Steve Belichick 12/26: "Really proud of those guys"

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

Hope you had a good day yesterday, kids get everything they wanted.

Steve Belichick (0:03)

I think so, yeah.

How are you? How was your Christmas?

SPEAKER_1 (0:06)

Good, I'm good. I think mine did too.

Just, you know, to start off, what kind of differences have you seen with Joe Brady now at Offensive Coordinator for the Bills?

Steve Belichick (0:16)

Yeah, still going through, still going through a lot of stuff, but, you know, I wouldn't say it's, like, drastically different.

You know, not like a whole new team, the personnel is, you know, still the same and stuff like that. So, there are definitely some differences in how they're operating, but, yeah, there's still a lot of carryover, I'd say, from before.

SPEAKER_1 (0:35)

Just as far as going against Josh Allen, you've had, you know, a bunch of games now going against him. And when you guys are putting together, you know, the game plan, how much are you looking at what you did before and trying to, you know, take what worked? Or are you kind of looking more at what they've been doing more recently? And, I mean, how does it all kind of come together when you have such a bunch of experience against one guy like him who does so much?

Steve Belichick (0:56)

Yeah, that's a really good question.

You know, I say, like, from year to year, you kind of look at it starting with the personnel and who, you know, who you have and who they have. And then during the season, that conversation is still relevant in terms of injuries and players that are available and stuff like that, as well as schematically from year to year. You kind of take bits and pieces of it, but some is more applicable than others.

SPEAKER_1 (1:26)

Just going back to the Broncos game, you guys get kind of thrust in the fire with a quick change there off of the turnover right off the first play of the game. You know, just, you know, what did it mean to the defense and the team to be able to get a stop there on four downs and, you know, just get the offense back on the field without giving up any points?

Steve Belichick (1:45)

I thought we had a turnover there, but I guess they didn't see it the same as I did. But, no, I think that was huge. I just think that that's a credit to the players, how hard they play, how hard they compete. They're ready to go, regardless of the situation. So I was really proud of those guys, and I felt like that was big for us.

SPEAKER_1 (2:03)

Just you mentioned Mack, you know, getting the opportunity maybe to play a little bit more on the edge than he has in the past here. You know, what have you seen from him as these opportunities that have arose for him? I mean, it seems like he's making plays. He's getting after the quarterback. He almost had that pick the other night.

Steve Belichick (2:18)

Yeah, I mean, he just keeps making plays, keeps getting more opportunities and is more productive with them. So, yeah, working with Mac has been awesome, even last year. But this year, he just keeps growing as a person, as a player, and it's fun to see.

SPEAKER_1 (2:35)

Thanks, Steve. I'll let anybody else hop in here or get you out early, I guess, if there's no one else is waiting for you.

Steve Belichick (2:41)

Yeah.

SPEAKER_1 (2:42)

I don't think we have any other. There we go.

Zach Cox (2:44)

Zach Cox.

SPEAKER_1 (2:44)

Go ahead, Zach.

Zach Cox (2:48)

There we go. Steve, how are you?

Steve Belichick (2:50)

I'm good. How are you?

Zach Cox (2:52)

Not too bad.

Apologies if Deuce already hit on this, but just curious whether you're kind of continually impressed with what you've seen from Christian Barmore over these last couple of weeks. It seems like ever since, I don't know, mid-October, he's been making disruptive plays on pretty much a weekly basis.

Steve Belichick (3:12)

I mean, yeah, he's been doing that. He's been doing that for a while now. I'm glad that the recognition is more widely spread. But yeah, Barmore does a great job.

He always does. That guy's a bull in a china shop. And I love his competitiveness, his attitude, his approach, and how he's on our team. He makes some big plays for us.

Zach Cox (3:37)

Awesome.

Steve Belichick (3:38)

Thank you.