Head Coach Bill Belichick 11/5: "We had our moments but overall there's a lot of things we need to do better"

Bill Belichick (0:01)

All right, well, then once again we, the game where we had our chances, we didn't have a chance here at the end, just couldn't make enough plays.

And obviously had plenty of opportunities along the way that we needed to make more out of, so, just a disappointing result. Just got to do a better job of making the plays and we have the opportunities to make them. It's as simple as that. So, I'm sure about it. I mean, it's all the way across the board, all three units.

SPEAKER_2 (0:39)

Hi Bill, I was just wondering if you could go over the decision to not play Kayshon Booty today?

Bill Belichick (0:43)

Yeah, we activated the players that fell over this player split in the game.

SPEAKER_3 (0:57)

End of the game, the fourth and two punt play. What did you see from Mack Wilson on that play, and we saw you in a verbal exchange with the officials. What did you hear from them in terms of what they saw on that play?

Bill Belichick (1:07)

Yeah, you should talk to them about it.

SPEAKER_3 (1:13)

Bill, were JC. Jackson and Jack Jones benched to start the game?

SPEAKER_4 (1:19)

Why did Sean Wade start and then not play after the first two series?

Bill Belichick (1:22)

Everybody played. They all played.

SPEAKER_4 (1:23)

Why didn't Sean play after the first two series?

Bill Belichick (1:25)

They all played.

SPEAKER_4 (1:30)

Bill, back to the decision to not play Kayshon Booty. I know you chose who you wanted to out there and activate who you wanted, but earlier this week, you said it was probably one of his best practices of the year in terms of the week. Why did you make those comments, I guess, then? What did you see during practice?

In what areas?

Bill Belichick (1:47)

I thought it was. Yeah, I thought he had a good week of practice.

That's why I said that.

SPEAKER_4 (1:52)

Just not good enough to activate him?

Bill Belichick (1:55)

Yeah, we activated the other four receivers. And Mike, I mean, really, Mike's our fifth receiver.

SPEAKER_5 (2:03)

Bill, on that Mac Wilson penalty, are you anticipating that the officials might say something to a player in that situation, hey, three, you're over the line? Is that standard as far as you're concerned?

Bill Belichick (2:13)

No.

SPEAKER_5 (2:18)

And the Jack Jones not playing for the first quarter, that was not disciplinary in nature?

Bill Belichick (2:23)

We played all the corners. I think we played all the safeties. I think we played everybody on defense.

SPEAKER_6 (2:33)

How much on the dressing for receivers was it tied to the plan to go in and play a lot of the too tight end stuff?

Bill Belichick (2:41)

Yeah, Mike Selleck, our fifth receiver. You know, we played a lot.

SPEAKER_6 (2:45)

And on the fourth down on the first drive, that ball like 39-yard line, how much discussion is there to when you went for it to either kick a field goal, if that's within range, it looked like Chad had range in pregame or punt or how are you navigating that? Did you consider?

Bill Belichick (3:06)

We went for it, we thought we had a good player.

SPEAKER_6 (3:07)

Did you consider kicking?

Bill Belichick (3:08)

We thought we had a good player.

SPEAKER_2 (3:18)

Hi Bill, I saw you were wearing a pin during the game. I was just wondering if you could explain a little bit about what that meant.

Bill Belichick (3:24)

Yeah, it's a recognition of the TAPS program, and the Maloney family, you know, they was in the Navy and passed away.

SPEAKER_7 (3:41)

Bill, several times, Bill over here, several times you had Sam Howell on the run, but he kept his eyes downfield and made plays. How frustrating and difficult is it to go against a quarterback like that, that could scribble and make plays?

Bill Belichick (3:55)

Well, when there's quarterback out of the pocket, then that's what they're going to do. So we kept him in the pocket a lot, but there were times when he got out, and that's not a good thing.

SPEAKER_6 (4:12)

You. Coach, you're right.

What was the issue with the offense sustaining drives and piecing them together, especially late in the game today?

Bill Belichick (4:20)

Yeah, I mean, we moved the ball, but we weren't able to finish as many as we needed to at our chances, as I said.

Need to make more of those opportunities with plays that we just couldn't obviously quite make. You saw them.

SPEAKER_9 (4:38)

Bill, at 14 to 10 at the half, how did you think the defense played in the second half specifically?