1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Okay, Hey, how you doing, boy? Good, good to see 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: you good. Hey, how we're doing? What you've seen? Yeah? 3 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: Where you guys are coming together? Yeah, definitely. Um, you know, 4 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: maybe the first thing I just start off with obviously 5 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 1: just James White. You know, I think it'd be appropriate 6 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: just to kind of make sure that we talked about 7 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: what a great uh, great player, great person, you know, 8 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 1: obviously a tremendous career. Um, just you know how happy 9 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: I am for him and you know, everything that he's 10 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: been able to accomplish here as a patriot. Um, certainly 11 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: some great memories you know of him, and some huge 12 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: games and some clutch moments where you know, he obviously 13 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,480 Speaker 1: came through for us. So just really excited and happy 14 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:41,279 Speaker 1: for him, and just you know, want to make sure 15 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: we recognize just what a great player, but more than that, 16 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: just what a great person. You know, James White you know, 17 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: is and and continues to be just you know, the 18 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: ultimate patriot for us for you know, for a long time. Yeah, no, yeah, 19 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: you know he always has you know, he's always had that, 20 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: and I think he's just natural for him even though 21 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 1: whatever says he was going through on his own, you know, 22 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: to get ready to go play and uh, to deal 23 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: with you know, that situation. He was always um, you know, 24 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: is always you know there to be able to lead 25 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: and guide and give that guidance. And I think that's 26 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: one thing you know that that running back room has 27 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:15,680 Speaker 1: just had for a long time, you know, really even 28 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: going back to like Kevin Falk and kind of those 29 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 1: transition players that have been there through the course of 30 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: you know, new guys coming in and things like that, 31 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 1: and I think James kind of picked that role right up. 32 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: And you know it was great for me, uh, switching 33 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 1: you know over to the side of the ball too, 34 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: and obviously having a relationship with him before, but being 35 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: able to bounce different thoughts and ideas off of him 36 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: and just really valued his feedback and his uh, you know, 37 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: his thought on all that. So it was great, you know, Bryan, Yeah, Um, 38 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: you know, I thought the game last week it was 39 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: certainly fun. You know, it was great to do that 40 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: certainly on the other side of the ball. Um, you know, 41 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: the biggest difference, I would say, just to kind of 42 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: sum it up, would be, um, we're going first. You know, 43 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: a lot of times, you know, defensively you're waiting, uh, 44 00:01:58,400 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: this time it was like it was good to just 45 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: be able to get the call out there and let 46 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: them go play. So that was probably the biggest difference 47 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: the whole sideline operation. Yeah, I felt like it was 48 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: probably our first first game this year. You know, I think, 49 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: I think when you have games every single year, you 50 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:15,519 Speaker 1: start over. It doesn't matter if you're head coach, position, 51 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: coach coordinat or whatever it is. I think from a 52 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: players and a coaching standpoint, there's just a rhythm that 53 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 1: you're trying to get into, and that's why these games 54 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: are so important for us. And then certainly this week practicing, 55 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: you know, even against Carolina in practice, will have a 56 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: lot of that same sort of communication and rhythm to 57 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: try to get you know, used to from that standpoint, 58 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: So these are great opportunities for us because we all 59 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: need preseason. You know, we say it all the time. 60 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 1: No one has coached a game in a long time, 61 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: known has played in the game in a long time, 62 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 1: So there's certainly things that we can improve there. But 63 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: I thought overall, you know, honestly, the players were dialed in. 64 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: They were great. You know, they were really attentive on 65 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: the sidelines, really trying to make sure whatever adjustments we 66 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 1: were making, the calls that were going in personnel groups. 67 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: There's a lot of bodies on the sideline and during preseason, 68 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: you know, so it's a little bit unusual because you 69 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: got guys everywhere. But um, I thought everyone really worked 70 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: hard to help each other and you know, to lead 71 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: out there. So it was great about a unique challenge 72 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,239 Speaker 1: because you're an offensive line coach and you're all a 73 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: calling place. How did you feel like that division a 74 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: labor when in terms of having the time to talk 75 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: to your position group but also had that thirty thousand 76 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:13,959 Speaker 1: foot view in the offense and maybe dealing with the 77 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: quarterback was getting the place. Yeah, I think you know 78 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 1: just that whenever that happens, it's really just entirely up 79 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: to the you know, the staff to communicate. Um. No 80 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: different than you know, if I was calling defensive place 81 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: coach and the linebackers at the time. You know, that's 82 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: a key component of a defensive unit or the safeties. Um, 83 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: it's all the same. You know, we have a lot 84 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 1: of great coaches that help that process. And going back 85 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,239 Speaker 1: to your original question, just the flow of communication and 86 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: making sure that everybody's handled. Um. So we just tried 87 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: to do the best we could with it, for lack 88 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: of a better word, frustration with Mac going through the 89 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: usual growing pains of a new offense. Yeah, and you know, 90 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: Mac is great. I really haven't you know, I couldn't 91 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: say that I've sensed any of that. I mean, I 92 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: think all of us are, you know, growing and learning 93 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: as we go, and I think that's part of something 94 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: that's new, right, That's kind of one of the stages 95 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 1: as you go through all of that. You're kind a 96 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: little bit uncertain as you go through it, and you know, 97 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: you try to just do the best you can to 98 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: grind with it. That's why training camp so important. This 99 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: would be another great week for us again, you know, 100 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: to be able to obviously see a different team and 101 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: go out there and practice against a team that maybe 102 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: hasn't seen all the plays that we've run seventeen times 103 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: over and over and over, and they're just kind of, 104 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: you know, in a situation where they can you know, 105 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 1: jump those plays. Um, you know, be good to kind 106 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 1: of start fresh with that this week. Just Mac Jones, Yeah, 107 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:25,719 Speaker 1: I think everybody's in the same boat with that situation. 108 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: I think everybody's you know, really trying to get their 109 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:30,039 Speaker 1: rhythm and understand what we're trying to do and moving 110 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: in a different directions. So I think we're all all 111 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: of us. I would say, uh, you know, change is 112 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 1: a little bit uncomfortable, and it's being comfortable and uncomfortable 113 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: situations that's what makes you know things to be able 114 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,040 Speaker 1: to kind of progress and grow. So I would say 115 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: all of us probably have all of that most important 116 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: thing you need to do about between now and joint practices. Yeah, 117 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: he's what's the most important thing to get ready? Yeah, 118 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:52,479 Speaker 1: great question, I think right now for us, you know, 119 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: the biggest thing for us right now is we'll still 120 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 1: talk about fundamentals. You know, we always talk about that here. 121 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,159 Speaker 1: As you guys know, great plays start with great fundamentals, 122 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: and this would be the opportunity for us to see 123 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:04,159 Speaker 1: our fundamentals and our techniques against maybe a little bit 124 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: of a different style of play. You know, we go 125 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:07,840 Speaker 1: against each other for so long. And I think that's 126 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: one of the things about the joint practices that's you know, 127 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 1: since we kind of started incorporating those a long time ago, 128 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: been great. You know, you kind of get to that 129 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: point camp where you know, honestly, guys, are probably tired 130 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: of hitting each other after a while, and they understand 131 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: different calls and line of scrimmage things and and things 132 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: like that. But now we can actually go against a 133 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: different opponent competitions, you know, great, and then we can 134 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: also take a look at our fundamentals from that standpoint. 135 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 1: That would be a big evaluation for us this week. 136 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: Communication side the important thing to get done. Yeah, I 137 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: think again it's the same thing, just to making sure 138 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: that our operation continuities to get faster from that standpoint, 139 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: and to make sure that you know, the things that 140 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 1: we've modified maybe in the last couple of weeks, that 141 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: we go out and execute those at a higher level. 142 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: With the communication standpoint, BELI is every going through a process, 143 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: just like everything else. What is your understanding of the 144 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: nature of that process? Is a competitive? Is a collaborative? 145 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 1: Is it a little bit of more? What? How would 146 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 1: you characterize that process? I mean, honestly, it's it's just 147 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: collaborative from that standpoint, you know. I mean, um, we 148 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: follow coach Belichick's lead, you know. I mean, it's obviously 149 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 1: we're just I'm just trying to do my job with 150 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 1: the best ability. Whatever he asked me to do uh 151 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: and any given day, and that's the beauty of it. 152 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: That's what I love. You know. It's always kind of 153 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: new and exciting and challenging from that standpoint, but really 154 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: just you know, we're all just working together right now, 155 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 1: which is the great part about it. Don't feel like 156 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: you're in a competition with Joe. No, we're We're one 157 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: hundred percent just trying to make sure that we do 158 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 1: everything as possible as coaches to allow our players to 159 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:29,040 Speaker 1: go do everything they can on the field. That's what's important, 160 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 1: not the rest of it. If that makes any sense. Um, 161 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 1: you know what game days this year, we'll probably just 162 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: take it as we go, you know. Right now it's 163 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 1: kind of piece by piece. Last week was last week. 164 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 1: We'll see what it looks like this week for us. 165 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: But right now my focus is just really today and 166 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 1: then we'll get to the next couple of days and 167 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 1: then I'm sure we'll talk towards the end of the 168 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: week about our process and kind of things that we 169 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 1: want to improve or change. Definitely view that David was 170 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: even doing something coaching on the sideline, Yeah, yeah, helpful 171 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,840 Speaker 1: has been Yeah, Yeah, that's great. You know, and when 172 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 1: you have veteran players like that, and you know, great 173 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 1: observation from that standpoint, which was good for me, you know, 174 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: in the game to be able to have him and 175 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: uh and James Ferrens too, who obviously played in the game. 176 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 1: You know, those are two veteran players for us at 177 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: the center position, which is a position that has all 178 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 1: of that knowledge to be able to communicate out to 179 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: the other players. So that was great. And and and 180 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: both of those guys have done a phenomenal job you know, 181 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: through training camp and through the spring of providing that leader, 182 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 1: that leadership and that veteran kind of just you know, 183 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: communication and knowledge everybody. It's been really great. Toy're a process, 184 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: I guess we are, right. Yeah, And I want to 185 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: refer I loved your chee choy comment there last week. 186 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: I thought that was great by the way, Um certainly, uh, 187 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: you know what I think for me, just maybe because 188 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: I've been here long enough to not really worry about, 189 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: you know, the end process and just you know, enjoy 190 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: the journey as we go through it, and enjoy the 191 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: process as we learn and grow. Because I think if 192 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: we just try to maybe put the cart before the 193 00:07:57,480 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: horse here and say, hey, this is how it's going 194 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: to be. Maybe we're not really Maybe we'll miss something 195 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: along the way that that we could have done a 196 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 1: little bit different, modified and proved on and in the 197 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: end we'd be better from that aspect of it. So 198 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: definitely here I've learned to just kind of enjoy the 199 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: process with it and go through it and understand that, Um, 200 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: you know, we always adapt every day, which is great 201 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: because I think that's what the game is. And I 202 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: think the more that we can always train ourselves as 203 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: coaches and players to do that, um, it helps us 204 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: make those in game kind of adaptations and adjustments as 205 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 1: we go, transformation whatever. Yeah, I would say it's part 206 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 1: of what I'm talking about, you know, right now, just honestly, 207 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: it's today. I've got a pretty good idea what we're 208 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: gonna do today, and then we'll talk tomorrow about how 209 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: to handle the next couple of days. But I think 210 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,679 Speaker 1: all of us, you know, all of the coaches and 211 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: certainly with Coach Belichick, just kind of being on the 212 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 1: same page first and foremost with what do we want 213 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:50,320 Speaker 1: to what do we want to call, how do we 214 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: want it, you know, how do we want the fundamentals 215 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:52,960 Speaker 1: to go? With it, What do we want it to 216 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: look like. That's our starting point and then you know, 217 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 1: as we go through the communication of that out to 218 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: the field, to the players, that's something that you know, 219 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: we're pretty fluid with, which is great. Yeah, you're welcome. Yep. 220 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:03,319 Speaker 1: Good to see everybody. Yep.