Damien Woody
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"Damien Michael Woody" is a former American football offensive lineman who played for the New England Patriots, Detroit Lions and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Boston College Eagles football/Boston College. He was originally drafted as a Center (American football)/center by the Patriots in the first round, 17th overall in the 1999 NFL Draft. During his pro career, he played every position on the offensive line. A Pro Bowl selection in 2003 Pro Bowl/2002, Woody won two Super Bowl rings with the Patriots.

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I watched the game against Pittsburgh, and I knew what they were doing on almost every play because Charlie is running what we ran in New England. What's so tough about his offense is that it comes at you from all angles, on the ground and through the air, and it blends a bunch of different offensive philosophies.

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It's early. How many teams do you know their philosophy in Week 2?

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I want to see how we bounce back from this. That will tell what kind of team we really have. When you lose to a division opponent, 38-6, now I want to see how we react when we go to Tampa. That's going to tell the tale of what this team is really about.

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That's the one thing I'm trying to tell guys here: Anything can happen. When we went 5-11, people thought we were just awful. But it's all about what you believe as a player and how much you're willing to put into it in order to get what you want out of it.

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You're not going to bait me into giving you what you want to hear.

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Just because you're down doesn't mean you can't rise to be a cream-of-the-crop team. You just can't feed into what everybody else says. I can't feed into what's being written or what's being said. I've got to come to work knowing that I've got the talent, I've got the work ethic to get this thing rectified, and everybody has to believe that or we're not going to get anything accomplished.

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I just want guys to realize what the truth is. This is the truth. We're 16-48 since 2001. That's it. I'm not trying to hurt anybody's feelings. . . . We've got to grow up. We're a bunch of grown men in here. They've got to make it happen. If they can't make it happen, we have to get guys who can.

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Yeah, but this is not the same team as last year. This is a whole new season, a whole new team. This is a chance to set our philosophy on who we're going to be.

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Any time an organization hasn't won a lot, you have to change the culture. No question we're a better team on paper. But everyone has to have the same level of urgency.

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