1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: Hello, Mac. How you doing you guys, Oh, we're doing 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: We're doing well. Sorry about that. You you said after 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 1: the game you wanted to watch the tape with truthful eyes. 4 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: You guys are one and five. You've lost again, the 5 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 1: offense largely held in check again. You turned it over again. 6 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: What does the tape tell you now that you've had 7 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: a chance to watch it. 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think watching it is very important, just trying 9 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,159 Speaker 2: to learn from it, and so we do all the 10 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 2: time to watch it obtually, try and watch it together 11 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:34,239 Speaker 2: and talk through it and communicate because at the end 12 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 2: of the day, it comes down to communication and operation 13 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 2: and those are things that we can improve on. So 14 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 2: we're definitely gonna keep going on that node. And I 15 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 2: feel like the communication was better, which is good on 16 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 2: the sideline and everything, and we just were really close. 17 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 2: But that's what the NFL is. You got to, you know, 18 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 2: be really good throughout the whole game. 19 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 3: You guys were on a bit of a different schedule 20 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 3: last week leading up to this game, and of course 21 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 3: Bill started the week off with that postgame press commerence 22 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 3: at the podium saying that you guys needed to start over. 23 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 3: Did you get a sense behind the scenes. Did it 24 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 3: feel like there was a reset behind the scenes for 25 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:15,479 Speaker 3: you guys that you felt was a noticeable change leading 26 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 3: up to this game in Vegas? 27 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I definitely felt like there was a lot of things. 28 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 2: We focused on the fundamentals, which is really important, just 29 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 2: focusing on, you know, whether it's individual or as an 30 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 2: offense or as a team. So definitely talked about this 31 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 2: thing that I feel like that helped us in certain ways, 32 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 2: and whether it's your footwork or what schemes are we 33 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 2: trying to do or all that stuff. So definitely addressed it. 34 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 2: But I wanted to go out there and get a win, 35 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 2: which we didn't, But there was definitely a lot of progress. 36 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 4: Is there different sort of expectations now and maybe different 37 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 4: things you're sort of shooting for in practice as you 38 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 4: go from week to week now, Mac, I mean, obviously 39 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 4: you want to win all the games, but it seemed 40 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 4: like there was maybe more emphasis on completing certain plays 41 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 4: and you know, just kind of get into the red 42 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 4: zone and things like that. If the expectation sort of changed. 43 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 2: This year, I mean expectations, I'm not really sure about that, 44 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 2: But like our goals, I mean, we try to focus 45 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 2: on our goals, and like you said, getting into the 46 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 2: red zone is important. We haven't really been down there 47 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 2: very much, so trying to get in there and score 48 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 2: touchdowns is important. But really, you know, one of the 49 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 2: biggest focuses, you know, what are the plays we're trying 50 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 2: to do and what's the operation? And you know, it 51 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 2: takes all eleven guys, and I feel like we're just 52 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 2: we need to be a little bit more consistent there, 53 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 2: myself included, and that will just continue to improve with 54 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 2: the guys we have, because I know, I know for 55 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 2: a fact you've got guys that care and worked really hard, 56 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 2: so that just needs to improve. 57 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: A lot of us are watching the game wondering how 58 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: long of a leash you have. And I'm sure you 59 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: know you're not aware of this, but the Sunday shows 60 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,079 Speaker 1: are discussing, Hey, like, if Mac makes a mistake, how 61 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: long are the Patriots going to stick with him? You know, 62 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: if you throw a questionable interception, would you be sat down? 63 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: Is it difficult to succeeded under those circumstances? 64 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 2: No, just because I don't really pay attention to that stuff, 65 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 2: And obviously we talked about it on the interviews and shows, 66 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 2: and for me. I just want to go out there 67 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:13,839 Speaker 2: and try to execute, you know, a little bit better 68 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 2: each week and get better. And every week is different. 69 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 2: You know, some weeks you're going to run the ball 70 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 2: a lot or play action a lot, and some weeks 71 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 2: you're going to throw it and do all those things. 72 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 2: So it just depends on the weekend. I try not 73 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 2: to focus on all the emotions from the outside and 74 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 2: really just focus on the team because I really care 75 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,519 Speaker 2: about the team and I really do have a really 76 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 2: good relationship with a lot of the guys. So we 77 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 2: want to do better. We're trying, we're working, and we 78 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 2: just got to continue to do that. 79 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 3: Along those lines, I remember at the podium last year 80 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 3: after a tough loss that you guys had in Vegas, 81 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 3: you called Jacoby Myers possibly the best teammate that you 82 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 3: ever had. Is there any frustration for you seeing to 83 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 3: play without him, I guess, and see him on another 84 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 3: team when you're out in Vegas this year? 85 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: Yeah. 86 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 2: I talked to the Kobe, and it's part of the NFL, right, 87 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 2: I Mean, there's there's always a draft, and there's always 88 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 2: free agency, so it's always tough to keep all your 89 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 2: teams together. But I have a lot of respect for Jakobe. 90 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 2: Like I said, he's going to my close friends you know, 91 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 2: around the NFL, and he's he's a great player. So 92 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 2: really just enjoy watching him and all the stuff that 93 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 2: he does on film on the field and then also 94 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 2: off the field. Just a good guy and all that. 95 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,479 Speaker 4: On that last play, Mac on the safety sort of 96 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 4: what what happened there in terms of the coverage, what 97 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 4: were you looking for and what did you end up 98 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 4: seeing that you couldn't pull the trigger on. 99 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, we kind of dug ourselves in a hole there. 100 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 2: Just tough, tough spot to be in, but you know, 101 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 2: the game's on the line, so probably just really just 102 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:48,919 Speaker 2: trying to read out the play. You know, you can't 103 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 2: look at it like that. I mean, you just got 104 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:52,840 Speaker 2: to read out the play and I just got sacked. 105 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 2: And really, you know, when you learn from those situations, 106 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 2: there's things you can do differently. So you know, it's 107 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 2: a tough spot to be in. 108 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: We're talking to Patriots quarterback Mac Jones. He joins us 109 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: every Monday on Patriots Monday. Here on Jones and mego 110 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:09,280 Speaker 1: with ourcan There are multiple reports over the last week, Mac, 111 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: including one in the Boston Harold that the locker room 112 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: is losing faith in you as a quarterback of the 113 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: New England Patriots. Do you feel that you have the 114 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: support of your teammates. 115 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:24,119 Speaker 2: Yeah, I do. I feel like, like I said earlier, 116 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:25,479 Speaker 2: I have a lot of respect for the guys in 117 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 2: our team. And I've been with these guys for some 118 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 2: of them three years and some of them I played 119 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 2: within college or whatnot. And I do feel like I 120 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 2: have a lot of respect from the guys. And there's 121 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 2: a lot of things I want to do better as 122 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 2: a player, and that'll really change some things. But at 123 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:42,920 Speaker 2: the end of the day, I got to keep working. 124 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 2: They have to keep working, and I know they will, 125 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 2: just like we all are. And I know it sucks 126 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 2: and it's frustrating, but at the same time, you got 127 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 2: to keep going forward and see who wants to battle. 128 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 1: You just said, you know it's frustrating, and you guys 129 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: are going to keep working and you're trying all these things. 130 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 1: Do you worry it does hit a point where you 131 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: will lose that support. 132 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 2: No, I don't focus on that stuff. I really just 133 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 2: focus on like I said, turn up to work every day, 134 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 2: try and be positive. Really just working hard and finding 135 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 2: out answers to you know, the tests, and there's a 136 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 2: lot of things that will pop up, and you know, 137 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,239 Speaker 2: my goal is to figure out how do we solve 138 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 2: those problems. So it's all about problem solving and we 139 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:30,479 Speaker 2: just had to continue to do that. Like I said, 140 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 2: every week is different obviously, you know, there's a lot 141 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 2: of things that we need to do better. 142 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:37,840 Speaker 4: Mac on that on that ball, which was I think 143 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 4: one of your best throws of the year that DeVante 144 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 4: couldn't haul in. Did you guys talk after that play? 145 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 4: What do you sort of do to pick up a 146 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 4: guy after he has a tough drop like that. 147 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, Dp's done a great job. Is a very good 148 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 2: deep threat, you know, in cut Runner and all those things. 149 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 2: So he did a lot of really good things and 150 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 2: I have all the faith in him in the world. 151 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 2: So it's just one little, one little game. At the 152 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 2: end of the day, we're going to keep working, get 153 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 2: those timing down and all that stuff. So you can't 154 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 2: put it on one person or one play. At the 155 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 2: end of the day, it's all of us together and 156 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 2: we're going to stick together because that's what good teams do. 157 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 3: So Taekwon Thornton out there, and obviously he had some 158 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 3: injury stuff going on that kept him off the field. 159 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 3: As the season goes on, do you anticipate seeing other 160 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 3: guys mixed in more often? Be it if you know, 161 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 3: de Mario gets healthy and then Taekwon gets back out 162 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 3: there and maybe kaishon booty as well. Yeah. 163 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 2: I try to focus on, you know, getting the time 164 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 2: with everybody and the guys that want to work before 165 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 2: after practice. I feel like that's really helped us. But yeah, 166 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 2: I have a lot of faith in everybody, and Taekwon 167 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 2: did a good job. He hasn't played football in a 168 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 2: couple of weeks, so obviously there's gonna be some acclamations 169 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 2: and all that stuff. So we definitely had some injuries 170 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 2: and things like that, but I felt like everybody stepped up. 171 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 2: Like I said, the operation just needs to improve pre 172 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 2: snap and post snap. That's just the standard that we 173 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 2: need to set. 174 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 1: Time now for our Quarterback Question of the Week, Brought 175 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 1: to you by Northeast Men's Health, the Experts and Men's 176 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: Sexual Health, with offices in Denham, Marlborough, Wooburn and Salem, 177 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: New Hampshire. You can visit Northeast Men's Health dot com uh. 178 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 1: Malie Cunningham saw some snaps at quarterback yesterday. What's it 179 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: like getting another quarterback ready to play alongside you this 180 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 1: weekend against the Raiders. 181 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 2: Honestly, I just try to focus on, like how can 182 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 2: I help the team? 183 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 3: You know? 184 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 2: And with him, he's obviously a very dynamic player, and 185 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 2: I feel like I have good connection with him not 186 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 2: only is the quarterback, but as a receiver as well. 187 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:42,719 Speaker 2: So he's a great guy, good teammate. I really appreciate, 188 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:44,719 Speaker 2: you know, having guys like that in our team. We 189 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 2: just want to win, so I definitely want to, you know, 190 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 2: improve where I can improve and then help anybody else 191 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 2: on our team as well. So That's where I'm going 192 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 2: to be at. 193 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:56,199 Speaker 1: Are those packages and plays something you'd expect to continue 194 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 1: to grow moving forward? 195 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 2: You'd have to ask the coach which is I think 196 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 2: the biggest thing. Like I said, we want to win. 197 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 2: We want to have more explosion on offense, and for me, 198 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:09,199 Speaker 2: I got to focus on the things that I can control, 199 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 2: all right. 200 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: He's Patriots quarterback Mac Jones. He joins us every Monday 201 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 1: here on Jones and mego with our can on Patriots 202 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: Monday on wee I Mac thanks so much for taking 203 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 1: the time. We'll talk to you next monthy sick 204 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:20,439 Speaker 2: All right, sounds good to see you guys.