Q: Bill, Bill, is Tim Tebow sent by God to you as a special gift to New England to show His favor, or maybe to help you recognize and atone for your sins?
A: I feel like, uh, when we looked around out there, uh, things came out as well as we could have expected. Tim came out of a good program, sort of had an up-and-down ride, we'll see what, you know, how he does in camp. We've got 90 guys right now, Tim's one of them.
Q: Bill, is this a statement of the direction the team is going in, away from the old idea that a quarterback throws the football to someone who receives it, like a receiver?
A: Tim is a player that, uh, he was in outstanding program in Florida, was very well-coached in Denver, and uh, Josh, and uh, you know their staff, and he's had some success there, and he's fast, and he's very tough, and he's a good four-down football player, uh, first, second, third, and fourth down. We feel like as far as a pick goes, not using one, that was good value.
Q: Bill, are we looking at life after Tom Brady?
A: 90 guys going into camp. All I'm looking to do is keep 'em alert, keep 'em thinkin', different looks, different situations. Good speed, concentrate on what we're doing, and be ready for the situations. Be ready for anything.
Q: Coach, are you looking to make God a New England fan?
A: Treated us okay so far (laughter.) Just got to do everything better. Throw, catch, get the ball out on time. Take one week at a time, get ready for next week. We've got a lot of work to do. Some plays, you know, whenever you -- when you want a play back, then there are some things you didn't do very well.
Q: Coach, why exactly did you pick up Tebow?
A: Well, you know, as the prince of darkness, when the other guy leaves a player as special as Tim on the ground, jump on the ball. Tim's got a good soul, pure soul, chosen one. Very holy, very tough, looking neither to his left or to his right. God put him on the ground. God's got a good group of players, very well-coached, you know, has had a lot of success in what he does. Just getting ready for the final conflict, turning the pure against him, you know, moon turning blood red, ten-headed dragon coming out of the sea, a couple of other plays we're working on. You're never as good as your best game, never as evil as your most evil one, one conflict at a time. I can't say enough about the Most High, he's on top, and until someone shows they can beat him, you know, it is what it is. That's for you guys to write about. We're just trying to get ready for Buffalo right now.
