PFW in Progress - 4/17/2008

Thu, 17 Apr 2008

Listen to this edition of PFW in Progress as we break down the Patriots 2008 schedule. We'll also discuss Bill Belichick's pre-draft press conference and who the Patriots may be targeting with their first round pick.

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Play from 1:48[1:48]" Thursday April 17. This is PFW progress and patriots dot com radio and finally after weeks of having awful. Thursday confident we finally have a lot of football on the the talk about today fellas are going to get to that very quickly. Since our last show via. And FL schedule has come out Bill Belichick has spoken Vince Wilfork even at a press conference yesterday sort of get all that and a bunch of other. Things football and otherwise Eric elect -- sitting and again today -- W editor Paul Perillo back in the house after his. Great appearance and NFL network the other day had to go -- he'll go and talk about that too. -- staff writers that was that or go with it and right now PFW draft expert that's right Africa for Tom to sell it -- that you address that Richard -- that right yeah. And Indy heart assistant editor PFW Garrick Hideki back are you feeling Gary looked into that in the -- and out Florida board and afterward. Shields started -- come in -- crichton's sensitively tax so anyway guys that schedules out we now know where we're going. We forgot to back to back -- of the west coast one in October 1 in December. We've got a bye week in week four which upset some people Paul -- view I you know that. I was done I've never been in argue against bye week and made fun of fuel and he why he wouldn't comment bullets at that. Or from month on and -- upset -- went on the bye week. Welcome like and I had a feeling -- gonna get at least one back to back west coast mean too yeah aren't that took me by surprise them but. But the -- we can before the -- which is important. When it comes you know prep for the playoffs down the stretch you want that week. You know beware they have at last it was perfect came after the Indy game. Very emotional game that they won and could go and take a week off and ran in and you know refocus for the playoffs so. Yeah -- in week -- they have three games and got to take a break. I'm I'm just it's just angry I just don't do I have -- English you so. You know. Some that some things set you off."

Play from 4:04[4:04]" I R I wanna stay out of those things a lot of talk about Eric US bill yesterday yeah with a that the two trips to the west coast in the back to back games on the west coast. Our consideration or staying out there and without saying yes he came as close to saying yes that they are they talked about it it's definitely consideration. I get a strong feeling is a good chance the patriots stay out there twice on the west coast -- I can't wait -- have PFW progress live from San Diego and sentence him to have exactly exactly and that in. They might happen at the superbowl you don't have an IST mine we PF Bentley or horrible that all of the -- the point boy my schedule was -- active in the paper and he's not coming back he's in a week vacation on the west coast employees and I'll just for the record -- look at numbers in Diego couple years ago had all the east coast trips yeah they -- have a bat the bat. It didn't -- jets don't the jets get scrutinized or like set up for a the jets really screw this thing I think this is the best if you have these I think it's a it's an -- have. Now assuming the players don't feel like I'm going to treat it and our booking a trip to al."

Play from 5:18[5:18]" When I look at the schedule it gave the tennis without the media's. Private toughest game is the whole game against Denver. Could you have the two back to back west coast trip that is the night game. Against San Diego that you come home underplayed a team that traditionally gives you trouble with Mike Shanahan as head coach so that was the game -- kind of look at it the that one word might not look that hard on paper but you gotta pick the Broncos are going to be better this season. I just assume when it's as Broncos patriots that you're in trouble. You that your dog -- beat so yeah I think that's going to be a tough game after the because you you gotta figure that chargers game is going to be a very physical or emotional game in San Diego."

Play from 5:57[5:57]" Be honest the Broncos got rid of that defensive -- that is built they know Jim Bates. I've come full circle on him he was put -- the Super Bowl last year he's going to do it again this year by -- I think the Broncos because as to out all about the and that can be agreed team by. We you've come off of those who. -- pac west coast games you know just looking at sixteen you know like everybody else now I think there are remote I think they'll probably win -- game but I think that I agree with the reasoning that kind of tough. I come -- the same thing I do most -- at this -- that I think that we -- and I think at the end -- Tuesday -- was. The strength of schedule was determined the other day as well and and the patriots are you dead last 387 I think is the winning it would be expected because they play the AFC east of the NFC west -- the worst divisions of football stands we discussed how. Personally of a huge step in that direction and by the dolphins -- won fifteen but I saw somebody who's smart and I. Did the -- and dolphins they're still so -- they -- jump one team if your move the dolphins in the equation. Did that person removed the worst team but he."

Play from 7:11[7:11]" that the apple Apple's. I just think it it is what it is I mean they had a tough schedule last year they went sixteen you know what I mean that it was sixty at all. With a tough schedule life you don't know which teams have been pretty good you have to -- in the traveling now this year across the country. He just you'd never know."

Play from 7:27[7:27]" And -- tough games that they travel I think you know at Seattle at Diego -- he -- not only travel 3000 mile the play them but you're playing. I can beat you want to get there I think Francisco Oakland games and I think become a little bit tougher because of the travel. But their games that you should -- I think Seattle San Diego two teams that. You know here or there would be formidable opponent and you know you you throw when the travel on management and those. Those against it may lose ball games you know when you -- as -- and you put the sixteen and stuff that's that's -- circulating that worry about you know. You know as bill is fielding a team. And everybody else -- automatically. Has and what 23 street. Regular season games before they play I want book -- on one foot without as at a new record they have to -- the lobby -- there is in nineteen already so was nineteen was -- regular season 21 was there overall world Austria. I think that the record they have right now the wranglers record then. Nineteen early season wins. Yours that I just I don't think the talk should be about -- they would succeed last year and finished eighteen -- one. In that did do anybody but it could all the players it's a you have already heard Wilfork -- Doug Jarvis Green there on the radio thought about being refocused and they're taking it as a step like procedure they lost in the AFC title game loss in the Super Bowl W -- left the next step. Which is funny per team that's been in the championship hunt much have to look at as they step like process. The other thing and that jumps out about the schedule is as Robert Kraft lobbied for couple weeks ago at the annual meeting he wanted to at 1 o'clock. Home opener at Gillette and -- they gave up by it week after I got -- the chiefs. I could be more sport about it event where it is nine rookie starters it would everyone to have by the -- have -- that's going to be but there's also like last year no shortage of late afternoon in and night games well they've got a very very have five. 815 RE thirty games schedules and -- I -- including the flight scheduled games like one more assuming twelve doesn't break his neck of another."

Play from 9:38[9:38]" Then of course you have to go to buffalo every year anyway quickly capitalized on October 28 you know it is only a foot of snow on the ground -- really I'm really bummed out about that because you know -- Buffalo's playing in Toronto yes and hoping that would be patriots always put Miami in the games. If we're trying to sell the world to American football like the worst team in football player. They go to Europe they go to -- and while I don't know I don't think the only game I think there. How awful well to help buffalo by what you witnessed a pill helping and I felt and I ended honestly watching it a lot of it all the games last year -- before games started. I was the people want an -- one other game that was one of the worst games I ever saw and you -- from you -- the team ultimately one of right now awful game. But given that Andy's point if you're going to have that game in wanted to be draw. And the bills play in the AFC east lineup plated Logan -- that that your. It's going to be -- regards one of those like with a novelty -- wired wired that's raiders item primetime and opening weekend while everyone's going to watch opening weekend. Everyone's going to watch Thanksgiving Day."

Play from 10:52[10:52]" That's I was kind of getting at with helping buffalo they're going to being out. The patriot game involved in orchard park right they're probably not going to bring out the money right game whereas this might give them a little bit of a ball in play in the game. In Toronto. But I was hoping for you nonetheless I was hoping to get a triple digits at the Toronto never been Meriden affinity to what -- and cause tidal. I would like to I had that novelty of playing -- plus I hate. The buffalo stadium will worst week."

Play from 11:20[11:20]" Is -- Toronto known for its the mama trio but it's not now. Him no I don't know if you heard rumors I've thought it would greatly go to Toronto talk about -- Montreal hadn't done up front though we are going to happen and he's -- good news for -- Jones fans. I heard Dallas has over the best -- clubs the United States the Dallas area so we'll have plenty to do in his off time when he becomes a cowboy. Another part of the schedule it though was insisting last year you we had a season. The three straight home games in December last season which we looked at and we thought my god that that's a gift you in the way the schedule to you -- yeah. Legs out and -- like how hard it is everything you're equating it to -- year old Percival. -- we all do that. -- put up say that the patriots were looking at it from the football thing yes MO we saw it last year with 3 home games general that's a gift for this team tapped that I've got a little gift for me or they -- for -- because they were played the dolphins the Jetsons. Well this year it's not quite the exact opposite but they still have three games out of four in December on the road. Which I think for the last X on the road 23 yes for the classics on the road you've got. That -- that ever happened -- with their offense."

Play from 12:44[12:44]" Who want to be in the wiggled through west coast in December. -- yeah you got it it's it's Seattle Seattle on December 7. That that could go either way policy and -- really haven't actually do it went at the raiders the following week that should be okay. Versus Arizona accurate -- And then at buffalo you were just talking about so even a kind of disappointed the -- only game was that late I think that could be a fun game to watch it -- for October. Now you talk it could be winning the could be no we have it takes away the element of excitement and game. And the patriots -- just beat them 26 it won't be on watch you know let's hope it's not like that the jets game that was in December this past year it's raining and they were running the ball time and brad Miller was running option plays that work that would you have Tom Brady and the -- of the football. But what do you guys think overall the schedule I mean last year I think we all thought instantly that it was a it was a great schedule for the -- obviously when it in and always. I think looking at this at a glance it there's five good teams in football that's what I think oh let's play at most -- the team's every week. I don't that while Medina -- the colts on paper the patriots are supposed to be virtually everybody except maybe the -- which is a pretty even game. Clinical supporting the chargers both on the road up. -- got Seattle on the row which isn't going to be gaming."

Play from 14:06[14:06]" Who who has total. Macias and he says predictions what do you what do you think this is going to be record wise look just looking on paper the schedule at thirteen thirteen and three -- for. So with a four."

Play from 14:19[14:19]" And it's such an area just mentioned it -- yet it was the colts. I'll say you lose to the chargers at the second game of back to back yeah. Who I don't know. Animals to grow up I don't think it'll be able colts because they played a tight in the Monday night before. It is my opinion that might you can argue was the most physical team in the NFL and there was an article a lot of trouble ticket yet -- Oakland I think they I think the right with India -- yet to pick the games they lose oh. I -- in Diego aren't at one division game. Yeah I yeah yeah they get upset that they couldn't get upset by anybody last year but they came close on number of occasions and he get a that was especially in everybody -- you know again like he just happy and really doing I don't know. I think that that the odd kind of alarmingly bright and and you lose to a team like you know. And Aaron like you know -- and wonderful on doesn't jump off right or division game maybe that yet you know all the money they -- maybe it works out in the -- era affordable team this year but they were two years ago and -- actually you know. Not Tom getting thirteen and three. I think they'll be out I go they -- Seattle chargers and colts and then your little -- doorstep of the three teams that I can beat any good teams I think those three teams are there at all or last year. You know aren't you know I mean I think -- we have enough talent that they could beat him. That tells me the patriots will be up for those three games and they -- right. That's that -- you're giving him a defensive stop them but he."

Play from 16:03[16:03]" Well I was gonna say people always up for the patriots but I think that they would succeed at all last year. Now especially now everyone's going to be -- to for a because teams don't wanna be. That's bad for a third other teams haven't he'd go undefeated and in the week. So this is going to be hard for them to be upper 32 straight games in Wimbledon -- the Super Bowl often there. This is regular season and -- young and ten edge of the record and some games they you know like last year they might not have their best. Their best effort like him Baltimore but they had enough talent to overcome that -- got a couple breaks. But I think they'll get caught a couple of times."

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Play from 21:18[21:18]" So what we're gonna the talk about the month the schedule while the first time at the eighties. I don't not at all talked me into eleven and five I think they're going to lose a game but there. Which going to be the -- regular over about people like you that -- worried about -- you know getting all these records you know worried about the approval of the that it wouldn't now threat threat that was -- not going to be the superbowl -- the divisional. Oh they're going to go away. Forced to put records out now who herbal -- gotta win that I'm not -- the week so we don't have to get -- touchdown I'm not one -- like go don't know he's dead. And I am I'm like Ryan agree with you don't know they're dead I could out roaming the earth and I can't rest until that happens in for me something so I might -- beer at rest and that we went so -- has -- touchdown catches if you were okay with that on everything ends up the -- on -- am I wasn't what the that would last year we gotta get all the records and everything now there pretty well I mean were they were there for the -- you might well. Topical for the records or I'd just say the focus of everybody -- was let's let's get the record this pile up points. Doesn't matter -- possible. Okay -- that that hurt them -- I'll just say let's not bring it up let's not spoke with people like you. We're an -- at the papering stupid questions. The colts or break records tell us -- it's all about the it'll add on me. 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I don't think as it was thirty into waiting arms out with -- I mean people think he was out to hurt the guy with -- that think that to -- you know -- I don't like having him in the right now are you thinking that poke him in the right at you made rambling -- a deal out of the fact that he didn't actually open in -- can -- what I was -- argument for -- I let go I just try than not when he gets all eyes. -- apologists try to make a point dependable for like you usually do I got I started talking thought to myself on hopefully it'll work out. Are as a method actor -- actually believes what you spewing ever idolize it was that you believe it. Practiced it it stands -- now even that I question. Web Brady what -- dot com -- web radio that. Every minute back -- ran out of material to work on the two weeks I can't give up the email address what you do one on the radio what you do you are up I'm glad to have you back to vote as I told you last week week. All it did in the lord -- ever in the I didn't yet that you brought me here. Tom and I've come to the realization that perished in -- what part going to drop the ball up and and you take rare take off for a week and a half and you come back on the day with the biggest amount of football news that we had in weeks that that that's that's on the first. -- the look at -- And Eric and I -- I had no just thought it just so everybody knows. We actually gave -- compliment that he was a good -- the first -- additional power threat. And out of compliment it is the it was the first -- with Albert given some television writer oh all. I -- Otherwise known as getting hosting duties themselves for a right so -- we -- schedule yet back to back west -- Killer we'll look for me and everything it's better than for the objects and habits or times in the are all spread out. I think that hurt us we're talking about you can get the players to beat take a business approach while out there I think it's better way to do you know I've heard coaches and players that sometimes being on the road. He had that controlled environment though -- right -- better we're prepared if they do that then I think it's better this whole political prepare better than we did the last time they -- Ottawa general there was a little family involved -- like the Super Bowl without all of the extra nonsense that the looking to perhaps gain for the week both right. It will be tough. Why put on paper and but it won't be on one we have today where -- you -- Adobe acrobat -- going to be in Vegas so obviously a New England that your putt about -- will it'll be out there so we use and it's not easy for -- what would you be by dusty -- my team and be well renteria and a printer and an FTP site were good ago. You tell us -- here and in -- way it works out it's not easy but then. I'd have to say we could speak about the stupid -- or -- right and we -- edit them it was going to be all the questions we're going to be up. You know conference -- like they do during -- of people it will probably. Where they got to practice yeah we're all hell you going to do his part I don't podium. You know where this week. Could be in a hotel ballroom and there's a lot of questions so t