10-21-08 Tedy Bruschi, Patriots LB

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You know all. You know we we're we're ecstatic about the work we're happy about that if -- in victory over the United national media a lot of fun out there last but. You know. You know -- going down the third and fourth in but that we realized we realized we -- out of work last it was Stuart Appleby got the way.

want to talk to about Rodney just a little more. You said before this this guy has a special place in your heart. Could you just explain to people what he means to you and anyhow. And how he got to that point where you're just look at him as a special team it.

Yeah I think at -- Rodney and I had a had a special relationship in terms of we I think we -- guys there's and so each other -- back. A lot of people say. You know I think it's easy for some managers agree with you Ilia yeah and say yeah you're right you're right now we've we've waited is that. You know tired of people that they no you're wrong. This week -- it didn't -- your work this week yet it did you didn't do well in -- We don't care what people say -- do Horry know we always wanted to push each other Iraq was was rod is agreed personal questions teammates. Making everyone better around -- really it's just. It's such as public leaders of Z yet but it's just how aware of by example hardly played hard work. And guys off off.

It did you get the sense of I'm sure he did. Immediately that this was bad -- this wasn't just a guy being down and did you just know. As soon as you -- go down this was a bad thing.

I have no idea about not what he went down because. I think we -- moments so we're down we sort of just checked in shaking his opening inventory that he gave up in. He sort of what we need chambers went out there but. I think it's not Nolan not go with the diagnosis is or what what so what what. The doctors -- today it would it would if you idea they have to break the part out like that -- the.

He looked like he was waving divide everybody is that took them off.

I wanna I wanna -- you talk to write about that if if you talked to a meeting in. And see. It's see how that goes that I was I was sure to run out there and you know check oh how it -- do it in it would it would and I think. I think. Just a few charge you could tell about -- saw the cart what would run the how -- was reacting I think I think. It was cute things now.

Yeah you know -- I was thinking about this and not with the Rodney situation but when when Ty Warren was talking about renewing his vows and he had. Logan Mankins there one of the people came to that -- is ceremony. A guy from a different position to make it easy for defensive linemen hang out with defensive lineman but yet another position group. Going to something that's important to you is it technologies that this is beyond football and isn't it isn't it something or. It's it's pretty rare wouldn't say when a guy. Is when you have a relationship that goes beyond football it it seems like. That's the case with you know Ty Warren and and Logan Mankins and seemed like that's the case with you would Rodney that this is this is not just -- A football relationship he's my teammate is that accurate to say.

Yet -- that's very very accurate to -- in my colon is. You have there a lot of people out of out of common bond over the last thirteen years here. You know the I think even in in workplaces throughout July if you have friends their coworkers you know my coworkers you know he's my teenagers and things like that yeah. If -- on the about it anyway he played for always after -- you work with but there's there's always -- there's only canceled that you called lifelong where. And you know like Rodney Harrison will be desperately. Talk about talk about playing golf -- in what I have seen him in spending time together. Because what did you this is to talk about Palestinian earlier a lot of things. You know -- you don't you don't talk about Z votes for mr. Ian you know just yeah hope particularly hope. -- all your your life experiences that you take if you -- if you question that it's called lifelong friends in. Definitely. That would there'd ever be that.

Back to the topic at hand in the game last night was that the defensive effort. Start to finish that your team's been looking for all year.

Yeah. If we're looking -- those -- plays those turnovers that interception by Meriweather that's also wrote that so that's probable that Mayo got that changed -- that stepped in front of that interception. Late and the gain. You know big players like that that's what you want to do we want. As a -- fence -- you want to get -- want to force in the park but when you go above and beyond its way he really helps your off. He helped put him in advantageous positions. Yeah yeah so the offense that -- as a three and on the -- but then we get the ball right back. And that these -- my back on the field and I'd only go off of gaining momentum gaining more moments of that the other these chances on the field and and -- wear down a little bit what Uga. He got an offensive line and running backs that and run for 25760. Yards with everyone's.

A lot of guys talked about practice. Last week and how successful was how much energy was at that practice. Do you share that that sentiment that you feel like this was a special practice last week. Or especially practices.

We had a good week we had a great week actually get better went up -- Yes -- guys were were happy to be back to our facility happy to be back to. You know. Wait a whole way it will grow -- practice field because it was it was a long road trip believe it was a similar and they wrote chip who were out there California so. Come back -- practice. -- have of that week was important that the but. You know are more important was carrying it over to Monday night because. We've had great weeks but practiced well we've got out there -- And we've had terrible weeks of practice where we got out there want so. What we wanted to do was transfer it over really -- we've we've made a practice suffered a talk amongst such as he had a great week this week. Well let's make it we -- we carry it over and they carried his enthusiasm and energy at all this week can carry it forward to Monday night -- we do that. Very from the very start in. I think it's Ellis who is as -- games started I think we have more energy in the Broncos if we're fired up in whenever. -- there was a lot of energy enthusiasm out there. Well we've got to do. We gotta do it again next week. We that we got -- of great practice Wednesday Thursday Friday into it again because if we want to be one of those teams that are good again this year we've got to establish consistent. Absolutely have to.

Do you ever remember your team that you've been part of having an awful week of practice round play on the weekend. It. Can happen.

They kept it short it's it's a pleasure walkway that on the field on -- like it. I don't know without. I don't know -- opinion if that means on Saturday to get that. -- on Sunday in and how many times has has jeans. Talk about it RQ you know leaders meet its clip this week we just went out there and you know those old cliche the ball bounced our way the calls August almost that we won the game that we -- but no we still wants so it's but sometimes that happens you know where it's. I think that that's -- you have to really focus on that -- professional I don't I don't want to talk our kids out there at impact it doesn't matter. But you know it does matter but sometimes that special agent that's you know for the bad practiced but -- did you is still focused on the task -- of budget it's still. -- that number that's now what we want to do. That's not what we want to do we don't want -- that we the Pakistan and hopefully we can turn it on Sunday but sometimes you don't practiced very well. Well that last week good.

And aren't you glad you -- finished.

But last week but I actually what a great week -- practice that we were carried out over and that's that the quintessential way you want -- week ago. Though that it happened like that every week know -- we're trying to do that again and again and again.

I was gonna ask you if you ever if you've ever done that before Super Bowl ever had a bad week of practices. I mean you won three titles I can't imagine. You had a bad week that we could practices against the Rams are against the Panthers and went out one game anyway.

Now what I mean. There's sort of a different energy and enthusiasm when he gets to the playoffs in itself -- went. That's and everyone's on their their their highest of highs and -- everyone's. Focused attentive everything's and everything's everybody's -- ago. But though. I'd like it -- you know that he is a marathon. Sometimes those those we get -- break you know.

You know ego and so yeah marathon and I zero -- and we caught it we got it. Very very nicely done just an. Act as the analysis not want to break the news here that. With Eddie's team you would be one of the runners on to Eddie's team and a good -- April 2009. My trading its sick numbers but he but. -- actually put that out pretty well by about the.

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