Report: James White Plans to Change his Mindset on Tom Brady-less Patriots

James White and the New England Patriots will be playing without Tom Brady in 2020, and they are more than confident about the new season.

Julian Edelman, Devin McCourty and Matthew Slater will lead the team following Brady’s new contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Running back is a team captain and he knows that his role will be different in 2020.

“Usually I don’t say anything,” White admitted Sunday night on “The Double Coverage Podcast” with teammates Devin and Jason McCourty. “Now I’m one of those guys on offense — I’m going to have to say something.”

James White is confident about the Patriots

White is a veteran and he has been part of the Patriots nation for quite some time.

“We don’t have that many guys who have played in our offense besides me, Julian, Brandon Bolden, David Andrews, Marcus Cannon — guys like that. Some of them, they don’t talk that much as well. We’re all going to have to speak up, voice our opinions a little bit more, let the younger guys know how we do things as an offense and make sure everybody is on the same page, especially now having less practice time.

“I think it’s going to be even more important. Who knows if we’re going to have one week, two weeks, a month to get ready for a game. It’s going to be extremely important for all of us to speak up and be on the same page.”

Brady would have had a big role in the “virtual offseason.” Players do video conferences, phone calls and workouts of 10 players or less.

White and the other veterans will teach younger players pretty much everything they know about Bill Belichick’s system. Running back Damien Harris, wide receivers N’Keal Harry and Jakobi Meyers and second-year quarterback Jarrett Stidham will see greater responsibility in 2020.

White will step outside the comfort zone and he is fine with that.

“For me, it is just learning to speak up more,” he told the McCourty twins. “As you know, I’m a pretty quiet guy. I don’t talk too much. I only say things when they need to be said. I am constantly learning to speak my mind sometimes because that’s a part where I am still continuing to try and grow.”