1 00:00:30,319 --> 00:00:31,239 Speaker 1: Pats from the Past. 2 00:00:31,359 --> 00:00:33,678 Speaker 2: Tune in is Matt Smith and Paul Perillo offer in 3 00:00:33,759 --> 00:00:36,439 Speaker 2: depth interviews with some of the greatest players and coaches 4 00:00:36,439 --> 00:00:37,719 Speaker 2: in New England Patriots history. 5 00:00:37,799 --> 00:00:39,639 Speaker 3: Joined by the newest member of the Patriots Hall of Fame, 6 00:00:39,679 --> 00:00:40,359 Speaker 3: Mike Raybold. 7 00:00:40,399 --> 00:00:42,439 Speaker 2: Find out what led to some of the greatest moments 8 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 2: in franchise history and unique behind the scenes insight. 9 00:00:45,239 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 3: And please to be joined by former Patriot quarterback Brian Coyer. 10 00:00:48,278 --> 00:00:50,879 Speaker 4: Joined by number thirty seven on your scorecard, but number 11 00:00:50,918 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 4: one in our hearts at least, Rodney Harrison. 12 00:00:53,399 --> 00:00:55,999 Speaker 5: Good to be home. Good to see you guys. 13 00:00:55,759 --> 00:00:58,479 Speaker 2: Search for Pats in the Past anywhere you get your podcast. 14 00:01:00,439 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 6: Well welcome. We were gathered here today. We were gathered 15 00:01:07,999 --> 00:01:15,439 Speaker 6: here fifteen months ago at the Sports Illustrator Pavilion to 16 00:01:15,559 --> 00:01:21,239 Speaker 6: welcome Mike as a new inductee into the Patriots Hall 17 00:01:21,279 --> 00:01:26,279 Speaker 6: of Fame. And I'm really proud that fifteen months later, 18 00:01:26,919 --> 00:01:31,759 Speaker 6: we're back here today to invite him and his lovely 19 00:01:31,839 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 6: wife Jen to announce as the new head coach of 20 00:01:36,519 --> 00:01:39,359 Speaker 6: the New England Patriots. I'd like to ask Jen if 21 00:01:39,399 --> 00:01:41,199 Speaker 6: she'd come up here for a moment. 22 00:01:47,599 --> 00:01:48,039 Speaker 5: This is. 23 00:01:50,399 --> 00:01:54,199 Speaker 6: This is from our entire fan base here to tell 24 00:01:54,239 --> 00:01:58,879 Speaker 6: you how excited we are about you both being. 25 00:02:04,719 --> 00:02:04,799 Speaker 5: So. 26 00:02:06,439 --> 00:02:11,439 Speaker 6: Mike's history with the NFL, you know, it's sort of 27 00:02:12,279 --> 00:02:16,399 Speaker 6: his experience is what embodies what's great about the NFL. 28 00:02:17,839 --> 00:02:23,679 Speaker 6: He joined us in two thousand and one as an 29 00:02:23,759 --> 00:02:29,799 Speaker 6: unheralded free agent and he had never started a game. 30 00:02:29,999 --> 00:02:33,638 Speaker 6: He had been in the league four years, and he 31 00:02:33,719 --> 00:02:39,279 Speaker 6: joined us, and he became a starter those next four years, 32 00:02:39,319 --> 00:02:43,319 Speaker 6: and we were privileged to win three super Bowls in 33 00:02:43,439 --> 00:02:48,959 Speaker 6: that time. And his impact, because of his work ethic 34 00:02:49,119 --> 00:02:54,039 Speaker 6: and his competitive drive and his leadership skills made it 35 00:02:54,199 --> 00:03:02,879 Speaker 6: very special those four years. And those personal characteristics also 36 00:03:02,999 --> 00:03:08,599 Speaker 6: made him a very high performing coach, which he had 37 00:03:09,279 --> 00:03:14,759 Speaker 6: started to do seven years ago. After being a linebacker 38 00:03:14,839 --> 00:03:18,239 Speaker 6: coach at Ohio State for a year, he became a 39 00:03:18,279 --> 00:03:23,439 Speaker 6: new coach at the Tennessee Titans for six years and 40 00:03:23,479 --> 00:03:27,719 Speaker 6: finished with a record, a winning record. You know, I 41 00:03:27,799 --> 00:03:34,599 Speaker 6: might remind everyone in this room. Twenty nineteen, he beat 42 00:03:34,679 --> 00:03:39,559 Speaker 6: us right here in the playoffs. It was Tommy's last 43 00:03:39,639 --> 00:03:42,999 Speaker 6: game as a Patriot. And then he went on to 44 00:03:43,079 --> 00:03:48,519 Speaker 6: Baltimore and beat the Ravens there, who were the number 45 00:03:48,519 --> 00:03:54,399 Speaker 6: one seed. And then in twenty twenty one, he finished 46 00:03:55,039 --> 00:03:58,599 Speaker 6: with the best record in the AFC twelve and five 47 00:03:58,719 --> 00:04:07,999 Speaker 6: and it was the number one season, number one team. 48 00:04:08,319 --> 00:04:12,679 Speaker 6: In the interview process, Mike showed us that he had 49 00:04:12,679 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 6: a very deep understanding of our current team and most importantly, 50 00:04:19,479 --> 00:04:22,959 Speaker 6: he had a clear and focused strategy of how to 51 00:04:23,039 --> 00:04:29,559 Speaker 6: get us back to a championship way that is so important. 52 00:04:30,678 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 5: To all of us, but also. 53 00:04:33,119 --> 00:04:38,319 Speaker 6: Something that I think our fan base really deserves and expects. 54 00:04:39,239 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 6: So with that being said, it's my great honor to 55 00:04:45,079 --> 00:04:48,319 Speaker 6: introduce you all to the next head coach of the 56 00:04:48,359 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 6: New England Patriots, Mike Rabel. 57 00:05:01,479 --> 00:05:03,799 Speaker 7: Guys can put your cameras down and clap a little bit. 58 00:05:03,879 --> 00:05:06,398 Speaker 7: Some of you familiar faces that I remember from back 59 00:05:06,438 --> 00:05:07,919 Speaker 7: in the day, but that's okay. 60 00:05:09,119 --> 00:05:13,879 Speaker 5: Thank you, Robert. You know I'm humbled, I'm grateful. 61 00:05:14,399 --> 00:05:17,118 Speaker 7: There's a lot of people that have helped me get 62 00:05:17,159 --> 00:05:19,279 Speaker 7: to this point, and I want to thank them. I 63 00:05:19,318 --> 00:05:22,118 Speaker 7: want to use this opportunity to thank them in front 64 00:05:22,159 --> 00:05:24,958 Speaker 7: of you. You'll get to know some of them, most 65 00:05:24,958 --> 00:05:28,038 Speaker 7: of them. And I want to thank my family. I 66 00:05:28,039 --> 00:05:30,519 Speaker 7: want to thank Jen. It's been along for this for 67 00:05:31,399 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 7: quite a while. Tyler and Carter, who grew up here, 68 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:38,959 Speaker 7: who spent time here. You know, it probably wasn't the 69 00:05:39,039 --> 00:05:43,639 Speaker 7: easiest thing to be my son as I was trying 70 00:05:43,639 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 7: to figure this out and figure out the difference between 71 00:05:45,879 --> 00:05:47,079 Speaker 7: being a dad and being a coach. 72 00:05:47,159 --> 00:05:48,999 Speaker 5: So I love them dearly. 73 00:05:50,359 --> 00:05:52,759 Speaker 7: You'll see them around hopefully. 74 00:05:53,359 --> 00:05:53,719 Speaker 5: Obviously. 75 00:05:53,799 --> 00:05:56,278 Speaker 7: Want to thank my parents, thank Chuck and ey Lane, 76 00:05:56,318 --> 00:06:00,039 Speaker 7: and as I go through this interview process, I'm always 77 00:06:00,119 --> 00:06:02,959 Speaker 7: quick to tell people that I'm an only child and 78 00:06:03,078 --> 00:06:05,079 Speaker 7: only children are spoiled, which I was. 79 00:06:05,119 --> 00:06:06,878 Speaker 5: I was an only child of two educators. 80 00:06:07,519 --> 00:06:10,879 Speaker 7: But my dad was a basketball coach and assistant football coach, 81 00:06:10,919 --> 00:06:16,359 Speaker 7: and he taught me what it was to be tough, 82 00:06:16,799 --> 00:06:19,398 Speaker 7: to work hard, and to embrace being part of a 83 00:06:19,438 --> 00:06:22,319 Speaker 7: team and loving being part of a team, and how 84 00:06:22,359 --> 00:06:25,559 Speaker 7: powerful that can be when you're an only child. Those 85 00:06:25,599 --> 00:06:28,319 Speaker 7: are probably hard things to understand, but I would tell 86 00:06:28,318 --> 00:06:30,359 Speaker 7: you that those are things that I built on, that 87 00:06:30,399 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 7: I believe in that I want to try to put 88 00:06:32,879 --> 00:06:35,959 Speaker 7: as many people in this building and around our players 89 00:06:35,958 --> 00:06:38,679 Speaker 7: that are like that, so I thank them. I just 90 00:06:38,958 --> 00:06:41,518 Speaker 7: want to thank Robert and Jonathan and Daniel and the 91 00:06:41,678 --> 00:06:46,799 Speaker 7: entire Craft family, not only for the time that I 92 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:50,079 Speaker 7: spent here as a player. But the experience a year 93 00:06:50,078 --> 00:06:52,999 Speaker 7: and a half ago that Robert mentioned with the Hall 94 00:06:52,999 --> 00:06:57,718 Speaker 7: of Fame, just the class that they showed myself, my family, 95 00:06:57,799 --> 00:07:02,278 Speaker 7: my friends, the people that came. You know, I think 96 00:07:02,318 --> 00:07:05,559 Speaker 7: the biggest one of the biggest groups I'd like to 97 00:07:05,558 --> 00:07:08,359 Speaker 7: thank are the players that have impacted me along the way. 98 00:07:08,999 --> 00:07:12,399 Speaker 7: From Ohio State that when I didn't know what I 99 00:07:12,479 --> 00:07:15,839 Speaker 7: was doing, I had no idea. I just try to 100 00:07:15,839 --> 00:07:19,679 Speaker 7: figure it out as I went along to the ones 101 00:07:19,719 --> 00:07:23,359 Speaker 7: that I had in Houston to the ones in Tennessee. 102 00:07:24,399 --> 00:07:27,519 Speaker 7: Robert mentioned that we won twelve games in two thousand 103 00:07:27,519 --> 00:07:32,279 Speaker 7: and one. We played ninety one players all cared about 104 00:07:32,279 --> 00:07:34,479 Speaker 7: the team immensely. They would do whatever it took for 105 00:07:34,559 --> 00:07:39,039 Speaker 7: the team to win. And and with that, the coaches 106 00:07:39,078 --> 00:07:41,078 Speaker 7: that have impacted me along the way, my high school 107 00:07:41,078 --> 00:07:44,519 Speaker 7: football coach, Jerry Reardon. I think I've had a great 108 00:07:44,519 --> 00:07:49,279 Speaker 7: opportunity to play for, to coach with, and coach for 109 00:07:49,759 --> 00:07:53,959 Speaker 7: some unbelievable mentors people that have helped shape me. From 110 00:07:54,039 --> 00:08:01,799 Speaker 7: John Cooper, Bill Cower, John Mitchell, Romeo Cornell, Bill Belichick 111 00:08:02,599 --> 00:08:07,999 Speaker 7: and the multiple coaches that were here to to to 112 00:08:08,078 --> 00:08:13,679 Speaker 7: Luke Fickle to Urban Meyer to Bill O'Brien, who who 113 00:08:14,559 --> 00:08:16,199 Speaker 7: you know, held up his end of the bargain when 114 00:08:16,199 --> 00:08:18,759 Speaker 7: he asked me to come to the Houston Texans with him. 115 00:08:18,799 --> 00:08:20,439 Speaker 7: He said, I'm gonna do everything I can to get 116 00:08:20,479 --> 00:08:21,519 Speaker 7: you ready to be a head coach. 117 00:08:22,159 --> 00:08:22,279 Speaker 6: Uh. 118 00:08:22,399 --> 00:08:24,239 Speaker 5: He did that, and he's a he's a. 119 00:08:24,159 --> 00:08:27,399 Speaker 7: Great friend, and I'm gonna support Billy every way I 120 00:08:27,399 --> 00:08:27,959 Speaker 7: can up. 121 00:08:27,879 --> 00:08:29,119 Speaker 5: The road at Chestnut Hill. 122 00:08:29,679 --> 00:08:34,079 Speaker 7: So you know, the assistant coaches that have you know, 123 00:08:34,958 --> 00:08:39,439 Speaker 7: held me accountable, you know, to leading the team sometimes 124 00:08:39,479 --> 00:08:41,839 Speaker 7: when you know when you're not right or you need 125 00:08:41,879 --> 00:08:44,839 Speaker 7: somebody to say, hey, there is another way. And I 126 00:08:44,839 --> 00:08:47,359 Speaker 7: want to thank those coaches because to be in this 127 00:08:47,439 --> 00:08:51,399 Speaker 7: situation you need so many people around you, and you 128 00:08:51,519 --> 00:08:52,399 Speaker 7: put in place. 129 00:08:52,199 --> 00:08:54,279 Speaker 5: To to help the players. 130 00:08:55,839 --> 00:08:57,519 Speaker 7: I want to thank the teams that were you know, 131 00:08:57,999 --> 00:09:01,358 Speaker 7: willing to meet with me through this process to give 132 00:09:01,359 --> 00:09:05,079 Speaker 7: me an opportunity to potentially lead their team. But in 133 00:09:05,119 --> 00:09:07,799 Speaker 7: the end, you know, it was clear to me and 134 00:09:07,839 --> 00:09:10,999 Speaker 7: to my family and my soul that this was the 135 00:09:11,039 --> 00:09:11,959 Speaker 7: place that I. 136 00:09:11,879 --> 00:09:12,319 Speaker 5: Wanted to be. 137 00:09:13,079 --> 00:09:15,639 Speaker 7: And and I thank Robert and I think the craft 138 00:09:15,639 --> 00:09:22,439 Speaker 7: of family, you know, excited, excited to get to work, 139 00:09:22,479 --> 00:09:24,919 Speaker 7: excited to meet the people in this building, that have 140 00:09:24,999 --> 00:09:28,999 Speaker 7: made this place special, find out what they need, find 141 00:09:29,039 --> 00:09:31,359 Speaker 7: out how I can help them, how I can help 142 00:09:31,439 --> 00:09:33,959 Speaker 7: them do their job better, how we can enhance the 143 00:09:33,959 --> 00:09:36,679 Speaker 7: stuff that we do well, and then find out what 144 00:09:36,759 --> 00:09:40,359 Speaker 7: the areas of focus are and get to work. I 145 00:09:40,439 --> 00:09:44,999 Speaker 7: want to galvanize our football team. I want to galvanize 146 00:09:44,999 --> 00:09:48,639 Speaker 7: this building. I want to gualvanize our fans. And the 147 00:09:48,639 --> 00:09:50,639 Speaker 7: most important thing are the players. There's some of them 148 00:09:50,719 --> 00:09:54,439 Speaker 7: right here. I want to provide a program that provides 149 00:09:55,519 --> 00:10:00,319 Speaker 7: their ownership but also their accountability of each other, and 150 00:10:00,439 --> 00:10:02,519 Speaker 7: one that they'll be proud to be a part of 151 00:10:02,839 --> 00:10:06,559 Speaker 7: and that they're gonna fight for. You know, you guys 152 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:09,919 Speaker 7: are going to ask me questions about culture, which I'll 153 00:10:09,919 --> 00:10:12,799 Speaker 7: be happy to talk about and discuss. One thing I've 154 00:10:12,839 --> 00:10:15,199 Speaker 7: realized about culture is that you can find out what 155 00:10:15,279 --> 00:10:17,799 Speaker 7: your culture looks like when your family, your business, or 156 00:10:17,839 --> 00:10:18,639 Speaker 7: your team is that. 157 00:10:18,599 --> 00:10:19,399 Speaker 5: It's low point. 158 00:10:20,159 --> 00:10:23,399 Speaker 7: It's not when you're winning Super Bowls, or it's not 159 00:10:23,439 --> 00:10:26,719 Speaker 7: when you're seven and one or ten and one, because 160 00:10:26,719 --> 00:10:29,719 Speaker 7: then then everybody's waving towels and everybody's happy and they're 161 00:10:29,719 --> 00:10:31,919 Speaker 7: excited to come to work. But when you get hit 162 00:10:31,919 --> 00:10:34,279 Speaker 7: in the mouth or you're down or the chips are 163 00:10:34,319 --> 00:10:36,919 Speaker 7: against you, you know, then you can take a snapshot 164 00:10:36,919 --> 00:10:38,799 Speaker 7: of what your company or your team looks like, and 165 00:10:38,799 --> 00:10:40,519 Speaker 7: then you'll find out what kind of culture you have. 166 00:10:41,279 --> 00:10:44,239 Speaker 7: But that culture is going to be built on winning, 167 00:10:44,759 --> 00:10:49,399 Speaker 7: a competitive spirit throughout our roster, throughout our players, and 168 00:10:49,439 --> 00:10:52,718 Speaker 7: throughout our coaches and our staff, and the ability to 169 00:10:53,119 --> 00:10:56,959 Speaker 7: put the team first and care about somebody other than yourself. 170 00:10:57,599 --> 00:11:00,519 Speaker 5: And I'm excited to do that. I'm excited to get 171 00:11:00,519 --> 00:11:00,919 Speaker 5: to work. 172 00:11:02,479 --> 00:11:04,799 Speaker 7: But everything and everyone in this building is going to 173 00:11:05,039 --> 00:11:09,399 Speaker 7: understand and believe that their job is critically important for 174 00:11:09,519 --> 00:11:12,879 Speaker 7: our success. And it's going to be you know, how 175 00:11:12,879 --> 00:11:15,359 Speaker 7: can I help you in order to help the players. 176 00:11:16,399 --> 00:11:18,999 Speaker 7: Our players will respect and they will appreciate and they 177 00:11:19,039 --> 00:11:21,279 Speaker 7: will be grateful for the opportunity that they have here. 178 00:11:21,279 --> 00:11:24,079 Speaker 7: And the people that work in this building some very 179 00:11:24,079 --> 00:11:29,039 Speaker 7: familiar faces that I can't wait to reconnect and to. 180 00:11:28,999 --> 00:11:30,759 Speaker 5: Work and figure out how we help up these players 181 00:11:30,799 --> 00:11:31,919 Speaker 5: in this football team. 182 00:11:32,639 --> 00:11:34,199 Speaker 7: And we're going to earn the right to be here 183 00:11:34,199 --> 00:11:39,839 Speaker 7: every day. We're gonna remove and uh entitlement from from 184 00:11:39,919 --> 00:11:42,759 Speaker 7: our football team. We're gonna we're gonna get everything that 185 00:11:42,799 --> 00:11:46,919 Speaker 7: we've earned from from the head coach to the position 186 00:11:47,039 --> 00:11:49,999 Speaker 7: coaches all the way down to the players. We're going 187 00:11:50,039 --> 00:11:51,919 Speaker 7: to earn the right to be here every single day. 188 00:11:54,319 --> 00:11:54,479 Speaker 5: You know. 189 00:11:54,519 --> 00:11:56,599 Speaker 7: I always say that I don't want to get into 190 00:11:56,639 --> 00:11:59,359 Speaker 7: too many messages that will be geared for the players, 191 00:12:00,959 --> 00:12:05,319 Speaker 7: you know, but I hold those those conversations, you know, 192 00:12:05,319 --> 00:12:08,279 Speaker 7: those are special conversations between the coaches and the players. 193 00:12:08,279 --> 00:12:10,479 Speaker 7: But you know, we want to treat every player the 194 00:12:10,519 --> 00:12:12,359 Speaker 7: same way they treat the team, and we want to 195 00:12:12,399 --> 00:12:15,639 Speaker 7: treat every employee the same way that they treat the team. 196 00:12:15,799 --> 00:12:18,439 Speaker 5: And if they care about the team, uh. 197 00:12:18,199 --> 00:12:19,958 Speaker 7: And they come here with a great attitude and a 198 00:12:19,999 --> 00:12:22,999 Speaker 7: willingness to work and help the team. I've asked Robert 199 00:12:23,799 --> 00:12:26,399 Speaker 7: to do everything that we can for them to support 200 00:12:26,439 --> 00:12:30,119 Speaker 7: them and their families. That that's the type of environment 201 00:12:30,839 --> 00:12:33,199 Speaker 7: that I want to build and I'm excited about it. 202 00:12:33,839 --> 00:12:37,599 Speaker 7: And with that, I would love to answer any questions. 203 00:12:37,279 --> 00:12:47,399 Speaker 5: That you have. He anybody, welcome back. Thanks. 204 00:12:48,439 --> 00:12:50,399 Speaker 8: Just a thought on everything that you've said kind of 205 00:12:51,039 --> 00:12:53,759 Speaker 8: wrapped in your career as a player here you said 206 00:12:53,759 --> 00:12:56,399 Speaker 8: this is a special place. As a coach, now, how 207 00:12:56,439 --> 00:12:59,919 Speaker 8: would you describe what kind of players you want to 208 00:12:59,999 --> 00:13:02,839 Speaker 8: wear a Patriot uniform to help you win as an organization. 209 00:13:04,519 --> 00:13:06,359 Speaker 5: Elliott's gonna laugh, I'm gonna say good ones. 210 00:13:07,759 --> 00:13:10,719 Speaker 7: That's just an inside joke between him and I already 211 00:13:11,039 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 7: just over the weekend and through the interview process. But 212 00:13:14,879 --> 00:13:16,799 Speaker 7: you know, we're gonna ask our players to just do 213 00:13:16,879 --> 00:13:20,359 Speaker 7: a few things. One is one is to put the 214 00:13:20,359 --> 00:13:23,559 Speaker 7: team first, to know what to do uh and play 215 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:26,999 Speaker 7: fast and aggressive. So that's the vision for the type 216 00:13:26,999 --> 00:13:30,639 Speaker 7: of player. Winners come in all shapes and sizes. We're 217 00:13:30,639 --> 00:13:33,959 Speaker 7: going to have leaders. Leaders are going to identify themselves. 218 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:39,039 Speaker 7: I have know that our staff and our ability to 219 00:13:39,239 --> 00:13:44,559 Speaker 7: create winners and competitors are probably easier than it is 220 00:13:44,599 --> 00:13:47,759 Speaker 7: to create leaders. And the leaders are going to identify themselves. 221 00:13:48,039 --> 00:13:50,559 Speaker 7: The leaders are going to ones that define the culture. 222 00:13:50,999 --> 00:13:54,359 Speaker 7: The culture will be the you know, what drives and 223 00:13:55,079 --> 00:13:57,839 Speaker 7: gives you the results that we're all, you know after. 224 00:13:58,079 --> 00:14:01,599 Speaker 7: So the type of player, you know they're there when 225 00:14:01,599 --> 00:14:07,199 Speaker 7: you get into scouting and evaluation, every team has a height, weight, speed, right, 226 00:14:07,239 --> 00:14:10,839 Speaker 7: and then it's our job to you know, take analytical 227 00:14:10,919 --> 00:14:13,159 Speaker 7: data and watch the tape and just figure out where 228 00:14:13,199 --> 00:14:16,279 Speaker 7: they fit best for us. And maybe they're the best 229 00:14:16,279 --> 00:14:19,519 Speaker 7: ones and the right ones that would be wonderful, but uh, 230 00:14:19,799 --> 00:14:22,359 Speaker 7: it's a long process and those are the things we're 231 00:14:22,399 --> 00:14:23,999 Speaker 7: going to ask the players to do is put the 232 00:14:23,999 --> 00:14:26,759 Speaker 7: team first, know what to do, and play fast and 233 00:14:26,799 --> 00:14:28,639 Speaker 7: aggressive and play with some speed. 234 00:14:31,799 --> 00:14:36,919 Speaker 9: Congratulations, thank you you lived through the collaborative process, especially 235 00:14:36,919 --> 00:14:39,559 Speaker 9: at the end in Tennessee. I'm curious how you view 236 00:14:39,639 --> 00:14:44,239 Speaker 9: that and do you have roster control control over the draft. 237 00:14:44,319 --> 00:14:45,439 Speaker 5: Here with the Patriots. 238 00:14:45,799 --> 00:14:47,799 Speaker 7: Well, I think the most important thing is that there's 239 00:14:47,879 --> 00:14:53,159 Speaker 7: a there's a shared organizational vision for what we want 240 00:14:53,159 --> 00:14:55,719 Speaker 7: to do and and how we want to work and 241 00:14:55,959 --> 00:14:59,199 Speaker 7: how we want to acquire players. There's numerous ways to 242 00:14:59,239 --> 00:15:04,959 Speaker 7: acquire players through free agency, trade, draft, post draft process, 243 00:15:06,279 --> 00:15:10,039 Speaker 7: post after training camp. So again, I'm just excited to 244 00:15:10,079 --> 00:15:12,279 Speaker 7: get to sit down with Elliott and his staff. I've 245 00:15:12,279 --> 00:15:14,639 Speaker 7: met more with Elliott over the weekend than I have 246 00:15:15,959 --> 00:15:20,199 Speaker 7: had conversations with him. But I need to sit down 247 00:15:20,199 --> 00:15:22,759 Speaker 7: with his staff and get figure out where we're at 248 00:15:22,799 --> 00:15:23,519 Speaker 7: what we need to do. 249 00:15:24,159 --> 00:15:24,959 Speaker 5: Uh, And I'm. 250 00:15:24,799 --> 00:15:29,279 Speaker 7: Confident that those types of decisions are all gonna, you know, 251 00:15:30,159 --> 00:15:33,359 Speaker 7: sort themselves out that that we're we don't want to 252 00:15:33,399 --> 00:15:36,439 Speaker 7: always be on the same page, like that's not the 253 00:15:36,879 --> 00:15:38,959 Speaker 7: environment that we want to create, But we want to 254 00:15:38,999 --> 00:15:41,839 Speaker 7: have a shared vision and there's also different ways to 255 00:15:41,879 --> 00:15:44,599 Speaker 7: get there, and I'm embracing that everybody is going to 256 00:15:44,639 --> 00:15:45,719 Speaker 7: have a different personality. 257 00:15:46,319 --> 00:15:48,039 Speaker 5: I don't want my staff to be like me. I 258 00:15:48,039 --> 00:15:49,839 Speaker 5: don't want all our players to be similar. 259 00:15:50,239 --> 00:15:54,719 Speaker 7: You know, We're going to have diverse ideas and that's 260 00:15:54,759 --> 00:15:57,199 Speaker 7: critical and to be able to have those types of conversations. 261 00:15:57,839 --> 00:16:03,039 Speaker 5: It's something that I'm looking forward to. Mike. Hey, Tommy, 262 00:16:03,839 --> 00:16:07,079 Speaker 5: what is your plan for offensive and defensive coordinators? Is 263 00:16:07,119 --> 00:16:10,079 Speaker 5: that solidified already? And if not, what's the process? No, 264 00:16:10,239 --> 00:16:12,559 Speaker 5: that's that's far from solidified. 265 00:16:13,079 --> 00:16:17,279 Speaker 7: You know, we want to put the best talented coaches 266 00:16:18,159 --> 00:16:20,479 Speaker 7: in front of our players. When they stand in front 267 00:16:20,479 --> 00:16:23,559 Speaker 7: of these players, they I want the players to embrace 268 00:16:24,079 --> 00:16:27,679 Speaker 7: what every coach is teaching. And I will tell you 269 00:16:27,719 --> 00:16:31,079 Speaker 7: this as long as I'm the head coach here. Uh, 270 00:16:31,079 --> 00:16:34,639 Speaker 7: our coaches will have three simple jobs. And they sound 271 00:16:34,679 --> 00:16:37,479 Speaker 7: simple and they're probably not as simple as we want. 272 00:16:37,279 --> 00:16:37,759 Speaker 5: To make them be. 273 00:16:37,839 --> 00:16:40,319 Speaker 7: But they want to teach, they want to develop, and 274 00:16:40,319 --> 00:16:42,679 Speaker 7: they want to inspire our players by making a connection. 275 00:16:43,359 --> 00:16:48,999 Speaker 7: We're gonna make strong connections with our players so that 276 00:16:49,039 --> 00:16:52,679 Speaker 7: we can we can coach them and we can push them. 277 00:16:53,799 --> 00:16:58,439 Speaker 7: And you know, there's I've I've really believed in this system, 278 00:16:58,679 --> 00:17:03,319 Speaker 7: and I believe in having great teachers, great developers, and 279 00:17:03,319 --> 00:17:07,279 Speaker 7: and also coaches that will inspire our our men by 280 00:17:07,398 --> 00:17:10,678 Speaker 7: by making a connection so that they know exactly. 281 00:17:12,519 --> 00:17:14,799 Speaker 5: What makes them tick. Like we all have stuff outside 282 00:17:14,799 --> 00:17:15,079 Speaker 5: of here. 283 00:17:15,319 --> 00:17:18,039 Speaker 7: Every every single coach, every single player, every single person 284 00:17:18,079 --> 00:17:20,438 Speaker 7: in our building is going to have something outside of 285 00:17:20,439 --> 00:17:25,158 Speaker 7: football with their family, mentally, physically, They're all going to 286 00:17:25,239 --> 00:17:28,198 Speaker 7: deal with something. It's going to look different, uh, and 287 00:17:28,199 --> 00:17:29,478 Speaker 7: and it's gonna smell different. 288 00:17:29,799 --> 00:17:31,039 Speaker 5: But if something and we. 289 00:17:31,039 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 7: Got to deal with it, and we got to when 290 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:36,239 Speaker 7: they come in the building, do everything that we can 291 00:17:37,039 --> 00:17:41,559 Speaker 7: to help them do their jobs. And I do feel 292 00:17:41,599 --> 00:17:44,839 Speaker 7: the shared experiences that I've had as a player. One, 293 00:17:44,839 --> 00:17:47,518 Speaker 7: as Robert mentioned, didn't start a game for four years 294 00:17:47,958 --> 00:17:52,119 Speaker 7: and made the roster because of special teams and occasionally 295 00:17:52,158 --> 00:17:55,079 Speaker 7: playing on third down and backing up and being a 296 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:58,038 Speaker 7: backup at more than one position, to a free agent 297 00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:01,678 Speaker 7: that took an opportunity to come here and started for 298 00:18:01,678 --> 00:18:04,158 Speaker 7: the next ten years of his career, to being a 299 00:18:04,198 --> 00:18:06,999 Speaker 7: you know, a veteran player who was expected to produce 300 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:09,758 Speaker 7: at a high level, to one that, as he got older, 301 00:18:09,958 --> 00:18:14,278 Speaker 7: was traded to another team that then had to start. 302 00:18:14,039 --> 00:18:16,319 Speaker 5: Over to had to act as a coach. 303 00:18:17,759 --> 00:18:19,798 Speaker 7: So I feel like that every player that sits in 304 00:18:19,839 --> 00:18:21,718 Speaker 7: that meeting room I can at some point in my 305 00:18:21,799 --> 00:18:32,199 Speaker 7: career relate to and have a conversation about, Hey, what's. 306 00:18:32,039 --> 00:18:34,958 Speaker 8: Your philosophy when it comes to developing a young quarterback 307 00:18:34,999 --> 00:18:36,918 Speaker 8: And how do you plan on helping Drake May which 308 00:18:36,958 --> 00:18:37,559 Speaker 8: is potential? 309 00:18:37,718 --> 00:18:40,958 Speaker 7: Yeah, put put great people around him. You know, we 310 00:18:40,958 --> 00:18:43,918 Speaker 7: we have to uh you know, I would say that 311 00:18:44,319 --> 00:18:50,519 Speaker 7: my involvement will be as it relates to game management 312 00:18:50,799 --> 00:18:54,478 Speaker 7: and and and situational awareness and where we are on 313 00:18:54,519 --> 00:18:57,558 Speaker 7: the football field, and and trying to develop him as 314 00:18:57,599 --> 00:19:00,158 Speaker 7: as a leader of the offense. And when they quarterback, 315 00:19:00,799 --> 00:19:03,239 Speaker 7: you know, when they call to play like you want 316 00:19:03,238 --> 00:19:04,998 Speaker 7: to say, like everybody's going to believe it. 317 00:19:04,999 --> 00:19:05,759 Speaker 5: It's going to score a. 318 00:19:05,718 --> 00:19:10,638 Speaker 7: Touchdown, Like with that type of emphasis on on how 319 00:19:10,718 --> 00:19:14,119 Speaker 7: everything is going to operate. And uh, you know where 320 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:16,718 Speaker 7: Drake is going to be his own person. But but 321 00:19:16,799 --> 00:19:18,518 Speaker 7: I'm going to give him some things that I feel 322 00:19:18,519 --> 00:19:21,438 Speaker 7: like are necessary to help us win football games. 323 00:19:21,438 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 5: We we have to. 324 00:19:24,799 --> 00:19:27,839 Speaker 7: Be a very efficient passing football team right, And when 325 00:19:27,839 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 7: you look at statistically of what wins and National Football League, 326 00:19:31,158 --> 00:19:34,158 Speaker 7: our ability to affect the other team's quarterback and our 327 00:19:34,198 --> 00:19:38,198 Speaker 7: ability to provide for an efficient quarterback and passing game 328 00:19:39,198 --> 00:19:40,079 Speaker 7: is a high. 329 00:19:39,839 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 5: Contributor to success. 330 00:19:41,279 --> 00:19:44,638 Speaker 7: And there's a lot of ways to do that, you know, 331 00:19:44,799 --> 00:19:47,598 Speaker 7: by protecting the middle of the pocket, and you know, 332 00:19:48,079 --> 00:19:49,919 Speaker 7: all those things that we're going to talk about as 333 00:19:49,958 --> 00:19:52,879 Speaker 7: we move forward, but how we protect the football, how 334 00:19:52,879 --> 00:19:57,638 Speaker 7: we're aggressive but not reckless, understanding where we are in 335 00:19:57,678 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 7: the game, and the situational awareness that I feel like 336 00:20:00,759 --> 00:20:03,519 Speaker 7: I've developed over six years and then my past year 337 00:20:04,198 --> 00:20:06,438 Speaker 7: in Cleveland. And I'd be remiss if I didn't thank 338 00:20:06,478 --> 00:20:09,638 Speaker 7: the you know, the Cleveland Browns organization for the opportunity 339 00:20:09,718 --> 00:20:14,198 Speaker 7: that they provided me last year with Jimmy and d 340 00:20:14,398 --> 00:20:17,119 Speaker 7: Haslam and then Andrew Berry and Kevin Stefanski and all 341 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:20,238 Speaker 7: those coaches and players that allowed me to spend some 342 00:20:20,319 --> 00:20:21,398 Speaker 7: time with them last year. 343 00:20:24,839 --> 00:20:25,559 Speaker 5: Mike welcome. 344 00:20:25,678 --> 00:20:29,799 Speaker 10: Hey, it's been reported that you'd like to bring Ryan 345 00:20:29,879 --> 00:20:32,559 Speaker 10: call and who you have a relationship with to New 346 00:20:32,559 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 10: England here to help with the front office. Is that 347 00:20:34,438 --> 00:20:36,158 Speaker 10: something you plan on doing or is there somebody else 348 00:20:36,238 --> 00:20:38,119 Speaker 10: that you might bring to the front office to help 349 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:38,599 Speaker 10: in that role. 350 00:20:39,319 --> 00:20:41,478 Speaker 5: Yeah, Elliott and I'll have conversations. 351 00:20:41,478 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 7: And as the relates to the staff, like, nothing has 352 00:20:44,958 --> 00:20:51,079 Speaker 7: been finalized, nothing's been determined. You know, as with any 353 00:20:51,279 --> 00:20:53,599 Speaker 7: any staff, there's going to be turnover. There's going to 354 00:20:53,638 --> 00:20:57,959 Speaker 7: be new coaches and new faces. Some that I will 355 00:20:57,999 --> 00:21:00,398 Speaker 7: have history with and some that I that I won't. 356 00:21:00,799 --> 00:21:03,918 Speaker 7: And that's what the interview process is, uh. And that's 357 00:21:03,918 --> 00:21:06,318 Speaker 7: what we're going to do. Is Tom mentioned about what 358 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:11,318 Speaker 7: the coordinators and you know, being able to to you know, 359 00:21:11,519 --> 00:21:13,799 Speaker 7: sit down with a bunch of coaches and be able 360 00:21:13,839 --> 00:21:16,559 Speaker 7: to get the best and the right fit around our players. 361 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:22,478 Speaker 5: Mike, congratulations. Thanks. 362 00:21:23,079 --> 00:21:24,559 Speaker 9: I know during your when you were inducted in the 363 00:21:24,559 --> 00:21:27,359 Speaker 9: Patriots Hall of Fame, you said that this place is special. 364 00:21:27,398 --> 00:21:28,918 Speaker 5: You've been in a lot of places, this one special. 365 00:21:29,079 --> 00:21:30,599 Speaker 5: What is it that makes it so spe so for you? 366 00:21:31,839 --> 00:21:35,718 Speaker 7: Well, I mean the history of winning and the championships, 367 00:21:35,759 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 7: and you know, I would like to thank the teammates 368 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:40,678 Speaker 7: that I had here in the eight years that I 369 00:21:40,718 --> 00:21:41,599 Speaker 7: was here, and the. 370 00:21:41,958 --> 00:21:42,918 Speaker 5: Teammates that I had in. 371 00:21:44,638 --> 00:21:48,718 Speaker 7: Pittsburgh and the one and the younger players uh. In 372 00:21:48,799 --> 00:21:51,319 Speaker 7: Kansas City that I learned stuff from. 373 00:21:52,079 --> 00:21:53,359 Speaker 5: But but that's. 374 00:21:52,999 --> 00:21:56,158 Speaker 7: What I mean, the people, the history, and not that 375 00:21:56,238 --> 00:21:59,079 Speaker 7: the the the banners that hang in our stadium. They're 376 00:21:59,079 --> 00:22:00,719 Speaker 7: they're not going to help us win, but I think 377 00:22:00,718 --> 00:22:04,398 Speaker 7: it's a great reminder of what it takes to win 378 00:22:04,759 --> 00:22:06,718 Speaker 7: and the type of people that you haven't have to 379 00:22:06,759 --> 00:22:11,198 Speaker 7: have in the organization, the selflessness and the work and 380 00:22:11,238 --> 00:22:12,679 Speaker 7: the sacrifice that you have to make. 381 00:22:12,718 --> 00:22:16,079 Speaker 5: So to me, those are great reminders of what it takes. 382 00:22:16,158 --> 00:22:19,678 Speaker 7: Just because those banners hang, uh that that's not going 383 00:22:19,718 --> 00:22:21,919 Speaker 7: to give us an advantage on the field, but it's 384 00:22:21,958 --> 00:22:24,558 Speaker 7: going to give us a blueprint on how hard we 385 00:22:24,599 --> 00:22:25,998 Speaker 7: need to work and the things that we need to 386 00:22:26,039 --> 00:22:29,599 Speaker 7: do to be successful. 387 00:22:31,638 --> 00:22:33,678 Speaker 5: I'm surprised they didn't let you go first, Karen. They 388 00:22:33,678 --> 00:22:35,718 Speaker 5: didn't let me. I would have let you go first. 389 00:22:35,958 --> 00:22:41,079 Speaker 11: Thank you, Mike, You're welcome and congratulations. I was wondering 390 00:22:41,198 --> 00:22:44,479 Speaker 11: if you have yet had a conversation with Drake May 391 00:22:45,279 --> 00:22:49,678 Speaker 11: and also what your impressions were of his rookie season 392 00:22:50,039 --> 00:22:52,319 Speaker 11: watching from afar, Karen. 393 00:22:52,319 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 7: I'm smiling, Karen, because I know I look a lot 394 00:22:54,718 --> 00:22:56,518 Speaker 7: older than I did when I played here, and Karen 395 00:22:56,559 --> 00:22:59,239 Speaker 7: looks exactly the same way she did when she stood 396 00:22:59,279 --> 00:23:00,398 Speaker 7: in front of me in the locker room. 397 00:23:00,678 --> 00:23:01,718 Speaker 5: That's amazing, Karen. 398 00:23:01,879 --> 00:23:02,238 Speaker 8: Thank you. 399 00:23:02,519 --> 00:23:06,478 Speaker 5: Whatever you're I need some of that. I need it. 400 00:23:07,158 --> 00:23:11,079 Speaker 7: Yes, I've had, Yes, I've had I've had conversations with players. 401 00:23:10,759 --> 00:23:16,638 Speaker 5: On our team, you know, and who that's been with you. 402 00:23:16,559 --> 00:23:18,238 Speaker 7: Know that that I'm going to try to do to 403 00:23:18,319 --> 00:23:20,158 Speaker 7: the next couple of days, try to reach out to 404 00:23:20,158 --> 00:23:23,678 Speaker 7: every player and the ones that are here rehabbing and 405 00:23:23,718 --> 00:23:25,438 Speaker 7: that come through here, and the ones that I'll that 406 00:23:25,519 --> 00:23:27,759 Speaker 7: I'll call and talk and and ask what I can 407 00:23:27,799 --> 00:23:29,638 Speaker 7: do to help, and where they're at and their off 408 00:23:29,638 --> 00:23:36,958 Speaker 7: season and how we how we move forward. Everybody got here, 409 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:39,879 Speaker 7: and we'll get here through a different avenue. 410 00:23:40,438 --> 00:23:40,599 Speaker 5: Right. 411 00:23:40,718 --> 00:23:42,839 Speaker 7: Maybe we drafted them, maybe we signed them as a 412 00:23:42,879 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 7: free agent, maybe we will sign them as a free agent. 413 00:23:45,958 --> 00:23:48,319 Speaker 7: But none of that will matter. None of that will 414 00:23:48,319 --> 00:23:50,959 Speaker 7: matter how how we got here. The only thing that's 415 00:23:50,958 --> 00:23:53,238 Speaker 7: gonna matter is what we do when we're here. And 416 00:23:53,279 --> 00:23:55,998 Speaker 7: that's the most important thing that I can tell them 417 00:23:56,478 --> 00:23:58,719 Speaker 7: is that everybody in my eyes is starting over. 418 00:23:59,398 --> 00:23:59,599 Speaker 2: Uh. 419 00:23:59,638 --> 00:24:00,839 Speaker 5: And they will prove. 420 00:24:00,678 --> 00:24:04,599 Speaker 7: To us and to this team, UH, that that their 421 00:24:04,638 --> 00:24:08,599 Speaker 7: impact that they'll make and Uh, We're gonna give those 422 00:24:09,238 --> 00:24:13,319 Speaker 7: players an opportunity, and we all have to be ready 423 00:24:13,398 --> 00:24:18,398 Speaker 7: to take advantage of our opportunities. Some people get more opportunities, Uh, 424 00:24:18,438 --> 00:24:21,158 Speaker 7: some people get less. But we're all guaranteed an opportunity 425 00:24:21,198 --> 00:24:26,119 Speaker 7: and and will you take advantage of it when it comes? 426 00:24:28,238 --> 00:24:30,758 Speaker 5: I might congratulations. Thank you. 427 00:24:31,279 --> 00:24:33,719 Speaker 3: In the wake of your success at Tennessee, you referenced 428 00:24:33,718 --> 00:24:35,759 Speaker 3: the experience you had last year at Cleveland. 429 00:24:36,158 --> 00:24:38,119 Speaker 5: How did that help you evolve as a coach? 430 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:40,598 Speaker 3: How were you a different coach today than you were 431 00:24:40,638 --> 00:24:42,199 Speaker 3: at the end of twenty three one. 432 00:24:42,279 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 7: I realized that I missed it with everything that I 433 00:24:47,398 --> 00:24:51,199 Speaker 7: had in my soul, that I missed having the opportunity 434 00:24:51,279 --> 00:24:57,719 Speaker 7: to lead, to help put a team together, a staff together. 435 00:24:58,718 --> 00:25:04,959 Speaker 7: That I missed that. But I also embraced helping out 436 00:25:04,999 --> 00:25:07,839 Speaker 7: the players and the younger players. That allowed me more 437 00:25:07,879 --> 00:25:11,198 Speaker 7: time to try to develop younger players that were on 438 00:25:11,238 --> 00:25:14,239 Speaker 7: the practice squad, whether that be with the tight ends 439 00:25:14,319 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 7: or the offensive line. I really enjoyed Kevin's idea of 440 00:25:18,198 --> 00:25:21,359 Speaker 7: putting a defensive coach or what would seem to be 441 00:25:21,398 --> 00:25:26,119 Speaker 7: a defensive coach with the offense. You know, I'm sure 442 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:28,079 Speaker 7: if you ask people in Tennessee. They would think that 443 00:25:28,158 --> 00:25:30,438 Speaker 7: I was probably the third or fourth offensive line coach 444 00:25:30,438 --> 00:25:32,599 Speaker 7: as much time as I spent in there. But I 445 00:25:32,638 --> 00:25:34,518 Speaker 7: know how important it is to a football team and 446 00:25:34,519 --> 00:25:37,798 Speaker 7: to an offense, and so really enjoyed getting to know 447 00:25:37,839 --> 00:25:40,718 Speaker 7: those players and teaching them and helping helping the staff, 448 00:25:40,759 --> 00:25:44,678 Speaker 7: helping the young coaches. It just reminded me the yes, 449 00:25:44,839 --> 00:25:47,879 Speaker 7: I'm not forgetting you know, all the small little details 450 00:25:48,198 --> 00:25:51,518 Speaker 7: right that are critical in coaching and teaching to be 451 00:25:51,559 --> 00:25:54,359 Speaker 7: able to work with young coaches and help them prepare, 452 00:25:55,158 --> 00:25:58,039 Speaker 7: interview them, have mock interviews so that they could develop, 453 00:25:58,638 --> 00:26:01,199 Speaker 7: you know, I always tell them, whatever, no one had 454 00:26:01,198 --> 00:26:04,478 Speaker 7: a worse first coaching interview than I did, and I 455 00:26:04,478 --> 00:26:07,839 Speaker 7: think that's documented. But it was with Irvin Meyert Ohio State, 456 00:26:07,879 --> 00:26:10,959 Speaker 7: and it was it was guaranteed to be the worst 457 00:26:11,678 --> 00:26:14,479 Speaker 7: interview that anybody's ever had. And I got another opportunity 458 00:26:14,918 --> 00:26:18,478 Speaker 7: eight hours later, and I did. 459 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:19,599 Speaker 5: A little better the second time. 460 00:26:19,678 --> 00:26:22,598 Speaker 7: So I try to was able to work with the 461 00:26:22,638 --> 00:26:25,478 Speaker 7: young coaches and really just get back to focusing on 462 00:26:25,559 --> 00:26:28,718 Speaker 7: teaching and developing and what their style can be and 463 00:26:28,759 --> 00:26:32,038 Speaker 7: then the players of the fundamentals that are critical, like 464 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:35,799 Speaker 7: We're gonna play with detail. We're gonna play with technique, 465 00:26:35,799 --> 00:26:38,958 Speaker 7: We're gonna play with fundamentals. There's gonna be a brand 466 00:26:38,999 --> 00:26:42,598 Speaker 7: of football that that everybody associated with our with our 467 00:26:42,638 --> 00:26:44,598 Speaker 7: team or fans is going to be proud of. 468 00:26:46,398 --> 00:26:51,159 Speaker 5: Hi, Mike, welcome home. Oh thanks for taking questions. You've 469 00:26:51,158 --> 00:26:54,238 Speaker 5: got the number four draft pick, You've got some cap space. 470 00:26:54,319 --> 00:26:57,319 Speaker 5: I assume mister Craft has told you the checkbook is open. 471 00:26:58,119 --> 00:27:00,398 Speaker 5: What are some of the top priorities going forward for 472 00:27:00,478 --> 00:27:03,158 Speaker 5: you to fill some holes on this team. Well, I 473 00:27:03,198 --> 00:27:04,998 Speaker 5: think that player acquisition. 474 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:07,279 Speaker 7: I think you look at what's available in free agency 475 00:27:07,319 --> 00:27:10,518 Speaker 7: and what you can feel like you can sign and 476 00:27:10,559 --> 00:27:11,758 Speaker 7: then see where you come out of that. 477 00:27:11,999 --> 00:27:16,599 Speaker 5: But certainly you look at the teams that are able 478 00:27:16,638 --> 00:27:17,559 Speaker 5: to you. 479 00:27:17,519 --> 00:27:20,158 Speaker 7: Know, protect the quarterback and dictate the flow of the 480 00:27:20,198 --> 00:27:25,198 Speaker 7: game offensively, you know, making sure that up front where 481 00:27:25,238 --> 00:27:28,079 Speaker 7: we're sound, we're strong, whether that's through free agency or 482 00:27:28,079 --> 00:27:31,758 Speaker 7: through the draft. And that's something that critical that the 483 00:27:31,879 --> 00:27:34,559 Speaker 7: d linemen are just you know, they're they're getting better 484 00:27:34,599 --> 00:27:37,918 Speaker 7: every year, they're getting more disruptive, they're getting bigger, they're 485 00:27:37,918 --> 00:27:40,718 Speaker 7: getting more powerful. Uh, and so as they try to 486 00:27:40,759 --> 00:27:44,398 Speaker 7: affect our quarterback, right, we have to have some things 487 00:27:44,398 --> 00:27:48,599 Speaker 7: that counterbalance that, uh, And obviously personnel is the first way, 488 00:27:49,238 --> 00:27:52,278 Speaker 7: and then scheme and style and tempo and cadence and 489 00:27:52,279 --> 00:27:54,079 Speaker 7: all those things that are play. If our players can 490 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:57,479 Speaker 7: handle it, you know, then we'll shift, we'll motion, we'll 491 00:27:57,478 --> 00:27:59,718 Speaker 7: go with different cadences, we'll go on the ball, and 492 00:28:00,238 --> 00:28:03,158 Speaker 7: you know, try to do all those things that cause conflict, 493 00:28:03,638 --> 00:28:05,918 Speaker 7: but it's going to not be at the expense of 494 00:28:05,958 --> 00:28:07,879 Speaker 7: the players. And if the players can only handle a 495 00:28:07,879 --> 00:28:10,398 Speaker 7: certain amount, then that's what we're gonna do, and we're gonna. 496 00:28:10,158 --> 00:28:10,958 Speaker 5: Get really good at it. 497 00:28:11,039 --> 00:28:14,798 Speaker 7: So we're we're going to try to just you know, 498 00:28:15,079 --> 00:28:19,519 Speaker 7: focus on players that again we feel like fit us 499 00:28:19,638 --> 00:28:21,758 Speaker 7: and fit into what we're doing, that are willing to 500 00:28:22,119 --> 00:28:26,678 Speaker 7: commit to the team. And then also, you know, uh, 501 00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:29,798 Speaker 7: try to find players that will hold each other accountable. 502 00:28:29,958 --> 00:28:31,719 Speaker 5: And we have to get to know each other. 503 00:28:32,238 --> 00:28:34,119 Speaker 7: We have to get you know, we got to peel 504 00:28:34,158 --> 00:28:38,159 Speaker 7: some layers back so that you can hold each other accountable. Right, 505 00:28:38,199 --> 00:28:40,359 Speaker 7: because if you don't trust the guy next to you, 506 00:28:40,359 --> 00:28:42,199 Speaker 7: you don't believe in him, or you don't know anything 507 00:28:42,199 --> 00:28:45,439 Speaker 7: about his family or how he was raised, when you 508 00:28:45,479 --> 00:28:49,559 Speaker 7: hold him accountable, then there's you know, there's push that right, 509 00:28:49,599 --> 00:28:52,119 Speaker 7: And so what we're hoping to build is an environment, 510 00:28:52,759 --> 00:28:55,319 Speaker 7: uh that everyone respects everyone else. 511 00:28:56,039 --> 00:28:58,879 Speaker 5: That that we take time to to talk. 512 00:28:58,679 --> 00:29:03,919 Speaker 7: And ask and listen when when somebody asks you a question, uh, 513 00:29:03,959 --> 00:29:06,119 Speaker 7: that that you sit there and you take time to 514 00:29:06,238 --> 00:29:10,159 Speaker 7: answer and listen to him. It's important and not just 515 00:29:10,199 --> 00:29:12,358 Speaker 7: have a bunch of flybys in the hallway and be like, yo, 516 00:29:12,399 --> 00:29:15,279 Speaker 7: how you doing and then keep it moving that Hey, 517 00:29:15,719 --> 00:29:17,519 Speaker 7: you know how you come. 518 00:29:17,439 --> 00:29:18,839 Speaker 5: Out of that game? You know, I mean there's a 519 00:29:18,879 --> 00:29:23,759 Speaker 5: little banged up, how you feeling? But that that takes time. 520 00:29:23,999 --> 00:29:26,599 Speaker 7: You know, those relationships take time, and I'm excited to 521 00:29:26,639 --> 00:29:31,199 Speaker 7: start start building them. 522 00:29:31,599 --> 00:29:33,359 Speaker 5: And Mike, welcome back to Hey. 523 00:29:33,839 --> 00:29:36,359 Speaker 1: Understanding there will probably be a significant amount of overlap. 524 00:29:36,839 --> 00:29:40,639 Speaker 1: How will your program here differ from the program you 525 00:29:40,719 --> 00:29:43,679 Speaker 1: played in and then obviously coached against later when Bill 526 00:29:43,759 --> 00:29:44,279 Speaker 1: was still here. 527 00:29:44,679 --> 00:29:45,319 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean. 528 00:29:45,199 --> 00:29:49,758 Speaker 7: It's gonna be all different players, new players, new coaches, 529 00:29:50,679 --> 00:29:53,558 Speaker 7: some coaches that have remained, and people remember that, like 530 00:29:54,199 --> 00:29:55,999 Speaker 7: they're gonna be some things like. 531 00:29:55,919 --> 00:29:58,518 Speaker 5: I'm not Bill and I'm not Bill Cower. 532 00:29:58,599 --> 00:30:01,239 Speaker 7: I'm not I'm not anyone other than me, and I've 533 00:30:01,279 --> 00:30:06,919 Speaker 7: taken uh, those experiences, and I've tried to form what 534 00:30:06,959 --> 00:30:10,079 Speaker 7: I believe is critical to the success of a football 535 00:30:10,079 --> 00:30:15,679 Speaker 7: team and an organization. But you know, to say what 536 00:30:15,719 --> 00:30:17,998 Speaker 7: those are gonna look like, hopefully just as it's uh, 537 00:30:18,399 --> 00:30:21,038 Speaker 7: just as successful, you know, and our and our goals 538 00:30:21,039 --> 00:30:24,238 Speaker 7: will be to to win the AFC East, to host 539 00:30:24,238 --> 00:30:26,479 Speaker 7: home playoff games, and and to compete. 540 00:30:26,159 --> 00:30:27,399 Speaker 5: For championships like those. 541 00:30:27,559 --> 00:30:29,518 Speaker 7: That's what it's gonna take and what the timeline is, 542 00:30:30,479 --> 00:30:32,159 Speaker 7: just like we say with injuries, like we're not going 543 00:30:32,238 --> 00:30:35,238 Speaker 7: to put a timeline on an injury, and we're certainly 544 00:30:35,238 --> 00:30:37,279 Speaker 7: not going to put a timeline on. 545 00:30:37,319 --> 00:30:40,199 Speaker 5: What those will be. But that's going to be the expectations, and. 546 00:30:40,199 --> 00:30:42,159 Speaker 7: We're going to work like crazy, and we're going to 547 00:30:42,238 --> 00:30:44,998 Speaker 7: compete like crazy. We're going to give the players a 548 00:30:45,039 --> 00:30:48,798 Speaker 7: plan and they're going to form an identity on the 549 00:30:48,839 --> 00:30:51,758 Speaker 7: field and the way that we're going to play and 550 00:30:51,839 --> 00:30:54,679 Speaker 7: play for each other that they're going to be proud of. 551 00:30:55,079 --> 00:30:57,359 Speaker 7: And we're not gonna you know, we just want to 552 00:30:57,399 --> 00:30:59,559 Speaker 7: be good enough to take advantage of bad football. 553 00:30:59,799 --> 00:31:01,119 Speaker 5: Like that's where we're going to start. 554 00:31:01,479 --> 00:31:04,999 Speaker 7: And that's what I've tried to tell all the players 555 00:31:05,039 --> 00:31:07,679 Speaker 7: is right now, I don't know if we're good enough 556 00:31:07,679 --> 00:31:09,959 Speaker 7: to take advantage of bad football. I'm not sure, like 557 00:31:09,959 --> 00:31:13,239 Speaker 7: we're undefeated right now. But if we can just work 558 00:31:13,319 --> 00:31:16,919 Speaker 7: towards taking advantage of bad football and being good enough 559 00:31:17,199 --> 00:31:20,279 Speaker 7: to win somebody makes a mistake, capitalizing on it and 560 00:31:20,279 --> 00:31:23,199 Speaker 7: not being the ones that make them mistakes, and focusing 561 00:31:23,238 --> 00:31:27,239 Speaker 7: on the little things and the details and helping them 562 00:31:27,599 --> 00:31:30,119 Speaker 7: do their job better, that's a great place to start. 563 00:31:33,519 --> 00:31:38,519 Speaker 4: Welcome back, Mike, Hi, buddy, you don't look much different, Yes, 564 00:31:38,599 --> 00:31:42,518 Speaker 4: I do. You mentioned you're not Bill. You had a 565 00:31:42,559 --> 00:31:45,999 Speaker 4: special and unique relationship with him. What does it mean 566 00:31:46,079 --> 00:31:49,999 Speaker 4: to you, if anything, to follow in his footsteps in 567 00:31:50,039 --> 00:31:51,038 Speaker 4: this organization? 568 00:31:51,439 --> 00:31:53,439 Speaker 5: Oh? 569 00:31:53,439 --> 00:31:55,879 Speaker 7: I mean, I think it is unique obviously, Like let's 570 00:31:56,879 --> 00:31:59,159 Speaker 7: let's just be real for a minute and just say, 571 00:32:00,039 --> 00:32:01,799 Speaker 7: you know, having played for. 572 00:32:01,839 --> 00:32:06,719 Speaker 5: Him and you know, having a. 573 00:32:05,999 --> 00:32:10,119 Speaker 7: Competing against him and then also having a friendship with 574 00:32:10,238 --> 00:32:15,799 Speaker 7: Bill right along the way, you know, I think it's 575 00:32:15,839 --> 00:32:16,399 Speaker 7: it's special. 576 00:32:16,439 --> 00:32:19,959 Speaker 5: It's unique having played here knowing Bill. 577 00:32:20,639 --> 00:32:23,238 Speaker 7: But again, we have to focus on things that are 578 00:32:23,238 --> 00:32:27,799 Speaker 7: going to help us win now, help our players and 579 00:32:27,959 --> 00:32:31,119 Speaker 7: like I said, galvanize the building and the team and 580 00:32:31,199 --> 00:32:31,879 Speaker 7: our fan base. 581 00:32:31,919 --> 00:32:34,559 Speaker 5: So I think that there's also things. 582 00:32:34,559 --> 00:32:36,679 Speaker 7: I'm gonna try to explain to the players that there's 583 00:32:36,759 --> 00:32:38,959 Speaker 7: things that are interesting and there are things that are important. 584 00:32:39,439 --> 00:32:42,758 Speaker 7: I think me having played for Bill is interesting. I 585 00:32:42,839 --> 00:32:48,879 Speaker 7: just don't know if it's important to help in our players. 586 00:32:49,839 --> 00:32:54,199 Speaker 12: Mike, welcome and congratulations. You were the hottest name on 587 00:32:54,559 --> 00:32:57,839 Speaker 12: the coaching cycle this time around. Presumably you had your 588 00:32:57,879 --> 00:33:01,798 Speaker 12: pick of job, so personally professionally, what really separated this 589 00:33:01,879 --> 00:33:02,758 Speaker 12: choice among the others? 590 00:33:03,519 --> 00:33:07,919 Speaker 7: Well, I think that the ability to have open dialogue 591 00:33:07,919 --> 00:33:11,239 Speaker 7: with Robert and Jonathan was something that was critical. 592 00:33:12,639 --> 00:33:18,038 Speaker 5: Elliott and his staff. Obviously. What I believe and what 593 00:33:18,079 --> 00:33:19,639 Speaker 5: everybody else believes. 594 00:33:19,279 --> 00:33:24,079 Speaker 7: Is as a young, dynamic quarterback, we have some youth 595 00:33:24,119 --> 00:33:26,159 Speaker 7: on the roster. We have some veteran players that have 596 00:33:26,719 --> 00:33:29,719 Speaker 7: kind of seen both sides of it and understand and 597 00:33:29,759 --> 00:33:34,199 Speaker 7: that we'll help me and will help our players, you know, 598 00:33:34,279 --> 00:33:35,119 Speaker 7: get back to. 599 00:33:35,079 --> 00:33:37,119 Speaker 5: That success and understand how hard it is. 600 00:33:38,799 --> 00:33:41,479 Speaker 7: I do think that we're getting a different style of player, 601 00:33:41,519 --> 00:33:45,159 Speaker 7: a different, you know, different player to the NFL, you know, 602 00:33:45,279 --> 00:33:47,919 Speaker 7: one that you know sometimes guys played four or five 603 00:33:47,999 --> 00:33:50,479 Speaker 7: years in college in the same place under the same coach, 604 00:33:51,079 --> 00:33:54,159 Speaker 7: and we don't have a whole lot of behavior to 605 00:33:54,238 --> 00:33:55,919 Speaker 7: change when they when they got to our league. And 606 00:33:55,959 --> 00:34:00,278 Speaker 7: I think now with the NIL system that everyone is 607 00:34:00,319 --> 00:34:04,559 Speaker 7: embracing and I'm all in favor of, but sometimes those 608 00:34:04,759 --> 00:34:06,919 Speaker 7: players are at a school for six months and they 609 00:34:06,959 --> 00:34:10,679 Speaker 7: may go to another school and with another leadership style 610 00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:13,719 Speaker 7: and another structure, and so when they get to our league, 611 00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:16,839 Speaker 7: there's some behavior that may have to change and we 612 00:34:16,999 --> 00:34:20,118 Speaker 7: have to be willing to help them change it. And 613 00:34:20,319 --> 00:34:23,639 Speaker 7: that's okay, Like, this is not an indictment on the 614 00:34:23,639 --> 00:34:27,558 Speaker 7: college football system. This is just you know, you could 615 00:34:27,559 --> 00:34:30,759 Speaker 7: go back and get a player from Alabama or Ohio 616 00:34:30,799 --> 00:34:33,518 Speaker 7: State or Notreed eight where they had been there for 617 00:34:33,639 --> 00:34:36,399 Speaker 7: four or five years, maybe they red shirted and there 618 00:34:36,439 --> 00:34:39,919 Speaker 7: was a consistent program and you felt comfortable. 619 00:34:39,399 --> 00:34:43,399 Speaker 5: Adding that player. Now you know, like I say, car 620 00:34:43,439 --> 00:34:46,399 Speaker 5: to keep track of where they went to school. And 621 00:34:46,519 --> 00:34:48,519 Speaker 5: so that's not easy. 622 00:34:49,039 --> 00:34:51,559 Speaker 7: But what we're willing to do to help those players 623 00:34:51,559 --> 00:34:53,999 Speaker 7: that need to have some of those things changed in 624 00:34:54,039 --> 00:34:56,199 Speaker 7: the commitment to the team, Like we're willing to do that. 625 00:34:59,279 --> 00:35:03,119 Speaker 5: Hey, Mike back middle here, Hey, welcome back, Thank you. 626 00:35:03,199 --> 00:35:05,599 Speaker 5: Looking forward to all our future and news conferences together. 627 00:35:06,639 --> 00:35:08,959 Speaker 7: There's going to be more, I think, so I think 628 00:35:08,999 --> 00:35:10,399 Speaker 7: the league makes you do a few of them. 629 00:35:10,759 --> 00:35:14,079 Speaker 5: I hear they're fun too. I'm just curious. 630 00:35:14,119 --> 00:35:16,359 Speaker 8: One thing you've learned in your first experience from being 631 00:35:16,359 --> 00:35:17,559 Speaker 8: a head coach, so you want to make sure you 632 00:35:17,599 --> 00:35:19,079 Speaker 8: apply to your second time around. 633 00:35:21,159 --> 00:35:23,479 Speaker 5: Oh, I mean, I think there's so much. I think just. 634 00:35:25,879 --> 00:35:28,039 Speaker 7: This connection piece man getting to know these players, and 635 00:35:28,079 --> 00:35:29,998 Speaker 7: we're going to put so many points of contact around 636 00:35:30,279 --> 00:35:32,799 Speaker 7: players that I understand that I'm gonna have a different 637 00:35:32,799 --> 00:35:37,839 Speaker 7: relationship with some players than I do others. Right, I'm 638 00:35:37,839 --> 00:35:39,679 Speaker 7: gonna have it. I'm gonna have a relationship with every 639 00:35:39,719 --> 00:35:42,039 Speaker 7: single one of them. But then there's gonna be other 640 00:35:42,079 --> 00:35:44,639 Speaker 7: ones that may may not be as strong, but they're 641 00:35:44,639 --> 00:35:46,559 Speaker 7: gonna be with the position coach. 642 00:35:46,599 --> 00:35:48,239 Speaker 5: And you know, we're not going to have a whole 643 00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:48,759 Speaker 5: lot of rules. 644 00:35:48,759 --> 00:35:51,359 Speaker 7: We're gonna start with with being on time and being 645 00:35:51,399 --> 00:35:58,639 Speaker 7: respectful and being able to communicate like anybody else would 646 00:35:58,639 --> 00:36:01,119 Speaker 7: out outside this building if you were late for an appointment, 647 00:36:01,959 --> 00:36:03,799 Speaker 7: if you had something going on. That we're going to 648 00:36:03,879 --> 00:36:06,479 Speaker 7: have people that are around the players for them to 649 00:36:06,519 --> 00:36:08,479 Speaker 7: be able to trust and say, hey, I've got this 650 00:36:08,639 --> 00:36:11,439 Speaker 7: going on and I've tried to do this in Tennessee 651 00:36:11,519 --> 00:36:13,998 Speaker 7: that if somebody walks in the door at seven forty 652 00:36:14,039 --> 00:36:16,919 Speaker 7: five and they just you know, there's there's something on 653 00:36:16,959 --> 00:36:19,799 Speaker 7: their face that they're they're wearing, something they're holding onto something, 654 00:36:19,799 --> 00:36:20,839 Speaker 7: that something's not right. 655 00:36:21,319 --> 00:36:22,519 Speaker 5: I would rather give. 656 00:36:22,359 --> 00:36:25,038 Speaker 7: That player thirty minutes or forty five minutes, whatever however 657 00:36:25,159 --> 00:36:26,998 Speaker 7: much amount of time that he needs to take care 658 00:36:26,999 --> 00:36:30,039 Speaker 7: of a situation, then the seven hours that he's got 659 00:36:30,199 --> 00:36:33,079 Speaker 7: a waste wearing it through the day. And I want 660 00:36:33,119 --> 00:36:36,079 Speaker 7: to provide as many points of contact with the players 661 00:36:36,079 --> 00:36:38,759 Speaker 7: so that they feel comfortable. And if that's coming to me, great, 662 00:36:39,079 --> 00:36:41,119 Speaker 7: if that's coming to Elliott, great, if that's coming to 663 00:36:41,119 --> 00:36:44,079 Speaker 7: our strength coach, or that's coming to our position coach, 664 00:36:44,599 --> 00:36:47,359 Speaker 7: whoever that may be. I want them to have as 665 00:36:47,399 --> 00:36:51,039 Speaker 7: many relationships in the building that they feel comfortable saying 666 00:36:51,039 --> 00:36:54,159 Speaker 7: that you know, something's not right, or I need to communicate, 667 00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:56,199 Speaker 7: or I'm going to be fifteen minutes, like whatever it is. 668 00:36:56,399 --> 00:36:59,679 Speaker 7: So I think that that's critical that we teach them 669 00:37:00,039 --> 00:37:02,959 Speaker 7: some of those things that you know, there's more people 670 00:37:02,999 --> 00:37:08,639 Speaker 7: that they impact than just themselves. 671 00:37:09,399 --> 00:37:11,199 Speaker 5: My congratulations, thank you. 672 00:37:11,199 --> 00:37:13,159 Speaker 3: You said at the beginning of the press conference, you 673 00:37:13,239 --> 00:37:15,239 Speaker 3: knew in your soul this was the place to be. 674 00:37:16,039 --> 00:37:19,799 Speaker 3: Did you ever envision yourself or dream about this moment 675 00:37:19,879 --> 00:37:22,239 Speaker 3: here when you were a player, or even when you 676 00:37:22,279 --> 00:37:24,639 Speaker 3: came back for the Hall of Fame induction, did you 677 00:37:24,679 --> 00:37:26,799 Speaker 3: ever dream about standing up here as the head. 678 00:37:26,639 --> 00:37:27,479 Speaker 5: Go to the Patriots? 679 00:37:30,119 --> 00:37:31,719 Speaker 7: I mean, I think you know, I mean, I think 680 00:37:33,119 --> 00:37:38,199 Speaker 7: you know, probably more so when I started my coaching career, 681 00:37:38,839 --> 00:37:42,679 Speaker 7: Like I think it was important for me to to 682 00:37:43,439 --> 00:37:47,998 Speaker 7: go somewhere else to start another coaching journey. The opportunity 683 00:37:48,039 --> 00:37:51,959 Speaker 7: at one point was probably presented itself to be here 684 00:37:51,959 --> 00:37:54,599 Speaker 7: at coaching, But I felt like it was important to 685 00:37:54,799 --> 00:37:58,559 Speaker 7: to forge my own path somewhere else, and if all 686 00:37:58,599 --> 00:38:02,998 Speaker 7: those experiences led me back here at the right time 687 00:38:03,039 --> 00:38:05,599 Speaker 7: and the right opportunity, then that was going to be 688 00:38:05,639 --> 00:38:09,199 Speaker 7: what was meant to be. And so But but not coaching, 689 00:38:09,279 --> 00:38:11,599 Speaker 7: you know, I mean not coaching the Tennessee Titans. That 690 00:38:11,599 --> 00:38:16,399 Speaker 7: that was never something that you know, took my time. 691 00:38:16,439 --> 00:38:19,079 Speaker 7: But I think that when I started my coaching career, 692 00:38:19,719 --> 00:38:21,519 Speaker 7: I said, man, let's go and let's see where we 693 00:38:21,559 --> 00:38:24,279 Speaker 7: can go and take this and work with other people, 694 00:38:24,359 --> 00:38:26,399 Speaker 7: and you know, if the time's right to go back, 695 00:38:26,439 --> 00:38:27,199 Speaker 7: then then it'll be. 696 00:38:27,279 --> 00:38:31,679 Speaker 5: Then there'll be right time might congratulations. 697 00:38:32,679 --> 00:38:35,599 Speaker 9: How would you describe what type of offense you want 698 00:38:35,599 --> 00:38:36,279 Speaker 9: to run and how. 699 00:38:36,199 --> 00:38:38,439 Speaker 12: Does that tie to the traits that you'll be looking 700 00:38:38,439 --> 00:38:39,439 Speaker 12: for in a play caller. 701 00:38:39,559 --> 00:38:42,479 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think that the offense. Again, we mentioned things 702 00:38:42,559 --> 00:38:45,079 Speaker 5: like aggressive but not reckless. Right, we have to be 703 00:38:45,079 --> 00:38:46,079 Speaker 5: able to take chances. 704 00:38:46,079 --> 00:38:49,119 Speaker 7: How do we create X plays without just you know, 705 00:38:49,239 --> 00:38:51,199 Speaker 7: having to throw the ball down the field, you know, 706 00:38:51,239 --> 00:38:53,439 Speaker 7: fifty yards and just sit there taking shots? 707 00:38:53,479 --> 00:38:55,239 Speaker 5: Right? The creativity. 708 00:38:56,319 --> 00:38:58,519 Speaker 7: You know we want we want to be I would 709 00:38:58,519 --> 00:39:02,599 Speaker 7: say versatile enough if the players can handle it, right, 710 00:39:02,639 --> 00:39:05,399 Speaker 7: I want to you know, you look at zone scheme, 711 00:39:05,959 --> 00:39:08,279 Speaker 7: uh in the run game, being able to run, you know, 712 00:39:08,399 --> 00:39:12,879 Speaker 7: gap scheme to things that the defense may do, you know, 713 00:39:13,079 --> 00:39:16,359 Speaker 7: be under center, being being the gun. You know whether 714 00:39:16,479 --> 00:39:19,999 Speaker 7: it's but it's also important to understand, you know, everybody 715 00:39:20,039 --> 00:39:23,239 Speaker 7: has access to this, and everybody has some experience with 716 00:39:23,319 --> 00:39:25,719 Speaker 7: different types of offense, but it's what the players can 717 00:39:25,759 --> 00:39:28,479 Speaker 7: get good at. How much can you reasonably do You 718 00:39:28,519 --> 00:39:30,319 Speaker 7: don't want to dabble in things and say we're going 719 00:39:30,359 --> 00:39:34,679 Speaker 7: to dabble in RPOs when the quarterback you know that's 720 00:39:34,719 --> 00:39:35,639 Speaker 7: not a strength it is. 721 00:39:35,679 --> 00:39:39,078 Speaker 5: And then being able to read and pull the ball 722 00:39:39,159 --> 00:39:39,479 Speaker 5: and throw it. 723 00:39:39,479 --> 00:39:41,279 Speaker 7: I mean, there's so much nickel pressure, right, how do 724 00:39:41,319 --> 00:39:43,079 Speaker 7: you want to handle nickel pressure? 725 00:39:43,319 --> 00:39:43,518 Speaker 5: Right? 726 00:39:44,279 --> 00:39:47,319 Speaker 7: All these answers and different things that defenses are doing, 727 00:39:47,719 --> 00:39:52,759 Speaker 7: more split safety defenses, more simulated pressures, more disguised cover 728 00:39:52,839 --> 00:39:56,199 Speaker 7: two right, and then you know, being able to go 729 00:39:56,239 --> 00:39:59,039 Speaker 7: on the ball and try to be able to use 730 00:39:59,079 --> 00:40:00,879 Speaker 7: an offense that goes on the ball at. 731 00:40:00,759 --> 00:40:03,799 Speaker 5: Times and dictate tempo cadence. 732 00:40:05,599 --> 00:40:07,559 Speaker 7: But again, it'll be based on what the players can 733 00:40:07,679 --> 00:40:10,319 Speaker 7: understand and what they can handle, and we're not going 734 00:40:10,399 --> 00:40:14,799 Speaker 7: to you know, put things that make them slow right there. 735 00:40:15,239 --> 00:40:17,119 Speaker 7: Somebody told me a long time ago, you can't tell 736 00:40:17,119 --> 00:40:19,998 Speaker 7: a difference between a player that's afraid to do it 737 00:40:20,119 --> 00:40:22,159 Speaker 7: or doesn't know how to do it right, And so 738 00:40:22,239 --> 00:40:24,159 Speaker 7: they kind of just stand there with that look. And 739 00:40:24,199 --> 00:40:26,879 Speaker 7: we're not going to stand you know, We're going to 740 00:40:26,959 --> 00:40:30,439 Speaker 7: be moving. We're going to demand effort and finish. People 741 00:40:30,479 --> 00:40:33,599 Speaker 7: ask what non negotiables are with our effort in our 742 00:40:33,639 --> 00:40:35,558 Speaker 7: finish is going to be the contract that we make 743 00:40:35,599 --> 00:40:39,599 Speaker 7: with our teammates, and that'll be something that that'll be 744 00:40:39,679 --> 00:40:43,919 Speaker 7: my job to make sure that's the greatest compliment that 745 00:40:43,959 --> 00:40:45,679 Speaker 7: you could ever give a coach by the way, not 746 00:40:45,759 --> 00:40:48,599 Speaker 7: that he has great plays or great blitz. It's man, 747 00:40:48,599 --> 00:40:51,999 Speaker 7: you guys, your players play their ass off. And trust me, 748 00:40:52,399 --> 00:40:55,919 Speaker 7: when somebody that's a respected coach tells you that, you'll, 749 00:40:55,999 --> 00:40:59,039 Speaker 7: you'll you'll thank the players, and you'll you'll care about them, 750 00:40:59,039 --> 00:41:01,518 Speaker 7: and you'll do whatever you can for him, because that's 751 00:41:01,559 --> 00:41:03,399 Speaker 7: the greatest compliment that you could ever get. 752 00:41:04,319 --> 00:41:11,079 Speaker 5: So time to get to work. Very good stays. Thank you. 753 00:41:12,439 --> 00:41:15,279 Speaker 2: Patriots Playbook join John Rook as he brings you all 754 00:41:15,319 --> 00:41:18,679 Speaker 2: the latest Patriots Talk an expert commentary direct from Patriots HQ. 755 00:41:19,359 --> 00:41:21,759 Speaker 2: The show features interviews with New England and Opponent Beat 756 00:41:21,759 --> 00:41:23,839 Speaker 2: writers that bring you a unique media view of the 757 00:41:23,839 --> 00:41:24,479 Speaker 2: state of the team. 758 00:41:24,559 --> 00:41:26,039 Speaker 5: But where the Patriots are concerned. 759 00:41:26,279 --> 00:41:28,559 Speaker 10: Let's just get one thing done and let's get it 760 00:41:28,639 --> 00:41:30,479 Speaker 10: done right and then we can. 761 00:41:30,399 --> 00:41:31,559 Speaker 5: Worry about versatility. 762 00:41:31,679 --> 00:41:32,839 Speaker 1: Am I lying to anybody here? 763 00:41:33,119 --> 00:41:34,558 Speaker 10: Let's just get one thing done. 764 00:41:34,639 --> 00:41:37,279 Speaker 2: Let's get one thing done right, and then we can 765 00:41:37,399 --> 00:41:37,879 Speaker 2: move along. 766 00:41:37,959 --> 00:41:39,439 Speaker 5: That's kind of my biggest thing. 767 00:41:39,479 --> 00:41:42,359 Speaker 2: Search Patriots Playbook anywhere you get your podcasts.