Super Bowl XLVI – Wednesday, February 1, 2012(on the chemistry in the secondary) “Whoever is out there is going to play. Coach (Bill Belichick) has full confidence in whoever he puts out there. The (Giants) have a very good receiving corps. They have three different kinds of receivers that can make big plays. I think we have a good secondary. We matchup well. It’s going to be a battle. We have to try and contain them. We can’t stop all three, because they’re that good. We’re going to try and contain them and do the best we can.”
(on the defense growing from the beginning of the season) “We’ll be the underdogs and that’s fine. We’re just going to keep playing. You play with those guys for a number of games, you’re going to develop camaraderie and family. You are going to play by just making eye contact. People can say what they want to say. I think we’re good.”
(on the excitement of the week setting in) “Yes, it’s starting to set in, but you have to contain yourself. You have to save your energy and your excitement for after the game. We’re on a business trip. The first couple of days you have fun, go out and do what you need to do. When business time comes around it’s time to go. Right after (this press conference) is over, it’s back to business.”
(on getting the travel to Indianapolis out of the way) “Thankfully, we didn’t have to travel too far. It’s all out of our system and now it’s time to work. We have a couple of days to get ready for the Giants.”
(on the message from his veteran teammates) “Prepare like it’s a regular game. You can’t be too hyped. Some guys can be hyped the whole way through and some guys can relax. Composing yourself and preparing the same exact way you would for 20-some games. Take it as another football game. This one is called the Super Bowl.”
(on taking the lead from the veterans on the team) “You listen and watch the veterans. You see how they are walking and what their aura is. You feed off them. When you pay attention and learn from other guys who have been there, it’s going to make that transition so much easier for you.”
(on the difficulty of mixing and matching personnel in the secondary) “Not hard at all actually. (Matthew) Slater and (Julian) Edelman are good. Julian has the mentality that he can play any position. Slater played defensive back before he came back over. It hasn’t been that hard at all. They are in the same room learning the same things. They are on the same page. It hasn’t been that hard of a transition.”
(on Devin McCourty playing safety) “Devin is a baller. Wherever you put him, he is going to play. Coach (Belichick) has full confidence in him. “
(on the secondary feeling settled from the beginning of the season) “I feel we’re perfectly fine. People have their comments or whatever they think, but we’re fine. We’re a very good defense, a good secondary and we’re going to play hard.”
(on the area where Belichick is strongest in coaching) “It’s overall game planning and getting his players to play better. It’s getting guys to know concepts and defenses. He tries to teach his players how to play the game in his mind. It’s more than just the players on the field. It’s the coaches on the field as well who can call out plays and know what’s coming before an opponent lines up. As far as everything, he makes us play better and he can do it fast and easy.”
(on Belichick being as good as advertised) “I figured that before I got here. You hear stories about coach and he has that straight face and he wants to win. When I got here, it was the same exact thing. He’s cool and very laid back. He’s kind of funny on the low. He just wants to win. He could care less about who you are or what you did. He just wants to win.”
(on what makes Bill Belichick funny) “He’s low key and undercover. It’s those low-blow, funny jokes. You could say he has humor like Popeye.”
(on parody in the NFL) “Anything can happen in the NFL. You have to come ready to play a Super Bowl team every game. Even if they are not the Super Bowl type, you have to pretend that they are a Super Bowl team.”
(on focusing on the rest of the week) “It’s go-time. We have four days to get ready for a very good team. (The Giants) are getting ready for a very good team. It’s grind time and it’s time to go hard.”
(on what the Patriots need to specifically focus on when preparing for the Giants) “Everything. I can honestly say everything. They have a good receiving core, good tight ends, running backs who can break tackles and a quarterback who is on fire. When you add all of those up, you have a dangerous team.”
(on what will be going through his head prior to the start of the Super Bowl) “I can’t call it right now, but in my mind it’s just a regular game. You have to play like it’s a regular game. It’s just the Super Bowl. We’re going to attack it like it’s the Super Bowl, but it’s a football game when it comes down to it.”
(on having a Super Bowl dream) “Everybody has a dream. They want to have that game-changing play that makes a difference. I play the game in my head a thousand times. On the plane and here at media day. I play the game in my head because you have to visualize what you do.”
(on the result of the game when he plays it in his head) “Usually I’m back-peddling, reading the quarterback and then I intercept (the pass). Usually I think about the calls and the formations they’ll be in. You make your calls and see how the play (results). You sit down in a pitch black room with no TV and play the game in your head.”
(on what a Super Bowl victory would do for the legacy of the Patriots) “It would feel awesome. That will be tagged on your name for the rest of your life. It’s just a blessing to be here, but to win it would be crazy. I’m getting chills talking about it. But, we have to play hard, we can’t just talk about winning. We have to play a very good team.”
(on being a part of the Patriots and building on the legacy) “You have to keep playing and try to keep the legacy. That’s as much as I can say. The legacy has been going on for a while and I just got here. The guys coming in have to keep that going and keep working. We have to keep the New England area proud.”
(on the reality of winning the Super Bowl) “We’re playing a very good team so we won’t know until the end of the game when the clock hits zero. They are coming here to win too and I will never take that from them. It’s going to be a hard fought game. This is the big show and we’re both here to dance.”
(on what it would mean to him to be a Super Bowl champion) “It’s not just Patrick Chung, but it will feel good to all of us. All of the young guys coming in who get to experience the wins like some of the veterans did would be amazing.”
(on Belichick’s message to the team this week) “Business. We’re here to play a game. Enjoy the festivities, have fun, soak it up, but when business time comes around, it’s time to work.”
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