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Tue, 8 Sep 2009|

Vince talked about how football is a business which was evident with the Seymour trade, how he was shocked about the trade, why he handled his contract the way he did at training camp, and a little college football talk after a big win by The U

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  1. Miami Hurricanes13:44
  2. Vince Wilfork0:03, 16:09
  3. Richard Seymour4:22, 7:41
  4. Ty Warren16:08
  5. Mike Vrabel7:39
  6. Tedy Bruschi7:40
  7. Rodney Harrison7:36
  8. college football14:41
  9. Tom Brady4:56
  10. football team6:32, 6:39

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Joining us so one of our patriots money regulars one of our guys Vince Wilfork is with a statements. That's -- of distracting you're still a member of the patriots. As of right now I'm okay I'm gonna make York just -- to eight. This damn bombshells go on around here and many bombshells. As businessmen and is --

58 but not only is it business. Seriously it is it's a tough business to be a part of you know to first Walters to sacrifice your body as much as you guys do. And then to have. And not have guaranteed contracts you make a lot of money you don't have guaranteed contracts and it and that turnover and made it at the drop of a dime. You could be on another team -- on the street.

The army number a -- a lot of a lot of people out there fans. In particular. Just look at Sunday's auto Mondays when we play. And you know see as we we have responded -- we win that tough to -- tough losses that we will go through and everything. And people forget that this is a business army. This just like give -- when they wake up people who go to work in and you're over fire them and we basically have the same and we have a man are just like everyone else. -- in the day. Don't do twisted on the news and business and I think Germany here. If there's one thing -- you know. Q did you clear. Two young guys and rookies is. Don't come and his game and it's not knowing that this is a business I mean -- it -- lucky to be. In this type of -- do some that we love and get paid for but just like you suit our money isn't guaranteed -- baseball and basketball. So. We are as known to do things are high level we are we on -- sport. Boy it in the it is the business and you have to understand it before you're Sheppard won't come into in this bill if you don't understand that you have problems in his sleep.

How did you find out Sunday and were you surprised.

Will yes I was surprised now. I it's it's not a scene when the he called me and -- we talk so. I was so and one thing I -- our first barrier. Some things that are assessing who won I want to be -- page -- to. For the -- career I want sign as a patron I want acquires and there was -- if it's who. I want be intact which is the fifth alarm. The mark through -- career I noticed pretty itself -- is very. Rare that you see our deepest line attack for as long as we've been intact. -- was a gold mine of the you know try to stay it's. What a great group of guys that we have. -- during these girls understand we we understand each other on. Family people I mean -- became firm he was more than. Just going now. To a job it was more you know family in the thing. You know his term in my family. And everybody else and of these things are so that we have their bond. In their room where a lot of guys we still -- what we care in general and was -- to -- group -- you know we miners work. So -- the -- Lamar come into his league here and wants are new house mission. You know is because a lot of wars is used. To stay with marble is arm to -- career where unfortunately it is a business I know it was ought to do. Bush noted you know -- Favre years so want to -- stupid the plea with. A guide to reach caliber army with its amazing I mean he's he can go down one in the Vista. That actually on their position -- when you have cigar. To go from a penetrated for three on a college in the com. Here to -- that there's this huge movement -- all of us need to transition. Two to get so Marmara philosophy is that YouTube you can to get you have a job in the worse so. Is tough but it's the same time in order to keep -- he understands the business. With some.

Well I'm glad to say that because that that leads to a couple questions I have for you first -- the -- be up from the they get -- horrible trade for this year does not help the team this year in the future possibly but. That's -- future we get a lot of phone calls in emails from people who say you know Richard Seymour was overrated. He only had 39 career sacks tackle numbers weren't that high but you just mentioned. To go from penetrating to -- for those who don't know the difference. In your own words just explain. How different those styles of play --

I -- are pollutants are opposed this. You could take random malls or summary. And I'm operative known our ninth in the game and afford a 3-D face and tell them -- you don't feel. What you cutesy Tom Brady or random also say they immediately instructed me to your shareholders ago. You can't do it I mean yes this is -- ever to put. And -- based -- what to get in the disease you know you have to be tough you have to be physically you have to be smart because we we change. We changed. Playback plea in that Dave Wright that we play Barkley would change. Different things that will do what. We're known for to get in the army and -- been successful his use he's the one chairmanship he won a lot of game. In -- and great the faces. We're you know to get open was the key and are they keep you keen to -- are paying record so you have a job anywhere because it's not order to have a very you know -- above and below for standings again as best best now. Some lot tough winters ago can you have to read these two bears it is -- to -- you have the old days ago or sometimes you have to 023 guys. You have to hold -- hold to a point you know and asked itself part of our so. Army its work. I mean -- would be able to two yeah. It is very very difficult army times would have the same time if you can do weird you've instantly in the things. If you're defensive -- appear to -- and defensive linemen and you don't do your job. What happens on the Francisco are on the U. You don't do you you know because. You do get -- on the point blank and interview experts who if you can't do your job here. We don't have been wrong for Communist one point. -- want debut Warner is a tough physical football team. Com and we've been striving to have to -- either of -- which rock star to be either tough physical football team because in -- in the very. The running game is it is all their best foot. If you can stop in the if you can run the ball defensively offensively. UB very successful obviously I'm and we we sit. We sit up our communal. Our mold of the going to every game that's normal to stop the run obtain are all things won't be able to run the ball so we we never wanna be. One dimensional all foods and we we we we won't be won the -- of the Phoenix because we can sit there on the run. On now we get our passages in the game now we can we can mix of a real big Thompson's oppression can do what do we wanna do. Put it all starts with start and run and stubbornly going to be great in his defeat you have yet to be was doing multiple things and mainly what we do learn is to -- so. That's that this day is just the nature of the beast.

Vince in the course of a year your deep -- lost Rodney Harrison. Junior say Al Mike Vrabel Tedy Bruschi and now Richard Seymour is there enough leaders left on the defensive side of the football.

Course on me. Don't give your own -- that we lost it was great leaders on me a bearer for world into detention of -- will be ups and downs. Don't you're wrong or are we going and establish the sense I think it's a bunch of guys that -- are from the cars. Where we can step in and take and get the torching and -- passing on to a so. I think collectively we have to come together as a team we can't depend on one person. 26 something that'll do some. -- is more of a team effort now I think everybody have to be click in. -- all sooners. I think you're right after being -- That when they step on the field zero -- we lieutenants who wears a leader I don't care if you won't. You just want deceptive because. We wanna meet I mean. Like you said. -- and has known the guys that we've involves they've been through so much to do so much for his organization. But it remains to please. Two to win -- championship games to win some pupils they'd be made those plays they've been here they've been through the terror was seasons the BBB deal it. -- so now that they've grown where do we stand I mean and ever barbecue you know -- the question what -- the same term. I know their. It's going to all of my fifth premiere -- that we we all work stumpel and I just wanna lower -- step -- and be within. And be able to -- a -- their role and I think we.

You know that's a lot of people saw the trade of Seymour and they said about two and two okay Seymour is gone that must mean that. A deal is going to be a place where events. One did you look at it that way and and to. How are our contract negotiations. -- how are you gonna handle that during the season.

I mean are. Communists or something arcane cultural I mean. We make moves of teens make moves. All the time homer the first person in this situation. In different years it's contrary. So -- I understand -- one -- there. I had cardinals sit down and base of the say to myself office. Control which you can control and -- football now going for I don't know. Now what's gonna happen numerals but I can only control where -- play football so. Whatever happens happens thus -- have agents. My agent. Hear him -- their situation and there's a question I mean we will be a continent where. -- their pain we will work -- sort of business I mean. Who knows win. I can't tell you win. Put our noble size is on trial on their best and to make something -- so. Long as long as we have very on the stand down from -- farm with fare so well but -- both working we we we we will continue to work. On the try to get something done and -- if nothing is -- com. We just continued I mean let me at the end of the day. -- season is in you know we don't everything your place on the we just wear them. Go from where their point is an -- to see what commitment or some were right now think. We we knew we all on one page in and we all want the same thing is I wanna stick around here they want me here. And I think we working towards that so. There's this special thing -- can -- and ominous there could just controller control. An expert football so and that's where would.

There are those who've said Ron Borges wrote today's herald that. That you should use the leverage while you got it you should walk out of there and say I'm not playing against the we get a contract done. There are some who said you should have held out and not shown up at the mandatory. Events over the summer like training camp why did you handle it the way you did.

a different on the people here on the situation differently. People or expect. People respect me you know eclectic. Well. Artists were alive and you know if you Favre this is six years now you know if you. Our little football Portland then. Our science fiction you do our work on and executed. Well on care. You know. I want on my six years because my job -- to play football. Our -- and doing ngos. Of and then there -- holdout you of course -- could have done that work. Where who wears -- there's gonna hurt anymore because. I'm a type a person there. I need to be on the field nor was going norm for -- you know play fair to give NC they're they're they're -- their -- I just can't see it Beckham right. We allow go you know six to six week and up you can go from there Mumbai -- homework there so. I mean that's where are so two to -- I hear things in the business so much for coming in. And I'm different I mean in people who know me they know know what football means me. -- This organization what football means to me so. -- you know I hear a lot of people's and you should be executed there. But in the days and it was my decision on the was best for me. And that's -- You know whatever from there there's. That's our look so. Here's a month and -- years.

A note ties it there and talk to in ninety seconds but now we can't talk about how great the US and I know we can talk okay I pay more multi. I want that you you can talk. You think you actually an album and you don't lose. You don't despair. And not even think about. The Miami Hurricanes -- That -- you're everybody doubted us last night. Every every every its water and air raid I don't care as a rival that of masterpiece use Leo yeah.

I tell you work best arrival OK -- varieties. Matter of fact I tell you where. You you humane one -- their play their first governor season with their -- right. Name one. Okay thank you -- good as the arch rival it doesn't matter there Iran eighteenth. It is the rival model -- I don't care if they're not running you know there is this something in the war on the when you -- When you have or teams this. -- In Miami did based beam me. Global. I mean you have of the team that would basically. We may cause we don't get me wrong legacy I know I they're college football history. I this -- and I think we ran at -- and I -- today. Pray that we -- tonight. Along and we basically. Everybody went we didn't miss universe and I mean everybody pound native of thought because in the waiver by the healed because they always want to be -- the -- are so. Everybody warning that way. And -- provider warning that even if this little one even now I have people and Lee William Mary my.

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That's okay when when you do something you're good on the I didn't wanna wanted to be. Oh yeah and one half I don't know what I know lord don't wanna my troops on the I don't know speaking -- Those Miami Tennessee who is the issue -- which would get an education so you. That is the -- weekly football. Football with -- like Ohio State or else I know it's going to be welcome Newsweek about it and I can no word on -- 10 I don't out of the bed and I think that's the group towards. Like a kimono videos -- was no offers golf I will fall for everything -- I will fall -- considered well -- no no we're gonna brightly on the united second.

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