Logan Mankins and Dan Koppen, Patriots OLs

Accurate Gillette Stadium on a patriots Friday and one of our patriots Friday irregulars comes through the door Logan Mankins -- could -- eleven -- as Oreo and doing good kindred for the game. To get crummy stuff out of the way first yet who -- liked to explain in the unnecessary roughness penalty last week.

Just. One of those plays you're. Wasn't using your head my head all the way in. Hitting guy when I collection of his and while I differ incident sin that it instantly a penalty on and just when those plays he was she had bad can you could do a different way is. Penalties always heard your team that specially fifteen yard penalty was there something that had led up to that or was it just one of those spur of the moment. Lose your head type things -- just one of those spur of the moment you see the Pio and guys -- even in in one of their guys stand in there and you decide this. Try to -- that guy than. It's just when those things that. She shouldn't do because as you heard your team is not helping your team and those those never look good they never feel good after that happens Logan. Is that the type thing where you don't hear the whistle or it just happened so fast that -- back to like the David Thomas play and that Indianapolis scheme where it looks pretty bad on TV. But things are happening pretty fast so there with wonder how hard it is to hear the whistle on knows. Yet things are happen real festive thing split second and I hadn't heard Wesley but there's still no excuse the pilots going down on the play was -- in and shouldn't -- done and we we know go and and gains and how rhetoric on the game and we know the league is looking for stuff like this unnecessary roughness and don't want stuff like this happening in. I usually one of those guys it's always -- in the -- didn't easily in. This time -- called forward when you checked your wallet this morning with -- 5000 plus dollars the league that they have a chance to -- you they're gonna do -- They go on the on the violence that they get two for five he had the the normal fire that the gather what food that's the FedEx stale that the players nobody -- one -- I -- actors Wednesday's. When you come back from lunch and a physics is in his locker you're never -- it.

And their goes the Halloween costume this wake up. Let's talk about that the overall play of the offense and the offensive line in particular that if you guys substitute a lot anyway and we've seen Sebastian Vollmer. On a number of occasions this year especially when when Matt has been lining up as an edit and eligible receiver -- did you feel that bold mercy insertion after Matt got hurt was pretty seamless for.

You guys yeah you can't say enough about Sebastian since the days guy here we're all pretty impressed with this size and its athletic ability. And do training camp and other early parts of the season we've got to see him play. And see how he picks up the offense and he's a smart guy and he knows what's going on so. We're confident he can that you get the job done and we're. We're happy that he's the guy that's going in -- replace -- I'm always curious about this stuff and if he was a jerk you probably wouldn't tell me but you see a rookie who understands. What rookies are supposed to be -- on and how they're supposed to be active yet he he he's one of those guys that. He's not trying to stand added think he's fallen in with a group and he. He listens and ask questions when he needs to and he really wants to be part of this team and do whatever he can help the team went one after the vote that the titans and for you -- that says you've studied. Of the team leading up to the game and they don't with a lot of doesn't seem like maybe about 20% of the time as an offensive lineman. Are these the tape again and that you like because you figure probably gonna see the standard form and -- do you prefer. The heavy pressure. Yeah you know goes both ways you know. You don't know is like a lot of pressure. But this team they don't pressure is really that'll have to they have -- from four. They can pressure the quarterback with just those four guys so they don't really need to bring a lot of pressure because there again after the quarterback with the and a blush and Tony Brown he's as good as you get insider now he's playing pretty dinged.

All that stuff you were saying about open now we have to stop saying in all that stuff. -- use them later the guy and now we got. Now we gotta talk -- melts in the play of this veteran and -- in the offensive line bulletin made and I'm -- I'm. Actually we had even brought that part up but. We were talking more about how you you bring a guy into an offensive line the way Sebastien did. And now for the most part it was.

It's pretty shameless tactic you didn't -- a good American of the game. You know his first. First action as a professional in Saudi and live well and you know really good things -- the coaches us -- the do.

Dan what what can UN Logan. Do to help him let's say he's in there at left tackle for for light in this game what what can you guys do is that if the players to to his immediate right to to make it easier.

For him -- I think communication and just generally let him know what's going on them. You know he's a smart kid he's that he's tough player. It's got a great you know physical skill set that he has so. You know I think to cement his communication and a series on the same page with you obviously Logan was right excellent so that that that be your.

This communication. When they give us of front there were ninety you -- emptive and just alert in the keys that are happening out there just making sure he's on top of everything. I I I know Tom was was mentioning when he talked about the game. That he could stand on the sidelines and he could actually. Called their offensive plays before they ran them because of this familiarity with Josh in the offensive scheme I would assume Mike Nolan brings a totally. Different look you guys couldn't feel the same way about the defense as he could about the offense --

You know I mean I think when you're out there you sort of get into the flow of the game and you recognize looks you know mate who ran this play before what they do on it before you're able to. They'll figure it out from that standpoint it. It's one of those things where you know. Really Floridians you know might you know a few times and passed on to San Francisco here before so. From that aspects of totally different from --

You guys think the the identity of the offenses at this point and do you buy into that that take that stuff you know I think of the dolphins and not hard to figure out there that power running team with the wildcat I sort of see you guys still searching for for what you are who would you agree with that. Yeah I don't think were totally passing or running team right now we just we try to take advantage of what the defense has given us that particular week in. Will we feel that we can do better against -- defense. What do you think you can take advantage of this -- and op -- I thought -- I thought I'd get him to slip there but I have to wait till Sunday in something at night Floyd that. I got one thing for damn I found a stat for you that you lead the league. Shotgun snaps 188. This year. And I wanted to ask you and you're the senator fired it back to breed and by the way 188 for 1882. That's not a bad that's the key. You guys use the shotgun more than any team in the league to this point I mean as a center I mean how tough is that for you and and how hard you have to work on. You know it's.

Tough when in obviously some guys you know can't do it and you know that's to I don't know understand that but. It's one of those things where you just you work on -- so much him. Your movements got to be the same same way on every place and you don't think about agencies as well apparently would react and it doesn't matter if it's passed around its more of those things -- you know hopefully it's second nature and don't knock on wood but you know it's been good so far.

in is there a difference because obviously especially with silent count were watching Brady. And he lifts the -- the one time but you don't snap at them. And then elicit the second time so you gotta be -- back till I mean it's not like when he's up over -- where you can be looking straight ahead of where your -- at that point.

It's a little bit different on the road you know and takes my -- away. From you know defense and that's where relies on Logan Steve to. Really let me know what's going on where I need to be so. You know everybody's involved and everybody's opinions and put -- home you're using auditory cues you're not looking back for that put them. You know and music only now the -- been very nice to us and you can hear him you know it's one of those things -- It's good because you can see the defense in you know you know -- supposed to be in. And community an elbow to -- these other guys that you know adamant lefties this.

How happy are -- the view that as you're preparing for the titans there is no. Albert Haynesworth on the other side I know they have some good players but I gotta believe that something that you took note of right off the bat this week. Yeah that's he's one of those guys that makes it tough for you every game and it's nice not to have men neighborhood they get there replace him with Tony Brown is he's playing pretty doing it and he's doing a lot of good things that. Compare right there with and I assume you also prepare for Javon Kurtz. I mean I don't know whether a player not in play last week -- right. -- prepare prepare for everyone that we think it the chance to play in the game and try to figure would every person on the always interested just your opinions of who are the toughest guys that you faith and I think. It's no disrespect to the other guys but everyone has sort of one player that that they go up against that is a tough matchup for one reason the other. When you think they like Gilligan later builders this with a player like Chris Jenkins is -- you know and there are eager to get Chris is always tough.

You know he'd probably be in the other one guy is really tough to bogus domain now noisy. You know goodies athletic ordinaries he's right over -- tomorrow sayings or you don't have a lot of reaction time and he's one of those guys that get off on the snap -- you know sort times it up sometimes and criticizes it makes it difficult.

Yeah managing confused. -- worth this. Seymour he's he's a tough one of those guys well those guys that are big and strong and they have athletic abilities. They're they're just not big effect as they can actually move and get up the field and just throw you around those those those are the toughest there these.

As this was their religion -- off the ball off the -- accountant. Trying to up the field than analogue you know power and athletic abilities so it's going to be you know related passwords. I'm guessing you'd rather have an opponent coming here five an old -- and five. Well any need to look at these guys on film analyst on five them you know none of us have. You know thought that during the week so it's not you know the records really don't. Don't mean anything in this -- you know everybody's got the personnel that Amber's got players that can make plays and you know it's really tough to look at records and decide who's.

They get the same team that they had last year when they won thirteen games if they just had a few things not go their way in games this year that it cost in the game that. They're they're really good team with a lot of good players and you hope that things do turn around it's not Sunday. No happiness yes Ellis good to see again the good luck this weekend we'll talk to next week thank you Dan Koppen Logan Mankins joining us. Our interview with both of these guys presented by the Verizon gridiron challenged -- the gridiron challenge. By visiting www.patriots.com. Slash gridiron challenge for a chance to win weekly prizes dale and -- Sports Radio WEEI.