Post Game Press Conference – Patriots QB Jacoby Brissett
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PATRIOTS QUARTERBACK JACOBY BRISSETT
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE
October 6, 2024
Q: Jacoby, did you get any kind of explanation regarding the pass to Ja’Lynn Polk in the end zone that was ultimately ruled incomplete?
JB: No, the game kept on going, so we didn’t get any.
Q: Jacoby, just the frustration of not getting more points in the end zone today and the mental mistakes, the penalties, how much did that kill you guys?
JB: Yeah, it was frustrating. Honestly, nothing was good. Penalties taking us backwards, we just — honestly, we’ve just got to play better. It’s getting to that point where you’ve just got to play better. Penalties in the wrong situations, in bad situations. We’re not good enough to do that and to go backwards to try to score points. We need to continue to go forward. We’ve got to change that, fix that.
Q: You said you’ve got to play better. Is there anything specifically that you can point to about your offense that can get better in the short term before the season gets out of hand?
JB: Yeah, we’ve got to score more points. In the short term, that’s what we’ve got to do. We’ve got to score more points.
Q: Jacoby, toward the end of the game you went no-huddle several times. You seemed to get a rhythm, seemed to go faster. Is that something you enjoy, and would you like to see that incorporated more?
JB: Yeah, I mean, we’re going to go back and watch the film and see if that’s a possibility, too, as well. Yeah, we had some success in it, but yeah, it’s a lot of plays before that that caused us to lose this game. It wasn’t because we went into no-huddle and we’re making yards. We’ve got to play better. We’ve got to execute, and we’ve got to play with good fundamentals and technique and do the right things.
Q: As a leader on this team, how do you keep the frustration from boiling over after a game like this with so many penalties and losing four straight?
JB: Yeah, you’ve got to go back and watch the film. That’s the part about this league is now it’s taking it from the classroom to the field, and in those critical moments, treating every day in practice like it’s the last play of the game and we’re down and we need to make a play. I think that’s what it’s going to come down to, and it’s going to come down to — you watch all the penalties, and whatever the case may be, it all comes down to fundamentals and technique, and that’s what we’re lacking right now.
Q: During your first possession for the two-minute drive, was the idea to try to put some points up and try to go for a double score?
JB: At the end of the game?
Q: Before halftime, sorry.
JB: Yeah, yeah.
Q: Was the idea to try to score before halftime and come back out and score again?
JB: Yeah, that’s always the plan, especially when you get the ball in the second half.
Q: What do you think needs to change with this offense to get it to the level where it needs to be?
JB: We’ve got to play better, man. There’s no magic thing that we need to do. We’ve just got to play better. We’ve got to execute better. We’ve got to play with good fundamentals better. We’ve got to do all the little things better. When we go back and watch this film, it’s not about this person, that person, this play, that play. We’ve just got to play better as a unit.
Q: When it comes to the penalties, is there anything you can put your finger on to just sort of help explain why we’re seeing as many as we’re seeing?
JB: I can’t do that right now. I’ll have to go back and watch the film and be able to really assess that. But yeah, I’m sure it’s going to come down to fundamentals. I know I keep saying it, but I’m pretty sure that’s what it’s going to come down to.
Q: Do you feel like you’re seeing things where you know, okay, I think we can get there if we cut those mental mistakes down, things like that? Are you starting to see things –
JB: Oh, for sure. We’re making plays. We’re just shooting ourselves in the foot. We’re going one step forward to go 20 steps back. It’s like we can’t do that. Until we get to that point, we’re going to continue to be frustrated at the small things. You can’t leave the game into the refs’ hands. That’s not what football is about. You’ve got to go out there, play with good fundamentals, technique, do the little things right. This league is so hard already. The margin of error is so slim, and to not be able to do that because of lack of focus and a lack of things that we all have control over, we’re not good enough for that yet.
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