Ben Watson, Patriots TE

To the AT&T hotline we go. President of little on the patriots Benjamin Watson joins us as he does every Friday here on patriots -- on Dennis and Callahan good morning right Dolan.

Well thanks this is early for you banners as normal wakeup time.

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We could've gotten on the or 630 absent from the blog. -- final thought but it you don't want to look at clock come autumn. We're we're grinding out at 7 o'clock.

jumped the gun wanna ask you a hypothetical question okay thank you play this game would mean for second. Half -- as an athlete okay you're going into a big game a game you have to win another -- season's over if you lose right. You want a guy who's playing the best at that time or a guy that has a reputation wow. He's done that before we -- sky. As just in general as an athlete you want you wanna teammate. That you had to put -- situation if you had to make this choice it's been there before and done in the biggest of moments. Or someone who's like he's been our best player this year you have to make that type of choice how would you feel about.

Well lucked out a little wanted to. So -- a little more we mean you wanna see under lock -- you know but the outlook the middle or in our doubt we'll find that there are other one and not.

Well the reason we're asking that is you know today Sean McKenna Boston -- and you've been in this town long enough. Is writing that Jon Lester who's been pitching great is gonna start game one of the playoffs. For the Red Sox but Josh Beckett is the big. There's no debating that at the Eagles on how we -- on Sunday he's got an opinion about what we don't know honestly no it's without the knowledge or if they -- Tara let's start Beckett in game one -- how do you feel about this.

Don't come -- and it's not a patriot question you don't need to -- high road on this -- They're very -- reputation versus performance what do you. What sort of --

Reputation. Which is a good 11 performance in other words Josh Beckett in a Red Sox uniform not five years ago not -- in a Red Sox unit on his pitch some of the biggest games in Red Sox history and performed to help them win a World Series -- has to.

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Let's let's let's get this weekend's game of the falcons -- Ben -- endorses John Lester by the -- the he has got out of that. I think it's it's. -- it can't lose situation not know I think it is Lester because I agree with you Lester pitching better right now and you made a great point that it's not like just chopped liver. Even though he doesn't have cash -- or the post season -- the big game resume. This is not like it and you know this is not Tom Brady versus Matt Cassel if there if people -- if Jon Lester did not have some sort of pedigree in the post season. I would -- real hard towards Josh Beckett.

Exactly air air and you know I spoke with the book ought to know there's that. You know our digital that we strategy I don't know who want this -- and there's a -- been edited to comport to the next series we will look at these. It's a lot out but the children to a very you know we don't we don't know so that article is estimated there's.

It's not I'd like you think he wants started of the falcons yeah falcons -- what you wanna you wanna talk of you wanna talk about. I don't know -- own struggles novel that I had done but the Celtics sidelined W bridge in Minnesota sideline reporter. -- Also on the job might be open cans of fuel economy I deadline bell the parent company -- a front -- much if you. Could do. Today. You know at this point at this point in time -- most of us myself certainly included thought would be talking about a patriot team that would be averaging around 3840 points a game and offensive the first couple against. -- our expectations to -- and tell -- what you've seen being on the field all of this up in the first two games of the year.

Our -- our current or Rabin who we expected it to our current score a lot once and announced that while we're out there as well points. -- out of you have done that. And but yet you -- that student -- you know we'd get a lot better -- it doesn't work and comment you know give those all want to. -- all want Syrian army. In our culprit you wanna put you don't export and import a subtle double.

What do you chalk up the struggles in the red zone to.

You know they. I think there's some problem that we've. You know brought -- the dispute and I'm you know Lou. When you got that result but some probably have -- on top ten players where. You know who won want to doubt that the problem here there. You know before you look up. Or you know -- about it a bit about -- always something you not a credible suspect there's a lot of you know we have but god bill. -- And edit excuse me you know a lot of writers or. It over here are some fruit and our partners where they're not transferring -- a barrier that we're.

And what's your take on. I TV news this phrase -- you have to what your take on Tom Brady's early season struggles.

what if you know. What -- away from where -- scoring. You know port or Gary. Here -- buried it operated Laporte report -- the grammar or not it period operative not repairs. It really you record that would be very. And it is not our partners in the -- not a whole lot about their computer not a boot code through it's everybody under -- were all that they've ever. And you know what what are the work together or to be belt so. You know what we don't look at Eric nobody else in the air -- broke we'll learn about real problem. There's a very development you know struggling right now well on war.

Well I think we ought to respect that attitude it's been a huge part of the patriots success since you've been here that nobody's bigger than the team and it's been proven over and over again yet. Tom Brady right now just by results -- just by result I'm not trying to go anywhere. Aren't crazy with this is not in the same Tom Brady and I think we're all naive to think he was gonna come back right away after a full year often be the Tom Brady of most seven. So I'm just curious I mean -- the one thing I heard encouraging from Brady the other day was hey this is pretty simple I don't work harder we have to work harder when you have to get better.

And outlook -- you know -- let a place where we have a lot of those they're not know who was that the plateau yet Obama. You don't bet bet there are other that there will look America that we need that we have a lot. Room to grow a lot of room you'd better arm and --

Not bad. Brady was -- fifteen times last week how does that aspect of your game specifically the operative line Unix that's in the offensive line how does that prove this week he -- the falcons team that doesn't bring. -- that the jets Russia's bring.

Here yet but we don't bring -- blitz -- burden Bluetooth. But they do. It doesn't prepare Russert appeared you know -- Abraham matters there's it would -- on you know combat boots it'll bring a lot of it compresses. Well -- Arafat are you ultimately rush the --

Interview what mechanical -- they do not -- so but to do you know different type spoke. Of -- to prepare sport Albie you know got from a group director. Black. You know but I attribute -- you know wherever -- but there's reader -- that.

Vienna helping a copycat league that it is with a -- and being a different type of defense than the jets or maybe the ravens -- shall see him in a couple weeks. Do not expect them to try and and do the jets did last week because that's that's not.

You know noted that you're you're level to repair it so. It -- isn't -- in the desert you know it's a deterrent com. Our America that the you may try to do some similar things but they're not gonna as a result -- you know it's been pretty much solid they are. A lot that are -- the fact that there are not readers prepare for a unit that something -- so well that might help you try some of those.

Being on air saying these are all either all or not you're owed people a lot beat republic -- itself. They -- that big film maybe. You know bomb something here and there. You know the mayor solve a dispute but you know not a record there are you don't -- there -- back duplicate our partners --

Events Friday which clearly means you guys have already gotcha game plan is this sick game that against their defense opens up opportunities. For the tide and more so than other teams possibly.

All well. Particularly aspect. You know no more -- we don't know a lot of -- that a lot of you know -- protect. You do if you don't do that -- so -- hopefully you'll be rooted out more Eric you're respect him very local.

You can tell he's gonna give us as you know I was nobody is dropping game plan off -- we would look at and then it's the first fifteen plays are again this is what -- had a dog. Guys go to the I'm gonna read between the -- you give us some -- you'll like the number one target on several -- routes on Sunday and Watson tell -- I. Am pretty well it's buffalo on the fourth quarter my friend -- critic -- after the game that Darrelle Revis was not a shut down corner and New -- come out this week have been outspoken about that statement do you agree with I was playing the falcons this week -- and I'll let us out one.

In. The development and amber. Are here. I believe it's not the on the field on Sunday we knew he's really woke up and.

Is is you look across the field you see Tony Gonzales may be the best tight end this generation is seen what do you take out of I'm watching him. As a -- top.

I mean if -- there -- as articles. In the team meeting allowed out on code -- it will show you a small that the Clinton for. And who wouldn't go so they're all there's no what this. The transparent. If so adorable and alone let you know Atlanta or nauert you're city currently repair you know -- to watch it. And noise you know as well except the ball and and what -- do it though there are being in out -- well he definitely outfit you know I am out of it. Of the generation you know are not -- doing it well let's all possible I'll I admit Arab. A cult -- to go and you are I have been out there and expand the bulwark you know. Or you -- they're -- you know you're going to be able prepare our future so it all up with feel about it it is so. You know -- what the bottom are a lot from the professionalism. Now you talk about what authority partners so.

I hate to bring Sunday backed up vote less -- they get the death opal won't morphing you didn't have. Wes Welker whether you have them or don't have months Sunday. How does that affect what you guys are trying to do and and how did that affect some of the red zone struggles last week --

Wanna handle this -- to play a little bit of welcomes this week yeah nobody by the way he got -- I don't wanna. I don't normally kids know it.

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Greg you needed this is a very revealing interview and I learned three important things one that Ben Watson as the number one option against the falcons -- and number two that he endorses John Lester start game one and number three it should replace you as the silent on this Internet -- and importantly the patriots are playing the falcons as aggressive -- They've been at the luck on Sunday -- low at tax fraud and the joker looks on it. Regular events and you mentioned Watson because who says he never get anything on players what about that right gets headline stuff. 617 socially assignment reporters critical and very adult -- It linemen get line toll free 8885250850. More on the patriots back to Lester versus Beckett Dennis and Callahan at W eEye dot com more phone calls to come. It's butch it's Nickerson it's meter on is up three point patriot Friday sports rated WEEI.