Dan Koppen and Logan Mankins, Patriots OLs

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And I got first quarter -- to like how many points you gonna scored the first quarter of these things don't happen. I'm gonna be about a house financing authority.

That aspect that Fido well -- that's the idea that -- it -- US NFL we have got about bad -- an idea that it's all real begun that. Yeah I I'm that we -- this question yesterday I always ask this at this time year. Is it is it and anxious feeling now you just wanna get this thing go on -- wait an extra data buddhism I feel at this point.

Yeah. The stuff we've been doing is not the finest so the games fun it's part of the weekend that's who we play for is the game so we're ready to get ago. If it was there -- just it's been along time come on you know we go through the offseason and you go through training camp mini camps and you know pre season you know as long and that serves -- purpose but now on this is what about -- A versus real excited to start.

Oh what what do you think about buffalo now mean they've had. There's a lot of it in an effect you guys but. But a lot of stories -- profits of coordinator he was dismissed before you know ten days before the season starts they got TO now. What do you think about this team and used it to division upon noted that about their ability.

And their ability -- and then you know there's there's no difference whatever they have going on internally. Like you said doesn't affect us especially you know as -- you know it doesn't matter who they put out there. You know when they put out there you know we get a job doing. That's you know didn't. You know running backs holes to run through and no protection. For the past.

Is -- guy Logan on that deal line or one of the linebackers who. Doesn't get enough. Pub because he plays for the Buffalo Bills that kind of stands out to you.

The guy go against -- the time Kyle Williams no one ever talks about them but he's one of the guys in the league that plays its horrors he can in every play known ever. Gives them any props for that. He is going a hundred miles an hour you think you have them blocked you think the plays over and -- uncovers runs and makes it tackled on the field there. He gets loose and hits the quarterback -- when he's thrown it. He just one of those guys in -- talks about what he's always making a lot of tackles and make a lot of hits when you. Without putting too much stock in the pre season because nobody does -- when it was ones against ones how did you feel the offensive line performed especially. In the area everybody's talking about which -- quarter.

Act protection now I think we did some good things you know there's always things -- you look back -- Was she can do better but I think we took some steps in the right direction you know especially from. Where we were last year at this point two you know how we handle the pre season this year and I think that was a very big. Figuring their bill emphasize with us early on that we wanted to get there and get get the reps and so --

Logan is there a big difference doing what you do depending on -- the quarterback is in other words when you're when your. Playing offense of line for Matt Cassel is it decidedly different than playing for Tom -- You don't know. It's all the same protections. Same everything you try to do the same technique -- try to keep your guy as far as away from the quarterback as possible you try to pick up the right linebackers when they're blitzing. And then you just let the quarterback do whatever he has to do if if you're guy gets close to. He's gonna move or take a front -- but you just try to keep your day away from -- close to line of scrimmage and let the quarterback has as much time as the.

Guys we we know what happened in the first quarter last year against Kansas City and we we talk more about Tom Brady and psychological hurdles playing with that with a knee injury. How much you guys you play with any. Extra thought of -- we really have to do the job here because. Last year quarterback was out for the season and we've got to make sure that we step it -- you does that thought ever cross your mind not wrote -- and you really can't worry about yours aren't worry about that you know something's. And notes it's just morals things you -- there and focus on what you gotta do. It's a it's a physical game and things happened but you've got to move on and just comes to what you do it.

You know you really can't explain what happened last year. Try to even think about it this is one of those things we move on and you know -- or two ago and over days ago.

We talked about the NF LV copycat league and when I go back to two seasons ago the Philadelphia game it's almost as though Jim Johnson said. We've tried playing in back in Brady's Killen a spice bid drips and drabs foreseen and everybody it's like from that point on everybody else thought the same why. Did you guys find -- you were seeing a lot more pressure blitzing things like that from the Philadelphia game on. Yeah you know.

When something worse against a team the next team you play is gonna try the same thing -- If you can't make the adjustments in this league you're gonna seed every week the same pressures the and the defense -- they have the personnel to run those blitzes with the good dealer and good linebackers that Campbell it's you're gonna see a lot. And from our standpoint if we can pick it up that's the best way if you pick it up they're gonna stop doing this. It really falls to us to pick it up in the quarterback and receivers to Burnham on those and then as they get rid of those the --

You guys watch the game Huntsman. Yet some cables. Cable -- way to head wet but the cables that the article also got a lot of for a lot of problems with Cox Communications. A potent cult in the hospital I am. I thought what the the I think that what -- so funny added that one time on the year. At that time it was -- call hours after the show guy arsenic that there's just blistered and.

I can't believe you go up and you don't know what to talk about it yet that -- like it would it work. With regard to his cable network he probably had become your house once you would think that last.

You could tell those the first game there's -- quite a few penalties out there on stuff that. Usually there's not a lot of penalties but the game was physical last night it was -- the lawsuit is a lot of hidden goin' on in some big plays out there are some really big plays -- reform the laws.

But to feel like when that first game. Is is over now officially. Football season started. Means is kind of strange to get used to the idea Thursday football but. Once you have a real game just seems like the pre season already was five years ago toward you know everybody talks from the in the season. To the start of the seasons they just can't wait. For football star and users see when training camp comes with all the fans common they're excited we're excited. And police when that there's and I kicks off its its football season everybody knows.

Is it almost a fluke. That that you've had the string that you've had against the Buffalo Bills and their good team their division team you know then they know you. To put the streak together you guys have put a against them as an almost a fluke to win them any and Ralph. You would think so 'cause it's tough to beat. We planned twice a year so it's tough to beat him twice in one year let alone. This during -- head and and you discos -- playing good football against them not making mistakes because they're gonna make many mistakes that their team that doesn't have many penalties and hardly any turnovers so. He's got to play good football against them doing your job. And count on the guys are needed --

You know -- you guys -- jurors -- captains recently and I know how we look at it fans and media. But in the locker room do you go what do you view captains differently or is there so much leadership on this team that. And -- their representatives but you don't look to them to leave you I don't know for making that clear enough -- understand what I'm saying yeah I think.

We do concerns respects. You know they have meetings with filth. And they can voice. You know our concerns or whatever is going on but. From a standpoint I think we do a lot of guys have put a lot of football and understand the waiting years ago and what we need to do so. You know those guys have earned. You know we don't put the C on the Jersey but they've earned that title and you know Randy does a great job with the younger guys Tom. Since drugs him and a new Geithner knew -- in common man. -- taken over a special teams so. When we need to get something done -- you know we needed you know kick in the butt you know there there.

It's a pretty unusual I know he's not your your your room your side of the ball but to have a second year player get that kind of support and respect from his teammates like Jerod Mayo -- Yeah usually. But you can't say enough about drugs he's earned it totally he's he's the middle linebacker on our defense he does. He's got the radio and it's only makes all the calls out there. And you just see how hardy works he he makes a ton of tackles he's in the weight room working hard in the film room working hard in the he's totally -- this so he deserves it. Andre Tippett said that to us yesterday. He said it don't matter when you're here he's here he's he's working he's trying to get get himself better it jumped out to a guy like -- who's in the Hall of Fame -- jumps out to his teammates to.

Yeah I mean you feel of his second year guy. But what he came in and did last year as a rookie defensive player of the year and you know really step up and I think the guys on the defensive side saw that and saw what he -- in the offseason and you know really wasn't shocked -- you know he was named you know temporary -- them at the beginning of a pre season by bill and you know his. As a teammate you know it's one of those things where there was an over it.

And if you're new guy coming here you're smart you -- wanna stand out as the weak link everybody else is -- everybody -- watching film. You that you'd -- be an idiot to say -- good feeling you got -- that film going home a fever and Dick Cox Communications -- yeah. Well thank god -- can't back off you know we're real talk with -- so. She nothingness. So it came back -- just. Told you unplug it.

I -- yeah yeah. I like it turn wait till credits. Like about it there -- out no. This is the NFL you know -- to play like northeastern on weekend it's like dad know Jimmy's fell. It because we're always make it -- Ohio State level and I -- anything he's been very quiet this well enough and thing humbled Lester -- Loans -- 353. -- worried about this on board. Guys it's great to be -- seeing real football again which will start on Monday night it's great to have you guys part of it. Patriots Friday packet will talk again next week. Thanks guys conduct and public Logan Mankins joining us on a patriots Friday Sports Radio WE yeah.