Bill Belichick

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" Right -- did you did you should they give you driven by the of the place they changed our structure it's called does Stevens those does -- stakeouts. -- drug -- that -- movement will ask you this is three as we take a peek at this draft as I've heard it mentioned a couple of times in the last a couple of days and you even joked about it until politics draft about the odds of one -- again in any way did you change your approach. So this strap them and you look at what the needs were of the team and certainly that was stuff that you went for early. Was -- in a change in philosophy or was it just that's what was on the board."

" And Oakland at just the way it worked out I decided as as a joke early because we drafted you know my commitment of the whip was much I loved the linemen and you know be considerate too many tight ends and -- too many big well but you know I don't think it faster and and younger on the answer though wants them -- change at all which just. You know we hit it right on a couple alone you know couple picks and course in Orleans trip that was it was great to be out -- draft you know for the right reasons because you're there on trade not not -- record and you know at Upton did pick a player like like -- and so you know that was. That was good fortune -- you know that there was a -- he'd drafting quarterback I think we all knew that component you know been able to pick up Wheatley in the Lexington and you know -- quite now liner and work both you know good values and guys is -- In other a lot of cornerbacks don't announce those ranges to you know I think before we took right we took Wheatley. Com you know Thomas right behind Ohman and -- you know there were one round right in there you know confident -- will it though in I think that this was for the depth in the --"

" Well how much is draft was planned and how much of it was reaction to what was going on around you."

" Epic its just always reaction oh really do just you know now out of out now. You know the third round as a good example we we actually -- into them. A -- and Shawn Crable own tellem that we were you know get ready to take -- there on. Our first pick in the third round and on well and it all and and they offered as trade that you know would include their second round pick next year and so we're all that. Factory here I'll go and so we ended up make that trade and and then take action on you know you later in the -- though. You know that's really about it -- reactive that is you know you can be we people who literally you know within probably. Two minutes turn in the name on the earlier so you just never know what's -- Slater and all landslide and we felt like you know we waited till the end and around the that was kind of the range where those -- players -- with special team players. But we just present ticket champ we moved to open and."

" How different was the it and the way you dealt with -- you're talking about the reaction in that you had a much shorter time in between picks this was a quick. First couple of Brown's."

" It you know was Glendon and I know people think well you only got five minutes and round -- seventh so big deal if -- net than in round one. It just seems like there's more moving parts that are there more in the trade there there's more at stake in. There's more conversation back or the the problem more negotiations so that the quicker pace this year and expected a lot of teams who I can penetrate we want to -- New Orleans as the one we talked about -- Sean Payton on Friday afternoon. And and Scott have conversations. With them as well you know when your on the pocket even that the before when the jets' Clark and we talk quickly in the Portland's. You know the kind that we certainly felt like -- or Ellis and you know we were happy -- still they're ten."

" Coach in relation to your schemes what were some of the things that Gerrard mail some of the traits he had that stood out as opposed to some of the other linebackers with in the draft."

" What -- want to put that thing that makes such -- unique earlier compared a lot of linebackers and complete minister announces this is versatility you know he's. The big physical players he's. You know eat it the hard hitter that again on he. He played down an outline its image he has a lot of tackles you know apple liner on in the back field. He runs well it's thirty explosive not only and he run you know alive. Or five range but he's got a good short burst and he can relate celebrate the first and art so he's good player on the run that he can get out of the box and and plan space open field player. He's got good power and let so he can really play. You know he's respondents I think he can quality of brightest spot and so upbeat and think and let -- every played on you know just that good all round player with a lot of Friday's skills in not just on not just does that speak but. There was that it accommodations so. You know think that that's -- set him apart from a lot of the guys that that we considered."

" The coach -- got a lot of calls the last couple days about James over the BC SC to do with where was he on your boarded -- ever any thought at all about. Drafting him and we surprise you didn't get drafted."

" Arm well you know we took Meriweather last year and so released safety wasn't. -- high priority for us you know pitcher on the inward in it and the fact was there really weren't that many of them you know anyway you mean the old 11 round and then. You know coupled but it it wasn't you know a lot of depth in the draft or so you know so two good players like the players in the draft we just you know felt like we had the players rated higher at the times and we were picked."

" had Terrence Wheatley highly rated what does he brings to table."

" Well he's he's got a lot of strength -- Steve he's he's real smart kid you know is that. All academic pick all that in the big twelve he's he's fast attract guys ever -- a kick returns. Good hands option perceptions. Has got very quick feet and you know -- he can cover. You know we've shown good top of support on returning kicks in and play games so you know I think one of the things that that probably hurt his -- situation it was. You know wrist injury that he had a year ago but he played political year in and you know -- problems with -- so album I don't know I think that my and knocked down a little but he's. There's been productive player and your starter out there Colorado and in return kicks you know and so at that. Development while -- close -- as to whether."

" Billion trying to formulate your roster in your depth chart going forward here and you already signs of other guys and it probably going to bring some others in here in the weeks to come. Sit there and assess what you're going to be able to get out of the players that you've picked up -- How long does it take. And then how does that affect decisions you make. In let's say bringing in another quarterback another linebacker somebody else. At a position because maybe that does not going to be able to take to give you a lot of reps early."

" Are well as far as the draft goes -- thank you. You know you look at the players you know player -- and you say okay what what does this player and at duke for. -- he's been at the whatever he's going to be our work linebackers and play in the kicking game and you'll never become starter that dubious solid player on the team that -- rate in other great would be a guy who's. You know not ready to be a starter yet but we think -- year or two he'll develop -- well -- buried in the last. That guy who's going to come and it he's in the you know legitimate starter he's got the qualities that you were looking for we feel like he does -- horsepower and yet another player who. You say well you know we ought to have this guy he archer he's going to make art team on might make he might not. Keep the practice squad there well that that with and then to another category so when you start draft and for value you. That that the you know certain players that where we think that of course model -- right on versus. District make in the best estimate that we can then -- you. So you know obviously he has -- the -- spirit of those players. But on a field or practice and will play in the pre season all that those violations may change but that's why they're draft where are we talking nobody drafted and sent down. -- are you know but sometimes it worked out that way. The project character -- without the draft and that it is our Koreans. You're -- they're -- retain and so you know that's certainly an exact science that we all know that."

" So how much early on in the draft especially when they need to -- let's say the that's a -- league needs to win your system and people talked about it. Being a fairly complex system how much does that play in the drafting a guy in at first or second round. He better be court wondering guy that you feel confident. They can pick up that system or he could be the greatest athletic specimen of the world three years down the road still can't break starting lineup."

" Well it exactly -- and I think when you you know we'd take a player you've got to you know you've got to make sure that that the players going to be able to pick up your system. You know mentally number one that physically he can do what you're going to ask him to do. You know I know the system but I can't do it so that's no good either you know and then. You gotta make sure the player doesn't have some other situation that over running the medical thing. Some type of the character issue or something like that that it that you just don't want to deal so. Provided the player has the lead the ability to mentally pick up the physically do the skills that you're gonna ask them to do. You know for example you know our offensive guard and senators that are. Arm more athletic the smaller and some teams because runs screenplays Coleman you know and stuff like that pass protection this -- differently that we pulled guys now so forth compared some teams that play it was you know -- where -- he found -- that. It -- blocking teams -- differently at those guys the four run but the ban on the practice field that you're looking for certain position but. Certainly the now part of the physical part of it and then all those other things are you know with the you know reason to eliminate a player or not take and so on and electors rest of expert medical risk. You know that there's a -- and -- system and -- that -- and somebody that -- there at that -- draft and and take a look at those players player wrong courier in your boat."

" Coach -- quarterback in the third round Kevin O'Connell did what happened in the second round a little bit of Iran with Chad Henne and Brian Brohm. Going back to back to Green Bay and Miami that's speed up the process for you guys to snag him and a third."

" Not epic post I think you know the value we have on on Kevin. That probably would about a -- that you know regardless of you know whether you know having you know wasn't wasn't taken now think you know -- on first rounder on the -- make too much different you know kind of that that key point in the draft wrote -- came Saturday night you know you'd. Those first 63 picks go -- four and and you kind of start all over them like you do opponent Saturday you'd take away look at what's left. Some positions are deeper and others not necessarily at the same -- you know go on Saturday and and you look at the -- players in the great -- in Tennessee which you know which guys are the off your list. You know take between Saturday and Sunday morning. Talk about it. Through different scenarios and nature you feel like -- now I've only player but sometimes. -- might have two players that are feel like well rested both of them we need to take clear a -- or whether the because. Which -- beat first play very definitely either the next. You know that -- and so that that's really trying to out all that unfold with you know Crable all year round. And you know we and that -- the worst San Diego. We -- recalibrate after Saturday night there's there's usually. A lot of I'm very aggressive nature while all the teams only to try to get those couple they greeted. You know lot higher and he'll start -- there and have."

" The thomas' team need for the your top draft choices to contribute this year Perot for success with him."

" While I don't know you know if we won eighteen out of nineteen games last year without any these guys on the team so you know I don't think. In -- like. The dusty feels like you know we can't game that the same time you know you'd like or commitment and you know just the question out quickly taken. You know learn the system and and -- eligible for themselves on the -- but a lot of good players and guys that have been working -- else's and that. Are going to be ready to go and repeat it to come and -- and -- form on the -- lot. It will in the chance to do that ultimately and that's where you know. Masters cup fourth round draft so yeah. The players there that we draft are better than that in some of the guys that are here competition field and and not. In -- but the them moderately control."

" Sure does the drafting of these two of these two linebackers in the first three rounds does that affect you were relationship or your ideas with your sale at all."

" Not -- thanks so I think. You know. Juniors experiences and his role we beat a lot different than ideal I don't think we could replicate that of rookies you know in an -- ways so. I think doubt that the decision is independent. Who's here more function you know junior situations. And you know an -- you know what how how how -- would usual would be here for us in not you know you know well -- do any better player for competition right. And you know I think that's pretty fair for most most."

" Coach -- investor Kevin O'Connell quick two part question real quick who has emotion modules a and B. Is it hard to assess a guy like O'Connell -- playing in front of you know -- offensive line puts up decent numbers but not great numbers that difficult to do."

" Well on the one hand I I think it you know with it's challenging Scottish that you know it's -- for quarterback in in rhythm then and you know the functional and passing game one. A lot of times there's guys you know regret medals at that but on the other hand it is chose to look at a decision making. The quarterback as in terms of protect in the fall and you know winning get out of trouble you know all that so. You know I think that good you know it's good both ways you know you can. And see him run around conceivable way to rush -- make decisions under pressure on which not -- always in his play at times he can. About there you know over economic good -- Beckett. You know you get people -- your mind you know I mean by his line -- he's he's the big guys like Carson and I Scott -- lack."

" You know it is. They've -- you know on our size and half moments of the goalies Roland but -- bat in game being. I asked this this guy can you know he's adjustment or six epic but he not you know get the ball on. That work on it at the Esther 88."

" I think he's worried about Brady coming out -- red zone in this kick coming in a run and a foot pole. Coach them."

" Thought they were open when he runs people are going to have trouble catching them I mean that's what he led the team in Russian went to the last three year whatever was so. And this guy can run but he's not. Oh you mean he's not. -- is it the ball take off those."

" I held off the California ball I I put a cheesecake in front of the beat everybody in the room that thought it -- to. -- he went eighteen of nineteen games this past year you're sitting here in the offseason assessing what you've -- and he -- this every year each year is its own years it's. You know separate issue. But can I agree that but you know you've lost you know you've gained. How do you sit and assess and say to yourself try to figure out what you need. Because she couldn't get -- goal last year even to you did win eight of nineteen games you're almost perfect didn't typical how do you assess it put together it's like this is what we need. To get to our our goal."

" Well I think he just beat you try to keep improving football game I mean at. You know that's what you do you look at you know in like afloat -- you know picked up Marcus Stroud and you know an amicable draft pick out of the corner and that you know another. You know offensive weapons Earl but that -- that are quarter in Miami to improve the jets the middle lot of moves in the -- everybody and you know how it is every week in this league campaign that matter what you did last week or last year. Every can -- capable and every every game. There's no you know there's no -- there's no you know -- of this and paid double -- all. You know this -- the national hopefully you know we beat teams that are we upset other teams. And all that though you don't play well in the bunker you know we or which it is last week. That's a wayward approach it and I think there -- a lot of things we can do better and do their job coaching can do better job point and that that -- among the things we've tried to address in the off season."

" How stressed the offseason goals so far workouts from an area of rookie camp coming up in about a week or so."

" Right directly to be in this weekends because we drafted from the creative that we signed you know -- the players that commanders are working hard got a good attitude. I don't think anybody's got you know the blues that word -- just. Got a mind and Vermont in the right places at their -- individually get better at this on the year and still put in the team worked together you know around -- the month we -- in the passing camps Monica thing right now as a good time for each individual player to work on. His weaknesses the Tuesday you know strength quickness and change direction stability rehab and an injury whatever happens to be so other times make individual personal gain there in the walls are you know really built in structure you know -- currently a big go to go -- repeat this week and you know -- you know we -- pitch -- and special for him on the west coast that it opens is up the division's top. Norplant is -- that you know San Diego we know out of there and going to be able to beat Denver. Oakland Kansas City and they that a lot of young players -- Herman always got that rated player early in the season so you know we got a child Oedipus."

" Coach you look at against a tough stretch he went through the com mind you did all the scouting process he had a draft how much are you still self scouting yourself looking at some of the areas of need some of the stuff he had to fix. For maybe the second half after the bye last year."

" Oh -- guests -- were -- on that we come. You know part of that'll be in the passing camp possible we'll take a look and the new laser maybe -- you know -- protection and coverage adjustments or things like that maybe things started they went. In the second half of the year because of things -- receive an hour or you know just channel -- that you make. And if you look at change a couple of those things are a couple wrinkles her patterns of play complementing the wording on. And that we may April now we're we may decide -- The further let them depend on out it will. So are certainly a part of that you know also that players on teams are going to have to you know maybe their role will be model model that change and dramatically but it'll be something that'll heal at different. That's just -- and repression and things trying to do more things you do that are trying to do you know which you do don't do as well went on to do."

" Ty -- any more discussions with Jimenez is he still possibility that it could be on his team in September."

" Well you know -- all players are open and that's. I'm pretty much the same category they're not with thirteen than than not with those but things change that the gaullist -- You could throw a lot of players in in basket that are. You know we get pitchers and and sometimes an interest you know fluctuate based on situations and then obviously need to people make it fielder. And Beckett -- that's good for both sides. Got a chance to -- down the doesn't that you know that's the NFL."

" So -- that he's not here want to talk about. Probably step on anybody's I would been monitoring -- coach all of the the shows gators on the Internet. You've had an eight minus a BC pluses SEC minus and the D. That's stretch that's -- stretch."

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" You get a kick out of some of the stuff -- Haven't I haven't not you didn't motivator and you can -- on the dollar definitely -- you want you got a kick out of some of the stuff. After the draft to a news here at the milk -- juniors in opposite days and what the -- the patriots doing drafting a quarterback in the third round. Or on special teams only player in the fifth. Get a kick out of some of the stuff."

" Well -- you know everybody's got their own view and and that's what makes. -- football to great candidate this everybody's that follow what day they get alternate and they hit an involvement in the generate. You know a lot of interest and enthusiasm I think that probably. I would just guessed that probably 90% of the people that are that are giving out those grades have not seen. More than one player at a team draft play. And that might be I'd side beaten a lot of punted just on the -- and I mean none of myself that. You know we go through hours and hours and -- you know -- in these players and you know these -- one game that. You know we need him over sequence -- news senior year. Went against different types of players before so well. Are really two -- those rated them off word you know. Get the players and hear it in simpler system and evidence development and what are you got one activist. Yeah."

" He gave him -- yeah. -- evident I. So casual one thing about the draft and I I know what had this conversation before about trying to assess beyond a player's ability physically. And mentally to pick up the system. And that his heart and desire and how much he loves the game of football I mean there's no question in any sport. If you look at the great players of the game they all have one thing income. And that is that they all love to play the game whatever that game may be how do you figure that out with a guy. And if you had a situation when you brought a guy union done all the scouting in three weeks and it can't be set ignored scandalous point opinion or video games are all those other stuff. And maybe just doesn't love football as much as he --"

" Well I think you know football as we -- know is is a sport where are you can't just improved during the game because not enough games. Now like baseball player predate the chance to improve and football on the practice field and you don't -- practice field then. You know your your wrote that players -- be very minimal -- games. -- player to be good football player development of player he's that'll work power to prepare so practice you know and practiced well. And that's in that. Latest Herbert but he knows that you know Steve and Scott were both but he and they they say. You know players and walking around you know listen there -- wrong there walk. On all that. That I'd I'd call you know once you try to you know -- play. Man I'm -- played you listen to -- on duke allowed federal. -- up that are often. You can listen music longer if you do that and so. Also at times threatened to take those away from them give them one that had nothing but there -- signed -- though. So that's really what I found -- rap -- if you want to improve as a football player you've got to improve in your preparation -- got to improve on the practice field because there's no immediate improvement gains but there's not enough games. Only baseball whenever it."

" So he's sick so DOC told me that what he was listening to all the time was Vince Lombardi is great pregame speeches that wasn't sure. -- ultra quick now the kind."

" And walking with their headphones on and they're in knows that beat -- on on on everything but no you know the playbook home and wait. You know but they -- time that the go to mcdonalds and at times you know listen to music at times that. You know on the ground and and you know drive a car around the ground all the -- you know what there's there's an -- last very long is that there and nobody's that good. Very few are and everybody else is going to come in and out compete those guys and now -- And so to speak better than them and it's. You know that's where Wes Welker is in the upper eighties and the daily thomas' in the -- season and I'd like that Rodney persons that were picked and you know for six free agents and all that. You know at that point those guys that -- a -- the other players a lot more ability. They just out work them out compete moment dated -- basis."

" I don't you give a short list their bill but it sounds like that description can cover a lot earlier players both. William and former."

" Well I mean I'd also has yet as you know. These guys as both now that there are guys who really isn't willing to do that is really it last for long in this program. And it's more question of whether I get them first over over the veteran players get first to get that up with that is not. You know real work to -- you know -- in here and -- you know -- price. Support the program on her own program and person that."

" Well -- May thirteenth coming up in the league is going to have a chance to talk with Matt Walsh doesn't seem like this whole episode is finally coming towards some closure for for everyone involved."

" I can't wait. I -- about it now please I was dealt cowboys but did you appeal in the brad did you ever have any thoughts at all Boston pac man Jones that -- them. And here now. To -- baggage."

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" It made me it made me he right about that no we didn't that's what we did not just -- become -- night like Wednesday night. I didn't see that they were this is all we have to deal with it. I've -- great talking to you once again and now what ought to."

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