Brian Flores

“I had a good job in New England.”

“I think it's important to connect to people. When you can do that, I think you can get more out of them. That's part of my leadership style.”

“You can say all you want about first down, second down, but it starts with fundamentals.”

“I remember being a first-year position coach and going into next season saying 'I should have been better last year, I'm better now.'”

“I would say I felt similar pressures that Black people feel in all fields, not just football. That we have to do more, that we have to be better, that we have to be exceptional just to stay on a level playing field. And it's in a lot of ways unfair, but I know I'm not alone in that feeling.”

“Look, you can never have enough quarterbacks.”

“Culture is very important.”

“I deal in truth.”

“I'm always excited when it comes to coaching football, mentoring guys and them becoming better people.”

“Everybody talks about, 'This guy is talented; that guy is talented.' The talent on the team and a lot of things in this game come down to focus, execution, not making a bad penalty. Really, that's not a talent issue. It's a focus issue; it's a mindset issue.”

“I think there's a discipline, a toughness, a respect for the game that I learned in New England that I think is just basic, the way football's supposed to be taught and practiced and preached.”

“We've all got to deal with adversity in life. It's something that's not new to me.”

“There is never been a perfect game played. That's just never happened.”

“We're always looking for more improvement. We're always looking for more consistency.”

“Every decision is tough, letting go a player.”

“To me, in this league, if your only motivation is what everyone else says, you're probably not going to be here that long.”

“I'm going to try to get our team to work hard, play together, play with good fundamentals and technique, play as a team, try to put the team first. That's a hard thing to accomplish as a coach. That's my goal. You can call it whatever you want. You can call it 'Patriot Way,' but to me, it's just trying to coach and play good football.”

“I'd say I love the challenge of game-planning for the opponent every week.”

“Any time you pick third overall, there's a number of players and a number of ways we can go.”

“The goal is to put the players in the best position to do what they do well.”