Patriots Today - AFC East gets closer, Mayo, Sushi

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[0:20]" Patriots today. It's week twelve the Patriots are right in the middle of -- tight -- rates. We've got a closer look at this week's AFC east CNN. In violence narrowing in on one rookies phenomenal performances right. That should help make -- the cornerstone of this defense for years ago plus that's long snapper is weighing in with other kinds of fish you can eat when you get chat to his -- Yeah."

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[1:01]" after a Thursday night showdown against the Jets and no football for the Patriots over the weekend. Take a look at AFC east division -- Patriots stand now in week twelve."

[1:16]" The Miami Dolphins survived the safety in an eight yard punt return for a touchdown to squeak out a seventeen to fifteen win. Over the Oakland Raiders on -- Dolphins rookie kicker game Gardner nearly 38 yard field goal in the final minute to steal the game important things. The win improved 96 and for the -- as the Patriots. Buffalo -- play on Monday Night Football against the Cleveland Browns that team it's also sick in more. Than Jazz are tough these days. He's with a seven and three record. Late Monday to Patriots announced cornerback Terrence Wheatley has been placed on IR ole miss the remainder of the season with a wrist injury. Tight end Tyson -- was signed to the active roster from the Patriots practice -- So the Patriots in week twelve find themselves right they cut an intense division race -- EI Patriots Monday Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi. I just haven't coordinates and -- did your before and welcomes the challenge."

[2:12]" But first I'm a long time there's a week twelfth football game that almost must win for you guys. Well I think everyone to a man and lock -- or look at any game as a must win because we sort of look at a ball like that and then look at the Guatemala's opportunities to win and so. I mean we've. Some of the young guys maybe not but a lot of the veteran guys we've been in races before we've been division races before we -- we've really matter in those. Those hats and T shirts she -- if you win the division in and right now it's. And right now I think we have just get his chance as anybody -- we just have to worry about winning games you know get back to win one football game and I mean guys are excited to come here we had little bit time off this week and we're excited to come in here tomorrow and give back to work and no it's a challenge and I think that. Who we are in that locker room as the you know we respond to challenges and you know especially after the game went last last. Last time we played Miami I think growth in 41 down there and put not a good performance."

[3:09]" Despite losing some of the top members of the Patriots squad for the season one particular edition in 8 has been a solid fourth by the Patriots defects if Bryant let now his latest letdown."

[3:24]" In -- drafts between 2002007. The Patriots never once took a linebacker earlier in the fifth round -- your random TJ turner -- Claritin. Banta-Cain."

[3:37]" But the events of April 26 2008 tell you that when the Patriots decide to take a linebacker in round one. You'd better trust their instincts that's the way it looks with Jerod Mayo eyebrows raised when the hatred -- on the first round after April. Not because of the player involved but because of the team involved there's a reason why the Patriots tenth of what -- Older veterans like Roman Phifer junior stay out."

[3:58]" Or why didn't want to spend big money albeit collectively on just the right veteran linebacker in free agency like Rosevelt Colvin or -- was honest."

[4:07]" One after the other linebackers comes into -- went and talked about how tricky and complex that the defensive system as. It stops for veteran let alone at 23 year old rookie. Just ask victor hobson for the pats brought in the past offseason and training camp and this -- frequently how -- the work -- really is. In the end ponson didn't think that's why is that while large part because of how quickly dale was developing."

[4:29]" Your true pleased to judge how they would -- to this point the -- and eyeball test."

[4:33]" Let's start with this that and it really is no debate he leaves the Patriots in tackles all of that 100 on your fifth in the NFL in tackles in Louisiana helped us."

[4:42]" Of one of the month for October. And that he eyeball test watched -- play Washington react quickly -- about -- watching public comments -- Athletes in public what you think the leadership role on the fat Thursday's game against the yet."

[4:56]" Provided plenty of evidence -- that's why yeah eyeball test he had twenty tackles sixteen of the solo variety."

[5:03]" And this week is -- making plays more than just about anyone else on the."

[5:08]" Even if -- wasn't performing well as the rookie the experience he's getting is it valuable he has started every game inside linebacker Tedy Bruschi kudos this week and better than Bruschi."

[5:18]" That should help Macphail the cornerstone of this defense for years to come. By the way they also understand that -- away despite incessant prodding by reporters in the walker. For an interview after Thursday -- and they are simply said nope sorry can't do it I'm only a rookie watching -- played this year that is easy to forget."

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[6:19]" Well that the Patriots today although Thursday's matchup against the Jets resulted NL lost for the QB he there was a lot of record to -- take a look at the stats I'm Matt Cassel right numbers."

[6:35]" Matt Cassel. Yards in raids with sixty. -- yards becoming the first player since the 1970. AFL NFL merger at 400 or more passing yards in sixty or more rushing yards in again. Cassel sixteen rushing yards on eight -- there's. He's 62 rushing yards the most by Patriots quarterback yeah games. In more than thirty years dating back to. Cassel took a career high 400 yards on 31. Passing and reporting in 9400 yard pass -- Patriots history. And the first since Tom Brady had ordered a -- that --"

[7:21]" Pilot joining me in the studio now he's like this that's a Matt Cassel performed excellent despite a loss what -- the Patriots take from his perform."

[7:28]" Yeah we know this and maybe the first game where he hit. Took the actual on -- kicking grasp of the offense an added to -- the amazing stats this is his -- 400 yard passing game. -- pretty easily done that once you know we have we've we've heard all about that. -- but you could see him. Really taken a leadership role taking charge of the offense the -- Adrian Moss had to be -- That was a perfect that it had to be perfect that was huge field and then they'll like that bring -- came back from. -- deficit would be one of the first half it really showed a lot and he still has a lot of work. The ball and recognizing went to one. 121. You know a lot of the one went to throw the ball the right time you can tell it week by week is getting wrap up warm and it's like from the -- with every."

[8:13]" Short week there's a long -- how are just going to make him so happy ally take count on not up yet. So how the Patriots take from kind of along weakness aunts and what did they need to do as far as they're standing in the it's --"

[8:27]" Well first of all regardless of who they're playing this Sunday and we know that's -- Dolphins they need to just take a couple days off which they have done after playing through. Grind it -- to big games in media including overtime. Against divisional opponents. But now they really have to look back attacking -- play against Miami early season. And many corrections that they view as they sit back and would like -- brown Chad Pennington showed it. Spanos did opt they've got a lot of film what did you. You can rest -- a little -- it was a bodies we. Week after week but this is a huge game this is gonna have major tie breaking. Scenarios involved and it won the season's over and you can't go down to two and three. In the division which is what would happen it was his game that big game. A lot of playoff implications of."

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