1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: It's a very emotional day, uh for the organization, and 2 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: you know, the end of an era. Like I said, 3 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:17,959 Speaker 1: that'll be hard to be replicated, I think, at least 4 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: in my lifetime if ever. And you know, I know 5 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: you all made the effort to be here, so I'd 6 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:33,959 Speaker 1: like to do whatever we can talking about Bill and 7 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: the time he's spent here, the future. I know there'll 8 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: be a lot of questions about the future, and we'll 9 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 1: have a chance to cover that in the next few days, 10 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: but I'm not sure today is the time to do it. 11 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 2: To you, Robert, in speaking about Bill, you reference him 12 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 2: as the greatest of all time and you said that's 13 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 2: part of what made this such a hard decision, but 14 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 2: that you both felt it was the best decision. Why 15 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 2: did you feel it was the right decision? 16 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 1: Well, the last three years have been pretty tough, and 17 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: I know for our dedicated fans and myself and you know, 18 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: in life, I just learned things happen. And our family 19 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: is the custodian of this asset, the New England Patriots, 20 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: and we know how important it is to the psyche 21 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: of the community and what's going on here the last 22 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: three four years isn't what we want, so we have 23 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: a responsible ability to do what we can to fix 24 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: it to the best of our ability. 25 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:12,079 Speaker 3: Robert, there's been a narrative out there for years that 26 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 3: people say it was all Tom Brady. You know, when 27 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 3: it comes to what happened on the field with this 28 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 3: football team, how much in your eyes was it Tom 29 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,079 Speaker 3: Brady and Bill Belichick when it comes to everything that's 30 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 3: been accomplished over the last twenty four seasons. 31 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: Ye know, it's it's not the first time I've heard 32 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: that question. But you know why I love the NFL 33 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: and why I think it's great for young people to play. 34 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:48,679 Speaker 1: It's it's a great lesson in life because I don't 35 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:53,119 Speaker 1: think there's anything else, any other sport or any other 36 00:02:53,280 --> 00:03:03,239 Speaker 1: experience that's as much team based and collective base as football. 37 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: And I don't think either one of those two would 38 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 1: have accomplished what they accomplished if they weren't together. And 39 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: it's you know, I think they were both the best 40 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: at their professions, and you know, we were lucky to 41 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: have them together for two decades. 42 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 4: Robert Bill mentioned earlier this week that he is under 43 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 4: contract or he was under contract for next season. Did 44 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 4: you give any consideration to trading him try to recoup 45 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 4: some compensation for him. 46 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's an interesting question. You know, unfortunate in our family, 47 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: our businesses are all private, and so we try to 48 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: create a culture and develop an environment where people want 49 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: to stay and stay long term. And yeah, I guess 50 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: if you look at this as a transaction, you know, 51 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: he is so valuable in how we could extract something. 52 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: I didn't think that was right. I didn't think it 53 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: was right for Tom Brady, who gave us twenty years, 54 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: and I don't think it's right for Bill that. I 55 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: think each of them earned the right to be in 56 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: a position where they should do what's right for us, 57 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 1: given what they have done for this franchise. So some 58 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: people might criticize me for not, you know, extracting as 59 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: much value, and I understand that, but we just try 60 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: to do what we think is right for their proper 61 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 1: values and ability to operate and try to get people 62 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: who want to come and feel that we're going to 63 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: treat them fairly. 64 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 5: Hey, Robert, this being such an emotional day and seeing 65 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 5: you and Bill together and the emotions that you guys shared, 66 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 5: it makes you wonder do you have any reservations at all? 67 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:29,160 Speaker 5: Whether or not this is the right decision in any way. 68 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's a good question. You know, this is a 69 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: results business and certain things in life, it's instinctual. I 70 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 1: think both of us felt that the time was right 71 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: for each of us to go off in our separate directions. 72 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 1: But you know what was really I mean, you all 73 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 1: know Bill. You know Bill as well as I do. 74 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 1: For him to say he'll always be a patriot, and 75 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 1: you know it gives us. I mean, it's great. And 76 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 1: you know, the last few days since Mondays, since we've 77 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 1: been thinking about it and talking about it, I think 78 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 1: our relationship went to a new place because you know, 79 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 1: this is very hard any of you who are in 80 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: it's like a marriage, and things don't always go great, 81 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: and you know, you get through the difficult times and 82 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: it makes the relationship stronger. And I think we had 83 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,719 Speaker 1: a chance to do that over the last almost quarter 84 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 1: of a century. So I think both of us felt 85 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: that at this point in time it was in our 86 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: mutual interests to each go our own way. But knowing 87 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:05,719 Speaker 1: that we have that bond and foundation that's really hard 88 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: in this business to create, very hard. Anyhow, Hi, Robert. 89 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 6: On Monday, Bill spoke about the possibility of relinquishing some 90 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 6: of his duties in the personnel department. How much consideration 91 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:27,119 Speaker 6: did you give to retaining Bill but maybe adjusting his role. 92 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, we've thought about that, but you know, I've had 93 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: experience running different businesses and trying to develop a team, 94 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: and think about it when you have someone like Bill 95 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: who's had control over every decision, every coach we hire, 96 00:07:53,440 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: every the organization reports to him on the draft, how 97 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: much money we spend, or what every decision has been 98 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: his and we've always supported him to then take some 99 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: of that power away and give it to someone else. 100 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: Accountability is important to me in every one of our companies, 101 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: and where he had the responsibility and then someone else 102 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: takes it, it's gonna set up confusion. And you know, well, 103 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: it was his pick and that was a bad pick, 104 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: you know, or he didn't play him right, or you know, 105 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 1: it just it wouldn't work in my opinion. Yeah, hey, 106 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: Robert over, I got the lights there. 107 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 7: You know, I just to piggyback and what Nicole said, 108 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 7: because I think what you're saying is it would be 109 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 7: really complicated to shift rolls that way. You know, I 110 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 7: want to listen to another grocery argument or whatever. But 111 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 7: twenty four years ago you did make the decision to 112 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 7: consolidate the power with the coach, and there are very 113 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 7: few teams that are run that way anymore. Was part 114 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 7: of this, maybe you making the decision that somebody having 115 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 7: that much power was too much. And the way the 116 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 7: league set up is very different than it was a 117 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 7: generation ago, where that job needs to be divided. 118 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 1: Now, well, that's a good point, just to be clear. 119 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 1: He didn't have all that power and rights. I don't 120 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: think it happened till after the third Super Bowl, but 121 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 1: it slowly happened, and you know, in my opinion, he 122 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: earned it and it worked pretty well for most of 123 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:56,959 Speaker 1: the time. But all of us need checks and balances 124 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:01,679 Speaker 1: in our life. We need what I say, I call it, 125 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 1: we need doctor knows around us, people to protect ourselves 126 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 1: from ourselves, protect us from ourselves. And you know, as 127 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 1: things evolved and you get more power, sometimes people are 128 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:25,559 Speaker 1: afraid to speak up. And I'm speaking about all companies, 129 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 1: and I don't. I think it's good to have checks 130 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 1: and balances, and but once you have it, it's kind 131 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 1: of hard to pull it away and expect to have 132 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 1: the accountability you want. 133 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:47,199 Speaker 7: Robert, do you and Bill have any plans sort of 134 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:50,720 Speaker 7: off campus at some point to bring closure to all this? 135 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: Or is what we saw at noontime? The closure? Now? 136 00:10:56,480 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 1: We we had some long discussions, and I think it's awkward, 137 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 1: you know, while he's still coaching to bring closure. But 138 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: I hope when that's all over, we can do something 139 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: that properly honors him and respects him for what he's 140 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 1: done with us. And everything in life is the proper timing. 141 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:29,079 Speaker 1: So we're gonna have to wait for that. 142 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:35,319 Speaker 8: Robert, in your mind, watching this team over the last 143 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 8: three or four three losing seasons in four years, four 144 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 8: and thirteen this year, what's the biggest reason in your 145 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 8: mind on why the team has fallen to this point? 146 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:51,200 Speaker 1: Well, I'm not sure I'm qualified to answer that. You 147 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 1: might be better than I. I don't know. You know, 148 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:07,679 Speaker 1: so many games we're close, you know? Is it the coaching? 149 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 1: Is that the personnel? I something isn't quite right from 150 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: where it was. And I'm not smart enough I think 151 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:32,319 Speaker 1: to give you a credible answer. 152 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 9: Now that we have you, Robert, throughout the course of 153 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 9: the season, as the losses were sort of piling up, 154 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:39,439 Speaker 9: did you ever talk to Bill about this potentially being 155 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 9: it for him, what he would have to do throughout 156 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 9: the rest of the season to keep his job, or 157 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 9: just the thoughts that you had. You know, as October 158 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 9: olled into November and has now brought us here to 159 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 9: a four and thirteen season, you know. 160 00:12:55,520 --> 00:13:00,120 Speaker 1: This is this is a business that you you you 161 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: have to wait till the season's over. You you can't 162 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 1: be a fan when you have the responsibility of making 163 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:14,079 Speaker 1: strategic decisions that aren't short term or what I call 164 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:22,840 Speaker 1: transactional base on one incident, and you know, you change, 165 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 1: You change your you change your mind. Things things change 166 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: so fast. I mean you look at some teams in 167 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 1: the league who started out so hot and then they 168 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: lose five or six games, and I'm you know, the 169 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: thing with Bill that was unique and special is his 170 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 1: work ethic is so strong, And that's what I looked at. 171 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: He he always gave us the best he had. There 172 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 1: wasn't a shortage of effort. Now, whether he has the 173 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 1: right people around him or selected the right players that 174 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 1: we all can make judgment on, but he was always 175 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:10,680 Speaker 1: giving it his all and that's what was most important 176 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 1: to me. 177 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 10: Hi Robert, I can over the twenty four years and 178 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 10: beyond that you've known Bill. What's the biggest thing you've 179 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 10: learned from him or learned from knowing him? 180 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 1: You're saying football related. Yeah, I'm not sure I can 181 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:51,920 Speaker 1: say one thing that The thing that always amazed me 182 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:55,440 Speaker 1: with him, and I get exposed to a lot of people, 183 00:14:56,720 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 1: is he He's the only person I've met with the 184 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: football intellect and the knowledge. And I think part of 185 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: that went back to his dad and the training he got, 186 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 1: but also how he absorbed it as a little kid 187 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: watching film with his dad. But what I saw in 188 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 1: ninety six when he got fired by the Browns and 189 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 1: Bill Parcell said, you should go out and meet him. 190 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: He's gonna, I think, go to Miami and we should 191 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 1: get him here because he had worked with him at 192 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: the Giants, you know, and said how good he was. 193 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 1: And I remember I went out in ninety six and 194 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: spoke with him at the combine and he agreed to 195 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 1: come join us. And then I saw the impact he 196 00:15:56,160 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: had in that season coaching this secondary and how he 197 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: could relate to the players what was that twenty seven 198 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 1: or eight years ago, and how he knew how to 199 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 1: give information complicated that they could relate to and remember 200 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 1: we went to the Super Bowl that year, but we won. 201 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 1: The last seven games were mainly defensive oriented, and I 202 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 1: thought to myself, here's a guy who can relate to 203 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: the players at that level, but also has the football 204 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: intellect and understands the economics of the game. That understands 205 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 1: because most coaches coming into the mid nineties and late 206 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: nineties didn't know how to put value coming into a 207 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 1: salary cap where you had the parody of budgets, he 208 00:16:55,560 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: had the greatest ability to relate the two things. Now, 209 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:05,360 Speaker 1: I think, you know, a lot of his contemporaries, younger 210 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:08,399 Speaker 1: contemporaries have caught up with some of that, but I 211 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:12,400 Speaker 1: don't think there's anyone like him that has the compositive knowledge. 212 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:17,119 Speaker 1: So that always impressed me. And then he can pull 213 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 1: something out of the ear, you know, and quote thirty 214 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: years ago, some play in some game, and for those 215 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:30,159 Speaker 1: of us that have some short term memory lapses, that 216 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: really impressed me. 217 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:39,879 Speaker 11: Hi Robert, in regards to the power structure that Belichick 218 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:43,160 Speaker 11: had in the upcoming power structure, I was curious, will 219 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:47,239 Speaker 11: you look to acquire a general manager first, and what 220 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 11: do you see as the timeline in regards to the 221 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 11: hiring process with the football structure up top in the 222 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:53,119 Speaker 11: head coach. 223 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:59,360 Speaker 1: Well, the question you're asking is very important. Until we 224 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:04,879 Speaker 1: settle what we settled yesterday and announced today, we will 225 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:11,880 Speaker 1: try to move very quickly to solve those issues and 226 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:15,199 Speaker 1: we'll have a chance to talk about that in the 227 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:21,160 Speaker 1: very near future. 228 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 12: Robert, I know you talked about the amicable split in 229 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 12: both sides deciding this is the right thing to do. 230 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 12: But I'm curious of Monday if at some point in 231 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:33,600 Speaker 12: your meeting did Bill fight for his job. We heard 232 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 12: Pete Carroll sort of talk about that yesterday, like I 233 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:37,920 Speaker 12: fought for it but then realize this was the best 234 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:38,359 Speaker 12: way to go. 235 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:48,880 Speaker 1: You know, we have had a partnership where we've gone 236 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: through all kinds of situations. This was really unique. And 237 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 1: you know, I have a saying when I'm making important decisions, 238 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:06,680 Speaker 1: I try to measure nine times and cut once because 239 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: you want to be sure. And this is one of 240 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 1: those times. We went through the season we went through, 241 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:20,119 Speaker 1: which is three seasons like this, and you realize how 242 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:25,920 Speaker 1: capable he is, and you know, you try to understand 243 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: why you wound up where you are, and it just 244 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: is something that it was best we each moved on. 245 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 1: And I think that's what the last three four days 246 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: of taking the time to figure it out allowed us 247 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 1: to do. 248 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:51,479 Speaker 8: Hi, how are you, Robert? 249 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 1: So what are you looking for in your next head coach? Well? 250 00:19:57,119 --> 00:19:59,880 Speaker 1: I said at the beginning, And is this the clo 251 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:07,399 Speaker 1: in question? Because if it is, I'll just say, you know, 252 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 1: we're looking for someone who can help us get back 253 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 1: to the playoffs and win. And that's believe me. After 254 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 1: my family, this is really one of the two most 255 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:29,360 Speaker 1: important assets in my life, and I am very upset 256 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:32,679 Speaker 1: when we don't win games, and it carries the whole week. 257 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:36,320 Speaker 1: So I promise you I'll be focused to do what 258 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 1: I can the best I can do to make sure 259 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 1: we're putting ourselves in the best long term position to 260 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:49,880 Speaker 1: win for many years. Thank you, Thank you all for 261 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:55,679 Speaker 1: coming here today and being part of this. I it's 262 00:20:56,440 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 1: it's something you know. I said it earlier today, sitting 263 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:07,760 Speaker 1: in those metal benches in the old stadium where your 264 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: tush got frozen to the seat in November December, and 265 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:19,359 Speaker 1: dreaming about an opportunity to maybe own this team and 266 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 1: try to figure out how to do it. And you know, 267 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 1: and I always say I had a greater chance of 268 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 1: being a starting quarterback in the NFL, believe it or not, 269 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:35,160 Speaker 1: because they're thirty two of them. Then owning a team 270 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:40,120 Speaker 1: in my hometown and having the privilege of doing it 271 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 1: as a custodian of the Patriots, and then never never 272 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 1: imagining that we would go to the Super Bowl ten times, 273 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:56,880 Speaker 1: and so happy for that. And I promise you our 274 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 1: family will be dedicated to doing the best weekend of 275 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:05,399 Speaker 1: bringing a winning team back. Thank you very much. I 276 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 1: appreciate you all being here.