(Finding a team's identity) is probably an ongoing process. We're a little bit of a team in transition. |
(That) has earned my respect for … the entire organization. |
(The Patriots did) a lot more wrong than we did right. I don't think we have enough time here to go through all of that. . . . Bad coaching. Bad playing. Just bad football. And a lot of good football from Denver. When those two forces collide, then that's what you have – 28-3. |
[A: The eight-man practice squad is meant to give teams a] minor-league ... We meet extra with them. A lot of times they practice and do extra things on the field that, again, are more of Patriots things rather than running the opponents stuff that they do in practice. ? They're not quite there yet or don't have the opportunity yet. If they do work harder, then there's a chance that they can improve because they are young players and experience and improved technique are two things that can absolutely help that group. |
[And Poole, who hurt his ankle,] is one of our best-conditioned athletes, ... He's working hard to be back. |
[Belichick also feels that success is built each year, and the Raiders are a team that proves his point. His respect for the talent Oakland has been able to accumulate is evident in his remarks.] I think when you look at every player on the Raiders roster, competitively, in other words relative to the average at that position through the league, the guy is either going to be bigger or faster or both than the average at that position on a league-wide basis, including the kicker, ... It's pretty much every single position. |
[Patriots officials had little reaction Saturday morning to a possible tampering incident.] There's really nothing I can say about it, ... I have no comment. |
[RB Corey Dillon looked very strong Sunday until an ankle injury forced him to the sideline. The injury is not expected to keep him out for long though.] I think he'll be all right, ... I thought he ran the ball hard. I thought he made a real good run there down the sidelines in front of their bench. I thought it was a big-time run. |
[The Patriots' defense has only 10 men on the field. So every defensive player, even those not involved in the play, must run a lap around the field.] I'm not sure exactly who was wrong, and I don't care, ... The next time we substitute, there will be more of an awareness. |
[Tuesday] is a day that nobody is happy about. This isn't the way we wanted this story to end. This is the hardest player that I have had to release. It was the hardest situation that I've had to go through like this, here or anywhere else. |
A big part of Al's involvement with the team is on the defensive side of the ball. ... I'm sure his philosophy and impact on the defensive side of the ball has been very noticeable. |
A lot of guys you?re looking at in college haven?t played on their feet and on first and second down, that?s probably where they would be playing for us. We?re looking at projecting guys who were down, to projecting them up to playing on their feet and that?s definitely a conversion. |
A lot of people think you just give the ball to a back and watch him run and that's all there is to it, like they do in high school. But understanding how each block is being made on the line, depending on how the defense unfolds after the snap, is a big part of it. |
A lot of times a player has a lot of versatility. That’s really what their strength is and what their role is, |
Adam has been making big kicks since his rookie year in '96. He's a pressure kicker. He's really consistent. |