Matt Cassel

And joining us on the eight TNT one quarterback than the Patriots Matt Cassel this morning Matt how are you. Put more -- so what sort that was a grinder how. Well boy wonder that are loyal whether that meant well we we came out victorious the Kroger.

It's kind of the Patriot way you guys are happy just. Especially your coach are happier when you have to fight harder I mean blow outs -- fun I'm sure. But the seemed to be more satisfying than if you won by 34 touchdowns.

I don't know I would report -- and -- used the analogy earlier of the either one of them Mel Gibson's movies either Braveheart or or the Patriots all appropriate enough. Where in all the fight scenes all the guys just -- in the get a shot fallen down more guys to step over them and get in the battle to eventually they will themselves outlast the opponent that's kind of what it was like yesterday with with -- Wilfork and Sanders and and Tedy Bruschi blown out is more guys jumped in over the sidelines and came in and somehow got it done.

Yeah that's great really just people keep Stephanopoulos going to have to continue to do that. This week fourteen and nobody's that it was going to be easy but these guys already on the already at a drop of to have on the sideline keep step about the keep doing a great job or.

It to you think when. When -- Junior Seau made that trip cross country came here and then back out there did you think he'd be able to play -- thinking it was he who's even possible.

It's cheap sale of course that figured it would be we will play the guys argument he's. He's like a robot -- now he's a special so. He used their cross country trip became right back in within even. The -- facility like 5:30 in the morning when I doubt they're armed with a private that we left -- is amazing so you look at different times call.

There was no margin for -- pretty much of that in that last drive obviously used the quarterback understood -- Wes Welker was quoted the papers saying he understood it is it is left unsaid in the huddle or the leader do you say to these guys listen you know this may be our last possession we are behind got to come from -- is left unsaid or or do you -- to to mention it to them as you get -- yet -- that last drive --

Notre reluctance that I mean it's one of those things that you go -- and everybody knows what's at -- everybody knows. We've got to go oh we get -- you on every play because of this case and that you know we're behind and we have more right now is so. Everybody just note note what's at stake and we we go well we discredit.

It would be unfair or disrespectful to say that my. Welker would be your -- My B yeah you're being too. But this security blanket.

Eat -- he always do our security blanket is that a great step up in barrier in. And -- do their job and if so when when you have 11 you expect to get open and you'd done record but it throughout. --

Did you have any doubt after last week that he bounced back this week I mean any. Normal human being would have been affected by that Ryan Clark Kent and and we all wonder and -- into this game would he be you know -- his ears would still be that ringing in his hander would get a little -- I don't know over the middle.

Note you know Petrino less. But he didn't you don't worry about him go over the middle on the you know that they'll be back if all possible. If he's. 50% and it helped me go he's gonna go so. That's just the type player he isn't and he's never gone sure you do over the middle oil and he continues to --

And Matt when your shoe comes off with a little football game and you jam your foot back in the -- you don't have time to tie it does the next play pretty much have to be a handoff.

that looks pretty funny don't look in the same thing on the garden -- look at the but I know what you have only Duke it out yeah. So are they called the play and I don't think they realize that question was completely off. And then I'm trying to get player to player and I haven't struck again when I'm trying to put the -- back on the Aniston avenue and the car actually is we -- kind of well they called play -- in the urban handle.

So you'll think they knew your shoe was off for the that was of the -- sort of out of equipment correct.

I don't think it did because there's work right along called player. -- we've kind of moved along.

So that it was a fortunate coincidence it was a handoff to it to Kevin what happens if it were a drop back you know. Three or four step drop and you have that you kind of you know on -- you done it.

Oh yeah I probably could have done and I just hope I would -- some question whether that would look a little village.

Velcro next time prevailed -- we -- little kids -- the velcro. UW questions that you don't know more known issue that could you know it's been fun and it's things fascinating work at a shoes on them -- double not --

You've got what I did have a double loaded untouchable -- given about.

Why don't get the hard -- Johnny unitas.

No basically I'm -- have that they if they can put that up as is the the proud the way is there overrated or underrated. No -- actually occurred create a lot of crowd that was there it's pretty impressive. They're built the stadium itself was beautiful stadium but an understatement. The waited at the line at trapped in the -- yet very well so it's really about.

Obviously your preparations help you in good -- there were no false starts the silent count seem to work -- what you do work on that. Getting ready out of the tape the tape on the ear holed takes care of little movement -- tape.

That helps that really does hopefully that but we we definitely had a huge emphasis on. Account those weeks and know all our penalties -- knew that it was going to be very loud and I think everybody wondered what they're made a conscious effort to. The try to pull that that it steadily grew -- in --

Did you split a couple radio morons exactly how the silent count works.

Thought so or you worked is that based on these -- with senator or on the shut Cory foot and there's just and usually use in the either head Bob respond like that which they'll use. Indicate that he's about the purple ball to the other linemen and that's usually how old -- Post either on a one or double.

Are but the other defense have to be really stupid. And let that their credit Benson.

This if they're paying attention you know I mean that's that's Sudan as a player home I think that the wild stadiums. -- a lot of times you you simply vote linemen get up the field -- that he could jump and that's about it now yeah.

At this the second week in a row that the -- have sent you one of the defensive players which your roommate in college have like a big sweep where you would loafer and and and Polamalu all live together or did you take turns and did they have the right.

No actually wasn't my -- written right I told them that too but I I just pull a thread that element of you the very close friend of mine college. And won a primary closest friend on the team but we definitely I don't know where they got that.

You you get sick of playing against your best friends.

Well it's as well as a lot of fun when they're on the other side of the ball he knows pockets back.

That's true and I suppose it's better to beat them -- is that. It.

It's definitely better to -- as well about.

I I know you gonna tell us that the trojans composed right that they really the best team in the country and they belong in this in the title game.

No and no would be -- of us or -- loosened up. Oregon State -- the also packed and being down like it was perfect appropriate -- in the national championship this year. And the trojans well I think that they're great in. It is -- to good development since he's mr. -- do let us which it.

that you had a bet with who was the UCLA again. Obviously -- who pays I don't know five points prince factor in here we were trying to figure that out did you win the -- yeah. Santo you lost the battle -- it. A UN UCLA like boxer shorts right now are -- speaking to us.

No we had a gentleman that is so so to speak with a sweep that that blow a loss who. I lost a little bit.

Usually you as opposed to OJ god knows the product at a you see guys stick together.

They have not going to comment on OJ you know looked like comment on the detergent but. You know it was important situation.

and in that situation. So I think Pete Carroll's even abandon them yeah -- there when he let him come to practice you on the team. When OJ went one.

Where we're at the Orange Bowl and quote taken down -- important that we -- old local guys like. -- Back then there was actually. Penetrated have a guy like that come down to the blues legend in his own right obviously. Because of what has happened. With the trial and everything like that there was a lot of a lashing out from Trojan fans everywhere but that's what those.

While those. It's smartly to make them off the metal detector before the team so far. Everybody's you know let it be that the plan Fargas this week million other USC guys right.

Not there yet another US CL Europe my home town. -- or my buddies.

So you guys about because I know he was the one who invited wasn't even 1 lead and OJ. Practicing it was -- Justin Fargas.

He would get a I think it in his father worked -- unfortunately there.

I'll give you that it meat on TV than how.

Party Bears could. The which is that he's sort.

Did you ever see them in the TV show the you know the character he played.

Another character you're the play didn't have to go to Washington.

Yeah is low at the daily news -- of them Pia. And apparently actually was he went -- but it. --

Hey what's different this style last time we stayed out there for a week it didn't work out -- yeah. And we went down San Diego and got lacks what what what are you doing differently this time in Oakland -- other than planet and less imposing team any changes in the way you're approaching this week altogether out there and little boy's camp.

Is that everybody's going to have. How we approach this week we get going there's there's focus which it distracted and we just proposal drives everybody knows what the state in every everybody knows that we that there were given a vote in the next. X in the progression well it was going to go all work hard and so they're focused in forgive them on the.

If you have any plans you guys going out like altogether going to like amusement park or maybe to neglect.

Are going to go up I think we're gonna go to yogurt together everybody.

Yoga yes that junior is idea surfing. Eric but it'll be special we'd like all go to a movie or anything.

I have no clue I haven't checked my agenda only six point five and awake but no.

You know what -- social organizer -- and I are going to take. That gas with the Allison Keller on the eight TNT -- is -- the world's -- listing on -- is the -- wake -- he has announced him as seriously without them. And -- and I was actually good interest in line pushing -- do think he could -- Does she want could've scrambled scribbling down around. Well in what yeah immediately came off -- you know and run one foot in one if you don't put. Right what are you don't take a break down a break will be back.