Q: You said today was a good practice. What constitutes a good practice this time of year?
TB: I think a lot of just good execution -- guys in the right spot doing the right thing. Wednesday, you put together the plan and [there’s] a lot of new stuff out there, so you walk through it once. But then you get on the field and it’s full speed and you're going against a defense and guys have to make the right adjustments and pick up the right blitz. Ultimately, we complete passes. Guys are in the right spot, making the right reads. It’s encouraging when you have a good day because it just builds confidence for the next day. And rather than going out ... We always meet on Fridays as captains with Coach Belichick and we talk about practice. And it’s not good when you’re sitting there on Friday and it’s like, ‘Man, I don’t really feel good about what we’ve done the last two days,’ as opposed to ‘We had a really great week of practice.’ Now, ultimately, it comes down to what happens [and] how you play on Sunday. But like I said, it gives you a lot of confidence when you go out there and execute pretty well.
Atleast if the Patriots lose they will not be a top 8 team,they will not be as resticted if their is no agreement between the owners and players.I think the top 8 can only sign a player if they lose a player of enqual value.
