Pats from the Past. Tune in is Matt Smith and Paul Perillo offer in depth interviews with some of the greatest players and coaches in New England Patriots history.

Pats from the Past. Tune in is Matt Smith and Paul Perillo offer in depth interviews with some of the greatest players and coaches in New England Patriots history.

Joined by the newarth member of the Patriots Hall Fame Mike Raybold.

Joined by the newarth member of the Patriots Hall Fame Mike Raybold.

Find out what led to some of the greatest moments in franchise history and unique behind the scenes insight.

Find out what led to some of the greatest moments in franchise history and unique behind the scenes insight.

And please to be joined by former Patriot quarterback Brian coy Or. Joined by number thirty seven on your scorecard, but number one in our hearts at least Rodney Harrison.

And please to be joined by former Patriot quarterback Brian coy Or. Joined by number thirty seven on your scorecard, but number one in our hearts at least Rodney Harrison.

Good to be home, Good to see you guys.

Good to be home, Good to see you guys.

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All right, Christmas, thank you too.

All right, Christmas, thank you too.

Uh some may say I think it so.

Uh some may say I think it so.

Do you see the way.

Do you see the way.

What use Christmas means you would have been grown up?

What use Christmas means you would have been grown up?

Who's your favorite gift? Kind of memories do you have?

Who's your favorite gift? Kind of memories do you have?

Christmas?

Christmas?

Favorite gift was.

Favorite gift was.

PS one When I was a kid, Dad surprising with that told me to clean my room after I already did, and I thought I was in trouble, and I went into there and he sent me down and I saw PS PS one with a.

PS one When I was a kid, Dad surprising with that told me to clean my room after I already did, and I thought I was in trouble, and I went into there and he sent me down and I saw PS PS one with a.

Madden and Craft bend, a coop gang case. So that was pretty cool.

Madden and Craft bend, a coop gang case. So that was pretty cool.

Yeah, did you believe in Santa?

Yeah, did you believe in Santa?

Never did?

Never did?

Yeah, that's your problem.

Yeah, that's your problem.

I saw.

I saw.

How about One of the things I noticed about you, especially on Sunday, was after every series just kind of kept going to every defensive guy, looked like trying to give him to Papa talk and everything.

How about One of the things I noticed about you, especially on Sunday, was after every series just kind of kept going to every defensive guy, looked like trying to give him to Papa talk and everything.

Where did that energy come from from? You?

Where did that energy come from from? You?

Guys?

Guys?

It's a group on.

It's a group on.

Sunday, and how much would you like to carry that into Saturday?

Sunday, and how much would you like to carry that into Saturday?

You know it's Uh, I think it was just shown more. We always talked to each other like that, trying to make sure that we're always poised, unfazed, and and keep our mind on the gold.

You know it's Uh, I think it was just shown more. We always talked to each other like that, trying to make sure that we're always poised, unfazed, and and keep our mind on the gold.

We saw the.

We saw the.

Game pretty pretty good on both sides of on all three sides of the ball, and I was just tearing everybody. Let's just keep on going. Let's just keep keep keep keep grinding, keep doing our thing. We had a great first half and it just came from all the hard work that we've been doing all week. We we we knew what we was going into. They moved the game the prime time, so it was a lot. I told you it was a time to show the world who we are, and uh, we showed them. You know personally, we feel like we have a lot more things to get, a lot things to work on. Honestly, it just came from our confidence in ourselves just to keep it simple.

Game pretty pretty good on both sides of on all three sides of the ball, and I was just tearing everybody. Let's just keep on going. Let's just keep keep keep keep grinding, keep doing our thing. We had a great first half and it just came from all the hard work that we've been doing all week. We we we knew what we was going into. They moved the game the prime time, so it was a lot. I told you it was a time to show the world who we are, and uh, we showed them. You know personally, we feel like we have a lot more things to get, a lot things to work on. Honestly, it just came from our confidence in ourselves just to keep it simple.

So cool, hard work, hard work. So that's not good for us.

So cool, hard work, hard work. So that's not good for us.

Yeah, that's I think I told you all that earlier in Yeah, earlier in the season.

Yeah, that's I think I told you all that earlier in Yeah, earlier in the season.

Like hard work works.

Like hard work works.

We've been putting in the work every single week, every single day, every moment on the field. We study situations, we study uh their philosophy, our philosophy, and we just keep on doing it. And we've been in a lot of costs games, even though one last week, and you just we have to just continue that when that we come into these moments where it's down to two or three players here and there, What what can we do better to to turn the top?

We've been putting in the work every single week, every single day, every moment on the field. We study situations, we study uh their philosophy, our philosophy, and we just keep on doing it. And we've been in a lot of costs games, even though one last week, and you just we have to just continue that when that we come into these moments where it's down to two or three players here and there, What what can we do better to to turn the top?

You know?

You know?

And I feel like even though our record shows what it is, I don't think with that far off of having a really good outcome next year.

And I feel like even though our record shows what it is, I don't think with that far off of having a really good outcome next year.

Did that performance kind of validate you know, kind of what you're saying and you know, the confidence you guys have and what you're doing.

Did that performance kind of validate you know, kind of what you're saying and you know, the confidence you guys have and what you're doing.

And where you're edited.

And where you're edited.

Did that game validate our confidence what you're saying or or.

Did that game validate our confidence what you're saying or or.

Where you're headed or or your is is.

Where you're headed or or your is is.

You have your writ of approach.

You have your writ of approach.

Yeah, yeah, I hear you. Uh.

Yeah, yeah, I hear you. Uh.

I believe that game showed show what we're capable of. Everybody knows that Buffalo is a good team. They have a great staff, they have a great uh uh quarterback and offense. They put up forty plus points, they put up over three hundred yards, and on that game we held them under forty points, under three hundred seven yards. We held them to the lowest scoring, averaging yards game they had all season. So that just shows us that when we do things that we're supposed to do when out there playing together, look how great we can be. So the world seeing it, we're seeing it, and we got to keep on stack 'em.

I believe that game showed show what we're capable of. Everybody knows that Buffalo is a good team. They have a great staff, they have a great uh uh quarterback and offense. They put up forty plus points, they put up over three hundred yards, and on that game we held them under forty points, under three hundred seven yards. We held them to the lowest scoring, averaging yards game they had all season. So that just shows us that when we do things that we're supposed to do when out there playing together, look how great we can be. So the world seeing it, we're seeing it, and we got to keep on stack 'em.

On top of that, it's been a lot of time about in the future too, and all that business kind of give you home, like not hope because you know what this team is capable of, but do you feel like that's what's a good show and to be like, this is what we're capable of, just imagine, you know, like what's happened.

On top of that, it's been a lot of time about in the future too, and all that business kind of give you home, like not hope because you know what this team is capable of, but do you feel like that's what's a good show and to be like, this is what we're capable of, just imagine, you know, like what's happened.

As long as we.

As long as we.

Keep going, Yeah, I I believe we continue to build off what we do last week. The great things and then just fixed one or two things here and there. Well, in this game off the way we want to or this season off we want to.

Keep going, Yeah, I I believe we continue to build off what we do last week. The great things and then just fixed one or two things here and there. Well, in this game off the way we want to or this season off we want to.

What's the difference you see in this Chargers offense compared to the one you prepare for last year with some person always different.

What's the difference you see in this Chargers offense compared to the one you prepare for last year with some person always different.

But just in terms of theirs, Yeah, this is a different even though they're a passing team.

But just in terms of theirs, Yeah, this is a different even though they're a passing team.

They run the ball very well.

They run the ball very well.

They have a lot of big bodies in there, forty four forty two there, they're the tight ends or full backs. They're strong, they're big, and they use their run game to build their past game. So they're doing a great job this year establishing the run game, establishing who they are on offense to open up what they want to do at the end of the game or later later on. So they're doing a really good job. Herbert is moving the ball well, So looking forward to a great challenge a full back the.

They have a lot of big bodies in there, forty four forty two there, they're the tight ends or full backs. They're strong, they're big, and they use their run game to build their past game. So they're doing a great job this year establishing the run game, establishing who they are on offense to open up what they want to do at the end of the game or later later on. So they're doing a really good job. Herbert is moving the ball well, So looking forward to a great challenge a full back the.

Size you know, the forty four's plays defense to kind of like ball.

Size you know, the forty four's plays defense to kind of like ball.

The one uses your card. What kind of an asset and staff for their office? How do they do the lozer?

The one uses your card. What kind of an asset and staff for their office? How do they do the lozer?

Yeah, we have a big body three hundred pounds two ninety whatever. He is going against linebackers and other dns, it's it's a they use that as their advantage in that power to create seams and gaps for their running back can maneuver through and U we did the work and see how loosive he is. But on the defensive side, as long as we bring the punch to them, then it's a different story.

Yeah, we have a big body three hundred pounds two ninety whatever. He is going against linebackers and other dns, it's it's a they use that as their advantage in that power to create seams and gaps for their running back can maneuver through and U we did the work and see how loosive he is. But on the defensive side, as long as we bring the punch to them, then it's a different story.

It's bringing the punch to them. Is that the key on the run defense? Where you think about the companies in all running plays that we sell last week in a.

It's bringing the punch to them. Is that the key on the run defense? Where you think about the companies in all running plays that we sell last week in a.

Touchdown, that's the key on every difensive play is bringing the punch to them. Definitely, my mind sets mostly on the front seven, uh, bringing that punch to them, establishing our dominance, setting and resetting the line of scrimmage and playing in the backfield. That's really the key that we always talk about every single week as a front seven and definitely the D line.

Touchdown, that's the key on every difensive play is bringing the punch to them. Definitely, my mind sets mostly on the front seven, uh, bringing that punch to them, establishing our dominance, setting and resetting the line of scrimmage and playing in the backfield. That's really the key that we always talk about every single week as a front seven and definitely the D line.

What do you think about the specific to the run game.

What do you think about the specific to the run game.

The coach may or what you just said earlier when you wass in with us is they like to run the ball and if they see what we did, any Patriots.

The coach may or what you just said earlier when you wass in with us is they like to run the ball and if they see what we did, any Patriots.

On the defense, you're gonna run it. Yeah.

On the defense, you're gonna run it. Yeah.

So what what do you see is they keep them.

So what what do you see is they keep them.

Cleaning real quick this league is a copycat league, which means everybody does the same thing. So if I see one team is having to struggle on certain plays, then we're gonna do that certain places we see some teams doing this, so everybody kind of like just watches other people's games and then do the same thing. So there's some things that we haven't stopped yet, so they're gonna start to continue doing the same things. Our job was to shut it down early and make this team one dimensional.

Cleaning real quick this league is a copycat league, which means everybody does the same thing. So if I see one team is having to struggle on certain plays, then we're gonna do that certain places we see some teams doing this, so everybody kind of like just watches other people's games and then do the same thing. So there's some things that we haven't stopped yet, so they're gonna start to continue doing the same things. Our job was to shut it down early and make this team one dimensional.

I gotcha. And any insight that's still work you can you if you.

I gotcha. And any insight that's still work you can you if you.

Stop it, like like, what's cool teams that would be playing on that side of the line of scrimmage.

Stop it, like like, what's cool teams that would be playing on that side of the line of scrimmage.

Uh, tackling when we get the opportunity to tackle and uh uh set in the edge.

Uh, tackling when we get the opportunity to tackle and uh uh set in the edge.

Yeah, you just you just mentioned about stopping the run and and what you've seen in terms of the big runs. If you're not, it's in a little alignment situation or a technique situation that is allowing these runs to take place against you.

Yeah, you just you just mentioned about stopping the run and and what you've seen in terms of the big runs. If you're not, it's in a little alignment situation or a technique situation that is allowing these runs to take place against you.

Different plays call for different coaching tools.

Different plays call for different coaching tools.

Uh.

Uh.

Sometimes it's it's a just didn't finish on the play. Other times it is a.

Sometimes it's it's a just didn't finish on the play. Other times it is a.

Like the ball just bounced out or the ball just kind of just squeazed in there, I think in the word, but kind of just wiggled in there a little bit. So it's kind of like just sometimes it's just different things. It's not so much one person over the other. It's just sometimes how certain things are lined up at the end of the play. So just making sure that we stop all the the what ifs, you know.

Like the ball just bounced out or the ball just kind of just squeazed in there, I think in the word, but kind of just wiggled in there a little bit. So it's kind of like just sometimes it's just different things. It's not so much one person over the other. It's just sometimes how certain things are lined up at the end of the play. So just making sure that we stop all the the what ifs, you know.

Lawsome questions. All right, then, yeah, one today, see y'all later.

Lawsome questions. All right, then, yeah, one today, see y'all later.

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Let's just get one thing done and let's get it done right and then we can worry about versatility. Am I lying to anybody here? Let's just get one thing done. Let's get one thing done right, and then we can move along. That's kind of my biggest thing.

Let's just get one thing done and let's get it done right and then we can worry about versatility. Am I lying to anybody here? Let's just get one thing done. Let's get one thing done right, and then we can move along. That's kind of my biggest thing.

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