Bill Belichick Conference Call - 12/16/2008

[7:38] ..." Bill when not when you've got a lot Rodney Harrison and that Broncos gain that in. But Brandon meriwether that sort of go from Ian the third guy out and sub packages"...

[3:17] ..." Would they use -- Monty Beisel as more of a special either and."...

[10:45] ..." you want to -- out on the field and it's taken me Matt Cassel to take immediate than that they're Brady talk both -- and it happened sort of work all week. And there -- Little"...

[4:03] ..." Bill we've got a couple weeks ago but now precedent Wes Welker to comeback for some of the big it's he's taken. How much admiration I have for Bolden for a that to my"...

[0:01]" Well we. You know third down. Here on Arizona and you know they obviously had a good season -- qualified for the playoffs and do a lot of lot of really good things offensively they've got a great group of receivers and quarterback -- running backs and good good offensive line they can move the ball -- can score points and guys breaks a lot of tackles they're really dangerous with the ball -- Boldon. Brett really all the receivers. Fitzgerald. Reads it and they're all they're all good and he's actually it's you know bet -- bounce they got some good -- with garlic -- and Smith on the boy and Barry. And active linebackers and and you know Wilson is a good blitzer he's made a lot of big plays formally turned the ball over a lot on defense. And they they return a ball well -- so. Arrogance. Excellent kickoff returner in. Three down ponson. You know both strong tough guys to tackle just like their offense so. Well balanced team. Led -- very experienced quarterback again and very good group of skill players offensively and and a testimony so. So looks like we're getting ready for. They'll start those are -- You approachable. There there talk. -- I'll just -- the first two guys but. And the quality of the whole group is really outstanding it's it's hard. You know zero don't want guy because they've all been so productive than. You know than last week urban who really their fourth receiver. You know he took five yard pass and turned it into 55 yard touchdown so."

[2:03]" They they'll can can do some damage this once again and he can play good offense that comes back everybody doing their job and he can't just say one thing away they get too many weapons so everybody's going to have. Take care of their responsibility and do their job. How you handle Fitzgerald side. And it's everybody's got to do their jobs so however we. Are we match up on. Then whoever's got I'm going to have doubled and I think Bolton. Zone coverage when the coming years don't you know got to. Got to try to Pannemon tackle."

[2:46]" Russia moved in the productive special teams player for them I think you have to act around them when he first came into the of the -- How important you'd bet he'd been able to stick around as long -- he has gotten and it felt given sort of weird -- that come from program."

[3:02]" Wait on his head and -- career the special teams player these tough kid plays hard there's a lot of effort. And you know -- he he shows up and in all all the different phases of the kicking game."

[3:17]" Would they use -- Monty Beisel as more of a special either and."

[3:23]" Yeah about what it almost exclusively on special teams. He he hasn't. Yeah if I got a Lotta -- on defense."

[3:34]" And and that I think 34 point 3 they multiple world. Defensively."

[3:42]" Yeah they're really afford to retain. I mean no in sub situations they use some different combination groups there. And some odd spacing and all that but as far as their first and second down defense. There. They're primarily a 43 team."

[4:03]" Bill we've got a couple weeks ago but now precedent Wes Welker to comeback for some of the big it's he's taken. How much admiration I have for Bolden for a that to my injury that he suffered the come back -- put up the numbers he's put up since coming back."

[4:18]" You know he's -- tough kid and I think you see that in the play in C block these very good after the catch. -- goes up for the ball aggressively. -- Fitzgerald so. Yeah he's he's done a good job these tough guy."

[4:32]" Sports Illustrated had a poll earlier this year backed them up best. Tandem the vault them into these Scott has belonged. You've prepared for rice and Taylor and you know the great ones where these guys that."

[4:48]" On make an all time. -- comparison there. If they're good receivers. I mean they're they're good receivers that are. -- they'll do a lot of things well that he they're big they're physical they're run after the catch. They run. Short intermediate and deep routes. Fitzgerald got. Real good hands and real good but it Cris Carter kind of hands. So there. They're they're very good."

[5:22]" When you watch the Miami tape from earlier in the air where they kept the 75 yard plus. Receptions. Is that at is that I I -- you know good Babbitt is that -- opening distance the big game like that where they both. Pair up an opposing back there."

[5:39]" The they've got a lot of people pretty good. And I just go to a lot to passing game their their make a lot of big plays and no wonder that game that if they get him against everybody so. I bet that date it's it's not all long passes a lot of catch and run plays they've got a good scheme and their quarterback. And they they do a lot of things. Notes the versatile group of players and and especially -- you know that do receivers -- Fitzgerald. And I would want to take anything away from Brees then or even -- And their backs have caught on but the fact probably at fifty catches. You know -- tendon and and I tower of the rookie from Richmond. So they they have a very. Diversified passing game one that attacks all areas of the field. And it's very well executed on by the quarterback and annals skill players so. It's you know that's a lot to get ready for now won't take anything away from those two guys they're they're outstanding but. They got a lot of guys to. They'll work harder this banquet backe is now that he was and think well. He looks pretty much the same yes. You know he can make all the throws he gets rid of the ball quickly read defenses very well. He's he knows where. You know blitzes he knows where they're coming from redirects the protections and you know make adjustments it's -- the -- make it doesn't make too many mistakes there -- line of scrimmage there. You know throwing into coverage or that kind of thing a -- You know I mean just like any team that throws the ball it's not not every play is. You know not every passes complete but yet make very -- mistake he's smart he he definitely knows what's going on."

[7:38]" Bill when not when you've got a lot Rodney Harrison and that Broncos gain that in. But Brandon meriwether that sort of go from Ian the third guy out and sub packages to more about. Regular role how what is important vote as the way Brandon has responded maybe to a little bit more playing time. -- playing a lot you can before that but it seemed like it even more now."

[8:02]" it is more. It's definitely more. I think every area -- an -- game continues to get better he's. You know played. A little bit more down closer to the line of scrimmage then he had a -- sub situations are winning than there was rapidly. He's -- big good tackler and good run support and you know good around the line of scrimmage he's done a good job in the deep part of the field and you know it's an enemy and coverage situations that. He's -- the plan. To St. Louis game where we. You know -- and for what is your personnel on you know he was plan inside. Corner position on that though. Through the course of the season Internet do a lot of different things and he just really improved in all on I think he's. I have. A good years certainly come a long way as a player. And these two seasons and just continues to get better -- really dependable guy smart. And they make very few -- back there in the secondary and not just themselves but also in terms of the overall communication back there with. With a group so. He's playing with a lot of confidence and I think we have a lot of confidence and and has always been plant."

[9:21]" Bill how impressed you with the job title alien stuff than how well do you know him from your Jets this."

[9:28]" You know -- and I were together for. Furcal -- down there and start off then personnel department and then. Went from kind of being a scout there. Breaking down film on offense. So. You know we we work together I didn't have a lot of interaction -- because he was on the -- that goes on -- at the Staten. You know week he broke down film for Charlie why isn't and -- kind of thing. You know bright guy and certainly done a good job of that offense. Good golfer to I'm sure is probably about scratch -- there and Arizona to get that on the courses. You want him on here you want to be his partner on the golf course. Got a good NFL and its here. Yeah absolutely his dad was. You know one of the best. -- had a great career and then personnel there of the Steelers and and the Jets and you know Dick's -- the great. Great man. -- great job in the football and -- it is. As a person as a friend. Agencies as the great guy."

[10:39]" Still -- just. It's sort of a moving forward from the last game adjustment period was there any thought in your mind. That you want to -- out on the field and it's taken me Matt Cassel to take immediate than that they're Brady talk both -- and it happened sort of work all week. And there -- Little bit more rewarding and even that victory formation that is curious -- that at all with party thing can get. Allowing that to be out there that sort of kneel on the ball."

[11:07]" are split. I'll -- it was might it is. You know I don't have a problem Clinton. The next quarterback in the situation like that but just with the ran the ball handling and all that immediately know. We have -- lead there you know -- and one of as well I can put somebody -- you know put Kevin Kolb in and that kind of situation with the conditions what they weren't. Spann and -- for three hours just thought that was. You know. Probably not the right time to do it. But you know I know the offense like that to go out there and I mean there's really no better feeling offensively -- the finished the game with the ball in your hands. You know run the clock with a -- on Iran and or. Whatever that's -- that give those guys a lot of satisfaction. It is the finish the game with you know possessed the ball so. You know it's nice when you can do that night and -- period but it meant that mean -- Coach thank you think everyone's -- okay --"