1 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: It's time out to talk to the head coach or 2 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: the New England Patriots, and we're doing this in person. Coach. 3 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: It's great to see you. I know it's been over yere, 4 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: but miss senior in person doing this doing it likewise, 5 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: good to catch up with you again too. You're looking great. 6 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: Look like you still throw it. I can still throw it. Hey, 7 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: I always told you that that emergency quarterback thing. I 8 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 1: know the rules not affect anymore, but maybe at some point, 9 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: and I know you've got a pretty good effect at 10 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 1: the rules committee, we could we could change that rule. 11 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: So let's let's get into formulating your football team. Free 12 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: agency obviously out of the picture now as you guys 13 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: build towards the draft, how closely, given the type of 14 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 1: year it's been, the way you've had to study players 15 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: coming into your program or looking at these kids in college, 16 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: how closely tied is free agency to the draft process 17 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,639 Speaker 1: this year? Oh? I just think every time you get 18 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 1: to an opportunity to improve your team, you just try 19 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: to do the best you can to improve it. So, 20 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: whether it's free agency to draft, or a trade or 21 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: a waiver claim or whatever it is, if if you 22 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 1: can improve your team and it makes sense, and then 23 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: you know we're going to consider it. And you know 24 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: we've we've done it a lot of different ways. So, um, 25 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: free agency's free agency. That's that's pretty much that ships 26 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: uh in port now. And so we'll take a look 27 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 1: at the draft and try to take advantage of opportunities there, 28 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: whatever those are. How surprised are you that potentially you 29 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: could go one, two, three quarterbacks in this year's draft? Yeah? 30 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: You know, every year has its own has its own 31 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: draft circumstances, and it's it's so unique. All right. They 32 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: don't call your trader Bill for nothing. I know, Jimmy 33 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 1: Johnson is not in the league anymore. He's in a 34 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: Pro Football Hall of Fame. But you guys always got 35 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: excited to sort of move around on draft day to 36 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 1: make multiple trades. And you've made a bunch of those 37 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: over the years, but you do want to really give 38 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: up a bunch of picks to move up a ton. Um, 39 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: are you excited as this day arrives? Yeah? No, it's 40 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: always yeah, it's always an exciting day. Um. You know 41 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: to bring new people on your foot ball team and um, 42 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: and you know see how they develop and all that. 43 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: So it's it's an opportunity to improve our team and 44 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: hopefully we can you know, make good decisions and do that. 45 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: But uh, yeah, I'm trying to work out a trade 46 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 1: with Jimmy now. You know he's he's got some Heinekens 47 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 1: on the table and so, uh you know, maybe we 48 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 1: get some fishing lures or something like that, say we 49 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: can swap something out you get a bigger boat yet 50 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: or is he still at the same boat that you 51 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: and Linda are on down Eric Keith, Yeah, I think he's. 52 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: I think he's going with that same boat. Yeah. Good. 53 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: Jimmy's got a pretty good business he always does. You 54 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: guys have a lot of changes. As far as you know, 55 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 1: Nick was here for a long time. You've worked hand 56 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: in hand with a lot of coaches, you know. Dave Ziegler, 57 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: how's that transition been as far as you know, looking 58 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: at the way we're going to do things here moving 59 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 1: forward to get our team back to where we need 60 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: to be. Yeah, fantastic, Dave, Dave and Elliott Wolf and MATC. 61 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: Grove done a fantastic job of putting things together this spring. 62 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: It's good at Matt Patricia back and he's been involved 63 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: as well, so, um, you know, I think that you know, 64 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: we've gotten a lot done. I think we're we're well prepared, 65 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: We've got a lot of good information and hopefully we can, 66 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: like I said, make some good decisions here. Speaking about Matt, 67 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: and I heard you earlier in your press conference, did 68 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: you have with the press talk about Matt and just 69 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: what a great job he's done from the personnel side 70 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: of it, from the grand scheme of things. How well 71 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: has he adjusted coming back to his new role. Yeah, Well, 72 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 1: of course, Matt's you know, he's done this for the 73 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,799 Speaker 1: last three years and a different organizations, so he's very 74 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: familiar with our process, his process and all the things 75 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 1: that go around that. So he's been really a very 76 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: valuable resource and confidante and somebody to talk to who's 77 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: been through the same things that we've been through, and 78 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: his experience and a perspective has been extremely valuable. All right, coach, 79 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: good luck in the draft. You look great. It's always 80 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: a great team in person. I haven't seen you in 81 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: the year. Go get him. Yeah, thanks, good to see 82 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: you too.