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Nick Caserio Press Conference Transcript

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Nick Caserio Press Conference Transcript

Good tidbit:

Q: As far as the safety position goes for the Patriots, how much do you guys value having two guys that have distinct responsibilities – maybe that traditional free versus strong safety position? Is that important or do we make too much out of that?

NC: I think having versatile players that can do multiple things is important and how you deploy those players. Ultimately you try to play to a player’s strengths so whatever a player does well you try to put them in a position schematically where they can utilize those skills. We’ve had corners that have played safety, safeties that have played safety. That position, there are a lot of things that go into it. There’s a space game, there’s a tackling game, there’s instinctiveness, ball skills, all those types of things, they are applicable not only to the safety position but the corner position as well. Some corners actually look like safeties, some safeties look like corners. I think the defensive back group in general, having the degree of position versatility is certainly helpful, especially when you’re playing certain teams on a week to week basis, it doesn’t force you to make wholesale changes – ‘Well, if this guy is in the game, we have to put this guy in the game.’ Having guys that are multiple that might be utilized in multiple roles, there is certainly value in that.

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Really, what we’re trying to figure out, within the confines of this building, will he be able to handle the demands of our program on a day-to-day basis?. And really, that’s what you’re trying to get to. You try to dig in as best you can, as much as you can on a variety of different topics and areas. And the football component is a huge part of that process, just in terms of their learning capacity, in terms of their ability to actually play it in your system.

Patriots Host Draft Prospects To See If They Can Handle Team’s Demands | New England Patriots | NESN.com

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You’€™ve just got to have a mindset basically every single day that you’€™re going to go in, work hard and you’€™re going to get better,” Gronkowski said. “Definitely going in when it’€™s the same thing 15 weeks straight, it starts to get tough, but you’€™ve got to stay mentally tough, stay physically strong. You’€™ve got to just keep going in and keep grinding.

It Is What It Is » Rob Gronkowski: ‘I’m just improving every day’

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Asked the defining characteristic of the overall draft, Caserio cited the record number of underclassmen (nearly 100) and pinpointed receiver, running back and defensive line as spots with good depth. The inclusion of defensive line was a bit of an outlier compared to what we’ve heard from most media analysts. Defensive end, in particular, has been cited by many as one of the lighter positions in the draft, but Caserio and the Patriots might see it differently. “I’d say there’s a deep group of defensive linemen that are different types of players,” he said.

Top takeaways from director of Patriots player personnel Nick Caserio – ESPN Boston

I don’t hate the depth at defensive line, there’s just some uncertainty about Wilfork and Kelly, but if they’re good to go I’d roll into the season with this group no problem. The problem is at defensive end. And while the depth at running back is okay, they still need another rotational guy, especially with Ridley and Vereen in the last years of their contracts.

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The perception of Bill, they don’t really see Bill outside of his interviews,” Ninkovich told Sirius XM NFL Radio. “He’s a funny guy, he has a great sense of humor and he’s the best football coach ever for a reason. He knows what he’s talking about. He knows how to get the best and the most out of each individual person. So the way he speaks, you definitely listen to the things that he says. You try to write down and absorb as much as you can. He has a ton of knowledge of the game. Walking around the locker room, walking around the facility, he’ll talk to you. He’s the best football coach I’ve been around. There is a definitely difference in the perception of what he is from the media versus what he really is.
“He’s always available if you need to speak to him. That’s another thing he always says, ‘just come to me’ and he’ll tell you it like it is. He won’t sugarcoat anything for you. That’s what you want — honest answers. As a football player, that’s a great thing, to be able to go to your head coach and be able to ask him a question and have him give you a straight-up answer. A lot of people just see an interview, some media guy asking him a dumb question and he likes to give it back to those guys especially.”

Rob Ninkovich: Bill Belichick Open With Players, Messes With Media | New England Patriots | NESN.com

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