NFL International Series Colts vs Patriots

Sunday, 12 November 2023

Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany

Deutsche Bank Park

New England Patriots

David Andrews

Postgame Press Conference


Colts 10, Patriots 6

Q. What is your reaction to the way the offense had the ball moving down the field and weren't able to put it in the end zone?

DAVID ANDREWS: Well, I mean, we've just got to finish. Everybody has got to do a better job. We've all got to do a better job.

Look, it's been the same thing I could say. Had opportunities. We just have to do a better job finishing. A few opportunities down there in the red zone and an opportunity at the end.

It's never one play. It's never one situation. There's 60-something plays or whatever it was in the game, and it's a culmination. It's never just one play. There's things you can do better on every one.

Q. What did you think of the decision to pull Mac and put Bailey in the game?

DAVID ANDREWS: I play football. That's what I do. I play. I don't make those decisions. I know coaches, they do what they think is best for the football team. Whoever is back there, I go out there, try to do my job the best I can no matter what.

Q. The lack of success this season, how have you handled that personally?

DAVID ANDREWS: I think you handle it just like you have when you're having success. I think if you're having success and you get lackadaisical and lose focus, I think that's a recipe for disaster. I think when you're not having success as a leader, you can't switch up or change. You can't be good if it's good and bad if it's bad. You've got to be constant every day.

I think holding myself to a high accountability, and no matter what, win, lose or draw, there's still I want to try to get better on each week, stuff I want to try to improve on, and that's what I'll do starting Monday, tomorrow, whatever it is.

Q. How did you find the atmosphere in Germany?

DAVID ANDREWS: Yeah, great atmosphere, cool experience. Missed our last international game, and appreciate all the support over here and the fans.

I'm lucky to play for a great organization with a great fan base. Really appreciative of that.

Q. David, when a team is struggling, a bye week things get shook up on a variety of levels. How do you look at it as a group going into this bye week not knowing if there's going to be changes?

DAVID ANDREWS: Look, like I said, my job is to play football, so I'm going to try to come in Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, whenever we're working, I'm not sure yet, and keep pushing my group, keep pushing my guys and keep pushing myself and our football team to be better and to put our best product out there each day.

Your best product in practice, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, focus Saturday, focus on Sunday, that's all there is to do. All the other stuff, you can't worry about that. You have to just focus on what you can do and what you can control.

Q. I was wondering if you can speak to your confidence in Bill. You've been playing for him for a while. Speak to your faith in him.

DAVID ANDREWS: Well, my faith in him I probably wouldn't be sitting here if it wasn't for him. Not many people wanted me when I came out except for Bill. He's the only coach that came and worked me out. I have a lot of confidence in him. I've had a lot of success. I believe in what he says, what he does because I know it's helped me out in my career and turned me into a better football player, like I said, to be sitting here.

Sitting in Germany, I never thought a kid from Georgia would be sitting in Germany playing in an NFL game, so Coach gave me an opportunity when that's all I wanted, and the good Lord was good to me.

Q. Coach Klemm not being with you guys this week, what was that like, and do you feel like it impacted the game?

DAVID ANDREWS: You know, talked to AK really -- things like that go on. Football takes -- I've been in that position and different things. Football, when you're talking about a torn ligament, something that we're accustomed to, when you're talking about your health, your health is above all else.

Been able to talk to him this week. I was trying to monitor when I texted him because I know it's a different time zone. But just thinking about him.

Billy Yates has been here. I've had a working relationship with Billy. I can always appreciate what Billy does and his work ethic, and like I said, I've had a three-year relationship with him.

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