1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,200 Speaker 1: Where it's taken you and your team since that time, 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: and perhaps what you've learned after winning winning a championship. Yeah, no, 3 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: that's that's a great question. You know, I think I 4 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: think the biggest thing you realize is how hard it 5 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: is to repeat. And that's why I have a lot 6 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: of respect for what Coach Belichick and the Patriots have done, 7 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 1: you know, for for many years, is being able to repeat. 8 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 1: And that's the thing that we've learned through this whole 9 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: process is you know, the hard work and the preparation 10 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: and even some of the sacrifices that you make, you 11 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: know along the way in this sport to try to 12 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: get yourself and put yourself in a position to play 13 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: in that game again. And so for me personally, that's 14 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: that's what it's that's what it's about. Um, you know, 15 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: as a team, you know, that's what it's about. And 16 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: and you've got to continue to you know, trust your process. 17 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: You got to obviously enjoy the grind. It's a long season, 18 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: but you know the fact that you know, it does 19 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: take a lot of hard work to get back there. 20 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: And that's why, again, a lot of respect for what 21 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: the Patriots have done. What would you say, is the 22 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: toughest part of that challenge once you do repeat? Uh? 23 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: Is it getting the players back into the mindset? Is 24 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 1: it uh losing players and re established in that connection. Yeah, 25 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: I mean that's that's that's all. I mean, that's that's 26 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: really a big part of everything. You know, anything I 27 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 1: think back to, you know, after you know, just a 28 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 1: few months after the game. I mean, you know, I 29 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: lost a couple of coaches on offense who got hired away. 30 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: Obviously you lose players to free agency. But that's you know, 31 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: that's every year you had the players who you know 32 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 1: were nicked up or banged up from the season, so 33 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: you know they miss uh some of the ota, some 34 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: of your training camp stuff, and you know, and that's 35 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: just that's all part of it. And those are the 36 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: things that you learned from those Those things right there, 37 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: I think are what really make make your team going 38 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: forward and how you handle that. And um, you know, 39 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: I credit our players for you know, bouncing back. And 40 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: you know, we made we made nice run last year. 41 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: We got to the divisional round of the postseason, had 42 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: a chance to move on from from that and didn't. 43 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: But you know, and here we are now today. So 44 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: I think I think that's the thing that you can 45 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: you draw your strength from that, and I think you 46 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: draw you know, some some similarities, but just you know, 47 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: having that mindset moving forward after a game like that. 48 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: And again that's why it's hard to That's why it's 49 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,359 Speaker 1: hard to to to repeat and to get back into 50 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: that that game. It's just because it takes, you know, 51 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: it takes full on, you know, full on concentration by everybody. Hey, Doug, 52 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: Tom carn we spent some time at uh the Honest 53 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: Meetings catching up a couple of times. But idea, how 54 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: you doing great, buddy? Um, I wanted to ask you 55 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: about just the drastic change that you are going to 56 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: see you on Sunday, not necessarily a personnel, but just 57 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: in playing style that the Patriots have gone through on 58 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: both sides of the ball since you saw them that 59 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: day in Minnesota. Well, I think that's all part of 60 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: you know, learning your team every year. I think I 61 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 1: think every team goes through that that those changes, you know, 62 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: and and obviously some personnel is different, uh you know, 63 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: on on their side also on our side. But you know, 64 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 1: I think that you know, and this is what you're 65 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 1: seeing I think from watching them on defense, and why 66 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: they're so good on defense is some of the changes 67 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: they've made, you know, subtle as they are in scheme, 68 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: their guys are in position to make plays, and they're 69 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 1: you know, they're veteran players who have been in that 70 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: scheme now for several years, so you know, you don't 71 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: see a ton of mistakes. You don't see the mental errors, 72 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: and that's why they can play fast and you know, 73 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: make those adjustments. Same way on offense. I mean, you know, 74 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: we know everything's gonna you know, hinges around Tom and 75 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: how how he how he operates and and he operates 76 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: at a high level, and uh it's it's it's rare 77 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: that you get to him. And I mean he does 78 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: a great job of spreading the ball around. You know, 79 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: that part of it doesn't change. He gets the ball 80 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: out of his hand, he's okay, you know, thrown it 81 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: away and and not taking you know, not taking negative 82 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: yardage plays, and you know, from that standpoint, I mean, 83 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: that's that's still the same. But but I think I 84 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: think each team goes through, you know, as they figure 85 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: out who who they are him. We've we've done that 86 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: in the first nine weeks, trying to you know, establish 87 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: our identity and and um, you know, now we got 88 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 1: we got seven left to see see what happens. Is 89 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:25,719 Speaker 1: adaptability one of the most important things you can have 90 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: as a coach, just because of the changeable nature of everything, 91 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 1: whether it be your opponents, whether it be your personnel injuries. 92 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: I mean that to me has been kind of the 93 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: that's the only way you can sustain for twenty years 94 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 1: is to be adaptable in the way Bill has, yes, 95 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: And I think that's the part that I think is 96 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: as you know, I'm my fourth year in this in 97 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,919 Speaker 1: this business as a head coach. I look to that. 98 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:51,719 Speaker 1: I look to what Bill's done and some of the 99 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: veteran coaches in the league and you know, even the 100 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 1: Andy Reid's and Mike Tomlins guys that have had long 101 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 1: careers coaching in this league. And you have to adapt. 102 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: You have to adapt to your team, You have to 103 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: adapt to the times, the way, the way even culture 104 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: society changes with some of the players that we get 105 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: out of college today. So that's the part that you know, 106 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: I think it is most impressive with Bill. And then 107 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: you know the other thing too, is he just he's 108 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,840 Speaker 1: gonna with all of that change and with the subtle 109 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:23,919 Speaker 1: changes that they make and being adaptable, the consistency that 110 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: comes from that, and that's the that's the you know, 111 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: I think that's the underlying message with that. So the 112 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 1: principles and the values have to stay the same, even 113 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,160 Speaker 1: if everything they have to stay the same. Even though 114 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:37,840 Speaker 1: you can adapt and shape your team, the core values 115 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: and principles have to have to stay the same. All right, 116 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: changing gears, I want you to go back to two 117 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: thousand with me. Um, two thousands. Yeah, the Patriots were historic, 118 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: are on the historic pace in terms of scoring right now, scoring, defense, 119 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: the team that they're chasing, it's the two thousand ratings 120 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: and I'm just I know, what's the season's got a 121 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: long way to go. But you quarter backed against the 122 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: two thousand Ravens. I did, so. They got cracked my 123 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: ribs in that game. Tell me what you see with 124 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: the Patriots relative to that Ravens team from the day 125 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: you cracked your ribs already it's we're talking historic. Well, 126 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: it's just it's an interesting conversation. I don't want to 127 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: try and play it is an interesting conversation and you can, 128 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 1: you can obviously draw draw some parallels with those two defenses. 129 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: I think the biggest thing that jumps out of you 130 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: right now, the glaring thing is is the turnover ratio. 131 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: I mean, the fact that they're they're there. They've got 132 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 1: I think, what the six defensive scores this season, Um, 133 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:41,840 Speaker 1: you know, the interceptions, the fumbles they're causing. You know, 134 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: it's a it's a it's a branded defense where they 135 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 1: just they just smother you. They just corral you. They're 136 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: they're okay with giving you two three four yards, but 137 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: they you know, they um, they're right on top of you. 138 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:57,359 Speaker 1: They they're secondary is that way aggressively, Um, you know, 139 00:06:57,360 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: and they're they're front seven or that way. And that's 140 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: something I think, and you look back, if I remember correctly, 141 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: with that Baltimore team, the same structure, the same style 142 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,159 Speaker 1: of defense. It was a smothering style of defense, and 143 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: they played fast and they played aggressively. May not do 144 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 1: a whole lot schematically, and I think that's a positive 145 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: because it does allow your guys to play free and 146 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: to play fast and to play smart. And and that's 147 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: a very I think that's a that's a similarity that 148 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: we see or that I see, you know, with this 149 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: Patriots defense. Today. Final question, do you watch the Ravens 150 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: game and say they might be onto something and say, hey, 151 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: well maybe we should attack in a similar fashion. Well, um, 152 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: if the Ravens offense is unique because their quarterback unless 153 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: I'll just you know, throw that out there. This kid 154 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:57,559 Speaker 1: is special and he's hard to bring down, so they 155 00:07:57,600 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: can do some things that probably every other team in 156 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 1: the league. And um, but I but I think I 157 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: think you can look at the structure of things and 158 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: what what Baltimore did and what the success, you know, 159 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: the success that Baltimore had in that game. I think 160 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: you can kind of match that to what what what 161 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: we do or what we try to do. And but 162 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: the thing is, you got to look at the entire 163 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 1: body of work. You can't just focus on one game 164 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: because there's so many things. I mean, they're defense. The 165 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 1: Patriots defense changes from week to week based on who 166 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:32,440 Speaker 1: they play, so we would anticipate maybe a little different 167 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 1: different structure than than say what they played against Baltimore. 168 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:38,719 Speaker 1: So you know, we look at it. Um. You know, 169 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 1: you got to look at it with a wide lens obviously, um, 170 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: and and and try to pick a pick a few 171 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: things that that might help you might help you win. 172 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: Thank you, coach, Thanks very much. Thanks guys all right, 173 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 1: thank you very much.