1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: Hello everybody, So thank you. All right, we're gonna start 2 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:10,319 Speaker 1: off here. UM, thank you Juan for joining us. You're 3 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: your first up in the new format here in the 4 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: UH in the stadium doing things. Um, we're gonna start 5 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: with questions. We'll go Mark Daniels, followed by Mike protract A. Mark, 6 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: thank thanks. How are you? Um? Well, I'm well, kink compliant. 7 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: Good to hear. Um. So, I know we talked to 8 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: you a little bit earlier in the off season. I 9 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: think one theme was, you know, having the linebackers place 10 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: Jamie Collins and Kyle Vinnoy. And obviously since then Dante 11 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: high Tower has you know a since chosen to opt out? Um, 12 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: what is you know? I guess what are your thoughts 13 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:45,879 Speaker 1: about just one having to step up? But to the 14 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: group that you're currently going into training camp with no 15 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: after losing so many established guys. Uh, well, I guess 16 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: from John, we got to come in here, we meet out, 17 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: meet our teammates again. How we've had an opportunity to 18 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: meet him over um the computer and virtual So now 19 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: we have the opportunity to actually be in the dealing 20 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:06,760 Speaker 1: with the guys kind of meet everybody. But we have 21 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,320 Speaker 1: a lot of great talent. Shout out to Jamie and 22 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: how all those guys. Obviously you respect the decision of 23 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 1: hot tal with me. You have no choice but to 24 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: do that. But nonetheless, we come in here, we gotta 25 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: try to work. We gotta work, We gotta figure out guys, 26 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: gotta figure out their roles, and we gotta keep pushing forward. 27 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:34,680 Speaker 1: Thank you. Next question Mike Contractor, followed by Mike Greece. 28 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 1: Thanks Stacy, Um, I appreciate you doing this, um chwan. 29 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: I want to ask you about what you I think 30 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: I asked you this actually the exact same question in 31 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: the off season. What you learned from a guy like 32 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: Dante about leadership and what it means now, knowing that 33 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: he's not going to be around on a regular basis, obviously, 34 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: do you intend to reach out to him and try 35 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: to um, you know, gather some of his uh leadership 36 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: skills and advice on how to lead the linebacker group. 37 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,639 Speaker 1: Of course, of course, we always we're always talking, so 38 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: it's definitely's definitely Um on my list of people to 39 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: talk to, whether it be about leadership or anything. So 40 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,119 Speaker 1: along with him, we had a lot of a lot 41 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 1: of great vests that I've been surrounded with um over 42 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 1: my past two years since I've been UM with New England. UM. 43 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: So you're always picking those guys brains, seeing a different 44 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: things that you can bring to your game. UM. And 45 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,799 Speaker 1: that's been my approach since day one. Uh, whether that 46 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:37,919 Speaker 1: be college or the NFL, just picking guy's brains and 47 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 1: seeing what I could some still so to speak to 48 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: bringing my bringing my game and kind of elevated. Thank you. 49 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 1: That's Quesially Mike Reas, followed by Evan Lazar Joan, how 50 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: are you doing? I'm good? If if I remember right, 51 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: you have a close friendship with Carson As. Curious how 52 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 1: much you've talked to him just about his life in 53 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 1: the NBA bubble. Maybe just curious what it was like 54 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 1: as you got prepared to what you're doing here. Um, 55 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: obviously it's been kind of it's been kind of different. 56 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: We're trying to get our schedules down. Fact we're both 57 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: in two different situations as far as trying to figure 58 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: out times and stuff. But obviously they're they're in the 59 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: bubble and you can see how how there are things 60 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: are going. Und I've heard nothing but great things about 61 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: the bubble, especially when you look at no positive tests 62 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: in there, and we keep it close out on that, 63 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: so it's always good to see that and as well, 64 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: we always we always talked and try to see what's uh, 65 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: what's a locking, what's different, and just to follow up 66 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: on that, like how do you feel being in the 67 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: facility and the way everything is set up? Um one, 68 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: this is day two. This is day two for us 69 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: being in here, so we're trying to we're still feeling 70 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: our way around, but you do feel safe. You do 71 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,839 Speaker 1: feel like there's a conscious for me to make sure 72 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: we feel as safe as possible, and prostidures and things 73 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: like that have definitely changed in more ways than one, 74 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: so that's definitely a positive thing. Thank you. Question is 75 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 1: Evan Lazar followed by love and read Hey John, how 76 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: are you doing well? I was just wondering, I know 77 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: you've done it in the past a little bit, but 78 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: how does your approach change, if at all, when you 79 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,160 Speaker 1: wear the green dot and you're calling players in the 80 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: huddle and out there on the field. Um, it wouldn't 81 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: be the first time I wore a green dot, but 82 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 1: obviously yes, a head communicator as the one who who 83 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: relays the calls to everybody. So if that's the role 84 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: and I have to take on, which is how it likely, 85 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: so we have to be able to adjust to that. 86 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 1: Everybody has a role to play and if that's what 87 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: mine will be, the don't have to do that and 88 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: my best to do that very well. Does it change 89 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: your preparation at all going into the game or is 90 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:00,040 Speaker 1: it kind of just the same for you. I've in 91 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: it before, so it's not it's not that much. Thanks Ron, 92 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: do love and read, followed by Zach Cox. They joan, 93 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: how's it going? I'm good. I'm good. I have to 94 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 1: ask you, does it all feel like rookie camp? Because 95 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 1: all you guys, this is new for everyone, so to speak. 96 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: So everybody's kind of looking at one another, whether they 97 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: be veterans or not, just the circumstances that you're in. 98 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: Does it just feel new for everybody? Uh, in a way, 99 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: in a way. I probably wouldn't go as far as 100 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: say rookie camp, but you're definitely feeling your way around again. Um, 101 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: coming a bit of things look different. Things, things are different. 102 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,359 Speaker 1: You have to we have different procedures and stuff we 103 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 1: have to follow in order to keep this thing going 104 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 1: and keep everybody safe, and that's a big thing. And 105 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:50,039 Speaker 1: it's not only when you're in the building. You have 106 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: to receive with that when you leave the building. Also, 107 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: everybody's counting you to make the right decisions. Um, everybody, 108 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,919 Speaker 1: not even just our team, around the whole league counting 109 00:05:57,920 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 1: on each other to make good decisions. So we can 110 00:05:59,920 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 1: just be able to do this and be able to 111 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:08,479 Speaker 1: do it properly with everybody being saved. Thank you. Next 112 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: question Zach Cox followed by Phil Perry with with so 113 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: much turnover at your position this offseason, do you feel 114 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: like it's a responsibility the orders to take on more 115 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: of a leadership role in that linebacker room. Um, I 116 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 1: mean you've been here and then we have a lot 117 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: of new guys, so you have to step in whatever 118 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: role fits you best. I'm a big advocate for not 119 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: forcing a leadership role. The leadership finds you find, it 120 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 1: finds you, and you react. You react with that like 121 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 1: you never forced the leadership position. Let it happened. So 122 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 1: I'm a big fan of that. And right now we're 123 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: getting ready to we're meeting our guys. We're able to 124 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:50,920 Speaker 1: connect and build good relationships so we'll be able to 125 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 1: go out and feel to communicate better. I'm a big 126 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: fan of communication, so I think that would be a 127 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 1: big thing for us. And now along with the rookies, 128 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:00,080 Speaker 1: along with the new guys we have coming in and 129 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:03,039 Speaker 1: we're all learning how to plays again and we all 130 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: getting in getting the fluid things, which is good. Good, 131 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 1: Thank you. Next question Phil Perry, followed by Andrew Kellyan 132 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 1: Page one. You just mentioned, you know the fact that 133 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 1: you guys do have a lot of newer players at 134 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: that position, and I'm just curious, you know, with you 135 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: now being just your third year, but you're really one 136 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: of the senior guys, and have you taken it upon 137 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: yourself to not necessarily, as that just mentioned, kind of 138 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: take on more of a leadership role, but just sort 139 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: of just sort of help some of those younger guys along. 140 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: Because this rookie, especially for the rookies, this period has 141 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 1: been so abbreviated and it's obviously been such a weird offseason. 142 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: I imagine they could use whatever help you and others 143 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: can provide to them. For sure. Of course, because my 144 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: two years I've also had vets helped me out. So 145 00:07:57,880 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: what were what kind of person would be then that 146 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: helped them out? As well. So obviously this is a 147 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: very unique situation. A lot of the things they're experiencing. 148 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: I didn't have to go through, Um we didn't have 149 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 1: a virus out there, pandemic going on and things like that. 150 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: So helping those guys along anyway I can is definitely 151 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: a great, a great thing for me to do and 152 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: me to continue doing. And yeah, we have a lot 153 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 1: we have smart We have a lot of smart rookies too, 154 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: soho is that's always always a plus? Thanks Sean. I 155 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: think your last question is Andrew killing Andrew. Hey, Jan, 156 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 1: it's good to see you. Um obviously your own player 157 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: and priving that over two years, but knowing how much 158 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: you guys watch film of past defenses in recent years, 159 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:43,680 Speaker 1: when you watch any of those other inside linebackers, have 160 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: you you've taken anything that you've seen from either Drive 161 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 1: or Tay Bruskie whomever, and trying to incorporate into that 162 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: game into your game run. For sure, I would consider 163 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: myself I'm a little football jenskie when it comes to 164 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 1: things like that. I've been watching football along before I 165 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: was either playing college football, all old school players and 166 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: all the um the great linebackers and the linebackers that 167 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: people really don't know about it, but he didn't pay 168 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 1: attention who didn't have the spotlight and didn't have the 169 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: highlights playing. I watched those guys too, just taking bits 170 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: and pieces of the game. Um, maybe guys will getting 171 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: past cover and try to take something from that and run. Also, 172 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:19,599 Speaker 1: you just try to piece things together to find what 173 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:22,319 Speaker 1: works for you, find the different styles that make you 174 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: the best player that you can be. That's what I 175 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: lived by and I will continue to do. Back up, 176 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 1: Who are some of those linebackers you mentioned that didn't 177 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: get a whole whole lot of love that you're trying 178 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:35,319 Speaker 1: to corporate first their game. That list is long, it 179 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 1: will be all day. I sit here, I'll we name 180 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 1: and throwback linebackers all days. But obviously the we got 181 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: the Teddy Teddy Bruce Keys. Of course I'm the only 182 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: named Patriots players take the Teddy Bruce Gardy. Shout out 183 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: to Nacom vi Rosie, all those great guys that came 184 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:53,680 Speaker 1: through here. And obviously there's a lot of guys scattered 185 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:56,319 Speaker 1: around the league too, But we can keep it any people. 186 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:02,839 Speaker 1: Thanks man, sure, thank you very much. Thanks everyone for participating.