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Joining us right now on the AT&T hot line eighteen T your world delivered. It's Peter King from Sports Illustrated SI dot com and NBC sports this dale and -- leadoff hitter has brought you by you don't a Mexican grill. Fresh foods fast service lots of choices the morning Peter.

Good morning dale how are you bill while Mike.

Hey Peter I'm doing great I was just saying that before you came on them we got so much to talk to about a lot bigger games lots of interesting. And a lot of interest in dramas -- on the NFL to off.

Well I I -- edit might go and then they're being creepy I will be comment. Ethnic as well let's start with Richard Seymour I'm Marty quoted your Monday Morning Quarterback -- about Richard Seymour. And and how the press out there seems to somehow been bamboozled into thinking this guys happy to be in Oakland there's no way he could.

Well I mean that was written. The local papers yesterday and sometimes we in the media when Ike -- says. I'm happy to be here they believe what he's saying. When Richard Seymour when he goes out to -- for new team. Andy's got a smiley face on that of course he's -- happy to -- there. But. In reality east -- that he's happy. That he had this. Wonderful bucolic life in Foxborough. Living across the street from Tedy Bruschi. And and it have in the beautiful big house with kids in school and and competing -- Super Bowl every year and now. He's got sent its handling some player and he's going to -- that will be lucky to win four -- it's just it's ridiculous to think that some be kept it is.

You know Peter the deal here I'm I'm just guessing by the comments I've heard. Elsewhere and by callers here that deal here. Has been deemed a success by fans. Out what do you think Kevin do you think it was a an intelligent move overall for the patriots.

I do I think that. Bill Belichick runs at eight continuum. And it's it's easy to sit here and say that you know for coach to say oh we do what's in the best interest of the team. And it went in reality sometimes coaches do what's in the best interest of that retaining their jobs. Com. So but I think in this case it just proved that that Bill Belichick. It's going to he knew that at the end of this year. That they are gonna take Richard Seymour whatever beat -- collect the number one in free agency 12000015. Million -- you know what it is. And you know you can help by you can just tell how they drafted this year I mean Myron Pryor a very good training camps run -- predicted camp. And they've got -- it's green today we'd like they're gonna anybody else has. And it in you know they've they've got some depth at that position. And I also -- in that beat down at all we have our Richard Seymour that. He is a great player but he doesn't like Carter every play so. He's he's fought player and there's no way in the world they're gonna pay him all the money that he's gonna want -- the this year.

As the patriots get ready to host the Buffalo Bills tonight in their opener. What do you think of the patriots defense and specifically the loss of such leaders as. Rodney Harrison Tedy Bruschi Mike Vrabel Richard Seymour in junior say -- from a team that was.

A year ago. I never Epstein in my life covering we have a trail so many. Strong personalities. And very good players leave. Seem all want. So I don't know I think it will Woolsey will seat. All important that amorphous quality of leadership is especially when you have leading your team. -- extremely strong will. Personality and built -- check. And you know you you clearly. Pure await you draft -- normally you'd run your team. In the last few years you were determined the younger on the traps. So I'm and I just think I'll stick with any green and planned by Bill Belichick. To -- all these guys now some of that happenstance. And some of it is just optional lessons of the players like the Teddy Kirstie. Does he want Tedy Bruschi are his PE -- And he would want that but Tedy Bruschi is the case of a player who. You know couldn't do it anymore as well as he used to -- it will do so and you get players who could do it better. And I think a Belichick came -- in the meritocracy.

Peter I understand you do predictions before the season because some editors probably on your back all people up predictions Peter -- of predictions. But what that said and I'm sure you don't spend. Days and days. Thinking -- got to pick -- in the Super Bowl but would you have picked the patriots had you known. That there would be so much turn around defense and and I'm really I'm alluding to the Richard Seymour --

Yeah I -- it out. Because. I mean I don't I don't think Seymour. Absent is going to be at depth now. I just don't and I think that. If if Bill Belichick had fought it would be. And they've eaten p.s that Saudi would be. In my opinion they wouldn't have done that they would bit the bullet and just let them play its way off the team I mean. Michael in my opinion I think this deal is too good fit to not take and it starts picking a team. I'll I'll make. Point about that that. -- We see. First summaries I -- but I get a bunch emails today Arctic in the -- lunch -- Super Bowl I get a bunch -- New -- emails to date same. -- a year -- maybe it's taken the bears be you'd be re taking your position now. You know on the payers. Well if you watched a game last night Beers were quarter two plays away from winning. One of the top its road games and opening day it edit bury it green eighteen. They're one or two plays away from winning that game and so he you don't look no one knows who's going to win. This is as much a gut feeling and anything else. And Mike -- feeling one and still is that I think the patriots have the best team --

The Atlanta Falcons and head coach Mike Smith found awaited deal with the wildcat pretty effectively yesterday now. Tony Sparano as dolphins didn't help themselves any by turning the ball over. But in a copycat league I would imagine all those AFC east teams are gonna look at that Atlanta film and say that's what we gotta do when Miami comes to town.

You know it's very clear that many of sorts -- told me last night that it's. It's east they have been maniacal. About GAAP. Discipline and I know that some. Amorphous term that that people may not know exactly. What it means or why it's important but if you consider that. You know if you tell your guys. That every one of you UTE spread out anymore then X feet apart outside of the gap between. Let's -- tackle. It is that the you have to be there even know year instinct tells. Run to the ball run the ball and that so that that a quick guy like pat white. Or or army ground -- back. And feel GAAP and do something but you know to me it was one game email and it may be await ago. -- and may be other teams have done the exact same thing and -- patrol means that. They had ever a couple of very long practice period in training camps. At which aired during which the they -- this specific. Martin's. Of the gaps between the front seven players. And the traffic very interesting it's it's but it's it's like. If you are called coaches. Thing that coat. Is her reaction to what another coach has done. So all of this is your reaction to what to what Tony's Ferrara did the patriots last year. When he require an out.

Peter wanna ask you about Drew Brees I know. When he left San Diego initially. You'd -- like that at all you've always been a big Drew Brees fan. But I don't think Drew Brees leaving San Diego was that Drew Brees we saw yesterday. How did he go from being a very good quarterback in San Diego -- given that there's no doubt and they had to make room for Philip Rivers how to go from being a very good quarterback. To a great quarterback what happened in your opinion.

Well you're right Michael I mean if you get Philip Rivers -- here lobster I love Philip Rivers who. I mean both those guys are top secretary quarterbacks as far as I'm concerned to meet her breeze. -- for -- might lists. Com in the NFL but. Outlook I would say that it's funny character talk and Sean -- This morning. About a few things with the saint Shockey in a few other things -- and we talked about breeze. Any said that you know the great thing about him yesterday. Is that the -- game start in about the -- that the first he would make. And he just was Seoul. He's so appreciative. To have the chance to be able to coach somebody who leaves his representative on the field remember a few years ago. Won and everybody said geez why did the patriots straight bullets so why did they give him his job back. And it was very simple Tom Brady was gonna do what surely lights. And Bill Belichick wanna him to do on the field. The -- was going to do what they had worked out all week in practice and what eight game plan for what they watched all the tape for where they were never really shorter. That they were going to get that a bullet so. And you know or whether he was going to take a walk on and on and some of the things that that he wanted to do it Ito spent. Not sure we selfish things -- things that they -- sought for whatever reason that and it's -- sanctioning would probably agrees and and and -- Sean Payton knows. That they go and they worked twenty or thirty hours during the course of the week to do certain things on Sunday and he knows when Brees go out there he's gonna do.

Next week it will likely be Kevin -- starting at quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles against the New Orleans Saints if it doesn't go well. -- we actually seen Michael Vick starting for Philadelphia in weeks three depending on the -- condition for Donovan McNabb.

I think there's more chance that they would bring AJ -- back. At an insurance policy then skirting Michael -- weeks three I can. I can almost guarantee that Michael Vick will not start this and -- it simply isn't ready. Mentally or physically. -- demands to be starting quarterback in the NFL it's not his -- expanding. It's not what he wants. Of people or collapse or evening he doesn't want to start. He -- skirt in Afro -- that on a skirt the NFL now. Com you don't now -- Tony Dungy and we've spent a lot of time talking about -- and and and exactly what has happened over the last few months but. Michael Vick came in here with a very clear plan and that plan is that. He wants to go and learn offense in a place. Com and be serious student of football and the plate. But I would be utterly. Shocked. You've seen the -- him before say the second after the season.

There appear there were four debuts that I was paying attention to yesterday and I wonder which one struck you the most. Some positive results of negative ones positive obviously Rex Ryan. Making his debut in New York Scott Pioli and Kansas City. Jim Schwartz in Detroit. And seize back -- in Saint Louis which one just. Which story here which event is really struck you.

I was really surprised how well the New York Jets played on both sides of the ball. I was out by it in fact because. Eat eat eat you know they did not let. He used in text and -- after interior it's very interesting you know that will eat it true net offenses smack in the mount. And that's really what they -- they were very very physical. And they were faster quite frankly -- and X and and I parker Eric's right last night. Hey had a great line about playing the patriots this week it was hilarious he says. He said well you know the patriots are gonna be better and -- to positions. At quarterback and head coach. But -- got the better team we played it. You know each -- He can -- leave well enough alone -- And he does -- have a -- about the patriots -- it's really funny. What I you know I -- I've found that could be the most compelling and and I. I mean the cheeks really acquitted themselves well. Com which which stunned me.

Their little led -- did you have -- but they're gonna play a game up.

I did -- got a bad offensive line. And they've I don't think they -- white receivers. An airplane quarterbacks that I think elite likes. It's it was have spare that was a very very what about the strangest there event of the day alt are struggling to beat. Up pretty bad team now. The reason -- predicted Kansas City could be okay you know wait need ish. This year is a combination -- the division aryan. Because I think they get four winnable in their division. He and the fact that I just think a lot games are won in December. Right teams that are playing art. When Nate slate teams that don't have much to play for and I can guarantee you that Todd -- Part. You know they aren't a lot lot elections for beer on Bill Parcells.

It is this strange -- see just when you mentioned Kansas City -- thought of Mike Vrabel made. There is a strange for you see you have Vrabel fifty with the Casey on his home and I mean -- that's gonna work out.

It'll work out okay because grateful that and have a choice I mean you know I don't I think grateful. I think we're able felt about the same lying when he got traded to Richard C mark felt it's just that any. He didn't have to report any -- time and beat. He'd have an apt to right now at this point in his career Richard Seymour -- so. You know would be any happier I don't think so but. You know I don't know it's. Not sure I want to play another year or two maybe this is that maybe one more year -- but I think that he.

Before we let you go an elite that is loath to make head coaching changes during the season I wonder if Dick Jauron is an on the hot seat. If that team starts 0141 in three I wonder if Ralph Wilson will make the move.

Well he might but it would be higher. Mean I don't. I mean first of all. You know -- power Mike Shanahan Mike Holmgren. Are probably American go to buffalo anyway because that. Money involved and I would think certainly wouldn't go to buffalo. In an interim caught her in not even in the interim coaching situation but did not. In a situation where com. You know you look hey you know he's trying to salvage something and you can really start. Making changes in week four Friday it changes that you want so. -- album -- he might but it feet. It'll be kind of an impetuous move that will be more sign. These giving up on this C and rather than that he thinks that the seat --

Peter we always appreciate time thank you we'll talk to you next week I'll -- a bit later that week on Friday. Thanks a lot of greater Syria Peter King from Sports Illustrated SI dot com and NBC sports joining us on the eighteenth tee hotline AT&T. Your world delivered.