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Mon, 19 Oct 2009|

Bill Belichick joins The Big Show to discuss Sunday's blow out win against the Titans, the NFL trade deadline and the teams upcoming trip to jolly old England.

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  1. Rob Ninkovich8:39
  2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers19:33
  3. Oakland Raiders32:12
  4. Joey Galloway30:14
  5. Braylon Edwards29:05
  6. Laurence Maroney13:43
  7. Bill Belichick0:05, 19:15
  8. Baltimore Ravens30:12
  9. Roy Williams26:52
  10. Tom Brady6:39

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The big show it is patriots Monday were -- down here at Gillette Stadium it's time for our chat with a coach Bill Belichick it's all presented by the Verizon -- challenge. In the gridiron challenged by visiting patriots dot com slash Verizon. Three XP for a chance to win weekly rise although. They're pretty they're -- holiday -- I would think you're doing pretty good here today. You always read if they guy's done votes to inference that are so good herbs and about Muncie to call them that took her a a mystery of having a -- like to. Sources here in in every Monday usually do you go over things that -- did well and things that he did poorly. I would think you're being challenged with this once -- will leave the floor TO what did the team do poorly is that in a 59 to nothing win. Did you find something when you with the film.

Well this is you know that you give up. 170 -- it's Russians -- supermarkets don't. -- get we get done better job on that now. I mean look overall we we played a solid game. Johnson turnovers. Our offense figured you know as a complementary game we got. Field position in the kicking game good punt return could coverage units got some turnovers. Offense converted those turnovers and points. And we did it again you know we got good field position kind of all over again are often score -- so you know was a great complementary payment. And when we had opportunities for the most part we're able take advantage and those. Great job by the players and less than ideal conditions they handle the ball well -- excuse pretty well we got -- field on third down. So. We scored on offense we ran the ball with through what that was like good good football at their Chicago. Tennis Symbian. -- decent funeral for Pittsburgh really -- shook the rundown. In Skoda will mean to bring you admissible in passes and other games in -- bad conditions. Who was hit those passes the with a heavier ball bad conditions and pressure on my out of that point about putting an area. You know I think that just really points out and highlights one when you can do it and when conditions are ideal and you -- XQ well then. What conditions are good there's there's no reason way to build it -- so. That's the -- for the week. That's exactly you and so adolescent you know clearly when you do in the -- situations sometimes you you know you complete a pass against a tough coverage are tough little Korea. You stop a play that's. Defense Leo you know one where they have good angles on here. -- good leverage and and then you get other places where you should be in control and you're not so it's. Good regardless of relief -- some you know good execution and Libya on top of things done things right -- mobile and pour weather conditions. We can do it there so which it'll do what they serve in her favor to the weather. Play any factor in the game plan was that there are going after their secondary was a big improvement gecko. What we are a little bit concerned with the you know with the rain and the wind in the passing game but when that rain -- snow. That really help the nesting and so we open for wide receivers and and we had a number -- for savers sets and -- think that that really poison added and the offense. We know or don't they don't and -- putting. Is is important then the thinking you know have an advantage party -- a lot of movement in the running game. But it's good for the runners because it's there or to tackle so you can get through lines like we did like Chris Johnson -- Others and that's an -- made back there and secondary. It's getting -- line at the -- one you know conditions America they had problems along the ball okay you're in the same conditions haven't practiced in this all audio and why was it's such different for affording on on cuts to routes what was different were alone for the ball. Well you know we we we lost a couple balls -- you know we got him back in them that on the upon you know in a couple -- passes but again overall was pretty -- any different -- standard -- I don't know what they did but you know we we try to get the best -- we -- out there and you know we worked hard on Clinton and I think the players what -- their feet under and Anthony's and and try not to you know get over expanded plan on there under -- things like that so we've for most are -- now -- to balance.

Big place yesterday big passing plays big running plays just how much emphasis was placed -- that we've -- for the first five weeks about grinding it out not being able to get those big place. How that suddenly change.

A good execution. You know to throw all downfield yep they're good protection we have that you have to have a good route running good probe could catch -- got to get beyond good action -- play action. Would over the design of the plays together -- finally get back there so. And then hit them so we. Going to the game where the only team league denote when he or -- forty or -- and that change human approach to mention a few times as bad as well as it has and I you monitor number time -- and a flea -- go BenJarvus green -- sold that is well is that every human he was good to -- cards and let's go was to drum up the -- moments on the blogs. Flies out that's disputed so jobs I've -- and that I want on there it is very well -- in and -- was actually on an over route Randy was on a deep post. But head west just kept going and he probably would have been five years behind the defense to so. You know you don't have both as -- and the same place but. It was a play where had we had the the pattern reversed it branded and under residency was flippant -- and so. It it had a lot of -- to it and those -- good secret protection BenJarvus sold at. And and threw everybody up there in common great -- in any rent through knocking on behalf. You're up by a considerable margin and you don't look to -- malpractice for the future games. It's that volatile situation all accounts that's halftime amendment question can. You know we've we've seen those -- four last year in the years on the jets can -- you know those years ago. Buffalo game against the Houston the Tampa and in an apples and -- few years back you know that's. It's halftime so you know we're still trying to score we're still trying to. Cancel the game and half over in which were still trying to score. The presiding that the people who want to take you won't have to I'm not put up the point you're two quarters left you put up seven point -- Yeah well. Exactly and that's good football team too and and they again when appoints happened. Will they come in -- when their turnovers turner was a big plays and score a lot of points in a hurry so. You know there's no no guarantee that those things home on apple later on the game I think when you get and you get him. And there's dew -- are gonna do vote of Tom Brady starting the second half. Same idea wants him under. Yes -- traditional right. Yeah I mean I'd look I understand -- they leave but. You know when you only have 45 players active for the game on somebody's got to play you don't you don't know backups are responsible. Somebody's got to go out there play in and and we gave it Tom you know of the series in their. You know he prepared to play for sixty minutes it's our team and so. We are planned for sixty minutes because.

When I have a fine line question that we get here's one of the for the second thirteen an awfully. You know culprits to limit their and so is really don't have guys who put it you know or they what is it people look at and it is of -- college roster we've got a hundred players you know when you see Oklahoma -- sixty you know Beckett. If you guys you know the don't have numbers on the -- of field. You've got 45. And a lot of most of those guys not all of them and the way you're playing people right now moving people in and out there all playing during the course.

go to game seven offensive linemen and then you have yet to backups will. 33 guys gotta say in your -- again for Paxson and Sammy got hurt their on the second third place game whatever wasn't. I hear three decks and it's somebody's got to put.

Talking about the 45 there were a lot of eyebrows raised from the 45. Man roster came out ridiculous Thomas was not on it for yesterday's game you said after the game that he was healthy. Inactive. Is that a week to week thing is it more permanent than that and was it merit or was it a matter of what your game plan was for that day well we we'd.

I have a lot of you know had a lot of healthy players on defense and with junior and that gave us an extra inside linebacker which we you know we really haven't had them in there go to -- Primarily special teams and contributed some sub defense is junior little more first and second down -- linebackers so. You know that that kind of squeeze a little bit and we may want for defense won an active. And to her defense of facts of you know appear in and Rob Ninkovich both a significant roles in the kicking game and and also at -- on defense -- last week against Denver in and of course Terry can. -- And he he can ever but it it was playlist here yesterday or -- leave there -- some reports that maybe he left the state he was here well we taught them that we -- meeting Sunday morning. So we we told mostly inactive players. At that -- Sunday morning -- status those are inactive players required to stay here with a Timor can only they can. We can be you want. You have a problem with him leaving. I'm on now now the way I don't think he ever. -- that he left I think you know after the meeting you know we tell some players that have to -- again. -- I mean you can Shiite and the guy is right around here -- effect isn't as quick this is you're still runs well here it -- from you run around. They rushed you know he I mean here's the different planes style -- on and and Garry do end. I think offensively that that you know causes you a little bit of -- it keeps up council but I guess I have to find a way he plays in the way Gary intra plate. Again -- they'll play good and it's anyone's bad ones goodness and little difference file. In an accuser you know tax things and runs through gaps and and that's more aggressive in the line of scrimmage and carrion. And drug do that also but they also flow Warren have more range of more plays on the silent -- approach makes more -- between the tackles so. But in all from offensive line standpoint you pennies to block and one gone all so needed different. Different. Reaction from linebacker and and that I think that's helpful they help -- that the you know struggle you know Gary.

You only -- Aussie dude who -- the all I was you know -- similarities are more 55 wants. That's about the external similarities. In the secondary you started butler and will light. And is that a reflection on what Tennessee was bring him or reflection on springs and bought.

What you know they both had good both both have really good weeks of practice and and we put. And we put the various and and Jonathan an -- And they started going pretty good and and they threw up early on Jonathan -- play and then. There is an interception so that was going that was gonna stay -- only play it. At least on both live on third down in our -- dime defense and so they'll you know I think through the course of the year. They're all gonna play we're we're gonna need a mall we have used them all we have need to market -- in did you do that. And go.

From -- to weaker game to game me. That may change you know in the end there at all -- give him more more confidence though a lot of young players we've talked about this for the last few years. But getting younger defensively -- dimension and a couple of times. Seems like you have great confidence in young players thrown in that statuary.

Yeah absolutely and you know Patrick got and they know that yesterday at -- and made several nice plays were interception we'll solve the -- tonight plays in terms of as a -- and in recognition in the passing game so. You know -- Miguel played it very well yesterday. But he's young young -- means you know. And the underside and so you know we've we have gotten some some of those guys in the area drop the course and so it's it's -- that -- Were faster. We we seem to get the more more place. It was scheduled village of attack on -- and secondary but I think that you know overall team speed range -- couldn't and we had good coverage. You know on on some big receivers out there is challenge force you know engage in Britain. And even Washington that the those you know bigger guys physically taller heavier. And but of course the pre job and certificate almost be with a group of the closing -- to close on the ball well. Yes well I think that you know again between a veteran player Anna -- young player you know -- might build a pastor -- the quicker and while at times that the veteran guys get there you know may -- a step or -- on the experience of recognition. Anticipation and and you know at that evens out if the younger guys and read react as quickly is as the veteran guys and -- market -- and they start if there's ever have that testers so. Notes that's kind of transition goes through and yet the very young players are working hard and it can veto force minorities and -- trademark of -- good chance -- practice this -- People should know that to spears to practice -- to a three record before one side correct right. Yes so we could practice some for up to three weeks and then at the end of -- three victory either decide to activate him or. So -- cultural. Either activate a moral or put him back on PP which was. They via for the year then they'll be you know PP user for the remainder here before we can make a decision anywhere in the three appeared.

How about Sebastian. Former that one place certainly where he took up -- and that opened up for Laurence Maroney it was a terrific Camellia on the poll. Funny play overall.

You know Sebastien is it good solid job. You know he's coming now's a good defense of line and and course and Abbas you know one of the best. Incidentally. And you know he did a good job but in the running game and a passing game we -- some all the times and other times. We didn't and you know he's involved in some plays one of tax -- was on the backside all that but you know he. But he did make gave good themselves these days long. And and he played hard but as -- how -- is likely to actually play soccer. And yes if the players got them all hidden. Which -- how does he move up and I mean a stands man always well let's say LB amount of dormant or power is now that's not -- Iowa and players -- an open outlook 2000. And how much you'd almost hope you -- attendance. -- Well as as you saw other times on it too tight ends in the game or have side by side is a -- for wide receivers through wide receiver so we you know we moved around again try to. You know keep -- council that where they just couldn't count on you know one local time and against some of the action went to -- some actually away from and we split both ways but I think overall. You know just try to mix it up then about it if Sebastien is a good job. In whatever laws of them in at the you know get his hands armament. And you know keep that they run best run past the quarterback -- it is nice to step up. On number of those passes were reaction at pressure on the edge but in use in the slot in the pocket and that's because Steve and and and Logan did a good job in Sidon and game rooms that votes. -- what are you a -- that a rookie -- left tackle yours in your head coaching experience that they can be scary proposition on the highlight. Mentally know when we've been known. But this now we've only had the repentance -- Pullback as a whether -- good news. -- striving -- one I think we actually kind of opened it up a little bit with the we know with the snow that we got into -- little bit more of four Y a little bit more desperate game just because we felt like you know -- that's and then just thrown the ball and -- the snow wasn't wasn't at all it. I mean look you know. -- watch the game in Washington on the coach's tape in an all white -- or artsy but actually on the field. Was it wasn't bad at all -- grip the ball receivers they catch clean. You know that wasn't a problem and footing was a tougher for the defense of players' analyst for the office of players we know we were afraid of the -- there's last year Connolly. In Oakland. In no one. Where you know sometimes it -- as the receivers in the as protectors but politicos of the tremendous psychological eventually guys from Kim I don't think anybody expected that kind of snowfall from its early in the season but. When you're in the titans came out where they -- it was there was no ability when the when they came out they had would be. You know knowing -- this knowing that their eleven though it's no games the patriots are. -- it going to be tremendous psychological advantage for your team. Well I think were confident in in the conditions because we've gone practice and weather rains those there. -- we have Windsor with a crosswind or downfield wins or whatever is. We've we go on we practice and then and we get used to -- you kind of learn. What you can do what you can't do what what works better with what plays in the -- concerned about which ones you know and so picker team hasn't confidence and that will continue to do that. Analysts at a point where the way is so that -- can't get anything done that the giants are five. If you can practice and it in and learn from inexperience than. That's certainly haven't played that the past would be the snow last year in Arizona over the wind in buffalo or the rain in Oakland where rain in Seattle. That probably doesn't hurt that you you've done that that's.

This so there's a coordinator for what forty years now if you're -- really is I have a nozzles if you put -- you can do you ever held a team a minus and his passing. Well thanks and as anyone ever held game and the well had to him a look nice presently. -- not I don't I've never -- seven. -- abolished here in the movie they ran the ball voluntary calls I don't know real -- dropped about two balls but. Minus seven that's pretty -- and how much was -- them dropping balls how much was it. You guys -- the weather hit with a comparable.

Well I you know amid a drop a couple but -- again I think overall our coverage was pretty competitive. Like the middle read it through there with Jonathan and just barely missed this fingers by a couple of inches and then. Brandon Meriweather came in from behind and knocked the ball around. So you know we're kind of right there a couple of of one pass to. Two. -- Scaife. Down scene you know males -- was right there was that it would have been -- you know would have been a real good catch -- how Long Island like it in my gut. And -- drugs there kind of -- that out so you know some of those throws and catches again in those conditions. You know would would have been real good catches and you know we are close enough there are making contestant. And and they and then have them so it's almost -- the other couples that.

A -- quick ninety -- a break when we come back we'll talk about the road trip across the pond comin' up next as we talked to the coach Bill Belichick. Patriots Monday relied on -- July. What is a patriots Monday were down here at the Gillette Stadium having a weekly chat with the coach who are about fish and -- about to depart later on this week which insurers and head overseas before you a breakdown -- opponent the -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers is this different than let's say going west for five or six hours on the west coast trip is justice. Going into a different direction as far as scheduling and the way you work things out.

You know it I think it's a little bit different from. The standpoint of you know the amount travel but just the on familiarity with -- and I think you have to add. In our case will probably -- about 34 hours. On the trip in terms of you know customs and then. And now both ends of it you know that the international trial. That'll at some of the answers -- yes that makes it pretty long trip but really it it's really pushing that through you know eleven hours by the time you. Leave the state and get to the airport go through everything get there. You know due to security in all that the other and Boston so the hotel. You know it's that it's a long haul purses in -- fly LA right in a year in and you know it's as quick as -- can be this is this is gonna and a lot of time just the.

All process I was looking at the schedule today it doesn't look like there's a lot of stuff are out of the ordinary and -- of the NFL international game. But like a Super Bowl or even an AFC championship you have extra things to do. I -- you have like -- press conference coming up on Friday long for you code for the hot topic and like you won twenty years something like -- forcing you to do additional stuff here.

No no it's it's again it's just that time of you know I think were about an hour away the hotels about an hour away from the state from Wembley. So on Saturday for the Walker's it's you know an hour down the walk through an -- pack. Things like that you know -- practice and at the cricket the club something. Yes we know so you know you got that that you know a little bit of -- lance on the logistics and all just. It's at the time to -- no it's not it's once we get out there were con on a normal Friday Saturday Sunday schedule. Other than analysts to track how much is this that you -- you have the I mean think about it disrupts the flawed election rhythm find you know not. Mean I think once you know I'm well once we get out there were on it's a little bit of a a travel. Logistic but -- where their world where prepare for the Campbell. Try to get rated ago govern oral preparations for it and you know whatever team plays well that's that's the team that'll that'll do well in its football.

Is it more palatable that you they give you the -- on the other side as a -- to come back and you're not gonna get accurate figure coming back on Monday. Your schedule wouldn't even start to Tuesday if you play and then they tell you what the challenge of your political opponents.

Right that's the other -- got a little bit but you know again it's not a whole lot different than if we played the Saturday game. You know we've had those in the past you know Sunday -- Saturday or Monday to Sunday it's of the six day weeks so. You know for real along with a short week or short weeks along wait and that's in no recourse to the sixteen game season and all evens out for every team. Basically you start on this and a deal and on the same day it. In between that he he planned Thanksgiving and then then -- days after well Monday night in a long week. Shall we -- so we will worry too much about that but -- make the best we can of the time we have available.

about the before play. Event a lot of before we -- of their play replacements. But Arafat's the next mission in Monaco was going -- musical ability as -- and -- weather conditions and those filters were prisoners wasn't bad -- with you said was I really feel it the most -- it was you who was wasn't Olympic Stadium right up there have been treated him very a very nice stadium but the field. Cut if for the model rain became you would expect to be that emotion so. -- feud is slow -- down but lose those little soccer players to that'll stick in the -- it's.

Whoever they want Obama to win earlier publicist for the -- with a record above this Friday and when it was Saturday. -- walk through there it was so you should get some kind of -- the surface right at least get familiar with surroundings in the the locker room in the field and you know. The scoreboard and in all its its. Which I mean it's not a big thing but -- time you plan on the road to the players you know you always wanna go to the the stadium early yeah in the fields at fort second clocks. You know look at the wind conditions this you know all those things just get familiar. So it'll be a game and Paulson be surprised you know we're worst -- worst score. -- the 42 clock. You know -- right.

The crowd reaction will be interest in two women were polite but you know when you're on the road. And your -- office they're going to be really loud and you know when your home it's going to be different and you wonder what it's going to be like over there. -- Brady -- commitment to two years ago was modeled on -- there are advancing in soccer songs. That's let's countless -- soccer game of the ages ago. You know a coach a ticket holders between LA and at the ball we get the ball confidently -- enjoy that mean you're sold out quickly intuitive phone room. And actually draws from all over Europe right yeah especially a German German and I get me to examine it from Germany from Steve's going well you know before you need anyone's Calgary team. And get a little soccer matches as well as -- reference that it doesn't need anybody -- outings are memorial -- dog -- I don't I don't I let's talk about Tampa -- we'll start with Josh Johnson the quarterback totaled about.

The sac days they've run bootlegs and roll outs -- and and he could scrambling can run. So he's he's got nice -- got -- in a good group receivers and -- If he can make plays on Sunday thinking god meant anything out of there soon it -- how much is this just entries. And we you know we're not really that familiar with from just look at analysts say a lot of what they do is it's not the same but there's some similarities to what. Tennessee ran a lot of two tight ends -- back a lot of three receivers and one that they're very good group back I like Tennessee. You know different but -- Earl -- pretty good so. You know good good off but the line only given up. 45 sacks a lot of its offensive line some with the quarterback and a course Winslow. Tight end is you know he's force there today. You know tickets like short this is a -- third animator and this isn't -- it downfield on third down so. You know the there there well balanced that what bounced back about defense -- guy I was disciple of Monte Kiffin right. Newark new engine bay well Jim Bates is coordinator and he. You know work apparently sounds good to get right -- but if it Jim -- is the coordinator and and in it to final lot of news you know -- similar what he played at. At Miami when user wants them a lot of you know to eat things. Quarters and covered -- that that the so. And there they're fast they're athletic. You know -- quarters. -- very good. Very athletic guy big guy you know over six feet long arms and easily matches that the is this receiver Roy Williams and we Evanston and Steve says that's like that so. You know he would going to be -- force in there and there there and an active athletic group.

Our personal lives on the team correct India. Anyway let me just make up as a reached six street journal and there were. Why do you think it it's a team that. That struck and so badly we asked -- the same question last week about Tennessee because it was hard to believe with them. A -- it was thirteen wins probably a little bit more believable when you're looking at this team but. What do you look at when you see them and and.

mental you know yesterday against Carolina and that those -- real competitive gimmick and you know I can run the ball that got their computers years ago at a good time and where excess fluid often some lines and done a good job there really have. They've given up some yards on defense. You know very good return game excellent you know returns so. It -- a lot of respect for men and they played you know -- You know sometimes they. If not for sixty minutes you know mental -- here there and and then hurt them. Over the bulk of the game day you know they do pretty good job but the labor vote against airlines. Was a strong important before unfortunately. Everybody's not on a lot of period right regret what I mean there you know the difference. A very athletic front. Those guys and Ron and a quick and and and they got some power there. Policy. And again do it -- not huge with the team. You know -- middle linebacker mates. Majority of people that are tackles. That -- and so he's you know he's now. Whether you. Not of those trading deadline has been put him in football. But though between them like remote -- and be on the horizon compared with. You know I'd be surprised Steve that nothing at this point in the general calls like amendment movement you know normally this is an on a real heavy. Right time for trades it's because nobody has lot of extra depth than. And it was time to get somebody in that ruling earlier system you know turn against our at this point it's. Unity not sure how much worry get out of them. -- there in the year I think for example Braylon Edwards trade last week the jets. Those two systems were very similar that the Cleveland system and -- systems so. Terminology in all that to get a lot quicker Olympic champions -- quickly if if you make a trade systematically added there's settlers who decides quarterback will be the hardest transition reported Americans he receiver running back lineman. Cubic receivers to go on UB. Was let's say offensively pretty much anything would be you know challenges this because you know we -- number different protections and and a lot different formations. The tight ends and receivers that are that are involved in formations. You know that's that there's some learning there and then. In the in the running game you know that's not too bad but the passing in the protections. For alignment for back I'd answer all of those protections and there's there's at their their fairly well there was a rumor that you look at the -- trade Chris Long. -- there is -- Fred terminate this one as I'm sure you're very -- an apartment where the report today that the Baltimore Ravens might be interested in trading review for a Joey Galloway might order contact Michael Boardman from the workers and -- The truth to that at all. -- the it's the question about -- known on Saturday as of right now and sincere and could that change. If that right now to -- information to recommend to help mutual as a receiver community going to be by way and my last game here I mean for a while the system. That yet that's. You know like the gains have straight last week from Tampa to Chicago. You know three years left on his contract younger player. You know I'm sure that trade was made with more than just this year -- mind. Not that here's an important but it -- three years the contract -- Bouncer at some it is in Chicago want to work with him in the a second round pick to do whatever was so ethics. But I think their needs each -- like that it's kind unique there's some special circumstances that makes it good situation. For both sides whatever the circumstances are. But that number of those that are really out there I think. For the most part you would improve -- pointless to -- legitimate uses -- and help him they would have to be a very unique situations something you really. You know I am I will make this trays and games on the season. You might only get the guy at that point evidentiary form but no problem -- do it now for some specific reason. He's got years of contract in your system. You really need them you know whatever snap from the it's. Apparently this like.

and I and maybe it's the advent of NFL network and maybe the competition with the ESPN or whatever but very few traits come down on the NFL. Everybody looks at the trading deadline like it's a big deal right it's a big deal some of the other sports certainly in baseball it happens and it's very one on one system right exactly. And yet. There were rumors flying. All over the place in the last 44 I was I mean it right half the Oakland Raiders have been traded away according to somebody of one of the two networks room and it usually nothing. Happens is -- much conversation or talk that goes amongst the teams or is this kind of more rumors in the media -- You know throws --

The I'd say their overall very little Oakland that the time there's player movement is at 53 cut. That's that's world movement misses the come down that final cut and and you know one teams are Leeson twenty players and the teams at least twenty players and you know which -- plane which it's you know you wanna god you know some -- can claim home. You know -- trade Foreman in you know we have roster spots -- you could create a lot more easily than. That you can in the middle of the season and you know you don't. Every -- deaths and injuries than -- you don't have as many Ian in August generally is -- in the middle October's. That's when the player movement is and replace rosters at the at the lowest point you know now. Teams have guys on injuries her man and at practice squad players and and all that -- others there's a few less players available than there were. Back in August so if you're looking for players August -- that the 53 cut that's the time again and then -- never more players on the market. Then there are at the 53 no practice squad enters service minimal so you keep the 53 you want and everybody else out there is. It is available and that's and that's the best that'll ever be in the national football only. I'm at Sunday in the main reason is what Fred just said in the teams don't wanna pick up players because they can't in the system quickly enough. Well you're different if -- further along in February Ben you know six -- six weeks and seasons so what benefit do you get out of yeah how long does it take you to get off the speed and and you're not necessarily think and that when you get them. You know part of the first week you're saying well maybe and get ready for the opener -- gallery for the second game but in any feel like -- probably you know over sixteen game schedule get ready. To do you know summer most of it depend on the circumstances and that that's when the player movement occurs in a National Football League in. Not that there isn't a little bit here there and other times that that's -- welcome it is in now with their salary cap restraints you guys cuts to a lot of a product of -- because there were. Account number the teams can't rule. And in on him my outlook yeah most of the -- stuff is out of the way at this point and because everybody's obviously under the cap. And so you know if you're gonna add a player that that as a of of very large cap number which probably doesn't happen too much of the -- year. For the most part that those those players aren't. But that's not to be an issue but most players are really at this time they're -- pretty close to the minimum if if you sign.

I want final -- is Fred was too shy to ask -- the question -- about -- the red -- out here to challenge the safety yesterday notes -- six through between. --

Honestly -- look at the plan on on on the coach's tape I think I think image the right call. I think it's four I think we hit him on about the half yard line use arts the goal line. The refereed you know made the call -- he was gonna make the call as a safety. Because but he was behind the play. And and the line judge came from the side and he market right away at the half yard line it was no. Hesitation on his part in the ref -- saw him market and Ghana. You know waved off even thinking about safety because you know he news that the the -- on the side. You know had a good look at it that I really think -- call and and they were very definitive on there wasn't a lot of you know were captured that this news like this the story and I think that's about after the game of the guys jewels Miriam who -- 59 -- I mean this going a lot of well yeah I mean you know. You're never have a game that -- 115 in the oven on those. That we all you know I was with the title. But -- and I felt in this. They're real people complain about boring by novels grandfather fortify everybody want to -- it -- that happen though. It was it was nice to have that happen once the but again as a football play it's a football team you prepare all week the -- sixty minutes you'd you'd go through everything -- the play sixty minutes and -- you know you don't. Consciously play one way -- another one. By seven -- them -- but for you know you can blame for a sixteen minutes and in tobacco there is on. Jet game last year with a -- one and a -- for something and then. You know now we're onside kick in the fourth quarter with you know one -- game so. You know news is they'll forget those games you know forget the Tennessee buffalo games.

The over the Miami game Bluetooth radio. To ask him if -- inception they scored again. And my name is back can we put it back in the game now we get down there and and no foreign and what importantly with Foreman in if the so. -- enough with a total blows until against announce. Nice way nice step forward and enjoy jump to open and ultimately it was -- who bring you back empty decks and well availability actually read my message to guys more caffeine -- for just these -- tropical. Because up but it's -- travel on Monday so we'll see here on Tuesday actually sounds they are anyway -- okay thanks.

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