1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: All right, can you call me with an overall picture 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: the Patriots that we've covered and you were a part 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: of for so long, when they had issues on one 4 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: side of the ball or the other, generally he said, oh, 5 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: they're gonna fix that. It's gonna get better. But even 6 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: in the wind the other day, we saw flat starts 7 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 1: to both halves. We've seen substitution problems, some of those 8 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: easy completions on third down or fourth down. And I 9 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: keep saying to myself, this isn't the Patriots. I remember, 10 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 1: this isn't the Patriots that they've always been. They're usually 11 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: on the details. Can you just give there's no real 12 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: question there, just why, I guess would be the question, 13 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: why aren't you guys playing like the Patriots had? Sorry 14 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: for the one question, but no worries. It really wasn't 15 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: a question, like he said. But I'll tell you so. Really, 16 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 1: you know, we're still a work in progress. You know, 17 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: we have a lot of new guys. And I would 18 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: say if you look at our team historically, like we've 19 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: had very like if you take like a twenty year slice, 20 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: very little turnover. We got a bunch of new guys 21 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:04,399 Speaker 1: and they're all good players. But we're still trying to 22 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: figure each other out. I would say in saying that, 23 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: you know, there have been stretches this year that we played, 24 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: I would say pretty decent football, especially on the defensive 25 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: side of the ball. If you look at it statistically, 26 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 1: I'm sure we rank somewhere near the top and a 27 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: bunch of categories. But you're right, we definitely have a 28 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: long way to go. We have to get better, and 29 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: we always talk about really, you know, September you're trying 30 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: to figure yourself out, even early October you're trying to 31 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: figure yourself out. And then November, hopefully November, December, January, 32 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,320 Speaker 1: you're playing your best football. And by no means that 33 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: I think we're playing our best football as a team. 34 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,400 Speaker 1: You know, we talk about complimentary football, and I don't 35 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: think we're playing our best defensively, and I think the 36 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: rest of the guys understand that. And no, we have 37 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 1: a long way to go and a lot of growth, 38 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: and our ceiling is very high. So hopefully that answers 39 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: your non question. It does, And I guess too, when 40 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: does the urgency hit where you're like, okay, you know 41 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: what parties over nothing? You guys? Anymore? We've been doing 42 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: this since July. Yeah, I think I think the guys 43 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: definitely have a sense of urgency, especially when you know 44 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 1: we have you know, our record, you know is where 45 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: it is. I think guys know like every game is, 46 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 1: you know, we have to treat this like a playoff game, 47 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: and you know it's on us as coaches. And still 48 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:20,519 Speaker 1: that sense of urgency from all three phases of the game, 49 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 1: for all three phases of the game. Thanks. Thanks question, 50 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: Andy hart Gerard. My question kind of kind of piggybacks 51 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: on that. About a month ago we talked to you. 52 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: You said, definitively we'll be better in October and November 53 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: than we are right now. Do you still have that 54 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 1: confidence that the the end result, the end game will 55 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: be there. I do. I do. I still feel the 56 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: same way. I mean we're barely into well, I guess, 57 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: almost midway through October at this point. But I do 58 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:52,959 Speaker 1: think we're I think we'll be better. I think we're 59 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: getting better. I think the guys are, you know, really 60 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,839 Speaker 1: starting to come together as far as you know, off 61 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: the field, studying film and also you know, just playing 62 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: with one another. And we've had some guys go in 63 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: and out as well, and even when you look at 64 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:05,959 Speaker 1: this past game, you know, not trying to look in 65 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: the past, like there were some plays out there which 66 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: we should have been off the field, you know, and 67 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 1: it kind of extended drives and you know, you take 68 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: away two drives from last game and we're not even 69 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,799 Speaker 1: having this conversation, but we are, and we're here today, 70 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: and you know, the only thing now we can do 71 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: is look forward to play and gains a very talented 72 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 1: offense coming in here from the Cowboys. Next question, Mike 73 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: Race Hatred question is to me, and I don't know 74 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: if you can answer from your perspective, but the slant 75 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: pass seems to be giving you guys some trouble. And 76 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: I get that question a lot from followers, like what's 77 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: going on with the slant? I thought to myself, like, 78 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: who better to ask than the coaches? So how would 79 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: you answer that to those who ask why is that 80 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: giving the Patriots defense such problems? It seems, yeah, you know, 81 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: that's a that's a great question, and you know, honestly, 82 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: I would say part of it just has to do 83 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: with awareness, right, awareness of the play, and so a 84 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: lot of those have happened on short yardage plays like 85 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: third and one, and really, you know, it's a run call. 86 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: It's not just a normal slant pass. No, I don't 87 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: want you guys to think they're just sitting back there 88 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: and drop back, drop back pass and throwing to slant. 89 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: It's a call, run play, and it's what we call 90 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 1: a look pass, and they just slang it out there. 91 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: So we definitely, you know, we through self scout and 92 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: honestly through just being at the game, like we know 93 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: that place coming, we just got to play it better. 94 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 1: Next question, Karen Garigian, Hi Drown, how are you. I'm 95 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 1: doing well, Karen, how are you good? Thanks? I think 96 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:48,599 Speaker 1: prior to the season starting, we spoke to you. You 97 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: spoke about Dante high tower and how great it was 98 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,679 Speaker 1: to have him back, but there was a little little 99 00:04:55,720 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: bit of uncertainty in terms of, you know, how quickly 100 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 1: he would be able to get back to being himself 101 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: after a year off. Watching film of the past game, 102 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: he seemed to be more involved, more engaged. Do you 103 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 1: see him getting closer to the Dante of old you know? 104 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: Or are you encouraged after watching his performance against the Texans? 105 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,719 Speaker 1: You know, Hi Tiwer had a great game. Not only 106 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: I mean if you were to just look at the 107 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,359 Speaker 1: stat sheet. I mean, it doesn't really pop off the 108 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: stat sheet, like, while this guy had a great game, 109 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: but if you were to watch the film and just 110 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: see his overall physicality, I would say it was by 111 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: far his best game. And honestly, now it's all about 112 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 1: stacking it together, right, stacking these games together. High is 113 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: definitely one of our smartest guys, not only on defense 114 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: but on this football team. Now it's just all about, 115 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: all right, how do we keep this guy going on 116 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: a down after down basis and play at the high level. 117 00:05:55,080 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: Thank you, Thanks Scaring. Next question, Bob Sucy, Thanks Stephanie Dart. 118 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 1: I just have a quick question related to Mike's question 119 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:09,479 Speaker 1: with the awareness in those situations, if it's a run call, 120 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 1: does the defensive back have to adjust what kind of 121 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 1: leverage he plays or where he positions himself in those spots? Yeah, 122 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: you know, I mean it depends on the coverage, you know, 123 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: it depends on the call. Who's really responsible for that 124 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: that we'll call it that slant window. So it's not 125 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: just it's not just the corner. It's honestly at all 126 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: of us and we always talk about you know, we 127 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 1: you know, we have to help each other out, you know, 128 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 1: So whether it's the linebacker kind of walking out discouraging 129 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: that slat pass, or whether it's the corner you know, 130 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: cheating inside to discourage the slamt pass, we just as 131 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: a team, as a defense, have to have better awareness 132 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: of that play. And a quick question regarding Jamie Collins. 133 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 1: Obviously he's familiar with the system in general coming back 134 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:50,839 Speaker 1: the third time, but very little preparation before the last 135 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: game relative to the other guys, only a few snaps. 136 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: But he has a big impact on the game. Kind 137 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:59,159 Speaker 1: of situation where we're holding him back for the right time, 138 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: and what do you see for his role going forward? Now? 139 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: You know what, it's great to have Jamie back, like 140 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: you says, its third time around, and it seems like 141 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:08,599 Speaker 1: every time he comes here, you know, he plays, he 142 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: plays his best football. So hopefully we can kind of 143 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: we can kind of run that back again. Uh, you know, 144 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: you hit it on the head. As far as not 145 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: having a lot of time to spend with Jamie, um, 146 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 1: we'll see where his how his role develops. I will 147 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: say this, you know, as a linebacker room in general, 148 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: inside outside linebackers on the ball off the ball. We're 149 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: a pretty deep group and uh, you know, we just 150 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: you know, we got a lot of guys that can 151 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 1: play football and a lot of guys that have played 152 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: football for us. So it's very exciting. Thanks right, Thanks 153 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: ball And final question, Tom Caran plays. Tom's gone back, No, 154 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: I'm back your camera all right? Reading Kyrie Irving stories 155 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: over here? Where do you see that? Um? How good 156 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 1: is Dallas? Yeah? They're very good. You know, if you 157 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: look across the board, you know they have all these 158 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: first round picks, they have the highest pay this, the 159 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: highest paid that, and they're the highest paid for a reason. 160 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: You know, it starts up front, but I should say 161 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: it starts at the quarterback position, but also upfront with 162 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: a bunch of good lineman guys that have been playing 163 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: for a long time in Smith and Martin, all those 164 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: guys that have played well. And then you look at 165 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: the backs. I mean, it's really very minimal drop off 166 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: as far as you know, Elliott compared to Pollard. And 167 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: then that's not even talking about the outside players. You know, 168 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 1: the receivers, they all have a specific skill sets. This 169 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 1: is probably our biggest challenge to be bigger than Tampa 170 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 1: bigger than Tampa because it's the next game. Thanks but 171 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: thanks guys.