1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,240 Speaker 1: Morning everyone. How you doing. 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, the last time we spoke with you, you mentioned that 3 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 2: it would you'd get someone to have final say on 4 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:18,479 Speaker 2: personnel in time. We've since learned that Elliott will have 5 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 2: the final say. What what do you see in Elliot 6 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 2: that gives you the confidence that he's the right person 7 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 2: to have the final say in the personnel. 8 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:32,959 Speaker 3: Well, the major decisions in life that I've made, I've 9 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:42,239 Speaker 3: gone with my instincts, and sometimes people don't agree. But 10 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 3: I think Elliott has good training, good pedigree, and we 11 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 3: actually have a good group of young people. I'll tell 12 00:00:56,240 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 3: you we're starting new chapters in our develop un as 13 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 3: we evolved here, and I like the young people we 14 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 3: have doing this. You know, we were in an environment 15 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:19,199 Speaker 3: previously where everything really funneled to the top, and maybe 16 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 3: some of the young people that have worked real hard. 17 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: Didn't get a chance to. 18 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 3: Have the positions hard or maybe didn't speak up as much. 19 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 3: I've encouraged them to be collaborative, and I think the 20 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 3: combination of Girard and Matt and together with Elliott are 21 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 3: I'm actually excited what I've seen. And you know that 22 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 3: also sort of ties in with how players have changed 23 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 3: to really over the least ten fifteen years and how 24 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 3: systems have changed. So I think they're in tune, and 25 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 3: I'm excited. And I mean, some people call me an 26 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 3: eternal optimist, so I don't know how much you should 27 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:21,839 Speaker 3: take what I say, but I really I'm excited by 28 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 3: what's going on and the process, and they're thorough. They're 29 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 3: very thorough. So I'm excited about what I've seen so far. 30 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 3: And we'll evaluate after the draft and see how that's 31 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 3: gone and decide where we go from there. 32 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 4: Robert, speaking of the draft, there are three quarterbacks regarded 33 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 4: as the best within that range. 34 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:48,679 Speaker 5: Would you like to see quarterbacks selected with the number 35 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 5: three pick? 36 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 3: You know, I guess as a fan, I put my 37 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 3: fan hat on, and I definitely would. 38 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: You know, in the end, you can't win. 39 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 3: In this league consistently unless you have a first rate 40 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 3: quarterback and a first rate coach. On the other hand, 41 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:17,799 Speaker 3: you're in different position, and we've never been in the 42 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 3: third draft position since we've owned the team. And what happens. 43 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 3: A lot of people behind are really desperate to move up, 44 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 3: and so we're going to be open to whatever can 45 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 3: come our way. But in the end, I let the 46 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:41,119 Speaker 3: team make the decision what they think is best one 47 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 3: way or another. I'd like us to see us get 48 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 3: a top rate young quarterback Robert. 49 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 6: You say that you're excited about what's going on, a 50 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 6: lot of Patriots fans would disagree with that that given 51 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 6: the cap space that you guys have had, the lack 52 00:03:56,240 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 6: of improvements through personnel, they don't see much reason to 53 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 6: be optimistic about the season. What would you say to 54 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 6: those Patriots for I. 55 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 3: Feel bad, I think we've We've actually made some improvements 56 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 3: where I think we're getting the system of functioning the 57 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 3: way we did where this year we signed a number 58 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 3: of younger players that we had drafted or been in 59 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 3: our system. And as a foundation, if you want to 60 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 3: win consistently, you have to draft well and then get 61 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 3: those players on the second contract, and we started to 62 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 3: do that this year. We we pursued the people we 63 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 3: wanted in free agency. There was, you know, one outstanding 64 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 3: receiver that unfortunately we we couldn't close. It was not 65 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 3: because of an ants. It made clearly his girlfriend wanted 66 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:11,479 Speaker 3: to be in the South, and we had a situation 67 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:18,359 Speaker 3: where the taxes were like almost ten percent higher and 68 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 3: we offered or were willing to keep going at that premium, 69 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 3: but he didn't. He didn't want to be in the Northeast. 70 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 3: And part of it might be the quarterback situation as well. 71 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:37,119 Speaker 5: Robert, what are your expectations? I mean, in the last 72 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 5: couple of years, you've told us you want not only 73 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 5: wanted to make the playoffs, but win a game. Since 74 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,239 Speaker 5: you haven't won a playoff game in quite a while, 75 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 5: have those expectations changed because you have a new new 76 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 5: coaching staff. 77 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 3: My hope and expectations is to make the playoffs. That's 78 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:06,479 Speaker 3: something realistically. We have a new leadership team, We're going 79 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,039 Speaker 3: to have a lot of young players. We don't know. 80 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 3: You know, a lot can happen. We might struggle more 81 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 3: than I want. But the good news and when you're 82 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 3: running any businesses, you try to figure out what the 83 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 3: key variables are and then you try to put people 84 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 3: in place that you think can react and adapt to 85 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 3: what has to happen. 86 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 1: I really feel. 87 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:38,720 Speaker 3: We have a good young team and I just hope 88 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 3: we don't struggle. But in the end, everything is chit 89 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:46,159 Speaker 3: chat until you get on the field and you know 90 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 3: x's and o's are where it's at. And look for 91 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 3: me personally, after my family. The most important thing in 92 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 3: my life is to win football games with the Patriots. 93 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:04,360 Speaker 3: Try to do whatever I can in the background to 94 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 3: try to make that happen. So I say that to 95 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 3: our fans and hope I believe we're going in the 96 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 3: right direction. We've gone through, you know, a tough three years, 97 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 3: three four years. At the same time, you know, we 98 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 3: were privileged to have the greatest coach in the history 99 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 3: one hundred year history of the game. 100 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: He did amazing things, and. 101 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 3: You know, combined with the quarterback we had for two decades, 102 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 3: it's a pretty high standard. But we're happy we were 103 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 3: able to put the pieces in place that allowed that 104 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:54,239 Speaker 3: to happen and flourish. And now we have to get back. 105 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 3: So we're competing in a range. We're in a similar, 106 00:07:58,600 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 3: hopefully position. 107 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 7: Robert the NFLPA Player Survey in the last two years, 108 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 7: if not really spoken kindly, hasn't reviewed the Patriots kindly. 109 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 7: And I think a lot of people are wondering, like 110 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 7: what kind of efforts are being made to make it 111 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 7: a better place for the players to work and to 112 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 7: attract free agents and those sorts of things. 113 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, must tell you. 114 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 3: I was unaware of the out of how bad that 115 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 3: had was. We've had a plan and we put in 116 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 3: place where committing a whole new facility adjacent to ours. 117 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:46,320 Speaker 3: That has been discussed with the young leadership team of 118 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 3: a building that will be an excess of fifty million dollars, 119 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 3: that will have the most modern facilities and look, and 120 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 3: we have to correct anything. 121 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: I was not where even of this daycare issue, I didn't. 122 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 3: I mean, that's something that's fixable and we want to 123 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 3: do and look, the players are the heart and soul 124 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:16,559 Speaker 3: of the business. So I'd be very surprised if that 125 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 3: that didn't improve, and. 126 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 1: That was done in the fifth week of the season. 127 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:29,319 Speaker 8: I think, Robert, how do you balance patience an urgency. 128 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 8: I mean, it's been a few years since the team 129 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 8: has experienced the kind of success that you guys were 130 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 8: accustomed to. But now that you have a team in place, 131 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 8: it has a big learning curve. 132 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:41,959 Speaker 1: You're going to have to be patient. 133 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 8: Are you going to be back here at the top 134 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 8: of the draft a couple of years? 135 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: How do you balance that? 136 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, you know that's a function of have we 137 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 3: put the right people in place to make it happen. 138 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 3: I'd like to think there'll be a big improvement next year, 139 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 3: and that's my hope. And yeah, yeah, but we know 140 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 3: we have to be patient. Everything is new. I mean, 141 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 3: I think we have twit. We do coaches just to 142 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 3: be able to integrate them into a system. I think 143 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 3: Gerard has terrific people's skills, and I think Elliott and 144 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 3: Matt have really good knowledge of our product and what 145 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 3: has to be done. And I've told them, look, I 146 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 3: don't want to do splashy things just to get attention. 147 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 1: And get good headlines one day. 148 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 3: I want us to do the things that are substantive 149 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 3: and good for the short term and long term. And 150 00:10:56,600 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 3: I think, look, and there'll be thirty first season. We've 151 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 3: never been drafting in the third position. I hope it'll 152 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:13,319 Speaker 3: be similar. I think back to coming in as an 153 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:17,959 Speaker 3: owner in ninety four and we were drafting four and 154 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 3: we've got you know, my fifth son, William McGinnis, and 155 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 3: he really kicks some butt and helped bring a certain 156 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 3: attitude to the team and. 157 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: We made the playoffs that first year. 158 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 3: But who knows, But we have a chance to get 159 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 3: really good personnel in this draft. And another small thing 160 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 3: position we've never been in. After the draft, people cut 161 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:57,079 Speaker 3: you players when they fulfill learnees that are some very 162 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 3: good players. Sometimes we've never been in acclaiming position of 163 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:05,680 Speaker 3: number three. There's a lot of little things that can happen, 164 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 3: and and also the way our coaching there's there's a 165 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 3: new feeling in the coaching staff and everyone's contributing. But 166 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:23,200 Speaker 3: in the end, what the bottom line is, how do 167 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:29,599 Speaker 3: we do game day and wins and losses? 168 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:32,839 Speaker 9: After Mac Jones has traded this offseason and what you 169 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 9: saw with him over the last three years, do you 170 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 9: think the team is in a better position now to 171 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 9: help a young quarterback going forward with you know, the 172 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 9: offensive coaches. 173 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 3: That definitely, I think Alex Van Pealtz has had great experience. 174 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 3: I don't think the last couple of years, how how 175 00:12:54,960 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 3: we handle the offense. Speaking as a fan, you know, 176 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 3: it was the kind of approach we wanted. Yeah, look 177 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 3: one way or another, we know at some point we're 178 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 3: going to get a young quarterback who will be gifted 179 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 3: and fortunately there's a number in this draft, and you 180 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 3: know where we take that position will depend on what 181 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 3: comes to us. But I hope our personnel people do 182 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 3: a good job in that area. And I really believe 183 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:35,720 Speaker 3: we have the coaching to support that. 184 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 2: There's been some negative reaction to the Dynasty docuseries. 185 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 3: What is your reaction today, Well, I loved the first 186 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:54,959 Speaker 3: three episodes. I really liked I felt bad that there 187 00:13:55,040 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 3: was so much emphasis on the more controversial and let's say, 188 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 3: challenging situations over the last twenty years. I wish they 189 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:14,560 Speaker 3: had focused more on our Super Bowl wins, twenty one 190 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 3: game win streak. You know, I felt bad there were 191 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 3: players who gave hours and hours of interviews and they 192 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 3: felt only the negativity, people like Devin mccordy and Rodney 193 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 3: Harrison and Matthew Although I didn't, I've just heard quietly 194 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 3: that they've all felt that way. And actually there was 195 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 3: some really prominent people that were interviewed for hours that 196 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 3: never were used. So little disappointed that there wasn't more 197 00:14:57,200 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 3: of a real positive approach, especially for Patriot fans who 198 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 3: have lived the experience. 199 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 4: With US Robert One quick follow up on that, specific 200 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 4: to Bill Belichick in the Dynasty, A lot of fans 201 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 4: feel like he was unfairly milned and blamed for a 202 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 4: lot of things. Just specific to Bill, do you have 203 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 4: any comment. 204 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 3: On Yeah, I state this claim. I feel so privileged 205 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 3: that we had Bill here, and you know, we we 206 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 3: hope when he's finished that we're going to have a 207 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 3: chance to honor him the way we did we will 208 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 3: do with Tom Brady this year. You know, we did 209 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 3: this little ceremony at halftime of the Eagles games, but 210 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 3: it was not adequate, and we look forward to being 211 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 3: able to celebrate putting him into the Patriots Hall of 212 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 3: Fame six twelve, twenty four. 213 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 1: And you know, I look forward to. 214 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:15,960 Speaker 3: The privilege of putting Bill into the Patriots Hall of 215 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 3: Fame one day in the future. 216 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:20,840 Speaker 1: So thank you all.