1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: Morning, Bell, How you doing that better? But yeah, when 2 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: it rains, it pours. Is the expression, I guess your 3 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: I guess somewhat in uh uncharted territory. You did say 4 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 1: yesterday that you're going to start over, and I know 5 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: there was a follow up, but I kind of wanted 6 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: to see if I could get from you what that 7 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: means starting over. 8 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, let's take a little at everything. I mean, I 9 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 2: would say we didn't do anything well enough yesterday. 10 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: So how is the mood of the of the team. 11 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 2: Well, obviously frustrated, but you know, we just have to 12 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 2: work away. But it's all there is to it, Bill. 13 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 3: When when you say starting over, it is it more 14 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 3: about getting back to the basics, getting back to the 15 00:00:56,400 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 3: little things that made you successful, team successful. 16 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's definitely part of it. Well, yeah, it's definitely, 17 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 2: I can't hear you. Yeah, No, Fundamentals is definitely a 18 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 2: part of any successful play or game. So yeah, that's 19 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 2: part of it. I mean, there's obviously the other things 20 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:20,559 Speaker 2: that work. We'll look at everything. 21 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: Bill. 22 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 4: David Andrews after the game said that it's difficult to 23 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:28,040 Speaker 4: put all the effort in during practice, feel prepared during practice, 24 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 4: and I'm paraphrasing, but then on Sunday doesn't really show 25 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 4: on the field. Do you feel that way during practice 26 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 4: that these guys are ready to go come Sunday, that 27 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 4: you guys are as prepared as possible, and then it's 28 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 4: a confusing feeling on Sunday when the product isn't out there. 29 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:46,839 Speaker 2: Yeah, I certainly I can agree with David on that. Yeah, 30 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 2: I think there's definitely a level of frustration on that. Yeah. 31 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 2: I mean, not everything is all bad, but it certainly 32 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 2: looked bad. There were some there were some good things 33 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: on some plays, but not enough to make them all 34 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 2: good plays. So we got to do the things that 35 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 2: we did well and fix the things that we're not 36 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 2: doing well. But it's not like there's eleven breakdowns on 37 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,359 Speaker 2: every play, but there doesn't have to be. There, only 38 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 2: needs to be one or two and then that's enough. 39 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 2: So I have to do a better job of that. 40 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 4: So, if it's not a preparedness issue, would you say 41 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 4: that it's more of an effort issue on Sundays? 42 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 3: No, Bill, When you look at your career as a coach, 43 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 3: you've been doing this for a long period of time, 44 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 3: but players evolve over the years, and you know whether 45 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:37,079 Speaker 3: it's players from the generations in the eighties to the nineties. 46 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 3: Now we're at another generation of players. What are some 47 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 3: of the challenges maybe that you have to deal with 48 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 3: as far as your coaching style from how it used 49 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:48,959 Speaker 3: to be to maybe today or do you feel like 50 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 3: there were no challenges? 51 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 2: I don't know. I mean football is still football, so 52 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 2: teaching is teaching. So yeah, there's things that have changed 53 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 2: over the years, like they have in every part of 54 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,839 Speaker 2: society and football and rules and everything else, but it's 55 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 2: still about teaching football, still football. 56 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 3: You do you feel like the players still buy into 57 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 3: that of like, I want to learn the game, I'm 58 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 3: willing to do whatever it takes, and mentally I understand 59 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 3: that I'm willing to be tough when situations are going bad. 60 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 3: Or is you know maybe some of the players that 61 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 3: are a little bit different now because of the whole 62 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 3: social media or is there's still those guys that are 63 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 3: mentally tough that can get themselves through certain situations. 64 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 2: Yeah. Well, I mean the people are people. All of 65 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 2: us are different, so you know, we're all wired a 66 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 2: little bit differently. But I mean, in the end, football 67 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 2: players or football players. 68 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: There's always a lot of speculation about the relationship between 69 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: you and Mac, And there was a report this week 70 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: in The Athletic that you guys met during the summer 71 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: to kind of put everything, quote unquote everything behind you. 72 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: How is that relationship between you and Mac Jones? 73 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm got a good relationship with Max since he's 74 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 2: been here, you know, not with them on a regular basis, 75 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 2: and you know, we have good line of communication. He 76 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 2: works hard, a lot of respect for what he does. 77 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: That report also said that he has some input into 78 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: the offense. Is that is that accurate? Some gave him 79 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: some at that point. 80 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, of course, every every quarterback has input 81 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 2: into what we do offensively. That's I would never do 82 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 2: it any differently than that. They're the ones that are calling, 83 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 2: you know, those are the ones that run the plays. 84 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 2: Like you want them to be confident in what we're doing, 85 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 2: and they should be. And there's something that they don't 86 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 2: feel good about, then that would be part of the conversation. Absolutely. 87 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 1: And does he seem confident to you because just kind 88 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 1: of looking from the outside, and I'm not an NFL 89 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 1: head coach, so I don't know, But is there How 90 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:52,039 Speaker 1: is his mental state? 91 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 2: Yeah? I think and look, we're all frustrated by the results, 92 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 2: you know, but you asked him that question, and I 93 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 2: don't want to speak for him, but seems all right 94 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:03,279 Speaker 2: to me. 95 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 5: Bill went into the decision to change field goal kickers 96 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 5: this year. Nick Folk was excellent last year. He's remained 97 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 5: excellent this year. Obviously, young kid, you know, tough start, 98 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 5: but I don't know what he'll be. Why did you 99 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 5: decide to move on from Nick Folk in draft R Island? 100 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 2: Yeah? Well, I think Ryland's a you know, Chad's a 101 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 2: quality kicker NFL leg and with a younger guy here. 102 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 4: Bill, when you look at the first four losses of 103 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 4: the season and you look at the first half scores, 104 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,479 Speaker 4: is that an emphasis for this team or is this 105 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 4: what you're pushing right now saying, you know, we cannot 106 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 4: start these games like we have been recently. We cannot 107 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:41,799 Speaker 4: play from behind. 108 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 2: You never want to play from him. But that's never 109 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:46,280 Speaker 2: been anything about that. 110 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 4: Is that a big issue that you see with this 111 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 4: current team though, where that's how you're starting off. 112 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, you never want to play from behind, that's never 113 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 2: that's never the plan. So it's never been emphasized, it 114 00:05:58,120 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 2: never will be. 115 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, some teams. I just feel like that almost play 116 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 4: even better when they're playing from behind to try to 117 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 4: overcome that, and it doesn't seem like this team's able. 118 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 2: To do it. I can't imagine any of those teams 119 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 2: going to the game saying, let's fall behind so it 120 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 2: can play from behind. Her I think it's ridiculous. So 121 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 2: that's not anything any I can't imagine a coach would 122 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 2: ever say that. 123 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 3: But Bill, when you look at being in this situation, 124 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,039 Speaker 3: I think the biggest thing, you know, I've been part 125 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 3: of teams where you come out struggling a little bit, 126 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 3: But the biggest thing is guys believe in and not 127 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 3: kind of get to the finger pointing or losing that 128 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 3: confidence that they need to continue to move on forward 129 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:42,280 Speaker 3: rather than just looking towards the end of the season. 130 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 3: What do you got to make sure that you have 131 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,599 Speaker 3: to do as a coach to make sure that guys 132 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 3: are not, you know, losing that confidence and kind of 133 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 3: getting into, you know, that situation. 134 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, No, I think that's exactly right. Is believing in 135 00:06:56,760 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 2: the process, continuing to do the things that the important things, 136 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 2: little things that we have to do better, and obviously 137 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 2: the big things like ball security, a lot of fundamentals 138 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 2: and all that. But yeah, let me understand it. We 139 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 2: have to do and work harder and do it better, 140 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 2: and there's no shortcut to it. We have to do 141 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 2: better than what we're doing. 142 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: Is from your perspective on the offensive side of the football, 143 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: is this roster good enough to be winning football games? 144 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, we need to play better than we're playing, 145 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 2: playing coach better. 146 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: So I mean you you went out and did a 147 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 1: deal on the other side of the football last week. 148 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: Is there is that something you might look at this week? 149 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 2: I mean, right now, I'm focused on getting our team 150 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 2: to perform better than we performed. 151 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 3: So, Bill, one of the biggest things that you know, 152 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 3: you've kind of always seen throw all football is, and 153 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 3: according touched on this a little bit, is the importance 154 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 3: of practice and making sure how your preparation there, and 155 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 3: making sure your study habits are there, and making sure 156 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 3: that things that you're doing in practice then carry over 157 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 3: to the game, whether it's recognizing you know what a 158 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 3: team's doing and being able to stay one step ahead. 159 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 3: Do you see where do you seem like maybe you've 160 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 3: kind of dropped a little bit in the sense of 161 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 3: maybe some of those things are not carrying over What 162 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 3: do you think might be that issue or are there 163 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 3: things that are carrying over it? Just maybe they're not 164 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 3: clearly not executing on Sunday that you could change maybe 165 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 3: throughout the week. 166 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 2: Well, again, all all good players are good fund with 167 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 2: comes with good fundamentals. So we need to we need 168 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 2: to be a better fundamental team in every area and 169 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 2: given between you know, schemes, coaches, players awareness, things like that, 170 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:40,679 Speaker 2: situational awareness. So we just we have to do a 171 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 2: better job than what we're doing. I mean, it's I 172 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 2: think there's any one thing that's gonna change it, or 173 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 2: any one player or anyone like we just all have 174 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 2: to do a better job. 175 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: Time for the coaches verdict. 176 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 5: Bill, So Greg asked you at the start restarting that's 177 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 5: what you said yesterday. Why are you the right person 178 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 5: to restart this organization with right now? 179 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, Well, I'm gonna do the best I can to 180 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 2: help our football team. That's my job. 181 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 5: Do you find that your message is landing or there's 182 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 5: things that you need to change, because the thirty eight 183 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 5: to three loss was your worst that you'd never had 184 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 5: in five hundred starts, and this week it appears that 185 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 5: there wasn't that urgency to reclaim what the team's identity was. 186 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:24,679 Speaker 2: Well, I'm gonna do the best I can to help 187 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:28,679 Speaker 2: the team. 188 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 3: When you lose a guy, you know, and you know, 189 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 3: I've been fortunate to play for a lot of different 190 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 3: teams and having guys I remember Willie Mack and what 191 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 3: will he meant in that locker room and kind of 192 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 3: getting guys to buy in the coach's message because coaches 193 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:44,440 Speaker 3: obviously are not in there all the time. When you 194 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 3: lose a guy like Judon, somebody who looked like he 195 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 3: had similar style of getting the message to players, is 196 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 3: there an emphasis on maybe somebody who's that next guy 197 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 3: to maybe pick up the slack a little bit when 198 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 3: you have a player of his leadership role kind of 199 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 3: be lost. Is it on you or is it just 200 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 3: on that players finding that guy to step into that role. 201 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, I mean collectively, we all have to you know, 202 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 2: we all have to support the team and get team 203 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 2: leadership from every position, whether it's coaching, head coach, assistant coach, player, captain. 204 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,719 Speaker 2: I mean, we're all part of it. So you know, 205 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 2: everybody needs to you know, pull, pull or open the 206 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 2: right direction. And you know, some guys have a bigger 207 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 2: voice than others. But again, we all have a leadership 208 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:35,959 Speaker 2: ability with the team, every one of us. We're all 209 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 2: shareholders in the team. 210 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,559 Speaker 1: Player of the game was Juwan Bentley. A little bit 211 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:44,079 Speaker 1: about what he brought yesterday, what he brings to this team. 212 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, Ben's a you know, Ben's had a good career. 213 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 2: It's gotten better every year. And you know, he's he's 214 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 2: improved physically, he's improved as his awareness and has a 215 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 2: lot of leadership. You know, it's team captain and and 216 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 2: gives us leadership and a really competitive guy. You good 217 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 2: in all situations. He's become a come from a rotational 218 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 2: player to really a full time player who rarely comes 219 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:10,079 Speaker 2: off the field. 220 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:14,199 Speaker 1: All right, anybody else. 221 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:17,439 Speaker 5: I'm good you guys. Yeah, you're gonna check out the 222 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 5: sphere in Vegas before the before the game. 223 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 2: Oh what's that? 224 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:31,959 Speaker 1: That's where you two is playing. No, yeah, well listen, 225 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: I'm sure you were looking forward to this this morning. 226 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 1: So I appreciate you being here and thanks for taking 227 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: the time I was. I was here yesterday. I enjoyed 228 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:41,719 Speaker 1: the game. I mean it was a beautiful day for it. 229 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 1: So I was down in that new club area right 230 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: on the field. It was great. Enjoyed it all right, Bill, Thanks, 231 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: thanks for taking the time. There's Bill Belichick.