TRANSCRIPT: Tommy DeVito Postgame Transcript 8/13

Here’s what Tommy DeVito said following the New England Patriots’ 13-13 finish against the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday night.

On his assessment of what he was able to do and maybe what he needs to work on as he got through this first game tonight:

“Yeah, certainly not our cleanest game on offense, especially, a lot of penalties, a lot of little things that kind of set us back. When you have 3 or 4 explosives in a drive that get called back, it’s tough to score that way. But there was definitely a lot of good that happened. You could tell when we were playing, everybody was doing their job, the ball was moving down the field. But like I said, just didn’t start off hot enough. And I think that a lot of the penalties and little mistakes here and there, they just need to get nipped in the bud early because it just kills drives.”

On the fact it wasn’t that long ago he was in Behren [Morton]’s shoes, and what did he see from him and the way he carried himself, and did he offer him any advice along the way:

“Oh, for sure. I mean, he definitely enjoyed it. He had some fun. I try not to fill his head too much. Because, like I said, I’ve been there, your first time really operating this offense against another team where you’re able to get hit, you don’t have that red jersey on anymore, but at the same time, to enjoy it because training camp’s a long time, OTAs, you grind all that to be able to enjoy times like this. So go out there and enjoy it and just be yourself. And that was it. And he did.”

On how different a quarterback he is right now with what he was on the field tonight with than the first day you stepped in this building:

“Oh, day and night for sure. Everything, definitely between the ears, especially because, being able just to know what the defense is doing, and that’s a testament to the offense and the way that the plays are called, and just helping me figure out what they’re doing before I even snap the ball. And it just makes that game that much easier.”

On the fact he started tonight 2-for-5, 9 yards, it looked like the offense in general wasn’t very smooth in the beginning, but on that 4th drive, he led them all the way down to the touchdown to Kyle [Williams], and what he thinks changed as far as how he played and how the offense played on that drive:

“Yeah, I think just stuff was gonna click. I think for myself, I mean, I missed a couple throws early, one over to Mack [Hollins] down the middle. I think, the juices were flowing maybe a little too much. A little too much excitement, a little too much pace on the ball. So really just taking some time to settle in, like we said, like first time really bullets are flying around myself specifically because, we have that red jersey on [in practice]. So it’s a little different, but it’s good. once you get into that flow and then start feeling it and the guys around you are playing, it just becomes easy at that point.”

On the fact there were quite a few handoffs to Jam [Miller] and what type of runner Jam is, in his view, and what he thought of the end of the game with the crowd and just the energy for a first preseason game:

“Yeah, Jam was great. Again, another rookie that’s stepping up to the plate, whether it’s in pass protection and then running the ball. I mean, he’s confident in the huddle. You don’t see him like looking around and acting like he doesn’t know what’s going on. So he’s confident. So that helps myself and everybody in the huddle believe in him and feel confident. So when we hand him the ball, he lowers his pads, he’ll lay the boom on somebody. He also has a little shiftiness that I’m ready to see some more and more. The more tackling that I get to see him partake in, it’ll be fun.”

“But the crowd was a lot of fun. I don’t know what they had going up in that little student section, if you want to call it that? I felt like I was in college again, but that was awesome. They were rowdy. It was a lot of fun.”

On how he feels here in camp now with all he’s been through as a quarterback and if he feels like he’s ready to take the lead, be the player he wants to be, and if he feels comfortable here with Josh and everything that’s going on:

“For sure, yeah. Like I said, just so much growth from the first day that I got here, from last year up until now, and so much more that I can grow even more. So I’m looking forward to that. I really can’t wait to get into this film, because there was a lot of mistakes that were made from everybody, myself included, whether I was physical or mental. For me, I’d rather the physical mistakes, because that’s going to happen. You’re going to want to throw back, you’re going to miss a throw like that. That’s just part of the game of football. But the mental ones are the ones that I’m trying to eliminate. Make sure I’m going to the right spot with the ball, make sure I’m making the right read and doing all this and that, because those are the things that we correct in the classroom and try not to make those mistakes again.”

“So again, looking forward to it, but definitely a ton of growth from then until now, and I’m looking forward to build on it for next week”

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This transcript was done based on the available footage and is subject to typographical errors. If you spot anything, please let me know in the comments below.)

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