1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,240 Speaker 1: And here he is from sunny Los Angeles. Yeah, Bill 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: Belichick joins us. Hey, Bill, but how's it gone? I 3 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:10,319 Speaker 1: was like, you got a lot of sponsors there. Oh, 4 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: you're kind of a big deal. Yeah, I've just been 5 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: waiting around. Uh. So that was a nice one yesterday. 6 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: And can you explain, because you talked a little bit 7 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 1: after the game about the progression that you guys have made, 8 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: and you had a lot of players that contributed to 9 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: that thing in all three phases of the game. What's 10 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: happened differently in the last three or four weeks that 11 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: has gotten you to the point right now where these 12 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 1: guys that are extremely productive and we're not seeing an 13 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: awful lot of mistakes. Let's go out there and work 14 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: every day and try to get better. Um. I think 15 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:48,319 Speaker 1: that's how you do get better. Players that worked hard 16 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: on and off the field. You know, we're doing a 17 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: little things better. It's not perfect, but we're doing a 18 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,959 Speaker 1: little things better than not every player you know, any 19 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: or touchdown. But you know, if you're doing more things 20 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: right and you know, just at their opportunities. Hey, coach, 21 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks back, you were talking about, um, 22 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,479 Speaker 1: you know, punt returns, kick returns and trying and getting 23 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: more out of it and is more there and whether 24 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: it's decision making or just blocking, whatever it might be. 25 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: But what have you seen the last couple of weeks 26 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: where gunners starting to get a little more production. What 27 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 1: have you seen from him? But we've been able to 28 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: get him started on the returns, UM, So you know 29 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 1: that that comes from you know, good ball handling, UM 30 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: getting getting the guys all up in the the line of 31 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: sperming so we can start to return and then get 32 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 1: an art blocks and you know, trying to create some 33 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: running space and you know the return is gonna have 34 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: to most of the time off on a return. It's 35 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: gonna have to you know, make something on his own. 36 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: I mean, can't start up started to block everybody so 37 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: and he's not to too, So you have not a 38 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: good good combination of the blockers. The return of Cam. 39 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: It was not a good job on the teams. You know, 40 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: I think they've created some problems for hopefully so coach 41 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 1: just this is UM a look maybe a broader question 42 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: for you, UM because uh, you know, you know was 43 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: talk obviously talking a lot about special teams. Yet such 44 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: a team had such a good day but in Michael 45 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: Lombardi's book, Um, you know he he he talks about, 46 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,359 Speaker 1: you know, his time with you in Cleveland and now 47 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: a special teams was such a priority and now it 48 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: helps establish a culture of toughness, like playing on special teams, 49 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:42,239 Speaker 1: starters being on special teams, everybody contributing establishes a culture 50 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: of toughness. Why is that WoT this question? Yeah? Lombardi 51 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: and Michael's Lombardi's book, A Gridyon Genius. He references, you know, 52 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: his time with you in Cleveland. He talks about, you know, 53 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 1: how you put a you know, a lot of priority 54 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: on special teams and how it created this, you know, 55 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 1: how it establishes a culture of toughness, and how it's 56 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: important for everyone to be all in when it comes 57 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: to special teams and that's part of the recipe for 58 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: winning Super Bowls. Do you think it's true? I guess 59 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: if you don't remember, do you think it's true. Do 60 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: you think starters and put in a priority on special 61 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 1: team Do you think it establishes a culture of toughness? Yeah, 62 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:27,559 Speaker 1: without doubt. I think it's you know, it's critical. Um, 63 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 1: you know, I grew up and came into the league 64 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: with you know, special fans being a third of the game. UM. 65 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, defense, special game. So you know it's always 66 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: been important. UM or got that out coach, you know, 67 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: had the opportunity to be involved with with the kicking game, 68 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: you know on a very um you know debail level. Um. 69 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: That certainly comes into playing a lot of situational football 70 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: and you know, so that's you know, we work hard 71 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: on it. Um. You know, when I hired Scott of 72 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: Ryan in Cleveland, I don't think he's one of the 73 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: best special teams coach that has ever coached in this league. 74 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: And he certainly taught a lot of people under him. Um, 75 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: you know what he what he knew and his flossy 76 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: and so forth. And so we've been able to you know, 77 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:30,799 Speaker 1: have a lot of that here with Scott to Joe 78 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 1: to you know, an outcamp. So it's important. And certainly 79 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:39,840 Speaker 1: could see yesterday a couple of plays in the kicking 80 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: game because I can make a big difference. Saw it 81 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: last Lee too. Hey Bill, can I ask you, I 82 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 1: don't know if you're on a speaker phone or whatever, 83 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: but the audio that's coming from um whatever you're on there, 84 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: it's cutting out from time to time is it possible 85 00:04:54,480 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: just to pick up the receiver. Yeah, we can try that. Yeah, yeah, 86 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 1: you go. I answer all those questions over again. Be good. 87 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 1: We got most of them. We have most of them. Hey, listen, 88 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:12,479 Speaker 1: you got off to a really good start in that 89 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 1: game yesterday offensively, and that is something that is not 90 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: you haven't done an awful lot during the course of 91 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: the year. You seem to throw a different look at 92 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: the Chargers early on in that game. So how much 93 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:29,039 Speaker 1: of is this an emphasis right now to kind of 94 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: show some other stuff maybe to confuse them a little bit. Well, 95 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: every week we try to, believe it or not, Glynn, 96 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: every week we try to get off to a good start. 97 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: So that's we always try to do that. So I 98 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: don't think that'll ever be any different. You know, we 99 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:52,039 Speaker 1: want to I want to score early. We want to 100 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: play from my head. I want to play well. So 101 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 1: you know, whatever that is, it is. It's changed from 102 00:05:57,400 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: week to week, and you know, it depends on what 103 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: the game plan is that week and who we're playing 104 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 1: and what they do and so forth. So you know, 105 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 1: whatever we feel like it's the best thing to do, 106 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: that's that's what we're going to do. It's not necessarily 107 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: based on doing something new or not doing something new, 108 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 1: or running or passing or trick plays or whatever. It's 109 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: just a function of the matchup that individual week. Hey, coach, 110 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:27,919 Speaker 1: the last few weeks you really get a lot of 111 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: production from some of the younger players on this team, 112 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:34,720 Speaker 1: and you know, people like myself were impatient. You know, 113 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 1: when I look at young kids, I want to see them, 114 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 1: you know, performing the field right away. Is that just 115 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: the natural progression or is you just see it because 116 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,039 Speaker 1: of the lack of the offseason You're starting to see 117 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: it now. It's kind of as expected now eleven weeks in. Yeah, 118 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: that's you know, it's pretty much an individual, case by 119 00:06:54,720 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: case thing. Lou players progress a different rays that come 120 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 1: in a different levels on the demands are different by 121 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 1: position or by scheme or um, you know, by the 122 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: situation at that position that they play, um, you know, 123 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 1: relative to what what the other players can do at 124 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 1: that position. So it really is very much individualized, you know, coach, Uh, 125 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: everybody looks at Thanksgiving as some like sort of milestone 126 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: like you know, you know, uh, Marker, I guess as Okay, 127 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 1: now this is when everybody gets good. Like if you're 128 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: if you're gonna peak, this is when you should start 129 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: doing it. I mean it, you know. Is it just 130 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: as simple as you know, you as a coaching staff 131 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 1: have a ton of film to watch as far as 132 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: so it gives you a better opportunity to prepare for 133 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: teams as opposed to the first four weeks of the season. 134 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 1: Or is it Is it just the fact that you know, 135 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: you know, uh, you know, everyone just has more practice time. 136 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: Is it just based just timing? Again, um, Christian, we 137 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: try to prepare for every game and try to prepare 138 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: well for every game. So I think if you look 139 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: at our record in the early part of the season, um, 140 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: you know, it's surprised trying not do bad by the 141 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: other organizations that would take it. Um. But you know, 142 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: we try to play well every week, you know, after 143 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 1: Labor Day, before Halloween, after Halloween, before Christmas, we always 144 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: try to play good. So I don't you know, I 145 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: don't really you know, I don't really put a lot 146 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 1: of significance into yeah, a certain holiday relating to our 147 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: football team. But let me look, we have four games left, 148 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 1: so obviously there are these are four important games, not 149 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 1: that the other ones weren't. But you know, you don't 150 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: have very many games left, and I don't say I'll 151 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:06,079 Speaker 1: just carry more importance, but you've dealt with stuff this 152 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: year that you've never dealt was before, challenges of personnel changes, 153 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:16,680 Speaker 1: guys opting out, the COVID stuff, reduced camp, reduced practice time, 154 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: all of that stuff. And yet I get the feeling, 155 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: did you seem to really be enjoying what's going on 156 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:28,319 Speaker 1: with this group? Am I misreading that? Well? I mean 157 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 1: I enjoyed coaching, so I feel fortunate to have the opportunity. 158 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 1: You know, there was a point this year where you know, 159 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: say a lot of us weren't sure how the year 160 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: was going to go, whether we would be playing or 161 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,319 Speaker 1: have an opportunity to play. So, you know, something that 162 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: we've kind of taken for granted for at least made 163 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: for last forty five years in the NFL, other than 164 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: a couple of strike years, but you know, this year 165 00:09:56,080 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: it was a little bit it was a little bit different. U. Yeah. 166 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: I enjoy the opportunity to coach and the opportunity to 167 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 1: interact with our staff and our players. You know, they've 168 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 1: they've worked very hard this year under the circumstances that 169 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 1: they and the rest of the league are under and 170 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:17,560 Speaker 1: you have a lot of respect for you know, how 171 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: hard they've worked and the sacrifices they've made, and you know, 172 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 1: I want to make the same ones on my end 173 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 1: to try to help the team the best way I can. 174 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: As you know, I've got, like you, adult children, and 175 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 1: during this COVID period, you really don't get the opportunity 176 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: to see him an awful lot thanksgiving everything else. It's 177 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:41,319 Speaker 1: really become very tedious. You get the opportunity every day 178 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 1: to go to work with your two adult sons and 179 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:48,679 Speaker 1: they are obviously making major contributions to what you're doing 180 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 1: in a in a bigger picture. How much enjoyment do 181 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: you get out of that? And watching them grow and 182 00:10:55,200 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: get to be with them every single day, that's unique. Bill, Yeah, 183 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:03,199 Speaker 1: I want to you know, I've talked to a lot 184 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:06,080 Speaker 1: of other you know, coaches at the experience, uh you know, 185 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: or our experience in a similar things, and yeah, it's great, 186 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: it's a great, great opportunity and um, you know, it's 187 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:17,719 Speaker 1: it's it's good to you know, it's good to see 188 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:19,199 Speaker 1: him every day. It's good to work with them every day. 189 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: But I mean the rest of our staff is I 190 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: mean they do a great job too. So you know, 191 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: I feel like I'm very fortunate the you know, have 192 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 1: the coaching staff that we have here, and you know, 193 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: I learned a lot from you know, from those guys. 194 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:33,959 Speaker 1: They they helped me in a lot of different ways. 195 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:37,680 Speaker 1: You know, sometimes they see things from perspective that you know, 196 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: I don't really see. Try to you know, listen and 197 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:44,719 Speaker 1: take input from everybody and you know, get their get 198 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 1: their views and to make the best decisions I can 199 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: for the team. But you know, one of the good 200 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 1: things about you know, Stephen and Brian is that they 201 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 1: you know, aren't afraid, you know, tell me when I 202 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: think I've screwed something up, which is you know, fairly regularly. 203 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: So um, you know, the good perspective there on, you know, 204 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 1: keep me in check and and that's like I said, 205 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 1: that's that's that's helpful too. But they work hard, you know, 206 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 1: they know our system. I know they haven't been on 207 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:18,080 Speaker 1: the staff, you know, but they have been on the staff. 208 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 1: You know, they've they've been in team meetings and they've 209 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:23,680 Speaker 1: heard you know, stuff since you know, for twenty one years. 210 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 1: So um, maybe we weren't in game plan meetings all 211 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: that time. But they you know, we're part of the 212 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:35,200 Speaker 1: you know, development of everything and how it started and 213 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:38,319 Speaker 1: why certain things are the way they are. Maybe why 214 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 1: it's time to change things because things are different, or 215 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 1: maybe why it's time to go back to that a 216 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 1: little bit more than than we are. Maybe we've gone 217 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:49,199 Speaker 1: away front for one reason or another. Maybe it's time 218 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 1: to go back to it. So that's good, a good perspective. 219 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:56,440 Speaker 1: It's good to have, you know, guys like like them, 220 00:12:56,520 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: but you know, like Josh and Ivan, you know their 221 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: nick guys like that Ernie, you know that that have 222 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 1: been here all the way through that. You know it 223 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 1: can can you know, have a perspective on in all 224 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 1: all twenty one years here and not just in the 225 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 1: last two or three. You know, certainly Drawn and Troy, 226 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:19,439 Speaker 1: you know they can. They can go back pretty far too, 227 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: from a little different perspective, but you know they can, 228 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:25,559 Speaker 1: especially Troy. I mean, you can take about it as 229 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 1: far as anybody. I was here with him in ninety six, 230 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: So you know, that's it's pretty you know, these days 231 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: it's hard to you know, have people like that that 232 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 1: have been with you for a long time that you 233 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:40,319 Speaker 1: don't know, you know, what you're doing, and you know, 234 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,679 Speaker 1: have that have that perspective on it. Coach. Sunday was 235 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:46,320 Speaker 1: your four hundred and fifty fifth game as a head coach. 236 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 1: You passed a great Tom Landry and for third on 237 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 1: the list. I guess Don Shula joined George Hallison the 238 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 1: only two left here to go past. But back in 239 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 1: I was in nineteen ninety one. Did you ever envision 240 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:58,720 Speaker 1: you be at full fifty five that first game with 241 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns? No, no, of course, not um, But 242 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 1: in all honestly, at that point, I was, you know, 243 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:12,040 Speaker 1: looking at game one, game two, game three. I mean, 244 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:16,440 Speaker 1: you don't think about four hundred games when you're you know, first, second, 245 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: third year of coach. You're just trying to just trying 246 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 1: to improve your team, just trying to win, you know, 247 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 1: just trying to be competitive. So um, you know, I 248 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 1: guess it means I've been doing this for a long time. 249 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: But you know, I enjoy it. I appreciate the opportunity, 250 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 1: and I appreciate the people that that have you know, 251 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: done a lot and enabled me to do that. You know, 252 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: the great players that I've had a fortune to coach 253 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: and un fortunate coach and the assistant coaches, and you know, 254 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: all the other people in the organization that support people, 255 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: personnel people, you know, and all the other people that 256 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 1: have contributed as well. So I think it's really more 257 00:14:55,600 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: of a commentary on the teams than you know, one 258 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: particular individual. All right, Bill, so it's time for the 259 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: question of the week. You know, with all those wins, Bill, 260 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 1: you know, the other kind of interesting little nugget is 261 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 1: all the different stadiums that you've won in um Man. 262 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: And I know, like there's some there were some bad stadiums, 263 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 1: And the one that I remember, I guess being the 264 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: worst for me was the old Memorial Stadium where the 265 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 1: Baltimore Colts used to play where and that's where the 266 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 1: Baltimore Avens played before they ended up moving to their 267 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 1: new stadium. Do you which one do you think was 268 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 1: I guess the toughest to play at. Toughest meaning yeah, 269 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 1: with the most challenging just everything about it when turf. 270 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 1: You know that stadium that I mentioned, I just remember 271 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: it just the locker room was being so old and dark, 272 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: and the tons of dirt and the State Stadium. You know, 273 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 1: it was just an odd place to play, right well, 274 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 1: you know of course sold. Baseball stadiums were you know, 275 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: built for baseball, and the locker rooms were you know, 276 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 1: baseball locker rooms at Santanclei when the municipal stadium, um. 277 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: You know, I would say many other you know, baseball 278 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: stadiums at that time, going back to you know, whether 279 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 1: it's the Astrodome or the Kingdom Mountain, Seattle or um 280 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 1: you know, San Diego and so forth. I mean, there 281 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 1: was there was a lot of RFK, you know, and 282 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 1: so those baseball stadiums were the vet you know, they 283 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: were they were built for baseball, and a lot of 284 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 1: the locker rooms were you know, it's just forty some 285 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 1: guys packed in there where twenty some sit you know. 286 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: And so at Cleveland we were the home team and 287 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:54,200 Speaker 1: we dressed upstairs and basically a storage room that was 288 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: above the locker room, you know, down below. I know, 289 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 1: the visitors locker room was just you know, boards of nails, um. 290 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: And it was kind of like that in Baltimore too. 291 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: So but as far as the you know, the environment 292 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 1: and the stadium and everything, you know, I mean, they're all, 293 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 1: you know, they're all they're all tough to play in 294 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:16,679 Speaker 1: on the road, you know, nobody liked you. They're all 295 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 1: pretty hostile. Um, if you're any good, you know, not 296 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:21,199 Speaker 1: if you're no good and they're happy to see it 297 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:23,680 Speaker 1: come in there, then that's you know, that's not really 298 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:28,080 Speaker 1: a good thing. But um, you know that was there, 299 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:31,480 Speaker 1: you know, or I'd say one of the one of 300 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 1: the harder places to play, just because it was so different. 301 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 1: And then it was a you know, it was a 302 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 1: good home field environment, but it was so different was Dallas, 303 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: you know, because that stadium had the and at the 304 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 1: Giants you know, we played in twice a year or so. 305 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 1: You know, the way it was designed and had the 306 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 1: lights and the shadows and everything coming in there was 307 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 1: you know, not not a normal you know, not a 308 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:58,719 Speaker 1: normal situation. And you know, whether it was you know, 309 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: seeing the ball and the opponents quickly things like that. Um, 310 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: just overall comfort level there was that stadium was a 311 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 1: you know, a kind of an autumn one to play. 312 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:18,120 Speaker 1: And so I don't want that answer your question. Yeah, 313 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 1: it's pretty pretty amazing though when you think about it. 314 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:23,199 Speaker 1: You became the first coach yesterday after winning in that 315 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 1: new stadium in Los Angeles, to now win in fifty 316 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 1: different stadiums I take it the new stadium in LA 317 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 1: was a little bit better than some of those others 318 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: that you were describing. A little better. Oh yeah, for 319 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 1: several billion dollars that you know. I mean it's a big, 320 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: big stadium. This is big like you know Atlanta or Dallas. Um. 321 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:48,719 Speaker 1: You know, it's got a lot of height, it's you know, 322 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: it's wide, it's um, you know, it's massive. Really, it's 323 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:57,679 Speaker 1: it's massive. You know. It's not like some other stadiums 324 00:18:57,720 --> 00:18:59,680 Speaker 1: where you feel like, you know, they're right on top 325 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:03,159 Speaker 1: of you. Um, you know, this this is you know, 326 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: I don't there's no fans there, but you know, the 327 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 1: stadium is much further back and you know, got at 328 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 1: a height to it. But I'm sure you know it 329 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 1: gets pretty we gets pretty lit up there. Um. But yeah, 330 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 1: the roof and all it was. You know, it was 331 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:20,440 Speaker 1: obviously a little bit different. And you know, I'm glad 332 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:24,159 Speaker 1: we had the experience to be there yesterday, and you know, 333 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,160 Speaker 1: we go back on Thursday, will be a little more 334 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 1: familiarity and comfort level with you know, the forty second' 335 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 1: clock and the scoreboard and you know, the replays and 336 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 1: all that, and you know, it's a little be a 337 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:40,920 Speaker 1: little bit less of the distraction. All right, we don't 338 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 1: have much time, but I want to ask you about 339 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:45,120 Speaker 1: the rams quickly before we let you go. And then 340 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:48,640 Speaker 1: I guess we go with Aaron Donald because he may 341 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:51,399 Speaker 1: be the best defensive player in the league. What do 342 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 1: you have to do to contain him? Yeah, well, he's 343 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 1: you know, kind of like Boza. I mean, he can 344 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:02,439 Speaker 1: ruin a game. So um, you know, the guys that 345 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: are lineup cross for him are gonna, you know, have 346 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 1: a big challenge that he moves around and kind of 347 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:10,119 Speaker 1: like those it does. I mean both of them now 348 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 1: and he's a tackle, but you know they move around, 349 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: they're not in the same place all the time. And 350 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:17,119 Speaker 1: you know, Donald has a variety of you know moves. 351 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 1: I mean he's he's very quick and athletic and but 352 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:22,880 Speaker 1: he's got good leverage and power and so you just 353 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:24,399 Speaker 1: can't you know, sit there and wait for him to 354 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:27,399 Speaker 1: move or you know, he'll run through you. And you know, 355 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 1: if you're over aggressive and that type of thing, he's 356 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:33,400 Speaker 1: quick to you know, to get around you there. He's 357 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:36,679 Speaker 1: very instinctive. You know, he's a hard guy to you know, 358 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:39,440 Speaker 1: the fool. I'd like to try to you know, trap 359 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 1: him and do things like that, and uses aggressiveness against them. Um, 360 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 1: you know, I mean there's some some success, but that 361 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:50,440 Speaker 1: doesn't last too long. And he's he's seen just about everything, 362 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 1: you know, different ways to attack him, and he he 363 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 1: reacts to it quickly and and knows how to deal 364 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 1: with it. So he's got a great motor. And you know, 365 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:01,680 Speaker 1: it's just a good against the run, good against the pass, 366 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: and and you know whether it's bad at balls or 367 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:09,440 Speaker 1: strip sacks or tackles for loss or you know, pressures 368 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: that force turnovers or problems. I mean, he's you know, 369 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:17,640 Speaker 1: he's got all that. So it'd be a big it'd 370 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: be a big challenge for us. All right, Bill, congratulations 371 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 1: on the win yesterday. Good luck Thursday night out there 372 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 1: in La that we'll talk to you next week. You 373 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 1: have a good one. Thanks, Well, all right, sounds good. 374 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 1: Thanks then, Christian Loui, thank you.