10-24-08 Welker and Mankins w DnH

Our number two dale and -- Sports Radio WEI were broadcasting live from Gillette Stadium as we do each and every Friday. And one of our Patriots Friday irregulars is in the studio with us now wide receiver Wes Welker. Better known as the slot machine according to the national broadcasters concede that the C guess why you don't.

I'm doing well let's go let's -- job out there -- watch your walk through and I felt like your routes were crisp. I -- were catching everything that was thrown at you really. Just displayed a great grass. Of the office I'm really proud of well you're not take a lot of pride in that you know and and build walked through the round here liability nobody walks better that you have a lot of there's a lot of room particularly mind the coaching I was giving out there are some no not at all having oh is now I think.

We're trying to catch my body and -- wanted to get your hands around football we're we're sitting in in our little studio here at -- actually big studio very nice studio. And Michael and I hear some noise right outside that door right rocks and we didn't I didn't know and I'm walk around that way. And these guys are -- for the walk through literally right outside the door here you got pushed after practice field.

Yeah we did him now that's what is this week -- sometimes Peewee team -- of -- by day I earlier this guy has said that the revolution out of their their parts and Stewart Lugo walked throw on the on the game fields or revolution practices more important and the Patriots walked through. I -- says this is yeah I suppose is outrageous.

I had I had a fear that I was going to -- the accidentally locked the door which we -- all the time and it shocked. You went out there. Their little touchy about media people watching practices -- you know you're out there. Now I know man it's you know we keep the security guys over there and everything's so ago that's dozens streets off.

How did you feel. Monday night's game went for you -- you got an offensive player of the week Award for Matt -- how did you feel. The offense clicked in that game. I felt like being you know a click through well land and an all all three sides of the ball the offense defense and special teams that are -- really come together and and make some plays out there and in in the and it worked out pretty well. I didn't see that one common I know you guys have a lot of respect for the Broncos but you have any. Any clue any feeling before the game let's say an hour before the game couple hours for the game that you put up 41 on that team. You never know you know especially in this league. You know we really do we can practice and and we're really hustled around in and has a really -- up enough to want to make sir you know after. The previous week there were Rose stepped up our game and and and played well.

One thing I did notice and it was obvious even watching on television. There was more enthusiasm. Than I've seen I mean it just seemed like guys were into it from the start. There was a lot of a lot of run around and hoot and Holler and it just seemed more enthusiastic than what -- St. Yeah also dominant.

That's some that we -- pointed out so we need to give back to in the in the kind of football that we play in and being noble so you know really kind of each other don't want to make sure that. You know we're we're hitting on all cylinders. I got an easy question for you. We think the best offensive lineman in the entire National Football League isn't in best lineman of football by far. Men. I think he knows --

I don't know who's who plays behind -- made it. Activities start. It is -- yeah.

No loaded that -- player man and it is fun to be out there with them because movies you're typical you know it did after it you know. Her body. -- in my ground Daniel birdies Islam.

I even saw you laughing on the field at one point Monday night they had a shot -- one point walking back towards the huddle. And you laugh and how do you you don't usually look pretty businesslike out there. I think I -- the players talking about Mets guy go by and that he and that means and next thing he knew he would negate -- very -- that it didn't. Don't vote for -- your --

Oscar is that -- smiling at six point eight yards per carry. From the running backs which you don't see too often not professional football maybe college and high school with six point eight pros is almost unheard of in this.

Yet that that was a pretty good day for us in the bags in. A lot of that goes to the running backs we we block the guys that we can block and a lot of times the safety was there in the whole. One on one with the -- and Sammy made in this almost every time so. A lot of credit goes to the --

one of the things that that Matt talked about yesterday here and he talked about the six Saxony said really. Some of those are my four hole I gotta I gotta give the offensive line a little more of a break here. We're sitting there on our couch watching him doing that little internal clock thing and and -- going okay derail the ball now get rid of the ball now. I I think it's a pretty good acknowledgment on his part I'm sure he's seen the film. Hey you know 12 sooner I get rid of that ball we don't take the sack even if it's an incompletion.

Yeah he's been nice he's taken some of the blame but we gotta take most of the two because we need to give him as much time as he needs and we haven't been doing that and this week we have another big challenge -- rush and the pats are great they killed Dallas last week we made them look bad in. This is going to be a big week for us the gives met time and hope we were up to the challenge.

I keep hearing from guys about this legendary practice that you had I -- you senator earlier -- and -- after the game was just a great practice lots of energy. From both if you what what made the week so greatly well wasn't what's that Nazi. I think you know.

After the previous week I didn't you know be looked pretty good in and then you know I think deuces. Are no how exactly have them -- you know discount the trash talk in you know -- backed him for his. And you know it kind of makes practice a little more fun when you do then. And Chicago American fourth of people in this and man and and making fun this person of that person and then -- makes more full more energy allow more. Speed out there and and people out there you know make -- when you when you play like that.

Yeah and I think a lot of credit goes to scout team to last week. The scout team offense was making plays against the -- and make in the practice harder. And peppered Jonathan and yet indeed and they. They try to get us all the time and here it is and last week there really go and actors in the -- really. The way just in the season's gone if you're running back on the scout team he ready. As a man on man and you get a chance to play on Sunday yeah we're going to -- hero and index right now with. We need to guys that are out this week to step up and have a good week.

They don't we we hear so much only been on I think of the Rams I think of Stephen Jackson think of Torry -- that a lot of guys on offense. What what do you think the big playmaker is on -- lose that game changer on the other side of the ball.

Firm -- front it's gotta be Leonard Little he's. He's been such a good pass rusher for a long time and then La'Roi Glover they both have over 86 each is so. They know better rush the quarterback -- Couple guys they drafted high the last couple years top. Was the number two pick this year and -- is their three technique was the top fifteen pick or something so they got a lot of talent up front. No linebackers are fast run and it's they -- a confronts them.

It's amazing how this thing or Glover has been a football for twenty years I mean this member in this -- you had gone and you still play Cowboys details that loses is an explosive as anybody for a -- what you're looking at film what's the first thing your that you want to see when you're looking at at the Rams D fence you sit down on. Tuesday or Wednesday and you start looking at film what's the first thing want to look at.

The first office you know the -- coverages or playing in and -- you know where to way to attack in and then from there really tell looking at the individual's -- facing -- physical as the fast is -- quake and just you know. -- string some -- weaknesses disease. You know let you inside when they play a you know cover two man knows you will -- his play against several on. Different things like Patton and and I just kind of go from there and and pick up almost and.

Do you guys see. Something noticeable. I'm not talking -- on film and you look at the Rams can you see the difference between. Jim has its two games have in this team in and Scott Linehan before I mean is it really jump out look like a completely different game. From what you've seen.

I don't know I think it does make -- more plays now Murton and cause more turnovers. And on defense they play hard they all run to the ball they're all hustle and all the and they all play physical. And I don't know if it's changed so much I think they're just making more plays now -- that and when he and I don't know about offensively. West Africa and just left. He just walked away. He was afraid that if you got to the breakfast line before him -- and -- the -- you flights out of alignment in their food out here is not too bad either. Mister Kraft of the great -- he. He he probably runs the best. Meal program for players in the league I haven't been anywhere else but I know if it's any better than this and you're -- to have -- I want to go back to that of the sacks situation and what we've been watching here. When it does happen when Wes is when -- pick himself. Himself up off the ground. Are you saying anything to him is he saying anything do you attorney talking going on at that point -- he doesn't say anything he disputes that and gets ready for the next play in the as far as us that it's some that we did there. We might be targeted the other linemen -- will we did wrong if it was a miscommunication. Or. If you just got beat physically by the guy you're just you're talking yourself inherited Willie. You should've done instead and sexton is just it's a bad thing when we get -- it's that negative play against their defense -- and we just try to avoid when I -- in the very it will be the Ebenezer Ekuban. On the I don't know what Mac could have done to avoid that one that was so fast the it was that the -- right before have her. -- where where he was practically in the backfield before format to -- this article take as dropped. I think with mental. When you have a mental there usually the guys going to be in the backfield quarterback is no chance.

And they like to run block. But he also -- dreams of -- solve the the the second Randy Moss touchdown you really got down to feel pretty well on and leveled a couple of guys is that right up there with what are your favorite place.

We we experience we get together and it runs dollars and usually at a screen you get the blockage BBs -- best and try to take you on that they don't. Give a pretty good idea right off the bat whether they're going to try to take you want to not. Yeah most that they'll start coming towards is -- third mentors and you get squared. Them. But -- the opener and you know originally but it just wrote that they didn't make.

Look in his about taking on TV -- that I really excited that -- says that saving big highlights on the field together. You're. Thinking about the -- product and try to come up would take me on. We were talking about running backs and unfortunately then there's a bunch of them movement -- run here. I don't like any of us knew much about and Jarvis Green Ellis until lease on. Play extensively here on Monday night what's his -- bring into the table and practices.

He's been on the look team all. This whole season so far and he's worked really hard he's been given the defense a good look and he's just been working hard. In case he got an opportunity and he did get an opportunity this weekend in. He -- did he made people miss he ran through people he did everything uses asked and if we need him again this week in I'm sure we'll do the same thing.

You ever think about sending Tom Brady attacks given him a hard time about making news even though he's not around these guys injured he still front page and.

Yeah well -- he's he's an important dead in the NFL he's. League MVP last year has won three Super Bowl if you -- this league in. We're. As a team right now we're now we're develop we with all due respect that we we don't have time to worry about him if we're thinking about Tom. The Rams are going to come in and kick our like he did the orient last week in. We can't let that happen so we're focused on when you saw the Cowboys so were you surprised at how easy it was. Well I think everyone is they think the Cowboys are a lot better than they are except for I think he will that play against him and a surprise at how bad they beat him they'd be comforted the Rams did pretty much whatever they wanted to in the cowboys'. I don't know if they were as focused as they needed to be as they look -- They made a lot of mistakes in the -- took full advantage of everything and they beat the Rams they're a good team and they're playing really really did.

Goosen whose Stephen Jackson scout team who was who played that role this week I'm nicer I don't -- too -- Fits into this -- with who was Leonard Little of the scout team and La'Roi Glover.

That would here is littered. Because fears got a lot of speed and can do a lot of good moves like Leonard does. And Glover he's been. Tightest since then whoever's. They've been -- has been -- this week and SF really helps you guys doesn't Emmy and you get out -- and they pay attention to this that those shows that this. Often that teams do it and they try to get with the best look that they can.

I now we guessed we asked Wes earlier that askew. Since it was right outside our door walk through go okay Fauria avenue graded yourself out all right Marmol walked through part of the year of your day Newman players today yeah. -- mental errors and at 110 speed everything went okay and but there was the on them and that those. Great to see a best of luck this week and we'll talk again next week thank you okay let -- Logan Mankins joining us Wes Welker was here as well we're broadcasting live at Gillette Sports Radio WE yeah.