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Here’s what New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a> owner Robert Kraft had to say on Tuesday down at the NFL League meetings during his press conference with reporters:<\/p>\n

“Good morning, everyone. How are you?”<\/p>\n

How are you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Good. Excited. I’ve been privileged to own the Pats for 31 years, and the last two years have been really, really difficult. The worst two years of our ownership. And so we’ve tried to create a foundation of a new beginning, and I’m pretty excited about what we have. I’ve been told to calm down, but I really am. What’s going on … the chemistry in the building and reaching out and signing a lot of, hopefully, good free agents. We have the foundation – I hope – that we’re never drafting number four again in my lifetime. But today, it’s a great opportunity. In the end, if you want to build a team that is going to win and sustain winning, you have to have good drafts. Unfortunately, over the last few years, we have not done a good job in that area. I think the organization has reshuffled how we do things on priorities and how we value and I hope we start to see the impact of that over the next couple of years.”<\/p>\n

On if the team is still at ground zero in its rebuild given that it’s not a huge core of players, and it’s not as if progress has been made, and this could be another rebuilding season:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I’ll get chastised for saying it, but I think we’re ahead of that. I think we have some real talent in the locker room, and I think we’re privileged now to have a head coach who has learning curve experience and has really come in and created a great atmosphere. I remember him as a player and his competitive attitude. He has grown as an individual in terms of having that edge, but also being able to build a sense of team and cooperation. It’s unusual when you have every part of the building feels that he’s someone who they can relate to, and he’s cooperating and is putting team first. It’s really created a great sense of karma.”<\/p>\n

On what he would say his expectations are, and if those expectations are greater at this point now than they were at the same point last year in terms of what his team can accomplish:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I think that’s fair, yes. Ever since I’ve owned the team, the objective was to have the team make the playoffs. Because once you make the playoffs, anything can happen. I think we have experience over the last few decades of seeing how that happens. I know I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but after my family, this team is the most important thing in my life, and the bottom line is winning games. These last two years have been brutal, really. So, I wanted to try to do whatever I could to get back to a system and a situation where we had hope and a chance to do anything. I really think we’re on that path now.”<\/p>\n

On the fact he talked about the importance of the draft and what makes him confident that Eliot [Wolf] and Mike [Vrabel] can get it right in the next year:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Well, I’ve learned in every organization, it’s the culture that matters, and people have to be comfortable speaking up and saying, ‘I don’t agree.’ And sometimes you can be in a business environment where people are afraid to do that. I think the culture now is an open culture where people are free to express opinions. There’s a lot of different points of view, and it’s healthy. I mean, in life, it’s important to know what you don’t know and then get the best people around you. I think having the infusion of the new people and having a plan and being able to connect the dots and put it all together, I see it happening, and I’m probably too excited, but I am. The truth is, I’m very excited about this coming year, and I can’t wait for the games to begin.”<\/p>\n

On the fact it’s been another big spending year similar to 2021, and how he feels the team has been spending its money and how much of it is a reaction to maybe not spending it last year in three years in the same:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Well, just to correct something, there’s never been a case in 31 years where people come to us to spend, and we’ve said no, never one time. So we’ve always been willing to spend. When we do it, we want people to feel they’ve done their homework and feel confident that we’re doing it and improving. I mean, most people would say, given coach [Vrabel]’s experience, that what we’ve done on defense and his knowledge of that area and the personnel, that we’ve improved greatly. I think that’s so. I know I don’t know, but I’m excited. We’ve always had a strong defense, and I think any of us that are fans of the team know we want to try to strengthen the offense a little on the line and in the receiver area, maybe a speed running back, but I’m talking as a fan. But I have confidence that this group is all on the same page. The most important thing is everyone is putting team first. In this business, you can’t have little groupings who have their own ideas. The fact that it’s starting fresh and everyone expresses how they feel. It’s been very exciting for me.”<\/p>\n

On what would make this season a success for him:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“For me? To make the playoffs.”<\/p>\n

On his reactions to the team’s low marks in the NFLPA report card survey:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Well, it was an eye opener for me. And then I put it in context that in 31 years, going through these last two years and the way things were and the culture that was there, it really opened my eyes in a way because we think we’re bonded and we have things, but it just was not a good environment. We want to do everything we can to make this… The feeling is, it’s one of the best places you can go. I think we had that for quite for a while in terms of winning, and people wanted to come here, and then the last couple of years changed it, and now it’s management and ownership’s job to do everything they can to create the culture that this is a place that people want to come to. I really believe it’s happening, and now we’ve got to produce on the field and people want to come to be in this environment. We’re trying to do the different things we can to make that happen.”<\/p>\n

On the fact that other NFL owners like Ralph Wilson and others have stepped aside or took a step back at a similar age and if there have been any discussions, succession plans, things like that:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Are you telling me… First of all, I think I’m 35, and you all will laugh when I say it, but I really… You know, in life, look, I was a little kid sitting on those benches, dreaming about owning this team and bringing a winning culture here. I said after my family, this team and this foundation to combat hate and anti-Semitism, those are my passions. As far as succession, succession is there. My eldest son, Jonathan, has been part of every key decision I’ve made for the last 30 odd years and is a full partner in everything. He stays out of the limelight, but we have a plan that is in place for all of our businesses. And I know, were you suggesting something that… That’s a bias. Sometimes with age, you have experience, but let’s see what happens this year. Let’s see what happens over the next 2-3 years.”<\/p>\n

On the fact last year they had the Tom Brady Hall of Fame ceremony and that was a big deal, and the fact they’ll be narrowing down a list of amazing candidates for the Patriots Hall of Fame and if there’s any advice for [Adam] Vinatieri, [Julian] Edelman, [Logan] Mankins, and others:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Well, people probably get mad at me for what I’m about to do. But I know Thursday, we have a meeting of our Patriots Hall of Fame group, and I decided the end of last week to make a call to… I called Bill Parcells, and I asked him if he would be kind enough to accept going into our Patriot Hall of Fame. He had been a finalist for five years. Going back to your question, while both of us are alive in our late ’30s, I thought it would be great, given what he’s done for the team, if he would accept entry as a contributor into the Patriots Hall of Fame, and he accepted. I actually wanted to meet with him in person, but he was on his way to Saratoga, where he goes. So, I’m excited we’ll have him at our Patriots Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. And I’m sorry if I messed up the Thursday meeting of the people.”<\/p>\n

On if he has any updates on the Everett Stadium [Soccer stadium for the Revolution]:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Well, I go back, I think back to when I bought the Patriots, I had gone out to St. Louis and met with James Orthwein and knew we had a stadium that was inadequate. I called the then governor and said, ‘I’m going to keep the team from moving to St. Louis, but I need your commitment that you’re going to help me get a stadium in downtown Boston.’ And he said, ‘I’m there, you’re in.’ And of course, we all know what happened. And the political environment here is a little different. So we built the only stadium in America that’s 100% private. And we’re willing to do that for soccer because fans to go, usually 20, 25,000 is what comes to a soccer game. We’re willing to do this privately financed stadium in Everett, but politics takes over in Beantown, unlike most places. We’re willing to do it. We just need the political people and get all the agendas putting team first. We hope it happens, but we can’t force it.”<\/p>\n

On the NFLPA report card and the fact they’ve announced a new training facility, which should address some of the concerns about the weight room, but the fact players also raised concerns about the team plane and if there are any plans to buy or have a new team plane for the team:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Well, first of all, let me just correct. There are no ashtrays on the plane. I mean, that goes back 30 years ago. I don’t know if … Anyone gone on a plane with ashtrays? There’s no ashtrays, and I’m willing to take a bet with anyone who says that. We bought those planes to make it easier for our team to travel. It was very hard pre-COVID to get planes, and we’re in the process of trying to update and improve that. And we want everything we do to be top of the heap and first class. And rather than having to go out and charter and everything, we wanted thecontrol. We let the planes be used by different charities, and they’ve done a lot of good, but we do need an upgrade.”<\/p>\n

“Thank you.”<\/p>\n

(EDITOR\u2019S NOTE: This transcript was done based on the available footage and is subject to typographical errors.\u00a0 If you spot anything, please let me know in the comments below.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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