8-18-08 Tedy Bruschi, Patriots LB

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While I I was doing pretty well until I was picked on by you in. Got a telephone conversation not -- have to won up in next week I had to come up with something else.

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Well get out there that expect.

Can I ask Rodney this earlier all askew it is a pre season game it is as Allen Iverson likes to say practice. But are you concerned with how your team is performing right now in the two pre season games that have been played.

I would I would -- a concern I think we have to get better that simple things little things like fundamentals -- after the game about. You know getting back to I mean at this time a year early on in the year it's when you. Want to sharpen up those skills a simple thing like actually and breaking down and finish plays -- I think we had a problem with that last --

You know Teddy I see a lot of shots on TV of have you talked into Jerod Mayo on the rookie is. Gone out of his way to say how much you helped him do you feel an obligation to help them out because that's what. Guys like Todd Collins and and and Willie McGinest -- you.

That's there's so I think veterans were hours without the other says it's a great job of then he let you know how things and then -- the -- that are and I think with when Gerard Gerard cases media I want him to do well. He's going to be planned next in the end I want him to have a great year and I think it's -- if there's anything I can do to help -- sort of number of these -- square error or get a read a little bit easier I'm going to go out of my way to help in the he's been mentioned but willing to accept. On the coach in Netherlands in China give them. And we as players you know myself in the -- of the other older guys as well China China bring him along in I think he -- a lot of a lot of its progress.

how did it start to he come to you and say hey Tedy Bruschi help me out or did you go to him I mean does give us a sense of that. That development of the relationship.

You know it's both because. Don't look like Ellis and I want to do Wellemeyer just going to wait for him to -- asked these questions that it would see him if there's something that I can help them. I'm going to volunteer that type of information to them. And is -- the two ratio also. Which are -- it was from a is you know shall ask me what I saw here. He's if that last play in -- it's been it's been it's been a two way street in I think there. I think he's -- is that player for.

We always assume that it's a tougher adjustment for rookies in this league. Mentally and physically is that a fair assumption on our part.

Yeah yeah absolutely and it would it would -- with a twister ride at its obvious that is it's physical talent is. -- physical talent about is these that the size strength. He'd. And the mentality of picking it up all about -- but it's it's a little bit longer and that's where that's right men coaches in the China.

Now to talk to some of these old school coach is steady. They'll tell you that training camp now is nothing. Compared to it was -- years ago -- go on and on. How about you do you do -- is training camp. Tremendous challenge for you realize how do you feel physically do it can't.

After request I think it's going to challenge because. You either in Iraq couple bunch of full padded practices in a row and I think if -- out there with our practices early control pad. We have -- group but when we're working in -- in who work full speed in trying to get trying to get good looks and there was -- but the contact out there and there's always. Early in the street camp bumps and bruises here you know -- to work through that. It was a -- tougher maybe thirteen years ago or something like that I think the structured now is is a little bit different I think. Last year we hear even last year we are we are allocated maybe I don't know six or eight more players -- You know and so when you're when you're when you're given -- players to have entry -- there was more -- lot of guys have to take so you have to go with the adjustments -- every year.

No we had rod in here while ago rod. Either way that the key part of that was in here and yes yes I -- yeah. Correct choice you know -- I'm -- imagine that daddy. Rodney was wearing a Eddie's team teacher he -- I think you expectancy so. Yeah. Well we had a -- here a while ago he was and that he takes better care of his body now. On the -- focus more core exercises and he's taking yoga times argue maybe changed. The way you eat in the last five to ten years -- you change some -- the exercises that you do to get ready for the season.

I think if anything I've I've done and ships from Rodney. From rotten especially. Things that he worked on the -- I see him working on. -- You know grab me by the arm is okay that's that's who worked on this exercising -- city's focus on this in he's going to. And I totally gone. And -- is career as they've longevity and open and that also. So is obviously when you get older. I think is it takes a bit longer to recuperate I think we are even if you wanted to the in the basketball on Thursday night. You may be -- and it's Friday Saturday is dependent on. How old horse more so some corporation. Is very important and that's something as you get as you get -- line you agree. --

It almost all sports as athletes you know get a little a little older and little more veteran. One of the things they talked about -- is they almost have to get lighter as they get older to maintain speed -- What you when -- both play those positions where you don't want to be too light. Is -- that fine line you're trying to you're trying to follow here.

Yet there's disappoint all the lowest -- was were I know. I know but I'm getting to right don't have maybe a point where -- two goes by I don't I don't put in the proper amount of calories in my body. You know all all of them of making missing after. That -- a measure of security you know little bit more tonight -- a couple more down. You know you know -- you're -- smoke in waited were too heavy too.

So we all look at the third pre season game is as something that's going to. Give us a hint of what's to come in the regular season. How do you approach that third game when most of the starters are going to get some some good time on the field.

You know met -- mentality wise we we -- Good mentality last. That's urged drivers -- He'd all of us right now this morning because. 1617. Play drive and a -- and score and that's something you know you don't want to happen no matter what game is first second third fourth. So we we look at that gave say okay this sort of an expert game in China to back to working on its fundamentals in some ways you know making tackles. As to the ground defensively and on the -- in it terms of he's since so we look at we'd like every game series that were out there is an opportunity if.

You know I I I saw where someone asked you to comment. Early on in training camp about Brett Favre and and not retiring -- on retiring and and and somebody asked you you know do you think you'll know. When the time comes and I'm assuming you you feeling your mind you're gonna know when it's over.

The one thing I try to I try to execute it was just that just -- time. Just time making a decision and I think that. That's something that's coach Belichick is also. Certain decisions. Certain decisions you really should just. Taking most out of it sort of sometimes -- at an emotional state should really take your time in making certain decisions so. That -- and -- outcomes -- me it's it's going to be decision win. I'm really going to just sit back in in and so averages just reassess things and it's my time.

But you know what would Brett Favre Teddy I I was I was amazed by the situation not just because he went back and forth but. The level of anger is that some people had to organize. I -- at the -- times and he's been playing football is alive. So if you flip flops them play a football. So -- I would probably flip flop on on writing and broadcasting of that was toward and doesn't mean. Did you see how could be an emotional kind of gut wrenching thing that you not really sure on.

Yeah again. We know from personal experience second I can I can -- right you can you can go okay I'm going to come back okay I'm not going to come back in action. Decision can change from week to week. You know and a what you go to those those weeks of well did you commit back if they can document that just wait another week another week another week until -- sure your mind because. It's it's all as well a lot of must've done for our entire lives hopeless look well that's what we do so. So they give it up can be tough. I think with -- Without the whole situation right now the funniest mr. mean it's as. It admitted she hit him with a differently you know that that's something that I think well I think these Q and that he -- you know our division will be more.

When you guys are are standing on the sidelines in Tampa. Near the end of of that thing last night are you and Mike Vrabel Sam all I just know what practices going to be like this week.

I didn't know that there's little bit of that because -- even though it's it's it's it's it's such an easy game but I mean we still want to -- out there and we want to get the job you want to go in the air and ran their play well. And obviously I don't think we've played well so what do we were talking ourselves that we that it will have to work on this with this week will work that this week. When it back on the metal record over certain plays. And certain -- Maybe we get over this week that that we should remember as the season goes along so all of that conversation is sort of it's sort of go from suspensions and also what was coaches and beat -- Tuesday.

You know it Teddy got what are your teammates Tom Brady. I think 2018. -- got translated for the Senate in California and I don't see our politician. But I think you may have a career politics -- lobbied to because I don't I don't know people understand. It is some lobbying in the offseason and you were pretty successful at it.

Yeah or I think you know in the past I've been down there. I've been out of Washington and that was. Senator Kerry and Senator Kennedy in the offseason was was was very excited to work with the American stroke association again in. We've the governor and speaker of the house tomorrow in. -- some work some some funding for the American stroke association -- successful. It's I think it was it was very it was very different heavily in this sort of field and it was it was nice that's we have a positive result fourth in it's in the future yeah I don't know.

No career in politics -- and added right now it is just -- Teddy it's great -- again and kick up our Patriots Monday visits hopefully will -- see -- you know like face to face. Like this.

I don't know like. That -- You know let you know as they'll bother them -- Is the whole Washington Washington State day.

It's not a ahead although it might -- yeah you're not. At that there. -- Still might long. That that defender of the pac ten does have the real problem Teddy could talk to -- This -- that exists Tedy Bruschi joining us on Ira Patriots Monday.