Hunter Henry praises Mike Vrabel, Stefon Diggs after Patriots beat Bills on SNF | PSNFF | NFL on NBC

Hunter Henry praises Mike Vrabel, Stefon Diggs after Patriots beat Bills on SNF | PSNFF | NFL on NBC

>> FOR ME. I’M JUST REALLY PROUD OF THESE GUYS COMING INTO A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT AND GETTING THE DUB. >> SEE WHAT’S COMING. >> UP. >> ON THE SHOW. MIKE VRABEL JOSH ALLEN AT THE. >> PODIUM. >> DENVER HANDS PHILLY THAT FIRST LOSS. WE’LL GET INTO ALL OF THE ABOVE. HUNTER CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS. >> WIN. HUNTER FOR YOU FOR THIS TEAM. >> WHAT’S THE BEST PART OF COMING IN HERE AND GETTING A. >> WIN. >> HOLLY. SOMETHING WE NEEDED. OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE BEST TEAMS IN THIS IN THIS LEAGUE. OBVIOUSLY IN OUR DIVISION. IT’S HARD TO WIN DIVISION ROAD GAMES AND TO COME INTO AN ENVIRONMENT LIKE THIS. I MEAN, IT WAS ROCKING TONIGHT, AND I FEEL LIKE THE GUYS HANDLED IT WELL AND REALLY RESPONDED. >> COOL. THEY DID. >> ROD, EXPLAIN. >> YOU AND DRAKE MAYS RELATIONSHIP, MAN. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE THIS CONNECTION IN THE PASSING GAME. >> YEAH, MAN. I THINK IT STARTS OFF THE FIELD, MAN. WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP OFF THE FIELD. I THINK THAT TRANSLATES TO ON THE FIELD. I MEAN HE’S A GREAT DUDE. EASY TO BE AROUND MAN. HAS A GREAT FEEL FOR THE GAME. I FEEL LIKE WE SEE THE GAME VERY, VERY SIMILAR. WE’RE ABLE TO TALK THROUGH THINGS ON THE SIDELINE THROUGHOUT THE GAME. I MEAN, HE’S HE’S A SPECIAL, SPECIAL PLAYER. IT’S COOL TO SEE HIM, YOU KNOW, MAKE SOME BIG TIME PLAYS. >> WE WERE AT PRACTICE ON FRIDAY AND IT SEEMS LIKE YOU GUYS WERE PREPARED FOR THIS ELEMENT. SPECIAL SITUATIONS, LAST MINUTES OF THE GAME. YOU WORKED ON THIS AND YOU EXPECTED TO GET THE JOB DONE. >> YEAH. I MEAN, WE WORK ON, YOU KNOW, THOSE LAST TWO MINUTE DRIVES TO GO WIN THE GAME, MAN. THAT’S WHAT YOU DREAM OF SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL PRIME TIME GAME. BALLS IN OUR HAND. YOU KNOW GO WIN THE GAME. AND DRAKE MADE SOME BIG TIME PLAYS GUYS MADE SOME PLAYS DOWN THE STRETCH. MAN DEFENSE PLAYED A HECK OF A GAME TONIGHT. TO BE ABLE TO PUT US IN. >> A POSITION. WAS THERE ANY DOUBT IN YOUR MIND WHEN YOU GUYS GOT THAT BALL BACK WITH A MINUTE AND WHATEVER THAT YOU WEREN’T GOING TO GO DOWN AND SCORE? >> WE’VE RUN THROUGH THAT SITUATION SO MANY TIMES, MAN. IT WAS JUST COOL TO BE ABLE TO EXECUTE. IT BUILDS A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN THE GUYS. >> HOW PROUD ARE YOU OF THIS DEFENSE, MAN, TO BE ABLE TO COME UP HERE AND COMPETE AGAINST THESE GUYS? >> OH IT’S HUGE. I MEAN LOOK AT WHAT THEY’VE BEEN DOING ALREADY. I MEAN, JUST THE THE HISTORY OF THIS OFFENSE. A GUY OVER THERE IN 17 THAT’S MVP OF THIS LEAGUE THAT HAS PUT UP POINTS AFTER POINTS TO HAVE THREE TAKEAWAYS TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY ONE DOWN IN THE RED ZONE RIGHT THERE MAN THAT WAS YOU KNOW A HUGE MOMENTUM FOR US. IT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE THEM FLY. >> AROUND. >> WHEN YOU GUYS ARE WATCHING TAPE. WAS IT SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR DEFENSIVE LINE THAT GAVE YOU GUYS ENCOURAGEMENT THAT YOU CAN RUN THE BALL ON THEM? >> MAN, I FEEL LIKE WE TRY TO TAKE PRIDE IN RUNNING THE BALL. MAN. THOSE GUYS UP FRONT MAN WORKED, WORKED THEIR BUTTS OFF. I MEAN, I THINK YOU’VE SEEN A LOT OF CONTINUITY UP THERE TOO. SOME YOUNG GUYS WITH SOME OLD GUYS, AND YOU’RE REALLY COMING TOGETHER, MAN. IT’S FUN. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME GREAT BACKS, AND, YOU KNOW, YOU GIVE THEM A SLIVER AND THEY CAN MAKE SOME BIG PLAYS. >> WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT COACH VRABEL ON THE SHOW TONIGHT. WHAT HAS HE MEANT TO YOU? JUST IN THIS YEAR PLAYING FOR HIM. >> MAN, IT’S BEEN A BLAST. IT’S BEEN A BLAST. HE’S A HE’S AN AWESOME, AWESOME INDIVIDUAL, MAN. HE’S AN INCREDIBLE COACH. OBVIOUSLY A GUY THAT PLAYED FOR A LONG TIME, TOO. AND IT’S REALLY COOL TO KIND OF FEED OFF THE PLAYER IN HIM. BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, THE COACH IN HIM HE’S BROUGHT A GREAT ENERGY TO THIS TEAM. >> HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE ENVIRONMENT, THE VIBE HE HAS CREATED IN THAT BUILDING IN NEW ENGLAND SO FAR? >> MAN IT’S BEEN FUN. IT’S BEEN FUN. LET’S JUST. HE BRINGS A GREAT ENERGY. LIKE I SAID, HE’S HE’S A LOT OF FUN. HE KEEPS YOU ACCOUNTABLE, YOU KNOW, KEEPS EVERYBODY ACCOUNTABLE. NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, THIS GUY OR THAT GUY. IT’S EVERYBODY. YOU KNOW, HE KEEPS THE BEST PLAYERS ACCOUNTABLE. JUST LIKE THE, YOU KNOW, THE PLAYERS THAT ARE YOUNG. SO IT’S BEEN SPECIAL TO BE AROUND A GUY. >> LIKE THAT. >> WHAT’S BEEN THAT ONE MESSAGE THAT COACH VRABEL PREACHED THIS ENTIRE WEEK? HEY GUYS, WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ONE THING. >> JUST PREACHING OUR IDENTITY. THIS WAS A BIG IDENTITY GAME FOR US, MAN. YOU KNOW, EARLY ON, I FEEL LIKE WE WEREN’T PLAYING TO, YOU KNOW, OUR CAPABILITY, WHICH THERE WAS TIMES TONIGHT WE DIDN’T. BUT I FEEL LIKE WE REALLY. YOU COULD SEE THE RESILIENCE, THE RESPONSE. BECAUSE IN AN ENVIRONMENT LIKE THIS, THERE’S THINGS WE KNEW. THERE’S GOING TO BE SOME THINGS THAT DIDN’T GO OUR WAY. AND I FEEL LIKE IT WAS PRETTY COOL TO SEE THE RESPONSE OF THE GUYS. >> WE ALSO MADE THE POINT. YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT OF NEW PLAYERS ON THE ROSTER, BUT YOU SEEM TO BE GELLING AND COMING TOGETHER. HOW IS THAT TAKING PLACE? >> MAN, IT’S BEEN FUN. I FEEL LIKE IT STARTED IN THE OFF SEASON. VRABEL. I THINK THAT WAS BIG FOR HIM. HE REALLY KIND OF HAD AN EMPHASIS ON BRINGING THE GUYS TOGETHER. YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY KIND OF TOLD THEIR STORIES IN FRONT OF THE TEAM. >> BEFORE H TALK ABOUT THAT. >> YEAH, THE FOUR ACES. YOU KNOW I’VE PLAYED IN THE LEAGUE TEN YEARS NOW AND I’VE NEVER DONE IT. AND EVERY SINGLE GUY IN THE ENTIRE ROOM GOT UP AND TOLD THEIR STORY IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE ORGANIZATION. AND YOU REALLY GOT TO FIND OUT ABOUT PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, THERE’S THERE’S QUIET GUYS. THERE’S GUYS THAT ARE LOUD. BUT EVERYBODY GOT UP THERE AND, YOU KNOW, IT JUST YOU TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR STORY, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? YOU WANT TO GO OUT THERE AND PLAY FOR THEM. PLAY FOR THE MAN NEXT TO YOU. SO IT’S PRETTY COOL. >> YOU SAID YOU’VE BEEN IN THIS LEAGUE FOR TEN YEARS. DUDE, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU’RE IN YOUR THIRD OR. >> FOURTH YEAR. >> WHERE’S THAT ENERGY IN EVERYTHING COMING FROM? >> HEY, I’M TRYING TO STAY YOUNG. I MEAN, DRAKE IS, YOU KNOW, GIVING ME A BOOST OF ENERGY. YOU KNOW, I TRY TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF AS MUCH AS I CAN. I HAVE A GREAT WIFE. I GOT TWO LITTLE KIDS THAT KEEP ME YOUNG, KEEP ME CHASING AROUND. SO YOU KNOW, SHOUT OUT TO MY WIFE, PARKER. >> SMART MAN . >> YOU’RE A VET. DRAKE MAYE IS A YOUNG GUY, A RISER IN THIS LEAGUE. WHAT WAS IT, YOU TWO FIRST CONNECTED OVER ON OR OFF THE FIELD? >> YEAH, I THINK WE’RE JUST. WE GOT SIMILAR PERSONALITIES, SIMILAR UPBRINGINGS. JUST, YOU KNOW, IT’S KIND OF INTERESTING TO SEE. HE CAME IN AT 21. I CAME IN AT 20:01 IN THE LEAGUE. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST TRYING TO GUIDE HIM ALONG. I’VE BEEN WITH SOME ROOKIE QUARTERBACKS BEFORE. AND BE ABLE TO COME ALONGSIDE THEM AND JUST KIND OF HELP THEM GROW. AND HE’S A SPECIAL, SPECIAL GUY. IT’S BEEN FUN TO KIND OF JUST BE ALONGSIDE HIM AND KIND OF BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP ON AND OFF THE FIELD. >> HE MADE SO MANY PLAYS TONIGHT OUT OF THE POCKET, ESPECIALLY MOVING TO HIS RIGHT. DO YOU GUYS WORK ON THAT DURING PRACTICE WHEN PLAYS BREAK DOWN. >> HERE AND THERE FOR SURE. I MEAN, HE’S HE’S KIND OF LIKE THE POINT GUARD BACK THERE. SO YOU GOT TO ALWAYS BE ALIVE ON ROUTES. YOU NEVER KNOW. YOU KNOW, YOU COULD TAKE A ROUTE DEEP, YOU KNOW, WORK WITH THE QUARTERBACK. SO YOU KNOW, ROUTES CAN END UP BEING, YOU KNOW, TWO OR 3 SECONDS WHERE THEY CAN BE 8 SECONDS. SO YOU GOT TO ALWAYS WORK WITH THEM. >> ONE GUY THAT’S NOT REALLY GETTING A LOT OF CREDIT RIGHT NOW IS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR JOSH MCDANIELS. DESCRIBE WHAT HE’S BEEN LIKE TO WORK WITH. >> JOSH IS. IS AWESOME, MAN. >> HE WAS THERE WHEN I WAS THERE. >> SO HE’S HE’S BEEN AROUND MAN. HE’S BEEN AROUND. AND YOU KNOW YOU KNOW BEEN ON A LOT OF HIGH LEVEL TEAMS WITH A LOT OF HIGH LEVEL PLAYERS. HE HAS A GREAT MIND. HIS SYSTEM IS IS SUPER SOUND. AND I FEEL LIKE THE GUYS ARE REALLY, LIKE, BUYING INTO IT AND LEARNING IT. IT’S KIND OF A PROCESS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT CAN. WE’RE ADDING ALL THESE GUYS TOGETHER. NEW GUYS, YOUNG GUYS, GUYS THAT HAVE BEEN IN IT. AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS KIND OF COOL TO SEE EVERYBODY KIND OF COME TOGETHER AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE A BIG NIGHT TONIGHT. >> WHAT WAS THAT LOCKER ROOM. >> LIKE ? >> OH, SPECIAL MAN WINNING THE DIVISION ROAD WIN ON PRIME TIME MAN. GAME WINNING FIELD GOAL. SHOUT OUT TO ANDY. AND THE GUYS. IT’S JUST IT’S SPECIAL MAN. WE’VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT THE LAST FEW YEARS HERE IN THIS ORGANIZATION, BUT TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, TURN THINGS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. >> STEFON DIGGS. THIS ONE FELT PERSONAL. HE JUST MENTIONED IT WAS PERSONAL RIGHT AFTER THIS. WHAT WAS HE LIKE THIS WEEK? WHAT WAS HE LIKE TONIGHT? >> OH, MAN. STEPH HAS A HAS A UNIQUE ENERGY. AN AWESOME ENERGY THAT A LOT OF GUYS FEED

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