Patriots Today - Maroney 1-on-1, Perillo's 5 Pts, Game Sim, more

Fri, 5 Sep 2008

Patriots Today gets you fully prepared for Sunday's 2008 regular season opener with a jam-packed Friday edition from Gillette Stadium. Laurence Maroney chats about starting the season off fast. PFW's Paul Perillo returns with his five points on Pats-Chiefs. And we have the latest news and notes, including the announcement of team captains for 2008. Plus, in a brand new feature, we let you watch Sunday's game before it even happens. Find out how on Patriots Today!

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Play from 4:54[4:54] ..." I can expect him to break out and it never happened however. Kansas City Chiefs -- a nod to New York -- I think the Patriots by the way to get off to a good start here."...

Play from 11:23[11:23] ..." the third quarter that tied things up. But in the fourth quarter Brodie Croyle says Damon Huard who would this strike to Devard Darling. And the New England fans receive two tickets to judge -- Showing up a little bit divided against Kent Williams and relief."...

Play from 4:11[4:11] ..." on Johnson and that means with the game in the hands of Brodie Croyle. Third year guy I developed an awful lot of ability -- pretty athletic guy but one thing's missing in his NFL career"...

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Play from 0:14[0:14]" Coming up likely -- Patriots today. Baker took back for another season is running backs already -- You know it just put it its north bay sports Bernie except I would hit thought from here. Plus Patriots football weekly's Paul Perillo break down these five points to watch for on Sunday. I think Randy Moss has a chance to have a field day here. And add another title to Robert Kraft but it -- NFL team owner CEO and now talk show collapsed. It's actually going to -- wonderful television. Welcome to Toyota's Patriots today. -- side that Toyota Tundra."

Play from 0:58[0:58]" Not everyone and welcome the toyotas Patriots today I'm Christina at Fred's final at that time bigger opening weekend is here. He wrapped -- preparations on the practice field today looking alive ready to go with a healthy Tom Brady leading the way to send. Tom Brady's actually healthier than ever and is not listing on Thursday or Friday's injury reports with a foot or shoulder. For the first time since Super Bowl 39. Looks like he'll be ready to go for Sunday. Brady is on the list of the 2008 team captains along with seven others including first timer Vince Wilfork. Matt Light in rainy muscle -- just two years in defeat. -- how good a Belichick and Tedy Bruschi it has to team leaders that are excited about the first in the."

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Play from 2:16[2:16]" To break down Sunday's game four -- Patriots football weekly's Paul Perillo has five points on the week one match yeah."

Play from 2:26[2:26]" I'm -- girl pitches we'll we'll be back with another season of five points with Perillo and we're going to lead right off -- what I think. Might very well be the most important point and I'm going to make all season. Tom Brady and the status is right voice. I think it's kind of useless to try to figure out already is if these terrorists not -- he's going to play and we all know he's going to play the only question is how effective. It's top -- over the years or is he limited somewhat but we'll fill Italy was at times noticeable -- Even in the AFC championship game that is the most important point this week Ellison Reyes healthy he's able to get out there and play quarterback the way we've known to expect. I think they need to get rating must involved early Kansas is very young if you rookies on this football team I think Randy Moss has a chance to have a guilty here. The big plays kind of disappeared a little bit down the stretch last season. I think this is not yet lost involved right away and get right back to that 20071. But from Boston makes a big play. Okay we know the Kansas city's very young but they do have some weapons on offense that has been established Larry Johnson. Tony Gonzales right. The top of the -- Johnson. He's after that with the ball girls and young guys pulled his head but don't start Johnson. It was back he's able to get up -- 25 carries at that point but they're very great. Yeah up a lot of big plays he can't control the clock. And it it's over temple Patriots can't let that happen at times they -- run on a little bit in the season I think regular season time. The big guys up front -- will sport that's more. But the plants down and make sure they don't let Johnson still think. Not expect the Patriots put the clamps down on Johnson and that means with the game in the hands of Brodie Croyle. Third year guy I developed an awful lot of ability -- pretty athletic guy but one thing's missing in his NFL career Nextel. Get that done however. It -- happens I would hope that some big plays and make things a little bit easier on oil but I think it was again. Get in his face that was it's a little to put a lot of pressure on him I don't see that guy coming in here in making enough plays blocking up. Okay it's prediction time in as we know just like the Patriots in 2007 I got off to a great start not so much down the stretch. It's it's it's got closer I can expect him to break out and it never happened however. Kansas City Chiefs -- a nod to New York -- I think the Patriots by the way to get off to a good start here. I'm not sure what's going to do what he's fifty point games that we saw at times last year I think they've been sold again from the outset I think the Patriots have so much talent for this young team. I think it's a good spot from the kind of get their feet wet in the regular season it's not worth about some of the rest of the guys didn't play in the -- season. Had a rough up with a nice solid business like twentieth there team. Let's regular season so -- to step up to another level of ball girl was a 55 points for the kids city Chiefs who."

Play from 5:32[5:32]" You can also catch calls postgame reaction on Monday after the match against the Chiefs and as always five point every week to get even this season. Say what -- lot more right after the."

Play from 5:44[5:44]" Later Patriots today and they show you that we got -- are mad you know nine games. Up next Patriots owner Robert Kraft -- TV show Collins whose record. That we did some bipartisan effort to help this. There's north. Today coming right out."

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Play from 6:31[6:31]" Patriots owner Robert Kraft take full morning today as he was -- and the national business you know. Lock box and yeah. Mr. credit on the show for the full three hours from 69 AM and was joined by a veritable who's who in the world and business and sports."

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Play from 7:14[7:14]" Welcome back to -- today he probably seen him in some commercials by now you've got Christina making moves on the football field -- act like Ernie joy is joining me now. -- three years mrs. -- here you've done the rookie deal. He had one good here on your belt as a non rookie. You feel like in a primary now."

Play from 7:33[7:33]" Man out I definitely do you know none of them from the right now that and then you know it's kind of -- in. As a team now anyways that. Once right now you know -- Agree that."

Play from 7:45[7:45]" There's a lot of focus on the running game in training camp there's either of you on the roster now. It's always been a solid group with the addition LaMont Jordan now -- you guys progressed."

Play from 7:54[7:54]" We we felt we always get better as we always -- each you know we go -- questions about how we can do things differently in how we first. Acknowledges having different act out that -- you know it is definitely at. Entries in for people see this and freaked out -- you guys look at look at the pre season. You know it is one thing that did put behind you knowing his buildup in the states that you made BC you know. It wasn't -- wasn't perfect but you know these that we had some off we know we have to give them. -- the transition and from the pre season to the regular season is it kind of like night and -- It definitely you know my -- you know we we try to put the pre season behind us we know what we have to be better in in. Bases -- important in better not a areas that we need to have been on you prove me. Right for him seasons aunts and the emotion that you feel on this team excited nervous nervous yeah yeah I get nervous but you know is more excite me you know it is the -- If you could start fans and you know is this definitely -- because beginning of the new year for me noses from the president but start fast. He -- but I have the game. That basically what I want to do. Its holes -- a -- a lot you come here with a home fans you know letting you know they keep the unity going and they keep me going. Don't experience here. CB Moses on the fade away keep things going for. Makes me want to do --"

Play from 9:19[9:19]" Thanks for joining us good luck on Sunday love what major thing coming up the next."

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Play from 9:31[9:31]" Some predictions -- you for Sunday night and nine games. Plus little insight to how the offense stands heading into."

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Play from 10:06[10:06]" Welcome back to Patriots today I would got another new segment for you of your big game you're gonna love this we're letting Matt I know nine predict the outcome. And the game between the Patriots and Chiefs on Sunday check this out."

Play from 10:24[10:24]" Kansas City dropped by the home opener at Gillette Stadium and in the first quarter of the fireworks got under way early but the Patriots were just 23 yard pass by Tom Brady -- Jabar Gaffney. The gap to get the first down but a few plays later -- chip shot is all the pats can muster to take it three nothing. In the second quarter Casey tried to get the ball rolling with -- OJ but eight deep fly into the KO. One abbreviation. So Casey at the settle for the field itself into the right coffee -- right look at nick Novak is -- Is how. The New England faithful love it but you know what they loved more. A Brady to Moss bomb with a minute and 37 seconds left in the half but sure handed Moss was the pats and field goal range in Gostkowski has. What does he do my best there's no back impression. This what heads into the half the past leading three. Casey came out and -- on the board with a field goal in the third quarter that tied things up. But in the fourth quarter Brodie Croyle says Damon Huard who would this strike to Devard Darling. And the New England fans receive two tickets to judge -- Showing up a little bit divided against Kent Williams and relief. But Brady and Moss are going to blow this wide open correct. Yeah and so -- was little he he's run across the shock. But not -- with fourteen seconds left in the game Brady Bunch of -- Jabar Gaffney slashing through the middle for the equalizer. Do you have gives the gators job and our scouts believe that he. Tied it tennis peace we go to overtime -- did you had any doubt about it Brady doesn't Tomas and how low -- answers with a sixteen yard touchdown. -- declared that he kicked in the boys out right screamed as the fans applaud the seventeen to ten victory over Casey in the home opener."

Play from 12:22[12:22]" So are mad no nine games and has the Patriots winning -- eighty agreed to."

Play from 12:26[12:26]" I -- they're going to win I don't see it go into overtime however if it does go into overtime and the like the last time Kansas City was here which was just the second regular season game. Ever here facilitating Patriots winning in overtime. I think the pitcher's gonna win the game no price and of being rather handily I. I -- kind of sluggish and it's almost could be reminiscent of the opener in 2006 from the patrons complain Buffalo also wouldn't you know not a team they really had to worry about the big appalled at how. Halftime in that game. Because how poorly they started. I don't open and be -- I don't think they're going to lose the game. But I think especially Tom Brady not having been out there too much and the unpredictability factor which is going to mean in the locker room this week. I I don't think it's going to be just the wrong."

Play from 13:03[13:03]" Ellison and could objects press conference commented on how the opening weekend jitters are this same as they've always been friends since he started coaching. What hasn't been the same no -- is being a head coach of a winning team check -- the story he told today."

Play from 13:18[13:18]" But -- I I remember back -- Back in the seventies and 80s90s. Cleveland opened the Dallas ovals you know -- cowboys' first game out there. Tension in tell me a couple of years ago there's there's it's both. We're talking about. He's well no offense built I think we've just got to report these guys and I think there. We have big -- the next week against forget the Oilers and Eagles -- somebody's. We're concerned too concerned about. The Browns. Which they -- but you know that was."

Play from 14:03[14:03]" Humbling. Well imagine nowadays everybody's game planning for the Patriots advisable -- I also today offensive coordinator Josh being held held a press conference here is your -- and --"

Play from 14:17[14:17]" Not that we want to stress to much about this game at this point we moved on -- this game but. I just think that you know it offensively it takes all of us you know takes the coaches it takes the players. On every play to be successful and and and every in every game is the same way you know if you if you want to put together ten and twelve play drives are going to score touchdowns and inconsistency community but work together and it can't have breakdowns whether that be from a coaching -- replaced him points so. You know just the consistency the overall level of continuity between the playing in the coaching and we we got to do a good job of playing together working together and trying to be consistent we want to drive the ball. And acting as one example last. Some teams that we played early in the season tried to roll up the corner and play with the safety behind them. Sometimes it was productive and sometimes it wasn't and one thing about that is you can give people the ball you know even if there is a specific schemes to try to stop there's still ways to get the ball so. I don't think you can just say as a team coordinator workplace. This team this week that's going to take him totally -- I think that would be -- things so. It's our job finalist -- ball and get him involved in the offense but certainly not trying to do too much of -- You know get first downs score points. Getting him involved in the passing game giving them the ball on an insurance -- you know in the backfield -- different whatever it may be difference in and out of a drive -- hits -- game together. You know he'd still be in there LaMont. Sammy Morris and privacy Kevin when he comes back so. You know we've got a good group feel like we've got a lot of depth there it would hopefully we should be able to keep fresh backs on the field all the time you know we don't really see. We we don't do the big -- thing you know to bail him kind of interchange with one another. They should be in the game immediately give -- productive plays you know whether -- be in the passing game with the running game."

Play from 16:07[16:07]" Well that's going to -- this week in preparation on the Kansas City Chiefs don't forget to check -- live. Game day blog all day -- all the updates on the Patriots minute by minute. We'll be back on Monday with a recap of week one. Right here on Patriots today."