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It's been almost a day since the news of the Patriots who acquired Josh Gordon began to circulate, but Bill Belichick is still not ready to talk about it. The coach made his weekly appearance on Sportsradio WEEI on Monday and explained that because the agreement was not finalized, he could not discuss it.
Despite the fact that the deal was officially announced by both teams, Belichick attacked him during his conference call on Tuesday.
"We are in the same place with him yesterday and we are doing it," Belichick said. "We just have to see how it goes."
You are not quite ready to talk about its official addition to the list?
"Yes, that's right," he added.
Fans and media will have to wait at least a day before hearing the trainer's thoughts about Gordon. Stay tuned.
Josh McDaniels and Brian Flores followed Belichick and touched some of New England's next opponents, the Detroit Lions. McDaniels fighting his good friend, Matt Patricia, was one of the highlights of conference calls.
Friendly enemies – McDaniels and Patricia spent several years working together at the coaching level in Foxborough and the Patriots offensive coordinator was asked what it was to bring such a familiar face.
"It's a fun challenge," McDaniels said. "Matt has been a great friend of mine for a long time. He is extremely talented as a coach, he is a great person and I am very happy that he has the opportunity to be the Lions head coach. I think that at present, we are probably all in the same boat in the National Football League and that we are trying to improve our football teams and to try to improve. improve our side of the ball to improve from week 1 to week. 2, week 2 to week 3 and continue our improvement throughout the season.
"It was always very difficult to train against him when he was there. It does a lot of different things that challenge you schematically. It will keep you in balance. There is definitely an element of rotation with Matt that you are really going to have to do excellent work of alerting, raising awareness and communicating during the game, and there is no doubt that you are going to have to make some adjustments. We know it will be a big challenge there. It's a hard place to play in the dome on a Sunday night. We know there will be a lot of energy there, and Matt will challenge him every step of the way. "
Silent but deadly – Brian Flores, the de facto defensive coordinator, did not participate in conference calls last week, but he did so on Tuesday. After a disappointing performance in Jacksonville on Sunday after a promising start to the opening game, Flores was asked if complacency could be a factor.
"We talk about complacency, or at least I do it. For me, it's the silent killer, "Flores said. "The guys are becoming complacent and I'm not saying our group was complacent, I do not think that's the case at all. It is difficult to win in this league. We fight complacency on a daily basis and, again, I do not think our guys are complacent or complacent. These guys, they work hard. I thought they brought the same energy to practice, meetings and visits and everything we did all week. This was not the case on Sunday.
"I try to stay as calm as possible – never too high, never too low. I think we are in a situation where we are facing some adversity and, as a group, it is sometimes a good thing. We can see what we are doing, see how we react, see what kind of group we have. We will be back to work tomorrow and we will strive to improve and improve, day after day, day after day. I hope it shows on Sunday. "
Highs and lows – One of the reasons for optimism for the defense before the season was the return of Dont'a Hightower. After missing most of 2017 with a torn pectoral muscle, Hightower was healthy all summer and was back in the lineup for the first two games.
But so far, his piece has not approached the levels we normally see, which has led some to think that he may have lost a step and still had physical limitations. Flores was asked about his workload at the beginning of the season, which was lower than what was normally the case.
"I think Dont'a is obviously one of the leaders on our team. I think he's playing well. I think he's doing everything we ask him to do, "Flores said. "This guy is selfless, he's a guy on the team. As for playing time, we are just trying to do it early in the season. We try to involve different types. It is obviously part of that, and as the season progresses, its role may or may not change.
It was interesting to listen to Flores talk about the potential Hightower playing time dictated by the opponent and the game plan. In the past, he has been a player who receives nearly 100% of the shots, which will be worth watching in the future.
Complete transcripts of the three conference calls are available here.
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