1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: One of four guys. What does it take to get here? Well, 2 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: I mean, I tell you we've been extremely blessed to 3 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:18,159 Speaker 1: be in the situation that we've been in over the 4 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: last you know, seven eight years. Um, there's so many 5 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: things that really factor in when you talk about being 6 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: able to have this kind of success, But UM, I 7 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: think you hit on it. The brotherhood is a big 8 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 1: part of it. And I think what I found is 9 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: when you, um take the time to invest in people 10 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: and what makes them tick, and take the time to 11 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: try to go out of your way to show them 12 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: love and show them that you care about them beyond 13 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 1: the game of football, it creates something special within the 14 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: locker room. And I think we have a lot of 15 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 1: men this locker room that understand that that it doesn't 16 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: you know, it doesn't stop at football. Football is not everything. 17 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: There's a lot more life when it comes to family, 18 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: when it comes to personal issues and things that nature 19 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: that make us up, that make up who we are 20 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 1: as men, that really factor into, you know, what makes 21 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: us tick daily. And I think we have a good 22 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: understanding of that. And I think that's really carried over 23 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: to the football field. About you and your dad being 24 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: the son of a professional athlete. Patrick's father a pitch 25 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: for many teams, including the Red Sox and maybe gives 26 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 1: them a little bit of a Boston pedigree as much. 27 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: What are your impressions and Patrick, and what do you 28 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: think about being the son of a professional athlete, being 29 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,680 Speaker 1: around the club houses, being around athletes? Is that an 30 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: advantage or maybe in some ways that disadvantage? Well, you know, 31 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: as far as Patrick's concerned, he's he's extremely gifted. I mean, 32 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: you look at him play the game with football. It's 33 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: something that's really really fun to watch. He's got so 34 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: many unique talents, unique skill sets, I think when it 35 00:01:56,960 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: comes with throwing the football and making plays to help 36 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: his team win, and we've seen that week after week 37 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: after week, and he's done a tremendous job. Um. You know, 38 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: I can't really speak to anyone else's experience as a 39 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: son of a professional athlete. Um, does it give you 40 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:16,399 Speaker 1: an edge? Does it not? I don't. I don't really know. Um. 41 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: You know, my dad and I's relationship was never fully 42 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 1: centered around football. It was more about a father and 43 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 1: a son. And you know, I appreciate my dad for that. 44 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 1: So I can't speak to you know what edge. He 45 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: may have or not have. So as a kid, you 46 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: were around the clubhouse, I'm yeah, you know it was 47 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: it was a lot of fun. Um, you know, I 48 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: got I had some really unique experiences as a young person, 49 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: um with my dad and Tom spent there at Rams 50 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: Park when they were still in Anaheim. Um. But again, 51 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: I think the number one takeaway I had was just 52 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: being able to spend down with my dad. Man, he 53 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:58,519 Speaker 1: could have been working, you know, at the grocery store. 54 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: If I was with my dad, I would have been 55 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 1: just fine. Is he the fastest guy in the league. 56 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: I certainly wouldn't argue that he's not. Uh, it's not 57 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: a lot of guys like that walk around and face 58 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: of the earth. So and I don't. I don't think 59 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 1: it's just that he's fast. I think it's the ability 60 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 1: that he has to accelerate and reach top speed is 61 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: second to none in this league certainly. Um. And I 62 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: tell you he's not just a fast guy anymore. He 63 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: came in the league and it's he's a fast guy. Well, yeah, 64 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: he's a fast guy, but he can hurt you in 65 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: a ton of ways. And I think he showed that 66 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: this year. You know, as an All proles receiver. Um, 67 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: he'll always be an All Pro in my book as 68 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: a return man because of what he can do anytime 69 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: he touches the ball. So he calls you a loose 70 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: sleep at night, that's for sure. When you watch my film. 71 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: And then when you see in the person, is you 72 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 1: faster in person that what it looks like on the teape? Yeah, 73 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: I mean you can watch table all day long, but 74 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: until you feel that running next to you, there's no 75 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: way to prepare for it. So yeah, we can watch 76 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: feelings say man, he looks like he's fast, but then 77 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: you didn't get out there and be like, man, he's 78 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: faster than we thought. So this came compared to the 79 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: super Bowl, I meaning the game to get to the 80 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 1: super Bowl. Their different pressure, different feelings. It unique. It's 81 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 1: game unique. Uh. Look, I think all these all these 82 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: opportunities that we have in the postseason are are unique opportunities. 83 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: There's guys that play in this league for decades and 84 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:38,160 Speaker 1: don't get a chance to play in these games. So 85 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:41,599 Speaker 1: whether it was last week, whether it's this week, Um, 86 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: we feel the pressure, we understand what's at stake. We're 87 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: excited and thankful for opportunity and we're gonna try to 88 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: make the most of it. But anytime you're playing football 89 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: this time of year, there's a lot of pressure involved, 90 00:04:56,400 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: uh to obviously win or go home. Soames our best 91 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: game of the year in all three phases of the game. 92 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: We're gonna have to execute as well as we have 93 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: all year long for sixty minutes, not for fifty. It's 94 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: gonna take the whole game, and you know, we're gonna 95 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: have to have some breaks along the way and we'll 96 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: see what that gets us. Kickoff for terms a pretty 97 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: significant play in the game you guys played here a 98 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 1: couple of months ago. It seems like your kick coverage 99 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: has as a team been much better over the second 100 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: half of the season. Would you agree with that assessment? 101 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,039 Speaker 1: And how do you feel like you guys have progressed 102 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 1: that well. I'll remember, going back through my notes from 103 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: when we played Kansas City was right now and that 104 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 1: we're not very good in the kicking game. And I 105 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 1: saw that today and I certainly haven't forgotten how we 106 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: played against these guys. It was terrible. So we're gonna 107 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:51,359 Speaker 1: try to avoid a repeat of that. I think that 108 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 1: we've certainly made strides throughout the course of the season. 109 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: It's been great to have bert Um come in and 110 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:00,160 Speaker 1: really help us, Ramon come in and help us to 111 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 1: steady veterans that really understand how to play this game. 112 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: They've they've brought a lot of um, you know, balance 113 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: to our game and what we do. And I think 114 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: we have made strides, um, But we're gonna find out 115 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,840 Speaker 1: whether we've made enough strides here come Sunday night.