Well, it's been, you know, it's I got down here April 1st, and, you know, we kind of free agency stuff happened and then moved down here April 1.

Hadn't moved much since, uh, you know all the things going on in the world and just kind of getting acquainted with everything down here through the off season.

And then, you know, we're all kind of figuring out how the season was gonna start and, you know, cancel those preseason games and it's just been a lot of football since then.

You know, really, since I got down here have been trying to get acclimated.

Thio, you know, a new environment.

It's pretty much everything's changed after 20 years being in one place, you know, one drive home, one practice facility, one practice field.

You know, one set of coaches and, you know, I think it's just getting accustomed to a whole different routine.

And, um, you know, a little bit of a different lifestyle.

It's warm weather all the time.

It's just it's a little bit different, so I'm kind of enjoying that part.

Um, I've had a lot of fun days down here.

I said, other than the two losses, we've been having a lot of fun.

So we're gonna try to keep the keep the winds coming.

You know, you just talked about 20 year and and you're accustomed, you know, to doing things a certain way.

Um, you know, going into the Tampa Bay's offense, where you've been in a in the New England Patriots system for 20 years, you know, talk about, you know, some of the heart ache of trying to learn a new system, knowing that you didn't have the summer in the offseason to prepare for this upcoming season.

Yeah, I think everything had its challenge.

I think every team was faced with some different challenges.

Obstacles, thing.

Anytime you switch teams or coaches switch places or you know there's different moving parts, it's a bit more of a challenge.

Mentally, Um, I definitely studying my playbook a lot more, but at the same time, football's football, how you know this team calls routes versus how I used to do it in the end, you know, it's get open, catch the ball, you know, run to the open spots.

And, um, you did a lot of that for me, so I just made my job easier when you're running down the field.

I was just checking it up to you, you know, just looking at the game of football and you're you're making that transition.

You know, I think there was a lot of question mark of, of what this offense would look like.

What would a Tom Brady, you know, led offense look like outside of New England?

And you guys right now are third in the National Football League in points per game?

How comfortable Tom would you say you are in this offense?

I think it's improving each week, certainly from week one.

Um, you know, it's a steady improvement.

We didn't have any preseason games, toe communicate to go through a call sheet toe put, You know, the plays on the line that really come up when you need it most.

You know two minute drills that actually means something.

Ah, lot of it's just new.

And even though I've been doing it for a long time, I'm doing it with a different group of players and coaches and I think a lot of it is comes down toe for all of us.

Problem solving.

Okay, when something comes up in the game that maybe way didn't expect how are we gonna solve that problem?

And when you work together within the continuity, I think it's so important in the NFL when you when you can solve those problems really quickly, you know, it's three games, much smoother.

And I think working through those with my players that I'm playing with now the coach that I have now, um I think for all of us, we're learning each other and we're still learning each other.

I think it's gonna go that way throughout the entire season.

I don't think we're gonna get to a point like Great, you know, we got this all figured out.

We got every situation nailed.

I think we're gonna be trying Thio continue toe, you know, push the urgency button, try to improve.

I think there's a lot of room for us to grow with one another.

Um and you know, that's that's we're just gonna keep trying to do it as best we can and put the work in every week and practice and prepare and work hard and be selfless and executed a high level and then see how it shakes out.

Well, I remember coming to New England, and the first person that I met in the locker room going to a new team was Kevin, You know, you're going to the new locker room going to Tampa, who is the first player that you ran into and talk a little bit about that run in.

So I got together in off season with Cam Break and Scotty Miller and Chris Godwin, and it was those three that I really kind of started.

Uh, they were in town, they're working out, and I wanted to throw the football around, So I was like, Fellas, let's get to work what we gotta do And you know, everyone showed up.

And over the course of that offseason, a few more guys showed up.

Rojo showed up.

Um, Mike showed up.

Gronk o j.

Um, it became a really cool, fun thing for us to be able to get to know one another without you know, any interruptions.

And it was just a great bonding experience for all of us.

And I think we, you know, I really gotta understanding of how important football is for them how talented the football players they are.

And I knew we had great potential.

And then it was just a matter of us putting the work in tow, improve on on a daily basis.

And then when training camp started, it was incorporated.

Everybody in the line and the calls Ryan Jensen came with us are starting center came toe workout with this in the morning, just to snap and go through cadences and all the different things that are really important to the success of the team.

So but a lot of selfless guys who have really put the team first that are really working hard.

Thio, um, you know every week to put us in a good position to succeed, and it's certainly not perfect.

And every week we're trying to be a little bit better, and, you know, I just want us to continue to improve.

And what would you say?

The ceiling is for this team, Tom.

It depends.

It's it's up to us.

That's the ceiling.

It depends on our attitude.

Depends on our work ethic.

Depends on our determination, Ultimately is going to depend on our execution.

So if we put the preparation first on the processes, right.

Then, you know, the results will come.

So I don't think too much about how many wins.

How many yards?

This that it's like.

How hard are we gonna?

How much of a commitment are we willing to make to do the right things on a daily basis, Which takes discipline, which, when it takes discipline, it takes action.

And you gotta have your actions match your priorities.

So if our priorities winning, we've got a match up with what?

Our choices on a daily basis.

They have to be prioritized to that.

You know, everybody's just wanting to see the magic and how things were gonna work with you.

Bring in Antonio Brown.

You know my question for you bringing Antonio Brown in How much?

How much pull did you have lobbying for a guy like Antonio Brown, you know, coming and playing on this, you know, high explosive offense.

Well, you know, I've watched Antonio for a long time and then had the opportunity to play with him last year for a short period of time.

And you know, Jason and Bruce, you know, felt like there was a right opportunity to Adam to the really talented group that we already have, and I certainly didn't object to it.

I think the mortgage players we have on our team, you know, the better we can become.

And he's joining a very deep group of players at that position and the way that Mike really leads the group.

Chris has been an incredible player for this offense.

You can see it when he's not in the lineup.

What happens to our offense?

Scotty Miller's had a hell of a year.

We got other guys contributing.

Justin Watson, zero J.

Mick.

You know, everyone's finding a different roles.

So Antonio's gonna work his hard work as hard as he always has.

He's a very hard worker.

Everyone knows that, and we'll see what we can do when he gets on the field.

You know, it appears you know his first game with you working in Miami just seems like you all had chemistry.

Seems like you wanted to get him the ball.

Tom, you know, just just talk.

Talk a little bit about some of the things that we or the people the fans outside of your locker room may not know about Antonio Brown coming to your team.

You know, look it zz for a quarterback when guys air.

You know, when I look at you the first game you and I played together against the Jets, I was an electric day is because you have a great understanding of the game.

You have a great feel.

Um, you know, we didn't get a preseason together, you and I, and we went off in that first game, you know, First game with West.

Same thing.

First game with Dion Branch.

Same thing.

You know, Julian, you know, as he came along, you know?

So you know, good players, you know, they find ways to make plays and, you know, receivers jobs get, get open, catch the ball and do something with it.

And I played with a lot of guys that know how to do that.

Mike knows how to do that.

Chris knows how to do that.

Certainly Antonio knows how to do that.

And we just gotta figure out how the pieces fit and try toe go execute, You know, really well on on a weekly basis, certainly it starts in practice and then get out there.

And when the when the lights come on, see how everybody goes out there and performs.

I have to ask you this question.

I remember me leaving Minnesota, going to Oakland, being able to see, you know, my old team on the on the field.

And I know I know you do pay attention to Patriots and they're two and four right now.

Never in your Patriot career have you ever started and started two and four.

You know, from an emotional standpoint, Tom, when you look, look at them, you know, on television or even in your film study What, what do you feel or if or even, uh, if you feel anything?

Well, I've been I've obviously have a lot of personal relationships with a lot of guys that I keep in touch with, and I haven't There has been no really crossover games except the the Raider game that we had, so I haven't been able to tow watch many of their games.

Other than you know, I'm always wishing everyone the best, you know, You know me.

I want people to do well.

And, um, you know, football is tough sport.

Every team is trying to win every week one's gotta win.

One's gotta lose.

And emotionally I'm invested in the team that I'm on now, and that's enough of a job for me to focus on.

So whoever wins and loses outside of the team I'm playing against, which I know I want us to win every week.

Whoever we're playing against, I want them to lose.

To me, it it really doesn't matter who wins and loses outside of that, Thanks for watching ESPN on YouTube for live streaming sports and premium content.

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