1 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:04,200 Speaker 1: Well, little rainy day, think it'd be good for the 2 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: players to come out here and continue to work on 3 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: their fundamentals. Now that the grass is slick, obviously you 4 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:11,399 Speaker 1: probably see some people on the ground and there'll be 5 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: great teaching moments. I know, you know what, all of 6 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: you guys wanna know. One thing I did learn from 7 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 1: Bill is I just I don't talk about players another team. 8 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: So this let me go ahead and say that now. 9 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: But I remember as a player, you know, I appreciated that. 10 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:28,159 Speaker 1: I appreciate it that the only opinions that mattered are 11 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: were inside the walls. And so I'm still trying to 12 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,480 Speaker 1: apply that now. Uh, going forward. 13 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 2: Can you confirm it all that this, you know, talks ongoing. 14 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 3: Look, I'll be honest with you, that's more of an 15 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 3: Elliott question. 16 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: Right now, I'm just focused on the guys out here, 17 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: the New England Patriots. 18 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 2: Sorry you guys. How do you feel about the odd 19 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 2: the wide receiver group. 20 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:51,239 Speaker 1: After a couple of weeks do you feel like, oh, 21 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: those guys are those guys are working hard, They're getting 22 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 1: better every day. Now from Elliott, in my perspective, we're 23 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: always trying to get better, no matter what position. 24 00:00:59,040 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 3: We're talking about. 25 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: No matter how those those guys get here, whether it's 26 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: through cuts or through trades or whatever, we're always looking 27 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: to improve our team and win. 28 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 2: Now, there is multiple reports out there that the forty 29 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 2: nine ers have negotiated a trade offer with you guys 30 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 2: about Brandon. You can they've allowed him to speak to 31 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 2: you guys. 32 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 3: So I don't think it. 33 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 2: Falls into tampering or anything, But so can you confirm that? 34 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 3: I can't. Ye know, Like I said earlier, I'm just 35 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 3: focused on the guys in the room. 36 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 2: So here what say yesterday? Any comments on what he 37 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 2: had to say. 38 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 3: Look, Judon is doing what he has to do. 39 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: He's out here every day, he's in pads, he'll be 40 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: in pass today as well. 41 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 3: He's doing everything in the meeting rooms. 42 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: And look, it was a hiccup and I feel like 43 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: we're on the same page and we're moving forward. 44 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 4: When the player's attitude is I'm just doing what I 45 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 4: need to do so I don't get fined. 46 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 3: Is that good for the team right now? 47 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: Look, I mean every day it's its own day. Like 48 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: sometimes I come to work and I don't feel like 49 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: talking at all, either both as a player and also 50 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: as a coach. 51 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 3: So it's day to day. 52 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: And what I will say about Judon he always brings 53 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: great energy to the practice field, brings great energy in 54 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 1: the locker room, and and that is the expectation that 55 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: he said early on, and I don't see it any 56 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: different now. 57 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 5: Is it your understanding the team's approach with his negotiations? 58 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 5: Is it all affected by other negotiations you might be 59 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 5: having through your conversations with the other way. 60 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 1: No, all of those conversations are independent of each other. 61 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,279 Speaker 1: So I guess to answer your question, hopefully, hopefully. 62 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 5: That another move before you do anything with. 63 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 3: Judhun everything is its own independent move. And that's how 64 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 3: we look at. 65 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 2: What is for Drake in that first date's opener. 66 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 3: Uh, Drake will play. Drake will play. 67 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:30,399 Speaker 1: And you know, when he gets in the game, we'll 68 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: we'll talk about that. But he will play in the game. 69 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 3: Look, everyone who is healthy enough to play in the 70 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,079 Speaker 3: game will play in the game. That's more than you've 71 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 3: ever gotten, how much? Not sure? Now you're going too far. 72 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 2: You do envision all four quarterbacks playing? 73 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 1: Uh so as of today, like that's the plan to 74 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: have all those guys out there playing. And once again, 75 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 1: it goes back to competing. So yesterday, you know, you 76 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 1: guys saw the live tackling period and things like that 77 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: that I think is very important and you don't want 78 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 1: the first time these guys have to get hit or 79 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,359 Speaker 1: hit someone else to be in the preseason game. So 80 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: we got to see what these guys can do with 81 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: live action. 82 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 2: Has he talked to a contract off of. 83 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 3: I'm not gonna discuss his contract situation. 84 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 6: Elliott, you know, has been i'd say aggressive trying to 85 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 6: improve his teams that are the offseason. Some things you 86 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 6: know haven't worked, but it seems like he's doing everything 87 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 6: and one how much do you like his approach into 88 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 6: how much are you guys on the same page with 89 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:27,239 Speaker 6: what you know you're trying to build? 90 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I love Elliot's approach to getting better. Once again, 91 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: like on the outside, we don't have a chance, but 92 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 1: we're always trying to get the team better and Elliott 93 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: and his staff grow. Those guys have been doing a 94 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: good job identifying pieces that will help us win. Now, 95 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: we've been on the same page for a long time, 96 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: even before I got this role and before he got 97 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: his role. Uh, we've had a good relationship since since 98 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: then and our philosophy is married. 99 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 3: Do you think go ahead, go ahead? Oh so it's 100 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 3: like being at the stops. Who's going to go first? 101 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 3: All right? 102 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: Go? 103 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 7: You used to work collaborative a lot in the process. 104 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 3: Yeah. 105 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 7: Does that apply as well to ros street cutdowns? When 106 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 7: you guys reach the final fifty three, the players you want. 107 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: To and I would also say the assistant coaches and 108 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 1: Elliott and the rest of his staff also have a say. 109 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 3: Ultimately, Elliott and I. 110 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: Have to make a final call, but we try to 111 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 1: stay collaborative in that approach. 112 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 5: Knowing you guys are always trying to get better. As 113 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 5: you've said, is there additional urgency to try to improve 114 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 5: the roster because you have a young quarterback. I know 115 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 5: we're not sure when he's actually going to play, but 116 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 5: is there urgency on the team's end to make sure 117 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 5: you're giving him the best environment possible? 118 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:35,160 Speaker 1: Yea, there's always a sense of urgency to get good players. 119 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: And you know everyone talks about young quarterbacks and surrounding 120 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 1: them with good players. Look, we got we have an 121 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: older quarterback and we want to surround him with good 122 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: players as well, and we're gonna put the best product 123 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: or the best team out there that we can. 124 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 5: Say. 125 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,239 Speaker 3: I want to say, is Jermaia Farms taking the stamps 126 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 3: at full back? 127 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 2: Is that a plan for the season going in or 128 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 2: is that just kind of. 129 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 1: A trying Yeah, it's kind of an experiment at this 130 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 1: point in time. Remember Keon did play you know, tight 131 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: end in college as well, so it's an experience. 132 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 3: Sure. 133 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 5: I'm trying to go back to what Mike was saying before. 134 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 5: So you gave us a lot as far as you 135 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 5: know who's gonna potentially play here a quarterback? 136 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 3: And when did the players know that as well? 137 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 4: Have you informed them sort of what they're gonna be 138 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 4: doing on Thursday night? 139 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 3: Uh? 140 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: Not at this time, so they'll read it probably in 141 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: one of your articles or something like that. But but 142 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: the expect once again, though, the expectation is that everyone's 143 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 1: always gonna play like. We don't want to just sit 144 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: people out and you know it kind of lose an 145 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: opportunity to go out there with live bullets fly. 146 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 3: Probably not a good analogy, but that's how I think 147 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 3: about Kobe. 148 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 2: To start on Thursday night. 149 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,159 Speaker 1: That's the plan. And once again, look I'm telling you 150 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,039 Speaker 1: guys this today. I mean it could change as the 151 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 1: week continues to progress, but that is the plan. 152 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 4: What were your theories on the live tackleing portion that 153 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 4: we saw and the practice. 154 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, that we need it. 155 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: You know, it goes into fundamentals, like we can do 156 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: all the scalloping and fitting and thudding up that you 157 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: want to. It's a lot different trying to get a 158 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: man to the ground. So that was as far as 159 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 1: our evaluation and competing, we wanted to see who could 160 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 1: actually do that. You know, sometimes you have those guys 161 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: in shorts that kind of look great and then once 162 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 1: it's time to put the shoulder pads on a tackle, 163 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: they just kind of disappear. We're trying to kind of 164 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:08,279 Speaker 1: weed that out as far as roster competitions go, not 165 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: just a quarterback, with all positions. 166 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:13,359 Speaker 2: How do you personally weigh practice versus preseason? 167 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 1: Actually, yeah, there's nothing more important that we do than practice, 168 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: and it's about the day after day after day trending 169 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 1: in the right direction. So look the preseason game where 170 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: they play a series a quarter or a half like, those 171 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: are important as well. But remember that's just straight like, 172 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: it's not really scheme like when we're out here on 173 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:33,479 Speaker 1: the football field and sorry, the practice field it's a 174 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: little bit more scheme, a little bit more thinking. So 175 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: I think practice is the most important at this time. 176 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:40,159 Speaker 5: A player, you do have a your roster. 177 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 6: Kendrick form is primarily featured in some of these. 178 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 5: Reports where players are involved in trade talk or rumors. 179 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 3: Have you spoken to him or do you feel compelled 180 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 3: to speak to him about him? Yeah? 181 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 1: You know, honestly, I did talk to him this morning 182 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: and it was a good conversation. And once again, I 183 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: feel like the story is so much further along than 184 00:06:58,640 --> 00:06:59,359 Speaker 1: anything else. 185 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 3: I just want to make sure we're cleared the air. 186 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: And I do believe in being transparent with the players 187 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,359 Speaker 1: and really just setting those guys at ease. 188 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 2: The outside prognosticator of what they say or whatever. 189 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 3: As far as you guys, concerned players all the way through. 190 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 3: You know, whether you acquire better players or what have you, how. 191 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 4: Good do you think this team can be right from 192 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 4: the get go, especially if you acquire more talent. 193 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 3: I mean, look, I don't have a crystal ball. 194 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: We'll wait and see, but what I will say is 195 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: we'll be better as the season goes on. I don't 196 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: know if the first game we go out there and 197 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,119 Speaker 1: get beat or beat whoever we're playing. I think teams 198 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: are still trying to figure out their identity because now 199 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: we only have three preseason games as well, so you know, 200 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: we'll see what. 201 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 7: Happens to you guys would have the season ticket holder 202 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 7: practice in the stadium before the first preseason game, and 203 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 7: Bill would always use that, he said, as kind of 204 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 7: a practice run for not one of the players, but 205 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 7: the coaching staff. You guys won't get in there for 206 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 7: the season ticket holder practice before Thursday, But have you 207 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 7: had ample time in the stadium to go through that. 208 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 7: How do you feel about just the logistics of your stats? 209 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: The great question, And we have gone through that, and 210 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: tomorrow we'll go through it as well. We'll get the 211 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 1: coaches up in the box and we'll just have a 212 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: mock game substitutions all those things over clean. It's a 213 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:10,119 Speaker 1: real you know, it's a test for us, but also 214 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: you know it's something that we can probably improve and 215 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: we'll see how it plays out tomorrow. 216 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 4: Sorry, you've personally been the head coach here for six 217 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 4: months now. Thursday night get to see your team in 218 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 4: the full uniform, You get to put on the headset. 219 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 3: What's it like for you? I'm excited. 220 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: I'm excited to be on the sideline, and honestly, I'm 221 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: excited for the players to go out there and perform. Well, 222 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 1: so that's the main thing, all right, Thanks guys, appreciate it.