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[4:00] ..." at dolphin stadium we will also hear from -- to -- Bill Belichick from earlier today here at Gillette. And it it in approximately 40 minutes Russell Baxter from ESPN -- the research coordinator he"...
[21:45] ..." there and coming up just a few minutes we'll have patriots coach Bill Belichick from earlier today Russell Baxter for me -- communal join us about 2:45 eastern. And that will have patriots locker room interviews"...
[31:18] ..." there's anything to creating strategic edges we know that the patriots and Bill Belichick are capable of doing that. But his major -- is deep enough to the point and they had -- obviously the number"...
[35:08] ..." pass the message on all right let's get to patriots head coach Bill Belichick who feel the injury report already operative. That's inordinately early going didn't give it to you here. Not practicing today Eric Alexander"...
[40:55] ..." do what I'm doing hand -- that the beauty with a New England Patriots do is you can never tell what they're going to do. And you know I know that there except Miami and it's"...
[45:35] ..." the patriots have faired well in fact. They're two and five since Bill Belichick became coach here in New England. There one and 13 in Miami since 1971 when they're playing the dolphins during either September"...
[50:52] ..." you've ever done. And that will be interesting we see -- to Wes Welker return to Miami you know this weekend and this is it I find it interesting because that this is a dolphins team"...
[51:33] ..." round pick. But they want a trade him entity and you think Wes Welker had an impact in doing what so far this year."...
[55:41] ..." year and it's lost one of its better -- free agency of Eric Steinbach went to Cleveland. In this off season I think he lost a little attitude there as well a lot of things seem"...
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If you're gonna wait to sort the emails of the genre business in 15 minutes rehashing an emailed -- was covered in depth. Oh in if you all are still reading this John it's Eddie Jackson Eric Jackson is not on the patriots roster thank you very much for them. Jonas in Jamaica Plain you know if we didn't have people like you who the hell would correct as when we -- I mean it just sit there and it is pick at every little nit pick thing that we have to do thank you Jones greatly appreciated for that. I -- I'm totally serious about that they aidid's if I didn't have you look at how the only -- what the hell what I do. I'm a little ornery today so -- That comes with the computer help for the last 24 hours. So there you go Joey -- we do do that Jonas I don't know what happens to be honest with you usually the guys -- and emails that they don't get -- or for whatever reason. And as I have always tried to do. I have always tried to read the emails that you spend the time and take the time to send us just to would get some conversation going and you know it means that I've actually read over. -- rehashed again an email that has been mentioned before. Please forgive me just I'm I'm going to throw myself at your mercy. I hope I hope and pray you can find it in your heart to listen to this program a little bit more. Jonas you pick the wrong day you picked the wrong date now. If you think you can do when he -- been better than by god -- you go pick up the phone or send me an email and give me something constructive rather than complaining about rehashing over an old email. -- and and web radio patriots dot com back it's back you can reach us here today college you're Georgia picked the wrong damn day today 5 wait 5437482 as the telephone number. Finally 543742 will get inside the patriots locker room today let's hear from some of the players is they give us their comments on preparing for the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at dolphin stadium we will also hear from -- to -- Bill Belichick from earlier today here at Gillette. And it it in approximately 40 minutes Russell Baxter from ESPN -- the research coordinator he would join us as he normally does on Thursday's. And then not only will we take a look at the of the pants and dolphins matchup but. As we always do -- hit some of the key matchup around. Of the week in the NFL was being weeks haven't. The season continues to move. Along at a pretty good clip I just maybe it's just because of the opponent maybe it's just because of who they're playing maybe it's just you know because of the dominance that the patriots have shown on the field as orbit this week drag on a little bit longer. Than the other ones that or is it just me. Where's is because I've been in computer help for 24 hours and I just I haven't been able to do anything but look at computer screen in a blinking icon I don't know that I'd I can't wait for Sunday to get here so we can -- like get on with things. I actually have to uncover some college football this week in them doing the them. But the national radio broadcast from Miami Florida State on Saturday. In Tallahassee so as it turns out fortunately I'm able to get flight. Back to you know New England in order to pick up probably the second half. Of the game on Sunday so I'll be in the air during the first half I'm hoping that you know when I land that the of the game will be already in hand but you never know. Which been quoted at time talking about it yesterday show and in an honest. Honesty you know you look at the spread you look at the odds I mean you're 17 point road favorites. When was the last time you remember seeing something like that. A minute I've seen the fact that they were 17 point -- I mean we've had them home favorites but that much a couple of times already this year with a 17 point road favorite. -- home team. Give 17 points I -- it's just -- on their mind boggling I think you only see that in college football. And you'll usually see that in college football when you've got you know a potential routes. On your hands. And even now in all I've been talking about how it's been a tough place form the patriots to play this. South Florida this Miami this is dolphin stadium what do you want to call over the years and the numbers certainly bear that out as we've been talking about all week here. But don't you when it -- won't comes right down to it don't usually also. Allow that -- employees that the guys the odds makers in Vegas. Usually have a right more often than not I mean -- sometimes they're scary good. When it comes to I guess comparing the relative wellbeing teams in any given match. And the fact that they got the patriots is 17 point favorite on the road tells me the pats would be at least a three touchdown favorite had they played here home. Course that may still be to come on later this season and the dolphins visit here. So I'd you know do I think the patriots when -- certainly. The one thing I think that you have to. Guard against this week and I really don't think overconfidence will be a factor because I don't think it's ever been a factor in this locker room here. I think the one thing that you have to guard from is you know certainly you have to hope you don't have injuries that can become definitive and and stumbled you know cause you stumble someone else down the line you have to hope you don't shoot yourself in the foot you want to try to play is clean game as possible without mistakes turnovers and penalties certainly so. That would be number two. And then I guess you know number three just played well enough play crisp enough. To where you can kind of get out and get out of dodge so to speak without major damage done -- next game. You gonna have a better test next week albeit here at home but in you know conceivably you're going to have a better test against the Washington Redskins your home next week. So that you want to kind of get out of this thing you know lack a better phrase alive. And still taken in hopefully with a seventh win so you concentrate on the next week so that's to be your goal is as a patriot as a fan you know I concede we're be reasonable that you know if you can play the game or whatever you know you want the patriots to cover. You know who knows me you know you'd you want your team to continue dominating. Throughout the NFL I guess I can certainly understand that to an extent. I mean after all it you know. We're all probably patriots fans here as well so with that in him it's that you you always -- team to do that so people were talking about your team and reverent tones I mean. Go to any website that has to deal with the NFL and you can read it. I mean the cover of SI this week. I don't did you say it Tom Brady on the cover Sports Illustrated under the headline yes that good. That's pretty good Tom Brady of the patriots dominate the cowboys to go six you know what it says on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week. You know so I don't know if you believe still only SI jinx or not but it as changing the patriots yet. That's for certain and I read Tim Layden who wrote the story in aside I read his article -- it was actually pretty well balanced. Talk about a lot of things that you know we've already talked about here. One of the things I think that you know that we have mentioned throughout the course the week leading into this match -- do with the fact that now Miami has been a very difficult place for the team to play. I mention this number yesterday I will repeated here against Vegas I think it. Has some significance in the months of September and October when the patriots have played in the Miami. Earlier in the season since 19 have been one they are ringing won in 13. So that number probably because it's so definitive it's probably made its way in the pregame festivities -- always here. Overall New England is ten and 32. In Miami Tom Brady is a mere two and four in Miami one of the few places he's got a losing record. Course last year how soon we forget right last year the dolphins' defense -- Tom four times. In just 78 yards passing is what they held Brady to last year in winning 21 nothing that has been -- a topic of conversation even coach belichick's a news conference is here this week. I mean that was as dominating performance against New England as anybody had last year against the patriots. And so now Pedro to going back down there again this year largely upon the same team but a few changes. One for the better I think and adding Joey porter to the line backing -- certainly been some changes maybe not so much for the better in the secondary. But you also have Zach Thomas and middle Jason Taylor on the where -- the change -- and this is a team that shot out the patriots now Greta the patriots have. Added you know some pretty decent pieces to the puzzle wide receiver one obviously. That that's the case but. You know. I would think the dolphins would feel relatively certain that they can play with the pats if you have to look at a from Miami's point of view and the patriots I would they would be sufficiently motivated to go down there and sort of put the bad taste out of their mouth from a year ago. With the patriots didn't lose again after the game in Miami until the AFC championship game. You know lost the -- so that sort of served as I think a little bit of of an impetus for the remainder of the season last year. As disappointing -- it wasn't that that 21 nothing game a year ago seems like it was years ago. I mean and I think it's probably because of how far the patriots as a football team have come themselves light years. But I bring it up because again it just kind of falls into the realm of you know be careful. Be careful you have to say that this week the the old adage of on any given Sunday would be tested. Because I think it's it's certainly seems to be that and seems to me as I kind of you know run is over my head again and again try to find reasons. You know to. Not take the patriots. I just I I can't come up with -- one that the wanted to keep them back to -- the fact that they have a miserable record overall in Miami but when you take the relative you know. Strength of the two teams going into this particular game and and and myself -- and said -- What ever happened a year ago has no. Definitive bearing on what happens this year so I I have to keep reminding myself of that because it's true. What happened last your game has no bearing whatsoever on this year's game none. Other than mentally speaking in my service a little motivating factor for the patriots. And it could serve I guess is a little bit of a confidence factor for those who played in Miami who were around last you know and that you know what we've always play these guys pretty well. It we got nothing to lose was his Perrier back let's go hit somebody. And that's where I think the patriots will find if they find any trouble at all that's where I think they'll find their most trouble. On Sunday is they'll go up against a Miami team that just has absolutely nothing to lose. You know -- going to play some younger wide receivers now of the traded Chris chambers -- you -- see -- again get back you know get in there and in and play a liberal -- conceivably get the reps. You'll also see oh Derek Hagan it won't try to think of their kagen and there. And and probably more reps so you know one of those guys have blues -- the to lose. They don't have the experience that they don't have you know that the overall knowledge to know really what perhaps awaits them. I don't comes right down to -- you look at the flip side of it again and you wonder how a team even the Ronnie brown has been the one. Real bright spot offensively for Miami this year and that's what them we were told yesterday here in the program but quite frankly a team's quarterback on the Cleo Lemon. Does have one of its best targets it wide out. Doesn't have -- you know you know a guy like -- Michael around anymore I mean you wonder how they have the authors of weapons the move -- the effects. -- Barrett what 18 points per game I guess it is their first. Six games that's no great shakes. They've been sort of pedestrian offense -- of errors 320 and change per game yardage wise but scoring wise they really haven't cashed them. So I guess -- as I've gotta present of both sides of the story here to you that does lead us to our normal Thursday question of the week predict the final score. -- the email and tell you tell us what you think the final score will be in Sunday's match. I'm not going to ask you to tell me where you think the difference in the game will be could quite frankly I think we all realize that you know it would take in the a real fluke. For the outcome of this game turn out any differently but then again when we say that. You just never know I did that the one thing that is keeps me from thinking lock stock and barrel on this thing. Because you just really never know in the NFL from week to week this may be as close to a sure thing as we've seen in some time. As far as the patriots are concerned on Sunday and yet. When you think like that that's usually when you get burned. -- that's usually when it happens. When you get everything going one direction both physically and mentally and then boom. Team surprised. And it's because of the parity in everybody being you know physically. Of an equal caliber in the NFL and of course they. Predominately the dominant team makes some mistakes and allows the team to stay in the game and then the team that the weaker team has a chance to steal it at the end and you don't want that to happen. Patriots have to come right in there smack him amount -- get up by a couple of scores. And that is hopefully get out of dodge like is that without any major damage. 17 point road they -- I can't recall. And as that ever happening in. I'm sure they're going to be other occasions this year will we see some open you know that's this outlandish you'll save what was the last I was haven't. -- to think -- it happened earlier this year. I'm going to goal. Because I do respect Miami's defense. And I I do think -- those guys are consummate professionals by Jason Taylor and Zach Thomas have been. Preeminent players if not dominant players at their positions. And I'm -- I'm going to give them a little bit of a benefit of the doubt here just because Miami has always been. A tough place for the patriots like. And I am going to say that the patriots win this game by a score I'm my I'm going to go with a 38 figure again. Special since it's a divisional opponent was -- the patriots win this game 3870. Doesn't sound like anything you'd does and then selling getting outlandish. I'm not sure how the dolphins are going to score 17 points I think -- giving them the benefit of the doubt. Maybe turn over maybe you know who knows something. -- 3870. For the patriots I have covering but I'm gonna say that it it it could be a game that is a one score game in the third quarter. Patriots like I'm gonna say could be a save 1710. In the third quarter. Something along those lines before they you -- score again to start pulling away at the end that's what that's what I think that is certainly believable scenario. So I want you to send -- your score web radio at patriots dot com predict the outcome for Sunday's game given the other room. Topics of discussion on your agenda. If you -- like Jonas are really tired of me rehashing old emails by all means please. Complain away I'm ready for today 585437482 at the telephone number. So we would love -- for you to contribute to the program -- one from David from the Philippines. Says John historically I think one of the reasons that we haven't done well Miami is that the weather in early season games can be deadly hot which could be hard for New England based -- deal with -- forecast for this week however has projected highs of only 86 with possible rain. They shouldn't be bad enough to influence the game much I could easily see the -- beating the spread. I just don't see Miami having of talent keep up with maybe next year -- Dave I think -- few beers says what is right on. You know 80 sixes you know that's no great shakes from Miami rain in the forecast yes I would tell you that I think rain is an equalizer. I think if it does rain increases slick turf I think that brings the patriots down closer to a level the dolphins. You know any time that the teams are playing on. Equal footing like that in and usually weather conditions have a way of balancing things out between teams. Usually takes away teams -- strength I would say that if it does rain that I would say the patriots might have a tougher time. Then normal and it's not because rain would you know make the ball slick and maybe perhaps untouchable I did just it it seems also help and hurt the other team as well. Balls seemingly have a way of slipping around. When rain comes in and plays a factor. Or snow comes in and plays a factor. And you know I'd I would be a little nervous about -- division I don't know that the patriots would be nervous I mean you want to have a a predominately strong running game one weather conditions are usually harsh. The pages have been pretty will run the football even in light of the fact the Mulroney missed three weeks and now we may be without Sammy Morris for a few more weeks after this you know with all due respect Kevin falcon and -- colon and Heath Evans you know if -- this would be a game where I think the patriots could really use Laurence Maroney. Because if it is slick out there I think I could see the patriots trying to two run right out of I definitely think I could see that. But you're right Dave in terms of the the weather conditions of the past have long had a lot to do with the patriots team that sort of caught you know on its heels a bit because the dolphins are used to. Patriots -- not. Part of the reason why I think they're probably doing some practicing indoors this week and also William trying to turn of the little bit and he says past 35 Miami 13. The fish need to get at least one turn over to get that much I was gonna say 38 points -- you took that calorie there right. 30 it's all open for anybody only you want it you can go get it. That's pretty. So your emails -- welcome web radio at patriots dot com 5 wait 5437482. It was your scores give us your thoughts on the game and will kind of move on from there and coming up just a few minutes we'll have patriots coach Bill Belichick from earlier today Russell Baxter for me -- communal join us about 2:45 eastern. And that will have patriots locker room interviews coming -- the second -- program we'll sneak get a break here welcome back and he was more right here at Sutcliffe."
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