Bill Belichick 9/10: "We didn't do enough to win"

Bill Belichick (0:00)

All right, well, it's obviously a disappointing finish here. You know, we had our chances today. We got off to a slow start, and made a competitor, but just couldn't make enough plays here. They were the ones we needed to make. So, you know, go back to work here.

Try to correct some of the things that we obviously need to do better, and just move on from there.

SPEAKER_2 (0:29)

We'll pass the mic to you.

SPEAKER_4 (0:31)

Hi, Bill. Can you just speak to how you thought Christian Gonzalez did in his debut tonight?

Bill Belichick (0:34)

Yeah, we'll take a look at the film on everybody.

And I'm sure everybody had some good plays, and had some plays they'd like to have back. That was probably the same for every player and coach who participated in the game.

SPEAKER_5 (0:49)

Bill, I believe career-high pass attempts for Mack Jones tonight. What did his performance and the success of the passing game show you in terms of confidence in his ability to lead the offense and be someone who can carry the offense in the passing game?

Bill Belichick (1:03)

Yeah, we have confidence in all our players and confidence in everything we do. The running game, passing game, special teams, defense. We have confidence in all of them.

SPEAKER_6 (1:14)

Bill, early fourth quarter, fourth and three from the 17

SPEAKER_7 (1:16)

You have to go for it instead of kicking the field goal.

SPEAKER_8 (1:19)

What went into that decision?

Bill Belichick (1:21)

I felt it was the best decision for the team.

SPEAKER_9 (1:24)

In hindsight, do you wish you had kicked more field goals in this one?

Bill Belichick (1:28)

Made the best decision we could at the time. Didn't know we'd be down there multiple times. Six minutes ago in the game.

Big kick that I'm sure you'd be asking me to go for it.

SPEAKER_10 (1:43)

Bill, you guys dug yourself a hole tonight, but then you were able to get out of it pretty much, and your team came back. What did you learn about your team and their ability to try to come back tonight, obviously falling a little bit short?

Bill Belichick (1:57)

That we didn't play good enough to win.

Did enough things to make it competitive, but not enough to win. Got to coach better, got to play better.

SPEAKER_3 (2:12)

Coach, down to starting offensive lineman, one of the best pass rushes in the NFL, and Mack did not get sacked until the final three minutes of the game. How do you evaluate how the offensive line played overall today?

Bill Belichick (2:23)

Yeah, again, I think overall, we were, you know, played competitively.

We had some good plays, and then we had a couple of plays that, you know, could have been better, obviously. So a couple holding penalty, you know, we had some key penalties, and obviously the turnovers, and so just need to do a better job.

SPEAKER_7 (2:43)

Bill, what's your upshot on offensive execution in the game, and what you might not like, but what you saw?

Bill Belichick (2:49)

And what? Sorry.

SPEAKER_7 (2:52)

Offensive execution in the game, upshot on what you saw.

Bill Belichick (2:56)

Again, it's a lot of things we need to work on, do better.

SPEAKER_8 (3:08)

Be more consistent. What did you see that allowed the offense to have more success in that second quarter?

Bill Belichick (3:15)

Better execution, better timing.

SPEAKER_6 (3:24)

Bill, the hit that Jibreel Peppers landed to get you guys the ball back at the end of the game, what did you think of that play?

Bill Belichick (3:31)

Yeah, great contact play, pep center explosive player. You know, it's a great hit.

Ball popped right out. Really, it was a great tackle. I thought we, for the most part, tackled pretty well tonight, but, I mean, always room for improvement.

SPEAKER_5 (3:48)

Bill, it seemed early on pretty conservative offensive approach.

Also, in time with the weather being at harshest, did the rain and the conditions affect the way the offense was called early on? It appeared to push the ball more down.

Bill Belichick (4:04)

I mean, A, right, we didn't launch a lot of deep balls, but there weren't a lot of those anyway. But yeah, I mean, it was a little bit of a factor in early in the game, you know.

SPEAKER_2 (4:23)

Kendrick Bourne seemed almost to be a lifeline for Mac tonight. Two huge touchdowns is bringing him back into the fold more and more, something that you're looking to do this season.

Bill Belichick (4:35)

I thought all of our skill players are productive. So I thought they all were all the receivers, the tight ends, backs, tie.