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On another big game between the Patriots and Colts
BB: "Yes, another undefeated Colts
team coming into Foxboro, so the same storyline. We've heard that one
before."
On if playing the Colts in a big rivalry-type game gets old
BB: "They're tough. They do a good
job. They do a lot of things well, and it will be a big challenge for us
this week. They're undefeated, they've played real well at the end of games
and done what they needed to do to win them."
On if he feels they are going to win if they run the ball more
effectively than their opponent
BB: "We just try to score points,
and that's the most important thing. So, however you score them, however you
come up with the ball and score points, that's really what we try to do. I
don't care if we run or throw it, it doesn't matter. Sometimes the defense
dictates that. I think, really, watching the Colts play, it's the same
thing. They run it when it's advantageous to run and they throw it when it's
advantageous to throw."
On if this is the best running game he has had with RBs-Corey Dillon and
Laurence Maroney
BB: "I think we have good depth in
the backfield, yes, Kevin (Faulk), Laurence (Maroney), Corey (Dillon), Heath
(Evans). They work well together, it's a good group to work with and they've
been productive for us."
On what the Patriots saw in RB-Laurence Maroney and what has he brought
to the offense
BB: "He's a good runner. He's been
able to make some tough yards. He's also been able to make some long runs,
and he's given us good depth at the position, with Corey and Kevin and
Heath. They've worked well together, and Laurence, he's certainly given us
some depth and some quality plays, as have the other backs."
On what he points to regarding his success against the Colts and Peyton
Manning
BB: "Point to this game, this
matchup. It's how we can try to play well Sunday night. I'm not too worried
about what's happened in the past. A lot of circumstances are different, so
it doesn't really matter. It's just about what we can do this time."
On how much playoff seedings are a factor in this weekend's matchup
BB: "We're not even halfway through the
season, so I'm not too worried about that. I'm just trying to find a way to
give our team a chance against the Colts, improve, try to play a competitive
game against them."
On how much of his 'magic' is finding the right guys to fit when
looking at free agents
BB: "Any time you add players to your
team, you want to try to find players that will have a solid role for you.
Sometimes, that's bigger than others and I don't think there's anything
magic about it. You look at what your options are and try to take people you
think will fit into what you're doing."
On if DB-Rodney Harrison is a good example of that – fitting into what the Patriots do
BB: "I just think when you add a player
to your team, you add them because you think they can help you. Sometimes
that works and sometimes it doesn't, but that's the idea. You hope that
happens, but I don't think age or experience or where they came from or any
of those things are a criteria. You just weigh everything together and if
you think the player can help your football team, then you are interested in
them. Sometimes you sign them, sometimes you don't. If you don't think they
can, then you try to find somebody else."
On how they are successful executing a new game plan from week to week
instead of sticking with what they do
BB: "We just try to do the things within
our system that we feel like will be the best things we can do against that
particular opponent for that particular week. There is really nothing, a set
magic about it or anything. We try to do what we think is best, and the
players try to execute it the best they can. It's not anything that's all
that calculated on a week-to-week basis. It's calculated based on each
opponent and each game, not something that we want to do different this week
because we did something else last week. It's more of how to play that
particular team with our team."
On DB-Rodney Harrison and his comeback from his knee injury last season
BB: "Rodney is a very hard-working
player and very determined. He's worked extremely hard over the last
year-plus. I think that he's done a great job of giving us leadership and a
lot of positive plays out there on the field. He's totally respected by
everybody in this organization, players, coaches, trainers, everybody that
deals with him. So it's great to have him back out there this year." |
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