On the importance of keeping Tom Brady off balance:
"We try not to tip our hand, man or zone. That's an important thing. If this guy [Brady] knows what you're in, he's going to carve you up. Most guys have half-field reads. This guy gets a pre-snap on you and knows exactly where he's going with the football. If he knows what coverage you're in, you're shot because he's so accurate with it. It's so precise that there are very few negative plays that he has. He knows, ‘I'm going to Gronk [tight end Rob Gronkowski] on this with this coverage' or ‘I'm going to the two-man side' or ‘I'm going to run snag-wheel on the backside with this coverage.' He knows all of it. You really have to keep him off balance. You can show different looks. That's what you have to do."
On where the Patriots could be vulnerable in the secondary:
"I think Browner is a penalty waiting to happen, so you have to get him in man coverage with a good matchup. There are a lot of tells when he's in his alignment, what coverage he's going to be in. If he's in a true man situation, with no help on time, he already opens his hips. He's turned. He's basically telling you, because he's afraid he can't get out of his hips. If he's protected somewhat, he'll balance you up. Those are some tells you can look for.
"I think they're a little vulnerable coverage-wise on some tight ends. You might be able to get something going there. And be patient with the running game. Make ‘em come down. There should be some vulnerability on the back end if that's the case. If you can get them to play seven-man spacing, I'd run the ball until the cows come home on them. That's the way to do it. That keeps Brady off the field and eventually, I think, they'll wear down."
On the best way to exploit cornerback Darrelle Revis:
"His strongest point is he's super patient, he's super smart and he's strong. But I think the best way to beat him is probably with speed. You have to do everything as fast as possible. You have to move fast. He's still a great player, but I think that's how you beat him. If you're doing moves and not attacking his technique, it's kind of playing into his hands. He's real patient and real smart. You can do all those moves and he's really not going for it. If you attack him with speed, that's your best chance."
On limiting tight end Rob Gronkowski:
"His strength is definitely his ability to use his body. He positions himself to get open, and he does a really good job of changing his pace. He will come off [the line of scrimmage] kind of lackadaisical and then just take off. You have to play man coverage on him, because against a zone, I think he's just real savvy. He knows the holes in the defense. But, either way, man or zone is pretty much hard to do with one player. You have to always know where your help is, and if you're on an island, you have to do your best."
