Rodney Harrison on Patriots Monday

[2:09] ..." just not not too many of your around the league games obviously James Sanders and Brandon Meriweather and -- the illustrious veteran. Well we don't we and we have a plan we always have a --"...

[1:21] ..." story today of Rodney where you came in yesterday didn't know about Fernando Bryant didn't know some of these guys released Teddy joked that even on. Even at his level he keeps his cell phone off"...

[0:29] ..." you have to pretty high profile guys get let go. On Sunday John Lynch a particular yeah I don't you want to with them for a long time but. You know they still had to be"...

[6:15] ..." in the played against. It was tremendous blockers well. As well as Antonio Gates and those guys -- cool is that world but Tony Gonzales is that softly against them for nine years in San Diego"...

[0:00]" Rod is going to sit down talk to put all the Robby Mike and all good document and -- I don't and a -- How good that it's Eddie's team T shirt on. You have to go that's my guy. One of the things that we talked about with Teddy and tie and I think it's interesting was the the nature of the weekend in the ups and downs that so many players must have gone through with you you think on Saturday made the cut you get down -- 53 and then all of a sudden you have to pretty high profile guys get let go. On Sunday John Lynch a particular yeah I don't you want to with them for a long time but. You know they still had to be somewhat surprising to -- a guy like that."

[0:40]" Let's -- where you know the funny part about. NFL would definitely means an awful long and unfortunately for John he's had a long illustrious career. I'm I'm pro Bulls. -- Hall of Fame Sharon Hall of Fame. Famer but that's always -- a tough point in time during a during the pre season is basket cut guys that you become friends which. With and which you know John and I we will start of chemicals and other guys like heads -- that you've solved. Grow from a incident arms started really coming to a zone which is a very tough time but yet deal these guys can play full ball and I wish -- best in the future."

[1:20]" you but I read a story today of Rodney where you came in yesterday didn't know about Fernando Bryant didn't know some of these guys released Teddy joked that even on. Even at his level he keeps his cell phone off on cut -- want to get phone calls. Being the same way do you not want to know about this stuff do you not follow it isn't just something where when you coming you'll find out if -- if that's a final."

[1:40]" While I'm probably complete topic I keep my cell phone with me in up until I -- yesterday or Sunday at 4 o'clock. I come get my fault would get us that they hit it is going to happen is going to happen I'm going to find out eventually but. The -- you keep you try to keep up with but yet still some of the players you know a lot of transactions you know there may. Georgia during the day and during the week so you never know what happens but ultimately if you play this game long enough going to happen to all of us."

[2:07]" In a little -- back there they just not not too many of your around the league games obviously James Sanders and Brandon Meriweather and -- the illustrious veteran. Well we don't we and we have a plan we always have a -- I. Still. And I feel over the last ones to find out about it honestly do specially you -- that there's some young guys on the deepens and that's secondary you've been known as a Mench or a great veterans Patriots team. The one -- particular Brandon meriwether sitting -- the safety -- we see the athletic -- the physical -- wanna. The year too wet behind the ears rookie now -- dissect your guy probably going to. Place a meaningful football talk about its transition we want."

[2:49]" Here you really probably the biggest difference coliseum Brandon is confidence level. With the -- adjustments and actually vocalize them they have one across the board. I'm at -- get up at safety on our team you have to be very versatile. You have to have the ability to talking line every one out and make adjustments and Brandon has done a tremendous job of that. He's very confident now is able to play football and make plays like you've seen in pre season. As you -- to be able we wanted our -- was indeed still get that. Opening day kind of feeling -- butterflies of I have butterflies right now yeah Dallas would love to be on the radio may not matter -- that's easy. You know you still get excited for the same thing the same field though the bubbles in the comic excitement. You look back at all our work that you put in. The sacrifices that you made. He just really want to watch them play well I'll prepare hard along with a bunch of these guys and I was so excited that we can actually bring everyone together. Game plan for team and actually go up there trying to executed."

[3:54]" Matching game plan to start look at this Kansas City team they've got -- young quarterback they've got to you know a wide receiver Dwayne Bowe who. It was a great rookie last year out of LSU when you look at this Kansas City team what are the things that you look at defensively they are going to be a challenge for us we have to address."

[4:09]" He's we're gonna win this football thing number 11 and foremost is nonstop and running game I'm Larry Johnson is a beast and have a couple of young guys who were big hard running around running backs that can actually back him up. They have. You know the best -- and probably ever play the game and Tony Gonzales they have a young receiver in bowl. Who speak and who makes plays all over the field have a big on physical aggressive offensive line and those -- the things that you look at because now they have athletic quarterback. He can scramble weakened blue he can drop back and he's not make him a lot of what they word out out of Kansas City is that you know they don't want him turn -- ball and slow. You can eat that they're they're probably -- takes a shot you know in and do a couple things that keep us off balance but. You know all in all we have to go up there we have to execute our game plan and not blow coverages and tackle well."

[5:00]" Eighteen some sort of play around the -- with so many rookies and young guys mean it was amazing I was working on -- preview stuff for the paper and they have guys that just have no experience and are going to be out they're going to get their feet -- quickly at Gillette Stadium must be an interesting team to kind of play when you don't know really know. A lot of -- and guys that -- be playing key role."

[5:19]" It is as it is pretty and then because I think they're going with seventeen rookies so what does that mean it means -- that means that means very athletic. They don't know -- not to be intimidated but yet still you know it's exciting and I mean an arm up there was he's excited about that -- a lot of team speed a lot of -- in this. You know guys some -- Some excitement out there. But -- deal we have the focus on what we do and we have to play our game and we epic tackle we have to make sure that we don't give a big plays and gets a quarterback."

[5:51]" you mention Tony Gonzales and a safety year matched up against some very good tight ends week in and week out where does Gonzales rank in terms of tight end you faced overall game blocking. He's been tremendous receiver Hall of Fame receiver C and that pop water too tight and you face an offender."

[6:07]" Oh yeah I would. Actually put on Tony down Shannon Sharpe was tremendous. You know command as far as the coming wide receiver last tied in the played against. It was tremendous blockers well. As well as Antonio Gates and those guys -- cool is that world but Tony Gonzales is that softly against them for nine years in San Diego we we had some great matchups twice a year he saw him -- he saw me. But yet deal we have a lot of respect one another and it's going to be fun I mean when you play this game you're able to get the best. And you know this is about opportunity well."

[6:43]" talked about that the defense and looking forward to getting out there with game plan and old you know regular season mode. Talk Teddy entitled a little bit to how concerned were you with the opening drives in particular that all four games. -- we allow points in the on the first drive and I'm sure that's not. You know game plan -- no game plan I'm sure that wasn't part of the plan on how concerned were you about that."

[7:07]" Well I think obviously it was a concern for all of us on the when you get on the field you want to start fast and that's something that we we've preached but we haven't done a very good job of executing. I think -- overall. You know we we we've learned from that situation. And we have to come -- and we have to start shut people down we have perhaps more three and outs. Or you or you for an house. And don't get go get Dolphins off the field so we get our offense on the field. So I'm very disappointed costly dead deal means something that we watched on film and would don't want little things would make little mistakes whether it's one guy two -- you miss a tackle or not in their proper gap -- blown coverage but we have to put it all together and we have to make those plays."

[7:50]" You play the Giants on Thursday team that you ran into on the Super Bowl last year did see in that giant uniform seeing those players bring up any. Of the memories of last year's super bowlers that's something that as a team you guys have moved on this year is this year but they you."

[8:04]" You probably have to look at it similar to until the real world when we had back to back super -- and and comin' back the next year with that mental challenge though. Are being able to put that Super Bowl win behind this move important we've done a great job of that. As Wallace of the global law you have to be able to put it. Acted on the shelf and move -- we've done a great job that -- when we when we've won games as well as we lost games and really we didn't. Really allow that affect the on the field I mean they're Super Bowl champions they beat us when it counted and though -- Grant -- You guys it will do that well. You know kind of compartmentalize all of that stuff and you know built talks about it whatever it is the task at hand is the most important a meeting. You know film study practice game whatever to how do you guys do that so well I think. You know starts -- but I think the veteran players understand it you know when you're done playing football you have plenty of time to sit back and reflect on how greats who -- end and all the records and things of that sort but. You know people really look at what you do one now they -- I mean you look at what you've done to pass put hearing now is what's important if you get caught up in what happened in past and you know on. You know -- you really set yourself up or down fallen and we're able to do that we have the maturity and we have prospective the know that put that aside and look forward to the future."

[9:22]" If they're great coaching staff to get you there you added it because he -- coach dom capers here's a guy defensively. Carolina everyone knows the mavs or defensive guru now working with you guys in the defensive backs what's that now like now with bill and -- on the same coaching that."

[9:38]" Tremendous lot of years of experience a lot of knowledge and understanding as well as -- and pepper Johnson an all those guys mad at. He's very intense very knowledgeable he loves to watch a lot of film. A -- which you know a lot of young guys like -- but we know it's well on old guys like that we -- But. You know you can deal -- we're we're we're just excited about having dom -- a guy with those type accolades and and that type of knowledge of the game -- looks sunny it's achieved thanks to stop by Patriots Monday thanks that you guys are battered and -- another guy."

[10:13]" A -- on the other guy dale and Holley. Romance -- here on Sports Radio WEEI Rodney Harrison."