Adam Schefter

and rain this morning for Dennis and Callahan -- Sports Radio WEEI. 617779850 the telephone number the toll free line is 888525. 850 you can also reach just Dennis and Callahan at WEEI dot com -- mean reached. Right some emails will reads those emails on the program but at this time we will c'mon program. Adam show after from NFL network Adam it is great to visit with you again and as always number one and number two. So we're or what you -- worried about who's not playing as much as who's going to play for this final week in --

There's no question about that generally kept noticed you damage in this -- get to the questions. Basically you know he'll -- games you know -- you to -- matchup you know who despite this -- it was quite. And they want it was not like and when you talk about the Dallas Cowboys lost a Redskins near the Marion Barber. He's going to get very little action if action at all so that could be made that they're going to be rest -- I think -- of the sport right now but lost Tony Romo to Terrell Owens in. That's not good news that it won't siege of the Minnesota Vikings were opened the -- cowboys. Beat the Redskins on Sunday to propel. One of those other teams in the playoffs but is Marion Barber is not playing and they're going to rest -- Dominican rest of their other injured players. I just excessive to certain message that is not being sent to -- it but right now it's it's directly opposite what Bill Belichick is doing and I. We're stake initiative that was about the order arrest that the Ol wiley is -- Other teams did Billie holiday should be resting and talk about regressed and don't want to continue to collapse and he did.

Isn't that the way the game should be played I mean I mean that's what we've we've debated here a little bit John myself because I think. In the patriots team planet has been and we just awhile there we we play in. If it's in hand and and when it's stately and Campbell will pull back a little bit but. You know I think that's how the patriots are going to approach it because. Of everything connected to a but I think the giants should definitely do that because they would get a bump out of playing well and playing their guys against the patriots. They need to get better the giants -- just woefully consistent so this is an opportunity against the best team in football to get better for your playoff --

There's no question about that an end to be actually that doubled waste I've seen teams rest players. And I -- seeing teams play players. And obviously every situation is unique different assistant -- the -- at the bottom line it eclipse -- our memory do you play the game to -- And it took me you guys should be out there going look at the rest its players next week it's not but okay everybody rests at. And this week everybody place -- used public toward injury. Added there's that could actually that it -- an area. Then everybody will second guess it short of that don't want to say anything because they've proven that that's an attempt basically everybody at but he -- a -- That that's basically -- work here. It's so they go let -- play and and the giants. I'd like particular player I don't know exactly -- going to handle it I don't know I think the players really want to play I really do -- Yeah I remember here that I think people rewritten every stuck in the history. But the patriots had the chance to make. What guess what every team. At least know England from now through what ever is left of the patriots keys that we -- to last until the first and -- February. They have a chance to make history. Because any team that beat the patriots. It's remembered the same way that we talked about the 85 dolphins that you don't 173 simple stop registered curiosity.

Who won the seventy every. Call the seven that would be from the 72 season 73 season yet in the 74 Super Bowl no.

give up overwhelmed because they're safe sides.

That would have been Miami.

That's right everybody Riverside office. And I think that whoever beat the patriots now. Go to dentistry it has to keep everybody remembers to talk about. You know immediately got to make the play that day is part of football history to beat patriots meet. Actually it's what teams are playing for whatever they played the patriots right now.

Playing for a slice of their own little more talent.

That's absolutely I mean yes. That question.

But here's the thing. Obviously the giants the last couple years have won at the end of the season they've had to win to get into the playoffs and they failed miserably in the playoffs in the opening round. And the pressure I think you still got to be on Tom problem to have some kind some modicum of post season success here how best does he get there.

He could play the quarterback in the it will -- you know the quarterback can't be thrown 34 completions like he did against Russia received just two weeks ago. Now they wanted to buffalo -- Russia's a quarter it took that you. They're going to have to leave our running game they're going -- got some big plays of the sets and they got heavy lamenting not make mistakes. And managed again by it would come back -- expression yours -- me. Where and when when he starts throwing up respects -- and hit balls slurring and they're everywhere. You'd just compromiser chances to and so uploaded to the quarterback can't make mistakes that's -- saying it's going to really hurt that. In the playoffs but -- look at that running game. And and and that's why Agassi the quandary if you'd -- Brandon Jacobs healthy for that Saturday night came in camp -- the buccaneers. The giants. Play this Saturday at least eliminate we doubt they played the following Saturday night in camp but I guess the buccaneers walk target so. We writing about it -- I personally -- the coaching staff I don't all of my coaches gearing up. To play the buccaneers studying the buccaneers studied everything that they do so that. You don't just what's in your game play going to week it is it is possible but -- bad and to -- Would be almost an afterthought discreetly in preparation not effort not effort -- it.

Yeah but isn't that shortchanging your team if you have that mindset doing it to a that you're not preparing the way. You can tell your players to go out there give it their all would have your regulars out their -- but isn't that shortchanging your team not putting them in the the proper position or the best position to an underrated team.

Yet to search it actually has submitted -- denying that but. Again who would you rather be game planning right effort knowing -- offer kept batters just dashing and hey you know -- And and maybe. I've always a little strong and I think maybe 82. They will look to a straight at the very least they're quality control coach is -- is always or break it up so what they have been attributed he would explore it.

Well let's. Like I guess hypothetically say that the giants gonna have their a team out on the field in the patriots will have very team on the field on Saturday night. How could the giants beat the patriots what would need to come together outside of Eli Manning playing. -- a perfect game which we haven't seen from him yet on what would come together for the giants in order for them to beat the patriots assuming that they're going with. There a list players.

Well remember now we've seen unbeaten teams played this season lose in this thing okay in 98. The Denver Broncos went there their -- you know. Against detector giant team that was playing can't ram at quarterback and they lost okay so. It's tricky stating what weather conditions the weather forecast sir as -- pretty good. -- is going to get this -- year. But I think that you're going to see the giants have to get pressure on Tom Brady to start at the number one -- Whatever okay you got to pressure going to take a look at a comfortable pocket. He got to get them. Taking a little bit and they're that is not -- easy -- okay so. That's number one number two you've got to win the turnover battle and you got just that was sort of game and that's what was given the same. This week. Two weeks when the patriots play dead. And every game from this point or you have to pressure ready yet to win the turnover battle you're gonna have to that's a good running -- majority each of those 36. You got a chance to beat.

Com how much are you buying into the fact that the National Football League capitulated to save pressure in terms of making this game available ensemble cast his weekend them.

Well this historic it obviously is very close call with -- work of furcal that work and I'll tell you that. I'm very happy for the fans nobody's going to be denied the chance to keep the game. I have eight personally 88 mixture of almost double same because. It's it's it's a long protracted battle here and it's been so important for the people less so now we're we've worked so hard and we want. And that worked distributed as much as possible right outside 40% of all the country music 41000035 or whatever that number it's a big government it's not. You know became the number and we look to see -- happen because what I think had been lost in all the discussion theoretical we can get your games kind of felt that work. And that kind of bothers me because. It's very definitely watch the network. It became just another saying that we you know and -- lots of good football program if you're a football -- You know that they saw last there's a lot of content on there is a lot of people look. Awfully hard to make that a very entertaining and informative channel I believe it is.

Adam how did this all come together do you have in the background as for how long ago it started when that talk started when the networks you know approach the best partners approached.

Well -- about this or everybody news -- game where. There -- it was going to. Be an issue and a giant carrier there was bring pressure and threatening the weeks antitrust and it became an issue a political issue and I -- look what I got endorsers they have got 330. It is much mighty black braves don't know the first -- I think go to -- discussion huge appetite so and I looked at.

you're inside the four walls there and in touch with people in the end if you had to -- yes and we haven't heard Robert Kraft in comment on this but. I I'd be shocked if he didn't play a key role in pushing this through but in the end wouldn't Roger Goodell capitulated more to the owners and to any senator politician out there who may be threatening you know the antitrust exemption.

Well polish British where I guess that I felt bad about yesterday not much before anybody else got that -- okay. And -- tell you is that the -- just doesn't. Randomly make decisions. Without totally passionate about okay take so well thought out the best course of action easily taken a lead and pretty successful. So I don't know. What is -- at a conference call with all of the owners I don't know whether they had accomplished coaches to broadcast committee. I don't know what they had a conference call with the owners of the -- I don't know I can't doubt I'd be curious but my guess would be. That to broadcast committee and that and and then heavy hitters to -- the real powers could be. Discuss the item. And debated the merits all of putting this on Saturday night and all the channels and they pay ultimately decided that this should be the best course of action.

Adam for the uninitiated again Adam shook from the national network joining us on WEEI. For those that have not seen your product -- what kind of role do you have in game broadcast what kind of vote presentation will you have in specifics for Saturday night's game.

So -- first of all dedicated to begin will be Jennifer Miller are those channels so political Miller broadcast -- you know -- where -- we kind of talked lower which will not get get -- show us I think six hour pregame show up later it looked so the long.

I strikes and a half hours of patriots programming leading up to it to.

Good double double live by it and -- older they get while we are obviously just a pregame show and then during the game welcome to me was just -- a patient keep it paid -- five roughly for the first. So much for support of the game broached the topic of episode that's interstate so might actually at least hopefully and then. And then up their sideline guys for the game. So that was it got to be a lot sometimes they don't go to be an all my guess in a game like this would be that the public and to be that much because they gave -- so captivating and don't be beat that. Definitely have refer to because then the post game -- game then this. I'll be doing deep player interview on the field with the started it.

They were you notion we worked together now on -- crafting their first hit their Adam you know we did -- yeah and.

No -- he would he would Woody Guthrie gets a good just.

We you know we could come up when I'm sure we got a few callers who could suggest something if you want to use them as resources one thing that's a little bit interesting and I don't know if you had a chance to you know here Tom Brady's comments from yesterday but. There's as the notion of embracing sixteen and -- you know they still brought the terms of you know 161 game winning streak since it and the patriots beat that we've become accustomed to hearing but. You know he was standing in front of his locker yesterday in the and kind of embracing the moment embracing the historical significance and you you think about what can be toppled in this game not to sixteen and -- what the individual records that the the pats will be shooting for we would expect in the come out firing in that first quarter but you know it's not something that they're trying to ignore no matter how hard Bill Belichick tries and it's impossible at this at this point to ignore this there's.

About it but you're ignoring it up until this wish you were really it's like -- all right okay. Okay you don't have permission to talk.

And it's a year and a myriad others you're 85 -- the patriots acknowledged. Earlier this week that their undefeated here in -- seventy.

into the post post we realized that it existed within their grasp does not allowed to the last part of the country to recognize and other people would have been it is always quick to relate to. I don't follow up to it.

They've been allowed to believe that their undefeated according to their head coach bill -- great next -- But don't let -- but that there at least you know kind of along for the ride a little bit instead of just you know -- feigning ignorance which is a little bit refreshing in these parts. As you well know from from covering in a -- and this team last.

Great no credit that. There has been a noticeable change their attitude is we -- maybe you have perhaps -- speak like doctor Phil or somebody like -- to get a load down there.

Well one final thing from the giants point of you Adam Tom Coughlin he saved the giants go while and it and it and I. Believe more what you said earlier about the the historical significance the giants to be the team that go out there and shock the world and go out at. And beat the New England Patriots have become that team to stop this this front towards history if -- goes out. They're wins that game no matter what happens in the box game has and he signed his ticket for an extension in New York.

I guess you can yeah that particular point and I booted that's accurate up I think firstly there. The job either right I I think they had to bring him back for another year now is they lose Saturday night they -- as the buccaneers have showed the debate will be it. Stirred up once again that it is your schedule that certainly does but I -- the owners want establish some continuity and and date it likely that what he's brought that team a little coach and players are telling happy but. You know what you gonna -- job to warrant being brought back -- this year for short.

Let me stick with -- one more aspect of the broadcast itself because I'm sure -- you don't okay. Well what is the country going to think of Bryant grumbles ability as a play by play guy.

Computer -- And I don't watch real sports last night -- and it's very -- Bryant -- it. -- doubles one of the great broadcasters in television. History did.

great broadcasters totally mr.

Them period and that oh yeah as a political. That's fair -- a goal you know what I mean I've been bash John for two hours and I have a hey you're not going to go down that road so.

And inertial rabbit out of enormous respect for him I really goes up it. I think he's east what do you bid bid to tell you that I kind of -- so look just leave it at that.

Are we been talking nonstop about the patriots and at what they'll do on the field and what the giants will do and it will be able to watch it. About it I know outside of what is happening in this game in the visit. By a Bill Parcells you wrote about that it got me going down to Miami what is going to happen there I mean is he. You would expect if Parcells is going to be able to call of shots he's going to go in there and clean house or does cam Cameron stated chances sticking around after just having one year.

I got I think we have got a chance I don't like he's chances but I think he's got a -- I think it shapes up better than the general managers chances ready -- I think you know. Bill Parcells is going to going there he's going to make changes you want to put his imprint on the organization how do you do I think first -- publicity and -- in the personnel department. He's that they don't look at the coastal commission this question if you Bill Parcells elected as team which is probably two years away -- big -- Why he can't -- side because so highly principally guys they're coached. Who's going to do a better job with the -- chipping and camera did you use a way to step charter and it -- to back that --

And it goes back is it cam Cameron's fault that they have gonna win this season or is it.

The other -- a chance to prove that he's coached. -- I can have another eight years she woke with a you don't like them all about next year.

There -- that the process back I don't think at this I don't know height it's a process back -- team you're you're down on the bottom so you know. Well animal looks forward to that 85 hit and your -- you're contributions during the six hours a pregame coverage and the economic powers under our guests -- a perfect Adam at night slot.

They got exactly how they do you nobody out there.

Sanity Agassi on Saturday and that's Adam chapter about bat or he goes goes from being seen in one lone -- says 40% of the homes if if you you by the NFL network to. You know rating for this is it going to be virtual -- cast you America exists to this day -- one from. Will vary little something to -- and so there's a tremendous opportunity here for exposure. Of this product at the NFL is trying to sell all NFL network which is the NFL network not game but the channel. And so that's why I asked the question for a couple of quite frankly don't you want to put your best foot four but Bryant forgot that they hired to do. Either Bryant in this game will you know Bryant is tied Eli Manning and anyways you know there's there's a lot of incomplete passes there's there's a lot of stuff that's. Not very sharply you see what you know what he's got the the -- degrees at the potential. But this game could either. Send him on his way to greatness. Or send him to real sports on a full time basis I'm reaching here though we are I. Are we going to commercial right now I just us talking right there aren't noble I'm sorry you had to hear that we can't go to commercial