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Listen to this edition of Patriots Playbook as host John Rooke will discuss the upcoming divisional matchup against the Dolphins. Today's guests include Armando Salguero from the Miami Herald, Russell Baxtor from ESPN and NFL and Patriots Hall of Famer John Hannah. Send in you questions for next show to webradio@patriots.com

Listen to this edition of PFW in Progress as Adam Schefter from ESPN drops by the studio to talk about his book and discuss the Patriots. Send in your questions for next show to webradio@patriots.com.

Listen to this edition of PFW in Progress as we continue the great debate, 19-0 or Brady? Plus, a discussion on who the new elite coaches in the NFL are, as well as a variety of other offseason topics.Send in your questions for next show to webradio@patriots.com.

Patriots tight end Alex Smith drops by the studio in this edition of PFW in Progress. We discuss the Patriots linebacker options in light Jason Taylor re-signing with the Dolphins, as well as Nick Caserio's recent post-draft talk at The Hall. Send in your questions for next show to webradio@patriots.com.

Listen to this edition of PFW in Progress as we discuss recent reports on Tom Brady. We'll talk about top draft prospects as well as the Broncos-Bears trade involving Jay Cutler. Send in your questions for next show to webradio@patriots.com.

The Patriots enter December on a down note following Sunday's ugly display in a loss to the Steelers. We've got all the reaction and analysis as the Pats fall to 7-5. Hear from Matt Cassel, Randy Moss and Tedy Bruschi and find out what went wrong for the Pats with thoughts from PFW's Paul Perillo. Plus, news on the whereabouts of one regular season game for 2009. It's all ahead on Patriots Today.

On the eve of Thanksgiving, we begin to preview Sunday's huge AFC tilt between the Pats and Steelers, with a look at how strong Pittsburgh's defense is and how the Pats were able to prevail in a similar matchup last season. In the locker room Wednesday, Vince Wilfork, Logan Mankins and others weigh in, plus Bill Belichick gives his thoughts on Mike Tomlin's 8-3 squad. News from the practice field, Matt Light on avoiding a suspension and much more. Enjoy Turkey Day and Patriots Today!

New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels addresses the media during his conference call on Tuesday, November 25, 2008. Q: How difficult is it to find areas you can exploit against the Pittsburgh Steelers when they are the NFL's top-ranked defense? JM: It is a huge challenge. Obviously, there aren't a lot of weaknesses. There really aren't any. It is a team that the scheme itself has been in place for a long time, a number of years. They have had a lot of the same players in that scheme for a long time. They really know how to play the defense. They execute it extremely well. They are very physical. They pressure you. They cover well and they try to force you into turnovers and negative plays. They have a number of very, very good players. The challenge is to try and find ways to move the ball against them and eliminate all the negative plays that they cause to disrupt you and get you in those long yardage situations where it is really hard to convert and stay on the field. Q: What are some of the hallmarks of Dick LeBeau's Zone-Blitzing scheme? JM: The one thing, whenever they blitz they have good blitzers. It is not like they change all their blitzes every week. They run a lot of the same blitzes over and over. They have people that can, even if you have a guy there assigned to block, the guy that is actually coming you still have to stand in there and block him. They are not going to stop. They run through you. They run around you. They have a number of different linebackers that make multiple moves. They have secondary players like [ Troy ] Polamalu that come from the outside and come from the inside. It is not just about identifying who is coming; it is about actually sustaining your protection. They get a number of sacks when you actually have enough people to block them but you just can't block them long enough. The way they rush, how physical they are and the speed with which they do it are all hallmarks of what they do and that is why they...

Listen to this edition of the Patriots Playbook as John Rooke is joined by PFW's Erik Scalvino to preview Sunday's divisional matchup against the Miami Dolphins. We'll have call-in's from CBS's Dan Dierdorf and EPSN's Russell Baxter. Plus, we'll replay the national conference call with Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown.

Listen to this edition of the Patriots Playbook as John Rooke is joined by PFW's Erik Scalavino to discuss the Patriots loss to the New York Jets. We'll also begin our preview of this Sunday's Patriots-Dolphins game.