Patriots Today - Defense, Turkey, and Jarvis Green

Tue, 25 Nov 2008

It's time for the Patriots defense to step it up a notch - that's what the players themselves are saying. Hear from Richard Seymour and Vince Wilfork, plus catch the Lowe Down on a recent defensive trend. It's Thanksgiving week, which means Patriots players, along with Robert Kraft, are helping to provide holiday necessities to families in need. Find out how they're doing so. Plus, we bring you an All-Access look at the opening of Jarvis Green's new restaurant. All that and much more on a Tuesday edition of Patriots Today.

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Play from 10:58[10:58] ..." Welcome back to Patriots today earlier this season beat that deadline and Jarvis Green took us back to his hometown of Donaldson bill Louisiana to experience what -- the grand opening -- his latest business venture"...

Play from 4:32[4:32] ..." Bad enough that they can't recover. Indicate the win over the Dolphins Chad Pennington was having his. -- play a fifteen yard gain on third tentative on us and 46 yards to. Taking junior to open"...

Play from 7:09[7:09] ..." Welcome back to Patriots today Matt Cassel is not the only Patriot setting personal record so far this season take a look at some of the other Patriots playing"...

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Play from 1:18[1:18]" Don't even though we won their football days. The fifth of who gave up way too many points as you know I don't think. You know you can win you know late in the year just. -- really give playoff caliber football team we've given so. You know I'll what world around the with how many points we gave up 228 the fortieth Tony yeah I mean you know so. You know -- my -- to Romania. Especially crucial situation. -- okay I'll I'll. Just like in the ticket I feel like -- could want their football anyway. When you can stop when we needed to -- hopefully get off the field third at fifteen again in the gate you know sixty yards and in at the end that is in the visited him vigil -- Right down the field and if your goal we have to do a good job defensively if we wanna. Put us position to you know really be -- in the year."

Play from 2:13[2:13]" Man we got the ball. Was at Buffalo and this is one of our downfall. If we don't get history and are in we know as a defense we know. We know so we have to do some about it jumpers we'll we'll we'll fix it would have found a way to fix it in these next couple days when it gets it. -- gear negative and the wife you know I -- they've given a -- target of of all of that too elegant. Well you know. Every yard and front her mom -- on the Frankfurt. So maybe average France or is and there are things up the government. But what in the yet. Go see it change a couple of tune up of the you know Arafat a key moment their own achievement column. Keep that distance. Did you make the -- and man you don't include. Maybe I left everything."

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Play from 4:15[4:15]" There's a phrase that came up several times in the immediate post game reaction following the Patriots win over Miami Sunday. We hung in there Bill Belichick even set it it's referring to the Patriots overall defensive effort and it's true that performance followed a bit of a trend. The pats -- and bands that break fairly often but not."

Play from 4:32[4:32]" Bad enough that they can't recover. Indicate the win over the Dolphins Chad Pennington was having his. -- play a fifteen yard gain on third tentative on us and 46 yards to. Taking junior to open the third quarter as examples kennel contributed to Miami owning a four point lead midway through the third. There was still one major breakdown of Pennington touchdown pass to Ricky Williams would Gary -- in coverage the countless -- the pats secondary decided enough was enough. -- meriwether had a reception and the secondary played a major role in the pats closing out -- road win. Think about some of their other wins we -- against DC at a dogfight in Ellis Hobbs -- the fourth quarter pick. That's yet another dogfight catch up three in the third quarter and very whether intercepts Brett Favre acts in for the pats give up a few touchdowns early. That second half expect Rodney Harrison and Deltha O'Neal how about it home against St. Louis victimized by the deep ball early and in another dogfight. In O'Neal makes a -- with a minute and a half left."

Play from 5:27[5:27]" Steal. The problem is the Patriots defense has put the team -- a -- early games to Lafayette. Part of the problem is third down efficiency that pats are near the bottom of the league next -- or another probably red -- the only one team has given up a high percentage of touchdowns inside the twenty that the pats. And tackling seems to be an issue as well so maybe the Patriots don't have all the horses they need ID bet or at least are dwindling think about this nearly half of the -- linebacker court is made up of rookies regardless of -- the horses aren't as November turns into December and went separate -- in the January if the pats are still around at that point this isn't a trend they want to continue. Sure they'd love seeing those big defensive plays late games. But they'd rather the key events do the job only eight games rather than rely on those big interceptions in the fourth quarter to seal a win. Check out the fantasy slow down a radio show on Patriots dot com radio coming due this week on Wednesday from four -- five instead of Thursday from fortified because of things getting checked that out on Patriots dot hot in the meantime -- Brian Lowe and that is the -- now."

Play from 6:30[6:30]" Coming up -- look at the Patriots Spirit of Thanksgiving getting started this week right after the coming featured spent some time on their day off getting back to failing to use during Thanksgiving."

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Play from 7:09[7:09]" Welcome back to Patriots today Matt Cassel is not the only Patriot setting personal record so far this season take a look at some of the other Patriots playing at the top of their game right now on your -- numbers."

Play from 7:26[7:26]" get -- second reception against the Dolphins became part of an exclusive club of players. Would total at least 2000 rushing yards. Any of these 3000 receiving yards this decade. They're only five other NFL players to have at least 2000 rushing yards and at least 3000 receiving yards in the two thousands. Brady must -- three touchdown passes moving him past Cris Carter for third place on the NFL's all time touchdown reception against. Losses eight touchdown catches this season leave the team and are tied for the tenth highest single season touchdown reception total in team history. Booming -- second quarter kickoff out of the back of the end zone for a touch back. Stephen that's asking reached a career best sixteen so far this season topping his previous career high fifteen touchback -- 2007. Gostkowski 1510 -- entering Sunday's game ranked third in the NF."

Play from 8:23[8:23]" Monday night the Kraft family and the Patriots were out spreading play any of Thanksgiving Spirit in Boston ended 200 families in me. On Monday night Robert and Myra Kraft along with Patriots players and staff gathered at -- Boston headquarters to distribute all the Thanksgiving necessities to families in need during the holidays."

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Play from 9:01[9:01]" Nice families don't know. It was coming -- yeah how about Thanksgiving especially."

Play from 9:14[9:14]" Patriots players were on hand to give -- baskets full of Turkey and fixings and help put smiles on the faces of families do you most during this time of the year --"

Play from 9:23[9:23]" To -- nice to. To bring these families little somethin' around the holidays and were able to. You know provide a little something for them make their other holiday a little bit thus more special form. All right here we really go."

Play from 9:37[9:37]" For fifteen years the Patriots charitable foundation has teamed up with Goodwill to give back to family. Not only to the recipient enjoy it the Patriots take pride in being able to be apart of something so special."

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Play from 10:58[10:58]" Welcome back to Patriots today earlier this season beat that deadline and Jarvis Green took us back to his hometown of Donaldson bill Louisiana to experience what -- the grand opening -- his latest business venture take a look at --"

Play from 11:23[11:23]" Give me a little lesson on the history behind me. -- right away. On Dallas Louisiana. Hate to third it was called the was the capital of Louisiana for the name of the restaurant capital. With the ability to name in more for the town. For the history but it plays with a horse stable back in 1930s connection bus station. Along with who -- to the -- And after that the camera Francisco. And then asthma when opposites in his."

Play from 11:53[11:53]" When you decided to open a bar and restaurant you knew it. This is the place to do it."

Play from 11:58[11:58]" It's something that was for the want to help the town. On not just from my own is what everybody sole us in a restaurant will be the perfect season let supply. A lot of jobs at a time and right now we thirty sevens out at a time. And a place that didn't come have fun have -- hang out have a great time."

Play from 12:22[12:22]" A lot of from the south they pride themselves on food what does that mean to be able to have a restaurant and how important that investment."

Play from 12:29[12:29]" That's that's just part of to please people dog people for them to come back. Sam -- agree that that is really tough itself because everybody -- you know it was a little tough to pick out something special. Is this is a little subtle subtle twists and it was his bar restaurant foods you."

Play from 12:51[12:51]" Not all the work -- Andre Tippett hoped for. I have had their their main room in their own home. How is it to have on this and everything works hard on not many people can have a restaurant display for everybody is actually had a that the out."

Play from 13:09[13:09]" Come back to my home town view that bad for the kid that walked and walked to the glass -- You know this. This is something there's questions that keep me. I don't. Have been over here we have the greens that -- older -- injury. Then all of this -- my twin brother Jason agree that issue with me. But other scouts agree and also right here it would it's right there advisors for birds -- you -- that we have. -- No we don't know how hard football isn't like them succeed but they had their -- that would please. It's on me they want to stay there and admirable and whether it -- That's something to talk about when we get home those -- some. Havilland. --"

Play from 14:11[14:11]" It's great that you want to put on display like this certainly becoming licensed through."

Play from 14:26[14:26]" That brings up. To -- days but he."

Play from 14:36[14:36]" But his restaurant you're giving back. So many more. Sell you didn't think he touched so many individuals with this place you can really tell us something about people."

Play from 14:46[14:46]" So this mean that's that's something that --"

Play from 14:51[14:51]" that things that I have accomplished reform alive and the people. Try to help out come back here but it is touch me more people at the same time. And rest on them started on my hometown for the people not just me before the people. Very special."

Play from 15:13[15:13]" Tons of good food there at -- that night great atmosphere for more stories like this one on Jarvis and other Patriots players. He check out Patriots all access and -- CPB channel five on Saturday at seven. That's going to do -- for today but we'll be back tomorrow with the latest from the Patriots and the practice field bringing actually it's Patriots to."

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