Patriots Playbook - 11/13/2007

Tue, 13 Nov 2007

Listen to this edition of Patriots Playbook as John Rooke is joined by Brian Lowe from Patriots Today for some Patriots talk. We'll discuss the upcoming divisional game against the Buffalo Bills and even play a little Patriots match game as fans compete with a panel of judges to win a prize. Listen to Patriots Playbook with John Rooke as he brings you all of the latest Patriots talk exclusively on Patriots.com. You'll hear interviews and expert commentary from Patriots HQ.

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Play from 26:29[26:29] ..." stuff on the schedule that means subcommittee but more importantly they have Bill Belichick Bill Belichick is all about focus that's that's why this team that's why this franchise at one time 121 consecutive game. And that's what"...

Play from 33:15[33:15] ..." job and I'll go back to the patriots. Be that job that Bill Belichick guys in that coaching staff the -- ovaries head everybody knowing the role everybody knowing their job the professionalism of that organization and so one. And getting in getting things done I mean Bill Belichick was a great defensive coordinator. And he might even be a better -- but think about that."...

Play from 36:51[36:51] ..." thing hitter wanted it seemed this year. The heavily eagle on the New England Patriots Drew the first time they've played this year you know they had to lean on them now of course that folk art"...

Play from 38:47[38:47] ..." Yeah exactly acrobatic I just think Dick Jauron that a great job up there and so they had you know they've finished very respectable last year after upstart community were"...

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Play from 1:03:24[1:03:24] ..." front. -- why on the back which going to be chuckle from Bill Belichick and some others and that's. Part of their yeah well that's that's okay -- you know this is all about here I"...

Play from 1:13:37[1:13:37] ..." at now they focus as ever problem when it comes to a Bill Belichick coached team. However they will realize it. You know what something burning in here. I I do. We're not fired -- command"...

Play from 1:18:35[1:18:35] ..." have come in and out of teams over those years. Plus like Bill Parcells that -- can catch the signals of the DC's both coaches are idiots. I don't see how the same coach could use"...

Play from 1:29:25[1:29:25] ..." season. Yes they hand but I do not think they will. Whenever Bill Belichick locks up the play -- to get that urge to experiment we may fail probable. Perhaps that the pits with no doubt"...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" No that's no doubt about it -- dolphins want to -- thought. Mine did anyone Aramis he's patriots playbook. Breaking down last Sunday's game. Our next Sunday's game ready for the great. -- the rest of the 2000 and it goes. And some of the Flintstones -- between. Well let's timing. -- an almighty hook up I hope your -- is going a little bit better than mine canceled for today holy Moly."

Play from 1:01[1:01]" You know he's carefully you don't play football league -- everything goes the -- out of hand -- around here I just sat out I got a -- for a minute first of all. So yes we do we give -- on the great we're going to play it patriot's match game 2007 today yes we are. Can't wait. We're going to do this for the top of the next hour break at 3 O'Clock O'Clock eastern a perfectly good have you what Travis Davis. I've -- okay. Now Nathalie have all of our faculty together here there's one little complaint -- won a little complaint. They are your phone when you're in a car. I think that the accident that I just went through. It downtown Providence was on a -- on -- what happened in front of me. And somebody got rear ended it'd lead into it. Huge major car pileup that was one thing and then you -- your mom already 1015 minutes late in and by the way it's taken me. An hour and ten minutes officially begin here from what normally takes me about 25 minutes 30 minutes tops that you know on him. -- on top of that you're here to the security gate here at Gillette and it pulls up cut me off gets in front of me. Yeah gets in front of me they're going to have to sit behind him for almost ten minutes security yes."

Play from 2:31[2:31]" Now I'm done. I had to get that off my chest and budget has got to do. And -- you just gotta do it now it's all out and it's all over now we can kind of move on anyway my apologies Peruvian couple minute short that. And a couple of minutes party -- I'm glad that your witness I hope your read for football but is an -- I have to admit. I tried on purpose did to take a little bit of time away from football. Hard is it may be to believe tried take a little bit I'm away you know when -- your off week. In him I don't know how you look at it we -- really get into this much last week but when when the off week -- you come. -- what you have to look forward to in terms of Jerome teams' games we did have a game to play so you can kind of look at -- want to you can either use that time too. If things that howls maybe you know spent time -- giving others your family do something charitable I don't know. Or you know you can watch them all the games going honey do look at other teams. -- originally that's probably what I would do we were quite honestly. I just wasn't really I mean how what cowboys giants game it was a national game was the second game of the doubleheader I think on fox on Sunday a lot that one. Or much else really I thought you know that was that was going on I've managed to get other things done any don't its collective team. The team tries to take at least a little time away from the game in order to not only rest but to recharge the batteries. That's what it's about it about recharge the batteries along these. And grueling grinding he's realizes only one game -- per week but the physical and mental toll. Is that that you don't want it it it it can he can where Tonya."

Play from 4:18[4:18]" You can wear on the POW guys I mean when they do the show on Wednesday's during the offseason I mean it wears on them. I'm sure you drive them crazy."

Play from 4:28[4:28]" Oh heavens no that would never happen right. I'm not realize were all fans which short fanatical but. Practice -- gotta have a little time just to kind of you know recharge in and get on with thanks to try to do that torn it down on. Very disappointed. Very disappointed in the New Orleans and the team I had in my pool this week and I got booted. Can't believe they gave up 37 point Lincoln rams the Louis rams. Easily pushing the dolphins worst team in the NFL and they get Stephen Jackson back in the home. They put 37 points on the board shame on eight. Personal shame on the -- for being that bad to begin with the shame on the -- production on. -- that was one lasting impression I think I have this weekend probably is an all day. But I kept thinking -- I don't think it you know while we play like that we -- we have to be this week really got to think it is important. -- you know we take stock of things now the final. I week of the season everybody's going to play every week from here on out now. I'm sure you probably watched or heard of by now with some -- the -- losing as they did in Diego chargers which you know. I watched I think what the first quarter. I watched I watched the first part of the implosion the game and I watched the last quarter of of that game on Sunday in addition of the cowboys giants. And I'm sure that there's a certain amount of unhappiness repeating a patriot nation over the misfortune it -- fell. I'm not all the cold but Adam Vinatieri and particularly as he missed couple field goals the last record was a chippy 129 yards that would give -- a very improbable win. No way that the -- deserved to win that game away. -- but honestly the way they played for three reporters. I don't that the chargers deserve to win that game either. I mean they got a couple returns for touchdowns. You know they intercepted Peyton Manning six times that I mean you know it just goes to show eve of the best going to have days like that old you know -- Knock on water for Mike or whatever it may be back -- can happen to anybody that can happen guy like manic. That was really miserable. Format and yet they still almost won the games that tells me I I personally don't believe the chargers to be a threat to. I really don't I don't think the charger threat I think that game what I on Sunday eliminate them I think from series title contention. I think that if those two teams do we -- in the playoffs somewhere -- I think the -- mop the floor with them. They are offensively challenged at the wide receiver position. Even getting chamber I mean he has -- can open that -- yet at all. And and and -- somehow over the next six weeks seven weeks stated that magically sort of you know reforms it helped. I don't the charges that all being a factor. Personally going to have to win the division. And I don't realize they're five and four right now on the sort of the de facto leader in that division because Kansas City and Denver or horrible. But they're going to end up with you don't know better than that probably three maybe even a four seed. You know as a division champ there and you know they could lose a first round. If the AME playoff shortest start this week. -- of the patriot has a one you would have Pittsburgh as the two based on divisional record day and the colts are both evident to. The based on on a conference record of the the worst would be the two. The colts would be the three the charges will be the four and then you would have Jacksonville and Tennessee -- five and X heavily. And so that means then you would have. Tennessee facing. The call all -- in the cold and then you would have the chargers entertaining Jacksonville. And I don't think the -- beat Jacksonville. I think the -- probably mop the floor with the titans. It's gonna lead all roads lead right back here to to win when it'll probably be the cult even. Even with them playing in -- as poorly as they did they still almost all the game they had no business. Being in on Sunday -- on the charges for not being able to you know. -- on the jugular. So I I think was awesome flaws there about I'm sure you got sort of out of enjoyment of that. So here's what you know we kind of have to approach are going into week number you know game number two and we number 11 in the league this week. I'll with the match -- little -- as you know coach Belichick said yesterday in his press conference this is a different buffalo team. That what the patriots faced first time around and winning 38 to seven -- July. They've won four straight games personable. Granted it's been no great shakes to ever really gone into an offensive explosion. There's still playing somewhat revolving door at quarterback all the J. P. Losman is apparently going to be the starter again for the next Sunday night. They still are pretty solid defensively if improving our offense we don't know what the current data we have Marshawn Lynch who you know has a bum ankle now based on know what happened this past week for the for the bill. And we won't get any kind of a word on that until tomorrow at the earliest and it'll probably be something that ago right the game time but -- less than. You know 100% Marshawn Lynch is going to impact the bills and that may end up being a determining factor. It's possible. But look at the patriots are going to have to work on more than anything else I think it's as it is sustain interest it. Fighting over competent -- but paying interest did. And and focus the tough thing for the team to do is going to be too focused because they're being handed. Pay the division title although they can't. Technically clicked -- this week buffalo would have had a law this last week you over the -- to clinch the division a week 11 we talked about this a little bit last week. In buffalo 1 that it'll take this week in the next week. Before the patriots -- clips of the conclusion we 12 which the pretty dog owner. Based on my loose look at the schedule as now there. So they've got that handed -- they've got at a three game count it now. Over the -- three game lead as for a home field advantage throughout the -- play. They have a chance get a three game lead you know or more over the Steelers they got the dealers now. They've got a two game lead over the Steelers and still a game with the dealers like. Later this season so it's all right there just I think complacency is certainly going to be a factor I'd focus he's going to be a factor in different is going to be a factor. I mean you know the this team is going to learn he's going to have its ability of focus stretched. And tested and challenged."

Play from 11:36[11:36]" Probably even if you're gonna have your ability to focus on the next game challenged. I'm going to have my ability to focus on the next game channel we all are going to have our ability to focus on the next game challenged. Because it's all being handed to the patriots in the AF -- it over for the most part I realized that seven weeks left like. There'll won two games that you feel like maybe the patriots might have trouble --"

Play from 12:06[12:06]" This by the way coming up on it not being one of them. And even if they lost both of the game that you think that they might have trouble with at worst at -- are. They're tied with with typical and they home the win over the -- got the advantage there. And they might be tied with Pittsburgh -- out of Pittsburgh is one of those games they and a drop. Course then you've got the whole 16 you know regular thing. Still -- maybe that enough to keep these guys focused maybe rewriting the record books. It's enough to keep these guys focused. Maybe a chance to you know not only win a say a fourth superbowl for the franchise but to -- meant. Their place in the annals of NFL history. By joining the 72 dolphins as an unbeaten team and their passing their record. Because of the 16 game regular season as opposed to 14 game season but the play back in 1972 maybe that's enough for these guys they focused frankly. At the beginning of the year. And that we talked about this a little bit. The -- the year I think that this whole you know 90 I don't think was going to be an albatross. Around the patriot collective neck. But -- we -- to have to deal with and it wasn't -- go away and -- in the but it's going to -- to have to deal with it every week and and now I'm thinking you know on the get a little bit differently I'm -- actually now that the whole. Undefeated thing is going to be Xavier. I really do I I think it is going to allow this team the guys down a hallway the coaching staff I you know honestly. I think it is now crossed their minds that they have a chance to do have been special I don't think it in the front of their frontal lobe of -- in the forefront of the minds I don't think it's a big topic of conversation in the locker room. But now that they've got -- breathing room over the nearest competition division conference. What's gonna keep them focused this is going to keep them focused they have a chance to do something. That only one of the team in the 88 year history the National Football League is done. And a chance on the -- no other team has done the advance. Of the 16 game regular season. And that is to go undefeated. Is -- enough. Is enough for you. Isn't enough to keep you -- I'd like your thoughts on that today and the an email web radio patriots dot com. Web radio at patriots dot -- telephone number 585437482. That's an email topic for the day you know it is is the undefeated streak is that the chance to go undefeated on beaten. Is -- enough to keep this team focused is that enough to keep them occupied is enough to keep them on the straight narrow. And keep them out of a lot of common keep -- eye on the prize which is got to be Super -- championship. Probably thinking bigger and better now. Is this enough to keep them focused now that. Other teams are starting to fall by the way in count two balls that load as in the culture. No good anymore and delivered but ultimately did have a miserable game in India was awful terrible and Kimberly bank expects."

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Play from 15:36[15:36]" It brought it down to mere mortal data. I will certainly give you that. I just I was done by absolutely done. In the second out of program coming up in approximately 30 minute we're going to do on the alluded to and we. He's this a little last week we had some fun with a last week talked about little bit during last week shows. And today 3 left 3 O'Clock eastern time we're going to do as a mention of the top of the program -- on the call -- match game to thousands of Europe and of game -- Then this is definitely for real and even if you're not a fan. A game shows you're going to have some fun this is is this is going to be cool it's going to be pretty."

Play from 16:17[16:17]" While some -- today yeah it's going to be fun brush. Now first of all I let me let -- brothers -- and then I am a huge game -- actually it watch game show network on my directv at home from time to time -- like watching the classic shows. I'm a big fan of match game I like walk and watching press your luck. When it comes on you know the original whammy show I will watch -- concentration shows and some of the other stuff that's on there. I his right absolutely big fan of the old price is right. -- always okay. What goes all right. Yes he will he's he is is actually prove that you -- in Egypt Somalia that was -- month. Another show that I real like password Millar asks where would Allen laden. I write games she'll actually generate against major thing. Concentration was a good game -- refute them or heat wave of 40 it 2020 ABC he was a game show hello."

Play from 17:17[17:17]" jeopardy is the game and here's another thought we had enough -- I'm thinking I'm thinking now I don't know about banking. You know a weakened retain our focus on patriots playbook yes yes yes oh yes I'm that you maybe we ought to have a version of book. Sports jeopardy some weren't on the line. Maybe maybe I -- come on you had to do real work out of the war I'll probably the question. I used to do this -- want to hosted radio shows all the time you tried that but it him in America -- what's been everything you'd like what I wrote."

Play from 17:58[17:58]" The year 20071 question -- okay. So you modernized to little -- big deal shows that old big deal."

Play from 18:12[18:12]" you know the people got -- that the gist of it we hope. You know maybe if what if we have some -- with -- will -- he -- with -- seasons how there will that work a thing we have to do what I do it every day -- to do it every week but we can do to give the end here we've -- in sports jeopardy. We have a perfect eight. You know that's why they pay you the big money. That's exactly I think."

Play from 18:37[18:37]" Why they pay -- Hideki big big block your regular Tuesday. That's a perfect candidate will play well played version or jeopardy if not match game again during the bye week going into the playoffs how that. This is how we're going to play even the premise of it right now this way you can number one wants it to number that you might want to apply. We gotta do this my own kids are right are starting at 3 O'Clock we'll take a break probably are. Then the phone lines will be will be open for their open right now you're talks patriots wouldn't. But you got to call in and we're gonna ask you some questions you've never seen the match game. You probably going to want to listen. Is he going to get the gist of how we're going to play. If you've ever watched the match game on game show network or maybe you're like me. And he used to fake being sick you know from school back in 1970. Because -- Omega watch gene Rayburn host the match game and then right after that Bob barker in the price is right. How little to -- 90 minutes in the morning when your home with the flow probable made the -- I right spot. You know going to have my chicken soup Monica watched gene -- and I could watch you know Bob barker and can watch the good look at models of the price is right and then of course that of course there was you watch a little -- Oh what the heck is -- money call. Hello -- thank. Any good what it violence and you know -- going to have knowledge of money -- let's make the remember negative all the people would dress up. You know who fully and how are have -- to the audience -- they would've picked -- door number -- door number two or do you want what's behind Kurt Warner what here in this little box and -- blocked it -- think and diamond and -- curtain it would be you know. A part of the horse crap you know competent. Stupid like but it was a great game -- But between match game and price is right and let's make deal Friday morning we don't have your home from school in 19 of which. Anyway if you've ever watching the shows that you probably know where I'm going with hope that your fans. I hope that your effect. And if so what we'll do -- have you call in the top of the hour we're going to play match game we have a series of questions that one askew last a couple of questions. And you have to come out of what you think is the best possible and -- to fill in the black. And like -- door is so dumb and she'd done doors -- down he blank whatever he you know whatever and you fill in the blank we have a guest panel star studded guest panel of celebrities here that will be giving their answers. To that question. And if you matched them with your answer you don't get a chance to hear the first he obviously got to give us your answer first if you match them. You score reports that and then between a couple of callers today. Whoever gets the most correct matches we've got a copy of the -- media guide that autographed copy of the patriots -- Cristina -- was an autograph it absolutely Christina Accra whatever give us if you her autograph. And and for those of you who are not interested increase in -- regard maybe you're the female persuade bullet -- Hideki. You'd -- okay we'll all graph the of the media guide for does that work. -- give you a chance to you know either media guide to be part of men -- and it -- so that's what you're going to play reported. I hope that you like I hope of that will work for you and wee -- fun -- we have -- with a that will bring you back again during the bye week before the play oh. And he rates that's coming up here in approximately 20 minute. In the meantime we want to get an email who got me emails that that I didn't get to over the of course of the last couple of days and from a piece of W progress both forehand from should know repeat here -- of these emails and so our question -- to do with being. You know focused. How do we keep this team focused how do you stay focused as a fan. Is it going to be hard to keep this team focused now that. You know it looks for all practical reasons you know we're all week away from clinching the division believe it or not but that you know that's a -- complete. And were. Pretty much we got home field advantage throughout the if -- it means not only thing you want you think in two games at home. Here at Gillette in January 2 games at home potential 11 -- He semifinal after getting a body during wild card weekend and then if you win that which you should. Then you have the chance. -- up all right. On because that today being Tuesday because we've got commitment to -- college basketball later this week was going to preclude me from getting to the -- Yeah I know -- human deliberately weren't going you're going to -- anyway right. Should mention -- mentioned I'm going to Puerto Rico. One of Puerto Rico for college basketball tournament. -- Rico this week which will keep me. From this particular program tomorrow and Thursday and no I don't speaks I'm very sorry about that so. Because you normally judges on Thursday and because we will be able to talk to him on Thursday yeah. Oh yeah rustle -- Baxter from ESPN in -- the research coordinated joins us here today on the Tuesday program hello --"

Play from 24:26[24:26]" So it would not. And now. Into the street though still lives however we have not been able to hear now they did not win and I noticed that -- Chris Berman said Ronald that the obvious that the -- and when we didn't play either. -- go the other way you got to Puerto Rico. You have got others villa -- Riley auto part ESP and you Porta Rico tip off time. -- think you'll -- it is -- stop the Westin Rio -- In is that and one it's an important Porta Rico and where we there yet. You know lot of nice restaurant. Nothing guide service are it will definitely tragic that we're actually in the please call and -- the moderate and hill now that's not yeah he's exactly -- believe you me I'm a little surprised that myself with the lake is a budget cut I literally we held up but."

Play from 25:27[25:27]" Yeah now though but at least -- a centrally located in all the economic and so we -- in college basketball worry about the week so in that regard. I may the point you're just a couple of going to go Russell that. Honestly -- the colts lose in the way they did San Diego this week the patriots I think for the most part at all but been handed home field advantage now on the AFC Tom Warner -- really what is going to take to keep the team focused for the next seven weeks."

Play from 25:51[25:51]" Well that's easy it's called built tocchet. And that's really where -- team excels the -- dies that that's like that's why there's talk of going undefeated -- nine you know. Instead to wait until what's 12 or 13 and I think it's less I think people sometimes get so focused -- looking at the patriots last seven games in the schedule and so on and by the way you know as I said many times in -- are scheduled to -- means nothing it means something you get three straight road games in the patriot -- is certainly out of three straight home game depending on how I'd have broken up and stuff like that the top. I'd been the stuff on the schedule that means subcommittee but more importantly they have Bill Belichick Bill Belichick is all about focus that's that's why this team that's why this franchise at one time 121 consecutive game. And that's what I also said before is this that this franchise is the one they can lay claim. Having shot it going to 19 you know because they're the only team to ever win 19 consecutive games."

Play from 26:54[26:54]" Right on espn.com our pal Antonio today wrote a column that he thinks that the -- 19 you know. That they would be the greatest team of all time in NFL history what do you think about that."

Play from 27:07[27:07]" Well I got to see how they go -- 19 you know I mean to be honest with you know we could -- go 18 and one you know the bears were 18 and one -- side the the 49ers were 18 and one in 1984 I think it depends on how what unfolds. That's all I mean at first overnight could have waited 19 you know. So I know we'd like to jump the gun on certain things but. There's jumping the gun on him claiming undefeated and -- shopping done and already. Cleaning routine can be greatest of all time so you know while right. While I'm sure it's a nice article that -- wrote but I would have to see how it unfolds how they are dominant. I want those people and and I could see the article -- of those people was always big. One B not that 72 dolphins but -- ninth 49ers because of how dominant they -- 14 in two team that lost only two games -- he's obviously been outscored instant replay -- opponent by under point very dollars in just that they Denver -- suitable to people who operate and they blew up the vikings that to -- was best for the fight 49ers team so I know we'd like to get ahead ourselves in this business these days but there's there -- There's jumping and then there's the triple jump. So let let's let's hold off a little before we start reclaiming all -- all private 80 years right. Okay it is simple lyrics 42 years. I -- I guess it made for nicer."

Play from 28:39[28:39]" yeah. I've kind of glance it would already but I haven't noticed that I'm like while that you know happen out already and realize that. You know you're right -- was the last seven weeks to go here and we still have technically ten more weeks to go we're ten more games to play before you even arrive at that. And so we are going to happen out here."