because we 186 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 1: have that option and we don't do it this way, 187 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 1: but this is what you know, that's what we can do. 188 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: So let's we'll do the best we can with us 189 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 1: Last question, uh, thanks, Jared Hanger, Mike Beau, Mike, thank you, sir. 190 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:32,080 Speaker 1: Sorry about that. Um Bill Stefanie gilm told was antomatic 191 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 1: or announced it via social media. I'm just curious if 192 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 1: you have an update for us on on Cam Newton 193 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 1: how he's feeling. Um. Yeah, I mean I talked, I 194 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 1: haven't talked to them in a day, so I'm not sure. 195 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 1: I don't have anything current for you. Do you do 196 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: you anticipate he'll be able to take part in meetings? Uh, 197 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: in virtual meetings? Yes? Yeah, sure, okay, why not get 198 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: at you? Yeah. No, that means that anybody that's that's 199 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 1: the positive wouldn't be allowed to be in any UM 200 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: and any um and in personal in person meetings until 201 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 1: they're cleared metically. So that's that's that. But in terms 202 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 1: of UM virtual meetings, yeah, absolutely, thank you, welcome