And next we’ll take an opening remark from Rodney Harrison. I just think it’s going to be a lot of fireworks and definitely looking forward to it.Ĭhris McCloskey: Thank you Tony. I was very impressed with New England last night and their offense coming around playing against a great defense on the road. I’m sure the Broncos are looking at that the same way – the big challenge of going in and dealing with a Bill Belichick coached team with Tom Brady on their home turf and what’s that going to be like, but should be a very good game. For me it brings back memories of going into New England with playoff positioning at stake and a lot on the line. Tony Dungy: Well obviously going to be a great game Sunday night. We’ll go to opening remarks first, and we’ll start with Tony Dungy. ![]() So large audiences associated with that team and hopefully the same again on this Sunday night as the Broncos take on the Patriots. We’ve had three Broncos games this year with 26.9 million viewers for Chiefs-Broncos, 26.9 million viewers for Broncos-Colts, and in NBC’s kickoff game, Ravens-Broncos did 25.1 million viewers. Some of you may have seen the game did roughly 26.9 million viewers. Just before we get started, a quick note – we just sent out the press release regarding this past Sunday’s game between the Broncos and the Chiefs. Joining us today will be former head coach Tony Dungy, who obviously was head coach with Peyton Manning for many years in Indianapolis, and two time Super Bowl winner with the Patriots, Rodney Harrison. Having played on the biggest of stages and in the most hostile locations, he has the experience to overcome such obstacles – hopefully, his teammates will be able to do the same.Chris McCloskey: Thank you everyone for joining us today for our call to preview this Sunday night’s game between the Broncos and the Patriots. On Sunday against the Denver Broncos, Brady will be faced by not only a talented defense but by the challenges the environment provides as well. Whereas on the road, I don't think you really have that luxury. I think that's why you have a little more margin of error at home, just with your communication, because I can switch protections, or I can switch an identification, or I can change a route, or I can change a formation really quickly. It's really when the play clock becomes an issue, and I think the adjustments at home are easier. It's really easy to just spit out a word as opposed to signal something, or you'd have to come up with thousands of signals for all of the things that we do. Sometimes you just say, 'I'm not going to be able to do it.’? Q: What about moving guys? I mean, you move guys around a lot at home. When you go on the road, you still want everyone on the offense to go on the right rhythm and really jump the count, but you can only do that on a silent count, because no one can obviously hear me verbally when we're on the road.īrady was then asked to go into a little more detail regarding pre-snap motions: At home it's easy because it's verbal and the communication is pretty easy. But everybody getting off on the same count is really important. The center can hear you, I'd say, pretty much the entire game when you're under center. And I think a big part of it is just the verbal cadence and how that relates to where the tackles and tight ends are. TB: Yeah, it's definitely silent count there. and gave us an inside look how New England's offense functions when on the road and the challenges it faces. ![]() ![]() ![]() Q: Is it all silent count when you're in Denver, and does it give you an advantage at all to have been out there previously and see what you can or cannot do? What happens when you're on the road versus at home, where you're able to move guys all over the place at home? Look no further than yesterday's press conference (all quotes via ), when Tom Brady was asked the following question. However, as long as their are no silly questions about the inflation levels of footballs or the functionality of headsets, the media access is usually pretty interesting. The further a team advances during the NFL's postseason, the more media attention it gets – especially if said team is the New England Patriots.
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