09-19-08 John Hannah, HOF Pats OL

We're very lucky in what we do for a living we get talked athletes and great athletes it is rare when we get to say we're going to talk to. The greatest. Player at his position in the history of the national football. But that's what most people think he was the greatest guard in the history of the game. All neighbors and Patriots -- on him with a good thing yeah approach appreciate you know athletes and -- friends. -- versus -- much. A stallion at Logan Mankins in here earlier in and he comes in every Friday like real life young man Maria and and he was talking about you know he set the opportunity to talk with you he plays the position you play. Do you see a little of John Hannah when you watch Logan Mankins play.

Or no question about it I think you know he's got a sense that tenacity about in little bit. Or not somebody else is blocked off which you know I think is great not many office of linemen have that. Added to his skylight Vienna deepest of player own office for use actually take to play the deepest of guys who the other way around. Which is you know it's odd for most because -- linemen they're used to that was some Kamal -- attack me just knock it knock them him in the mouth. And you know it's it's they don't know how to handle and if he can. You know as he learns and grows and understands where you can keep that. Tenacity and aggressiveness going but yet maintain the angles so that. When he does over commit you know it does not. The the real take away play -- banks you -- and he still learning that a little bit ace Jason learned. That angle little bit better every time he goes out there and you see -- see him develop and getting better and better.

Now we talk to him about turning that switch on for the games he's a pretty laid back guy mild mannered guy on the game's start he's not. What did you do to you get yourself ready for the game where did you go.

You know Romo where oh where people -- me have a house on Friday. Utterly Friday and I am a -- Greg remain. And they in their right did you know Saturday. Before we had report to the hotel we didn't you know it's all we've we had reported. Either by years ago is. I guess I just get my hand guys -- I usually play the game -- some you know I'd go field position. So on the field Matsui began and me you know -- play antsy you'd see me and yes. News -- visualization. Process you know play. Play that game three or four times and you know Sunday morning. You know beat. You know like. Yeah saviors in rodeo hopeful that shoes and -- now with some ailment or. And let me those L Weaver stories that folks didn't even like -- in the UN. In the locker -- got to get ready like I -- blues their special of the latter part of my career was a run in the past and they put him next to me and he and I don't think scared -- You know we were we both had to get rated similar they put me in -- corner and gave me a corner locker. And you know. It was I was able to you must feel inside that corner -- create a little room for myself and Angela in my little world. You know do what I needed to get rated and you know loses the way I had to do it to the play I mean that's the only way -- and used to be it -- performer at the level and a performance.

Might go ahead like I was gonna say you're you're Thomas off the -- Just the role of the guard. If he got a good tackle and he's got a good senator the role of -- guard as well but as visible. I mean you know. Guards typically don't have defeat that attack. In there and there it's a different body tied with so little. Longer eggs are rules for legs longer torso. Usually has long arms compared to the rest of his body so that helps them with a domestic and but his jobs get underneath began in -- and push him back to clear path or are. So if you've gotta tackle insert here pretty. Allying -- says that her right. In regard comes off these players you know -- in the eighties he's -- Seriously injured. Attack mode man it's like okay. Now you can just create them little gap in the whoever's in front of him he's different right is where the -- go. You know the way you know -- goes -- in. Cleared out imposed. -- trees force in that -- always go what you want it to be that he's knocked in and trees. And that's what -- Mike Haynes played for the Patriots and is a great player in the Hall of Fame but was not a Patriots hall of Famer of the way you -- finally. You've got to be joined in the Hall of Fame by and other Patriots hall of Famer this summer what to think of Andre Tippett induction long overdue long ordered. You know the -- of I am so glad that I Andre played for us because of any guy ever ever -- the --

who's who of those guys that we've rooted in. Intimidated me. A root for Yankees now you know big you'd really weird you'd be utilized he would be -- the Randy applies. The buck Buchanan. Alan page. You know those he was that caliber player. You know I respected LT but -- feared because I knew he couldn't hurt me because he wouldn't have a tough ball players me make. Sacks in the quarterbacks and -- bags with. Heck anybody can do that. You know for novice lineman -- takes a different camera person but he scares them by the year -- respect -- that -- And he was one of those guys you'd need to hurry in. -- long overdue and -- involvement. Now speaking of Hall of Fame that Patriots have a Hall of Fame down here and now they have all kinds of stuff -- is let him live what are what have you seen. Well you know the funny thing is the first. Those are really into it they have about six or 7. Podiums affairs they handled. All of my name and these pages in. He's going to get their stance or most of and watched highlight films it was awful. It was fun to go back -- geno and the in all -- acknowledged. As a you know is expecting to see some black and white but they must've had polarization -- because in the it's Gino films -- collars so. You know that's hard to believe that they had pillar for those -- can.

The hall at Patriot place opened yesterday they had the big ribbon cutting where there was there mister Kraft was there people got the I'm at the chance to see it I understand some of the interactive exhibits around believable like when -- watch and Adam Vinatieri kicked the field goal in the snow.

I was watching the kids do in and you know what's in that then there's another one where the kids actually go get the feel ago and is really funny watching them get that ball. You know portrayed football go through and whether it would -- the -- it was probably in their place where you can. Like get -- stance and -- time -- races go and you get your hands on you know its flaws in its -- and do -- there's a lot of great exhibits it's it's it's a fun thing and and you know for me to a mean one of the greatest thing assess there -- no more. Maybe you'll. Period here you know right when you first of -- big picture girls thing right and all the people that you they. I've ever sacrificed. More this team in its history. Generals in the problems there by this morning about the -- I never had the privilege of knowing -- except when he was in -- here -- Now when I -- them. But to be able to see them as a Patriot football player would -- it be real for a you can't. Darryl was just coming into the zone I mean you lose. A great human being just fund data via ran one of these. You know it's by being. On the urging. Us. And you've really fun to be -- cause he can do Stevie Wonder like. -- you wonder if obviously Ashley yeah you'd go to movies we go to these parties are saying it's that you -- needle through the motions there. And it was us where people thought it was even wider and I was. That you get him on the football field and today he can get to ball he lives in he was not afraid to go across the middle. And he can block and -- him better and better and he was just a great. Great asset to the steam and and you know news just real pause to --

Who what to do for you mean if you do you're part of this franchise beginning in the early 1970s and then to look in 2008 and see that. There remembering all the stuff they're celebrating all the things that you experience and what's it like -- it's gotta be pretty well it's.

Great -- use. You. When you think about it it's like we've talked. Before. The year lose. Previously. The news fusion for this team owners to make money. -- and they didn't make money and they did. Building it it is -- owning you know trade away payroll league currently. Mike Haynes got them -- Again. Basically -- cut payroll increase their profit margins. So you know that was their vision knows -- reasonably. The crowds on the other hand. Came in and as fans first. And and mr. Kraft has always. Right off the bat -- or I was a fan right from the beginning now it's always. So his vision was different. One to -- champions. And beat them -- and then make money. So all of a sudden you see him -- be winning these championships making these Jane Hughes. Yet at the same. And -- city. And and there's actual safety net that is built around the stadium. I mean you know I can see people living here you know and having condos going residential. It's a regular stated. All built on this one franchise cause they are champions and that's a vision and that was Bob Kraft vision and you know what he also realized it and I think maybe. What he's -- you know when he was a thing and he -- certain individuals that. Heads similar visions of being in champions like he'd like he wanted. In he's paying homage to them because in the way -- those of those may have influenced him about this thing. You think back to the days when you put your equipment on your car and drive down rent the state practice. I mean that's what that's a good drive to -- as -- yeah. If -- uniform that you get Urals wedding stuff practice and you -- drop back to this. News is you can't believe it was like when I came here training room. Was about the size of the studio room were in which is not very hard. And -- we had to tape into tables away. World world -- We have -- Q later pads and we have ice machine and that was it. Always. -- total weight room he had that we actually joined work applause which work effort. If you -- place they had to wait here. I don't -- with a couple. Immediately. Or it was -- Well our first home game. Are watered it more. So we had actually go -- outdoor Porta Johns to use the bathroom before the game in hand and and it repeating things or after the game I mean it was as masters you know in. And what it to be when I came here from the university about him. I was totally shocked I could not believe. This was a football today. I'm not school had better. And we had more fans also. And Rivers the morning having an interview they sent to what's it going to be like to play of for a 55000. People. -- that won't be too disappointed. And what we're used to plan from 8090000. People in this CC every way. You know they had 90004000. People and -- a game two years ago entered 40000 people why. You know and so it's it's it was long it was -- see this this now this was way. This is how football spokesman play this is kind of atmosphere that is going to be this is the kind of excitement and uniqueness is this football and that's all. -- Mr. Kraft vision.

The alcoholic Patriots plays will be -- of the public starting Monday you get a chance to win in NC exhibits about John and all the great Patriots Nellie in. Geno and everybody that's fun talking football with Nora Tyler thanks for have me home and -- racing dale Betsy thank you John John Hanna joining us here on Sports Radio WB yeah.