Postgame press convention
Sunday, August 25, 2024

“Thought the blokes got here out right here and tried to compete. Anytime you’ve gotten over 150 yards, that is undisciplined soccer. We simply bought to do a greater job of that. My message to the staff was all of them rely now. Go get your rehab and your preventative care and relaxation your minds, it is time to go and hopefully we’re all on the identical web page going ahead.”

On guys taking part in on this recreation:

“We simply performed the blokes that we thought wanted to have extra reside motion.”

On the plan to play QB Jacoby Brissett:

“That was the plan. We had been going to play Jacoby a sequence or two.”

On Brissett persevering with to play after injuring his shoulder:

“He would’ve been in a position to proceed.”

On Brissett’s well being standing:

“I talked to him. We’ll see tomorrow. You at all times really feel a little bit bit extra sore the subsequent day. He mentioned he was good. We’ll discover out tomorrow.”

On the offensive line issues:

“I believe it’s a concern. The most important concern for me shouldn’t be the X’s and O’s of what to do, it was the shortage of self-discipline that they confirmed as we speak. And that is on all of us. That is on me. It begins with me. I bought to be extra diligent in getting to those guys about pre-snap penalties. And the remainder of the coaches need to do the identical factor. Gamers additionally need to take accountability for these pre-snap penalties. Look, the referees, they did job. They warned us a number of occasions. We talked. Then we bought flagged. Then they saved throwing the flag trigger we did not regulate. One factor I’ve realized round right here, enterprise is being performed. And should you see them calling these sorts of performs, you gotta self-correct and get higher. And we did not try this tonight.”

On the shortage of progress with offensive line:

“I inform the blokes on a regular basis. Each single day, we bought to get higher. Clearly, we’ve got to gel as a unit. That is a type of models the place you bought to be shut each on the sphere and off the sphere to construct that belief. And that is a course of we’re persevering with with.”

On the beginning quarterback choice:

“That is at all times the aim. We gotta watch the movie. We get in at three o’clock within the morning. So, we’ll see.”

On WR Pop Douglas’ snaps:

“Yeah, it was by design. As soon as once more, guys want reside motion. Similar factor with [CB] Marcus Jones. That was the mentality going into the sport and I used to be completely happy to see them on the market.

On Maye beginning Week One if Jacoby Brissett is unavailable:

“I want to say 100%. He is our second-best quarterback on the roster proper now. So, is {that a} sure? Subsequent query.”

On the offensive line issues if Drake Maye needed to begin:

“I am not involved. I am involved about each place. [Vice President of Player Personnel] Eliot [Wolf], and myself, and the remainder of the workers, our job is at all times to search for higher gamers. We’ll be very lively on the waiver wire. There will be some good soccer gamers on the market on the road. Look, we’ll attempt to get this staff higher.”

On what stood out about Maye’s efficiency tonight:

“He confirmed nice poise. He went on the market, his quarterback ranking was 100 or one thing like that. He made performs. He was answerable for the offense. He did job for us.”

On Jacoby Brissett harm replace:

“I haven’t got an replace. He’ll get an MRI tomorrow.”

On seriousness of harm:

“I am undecided. I am simply undecided.”

On the harm impacting the choice to play Maye:

“Look, we at all times say, one of the best gamers are going to play. Regardless of if it is at quarterback or at offensive line. It would not matter.”

“Yeah, it’s totally irritating. And as soon as once more it begins with me. I simply gotta get on these guys extra in observe about a few of that stuff. I believe essentially the most irritating half was after you’ve got been informed that you must transfer up that they proceed to line up the identical approach. I’d say a few of these calls, I imply I do not know, you have a look at the images and we had been positively.”

On warnings that the officers gave the staff:

“Effectively, the purpose of emphasis is that they at all times give warnings the tackles are too far again and stuff like that. We had the warnings and we did not take warmth. They could not flash. They line up off of the guards and I’d additionally say relying on who’s on the market reffing all of them see it a little bit bit completely different. As soon as once more, essentially the most irritating half is that is how they’re calling your alignment, let’s make these changes.”

On seeing Drake make changes:

“It has been nice. As soon as once more, simply his general steadiness and with the ability to come into work each single day and get higher. It has been nice to see.”

On any points with Drake’s hand:

On how assured he’s for Cincinnati:

“We’ll be able to go, we’ll a hostile surroundings. We have now issues to work on. We’ll watch this movie, we’ll grade the movie, we’ll make roster strikes and choices as we see match and we’ll attempt to put one of the best Patriots staff as we will towards Cincinnati.”