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00:00We're joined right now on a Patriots Friday as part of our coordinator series, Patriots

00:04special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer.

00:06He's brought to you by RATE.

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00:14Jeremy Springer, how are we doing this week?

00:15I'm doing great, man.

00:16How about yourself?

00:17We're doing wonderful.

00:20We see all these various situations around the league.

00:22It's funny how they played out.

00:23You guys had a decision at the end of regulation to go for two or kick it.

00:27We saw it again on Monday Night Football in the Bucs and Chiefs game.

00:30We saw it last night where the Bengals actually went for two as opposed to playing for overtime.

00:35I'm just curious, not that you have a say over Jarrod Mayo in it at the end of these

00:39games.

00:40Yes.

00:41But how much of a conversation is that with the coaching staff throughout the week?

00:43If we're in this situation, this is how we're going to handle it.

00:46Take us behind the curtain on that if you can.

00:48I think with all staff, that's always a conversation throughout the week.

00:53Hey, what are our two point plays?

00:54What do we like to do?

00:56Hey, how do we feel about our field kicking?

00:57And then when you go into games, what's the weather like?

01:01How have we been kicking during the game?

01:03And then it's kind of like the momentum of the game is really the most important.

01:06You always look at the, all right, what should you have done, what the percentage is, what

01:11the experts or the statistics say.

01:14But I learned from Sean McVeigh too, this, and we're working for him, it's always the

01:17feel of the game.

01:18You've got to go based on your gut, based on how you're feeling, the momentum is switching,

01:22how your team is on the sideline.

01:24And I think those are factors that are greatly, greatly more taken into consideration than

01:30versus the statistics at the end of the day.

01:32You know, Bryce Berringer had been having a really good year punting the ball and then

01:35last week, a couple of kind of shanks kicks for him.

01:39Anything specifically stand out to you about what happened on those ones?

01:42Yeah, sometimes, you know, it's a long season and at times you go through the game early,

01:49you get a feel for the weather, you get a feel for, all right, how's the ball moving

01:52in my hands when I drop it from this?

01:55And in that game, it was a little breezy, like at times, and it wasn't a consistent

01:57either direction, it was kind of going both ways.

02:00And that made it kind of hard and sometimes the punters, you know, when they're taking

02:03their steps and they drop that ball, that wind kind of moves the ball a little bit and

02:06if their feet aren't aligned with that, it's like a golf swing, right?

02:09One quarter off, one quarter inch off, one little stick off, one bad swing and it just

02:14goes the other way.

02:15So nothing worried about it all because Bryce is such a pro and he's such a great punter

02:20for us and such a vital asset.

02:22At times, that's going to happen and we just got to grow from it and learn from it and

02:25say, hey, we're going to play a lot more win games.

02:27It could be like that in Chicago, we're going to grow up here in New England right now.

02:30So we just got to be ready to rock and roll when those times come and have a good plan

02:33and make sure we stay locked in throughout the game.

02:35We've been describing Marcus Jones as a weapon in the kicking game.

02:39What makes him such a special returner?

02:42Man, there's so many things that he does well.

02:47I think it's prep, first and foremost.

02:49He studies these punters.

02:51He understands where they're putting the ball.

02:52So he's got a really good beat when that ball is put in to get underneath that ball.

02:56And that's just that little thing right there for him to have a little more space to react

03:01off the first guy he's got to make a miss and get to the returner is first and foremost

03:05really important.

03:06The second thing is he just got that natural vision.

03:09He's got a natural feel for the directions that we're trying to hit, how to set up his

03:13blocks.

03:14And that's something a lot of times it's hard to teach, those guys just have a natural feel

03:18back there because punt returns totally didn't make kickoff return.

03:21I'm glad we got the guy.

03:22I'm glad our guys in front are blocking their butts off for him.

03:25And I'm glad we're getting him opportunities because at the end of the day, he's a huge

03:28weapon for us.

03:29We got to keep him healthy, keep him confident, and he's going to help us throughout the season.

03:32Yeah, he's been incredible.

03:33And I know a few weeks ago, we asked you about him not returning kicks and you had a great

03:38answer about those guys get smashed on kickoff.

03:41But I'm curious, is there an opportunity, maybe it's overtime, trying to start, tilt

03:47the field a little bit.

03:48Now, I know the opposing team might just see him back there and blasted through the end

03:51zone anyway.

03:52But is that something he's worked on at all or is he strictly a punt returner?

03:55No, he works on kickoff return too.

03:58He's a backup for us.

03:59And that's always a situational thing.

04:01We can always put him back there.

04:02But I don't know if you guys saw a schoolers play on kickoff last year, he smashed a returner

04:06in overtime.

04:07The dude was, I mean, it's those types of hits right there that I want to keep him off

04:11of.

04:12Because at the end of the day, he's a weapon on offense for us and he's a damn good defender.

04:18And the last thing I would want is for him to get hit like that.

04:20And he's out, you know, the rest of the season with a broken rib or something like that.

04:23You know what I mean?

04:24How is Javon Baker taken to it?

04:25Because I know he had a return and hasn't been able to really crack the lineup as a

04:30wide receiver thus far.

04:31But how has he taken to returning kicks?

04:34Great.

04:35I mean, great.

04:36He's been solid the last three or four weeks for me.

04:38Just building him up, building him up, getting him to understand what we're trying to do

04:43We haven't had opportunities but one with him right now and the more he gets, the better

04:46he'll get.

04:47I think as the weather changes, we're going to get more opportunities here in the Northeast

04:50and also in Chicago, I think.

04:52So I'm excited to see his progression.

04:54He's been unbelievable in the meeting rooms and I'm excited about the kiddies.

04:57He's definitely a dynamic weapon for us and he'll just continue to get better and progress

05:01as the season progresses.

05:02Speaking of Chicago, it's a world-class city, fine dining throughout the city.

05:07Chicago dog, deep dish pizza, what's your go-to there in Chicago?

05:12Deep dish pizza all day.

05:13Yes.

05:14Not even a question.

05:15Not even a question.

05:16Deep dish pizza.

05:17I agree.

05:18Some people say it's too much.

05:19To me, it's never enough.

05:20Not too filling for you?

05:21No.

05:22Never.

05:23I mean, right?

05:24Even if it's cold, hot, I mean, there's never a bad time for pizza, in my opinion.

05:26If you're sad, you're happy, whatever.

05:27Pizza's always good.

05:28I'll tell you, you're not sad eating that pizza.

05:29Can't be.

05:30Maybe before that first bite.

05:31That's true.

05:32What about this?

05:33The dopamine hit.

05:34That's true.

05:35What about the Chicago dog?

05:36I don't like the Chicago dog.

05:37There's a lot there.

05:38Too much going on.

05:39Too much.

05:40Yes.

05:41A little overrated.

05:42A little overrated.

05:43Yeah.

05:44Overrated, he says.

05:45All right.

05:46Well, strong opinions, always, from Jeremy Springer here on Jones & Keefe, part of our

05:49coordinator series.

05:51Best of luck this weekend in Chicago.

05:52We'll talk to you down the line, Jeremy.

05:53Thank you very much, guys.

05:54Have a great rest of your day.

05:55All right.

05:57Jeremy Springer, brought to you by Chant and also McFarland Energy each and every Friday

06:01on Patriots Friday.

06:02Loves a deep dish.

06:03That's why he's the GOAT!

06:05Loves Springer.

06:06Yeah, Springer's great.

06:07Yeah, Marcus Jones is their second best player.

06:10He's way up there.

06:11He did call him a weapon on offense.

06:14Did you catch that?

06:15Yeah.

06:16I think he meant as a returner.

06:17No, he did.

06:18I didn't press him on that.

06:19But they should.

06:20That's why I have a question for Van Pelt next week.

06:21Yeah, let's do that.

06:22We'll ask him about Marcus Jones.

06:23It's an odd question, Rich.

06:24Maybe.

06:25He doesn't know who we are.

06:26I shouldn't throw the name.

06:27No, he doesn't.

06:28That's an odd question, you host, radio person.

06:31All right.

06:32Well, I'd like to see it.

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