Bill Belichick, Patriots Head Coach

big show it's money it's time for our weekly chat with a coach Bill Belichick so presented by the Verizon. Gridiron challenge to in the gridiron challenge. By visiting patriots dot com slash gridiron challenge for a chance to win weekly prizes after duke coach I don't. Pretty good Glenn it's the French -- that goes on for a good bye week pretty adept -- Yeah they're well you know. Two of the three is CT in these teams lost so that's good. Well one of them had to win that's -- that was part of that part of the deal that you wanted to always the most gonna -- a crazy game with the Miami jet came yesterday where the jets to the box score but might -- went for it enough of well you know 33 returns for touchdowns and he usually when you have one that's. Statistically that's the difference in the end at 31 game it's pretty unusual also. When a hard not to when it was you know formal one to two kickoff returns that. That's and it felt courage of those talk about the imbalance you know what percent of the plays -- specialties point 51%. Right -- about between thirty and 35 -- game you know about 120. Offense defense of her. That's over you have that many want an -- Times and specialty if you have a huge play that won 100 yard rushers like you have your office of it's very two of elements. That's probably where you know fifteen point plays off and so. -- will be -- as your experience with these five weeks -- guys go away for 34 days they come back or some guys when you're. First day when you work and that you -- Adams and if it was a rough which can add via. The aren't they for the most part though that they do pretty good job in other back into a lift and working out. And and will only when tomorrow -- Miami so. In they're they're back in the curriculum but today the past few. Seems like you have a more more veteran teams and you have issued whose rules are certain. Words -- younger guys about the rough week -- your.

Well I think everybody knows you know with stake here you know -- Miami in and you know second half of the season were decent system we Leo -- opponents come enough you know division games couple on defeated teams so. Or about all that later but you know right now in Miami and and you know we -- they games so Leo Leo when there -- and what exactly was your schedule for the -- coming days three days off. Yes players are off Friday Saturday and Sunday in and they came back in lifted -- today -- and then. We'll -- good choice -- this we elect who you know via via Rico later on it's terrible at the end VO OC you know what we -- India. Well they -- time it comes every -- and that he had early in the year after. You know four weeks of training camp by which is training camp two or three games like we had last year I was good. In the middle season that's been so whatever comes that every team -- is a little bit break between. Preparation and in just the metal part of that the game plans the adjustments the the preparation and all and also of the physical breaks those in the -- couple days -- into -- blow up -- I mean that really heavy and if you've I was just a few week does the coaches. In the you can work out those that -- run accident report Leo with Maurice -- and Marcus mason. We were custom backs were that's -- downs worked -- The bad eleven or twelve guys vote last week because the you know by -- to get close call upon some guys both workouts physicals to students see where people are there's. This is some changes from where guys were. In September when they're released -- teams or maybe the head injury situations there's Wanda. Stay on top of that that's kind of normal by we -- chambers -- think of William and repeat. In and it is so similar comments. 2.4 million which is what is that. Feasible. Was -- two months. If you had to. I've been really like -- like computer treatment. -- selling out Riyadh I think we would have the caps they stood that you know -- there was we have other priorities too so. It's only we have talked about it really notes situation there. How would you evaluate team where your if you spent time of the coaches this week going through various aspects of -- the same where we are where we need to be. Well we needed better a lot of areas and that's always the case so. Yeah we we looked at some of things we've done trying to find ways to a -- a let's integrators O is the place -- sizeable and they're now even those statistically. You know we can be there so looper. Score more points. Given up here. Keep them on third down situations to -- You know are are special teams always for better coverage where -- place while supplies -- return him so. Running -- run defense all you know everything -- or erase the specific place that you feel you're ahead of schedule on. With Wheldon are really know what what ahead or behind schedule is assist you evaluate it and -- you've done and well. I don't think he goes since -- began the year so I think we're gonna you know were ranked you know tenth then. Rush defense have to admit it if you just you kind of go for you got -- look at it and says okay. Here's things we need to do better we need coaches that are over -- called too much does not enough. Mean you know maybe -- personal around a little bit you know get this -- them -- better that he doesn't. They had this guy doing some analysts on the isn't quite as well whatever the case my opinion so. You know we look at our tendencies man's zone on process inside outside protections. And just in general try to you know -- things are working in and maybe. Find a way to do more of all more or doomed. Plane or strikes and things are known as well we get rumor finally --

this conversation with every year about how long it takes. Since for teams to figure out teams are -- to find out what your team missile upon him over the past he said. He really start feeling it like -- 91011. That that area. We're talking about -- every of people go ballistic early on the season team goes on was the first three when the first five they are as a play the giants in the Super Bowl this year -- get up to the extent that lost real world. Barring injuries to injury between oral part of it and take you played down. What the other factors that change. A team dramatically from early in the season to where we are now going for the next three or four weeks giving him. We really step toward.

Well I think after you've seen a team play five or six games Klein news you really can see what that team as he had enough match -- Against those teams different. You know different types of players bass players bigger players quicker players. Different schemes and NCC. You know after five or six in how they match up against certain things and and so you you know you can attack on. Relief on a certain way you want attack government and people see the same thing with the -- and so. Think you find much more of -- equilibrium at that point -- barring injuries. I'm much more of an equilibrium at that point here in terms of do you really know what the other team is what their strings with their weaknesses are you know jurors are. And in and you try to you know play from there and that's. Not always as evident in the first two through weeks of season sometimes just get in on this -- wanna wear the other and things look either real good real bad and and that that could easily be an aberration not always but it could be so -- yet to be careful after you know just a few samples that. In after you've been through a third now almost half the season in some cases have something to play games now. That's that's pretty good look at where things are.

We don't -- great -- once they're gonna follow up when when a team's weakness is exposed and you've got the video and everybody is seeing it. Does that become even a bigger problem in that they've got to strengthen that up because teams now of really exploding now what would that one weakness of there's.

Yeah well if it if you know there's a weakness observer team knows it has a weakness than. You know usually -- to do something to try to address that that day you know crazy somewhere else or they don't address -- then. It's probably -- continued pianist in issue is that it like he says it has exposed so. You know Lotta times this year trying to stop one thing. In Canada that opens up some opportunities some -- with a -- you can hold up there or not that. You know offer remains to be seen -- on team the plan now they can attack those others so. That's in that's part of it too.

Some of the tendencies team's pit stop dyslexic quarterback has a habit. If you're changing remote functions well and if so how much of which will make you playing a guy serious interest you have really seen anything on compared to planned on this directory as. Things he does it you can make him buy into. Well yeah I think. Again for -- more a case of you know he's sick or backs -- trouble pressures to quarterbacks have trouble with. Tight man coverage receded as a quarterback -- passing games have trouble with. Zone coverage two deep zone enrollment to receivers things like that that that's that's sort of hurts a lot of other concepts in the passing game and then. You know and that's -- they're probably gonna see more of or you might wanna you have thoughts and you do a lot of my piece on the Mullen knew at that particular teams so. That's more talk -- don't think you're gonna you know take a player -- changing dramatically at this point in the year. Something's matchup Federer against some teams than than others had trouble with. Stunts over. Particular type blitzes you know defensive back blitzes of their protections. Than you know. More like bill Seymour at the halfway point in the surprises vote for your team two in your your players specifically. Authors prizes and me you know I think we knew that we were gonna have a young players on defense and it's a new players on defense and thank. In some of those guys have. You know have -- performed well and then and we have again overall fairly young group. That I think is you know Lewis is coming together on the practice field and then in games for its communications. In a little bit faster team -- an awful lot of that plays on defense. Something that panel of the problem force last couple years. So for we've we've you know done better in that area so in our newer players on defense. I think we will cut and -- advance and you know Ty Warren. And they don't mean you know he's you know player -- you know -- have -- you know guide them again on the you know corners. I was in all of you know those guys that. I have -- I have I have got a chance to play a laden and I think in overall and pretty good job were playing a lot of people on defense and fifteenth sixteen guys on defense so. You know we've got some rotations -- there everybody's contributed. You know hopefully we can continue you know play well keep the points down those of its -- for playing compared to producers. I think at seven Goodyear and seven -- in here which sort. Ty Warren was on short which there were don't know how he seems a pretty confident you'll be -- play on Sunday it was anymore. It is woes we'll see accidentally gets up there practice and I hope every player -- you know we're certainly and of these guys have worked hard and got a lot of treatment. -- trying to tobacco at the on the field so it'll see your but he is how are much more can you evaluate I was you have more time would you. Cool and Tennessee's consistently during the season this is a good time to kind of policy of make sure you can change some things that you. And -- feasible right -- we go over it on a weekly basis but I think they're by a week you can.

Look at you know little more care carefully -- and not just look at the numbers but also look at the the actual plays themselves and and really see. How effective or ineffective certain things are just. You know sometimes a plate and announced that is -- not look good born actually look at you say well actually lot of good things going on here just this one. This one blocker that one blocker you know were really close here this is in someone wanna move away from someone wanna. You know keep working harder -- that together and their of the pleasure look at it and say well you know given this a chance that trident. And it's just not working at that -- things that that are going to be better for.

So looks so please don't materialize along bombs to moss who the most wide open replies. Welcome back of that stuff -- and not system which were so close and so replaced when in the month ago is easy when you expected. On on 567 games like we we you know there though is ample places the evening which it does. So close up in just missed the tackle there. Does it quarterback -- news poll. But opening can't drop a ball whatever is. In one block away -- returns so sure there's a number those kind of -- the you know your clothes on that I think that reinforces. The team and and to the office that -- got to keep working hard to skip that one. You know one last little part of -- you know huge things happen and that's. That's -- is an emphasis point in the bodily it is it is. Dispute few little things a little bit better comic bit different. If teams have had great success record wise in the game after the bye week is there -- secret to all of this is that the at that time offices a longer time spent but is together a game plan. Well I was just coincidence at the I think when you win games in this -- because players play alone in one players play well. Whatever the plays Wednesday they usually work better so. Gains that we've won with players that play well at the early in the season after bye week late in the season in the post season whatever is. When the players play well please go to much of your Lawrence and two young pop music -- how you treat. Players called or last weekend and I Coleman young children are poised for a while Obama tubular all of our commonwealth of how much time off and how much different -- right now the new world for follows. Dealing with the -- we. Probably probably loosen up a little bitten. And in the country club atmosphere and we're gonna get out. We we use their own tough program and things that are -- under the old -- right. The printed an Aussie. But not they case to in the laundry coach of the -- appreciation for. I'm really have physical game is on its players coasters -- training in. And also. You know actual plays in practice plays game place -- fixable but hole and is now the more important -- fourteen. Not the oh that means there's nineteen so. That's always a priority so -- be healthy and of the freshen. And notes that the illegal out there perform that's that's the one thing now you know you have to practice and have to work and it -- and that timing on that Sony's cancer around. Think about we actually go there and work -- but heaven everybody healthy and taking care our players to -- with some veteran players as a play a lot of snaps. It is. In that's definitely a priority and wants it wasn't a priority but it's probably a more one. Which -- H films and lectured to listened to a lot of game yesterday and to get caught up in the Brett Favre. Green -- unites us -- a little bit of a song of the first half of the of the jets Miami game and then. It sickens. It's about it for -- But -- you know while watching him on tape today in it's that's really better anyway but it's gonna see a little bit -- the summit sales were about their moment. -- about their punt protection equipment so.

It is amazing when you look at. Brett Favre and I think most of the country who -- talking about this earlier probably hoping that the that he lost because he keeps on coming back and doesn't wanna give the game up. You got a quarterback in Tom Brady who's already says he wants to play this game. Well into his through his years specific type of quarterback you could see playing. Became deep into his career that we could see him out there -- like Brett Favre at age forty.

when pollen count come out on any thing. This at that think that my experience with players as and that. You know they'll probably wanna play a little bit longer than and he. And it probably can't play effectively you know it's always hard to walk away from the game. You know asylum -- papers skis and and a lot of them you know don't they they continue to play as long as they possibly can and you know that's a personal preference so. To deliver -- and how each -- player in you know. On other game goes as they. You know accelerate. In each year thing. You know I've learned through the years there's no formula moments on is. Decline very gradually some guys decline. That more of an even pace of the guys the -- quickly. And that's word or somethin' happens that there performance. Changes and that's. And I think that's uncharted for each individually to -- I just try to buy awaited as I see it as a coach and and and it is the best I can. That I -- fairly. But there's no way to really know how that's gonna. And it -- does. You know seemed to be able to play at the same level for for quite awhile ago I don't and so thriller pretty it's gonna --

One little electrodes were probably used to guys were go consistent you know if you take some time off would you keep maintaining the to audio and lifting so when -- get -- you can catch -- to -- and stuff. Yeah and I can certainly be a factor but sometimes it's just. -- usually a weird guy and at the giants that was and a probable one year in and and he works hard and he was it was one of our best players and and here have players that Italy and and his thirty years old so in that's the sometimes this happens I don't know I on the chart and explain it. But that well known --

I was able to start a mediocre and when you decline your router knows that -- Western Australia because there -- pro -- and we know -- I don't exactly -- talked about -- And I don't think area let me take -- quick and -- second break and we'll get into this week's opponent the Miami Dolphins thought from the coach down here with patriots Monday of -- I -- addiction with patriots money -- down here at Gillette Stadium -- here Steve's here -- here of course coach Bill Belichick is so -- this -- well before we break down. Miami. -- change in the way teams are starting to defend the wildcat it almost seems like they're willing. To give up with brown willing to give up that aspect they seem to be sending that safety up. And they're causing havoc it looks like the wall and started doing that two weeks ago the jets seem to do a lot more of that same work has been doing that before bill.

But I think that the more you see an offense that these -- to prepare for it and and the harder as the office to come up with. You know new things things are really catch off balance and New Orleans and the jets both the a pretty good job defendant. I felt like last year when we played him in the second game down there we have yet plays obviously a lot better I've played at first and so. You know the more you see some than the the more than a defense to prepare for generally speaking in the better than though. In other formal moment and they'll both teams that a little bit of penetration of the outside you know bring in bring permanent people. And that. They haven't had a couple outside placed -- outside salute some negative plays -- that that of course always makes. Miami dependent right -- a lot of that in the second half against Portland's and then the news that whole life history the seemed to be.

Miami comes -- like gangbusters -- totally out of -- game against colds -- it's a big plays they've dominated the first half against the wall it's. Mankind fatal over the second after they fading though the other team just figuring them out as they go along to do it looks like to put -- the pressure on the quarterback and in the how often getting tired adjusts. The plays or -- and for -- after being hit.

You know well I. On the offensively I thought that today. They played wire wire against India you know -- came back and scored one more time native that they they moved the ball -- in the second half and we're -- index beat the jets in the your. You know last whatever was played -- game two plays of the game that wasn't like that field so. I don't think it's. I think whatever it is -- now on don't think it's any lack for her lack of plays -- playmaker users schemer or anything else. Some games they've they've won at the -- they they certainly finish strong buffalo game. They -- they start -- than meant that if they're strong so. I don't know I think they're good football team that they present a lot of problems ever physically good against the run on both sides of the ball run defense and and they can on the ball there explosive. It's fast guys and they play guys their turn game. And on defense Porter and of course Taylor in the wrong. Way and you know it got several you know those outside rushers Anderson. You know all the guys that and can rush the passer in the isn't and then got some good inside players like Starks and and Burlington. And Lankford. So they're you know they're good solid evil across the port two young corners were playing well Townsend and Davison. You know starting at this Clements and their seat theater after Clinton so. There there room you know kind of a death new faces on defense cuts than younger guys got to mask as. And and their top running third physical as there often change at all with penny as opposed to a -- for. I think it's basically is saying offensive -- think Pennington you know did real good job of check and plays the line of scrimmage and he he saw a lot before the ball's snapped and got the ball very quickly is very confident read things quickly in and got the ball on there I think that. You know and he's probably not quite that execution level but penalties. So in the made his fair share poison but the -- games very impressively -- you know like the field Astride the for a third tan. You know in the -- as the -- down there was great throws Revis and and -- roads to of this. In defense of accidents and his division so you'd think you'd think that. Pennington was more. Willingly give up the big play Demetris pupil is opposing looking more for the big play -- I think they've both a look at you know that dates they take 456 shots every game plays that are designed they hit the home run. You know and a little you know fives that your passes they're they're designed to Kennedy and I do pretty good job of call them the right time to get what they're looking for. And some they get -- I don't sometimes are covered. But they you know they do their job of of Nixon and up and their need to be careful because though. Of the fully -- toss up over your head you know number times in the game and and the cuts in place in our line has become all the more a player form on the patent. Of course and ambulances at the threat so. You know they weren't around some place -- expert yeah Contra you know -- guys down the middle like this on known. So you gotta Ricky Williams known and they were on outside -- so you know them those -- it outside of prominently in taken to a bloodier than her.

Getting back to the to the wildcat the fact that they haven't used it as much routine -- defendant while the last couple games left but they say -- if -- work and he's a lot yeah like -- you know priceless. If it's not going as well and I and I go to some else but regardless the consulate it forces you waste time -- it right and generally you're gonna get when he plays over five -- prepare well that's what I wanna ask you if they have an -- excess for the last couple weeks of teams have started to figure out. Which day would you interpret that as they make -- up with a wrinkle in this when I'm committees Pat White the end of that the colts game. I was surprised to see two minutes left in the game and played at all now they bring about a into the field. And obviously had they had some success with him you're familiar obviously with him as you brought him and hear it it want to. Is that something that you might anticipate them doing coming up with a wiggle off of that wildcat.

That they pretty much have a new wrinkle that every week on they have some different wrinkle that's unbalanced line Pat White. On Ricky Williams as the Lanka guy a Ronnie Brown. To backs in the backfield on back in the backfield though backs in the backfield. Is that that they do a lot of different thanks Pat White they used in just about every game. As part of their wildcat package so that they give -- a lot of different things to prepare for it's not as one formation -- one play. It's it's a lot of different looks and that's kind of their offense they. They use a lot of different personnel groupings a lot of formations and and the ones they use the last three or four weeks you can almost guarantee we're not gonna see those so. You you watch film their last few games and in the formations that they Iran. Prop aren't the ones you're gonna see it be the same place basically because it doesn't change for them but the formation is different so it. And affection calls -- Samir adjustments and I think that that's what they do they they they mix it up pretty.

It was faced the start to unfold new stuff as the game progresses on -- elements to register what's going on with the communication with you -- the guys upstairs how are you. Figuring this out and and make in those adjustments.

Well that this will be an important game for adjustments as one of things that Miami -- do is whatever they Ron that'll be kind of a game plan for that game. So what they did against the jets what they do the week before against New Orleans with that -- importance that against. Against buffalo or the jets -- San Diego ordinarily games. What what they do within that -- gain is is pretty well contained so if their game plan is to. The BM balanced line and you're gonna get a number of plays on because they wanna see your adjustment and have some stuff against that are -- them the then they're gonna give you sent to play agency reduced and against it then come back and attack at. But so once we see those things that we're gonna have to do the -- adjusted to home. And that's and a careless what they got for us in here here's -- in the playoffs and and make sure that we you know do that. You know. But the players understand what that is and also will get them there it may abuse the same formations move players around at different positions so. He announced that it in the -- that the incident thespian sly he's outsider. You know whatever it is to try to gain some kind of advantage -- and against Denver they brought Kyle Orton back in the Senate and from -- haven't done that allow him. That they haven't done that. Now that they haven't done that but that's wrong. So Melissa Leo we should you know what I mean we've worked on that's in the Denver game obviously that's.

Do you think the formation itself is here to stay or do you think it's gonna wake of that and eventually it's been a like the or -- it's in the -- that yesterday's stopping a consistent basis and it's gonna -- itself minority ministry wants every you know five or six games as a gimmick play.

Why I think it definitely creates problems in the running game because it it gives you an extra blocker or another guy in the formation you have to defend. And of the more balanced the formation is run pass inside outside of the harder -- is the panelists balances the more it's just one or two things then. You know defense -- you can zero in on the those those couple target so. I think when it's working well and they run inside there right outside Iran. Permanently got a pass or -- off -- that they hit like they were doing last year and it won each game. Ronnie Brown -- one Pennington had a flea flicker that you know things like that then. You know that that's certainly gives small man woman and portions and more. But you're gonna rule of divisive figure. Passing games are we limited without halfback reckon it's not his game. Through all the Baltic -- guys up to audit offset because -- area with it we know it's limited but again it it creates problems where in the running game because they they have an extra blocker or to have an extra guidance that a quarterback. That's part of the formation that gives them an extra a gap are actually blocker that. Makes the play a little bit different than normally it would be so it they definitely gains and advantages in the running in no question about that Africa would be fewer troops or kickoff coverage practiced this week absolutely have to let -- put the you know men and we've we know it's against -- we've we've had a quite a run here on the east kickoff return guys who you know sorrow with the course buffalo Mckelvin and then we saw the jets and now Washington last week you know Smith that's routers Tampa so. We've we've seen some good kickoff returners through the course of the season and now -- needles in a good in this week. In those pre production and in the month and the jets game and you know we know -- had two or three of last year and political called back but you know at two or three long names like then I don't know. I know we have an event can -- I don't know if there's -- in Italy that have more than one or two guys on their roster -- to catch them so. You know you've gotta you gotta keep from leveraging got to get back inside once he gets sideline. But exodus that nobody's got that not pleased cachaca.

to surprise you that real jokes and all three Miami of kind of which plays through Miami knows. Seems like fifteen deaths. Is a better team in war and there's more threatening -- Well looks like Miami matches up pretty well against the jets -- You know we got half the season left to go now also be -- NC how have things unfold and you know -- we've talked about a British got a good look at everybody here going forward and you know seat you know who plays the best football on November December -- that's usually decides that so. On the that's what our goal is to try to you know player best football here in second half of the season. The censure of the team that plays the best in the UCs that penalties teens champion -- it's part of a rookie coach rookie quarterback like -- Do you really know what they're gonna go any tendencies or is habits. That gave them advanced on a trio. Well I think sometimes second work.

Or -- when the other teams really don't notion you know and then we can also work a little -- you're disadvantage because you seven had as much experience doing it but. You know well we we know about those teams are are good teams those -- they've played two very. A close games on both came down the final possession in the red area and and once again. McCain at a red area offense Miami got it in a woman and the jets didn't get in Miami element. And their for the jets lost and so you can't overemphasize. That red area third down stuff and in the greater -- 12 games for the dolphins and and there are good red area team both sides of the ball and you know if it comes down a player to like that every week than those you know Tina makes them -- team that. On short and.

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