Pat Kirwin, NFL Ntwk/NFL.com

As we get ready for this game twelve days from now we mentioned going to wear you out with the patriots giants breakdown stuff this week his will be all burned out by next week but one guy we always love to talk football with from the NFL network in NFL dot com is -- car when pat Dillon Michael again how aria.

A good fight they badly vote -- great day it got a mobility to pull. The other north he does that big practice and there was a lot of impress players.

How will will we'll talk to you about the Super Bowl in the second but I love this senior bowl stuff and in mobile. Who would you say they have a lot of impressive players in the north squad who impressed you most.

Both of them. The as a group about inside don't really know why beggars in general keep urban setting USC acute products from Penn State and dvd guy from Virginia Tech. They were so impressed by the group they light above -- today they look so NFL ready either have a group they can all question the past where they all -- usually a couple of drills they all -- diagnosed who run -- all through drops that not all doubt. The privately to throw linebacker and I as a citizen have NFL executive I'd be really excited about what I look that.

At that you don't know how excited -- patriots fans and you look at this they are looking airline back they've got some age at the linebacker position they also have happened to have the number seven pick in the draft. Are any of those linebackers that you saw today worthy of that a top five top ten selection a -- Patrick Willis and then AJ hawk.

Yes I do think so I think the try to -- cutters and rivers are hovering right around as well -- guys I mentioned. Are going to go in my you know we'll probably go the draft that a lot of things that circus but if you want to go out well I think the most important factor that's -- place for all intents. Well those three guys to be -- going to goes somewhere between seven and fifteen.

Rivals dot com had their mock draft to mount a couple days ago and they actually at. Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan going first overall of the dolphins is -- there -- have you seen him.

He's not here that was is decision not to play the game. Doing Bosnia in the guys decide not to play well -- try to hide their principal player about showed he can do. -- other coaches and GM's build his game and I'd like Carson Palmer have played this game. Umps and so the guys decide not to come acute -- decided not to come from Louisville. And he's opened the door an intriguing guy in the way too early -- process should be good no more or have a strong opinion bottles there's there's been a lot of -- they watch an acute and Delaware jolt wacko who's six foot 6235 -- throws the ball is -- looks like to be right off the bat he looks like Derek Anderson. Great velocity on the ball stamped all the pocket moved around a lot better that I thought he would or what was told me about his. Movement skills. So there are going to the other guys -- going to take advantage of the opportunity I posted this about the quarterbacks and there's no doubt about right as much of the cornerback class in general. Not many people I've talked to that here are excited about take -- report back atop the mr.

But I was really going to upset. We got a -- at the station who does Boston College play by play and he thinks Matt Ryan is going to be in the top ten -- to be a top ten quarterback.

I think he'll be top ten indicated he quarterbacks. Top -- a whole lot different than number one in the money difference between one intent is but I think well a lot of GMs and try to reduce the risks. Because propelled public class of 2004 that -- that those three quarterbacks Roethlisberger but Manny had rivers really blossomed and it blossomed quickly considering what that Super Bowl ring the other guys editor of the -- guy display BAC chip chip gave. It he had request like that Knoblauch got a -- last 2008 the sabres to belt or for the guys built for better looking group in this.

Let's -- and a pro football we got askew. How did you see this game playing out on superbowl Sunday between the giants and patriots.

Well I think that we seventy matchup with the guys decide to play for real. Benefited that like taught to Aaron Ross today about it you know -- that we probably know those guys they put their best foot forward they played us we tried to beat so. We learned a lot about them during that football game. And he said you know and here's a guy is probably get the most critical job all the back gate mr. only going to be our top post but Wes Welker quite -- bit. We talked about you know -- welcome presents incredible amount of problems and challenges so W key matchup I act to giants will play this game very well I don't really think they can be during the bridge at the end of the day there's too many ways of pages and it's -- break debit touchdowns and seasons just so intimidate forget the fifty receiving good passing about seventeen on the ground. About 65 interceptions and these threats and about two from returns they can beach up a lot of different --

Pat when when Tom Coughlin and his coaches were breaking down film and preparing for the last game of the regular season. My guess is they looked at the patriots running game totally differently. Than they do now preparing for this game a week from Sunday because I would think Laurence Maroney has changed how they view this.

Yet the problem is when you sorted out realized Lawrence in the running game is very impressive is still out -- to this question. Do we want to take the risk of stopping the run at the risk -- Brady lost beat us. It's to me that they and it's not old enough when you watched tapes that's really bears ready most of because it is almost effective Israeli -- the receiver. And there's less games -- decided you know take Randy out of the game. Rose just two RBI and has done two big things it's opened up then lots and two games ago. The two touchdowns and then of course is open up large market the last month. So I think I think people still like to let Laurence Maroney rubble all rather than the deep stuff. -- speculative Tom Brady's people's stuff it's so oppressive during the season also a thirty yard she's fourteen to 26. He throws a touchdown on the deep balls and he averaged 48 yard completion so that's -- guys are going to -- abhorrence wrote.

You know -- I love talking to you about team building is well we know how the patriots were built you know Bill Belichick and Scott pioli as well as anybody but the giants -- we don't talk enough about. How their team was constructed what do you think of the job that they've done.

I think they're tremendously but well built and built to last a while and you startled single started -- sort of they just extend Justin talk. Well okay -- you know people's there was sixteen million guaranteed a couple of languages it leverage is what decision Mike Strahan might make at the end of his game. So they've already they already see things they do a great expanse of what may have to be done so that part of my like. They used to look at that they addressed that the whole lotion WI and I know whoever wants to talk about the package San Diego receive to include maravent. But that's not really fair it would just do is compare -- quarterbacks. You I've been having it's turning turning himself into a franchise quarterback and not everybody else on you have on. Up there Boston so they pick they're developing their gut. Then if you look at some of the -- Celtics in how about the running back from Marshall. You know back kid right now and that they took a chance suddenly had submissions character lies not the giants style the take guys security issues gently. But they felt they could manage and they felt the kid had been the worst behind them they take the risk what wrist wouldn't really not much at the -- in the seventh row. And they would present -- protests that offensive line is so underrated. They can move people around they can get a running game going and make a pass protect so I like the giants in the next few years be there -- as well.

We were talking a little bit earlier about the the differences between the patriots offense and defense. And as you said their offense is so off the charts that they're deep fence almost asked to supper. By comparison. But going at a conference championship weekend Michael and I thought the patriots might have had the best defense of the fourteenth that we're left.

I don't disagree if you of a couple of spots that are are. Are vulnerable and we know post -- he's not a 100% healthy and we saw last week. People are gonna target Ellison got to work the passing gable from that side. Away from aside several Australia -- Rodney Harrison impressed covers can still give you some opportunities. He -- to play close to light scrimmage he likes it very good diet bait and switch and a he's got some incredibly important interceptions coming out of nowhere -- make a play but there's still most guys would want to throw the ball Rodney is where they still want to take some shots over there. Do that and they like get the linebackers this space and out of people want to do that in the open field they like to draw played -- straight plate get get junior and -- dropped. And then see if the space between -- drop -- drop the ball off the running back maybe twelve yards is enough for him to make the -- linebackers missed. All that's fine but when he get over the red zone and space is not a problem also the linebackers don't look very old it looked terrific.

I'm going to ask you about another linebacker pat what did you hear what you think about a deal with Thomas this year we feel he's been. A bit of a disappointment in New England compared to what he did last year Baltimore but what do you --

I think you know. He should you know when -- up by -- a lot of money expect and be ready go right away and -- to give you married he gave you before. And maybe a little more and so -- you. As Austin people you would expect him to give you everything you do a raven -- a little bit more. -- the belichick's ability to have scheme changes and things like that. That's well -- result. I've -- a lot of veteran free agents and you find out the state to -- a year of adjustment to get into the mix of all thank. I mean the first video game ability as an interception touchdown that's a flash of what he can do we have. And I also think that and total campus or just watch an elbow checked trades of trains and at the inside linebackers by assert Billy isn't there a lot try to learn the defense. A lot to approach like deep threat I think -- he'll have a terrific triples do it's -- my memory serves me Roosevelt told I was at the same questions -- rows deep spurs got their struggle.

You're right. You're exactly right in the coaching match up you get two guys who worked together who know like and respect each other a lot and I think are similar. In how they approach things. We have this question asked earlier I'm curious to get your take can you be a nice guy and succeed consistently in the NFL these days.

You can't be being nice -- don't think that's the issue I think I don't want people press -- the coaches nice guys tough guys. They get to be -- business decision maker. -- got to be able to make doses is tocchet the -- Say goodbye to players that he likes but don't operate anymore. Knowing when to not do those things they continue to spend his money other right players and so you -- a very deep roster. The New York does the same thing I think top couple of and I don't. Both guys I don't -- couples wells Bill Belichick Bill Belichick in the football environment inside the white lines with his team that practiced. Is easy to like and maybe like obviously don't respect them. But he is different person documents so that personality trait to the media and to the to the trend that's not his style topped off on the other hand. What does big test master and I know he made a concerted effort this year to be more positive I would players Boris Diaw more approachable and Ross -- his regular ally to Israel guises first you I don't know like guys. As they've always direct -- established are like talk to multi he makes me laugh every day. It's so we don't hear all that stuff. I think both guys have cleverly put on what I called immediate basis went out public. And not let -- you -- get a chance to figure out what do I think going to do.

You know -- sister called us from beautiful mobile like this I'm just intrigued by. The draft again so would you say that this is a deep draft and last year wasn't considered deep how about 2000.

I think we get sort out juniors and rich or don't they are and are looking at the senior bowl -- the two great senior bowl have -- have just about after the first round of this game. I think right now you know I'm not got a long way to go here I think the first rounds seem able to provide ten to twelve players. In bed and it was a big sectoral spot so what does that take respect to the that the great the draft will be. Pitchers got to come through the process is just that I remind everybody this today really just stay a little bit but today is the first day. That the NFL coaches have even looked at college players they haven't looked at one college player take all year they've had too much work to do their own team wrapping up their stuff this when they start so I think anyone who's publicizing that the trip destroy so we. Really don't go to talk about. Because they just don't know pleasure I don't know Vietnam all orders are they can't. And -- microchip bodies that I have -- level that tape yet so they would go weeks ago forecasters.

Final question before we let you go reportedly Jim fossils now had a second interview to be the new head coach of the Washington Redskins would that be a good move for Dan Snyder.

Died I sit this'll all week a little radios so. Well what are we guilt -- mr. -- two coaches that have been fired before bill in Cleveland and Coughlin Jacksonville. And so I think we're all into this let's let's find a brand new star let's created new star. But let's never go back to a retread guys and as an awful lot of guys in the NFL walk around assistance. That would make great head coaches that they got their second chance but his Super Bowl proved the point. -- think about the people clue what they're sort of build Ellis equity in there and you think about the people in Jacksonville. They took the -- flight was over in both places stated -- they can win they didn't really get over the top. Here they are so you edged -- fossil like I was already brought it deep to -- football. Why not Jimmy fossil in the part of that might do you have a position themselves in case securely goes al Saunders and he doesn't get better coach.

Pat it's always fun to talk football with the enjoy your time in mobile and I'll hopefully we'll get to run into each other in Phoenix.

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Thank are at that take your take care. Pat -- won from the NFL network NFL dot com breaks the stuff down as well as anybody because he's done it for -- yeah he's very good