BB: Well, we all know we have a
really good football team coming in here Sunday night. We have a lot to get
ready for. The Colts are pretty good at everything. They're well coached.
They're good in all three phases of the game. They can play from ahead. They
can play from behind. They pretty much do everything they need to do.
They're undefeated. It's a big challenge for us, and so we have two focuses
– one is to get ready for the Colts and two is to keep improving, keep
working on what we need to work on, so if it isn't about that, there's
really not that much else to talk about this week.
Q: Does the short week mean longer
hours for the coaching staff?
BB: It just means it starts later. Wednesday to Sunday is Wednesday to
Sunday. Tuesday is a little bit shorter than a normal Tuesday. We were
behind on Monday.
Q: How does there offensive look change when [Joseph] Addai and [Dominic] Rhodes are in there?
BB: They pretty much do the same thing. They do everything well.
Q: What is Adam [Vinatieri's] Patriots legacy in your mind?
BB: I think we all know what it is. He did a lot for this franchise and a
lot for this team. I think we all know that. He did a lot for this team.
Q: Are there moments that standout to you personally?
BB: He made a lot of good plays for this team. They were all important.
Q: In your mind, is that something not worth talking about this week?
BB: We play the Colts this week. We're getting ready for the Colts. We're
trying to improve our game and get better as a football team. That's really
where our focus is, right there.
Q: How does his presence change that dynamic?
BB: He was a good kicker. We all know that. He was a good kicker.
Q: How concerned are you about having a three point game near the closing
seconds?
BB: Whatever we need to do to win the game, that's what we're going to
prepare to do. I can't tell you what the situation is going to be at the end
of the game. I have no idea. We'll prepare for all of them. I don't know
what they're going to be.
Q: Do you regret not having him?
BB: I never said that. I think you build your team and do the best you
can to build your team every year. That's what we do.
Q: What did Indianapolis do that was significantly different in the
second half of their game against Denver?
BB: Nothing that I could tell you specifically. They had a bunch of games
where they've come from behind. I couldn't really sit here and say, 'Well
this half it was that. The next half it was something else.' They're a good
team. It's hard to keep them down for very long. One way or another, they
found a way to get it done. Sometimes it's different receivers, running,
passing, different plays, but they found a way to do it. Sometimes it's the
same things, but they just do them better or match them up differently.
Q: The Broncos, Colts and Patriots – there seems to be matchup problems
between the three of them. Is there anything you can learn from looking at
that triangle matchup?
BB: I don't know. I think in the end, how we play them is how we play
them. How they play us is how they play us. I'm not saying there's no
carryover in schemes, but I think for the most part we do what we do, they
do what they do and you find a way to match it up. We're not Denver, Denver
isn't us. We're not Tennessee, Tennessee isn't us. We're not Jacksonville,
Jacksonville isn't us. That's nothing against anybody, it's just the way it
is. Different players. Different schemes. Different matchups.
Q: Do the Colts make big adjustments offensively from week-to-week?
BB: They don't come in there and run a new offense every week. It's not
like they run the wishbone one week and the shotgun the next [week]. They
have their system. They do what they do. It's an extensive system. They can
do the same things they've done in different percentages. It's such a broad
spectrum that they could go through a whole game and not even do everything
that we know they can do. Then they do something else the next week. So is
that doing something else or is that just being selective within their
system? They have an extensive system. They're very good offensively in the
number of things that they can do. I'm sure they pick out the ones that they
think are best but I don't think that means the other ones don't exist. It's
just a question of whether or not they want to go to them or whether they
have another preference over those plays. A lot like a lot of other good
offensive teams that I've coached against, whether it be Walsh's West
Coast system, or…you can go through all of them. Those teams that have extensive
offensive systems, they take the plays that they want for your game and take
another group of plays for the next game, if they feel like that's what they
want to do.
Q: Do you not prepare for plays for this game, but more for personnel?
You can't guess what you're going to see, so how do you prepare for what you
might see? Is it more about preparing for their personnel?
BB: No, no, of course not, it's a combination of both. It's a combination
of knowing their personnel and knowing their schemes. You have to defend
their formations and where their personnel lines up and the things they've
done or you think they will do out of certain looks. It doesn't have to be
the whole formation. It could be a combination of things. The quarterback in
the shotgun. The back offset. The tight end flexed. You can break it down
into a lot of different categories. But it's a combination of that – the
personnel and the formations they use and the core plays that they run and
how those all match together. It's the same way it is every week.
Q: Considering the way Denver was playing defense, how impressive is what Peyton Manning did in that game? Was that the highest level you've ever seen
him play quarterback?
BB: He has a pretty high level every week. They play against all
different types of defenses and they've done well against all of them. Zone
teams. Man teams. Pressure teams. Blitz zones. Four-man fronts. Three-man
fronts. Two-man fronts. Five-man fronts. They've dealt with all of it and
they can handle all of it.
Q: Is he still improving?
BB: I don't know how much better they can get. They lead the league in
every offensive category just about every single year. They're right up
there again. They're pretty good.
Q: Pittsburgh, San Diego – the Colts have had
success against 3-4 teams. Is there any common denominator there?
BB: I don't know.
Q: How did Billy Yates do on Monday?
BB: I think Billy is a tough kid. He played strong in there. They're a
good front. Good inside people. Some plays were better than others, but I
thought we played competitively in the game in all areas.
Q: How's that field looking? Fluff?
BB: Throw a little fertilizer on it.
Q: Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrison, in unison as a tandem, are they two
guys you have to worry about all the time because they are just so in sync
with Manning?
BB: Well, they run all the routes. You could put [Dallas] Clark in there.
[Brandon] Stokley when he plays. Those guys are pretty versatile too, so you
have a lot of guys to defend and they all do everything good. They all go
long. They all go short. They are run after the catch guys. They make you
defend the whole field and of course the running game and all of the play
action that goes with it. That's one of the reasons why they're a really
good offensive team. They have really good players. They spread the field.
They attack all parts of it. They make you defend everything. It's hard.
It's hard to overload one place without being light somewhere else. They
usually find those spots and they're able to take advantage of them.
Q: Will you start the clock on Patrick Pass this week?
BB: I don't know.
Q: Where have you seen the deficiencies in Indianapolis' run defense? Is
that a little skewed?
BB: I think Indy is a good defensive football team. We couldn't run the
ball against them last year. I have a lot of respect for their defense,
their run defense, their entire football team.
Q: How are [Anthony] McFarland and [Corey] Simon different?
BB: It's basically the same defense. It's the same scheme. They do pretty
much the same things. Each guy has a little different style of play, but McFarland is a good player. He certainly adds something to that unit. He's
hard to block. He's strong. Quick. He's a good player.
Q: What sense did you have with Adam and his desire to stay?
BB: It's about us improving. We have a game on Sunday. I'd be happy to
answer those questions. Other stuff, we've been through a thousand times.
Q: In terms of the game on Sunday what, if anything, will you say to Stephen Gostkowski about this week's matchup?
BB: We'll just try to keep working on our timing and execution. That's
what we do every week. It will be the same this week.
Q: I realize that last week's game has nothing to do with this week's
game, but usually after a win like that you are in a reasonably good mood on
a Wednesday and you seem to be not in a good mood today. Is there a reason
why? Are you just trying to send your team a message that it's a whole
different week or something?
BB: I'm just trying to get the team ready to play Indianapolis and try to
improve as a football team and do a better job of coaching so we can do a
better job of playing. |
