Ben Coates Conference Call - 7/7/2008

Mon, 7 Jul 2008

Former Patriots tight end addresses the media during his conference call to discuss his enshrinement into the Patriots Hall of Fame on July 7, 2008. Transcript to follow

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Play from 2:03[2:03] ..." full all of who you know before you also who. -- this book review helpful."...

Play from 2:20[2:20] ..." or something like batter you're pretty happy to coaching at you have high school kids."...

Play from 4:17[4:17] ..." A -- congratulations -- a question them. But it for Bill Parcells -- everybody knows he like that really just decided to evolve into the offense a much. Of that do you think helped"...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" That are there. There okay and blow it up for questions I get up Ben congratulations. I did when did you get -- did you get word today in what was -- This reaction."

Play from 0:13[0:13]" I think much I think it was -- well -- well all. We'll hit out not really on the for the into all of it wobbles through a book you'll. No let alone the world wouldn't have been going -- with do you know. All of you that all the all the all the good."

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Play from 1:51[1:51]" It -- African about the glow about first off congratulations obviously. And depth it just -- what are you doing now are you involved in football is still coaching."

Play from 2:01[2:01]" Good or full all of who you know before you also who. -- this book review helpful."

Play from 2:14[2:14]" Q would you see yourself at some point want to -- the NFL as a coach you're out there GM or something like batter you're pretty happy to coaching at you have high school kids."

Play from 2:23[2:23]" Our Martin world war right now but hopefully I won't -- did it -- to get back involved. We'll we're right visible we'll -- All in all the golden they won't it's almost a ball -- warmup."

Play from 2:47[2:47]" mapped from top by the Boston. I didn't congratulations what was their reaction of your friends and family when when they bowed out."

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Play from 4:17[4:17]" A -- congratulations -- a question them. But it for Bill Parcells -- everybody knows he like that really just decided to evolve into the offense a much. Of that do you think helped you some of the big numbers he put up there when New England during the years there."

Play from 4:37[4:37]" I don't want a lot what was really what got we we went global. It was -- but ultimately it will or thank you."

Play from 4:57[4:57]" And heard it's question but what's your favorite memory completely you repeat. Sure just wondering what what your favorite memory instrument it's playing here and went."

Play from 5:12[5:12]" All of this -- we will. It is conceivable we did you know full well that in war you. It was my -- How would you talk about that you do you go over what. What are always. You know we'll open you -- all or football."

Play from 5:44[5:44]" I was sorry I can't relate to coverage -- the field because of the because wholesale."

Play from 5:51[5:51]" It feels great to be nominated people old he will went all the who all the ball. I'll we -- all -- great we'll -- Twenty what everybody ball -- what -- home."

Play from 6:22[6:22]" They've that you -- nominated last cared using it and Stanley Morgan about it. We disappointed last year when -- it would have been that the play this year being given the."

Play from 6:33[6:33]" Out of -- before. The all the you oh believe what you it did you know whether part of this people Gordon -- you know let me he got or. As we thought we more what if what if about it that what what it. Thank you just talk with a special connection you went through both had on the field. All of -- make me through through toward well. Physically didn't move to a you couldn't let me go to the ball well. He -- because he knew. Somebody that he. Game total it was cool to -- vulnerable -- what we want. As you noted. Well we'll be all people both good. Probably won't go see exactly what we'll do -- again it worked so well -- also."

Play from 7:50[7:50]" Then with under a terrific getting into the the pro football training camp and do you think there's room for another Patriot to join in --"

Play from 8:00[8:00]" All we but just couldn't if you can't miss that well you know opened. Opened up the we will."

Play from 8:10[8:10]" And everything this year is that there's this -- could be that called to look at. Go sit here and they don't know where rather that they fit into I think everybody who so good people that went."

Play from 8:28[8:28]" That is brought up questions prevent."

Play from 8:31[8:31]" And you don't what if you went -- here because republika who maybe tomorrow so what. The -- rules that -- who really two."

Play from 8:51[8:51]" If we don't have anymore questions nominal have been go. Thank you Ben Coates for joining us and congratulations again -- her you know -- to -- itself -- Thank you and -- him that well"

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[0:37]..." do you think separate you know. There's a lot of talk of Tom Brady obviously he would sit -- thinking you were -- around at what separate. -- that you were able to have so much "...

[0:58]..." school that did that it. Later than formidable they have hired the Peyton yes we have war toward a lot more and more work. A lot harder for you compute who were probably wouldn't -- "...

[2:38]..." in all the golden they won't it's almost a ball -- warmup. "...

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