Patriots Today - Back to practice, Izzo's opportunity

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[0:47]" I everybody -- patriots today I'm Kristina Akra it's Thursday and -- back to practice for the patriots here this week all the focus is actually on the patriots clawed because the next opponent is yet to be determined. We got the latest from the practice field in the locker room as the patriots prepare to start from what -- I'll check calls the very bottom. And worked their way up -- whole New Year let's start with -- notes to get things."

[1:15]" Today patriots head coach Bill Belichick was named -- 2007 Associated Press NFL coach of the year. Actually the patriots do an undefeated regular season. This is the second time Belichick is won any award in four years. Patriots back to work at the Dana Farber field house sunny very cold day in Foxborough. Coach Belichick said -- biggest advantage of the five for the patriots this week is a couple of days to focus strictly on their own team in all aspects of the game. Without being opponent specific. Fifth consecutive year the patriots hosted AFC divisional playoff game at Gillette stadium. And tickets go on -- through ticketmaster Friday tyranny end. You can also receive tickets by making a donation to high school athletics to the patriots charitable foundation. The Kraft family is rewarding any donation of 2500 dollars -- higher with a pair of lower bowl tickets for the patriots first playoff. This week the patriots charitable foundation is also launching an online auction. I what are the kind patriots license plate is like the number 16. Commemorate the historic achievement of going sixteen and a he's got a pro team option dot com to place and -- up until January 11. One last -- for the fifth time this -- and Tom Brady was named AFC offensive player of the week. After breaking in the NFL record for the most -- passed -- the patriots seem -- historical way."

[2:47]" Coming up we got more with the patriots are fully focused on this week right now that a look at Larry is those super -- sweepstakes story. And what made him a finalist."

[3:03]" I was an undrafted. Rookie free agent out of rice university in training camp with the Miami Dolphins every day during training camp I was busting my butt. And in desperation mode trying to make that football team it was the second pre season game at Chicago soldier field I think I add three or four tackles two big hits on the kick off return team we're sitting in the meeting room the next day watching the the game film. And Jimmy Johnson tells the team there's only one guy right this from this -- this football team -- it. I'm looking for 52 more guys. So we go on watched game film was out there -- three or four tackles and finally after -- my -- report throw the film and stops the tape. Things like Izzo. What you -- your folks tonight you tell -- this football so I got two guys I'm looking for 51 more than that as well news. Well."

[4:07]" Back to patriots today this week the patriots are fully focused on getting their game to the highest level possible regardless of their next opponents. Here's Brian with more details."

[4:17]" Yeah we're working on us."

[4:20]" Or on the patriots. There may not be big game for the patriots this week but they're certainly as a team. It was important -- wouldn't is that you have -- these and then that's when the important things about his. It's a short week for Kevin Faulk in the top -- yeah. Applauded the AFC playoff picture the pats have the benefit of a bye week thanks to a sixteen and -- regular season record as head coach Bill Belichick is taking advantage of having no specific opponent -- waited for instead the full pads practice on Thursday inside the gate park fieldhouse was -- sharpening their own game."

[4:55]" A lot of times you know you can get off track studying an opponent but sometimes it's about you about what she needs to -- objective. Not 19 slot it can get better at some point with a -- who's next Tuesday's you know worried about mr. mccombs it's."

[5:12]" In the absence of competition from an opposing teams you'd say outspent the patriots this week. Could exert their course on one another in -- is he wasn't going to go against them ones. And you know as competitive as we aren't we won today. So that there's going to be a lot of things being thrown investment that same time we're out there challenges ourselves and part of the challenge for this sort. Even January's isn't sure that the younger players in our prize for the mental and physical challenge of us post seasons aren't sure the patriots are generally didn't rely on -- But some of the veterans -- feel that the west. Players aren't good position by -- you're no longer younger players. After sixteen weeks -- point of the season like this means no better teacher."

[5:59]" Top total was really good to have that giant games for us. Feels differently if that happens -- schedules different through this before he threw for the young -- to -- despite the intensity is a student Carmen there was one of the public here. Republicans we can."

[6:14]" So for the patriots. They watch the NFL playoff game."

[6:19]" Once I let them how -- just kind of -- to figure out who might win. You know -- watching we're watching them all the games it's -- and just. Relax and enjoy football and that it was obvious problems goals."

[6:34]" You know this team continues to fascinate even without an actual opponent this weekend they still have a focus on mission a reason for coming to work. And we can only imagine what Bill Belichick was on the team on Thursday to make sure they forgot every ounce of that six you know regular season that has now. Far far past well playoffs are all the volcano on that it's a New Year -- the year 2000 made the new season zero zero just like the other eleven teams in the you know that's. How they operate especially around here knowing what the standards. Since they seem kind of relaxed about the fire may be a little anxious to get out there and get back to let you know anxious -- the right word in the Indy they seem pretty anxious for you know we talk to them in the lockers before practice it did seem like they were anxious to get back out there and -- for days off which is what they had it was a significant time off. And now looks like the practice for two days in a few more days off before they really focus in on whatever point it is the plank it sounds like that they just want to not miss a beat on -- Shirley happy to have this bye week. But I you know you get the sense that they they don't want to lose the flow that they have -- obviously been successful flow since September so I think it's like there were they were okay with whatever sort of practice whatever kind of physical practice there about that."

[7:46]" right there that fine line between a little bit too much relaxation stand trial so what do you think because they do that a couple days to focus on just patriots team now no opponent. What are the things -- focus --"

[7:57]" The only team went a little bit of the fundamentals like -- beginning of training camp and died yeah. Yelling about not starting from scratch obviously the taking -- day or two days you know focus on ball security focus on you know that that the particulars the fundamentals of defense prior a lot of special teams work as well you know you know that they weren't happy with giving up 35 points in their most recent game that's not. The guy way they want to go to the post season so I'm sure there's some specific components of red zone defense that we've been talking about. Tackling that we've been talking about on they're probably some specifics like that but I think it's a little bit of let's go back to football want to one maybe even for their two. And make sure that we and everything else down pat and then next week next Tuesday. Come back to work in an and have a game plan place for whichever team planes this -- and -- will wrap things up on the violent tomorrow you know write our and it and each -- patriots today --"

[8:50]" You know it's privilege of course via involved in the second season here and in -- the new one where everybody is undefeated and world star and at the at the bottom. So we don't know going to take -- a couple days and try to. Emphasize and and work on the team's most important that's our team but he's not shape. -- it's play time players that needs. Please answer is very productive -- the most respected players that's -- staff and organizational. Stars terrific team play great -- works are performed well. I don't think I think there's an issue and it broke him all in the room and it situation that real confidence in him and that's produced -- situations. That probably runs and short courage. AFC playoffs so early march to map -- The -- way to get the game isn't great stuff president correct."

[9:50]" Yeah yeah. That's that's not -- again."

[9:57]" It a couple of first -- again."

[10:02]" Definitely Alex your other players are feeling during the bye week here's your locker room and that."

[10:12]" There's no pressure past. You know to win you know please depression that we have this and we won one game at a time. And to be better when this time. That's the pressure that we. They you don't really change what you do when you just -- the home in the focus slow more. Make sure that those 68 you know from previous games you don't continue to make the playoffs because you lose you -- That's tomorrow."

[10:37]" We've been doing it. From the from the beginning you know. Every game is I want to know I want to know want to know when an oh so before you become want to know what I -- zero zero. It's just smooth transition into the understand that this is the playoffs and it it counts and that this is it."

[10:58]" Sponsor their recent run ins watch but you know that's good. Really has no bearing on us now we're working to get better and we don't know who were going to play and whoever we -- we -- it's been here preferable to. It's not a -- as he prepares you for whom you know you can present. Yeah definitely unfortunately he's still want to cards -- or you know against Spain --"

[11:22]" Close the book on -- Tuesday morning. -- enjoy it Sunday and Monday we'll look at -- Tuesday and then after that com you get comfortable."

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[12:05]" Active patriots today the NFL's super red sweepstakes that aired out their finalists says which story is worthy of being here is Super Bowl commercial. I'm back O'Leary is -- a finalist here's a look at how the whole process went down."

[12:21]" For the last few months the NFL has -- through the country stopping at each NFL spot. Looking for the best stories welcome to the NFL moments humorous anecdotes on the field off the field the gold to let ANC the personalities in the week. And to find a subject for Super Bowl commercial the super rat who wants it more. Is it -- to really show a different side of the players really promotion for the fans and show what ticket helmet off the player and hear their stories. A lot of mid October visit to Foxborough -- or Barca medical marketing and his crew met up with patriots players Ty Warren Heath Evans Roosevelt Colvin and Larry Izzo. Briefed them on the super ad campaign and brought them on to a stadium lights check gets inside -- at a healthy trailer. To hear stories of when they realize they need Indiana now."

[13:08]" It's about two minutes when he makes my being didn't afford a half hours -- the lake course Indiana almost ran out of gas is almost over heated. Where they'll have had a heart attack and and that's who I am in this target and we have two guys that -- and there isn't Marino so it looked at 51 that self. That's what I knew I arrived."

[13:30]" The director of the shoots at the confessional type of atmosphere inside the mobile studio proved to be just the intimate atmosphere for the players to spill their dark secrets once we have to have the helmets off we get a sense of who -- the players really are. And what makes them stand out and you know you find out there are just like you and me but they can run a lot faster a lot harder and throw a lot -- All the player videos were posted on NFL dot com recently broken up by division. Now the campaign is -- stretch run and while continuing to root for the patriots to advance through the playoffs. Stands to make a push for -- to go the distance as well. He's a finalist in the super ad campaign. You could hear his story and -- through this Sunday at NFL dot com slash super. I thought I had a pretty good story hopefully -- the field and play."

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[15:07]" On Friday we'll wrap up the bye week with the latest lowdown from Brian. Five points and Paul Perillo looking ahead to the play us. Obviously the patriots like your chances -- yet. And we'll wrap things up here on the bye week before we start looking at the -- for me. This week that's it for Thursday will be back with -- more tomorrow latest patriots"