New England - 36, Tennessee - 13
Q. How disappointing is it to have a game that didn't go very well from an offensive standpoint.
RT: Yeah, it's tough. We had opportunities. We did some really good things. The turnovers, the fumbles hurt us obviously. We ran the ball extremely well the whole game. Had the turnovers and then didn't convert when we were down in there tight there in the early fourth quarter.
So you put all those together, and you put yourself in a difficult situation.
Q. Realistically, you guys had so many different players in and out, particularly on offense. How much are you able to put together a game plan based on how many guys actually knowing the playbook?
RT: Obviously, it's not an ideal situation, but I felt really confident going in. I felt we had a really good game plan. I felt like our guys knew what it was going to take and grasped the plan. I felt we did a really good job executing on the whole minus some key mistakes.
I was proud of our guys and the way they battled, especially Cody, a guy who just got here, came in, battled hard. The running backs ran really hard. The offensive line battled. They finished, pushed piles, and played the kind of ball that we like to see.
There's some good things on this tape and some things we need to learn from.
Q. Nine turnovers in the last two weeks. Obviously, that's something that has to stop.
RT: Yeah, no doubt. Just have to play clean football. You kill the momentum. We're marching the ball, marching the ball. I felt like every time we touched it, we were doing good things. We kind of shot ourselves in the foot a couple times by putting it on the ground.
So just have to be able to clean those things up. Take this next week to reset mentally, physically, get healthy, get some guys back, and be ready coming out of this thing.
Q. What's the last week like when you're learning and relearning some of the guys you're throwing to at the same time you're studying the Patriots?
RT: Yeah, it's an added element, no doubt about it. Trying to figure out what guys that we have playing are doing well and how we can use their skill set to put us in a good situation. Then you're also studying. So definitely an added element, but like I said, I'm proud of our guys.
I felt coming in, the confidence built for me throughout the week. Just the more reps that we got on the field with each other, and as the plan kind of came together throughout the week, I felt really confident coming in.
Q. A moment ago you mentioned resetting mentally. What does that mean, and what does that look like to you?
RT: I think taking a little time. First of all, looking at this tape, seeing how we can improve, learning from it as a team, as an offense. Then taking a little time away, resetting the mind, clearing the head a little bit. And then get ready for a big last section of the season.
Obviously have a lot of opportunities out there in front of us. We just need to clean that up, play better football, cleaner football, and start stacking some wins.
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RT: I'm 100 percent confident. Excited that we have that opportunity out in front of us. As things hopefully start coming together for us a little bit, we're cleaning up some of the details and the turnovers obviously. As we get this thing going again, we're going to be in good shape.
Q. What are some of the things that you can kind of like hang your hat on as you get that mental break over this week and say, hey, you know what, this is still a team that can go far.
RT: Because we got the guys to do it. We have guys that have battled through. We've been dealing with stuff all year, and guys consistently find a way to battle, find a way to go out and compete. Proud of our guys.
I felt like the offensive line, it was probably their best game. Without looking at the tape, just seeing the way they're pushing piles and finishing. It felt really good from my perspective of just watching those guys run the football and be physical and finish. I think that was definitely a big step in the right direction.
Defense has played some really good ball for us. We just have to be able to reset and do it together.
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