08-21-08 Logan Mankins, Pats Offensive Lineman

It is Butch Stearns and Larry -- in four Michael and -- today on Patriots Friday. Knowledge have been saying it's not Friday it's Thursday but the Patriots play tomorrow on Friday so it is Patriots Friday here. On WEEI. Sports Radio 850 and of course on WBI dot com. And now we go to on fox are right now and we bring in Logan Mankins all pro lineman for the pitcher Logan.

guess -- you don't. Decorated is to grow up through a little little break now.

Are you like us would you like to see pre season cut -- two games that's enough.

We hear it all. Thank you I just want to hear that player I mean I don't know I think most means feel the same weight two games is enough. Yeah. Yeah at mile or. Else.

A Logan everyone you know of course they want to know about number twelve hi how's -- looked and how he's feeling and now are you confident he'll be okay. What is -- from the built in September 7.

Yeah I sure hope it. Oh. That it is. He wanted to go to you know now on will be there in countries doing everything you to do right now but it is oh you'd be hoped -- Answer we want that most likely be.

Well do we know enough not to ask you guys about injuries but is he going to play tomorrow night.

That figured it would you know. He's going to make other boat.

What's going on Donna camp that we should know about it army guys kind of ready for it to be over that you get serious now because this is. You know nobody says no pre season game week three is that is the week.

Yeah it is typically. But they're committed to crack in it as though or we expect it would it would get it today. At some that often and we want we are well. This week one by ripple.

Logan physically how are you holding up pals Camby and you.

Yeah. Made it through clean up Florida. -- what is that goes well -- I could six KP again no injuries and be ready for the these.

How important is tomorrow night's game as you just said for you guys because. Would the bullets flying for real so to speak -- how much it is in a pre season game but you guys as the number one group really haven't been together on the field yet.

Yeah. In. -- represent them as -- and they're. We like the Olympic team together and you we will lead.

Oh look at this but a lot of top talk -- Ellis Hobbs yesterday talked about the fact that. You Gaza reproach those first two pre season games as a scrimmage is while the other teams you know they about taking it pretty seriously from what you've seen from the defense is on the there's been a lot of blitzes. How loudly hasn't been in the -- season has been anything that you all didn't expect or did expect out of president.

It. I -- only -- myself that but it it. -- that it everyone's become there is trying and it is where you'd better and that's over in two. That it -- have been executing there's. There's there's --

Is that back he's got to be -- when Carolina. So like Matt -- by the way I was down. -- was done in the bass pro shops last week apparently according to everybody the and he lives there. You know it -- look at -- would. You billionaire right. The place is amazing office or via. You didn't learn everything you want.

It's unbelievable that it's it's just. And -- as old as the whale a lot of size wailing from the -- go fishing it's and a lot of definitely got to -- yeah it's ridiculous. They pay him. Look we're talking about you know you know other positions and things like that how -- keep up with stats and -- know -- are produced re talk about it. Offensive -- it's hard to keep up -- stats so let me ask you this do you keep -- the pancake blocks and how many did you have Lastings.

And we dont you -- that. You know the build up levity is -- over the anywhere close. You know you'd you'd look negated big circle.

What about your senior year Fresno state. Do you remember the number.

How do you guys. How does the Super Bowl factor in at all at this point now as it is it in the on the back burner. On your mind I mean you guys had three offensive -- go to the Pro Bowl. -- the lasting memory that a lot of people have. Is the Giants defensive line against you guys I mean is it but is it you just move on from that now or is it something that's -- the back your mind.

Yeah you have to move on but it still something you're remembered. You're of the net optic in my you're -- we watched the so we -- they're in the city in. Well -- who ought to have a better years.

What -- last question for me Logan what is -- what's been the biggest surprise of camp who's kind of opened your eyes of the new guys in uniform. That may -- grandchild.

They're guided the that is fail I -- because people -- playing -- uses in the physical like record. I think if there's there's -- very well. He had get a good camp I think -- three year.

Look before Mexico this year of course you know you gas at 3 Pro Bowl players Lester and offensive line there will be you know you gotta have some eyes and you -- this year. How confident this year that you want to have a pretty good season in the you gals India. Another cohesive unit out there and keep Brady up right.

Yeah I'm sure we'll have a good year we. The thing is we got guys who work hard and they think I think here though -- news. We just. It again next semester. -- try to keep it up well on pit road is butler and.

I Logan thanks for your time. Thank you -- Logan Mankins Patriots all pro lineman.