WEBVTT 00:00:00.140 --> 00:00:06.299 okay, right? Start to finish. Yeah. 00:00:06.299 --> 00:00:09.000 You know, that's not the way we envisioned tonight 00:00:09.000 --> 00:00:12.669 going. So um you know, the thing about 00:00:12.669 --> 00:00:14.640 being in the playoffs when it ends, it's kind 00:00:14.640 --> 00:00:17.530 of like a crash land and so it's tough pill 00:00:17.530 --> 00:00:22.480 to swallow think about how the previous season went and 00:00:22.480 --> 00:00:24.050 all the work we put in to get back to 00:00:24.050 --> 00:00:25.870 this point. I know we were excited about the 00:00:25.870 --> 00:00:28.199 opportunity, but you know, give the Buffalo Bills 00:00:28.199 --> 00:00:32.649 credit and they thoroughly and soundly outplayed us tonight and 00:00:32.659 --> 00:00:34.929 they deserved to win. And you know, I 00:00:34.929 --> 00:00:37.840 think the one thing I'll say is this team should 00:00:37.840 --> 00:00:39.509 be proud, God bless you. This team should 00:00:39.509 --> 00:00:43.759 be proud of the strides that it made. Um 00:00:44.840 --> 00:00:47.590 the growth that we showed over the course of the 00:00:47.590 --> 00:00:50.009 season. And you know, for me, I 00:00:50.009 --> 00:00:52.189 know I'm just thankful to have been able to be 00:00:52.189 --> 00:00:55.409 a part of this group. Mhm. Every year 00:00:55.420 --> 00:00:58.590 for you, we can talk about thinking about your 00:00:58.590 --> 00:01:00.570 future and are you, do you have, you 00:01:00.570 --> 00:01:04.549 know what you're doing and uh you know, I 00:01:04.549 --> 00:01:07.980 don't wanna, I certainly don't want to disrespect the 00:01:07.980 --> 00:01:10.099 team and what we just went through and talked about 00:01:10.099 --> 00:01:12.510 my personal situation. Obviously, I mean, look 00:01:12.519 --> 00:01:15.239 , I'm closer to the end. We all know 00:01:15.239 --> 00:01:21.079 that and you know, I'll pray about it and 00:01:21.090 --> 00:01:23.250 make a final decision and have some conversations, but 00:01:23.640 --> 00:01:29.030 tonight I just wanna, you know, make sure 00:01:29.030 --> 00:01:30.700 that I expressed gratitude to the people that I owe 00:01:30.700 --> 00:01:34.000 it to and take time to be reflective and thankful 00:01:34.000 --> 00:01:37.180 for, you know, not only the experience this 00:01:37.180 --> 00:01:40.430 year, but throughout the entirety of my career. 00:01:49.140 --> 00:01:53.519 Um I don't think anything was there tonight. You're 00:01:53.519 --> 00:01:56.530 gonna get beat like that. Just you can't really 00:01:56.530 --> 00:01:59.230 say you did anything well, how about you? 00:02:00.540 --> 00:02:06.750 Yeah. Oh, you're talking about our team. 00:02:08.229 --> 00:02:10.699 I think we've changed a lot and I think every 00:02:10.710 --> 00:02:15.199 , every week is an experience that your team it 00:02:15.210 --> 00:02:19.680 takes and it changes your team and molds your team 00:02:20.060 --> 00:02:23.789 , it evolves your team certainly. Um, I 00:02:23.789 --> 00:02:28.159 think since the last time in one year we've faced 00:02:28.159 --> 00:02:30.340 some, some tough outings and, and haven't played 00:02:30.340 --> 00:02:32.289 our best football and, and I hope we take 00:02:32.289 --> 00:02:35.289 that and we, we use it as an opportunity 00:02:35.289 --> 00:02:37.919 to grow, especially a lot of these young guys 00:02:37.919 --> 00:02:38.990 that are, you know, at the beginning of 00:02:38.990 --> 00:02:40.699 their careers. I hope they use this season as 00:02:40.699 --> 00:02:45.960 a learning experience and apply it down the road. 00:02:47.939 --> 00:02:50.740 No, not at all. I think we've, 00:02:50.889 --> 00:02:53.770 our commitment level has been the same for 19 weeks 00:02:54.340 --> 00:02:58.419 , 19 weeks plus. um and I mean, 00:02:58.419 --> 00:02:59.830 you just don't get to the playoffs. You don't 00:02:59.840 --> 00:03:00.599 , you don't just get to the playoffs unless you're 00:03:00.599 --> 00:03:05.460 committed and certainly we're committed. Um you know, 00:03:05.460 --> 00:03:07.310 I I personally feel like we had a great deal 00:03:07.310 --> 00:03:08.789 of confidence. I can't speak for everyone on the 00:03:08.800 --> 00:03:10.930 team, but I certainly feel like we believe we 00:03:10.930 --> 00:03:14.789 could come in here and win tonight. We obviously 00:03:14.789 --> 00:03:21.889 didn't do that. Certainly seven game win streak With 00:03:21.889 --> 00:03:23.860 all due respect. You guys lost your last four 00:03:23.860 --> 00:03:27.860 or 5 games. Yeah, feel good about. 00:03:29.340 --> 00:03:32.069 Um, I mean, yes and no, you 00:03:32.080 --> 00:03:37.629 , I think you have to keep proper perspective on 00:03:37.639 --> 00:03:39.129 the National Football League. For those of you have 00:03:39.129 --> 00:03:42.539 been covering this team for a long time. This 00:03:42.539 --> 00:03:45.090 is not reality. I mean, what we've experienced 00:03:45.090 --> 00:03:47.370 here too to have the runs that we've had the 00:03:47.370 --> 00:03:51.969 expectations for this football team. I mean, nobody 00:03:51.969 --> 00:03:53.620 else in the league has done that. So that's 00:03:53.620 --> 00:03:57.020 not reality. That's not the reality of the NFL 00:03:57.020 --> 00:04:00.349 . So I think perspective is important. So you 00:04:00.349 --> 00:04:01.750 look at what happened last year and you know, 00:04:01.750 --> 00:04:03.830 the regression that we had to get back to this 00:04:03.830 --> 00:04:08.000 point. I think certainly we should be proud of 00:04:08.000 --> 00:04:11.990 that. But the other edge of that sword tells 00:04:11.990 --> 00:04:15.290 us that the expectations and demands are high here and 00:04:15.290 --> 00:04:17.490 the standard is never gonna change. So certainly were 00:04:17.490 --> 00:04:19.629 not pleased with the way that we ended this season 00:04:19.629 --> 00:04:23.720 and we're also not pleased with tonight's outcome. So 00:04:23.870 --> 00:04:25.769 you gotta keep a good balance there. You got 00:04:25.769 --> 00:04:28.310 to realize what you're talking about. You've got to 00:04:28.310 --> 00:04:30.800 realize who this football team is and where they're headed 00:04:30.800 --> 00:04:32.459 and you know, we'll see what the future holds 00:04:33.240 --> 00:04:35.769 , especially this. This team was obviously you were 00:04:35.769 --> 00:04:45.899 hugging back jones walked away. Patriots fans obviously off 00:04:45.910 --> 00:04:48.540 board. Yeah. I think the future is bright 00:04:48.550 --> 00:04:51.459 for this organization with that young man. Um, 00:04:51.839 --> 00:04:54.490 not just his play on the field, but I 00:04:54.490 --> 00:04:57.050 think the man that he is, the character that 00:04:57.050 --> 00:05:00.279 he possesses. Um, he's the type of man 00:05:00.279 --> 00:05:01.560 that you, you hope to build around. So 00:05:02.139 --> 00:05:04.290 I know my, my kids and I will be 00:05:04.290 --> 00:05:06.629 watching them for a long time to come. I'm 00:05:06.629 --> 00:05:11.160 excited about where this organization is going to be in 00:05:11.160 --> 00:05:13.920 the future with him. It's certainly been an honor 00:05:13.920 --> 00:05:15.959 for me to play alongside of him and and see 00:05:15.959 --> 00:05:16.649 him grow over the course of the year. But 00:05:16.790 --> 00:05:18.360 you know, the Patriots nation, they should be 00:05:18.360 --> 00:05:23.120 excited about having number 10 is their quarters. Thanks 00:05:23.120 --> guys.