Patriots Today - Keeping it going

Wed, 14 Nov 2007

What does being undefeated mean to the Patriots? Only that they're now marked men who must work even harder to keep their season on track. Get the Wednesday reaction from Gillette. Also, correspondent Steve Calechman was on the sidelines of a recent Pats' game to see what goes on before the game.

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Play from 6:17[6:17] ..." have a lot of lingering injuries -- are few like Eugene Wilson Eric Alexander now Mitchell guys who still want at practice at least the media access part practice on Wednesday but I think the bye"...

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Play from 0:16[0:16]" Coming up until you -- patriots today we've got the latest from the locker room and the patriots as they prepare for the -- Plus we're on game days guidelines that feat at my age you've just got a good way to shoot off -- that public if I had trouble. Welcome to Toyota's patriots today. Brought to you guys that Toyota tundra. -- everybody at Christine at tried -- Wednesday the patriots are getting back into the swing of things around here they're sitting pretty in the perfect spot. And the second half of this -- then we get the latest from the team today along with what Tom -- had this. First -- start the news and notes to get things girl. Okay they're nice and -- game of the regular. And I thought I had come and gone to help try every line. That's legend as we get the pictures are facing his team and they see once before this. -- feeling right now. Brian -- coming up you'll hear -- strictly the players in the clock or we gonna go for the little. -- four game winning streak and two losses that came down to last second field goals. I don't could easily be sitting at 72 according coach they'll tell Jack. He also point out the patriots had a hard time getting you know group during the middle of the second quarter in game three. -- allowed those tickets 70 we. This is reasonably good fourth here on the road -- who pays the bills this week after their time. But they walked away with a win after each of the first three. Taking a much closer look at the bills starting tomorrow and right after this we're gonna go to Bryant low -- the ladies in the history."

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Play from 2:49[2:49]" Sitting it's tough you know quote unquote. Everybody wants to be the team to knock you off."

Play from 3:10[3:10]" they're undefeated so the question. -- the pressure. I think the pressures through to win every time out and the pressures -- perform better than we performed the first things. The challenges each team -- There's that much more data. We need always Megan who we try to promote felt particularly because there. And prepared me there I felt okay. We've done that. We'll continue to."

Play from 3:48[3:48]" We have you know are great leaders and and -- a lot of veterans on the team -- victory -- you know make sure that you know the stuff them -- us. You know we're we're just trade the -- all of -- solve our."

Play from 4:03[4:03]" Not every year that he reaches its November without a loss in the patriots to -- when it was a margin of victory north of 20. The lone exception so far in the season -- lopsided outcome. Was the last team top four point victory over the colts it was the first time the patriots of -- into the supporter they had to overcome. Point deficit to receive Indianapolis with a victory to tiebreak -- result was that true measure of what this team is all about."

Play from 4:30[4:30]" First weird meaning -- meaningful situation and -- work. And or the -- you respond in those situations. Here -- I know that it's going to be the next seven games are going to be. They have their own challenges. Starting Sunday night in buffalo the bills have won four straight came out over 500 I stuck around for where it's -- the following week we lost actually stadium. Still be waiting anxiously for the team with a bullseye you know it's going to be a big movement. Far as those guys you know. -- some animosity far you know we've -- sounds we view Marty once this year so we've been ready to play."

Play from 5:13[5:13]" The theme for the patriots as they got back to a normal work schedule on Wednesday it was how they could possibly stay focused and avoid the pressures associated with being undefeated wasn't -- Thomas said and as Brady had said in the past. The goal for this team was not to go nine and now so they haven't reached the goals yet Christina there should be no worries about staying focus."

Play from 5:33[5:33]" Imagine there's an extra pressure just to keep things to keep things going the -- going to been so consistent."

Play from 5:39[5:39]" Yet they have and I think the the any any pressures that they do have or any anything associated with that comes from when the media comes in the locker room -- start asking them about all that. I really think that. With except for that 45 minute window each day when the media is in the locker room. They're not worried about their record they're not worried about the opponent's record they're worried about what -- opponent is going to do to them that week and what they can do stopping -- so I think I think that's what it's all about for this team aside from record."

Play from 6:03[6:03]" Well the team and could spell check mention it. Keeping up -- catching up with -- and injuries you know getting over them putting in the past especially the -- weekend what is the health of the team overall I think pretty guided."

Play from 6:15[6:15]" Very good and I think I fortunately they don't have a lot of lingering injuries -- are few like Eugene Wilson Eric Alexander now Mitchell guys who still want at practice at least the media access part practice on Wednesday but I think the bye week -- they separate injuries from you know bumps and bruises every player from nine games as a bumps and bruises that's where. Not playing football or practicing for five days comes in handy but fortunately they don't have a lot of -- injuries where guys needed an extra week to really heal it was more just. Take a deep breath knock it. Bounced around in and in football situations so yeah the overall scheme team as they head down the stretch now seems pretty good I -- all those injuries in the past that's that's for the looking at it."

Play from 6:56[6:56]" I root -- and right now we're going to move on board with the shallow -- pressed."

Play from 7:04[7:04]" And as a set the other day you know we played him here earlier near 73 in the middle second quarter. We couldn't get much gone got a couple plays that. That you know gives a little bit of cushion there before half time -- And we had a hard time getting anything going and and I took the ball to right downfield bombs for seventh relates. They're they're playing well there's a set I'm sure it will be a lot of lot of energy in the stadium on Sunday night and hopefully can match. Those the kind of plays Wednesday they put pressure on me in major coverage -- thinking about getting downfield thinking about. You know make him play and he makes a mistake in that type thing. You know our return teams will definitely get good challenge mormons -- You know an outstanding potter and -- their gunners you know when -- and Jenkins have done a really good job especially Jenkins finally making tackles on the long field -- inside the conference on the -- but I'm 53 man roster until they declared out and we prepare formica going to. Thing you know. He's in his big player. It's but it have gone serves on first time he's been banged up and everybody's banged up a spot here and if he can't play cancellation. You know but will be ready for those of players and it's. If he -- rookie of respect for the constantly just done this year."

Play from 8:30[8:30]" Now it's -- to hear more from the quarterback and a couple of other patriot in your locker room and."

Play from 8:40[8:40]" I try to win every single time I think if you retirement threatening. Back again and I don't mean cards they try to win. Drive into the bubble with -- Baltimore. If that's pressured him. You know this kind of competition and -- actually if you want to be in that position it goes. You know quit the game if it's too much good as you're winning now also an expression. This isn't right or."

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Play from 9:10[9:10]" We'll for the if it hit. No I've made I mean this is when we got the time on the phone to -- we have a warning then what about go to win go with the question. Try to win every week there's no different than and we -- limited the division."

Play from 9:28[9:28]" Everybody wants to be 15 to knock you ought to stop goes somewhere would guess defeated opponents. In all my career you know from movies whatever you know if you you're used so call. At the top -- game with a record you know you have a glass improving day in day out every week."

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Play from 10:08[10:08]" I'm sure every team wants the united -- I've -- in I don't know I was going nine and that that's that's a big part of it so that people. Are envious -- winning games then you know they can control that's as well played so. You know we're trying to for the best you can play and we're trying to win every time -- field. I mean every time we take practice field. You know veteran players that. I understand it. And I think there's a reason why we have what are we have been right."

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Play from 11:03[11:03]" Welcome back to Toyota's patriots today for -- you ever wondered what I'd like to be on the sidelines come game time he and got all the answers for you. Here is on the sideline that the Redskins pregame shoot you know what we're just like he could sign on the field."

Play from 11:25[11:25]" Everybody we're shooting you know estate. As you can tell. We're on the field everyday -- that great questions like who are all those people who get to stand on the sideline. Because it's not you when you think it should be you."

Play from 11:40[11:40]" I'm helps you get on the sideline what did you do to know certainly know a guy who runs part of the security and although not going to -- we hit. He probably isn't going to that he knows us how like you're giving cheerleaders. And us -- yeah how'd you get on the field -- feel like it's very powerful. That is my you know I'd -- you just landed that everybody you don't really want to standout Stadler my ground. -- that's an idea that on this game or anything like that I know I don't know exactly when this -- for mix. Well all right way to believing your team. Well the conviction of Washington music the bases you've just got a good way to issue of drugs in public if I -- trouble exactly in the group. Football and guts. It's like to sit at Comerica it's America. It is GALs. -- Yale yeah. A lot of organizations would be a little hesitant to bring the dog taught you anything that resembles grass or you know a park bench luckily got married to -- Rockport. Our favorite. They've -- Is it true that you -- the music for the games and I hit a three game -- it is not true that is absolutely not true we'd have Paul Paul the best Merle haggard. That would fire anybody -- a year -- guys here uses ops Michael what's your name. Bob -- you work -- home safely wants like yeah also odds are you think today's getting golf. These might spot he's assigned to me I'm the only one aware of them let me ask yourself does this -- Occasionally -- What have you been doing to keep this streak alive are you superstitious that you be doing the same thing. I have I've actually been standing of this very same spot every home game. I don't know why this makes me feel better and then I go up with a bunch of other has been. Up in the stands and we sit together as alumni Watson sure these guys gone. Most important guy in the whole scheme but the patriots. The helmet. This is dog -- left -- You remind each other Alabama's good ones were. And he can make it up because everyone's memories so far shocked that they did they can't call you on it. The best moment of my life. Don't touch me I can make his. You know what I heard is that -- check actually picked every one of the costumes. Tell us he's meticulous that then. We're -- did not where we're gonna like really hit it -- by some very large."

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Play from 15:11[15:11]" On Thursday we're headed back to school with his patriots linebacker. Sherry and football skills and life lessons with a group of young athletes. It was. Plus plus more on the patriot and of course more on the bill that weekend matchup approaching it that's different land and we back tomorrow with more I think --"