Adam Schefter

Welcome back our number three Dennis and Callahan -- free form Friday a Patriots Friday that means our weekly discussion with a different from the development work. Adam shot after good morning Adam how are yeah gentlemen. We should. Well we're -- we're lacking football here it's the bye week as you know -- I guess we -- to turn her attention to things outside of the per day of the New England Patriots. I guess you gotta start with -- Matt Millen and I saw that goes wrong it's. The fourth guy asked. -- I swear to god I saw what the ESPN shows. He either -- around the -- and the question that they Chiron around the bottom was. Are you surprised Matt Millen got fired and it has to the -- not surprised he lasted just all that's why I only watch any question.

Since the reader asking is because they're previous regime when rushed Thomas and chuck Schmidt were involved. It would commit forever Alicia franchise that basically had won a championship since 1957. They have Warren what is it won a playoff game you doing afford ownership yeah a -- so you're talking about. If for all the lack of success they've had they've been very stable. Two almost support -- in Burke and being.

In the dirt you know show. Well like Herbie showed up or are we -- soreness he walks away by some reports with fifty million.

Don't blow up I can I can break it down because basically we're report on the network on the date he was fired up and -- found out that when he was hired. In 2001. And the craftsman -- an addition mr. pure don't wanna open measures but when he retired in 2001. It was reported that he was making three million dollars -- That -- not true he was making in 2001 that someone built holy it was making a million Ethier. That was being paid five million dollars -- To go into it doesn't want he signed a five year extension. In 2005. My guess it'll shut up fighter extension. Typically you don't really take a pay -- yeah yeah okay so what -- went from. You know five minutes five man at -- if you add up that the eighth. Year it was really keep it to be ten years bet at well over five million a year.

It gets easy. Yeah -- can certainly be blamed report Joba drafting a thousand wide receivers all the bad personnel moves he made. Ultimately. This -- his fault who wouldn't take that money from some dopey owner who's willing to hand out that kind of cash for a guy that's not doing the job this is the Ford's fault is -- not.

We actually is an English and that's where it starts they hired him there were people if you go back to the clippings of the time when that Lewis tired of people saying hey. Great broadcaster great player.

What makes him qualified to do this and that would exactly the whole problem would be ready until is that he didn't have experience. Running a team managing an organization.

Organizing everything around that that was not his experience. And in the end ultimately that's what silicon like ultimate example.

In the year that they drafted. Mike Williams with the tenth overall pick.

What happened once they like Braylon Edwards. They didn't think he was elected -- nobody did but that was the one receiver that they were going to take. They expect Abreu and over the girl they expected Mike Williams to go to Minnesota at numbers seven and then Minnesota pull this price they -- Troy Williamson South Carolina. And all the sudden. Matt Millen said we go Mike Williams now. I know that in that room they didn't do any -- or any significant prepped I'm Mike Williams.

They had discussed that -- and that came out and that was that they can be made at that particular time.

To go with Mike Williams who was unexpected -- that -- in the draft at number ten it took Mike Williams. And very next pick. The markets where went to the Cowboys the very next pick Shawne Merriman the Chargers.

You know I don't know who will replace Mike my choices Tony Kornheiser. Another great broadcast. I know nothing about football but that why wouldn't they come after Scott pioli.

All right first of all my guess is that. -- very content and happy in New England.

You just sit pierce got done telling us that Matt Millen made fifty million dollars enough this content and happy.

Yeah it really got a lot of money you can go to Seattle appears to enact it GM right and it didn't do that and I I would guess he's taken.

They're pretty well and.

That is not although I think -- had people over the last 48 hours that that is the job that doesn't interest people -- so. -- can -- New England missed this great organization to go to work and that organization.

Well for I don't get it NC first of all it's not a tough back the fall.

Noted -- that that the -- not talked about they if there was W 100% correct if you go at their legal 500 you're doing great yeah.

Desperate times like Joe draft the wideout to stand up and --

You don't Matt Millen 40s50 plus million dollars. Never had a winning record there it took over Tino at 97.

You know what he's going to get a job on the network for like two million yeah so yeah. And it'll be fascinated to hear from CP really is brain dead -- NC maybe he fell on his head somewhere because -- seem like a pretty bright guy but anyway. May Adam what did Plaxico bars do exactly.

Didn't show -- that. It is shopping call that was the deal basic deal.

What seemed like you know home play very -- and -- no way.

Bet that I can't answer that I can't I don't know what -- was doing but I you know they were in there and I do know that. That deduction it will -- one Tom Coughlin who is stickler for the rules but when you -- anybody Yankee bashing your job is. Didn't show up Monday amid well which shot just deflected double B the -- that how'd that work.

Is that your sense that he was protesting are unhappy about something or just -- other things on his plate that day.

I can't answer that. Unequivocally that might get should be is that he'd just head of the things that they look. They're coming up again -- the one there's three you know he -- 35 million dollar contract three weeks ago. Professionally speaking. What really could be troubling him.

I don't know but he's a veteran even everyone knows you have to go work on Monday and then.

You know as etiquette don't go to work -- it -- opportunities English and excuse me. I haven't I haven't family emergency is true road test claim that it did yeah.

And use them the cellphone it could be one. Anybody does anybody in the world know what Al Davis is thinking goes that Lane Kiffin once people know. This -- taken a toll on him and his family.

I'm sure they're directing it toward me in my family you let it cool last Saturday I should -- Tippett. Did you get squashed so so you don't expect -- everybody at this particular point -- and listen I feel full and I mean it's a tough situation really is and to answer as to what L is staking at this point that's a tough question. -- a look I think we all those divorces coming this question a wet and next week they're going to be an about a week. Chances are the -- one and three. And if you go back in the good time more than three that was the last time -- also made an infusion coaching -- fire Mike Shanahan -- it was also won in straight.

Will the entire staff get machine -- or just Kiffin.

No I don't urged because there's still -- so it is I'm sure as the people that. Stand by side and work directly with them but no he -- diplomatic machine and in fact I would imagine that. What are the members of the current staff will be promoted to become the interim head coach.

They what do you hear around the league premier expert you know former players and other people you're in touch with about -- comments that you have only. Scratch they have only scratched the surface of the wildcat offense and the things they want to do it it's going to be. Thinking outside the box offensively eight is that possible in this league. And -- will people who just what is he trying to do.

People -- just so to what did he should -- and I have a hard time. Seeing or believing put out about addiction an old guy you know -- information. But. I have -- and believing even in my limited action I was knowledge that. This is a regular opposite they're going to go every week with with Ronnie Brown fielding stats and knowing I mean I just think people would just then figured out but. What you work from last week and doing an awful hard time handling it so in select spots. Will be attacked it should glad and I think what he's doing by saying that is is that now. -- kept prepared for yeah they take away time that they would be spending working against the Dolphins red zone offense or the Dolphins is. Blitz package or whatever maybe eight. So if you're just flowing out there. You're you're forcing get a team to have to prepare for it and spent time -- and they don't know how much or if at all you you.

You'll you'll use it.

I don't know have you noticed that him but the Patriots suffered perhaps their most embarrassing loss ever here last Sunday. Do people around the NFL the -- your people that you talked to do they think it was an aberration that they think it is the beginning of a trend is this team. Going to struggled this season.

I I think it's it's what we don't know that that would have been extreme that was a bit surprising nobody thought that. But nobody thought that there will be that same team without black -- I would have the worst. They went to New York.

And they beat eject any -- pretty soundly. And I think people thought that that they -- it to -- to keep on going but it's not that she's not the way that it's going to happen without Tom Brady. They do not have a lead quarterback anymore. Bust they are no longer it'll be team they're a good team we -- good teams get upset all the time when there are no -- they never got upset. Now they can be upset that happens good teams get upset the Giants almost lost last week and.

We see -- all the time in the NFL that's why if you go back over the last twelve years. There have been at least five new routine that about the playoffs in each of those twelve years that's not an aberration. If we look at who's leading the divisions in the AFC it's Buffalo its Baltimore. Tennessee is Denver. If anyone had any one of those teams winning a division -- what this team please raise your hand.

An of those fourteen that you just mentioned all the unbeaten. Which one's going to be unbeaten when this weekend is over I'll help -- humanity of the schedule in front of you. Buffalo's at St. Louis Buffalo three -- Denver's at Kansas City Denver's three you know. Minnesota's at Tennessee Tennessee is 3 and Baltimore is at Pittsburgh I think that probably answer their two NL. My guess is Baltimore might -- if you -- things over.

I I can keep Baltimore losing absolutely and it would which stunned me tennis you were losing in this region to Minnesota mean that would not. That would not surprise me when you're going up against one of the commission the state of Missouri R Ohio usually pretty good shape these days. Missouri and Ohio this year are O and twelve to -- Okay. It is St. Louis Kansas City should snake bit now -- Ohio could have one NFL win. This season because this weekend because the two teams play each other yeah well right now. If you live in Missouri NL and Ohio -- it goes really -- the blue states right now.

That we know what the NFL has set about the allegations the Browns were Calgene McGahee is eyes out though what do you hear around the league intentional not intentional much ado about nothing happens all the time what.

The league made the ruling yesterday elbow by that the league -- it would just not intentionally could not see any evidence to support. The Ravens contention no -- feel I was bloodied and it didn't look good -- but the league went over the tapes and they ruled yesterday that there will not be a fine. Assessed to the Cleveland -- to their behavior now I would imagine. And against the Baltimore Ravens -- to say about this from the two teams played in November 2 but right now the ruling is no penalty.

Our the the niners for real and is TJ O'Sullivan is he the next. I don't sit Tom Brady you know QB to come out of nowhere and kind of learn. You know learn what it takes to be good quarterback in the NFL is he the real thing.

Yeah I would say exactly and.

A planet except she needs and felt the outcome and a -- cup and the police and after the second is she's a -- Reggie Bush running back which everything conceivable.

Forgy Curacao straight up at people's. Blocking. Laughing -- To me I didn't feel like history particular sold and so much or trade for Mike Martz. And we've seen what Mike Martz has done for quarterbacks everywhere he's got. Okay Kurt Warner became the best quarterback in the League One point then he did the same thing. For Marc Bulger. Very good quarterback who is given a 65 million dollar contract last year bench this week but that's the story. And then Jon Kitna and Detroit had huge numbers to I think -- told you have a very -- ideal. And JT -- This contract of that this year he's -- a one year deal. So that the positioning situation interceptions still an Alex -- The player that they paid all this money to. He's in that particular situation so I'd buy it PGA just so that I have bought into them since the beginning of the season and it's not so much him. As it is Mike Martz and this -- bounced around and he got experience in. He's played in NFL Europe he's been on seven different teams in the NFL and and I think right now he is the right guy for that offense.

Adamantly wrap this up and we look forward to seeing the at two and one I believe it is Arizona Cardinals visit the one and two New York Jets. Other New York Jets locked in to Brett Favre no matter what this year no matter how badly he plays no matter how badly they --

Well I can play this that is if they don't farewell and he doesn't play well that continues to go on he's not going to come back -- so they're back to square one quarterback position I've had people around league smart people there's more people tell me that when they watch our. They don't feel like he's having any fun I have had one person. Go east -- so far to say that he thinks anyway Brett Favre just up and quit well now. I can get a bit of restriction or they went on the -- do I think he's thought about it absolutely. Particularly actually do it -- I'd be stunned but there are people think you will.

But he doesn't quit and doesn't get hurt ager says that they're going to sink or swim -- Brett Favre this year. Well it Helen -- actions.

said that's what. Not that that's not going to happen and again there are going to be growing pains they're going to be games like -- yeah Brett Favre. Has some corporate games Lemieux tocchet anyplace in Green Bay and had one on Monday night. And that's just the way that it happened and I think -- play better this week in some elbow away but they'll -- games and he has that are struggled in. Look at everybody questioning. What he's doing with the Jets doing where they'll go from here.

Are -- out of good talkin' to appreciate the title talk the next Friday good luck I think I enjoyed it I would. Good luck with your family. Congratulations at a time thank you very much do -- look I'm actually we've all it true that you neighmond Plaxico what's the blog.

Plaxico or JT want to hell -- And you know GQ so there's there's --

Just like -- best to lock docket next week Adams after with Dennis and Callahan from the NFL network.