Patriots Playbook - 12/13/2007

Thu, 13 Dec 2007

Listen to this edition of Patriots Playbook we preview the upcoming matchup. Russell Baxter calls in to talk Patriots and we'll replay the conference call with New York Jets QB Kellen Clemens. As usual we'll offer sounds from the locker room with interviews from Junior Seau and Rodney Harrison. 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 0:41[0:41] ..." everybody four rather snowy Thursday as the patriots -- set for the New York Jets coming up this Sunday. At Gillette stadium on John -- Today is incredibly unique thing is I'm sure many of you undoubtedly"...

Play from 4:03[4:03] ..." wall when Eric Mangini left to go to the jets. And without bill belichick's necessary blessing. Or no sign of approval I think we've kind of seen that the relationship was strained then. So Singh has"...

Play from 7:27[7:27] ..." 45 minutes from now and of course we have patriots head coach Bill Belichick Hutus well so there's a lot of stuff -- ago in the meantime let's get the emails pumped up and and crank"...

Play from 14:45[14:45] ..." the 97 will be the 97 game all time played. Between the New York Jets and the New England Patriots franchises. The jets lead the series 48 wins to 47 wins for the pats in one time. The patriots need to win"...

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Play from 23:28[23:28] ..." inside playbook for the first day here pats get ready for the New York Jets on -- hand its web radio at patriots dot com. I programs you take a look at while trying to dodge snowflakes"...

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Play from 52:03[52:03] ..." as they prepare for the jets. We'll also hear from head coach Bill Belichick deliberately Enron in the program as well from earlier today at Gillette. Weather is undoubtedly a huge factor this weekend but will"...

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Play from 1:33:23[1:33:23] ..." this afternoon. Junior Seau and Rodney Harrison on preparing for the New York Jets. "...

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Play from 1:46:22[1:46:22] ..." letting you here earlier today at Gillette stadium. From patriots head coach Bill Belichick pats get ready for the jets on Sunday if you're headed out of the stadium. Make sure you tune into the the advisories your favorite channels TV radio or Internet whatever it may be. I'm sure that there will be some parking indications for you make she'd dressed warmly Morgan isn't on Sunday will see the -- I suppose and here now is Bill Belichick. "...

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Play from 0:41[0:41]" The play everybody four rather snowy Thursday as the patriots -- set for the New York Jets coming up this Sunday. At Gillette stadium on John -- Today is incredibly unique thing is I'm sure many of you undoubtedly aware and talk about the U of W guys here not to mention effective you know we're in the midst of getting about a foot of snow in the New England area here over the course the next 24 hours maybe even short effort -- and another big -- second storm to come through this area again in time for Sunday's game which certainly I think leaves somewhat -- Well let's -- this what the spread of this game was an NFL record 27 points. It is down to 23 and a half and may still be dropping because I think their a lot of people would consider the fact that if we've got thirty to forty mile an hour winds and you've got to driving snowstorm that are it's going on or even if you've just got the wind in particular that it's going to help keep the score down and we'll certainly talk about that throughout the course the date today that will be part of our discussion. But also in light of the fact that Major League Baseball is going through this rather tremendous momentous day in terms of the Mitchell report in the list of alleged you know steroid users and or abusers and or shall we say purchasers in this particular instance then is details want themselves in the interest of just general sports as large will. Pass on here what we've become privy to now. Can tell you that I saw what a couple of the preliminary lists that were jump around there was probably the original list of 76 name. That were on their -- Clemens was on there Andy Pettit was on there Jason Giambi was on there it's on the surprising ones to me that just because I know you'd want to know if you haven't already seen it it'd already been searching for yourself. The ones that kind of hit me a little bit by surprise Johnny Damon obviously Trot Nixon as I mentioned Jason Varitek the Red Sox is on that list rich Garces a former Red Sox pitcher Paxton Crawford rip -- pitcher wil Cordero Carl Everett I mean guys that have Red Sox ties. Didn't say that they were using when they were in Boston let's just say that you know obviously spent some time. In the Red Sox organization so I mean these are some of the names that have come across a Julian Tavarez from this last year's pitching staff for the Red Sox. His name is on this list that I saw so. -- let me say this that you know when when the official -- does become available -- and I become privy to -- I will share with you in the meantime we are going to try to continue to focus on what our football league today because that is what we do. On in the fact is the patriots do have this game it could be a rather momentous game depending upon the outcome of the final score. Of Sunday's game certainly over what we've learned over the last 2448 hours in terms of the jets potentially having violated some rules by videotaping you know -- or doing their own videotape being -- that they had. Patriots permission first of all I just I I find just really bizarre can imagine the patriots. And I probably should have mentioned this yesterday in the program and just you know press thought about Ron like that really --"

Play from 3:54[3:54]" A lot of sense. One of the patriot ever hear the -- permission to do anything. I mean you know -- I thought those bridges were sort of barn wall when Eric Mangini left to go to the jets. And without bill belichick's necessary blessing. Or no sign of approval I think we've kind of seen that the relationship was strained then. So Singh has this has come afterward. Why -- the patriots have proven that all of a sudden not approve I just I don't get that part and there's obviously more to the story than what we're hearing what is being told that I don't know will ever really get the the bottom of the entire duke suffice it to set. And were oversimplifying here for the sake of trying to put things in order and then move Barton. Is that there's enmity between the two -- I aides did I might even be a little bit about not hatred there certainly envy. And the fact is is that when you play a team twice a year because they're in your own division you're going to Juan stay ahead of the other guys. You're going to want to win and you're gonna want to do one every it possibly take. To get that win at just the way it is that's the nature of the beast in pro sports. It still high you know -- I'm sure it will continue to follow will continue to talk about it as the situation warrants in his. Is new details become available on whether or not that the jets should be penalized what frankly I don't know I don't really have an opinion on it I mean I don't. It hurt part of my job is to be an opinion maker part of my job is to let you know what I -- you can and then perhaps form your own opinions from that's what. In only formats like this talk radio things like that that's what it's all about. I I'm I'm ambivalent. I don't normally admit that. But I want to kind of get away from the he said she said they and that's where I think this whole. Jets patriots you know they videotaped this first thing is going and that may be why the patriots are going to. Stay in low on this and and and in -- and you know hate were focused on this week's game and and that's it. You know soul whether the jets did or not right now I'm not sure is entirely relevant to what needs to happen on the field this Sunday. Bottom line as the patriots need to win. They don't need to win necessarily convincingly I think we're all we've all convinced ourselves that they should win convincingly that maybe they do need to win convincingly I don't think it's necessary. A win is a win is a win is a win. That's just the way it is and when you're thirteen and -- and you're staring immortality in its face. Which is what the patriots are doing right now than. All the rest is Canon fodder and it's just like it's useless info."

Play from 6:41[6:41]" So in that regard -- will continue to kind of focus have been on the game coming up the program we're going to hear. From the two quarterbacks and ball we've got the conference calls in the in the news conferences with the Tom Brady and with the jets starting quarterback Kellen Clemens play for you here this afternoon we will also have some locker room sound little bit later on. -- Junior Seau and Rodney Harrison were those that took the microphones and rest questions today so will try to get some of that for you later on in the program. Russell Baxter of course the unifil research -- for ESP and he is do his regular visit on Thursday's with -- us provided he hasn't escaped Bristol with the snow here in the northeast but. I doubt very excerpts of that to be the case of so will -- chicken with -- Russell here in about 45 minutes from now and of course we have patriots head coach Bill Belichick Hutus well so there's a lot of stuff -- ago in the meantime let's get the emails pumped up and and crank it. Web radio act patriots dot com web radio. At patriots dot com if you'd like to call you certainly could do so 5 wait 543. 7482 again at 5 wait 5437482. Tell you could call us let's start right off with score predictions for Sunday and whatnot you think the weather will be a factor. Should it be a factor. Will -- be a factor. Views side with you know the point spread or do you think the patriots regardless of what happens is that enough emotion that will be on the field on Sunday they'll carry the patriots through. Onto a thorough thrashing of the jets. I think a lot of that is just don't."

Play from 8:19[8:19]" Rated and like I told you earlier this week and we came -- you for a month from New York on Tuesday when origin of the show their Tuesday. This is before we learned a lot about the -- the jets alleged suppose it wink wink nudge nudge mean videotaping themselves. I just was not completely and totally sold on this being a rout of gargantuan proportions. I think a lot of it's overrated I think we would sometimes put too much weight on emotion in the game certainly plays a part no doubt. But I I am of the opinion. That emotion. And hatred to that point can only carry you so far. Because I just don't think it's within human nature to let hatred completely and totally -- view I think first of all we're forgiving society number one -- number two I don't you know what when someone smacked you upside the head you have a tendency to. Being in the moment and after that moment Wayne's. Then you tell me you gotta look gets back to decide ahead again before you you know and develop that that -- I don't think so I think football -- economy is a game of ebb and -- And I just don't think you can sustain. Just you know out hatred throughout a sixty minute ball that is on the answer while these guys are professionals and want to go up there and don't want to plays as hard as they can for as long as the camp you know bullying and end in thing in the these guys -- read this out and these guys are bad people and or whatever you want to thank it's too hot -- sustain you for sixty minutes football just impossible can't do it. Soared ten and think that you know. Am I in I was starting I guess my thoughts and originally we're going to be around 48 to six that's what I was kind of thinking 48. Thirteen somewhere in that vicinity wouldn't going to quite be the blowout that everybody thought it would be. And now that the snow is going to be here. In the weather looks like he's going to play -- rather means significant factor. In the outcome of Sunday's game I'm going to pare that back a little bit and I'm going to think the patriots are also. Probably thinking that -- try to pare that back a little bit and I do think that there is some credence the fact that there's nothing better. That these guys -- like duke and to pitch a big fat goose egg shut out on the -- And I think the weather conditions will help the patriots do. Wanted to go -- and eleven I'm gonna say patriots 34 jets zip. Thomas and 34 and now. I don't know that the patriots will score 34 I'm going to say that the weather's going to keep the score down a little bit. If the patriots are forced to run the football in all in and the jets know what's coming frankly I don't know that that entirely works in the patriots favor but I'm also banking on the fact the jets are going to turn the football over a couple of times. And the patriots will probably want to get off to a good start and try to jump on them early and then kind of coasted it. So that's why I'm gonna say thirty fours that that's my thought on Sunday. And so I don't normally give you my score prediction right off the top program but I want to know what you think about that prediction. You agree or disagree going to be a little higher than ever going to be a little lower than that obviously I I had didn't hesitate little bit because. Frankly the way the that the yum point spread -- come down from 27 to 23 and a half indicates that. In -- way there's there's there's sentiment if not out now money going on the jets because of the weather. Maybe to be more like 27 to six. Could be -- very well could be there's a foot or two of snow on the ground could be. Then of course that would justify being able to you know take that that -- But I'll stay with 34 zippers and now stands and in I want to know what you think about Sundays game and in -- and whether or not think that says. A realistic realistic point of view. Arm there are -- I'm sure you'll wear several milestones for the patriots -- approaching. All that they could. Meat or or surpassed."

Play from 12:39[12:39]" This Sunday against the jets of course weather conditions and such permitting I I wanted to touch just on a few of them is quite frankly is the listed rather impressive. -- just in the event that you weren't aware oh what actually may be on its way. Fact is the patriots need one more win become just the second team in the NFL 88 year history. Begin a season with fourteen straight wins now obviously we know the 72 dolphins the only other team -- But again even this is one of those costs and so close to the forest I can't see the trees deals. But -- just the second time in 88 years that a team gets to fourteen wins without a loss."

Play from 13:22[13:22]" I think that significant. May not mean much because obviously we know that you want to get the sixteen and annually to the nineteen but still fact is nobody else has done it so that's a significant. Milestone that could be. Net this Sunday. Patriots need to win on Sunday to become the third game in the NFL history to win fourteen consecutive games within a single season. 72 dolphins and the 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers also did what else did we see that came across here all patriots need the win on Sunday. To tie the 193334 Chicago Bears for the second longest. Regular season winning streak in NFL history which would be seventeen straight wins. When you go back into last season course the patriots own that record. With eighteen consecutive regular season wins are back in the 34 seasons."

Play from 14:20[14:20]" Let's see what else we have patriots need to win tied a franchise record for regular season wins missed ever records fourteen in two so course this week would tie -- another win would break the all time franchise record. How about this one. That's the sort of like patriots need to win on Sunday to -- their all time series with the jets."

Play from 14:44[14:44]" Wow this is the 97 will be the 97 game all time played. Between the New York Jets and the New England Patriots franchises. The jets lead the series 48 wins to 47 wins for the pats in one time. The patriots need to win to tie the time series with the tocchet how one sided it was a one time special although the recent years of course the patriots have dominated within their own division. What else can be reached the Sunday. Asante Samuel need to pick 37 of the year become the first player in patriots history. Record back to back seasons with seven or more interceptions. Course Renault Samuel had ten last year leave the NFL Kevin Faulk needs a touchdown -- on the sixteenth player in franchise history. To score at least 25 touchdowns in a patriots uniform. Troy brown needs to play this Sunday to past Ramon Kleber. For fourth place in the all time patriots games played list. --"

Play from 15:54[15:54]" So those things that are certainly attainable this Sunday significant. Gracing them. Let's see what else is within your shot and I shut this weekend Laurence Maroney two rushing touchdowns in the nineteenth player in team history to get. At least ten rushing scores and New England uniform Wes Welker needs to touchdown reception to reached and which would make him the fourth player in team history to reach that. Which he would be the second one this year loans and Randy Moss has already gone above and beyond that number this year."

Play from 16:30[16:30]" So those -- the unlikely numbers that will fall or could fall this Sunday and the game against the jets. There are several others that are. Certainly within reach Mike Vrabel needs half a sack to get and even on the season. That would be not only new career high for him to be the first patriot player with ten or more since Willie McGinest did it twelve years ago against -- eleven in 1995. Doesn't really seem like that's possible doesn't. And yet he gets a half a sack -- the first player patriot player in double digit sacks and McGinest in 95. Back it also happens week. Well Wes Welker nine catches is what he needs to have a new franchise record for receptions in -- season he's got 93 Troy brown holds the record of 101. Which he had in 2001 that's possible. Not likely. It really depends I guess but it's possible. Patriots need to score six touchdowns to set a new NFL record for most touchdowns in the season they have 65 the previous record seventy. But the 84 dolphins. Possible I'm not sure it's likely with the weather but certainly possible. On Sunday let's see anything else possible. Tom Brady five touchdown passes past and two snap Peyton Manning record of 49 in a single season possible. Randy Moss needs for Cuba snapped Jerry rice's record of 22 when he year possible not likely but possible. Knights of the ago that I wanted to run that bike is it I thought was impressive list of -- I am in some of the numbers there are numbers that you're think -- hope you know. Which we actually trying to get closer to these numbers as the season progresses here it's almost like wild we actually have a chance to see this happen."

Play from 18:24[18:24]" And I think it's kind of -- especially if you appreciate history -- in the NFL if not history would in the patriots franchise those that are in long time fans and followers of the team you know the struggles. And you know the stories and seen numbers like this being pastors surpassed. Is significant without a doubt. Significant I was pause here for a timeout we got a lot of stuff to get through today will hear from the league quarterbacks Tom Brady and Kellen Clemens while Russell back -- join us here about a half an hour as well Wikipedia rundown on the of the pats of the jets and and the rest of the week fifteen action around the National Football League. What a locker -- sound to -- of course patriots head coach Bill Belichick John broke with the here on Thursday inside the patriots play."

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