PFW in Progress - 12/14/2007

Fri, 14 Dec 2007

Listen to this edition of PFW in Progress as we preview this Sunday's matchup against the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium. Take a break with Fred, Paul, Andy, Tom and newcomer Erik Scalavino as they give you the latest scoop from Gillette Stadium and answer your questions. Listen LIVE Tuesday - Friday at noon (ET) and email your comments to webradio@patriots.com.

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Play from 16:30[16:30] ..." a actually won it -- now. We're talking about which -- yesterday Rashad Moore and and Bobby Hamilton being in for workouts Tom was and it Wright didn't play at all -- the second half. Pittsburgh"...

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Play from 1:42[1:42]" It welcomed the PFW progress where here on the day after and majors -- Norman. The bar area in butler at work. All even believe. And here to talk about the patriots the next two hours. 2 over the old habits toward carries over to steroid use in general. In pro sport though and read what we have to -- at opal we. We took a live on the Internet today and verified or by an -- which was totally. Bogey the -- people on the worry and the Mitchell report by a lot of people of them weren't."

Play from 2:26[2:26]" And we were talking about individuals on the boat -- on the Mitchell -- him. -- Varitek was one arm -- back -- while trot Trot Nixon was another palpable was the biggest name. On that was on the list. Not of those guys are right on the actual match to apologize for that comes from what we got we got -- that we didn't award can't we didn't talk about it that we win but we didn't mention any names that we got it on it was out on MSNBC. From WAB yeah I believe in New York. And we thought that incredible enough to go away and we went when it wrong oh we -- apology to beat you were wrong and it's NB Ian and while he thought. How about a apologize according to front there all out of it anyway true they are I have read a thing as he wasn't in the report Poole is on everybody else's on our might my thoughts on the individual pages on the Mitchell report -- that we only that but the or quality I'm used the cliches that are particularly it's better not. I'm not here to talk about the past. Cola anyway I don't come full circle. Used to be Lance Armstrong is not taking anything you would never cheating is America I -- them credit for me and now everybody's -- right -- he was your strike that was the last round -- that was. It -- and admitted that it. That was everybody. So now when he goes from our own. Everybody epic wins would be everybody I'm Marion Jones is like Jose Canseco are -- and I I didn't because with the -- in the Olympic do it as a catcher and didn't do what -- any -- all of it all based on a -- reliable if you listen to them yesterday and an unfortunate for me. I had an opportunity to -- wanted to press conference live and in their entirety I -- did it take you to get 6015 the but anyway and that's kind of what medical guys that are at my social I was after you -- Call and I thought if you look at the comeback that law that you all --"

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Play from 4:40[4:40]" Just give back and he had to have a heart and an outlet. Anyway one of the medical people I don't know what the -- but the one medical guy who did Mitchell on the report he was talking about just. The the impossible task of Dayton what -- it via the caliber -- and you know steroids and all the in such a PGA I don't detect don't detect a lot of stuff and now on. I don't think it'll ever change I think they'll always be no question. There's that -- Patrick Arnold who invented and grow and Indian and it'd -- after that I mean these. He just makes a career out of these designer steroids I don't know I don't know. -- go to go to your gym and say Patrick Arnold -- you could buy anywhere the only know what he invented it the only thing that they all took him and created and then expand so he's like always one step ahead when you hear about intro. He's on to. They will curb. The players that they should take out. Is it in the next generation the guy and then -- on you know. I'd rather not be even out stoppage but it will -- the only thing. Suddenly have it's not in a while I'm currently solid guys are really on the border people's. Five years old Eckstein is good people but I think other people. What state that worked at altitude I think it will -- it but it won't eliminate. Oh beat -- from. And from I -- I get a it on the anti make -- a smaller amount going to the gym. Eating doughnuts in there in the heat and here -- that -- they -- invisible you know. Andre you have good news or read the patriots are bad in the bottom line Hewitt predicted -- it at all they -- today was Mitchell to witness still -- but that's why you're all work I have like a baby it was it was that day was that I respect. He was almost as -- was the table full and as a report drew drew. Oh I we got a lot to talk about and pay to play football game me Eddie if there's not the minister the world based on the questions in the press ads and will they would and I when I came and I heard it was going to be rain. Who indicate vehicle for all now not that I that I wasn't can't I ever well you know what -- though that you write -- new viewpoint. Might they aren't you know in retrospect -- maybe should have. It was that an emergency when it was yeah why don't when it I would -- they until about one or by 2000 Oakland get hit that. I mean that's a significant including our equipment. You don't you don't Ella knocked over there no matter how he's leaving at 5 AM -- 8 you're ready for the -- early he called me. Like 9 o'clock at. It'll -- at at a I read. -- was going to get mad at me for bringing up like and other athletes that's very into that I I don't I. I'm here you know. Ultimately that's how to eleven that it -- eight years as the thing about it. The door after that you know you might look at it and I got an hour ride -- no B to la you know not realizing -- the magnitude of what we you're getting into but he call. To find out what the story was in the new. Five hours before the game they'll chose to be taken sweet time here. And and that was my favorite coaches in the time ever Fred has defended me and commuting or are different."

Play from 8:40[8:40]" Like I web radio patriots dot com email address I got to do a big shout out right off the top of the bat. The -- for Guerrero. -- again. -- one I'd like to ask our. Right over to law and I I want to fight that was cited in make waves or are not willing to do that. -- big ones and -- as I sort of lets you guys because the upcoming holiday season time you left the email me your new menu since you don't eat bread anymore."

Play from 9:09[9:09]" I think ultimately going to be I just all the paper yeah. I'll take the -- I the record out I just quickly thirty made it easier to outlet like your. -- I'll take the -- is well. Cubs fuming over there but he's not handling the no car as well -- year I had the the Turkey with a -- excited about now. Phenomenal that. Fired -- well thank you -- any any is that the wings were actually good I thought they too little -- like that he'd like."

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Play from 10:55[10:55]" I don't read time I would try to start our own PFW a product of the colts will be. Don't we wish it was a names for a call yesterday someone didn't didn't have a name salt but yet in -- example for act -- for. It it. -- the benefits of my kid being sick yesterday just don't come to an end the snow Bryan Morry -- starting Monday full time. You know what time you'll arrive. I know that liked me from not in my view when he passes by -- yeah it's really not. -- but I don't -- them better than them I just don't like him -- but do you -- hit thirty wintry mix of precipitation strong wins with -- over forty miles -- that the key. You know talk about these weather. We don't know here in the Ottawa and that was part of the patriots have a giving weather reports snap while it's all about the the -- for years. Obviously is paean to they went 453 they went 21 not been -- like let it important for those who are you know for and it's in Italy purposes looking at the number we don't know yet whether it's going to be rain though. But either way it's going to be windy it's going to be forty mile an -- guy that nor'easter so they'll just run the ball and they do that with a -- will. It's total uses it like you Maroney doesn't have a big week this week is that it and his ability -- Kevin Faulk and Heath Evans have a great week. Credited his dream to be Heath Evans fifteen carries. Well I'd rather Maroney just I noticed Darius walker on drafted running back from Notre Dame did. -- the most out of his thirteen carry -- getting 66 yards might be there when the big liberal is bad for this liquid from the those uniforms to the -- read on read like -- I don't like I don't like anything on anything. You know -- color. You know. I don't like the eight collar kind really I I -- I usually do I like patriots lack I don't know flu like but that was I liked I liked the patriot blue I'd like to jet -- well -- green and Brandon like that caught like yet and it and a little pop to. Struggling fifteen minutes into the show. We have a lot of -- and -- try to get out of the way what we need to get out away how has come for a terrible worst our worst I would arable while there was a whole the whole line of questioning like that the world's going to and the making have a game. And bill sent me welder dad then all you're considering bringing in. Receivers in the off season what were you considering. And some bad question about the post game handshake. I thought that was a good question that was from local media from New York media view I all but what was at three very very local. Did you know why they have the your -- after the game -- batted only got to that art yet now I -- what I what I still don't we just know it. The pride tradition that we mandated dirty thing that tradition as I'm surprised -- that does it. Because it was your question yeah I wonder -- to -- you have to do I try to ask in the way when our lady do you have to do. And apparently he doesn't have to do it just based like -- a tradition -- right. -- etiquette. And for the record ball on our little christmas story that we're hoping to next week best and worst if ever. Given and received gifts are yet and ask them that one Bill Belichick still contemplating if you perceive you to monitor back the next week. Nina -- include those that are very. -- full or in -- that must have been no questions and -- Diaz cannot throw all I didn't ask that night. I was going to draw or you're about to decide to ask him that -- and ask -- that a group setting. Okay and -- locker -- I don't know 1130 when we don't pocket late now I'd Aram. Now -- Erica he's on and a bedroom while he's getting along with him for something on him that conducting an interview as I walked by. Okay we'll get a report from my Eric later in the Yorkshire. We won't know what it means some personnel moves if you want to fill in on those. Yeah isn't -- yes that was after you know after the Mike Wright and I -- Stephen spot cut as in on -- name is rose got things funny I heard this coming in on the radio and they generally radio stations right -- where they get him. So when the guy goes patriots -- even spot check. I'm thinking in the release it out there. And it's not a hard one you know I struggle it and have I been an upper case it's -- balk at the OCK -- with. You know. But it's minor. That depth on the defensive line -- felt from my grant Dickey was ever -- 100% this year. -- probably not that he was banged up throughout the rights as lower extremity issues for most of the season we talked about on the podcast extremities. The rotation you know make -- for that. Telephone coming off last week -- all the rotating they did. This is like linebacker they lost part of their rotation there and -- you can -- moving forward all these big -- guys playing a lot of snaps don't know not a one of those things that we kind of threw out there and in the right of how we're talking about a actually won it -- now. We're talking about which -- yesterday Rashad Moore and and Bobby Hamilton being in for workouts Tom was and it Wright didn't play at all -- the second half. Pittsburgh nearly as an issue there in the Bobby Hamilton still trying to. He'll be Scott Erickson in my mind I'll see him on a field somewhere someday he'd retire by years ago because I mean I thought it was at the end of the line when he was here. Black -- my talent around him like three more years that I never got off the line -- might want to play yet. But he is still ski I don't feel the blight on the phone is Mike Aaron Mike I don't."

Play from 17:10[17:10]" Why do I am I had to send -- Mike quite go and I carried out fighting it and I frankly I'm really concerned about our inside -- because. Well we don't we have any inside -- I mean look at -- I believe played some inside. -- most -- during got appreciated it is still you know. I am I mean we don't really got -- backed up inside linebacker and really what. Has made this team the front 7 is there ability. To rotate people in and out and I think that's worrisome especially going into the playoffs."

Play from 17:55[17:55]" That's well said Mike I wouldn't download today's roster report could pretty much summarized in two and that's the issue with this roster -- Two levels -- on the front seven they're now without their ability to rotate as much and you know it might not be concerned if -- gets -- but if somebody gets banged up it's a concern."

Play from 18:12[18:12]" Well like -- rent Wilfork got lack it would seem like they rotated in you know little bit more than they normally do. Especially on first down and she was all over the place. Because it's a lot of rest a little bit."

Play from 18:26[18:26]" That could be an and we were talking about you know once they -- everything this week. I think there's a chance you he looked even Smith in the -- not necessarily because he's ready they want to see them but because they want to monitor Vince Wilfork and it. Whenever they talked about hitting people and not going for the kill. That's one of those things where they have the luxury of resting some of those defensive linemen and it will work in particular even though they don't really have a back. It I think Mike Mike yeah Mike pointed out that it could -- the injury bug is finally starting to affect the patriots might not think you know the names that are going down aren't Brady and moss and Welker by. There you know significant nonetheless -- that and he chip away -- little bit at the depth there and up to date forecaster and -- northeaster but on the morning they'll be a mix and by the way that -- they're not northeast. Rogers that the country was shortened -- Atlantic northeast Denver is a lot heavier snow is further down now as last night. And now the shape of the -- change and now it's a hot dog on -- north and south -- well we're definitely on that rained the late Sunday evening are saying about what's going to go all day whatever it is that heavy snow line last night was awful lot further another -- right in talks close to Foxborough now. Several up to six inches possible just to the north of -- few inches down so. The way I don't care about that it's the wind. I'm not quite well Tom Brady told the Baltimore comedy and try to. -- you know what all the respect easily I'm not really all concerned about the game and how it's played on the field I'm more worried about my life. The game is not going to change the patriots will win regardless of the weight -- polls. On the comedy with Carol yes I get home. I've L community -- will be a lot easier at that point the night -- people the year you know. It's -- from the stadium. Web radio pages I have the I -- addressed by the -- five what 37482 is the phone number. And anything -- before I get to us of the emails you want to talk about the directing a little bit. The Mitchell report because they act like you're just lower ranked you're not really here. Being genuine I'm not being -- I think you'll be -- I just think you're wrong via -- Mitt Romney my my so my point is or might belief is that a lot. Not going to happen. As an idiot I've been saying a lot for years brought would you put a face with that Wednesday Roger Clemens has taken steroids that changes from everybody that was -- right Tedy Bruschi said to be doing steroids all the sudden his heart attack and all it takes on a different meaning. Okay what."

Play from 21:11[21:11]" What would have happened yesterday for you would've said wow that's significant like -- side. Steroid use -- based both sides and operation optical without and a much -- I -- let duplicate what candidates UT and nothing's gonna happen if they can't really do anything about it it's all been done in the past we all knew that. But now like Thompson do you have names. You know with with the other thoughts that you've had for years and I'd lost Roger Clemens I'm always like Roger Clemens is a Red Sox I love them everywhere he's been. His name there now now we already knew everybody knew that he was probably one of those guys -- you know -- why. Now he's probably not going to the Hall of Fame -- okay but as far as the game of significant that. One of the preeminent players and history is that game heated I if you don't think that's significant that aren't like Barry I think yeah I think that. Significant a story that's been in the limelight for two plus years now that you think is irrelevant I don't understand that. Well I think -- I don't really care about steroid up anywhere near as much as other people but call insignificant I I don't get. I think that as a result not going to happen. I mean it baseball a lot of people say oh what a dark day for base that's ridiculously dark day for baseball capitol long time ago. But now they know what happened everybody thought it did now they know. Well maybe they thought it it with Clemens but they knew steroids that -- and now they know that not too and we know they have the NFL just where they they announce Peyton Manning and Tom Brady -- proven steroid users is a far different day -- Steroids -- it exactly. You don't agree with that -- we don't you think that there's a lot of steroid use NFL it goes undetected. Yeah now you don't think different if Peyton Manning and Tom Brady to guys that they put on Mitchell report eight years I would huge. Would put up but all. They were talking about Clemens on the report it using Lamont. All right so that it wasn't official. Well I would let people expected -- Vermont is -- nurse had taken right but I. I picked a lot of individual players I'm not going to throw names out there right now is more responsible are -- to get ball but he's more response to them we did yesterday all -- okay. Oh and in eight years now we find out definitively those names that will be significant to you yes okay. I beat if you have a front they should now you probably have a reason to have a run vision I I don't look around him up on the Boston red -- by the way he -- I hope. But nobody. It's -- right. Why don't make it -- apply but you know regular go to one of Roger Clemens one of the graduated we all all of -- That people expected it. Not like people."

Play from 24:11[24:11]" The what you got to do with Fred you got to read between the lines if Belichick press conference. Without the ball to take any. Funny all week. You know while preparing for the Mitchell report people were talking about the delineation between HGH and that yes -- and how -- get caught of course there is nine out right -- But it you know people toggle HE HE she's not -- almost answers you. A beat dealer treasuries and you know we all all that the reason why people bought with radio and that is because round our own a cot and I'll take it a step further. Shawne Merriman was made fun of because he did at halftime interview wearing a tank top with people public -- into his muscle had mentality. But I haven't heard patriots fans complaining now that Rodney Harrison when asked about wearing short long sleeve this weekend. Pointed to his biceps and that short sleeve to show up the gun. What's wrong with that while I don't know I thought it was. The fueling -- the fact that he's of a proven -- it's like excuse -- nothing but which is trying to point out of the ridiculous the heat of the Aaron. But idiot all the same thing they were suspended for performance -- drug if I have a bad shoulder. And I and I lifted weights and I am taken Compton. That doesn't make my shoulder bad as that performance enhancing it's it's not that it you're right by that I should like even if they -- it. We both agree with that that -- right but -- that they just -- for healing right -- coming back faster that we would have would have you know question that's no question that's why don't have the delineation. So called -- do and not the other aspect I like about that with Clement are in particular it is the Dan Duquette. That -- Dan -- was right and was in the twilight of his career exactly except the twilight of his career included these new stuff and does that make sure the twilight of your career actually makes you better not work."

Play from 26:01[26:01]" I haven't taken a step further and I think he was probably probably started -- the match report suggests that -- denied that purchase Toronto but it probably started in 96 when he was with ball Mo Vaughn and Jose Canseco here and Boston. My guess that he was injured a lot of 95 and they -- with him then to. It was going to get back to results are looking for ways. Hooks up with can't ankle looks up with whoever -- that Brian -- guy open in Toronto I don't know. He gets back on them because his 96 season. Wasn't that much different in his seventies in its efforts won loss record everything you know his strikeouts were comparable innings pitched well copper slightly below. But then he goes to you know -- up maybe detect new at this somethin' not right. Well they all know that's the problem the report and I think that as much as the names his interest in his emails is the confrontations with Fabian and the guys -- the -- most -- interest and then I heard yesterday it was via email exchange between -- and out about -- I think you CI thought the the biggest thing I -- it when I haven't read at all well -- long. And it's repetitive and there's a lot too but giving it Avian the president -- he would object to him again GM. The trainer went to him number of times about bonds about Greg Anderson being around about. And it clearly no way not only that he said that what he's that we only do about it in the trainers had to I'd like to pick Greg Anderson off off premises not allow him to come here. And -- that will do. And the trainer said. What are you going to back me up and he said. You need to handle -- problems like he wouldn't commit to anything he just wanted to say. If Barry Bonds hitting seventy home runs -- I just want to be in the background I don't want to have any part in this right there and I think that was an example of all of them doing the sad thing that's another reason why say it's dark days for the game because. -- showing without without question definitively how much and win. Owners personnel front office personnel and everybody else was all partisan a lot of the other play -- that you you should read it. You should print the outer garments and and and they'll be document scroll and they are just more than there's only 498 and the names is. You know talk I gotta be highlighted the first page I -- there's so many incidents of a trainer for in that the twins -- group found the range just hitting and guys locker brought Tom Kelly. And Tom diligence that throwaway and don't just syringes drugs you know bags they find a bag full they'll just that everywhere and."

Play from 28:31[28:31]" Everybody knew about it but everybody just head and throw to play you know -- I'm not trying to single out baseball. But you shouldn't I meet ever dream about came out -- ball four in the early seventies. You know it maybe not. Drugs but threats have been a big part of baseball prolonged and what you know at probably football at north Dallas and I don't have -- probably I was sac and stay in football I -- I don't limited to football and sports in general I'm very. Young guys a lot of money want you know as well -- a lot of free time when they have free time they want to make the most out of it you know the and their -- around a couple of people who are reachable but -- beyond that it's not young guys a lot of money -- young guys with a hundred bucks at the local gold's gym that are in the middle school. Yeah I'm just talk about recreational drugs to as well as before -- on the phone is Mike its Toronto Mike you do it. Mike is gone."

Play from 29:26[29:26]" Matt Matt Matt. Good do it now you any link to the steroid -- Toronto blue jay college how -- with Brian Mack let me in what did you know and win."

Play from 29:38[29:38]" I know it is it is could call. Home you know what the whole thing with Clemens and commit fraud and everything ball in the start -- more intro. I got away from."

Play from 29:50[29:50]" It's funny which has. You know I don't I don't know exactly -- timeline but. I always thought that that the reason for his downfall in Boston and if that we started because I thought he added reliant on next what are. I just not -- throw a fastball enough now. I'm certainly no baseball -- order you don't know anybody that would know enough. Obviously you have to mix up your pages I just thought he got a reliance on the putter and I thought that took away a little bit. From the velocity on his fastball I don't know if that's true what happened to some that I want luckier he didn't have the same velocity never he went through all thing we're used to he would try to -- guys was I'd army changing his arm angle and eat it too much to take tiger -- couldn't get any power anymore. I certainly think the steroid what should do that at -- figured that was certainly toward the end of his Boston career and when he went to Toronto --"