Matt Light, Patriots OL

Which were breaking up Patriots playoff we are not here to -- or as a Patriots Friday Matt Light. Joining us on the eighteenth -- hot line eighteen T your world deliver we talked Logan Mankins earlier he really did know what to do with himself for the Patriots not a playoff team we're hearing Matt Light. -- hunting excursion -- is that true are you hunting this afternoon.

But no I didn't do any -- but I was in the woods for a little while with beer with the family is going to cruise around.

I'd really be breaking down game film or something like that is that now a lot of people does that put on the back burner for a little while. -- So this is down time for you wrong I mean this is something that's. As fans were not familiar with that but. -- you kind of adjust to life after the season ending just after seventeen weeks.

Well you know I mean it is is that an -- work -- accustomed to either -- on the in. We've we've got a good run enough you know they've -- in 2002. Don't collect we really bit of a situation like this where. -- we have been in the post season have been a part of this. Playoff atmosphere but it is cup you know. It's it's sort of go eleven to five understand that still technically anymore but the weighted them. There's a heck of a year ago a competitive year I think mostly guys that can pick this time about a you're gonna get away a couple of more relax and take some time off as an Olympic family your loved ones and develop them before too long we'll be talking about turning. I have -- minicamp because so it'll be rather have a corner.

said he competitive year for your team eleven wins and do not make the post season tournament. Do you view as a successful year even with the eleven wins and not making -- of the post season.

I do -- think it was. Of the year which we have overcome a lot of you know cup thing that happened to our club whether -- was -- of the injuries them. Transition period with different guys step about the young guys play a lot make it a big impact them not felt like even though we -- up and down -- you know where we have a great game and then could not so great men have a you know tight loss you know whether. You know it was you know the -- a cup loss with Miami earlier. You know I think all that adversity to be able to come -- 115 with guys that. You know really made up. A big impact they're young player apparently great banquet this team I think we kept focused not bigger but it worked hard throughout the whole year so -- you can only do so much in. The rest of you leave up -- You know the football god them. I guess it just weren't they weren't with -- as -- this kind.

When you look back -- season Matt are are there are a few moments a gamer to a moment or two that stand out Q and a positive way in May be was it a game maybe it was a win may -- was not being blown off the field in Buffalo and keeping your position I mean his or something that you can look Baghdad now and say. You know that that was some thing where maybe unit wasn't looking so good for us but you know we -- able to overcome.

You know I have archive by those moments. You know there's there's so many things that happen and see them are so many big plays and so many you know big moments -- each game bit. The -- you Australia it felt like you know -- the way. The way Mac -- Stepped up in the control they all sort of embraced the concept of all the players around him and you know went to work each week out but is more typical Korea thought it was. In those great to have him you know out there doing his thing him quite effective this season and I thought you know. Just the way we're able to win some of the games. These unique way which -- would do that the way we kind of fought back and and some of those clothes look great thing in the part of Bynum in the -- the horrible moment -- you say all about that that's where we're really -- things around to -- That's that's the reason we are so good -- those. Or redo that.

When you think about what Cassel did obviously when we don't know him -- in -- practice so we didn't know when he. Obviously the let us not -- to step aside to you know. Take care of any sort of you know battles and house there to map but. -- Witten with Matt Cassel was there any doubt was there anything from the team. About what he'd be able to do it did you have to adapt to him at all or did did you have to adapt to you guys in the front line as far as. The way he played because obviously use a little different than Tom Brady with his mobility.

Yeah yeah we feel those courts ball all year you know I mean what's the difference in mentality you know how do you block for one guy versus the other. You know I I don't it didn't change anything that we did. You know -- we might at this sustain our blocks the longer the passing game earlier -- you know and you know we can get more competent there early on either so you know he was. You know what I'll talk a little bit here mayor because we were able to hold up or aboard but want everybody on the same page and we're all played well together. That -- You know kick into high gear up so what we're perform at a pretty good level.

Where you go backe talked about not be Olympic out moments I wonder the last Sunday still fresh in your mind Matt we talked a Friday before the game about the potential for bad weather in Buffalo how the player you always prepared forward. Were you expecting yup that's Sorrell wind event end and when did you recognize is that. The -- on the field NC in those goal post on back and forth and say boy this is to be a tough football for our offense.

They have what you know we have a lot of talk about it before the game and through the night before the game and what people expect them you know the what do consistent would be in. Article up there until we get pregame warm up real guys that -- not there. In Austria throughout my warmup before the gave Beckett covenant all the stores both of -- the way it was but. Appear practiced at that that field he couldn't really comprehend how Beckett threw it was an army that was. It was pretty critical of him wherever you couldn't when the wind can move Vince wolf or you know well.

After that it. That's it that's gotta be someone that hurricane scale for you cursed him -- I know you're probably played through a lot of injuries that you know week. Picked up bits and but he'll never tell us how injured -- war but does that make that eleven win season not just for you booked for all the guys around you work. Or playing her in the guys who couldn't finish the season. Does that make that even that much more satisfying 'cause. What you were able to do with. With all these moving pieces -- seem right from the of the opening quarter of the season.

Yeah mimic the special you know every year so different -- the one before. In common. It's this it's interesting to hear who everybody predicts that be the proper honors an elevator division and then after week three it's completely the opposite than it is after week ten that. Everybody's got their prediction for who's going to be a play off some. You know 90% of those teams aren't even there after week sixteen or seventeen and you know it's it's quite it's the however thanks shapes up than you know this year was. Yeah completely unique it is completely different from any other seat and have been a part of but I think. The other -- things that keep us successful. You know what were still in place and don't agree coaching -- great. How great attitude so you know in any. You know briefly here and there and their in their. You know meeting rooms and you know by position and we have great guys they're really understand the game and are smart players and you know you've you've played -- play hard to finish games you're going to -- are right it's I think the -- we continue to you know. Live by those principles look like or have a good team regardless of what the situation is with injuries or anything else.

You mentioned injuries you mentioned up predictions and others a lot of NFL speculation right now to the hot still football season around here. With the pats knocking a ball in the post season one of the guys we keep hearing about potentially. I'll leaving the Patriots becoming head coach somewhere else is Josh mcdaniels and I wonder Matt you mentioned Matt Cassel. Over the course of this year is a younger quarterback getting assimilated with the offense he's sort of matured and and changed throughout the year. You're offense a quarter Josh mcdaniels still young guy and it in his early thirties. Since he's come aboard you've seen him mature and change as well and as he became the offensive coordinator this Patriots team.

Well you know life and death I've ever everybody else's performance but you don't justice. You know. An incredible to get those prepared each week in the way he approaches. You know each game plan and -- unique it is and how many moving parts that you know we have from week to week it's. You know to the assessment of them and then visibility. You know keep us motivated and keep us focused and it's just it's been it's been a that's been a lot of fun having them as a coordinator in those great with Charlie him you know -- really successful you know under under turley and really successful charge them. You know pretty fortunate deploy a system where you get guys like that that. Keep on each week he prepared. If they they look at every angle and it's just you know it's it's that's what good does it work ethic and what you accomplish.

What's next for you Matt just try to rest -- been in and let the injuries -- kind of take care of themselves walks in the woods with a family just try to relax and it to stay away from football for awhile.

Yes I doubt -- equitable for awhile -- Second of the sort of they have just enjoy -- Mbeki calm here in Ohio on. Will work and are our property that we have from the foundation and didn't have already for previews look different organizations in this. And George did you know I get two are considered good -- and.

Paramount in Europe at a tournament that you you do a good job though with the distracted distractions in the house well. More important because it would.

All players no distractions that I on the radio the Stanley Iraqi deal them up pretty well as well now we certainly appreciated. You best luck in the offseason every Darren Ohio and now we -- talk and.

Thing I didn't overdo it.

Are you -- you Matt Light who is getting some kids always know distraction from the kids their late which he and his family happy new year.