PFW in Progress - 7/31/2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008

Listen to this edition of PFW in Progress as writer Michael Parente joins the team. We'll discuss all the highlights from training camp and which players have made an impression thus far. Take a break with Fred, Paul, Andy, Michael and Erik as they give you the latest scoop from Gillette Stadium and answer your questions. Listen LIVE Tuesday's and Thursday's from 12-2 p.m. and email your comments to webradio@patriots.com.

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Play from 10:02[10:02]" Last two practice. I thought last night I don't I don't interrupt you I if I prologue time but. I'm not a -- yesterday afternoon's practice. And second half the the latter part of today's practice morning's workout. Whereas and detaining them you know critical I love the goal line up that that is the unity of the track morning. But lively work out a lot of contact. You only got an average and knocking guys all of -- place yesterday afternoon in and obviously that the -- contact at the goal line today but those built as educating as a practice event -- that -- that in his press conference oh in every part like fashion you know. Did you got your first over for the pins out there on the goal line we win and we lose -- Lewis older and they and a younger only Andy can. But I would focus more on the individual guys I thought yeah there's been a number of guys that have continued to show up. I think Gerard Mayo is clearly. Getting more regret ever whatever as he gets more comp book is every day it's like he's lying around more more. May have flown around a little too much today when he he completed punter Chris -- which -- it clearly -- will not -- it was not a laughing matter there was he was not happy with it. And it was kind of via a jerk move to be on that you you get your punter doing out kick coverage. And immediately Albania a former well all American you know division three football player that you work at the shop mark when you're doing special industrials that you know. Lol -- like Derek and I could never match you know. And I. Eric was -- about hunter and now -- even including -- Do you know that the punter. And that always -- do it yet so there's no real. Like he was that your -- he made that decision and he did a jerk like thing on the field that it is no I think bill. Characterize it like was a drill that they'd stated in it was a tick off that pick Irving. -- I think you -- with -- and the only way you can be -- a -- where -- pulled -- I didn't -- and -- went to the center of the field and then -- the return -- out in -- put him -- yet -- Hilton -- you know obviously want. To go -- want an actual work I'd. But the same time you know that's all we got out -- Pelfrey have to watch out for each other and make sure you're taking care of one another group and say that mailed to the wrong thing but I think players -- people okay so I mean it is service come -- I guess that's how you weren't under and I was was both. I don't know I don't know play. Yeah -- 65 or if you you know -- in the end zone and I got from the that way goat jerk like move on the plate he's been flying around all I've been very impressed with me and I think the other guy that when he's been on the field has been dominant while Moss would be and a categorical tuchman in his -- more. Every time he's at practice he's in the backfield he's grab a quarterback backed them ball today grabbing a running back in the backfield. He has been virtually unblock able. Part of that might be the offensive line is going through some of -- all caps were different -- Matt -- and out now haven't practice Guerrero. You know you have. Catch a plane left I would Donald whole lot of and his career plus he. Dating back into the right things optimism for a couple days. You have -- it -- been out there a little -- Alan -- I think -- yesterday to you know running biking group again and catcher Billy gates has been operating at the right guy against him basically dealing with Mankins and coping as the only real daughters that have been out there every practice and and the other guys -- three I've been moving parts. And it's you know at the defects line of -- to -- wanted to bottom of the little bit today and he had a good yesterday afternoon dunes. Yesterday afternoon and he. The defense line was -- and eight which you're serum that practice he dusty got it. The defensive line -- Richard Seymour Vince Wilfork and Taiwan despite a lot of more conventional with a line you know when I met him at -- I like -- look -- RL -- generalities are people knew I was talking about Warren will look more like Andy's Andy has fallen out of -- dominant -- and is -- an honor the that is it is -- his room in -- little love train -- and I -- it doesn't -- in out of sight out of mind -- the field over the place."

Play from 14:29[14:29]" I nightcap. You you've been busy at your other job kind of tying and got the for that the Cuban camp but you know it was new life in in the tent well you fill it out it's 53 men were. And look I don't know I value I'd I'd order like any other team right now have you -- my you know fans kinda. Get to know you give us your impressions of the team going into the season from what you know so far."

Play from 14:53[14:53]" Bother the football no question about it don't think anything change why haven't superbowl but -- like the you'd done defensively over the -- I like the mixture -- all the young haven't got -- hank Williams and Jane and then make -- has used the veteran leadership. At entering PFW all the time and I read my -- dot com update. Because now they will be -- is exactly like greeting every day that the next I damp you know they don't -- Mister -- not individually line of attack. And with direct deposit here and it's not expecting little letdown but. I'd. Put -- there -- He's you know there is -- move like -- Williams or bring in a guy complete two positions in the one that you like about camp -- Alec about the perfect throw guys out there. And it broke at at all with a beacon looks like we'll bills -- Tank Williams well I mean he's right now playing a lot of linebackers so. I like the versatility like having guys that -- I think you can build something and it doesn't really. It's like having two guys me when you have one guy to Iraq body complete to -- like taking an eight yard line. You know I'd like it oh I -- guys that I. Probably Chris Eric gay joke -- and right. You stood. Out among your -- went away as it apparently -- Duca a you know it was a really I've been -- the only line that exactly the impact anywhere from the same town inherited -- Cabrera and -- when he leaving for can't. Tomorrow tomorrow morning --"

Play from 16:25[16:25]" I don't -- that -- as much -- but we didn't -- enough -- that's -- why -- that would -- how emotional -- yesterday -- would have -- and everything -- while -- our government -- after -- was asked -- new -- and -- never -- It. Yeah I -- I never heard of hank Aaron was. And that that is. -- I'm a lot -- on with. Yes let me on the field -- apology from and you know any building I think Andy -- right. Around the time -- draft that right after that you know it -- on board with -- that high at number ten. You know it's enough for me and we -- fire is once again. If you know pills -- Not a -- I am I think -- I think he you know -- that job right I think he has been exactly as advertised. In athletics that. Guy who can to a lot of different things and he can play the run it out on screens he can complain coverage unum. You know hopefully doing anything like battle -- pass rush oil pass -- clearly comfortable -- tiger and yeah I was talking about that afterward and and Bruton. And if you need to kind of guy you know one -- Dhabi it -- I think it's a little -- Peter King like. You talk until they five I asked I want to -- Mayo told me today -- question about the general when I don't agree -- I don't -- I didn't ask him about the leading -- I didn't that it -- him -- if I had -- Anyway that -- the other basically that's what I mean I don't want anything else it's. Okay -- ago. If you wanted to and -- showed up on the radio it's great block kind of a little on the field the want to get cleaned it well how. It's a Kevin ball I don't know -- the lawyer you're there and I think that there is help. Or just let it like yeah. Error because I thought why quite a way I did not not only to people were -- enough to deeply punter they can help Brett might be in point that was he Devin he pleaded not all be -- exactly -- nobody want to -- over the field look both ways when you cross him. -- carry out. He'll join me letters -- him. Survive it will not to Dubuque but I don't I have yet he wanted to -- want to or. Taking the body shots that Chris. Are right outlet radio pay to dot com like an alleyway a lot of very well is there welcome Mike -- the -- the votes in right great job on the block -- overall how does the but the -- On average defense has been better than often you can read it on the call. A -- like. Okay. What did you put it right in. The literate I've written a defense you'd pirated and you know. I think that in the case the last couple them know early and especially early in the defense. Generally tend to be to get with it more than. But when -- is what. I -- offense. Are you are -- the profits -- little that only because there are -- or are currently the offense has looked questionable what what time a lot of I lost a lot of -- didn't play I think a lot of the offense. Has been predicated on. That other night when Brady looked like Matt Cassell where he would roll out. By not getting keep Rolen out -- I eat now that I would outlaw that I am yeah they play with a lot -- the -- a one man show my point is that because yup. Well like. That -- me one. On making -- catch that. Topic too many other guys would make my point that the bulk of the time they've been successful and Randy Moss out on the battle over the goal line and out how to -- and awful I got -- LaMont Jordan and -- had. No for the end zone to -- did you where they actually tackle Kelly I was I was okay. My -- I live goal lives in practice I thought the offense -- lot of our economy. Yeah. Four. I don't know but -- it was more than Jordan in anymore school they won -- they've both got -- in the -- been -- shy of the goal line and -- that -- and one of those where -- yelled -- now -- than they pulled through with a with a second effort -- don't -- press -- secondary -- into -- secondary -- what I -- of -- Right but even and no one really gotten in Paris by mosque in absolutely Wheatley. While the woman well. But don't I don't write up an -- Anyway they'll there -- and -- three behind him. But O'Neal was there were always really. I thought it was really going away he teed off with. You know with register you know I've been out for awhile now Webster and Bryant and and you know we I think those guys individually I've been impressed. On an act and I'm encouraged by all vehicle shortly injury hopefully web injuries not. Miss a practice round portable that but they -- positive or negative you take the line -- they. Authentic it was part of that David Toms had a bad ankle but I actually. It carried the way has worked out -- if it nodding and there's half. Could be a positive because they've got a lot of different group of the first unit they've had as bill that today -- was in Anderson in his at him with Aaron and the corners Bryant and out -- the bulk of the work but then the rookies have had their opportunity Wheatley a pumped up for Webb Webb was out there. It could be a good thing -- none of them are -- a lot of water that Bryant Wheatley. I worry about the one group right now so I'd worry about than he is equally and yet. I guy. Taking away rent Rome will be that allow it to happen totally different. But they're pretty deep and and by that Indy -- the play yesterday that would talkin' about at a very odd lineup out there and they've really only had one true corner. And they had what what what amounted to a port hole it would have linemen with. The restart we keep it. Yet there was then they had did the regular two out I'd linebackers in camp which your way out of three able with the and they had Tank Williams in and Tedy Bruschi. That's like the fourth for part but Williams wasn't really at we have he was at the third but no he was -- line in the secondary guy and and even if you counted him the which I would count him a -- in Atlanta couldn't do an -- they -- what three. But he was like a roll over exactly and you had meriwether behind him. With Rodney and only an O'Brien that was the eleven guys that run field -- was really only Fernando Bryant was a quarterback now you might say. Meriweather was serving a corner but he was back deep. Without acting out with Rodney in that Tank Williams was kind of not a linebacker not in the secondary yet made the play and on this particular rap that talking about he deflected a pass that meriwether -- in acting like that Bryant got have to keep I don't like it. -- to an odd it was an odd and I think he's member that theory I had about. The John B and eighty bills redefined and I'd linebackers and beat and -- based in now Tank Williams if he's going to that like. Full time like really considering that pass defense position. But I think might happen that there just assuming that everybody can be in three wide. It's the whole thing you know -- restart. And one running back and he'll teams line up with tight ends and maybe a -- back. I'm not going to put victor -- with Bruce you don't have been more conventional."

Play from 24:54[24:54]" But you know today when they were -- eleven on eleven in the middle of the field. Mayo was getting a bulk of the -- at the middle and it would which out Bruschi -- hot season. And he's nibbling at it and it's very an older team -- very well he gets you may have a couple gets a couple right I think he's really developed and I think he's going to latch on I think I think your -- surprised -- kind of -- And yeah. That's. Wow poignant gators that want it kept on point. He was the last go ahead. I at all -- interrupt everybody. Turned MI oh America they skipped out. -- Like. I effort. Male -- was getting a lot more than -- and he was saying and when they were making rotation. Bruschi was coming now was comin' back and Williams I think might have been and once or twice but I need to be taken as the one I've mail art. And -- and said he's right. On the edge there even though after practice when he -- in the media he was given a hole on rookie -- whole lot to learn am no where near being. What you look at him on the field he's playing a little more an attitude little bit more confident he's been a lot more -- everyday so. The Korean -- lot closer to him in maybe Tank Williams starting tackle backseat and that."

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