Logan Mankins on Patriots Friday

[0:01] ..." and hop on board with another one of our Patriots Friday irregulars. Logan Mankins is on the line -- and I don't. Bill -- good. Logan what's happened how how's it. How's the being back home"...

[4:50] ..." backs and if you. If you noticed the difference in the news LaMont Jordan's back here or -- you said you make different he does go block but in -- and quarterback. Matt Cassel. You know you guys he took five sacks last week that's not all of and you some of those are on him."...

[5:51] ..." B guns interested -- obvious -- earlier. The strange thing is that Matt Cassel is in his mid twenties yet. He's got the least amount of experience of any quarterback in the NFL because all of"...

[7:25] ..." minutes of the season. We look at that San Diego defense without Shawne Merriman does that look like a big hole in the middle of that defense trio."...

[11:31] ..." I'd Logan take care. -- Logan Mankins joining us from California."...

[0:00]" Let's go back to the west coast and hop on board with another one of our Patriots Friday irregulars. Logan Mankins is on the line -- and I don't. Bill -- good. Logan what's happened how how's it. How's the being back home kind of I don't recognize. We're Greta good everything going good. If he had a chance to visit with any of your family the -- at least none are they too far away from where you --"

[0:25]" No actually Monday. When we got an effective. Joba my parents out there. It denied there it would -- back grandparent. It was nice -- here."

[0:36]" And Logan -- story is I'm sure you've told it many times than not. I hear so many. Accounts of how you grew up mean you're dealing with a cattle I mean. Exactly what you're doing mean what what did you do. It in and outside of Fresno correct. -- Grew up tell us about our farm hand what what happened what was the gives the specifics."

[1:03]" Well my family they have. Cattle ranch they were you get older. People. Even though it -- the produced station hamburger stuff where you have we we -- them we have the mother. And then we. This rate -- from when they're babies. They're dependable Truman that we -- the people of which. We did everything from. He'd known. Ran in on doing all the that they you do with."

[1:33]" Russell. I etiquette of the dated read it and got a real woman hold them down they just totally open you'd do that -- Well we do it which did you. It."

[1:53]" So Howell weren't Reggie lived out -- resident and -- that -- yeah I. So how were you when you when you first started when he -- you started eight years older."

[2:03]" from the -- Beckett -- remembered. Without widow's island with -- a little -- but and I got older the -- addicted to figure what the I don't bigger than -- because."

[2:18]" Little better than that the rights on -- I had read somewhere that you broke you pretty proficient rodeo skills -- one."

[2:28]" Yeah out pretty good. Brooklyn in Oakland. And pretty good with a rope they'll. I -- we did that from our economic remembered who I get those big in the competition."

[2:41]" People may not believe this but there are actually places in this country where where collegiate -- You can compete rodeo skills can't --"

[2:51]" Have. One of the schools that are on the west coast and then exit and Oklahoma. That -- that they fielding has. People get scholarships because they're -- the is the big you know in the western part of the western country."

[3:05]" Is there any any transferring. From. -- to being an offensive linemen are are are there any skills you doing your job now that you learn when you were eight years old."

[3:18]" But a -- I would dude -- bigger stronger and that group and has just -- a lot of and it backcourt they."

[3:26]" You mean you can't you can't just wrote Louise guest DL and half and that about it."

[3:31]" I could I could know of but. -- flag on the that the."

[3:35]" If you could use a rope that might actually help some. How did you think -- offensive line as a group performed last weekend the win in San Francisco."

[3:45]" And we did pretty good. And we did really well on the running game we've we've played physical only we've -- we've been edited mental effect at. Or fitness and a lot of blog. The passing game we did this for the most part which don't give up to -- Eric and a couple of new pressures. But I think we're getting that worked out there. There aren't we run the ball like we did against the niners we're going to have a lot of the."

[4:10]" You know a lot of people in Boston probably don't get a chance to see. Patrick Willis on a regular basis he really is a beast. But like you guys and neutralized and you feel the same way."

[4:23]" Yeah you know he had a good player -- the -- future in in make if you don't block simple make every tackle there. We did a good to have it -- not I'm not to let them belt but there's -- habit it's tackle. Which we -- finished -- block on them and that's early. Over at about seventy tackles there's if you don't -- the guy is they'll make everything look."

[4:46]" I asked you last week about -- couple weeks ago about different backs and if you. If you noticed the difference in the news LaMont Jordan's back here or -- you said you make different he does go block but in -- and quarterback. Matt Cassel. You know you guys he took five sacks last week that's not all of and you some of those are on him. Is it is they're learning process of getting used to. His delivery in knowing when he's going to get rid of the ball."

[5:18]" Well not so much but it is it is different or bought it from that aren't your -- is going to be in and Eric. Maybe that went to the right that would for the left a little bit. At what meant he had more mobility and arm so he could be brought it out they're you don't know it because it's inscription on you -- And it just and it takes so little time were meant to get the pocket presence the that. I'll let a lot more experience than that there -- is it better that it."

[5:49]" You know how outstanding dale if you B guns interested -- obvious -- earlier. The strange thing is that Matt Cassel is in his mid twenties yet. He's got the least amount of experience of any quarterback in the NFL because all of those guys for the most part all of them played college except for him."

[6:08]" Yeah that's true he. That is or you're. He had little about experience and I think you'd go to break up for a vote he's ever played in the last what is that. 989 here is that what you're doing a good -- pay -- three and one of our quarterback -- On the beat you in w.s were right with the."

[6:30]" Logan as we look at the San Diego D fence on paper it looks like a totally different group. I mean they're they're statistically at least one of the worst defenses. In the AFC right now when you look at them on film they looked totally different team than the team that you played here as as recently as the playoffs last year."

[6:49]" No not so much they still have a lot of good players and -- not. Not in the well delegate a seventeen point let. -- But they're dangerous and still -- the Beckett have thrusters and they got figured in the middle. And it any given week and they're they're going to put -- hurt and they -- seven. And it all came together for a hit and this could easily Coakley -- come together for a we put it on them and -- you'd never know."

[7:20]" Do you guys have ever have been playing without your star player here release since the first seven minutes of the season. We look at that San Diego defense without Shawne Merriman does that look like a big hole in the middle of that defense trio."

[7:34]" Now our idols you know all of not before Tucker he's golden. He's a good player do -- a lot of time. Which on that went skiing net that's where they would get them loose and you'd make a lot of that that way it. I think back to force children better than 92 -- and really well prepared -- there they're very good players do. There have been a lot of that they built environment. Us. And they're still play good I don't know I think it's -- that much there's a lot of people think it is."

[8:05]" What was that like matching up against them I mean you've you've played against them a number of times in. You guys have seen them in the playoffs the last two years. What are some of the challenges of facing a man."

[8:16]" America and wanted that -- he's got speed he knows what he wants to do. And you've always come up it's under a mile an hour and investor a lot of strength where. That guy is better than a lot of the system and at 260. Partners that you've found so. -- is that -- have been really well and he's it everywhere at this guy you play with a high motor and he knows culminated never stopped the I think that was is that that's you -- never stopped. We need to keep god and will break reading it away in the but the without the best thing he does he owed."

[8:52]" Not thing about this slogan if if your linebacker. Especially in San Diego scheme when they just want to pressure the quarterback. You have sex as your scorecard and and defensive end. They have saxons -- scorecards. No offensive linemen it's more of an internal props kind of thing from your offensive line coach say look you got you graded out well he got a pancake here. You guys keeps the unofficial stat of holding the guy. Like John Merriman sack -- I mean is that some. Is that something that you guys keep track could you guys really have. I'd done a good job against them and I don't think he has many sacks if the Patriots have any."

[9:32]" That I that I had in the -- I think that we've played them. But if you are the last couple years it got a couple let guys like that you know you're eventually they're -- they're going to get the best that you every ballot and well when we go against good players that are good players around the league we always but hold them down the whole game. Like it as it give up but that this on the -- and that that but it does. Really it is its lead in. If not I would I don't think we Duke it out people are -- aware that the guys in the room we know whether -- I've really but it looked at the bit where."

[10:04]" As you you -- it had a running back and say hey Matt I'll I'll rope a -- for you one day or so."

[10:09]" There or name -- California Sunday. I ordered it. Fifth at works who actually now to open the week it's almost over this this you know spend time on the west coast thing that was kind of an experiment here. How do you think it went overall."

[10:25]" I think it's gone so good so far -- want to go out here so. I don't know I don't that we give their Spirit or that I think it's good or that -- are. We didn't have to travel and -- the -- and signed -- that we that the -- here you're right and and I know our bodies we'll let it could be that the speaker that a lot of risk the if we -- again it will definitely be worth this and well -- everywhere and it makes everything what does that well."

[10:55]" If you win you need to do it again if you lose don't ever think that it's ever going to happen again and yet it. -- We appreciate time is always good luck this weekend. A guy loves me at Logan. Yeah."

[11:09]" Take a nice call in last week harassing Matt Light -- heard that that was -- Larry."

[11:15]" I know I I called it and I did everything planned out. As a -- with a trade request here but maybe next promote democracy."

[11:22]" Eddie said to you I think Logan at the collar Logan need to worry about doing your -- got a."

[11:28]" I don't get the editor -- popular."

[11:31]" I'd Logan take care. -- Logan Mankins joining us from California."