Tue, 27 Oct 2009|
Chris talked about a great experience over in London especially with the win over the Bucs, what was the biggest challenge facing Tampa Bay, if he has ever lobbied Tom Brady to throw more his way, and how he'll make a trip to the Bronx during the bye week to see his Yankees in the World Series
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Back here at Gillette Stadium on a patriots Monday Tuesday edition. Joining us on the line -- and for the patriots Chris -- us hey Chris welcome home -- Oreo. -- I that we asked Vince earlier I'll I'll ask you will what did you think of the trip before you went. And and how did you enjoy it now the human throw.
I etiquette -- experience it off. We agreed I'm ordered the book the -- maybe or orders in the game here. -- there.
Where'd you go to go to parliament did you go to big band. Shakespeare's. Place of birth and what would you do.
up and -- oh and Brian. People would buy it but. All on this trip or art or -- Are you. The we are at art market with their and and -- we're all of.
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Pop pop pop up the game remained. We would talk about the patriot is going to London and playing in Wembley Stadium. And -- what it would a different atmosphere is going to be. Was there anything different about it oral when you started to play the game did you say to yourself. -- is just. Any ordinary football game nothing has changed.
Our -- really it was a little different -- and I mean what that. Game it was. All they were but -- old game it played him or. -- Oh openly those products you'll be. Well. Well -- well. You know whose expert. Oh. -- every. Global and there. It was very.
You guys went in with a -- lengthy study of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers going again. How did they play compared to what your expectations war.
Well you -- well now. They are or aren't all. Like that they now acknowledge though they out -- like. Like that at all in the way. Out now. Expect. --
Now this may be you may think this is a sarcastic question considering that they have a one game yet. But what is what is the biggest challenge from your perspective from your position. Of playing the Tampa Bay I'm gonna call on the raised the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Principal topic.
Coming your -- yours personally as a -- and immediate when you look at playing your position you're looking at the film. You say okay they do have some strengths and their strengths are. Blank and and this is what I have to look out for what was it was that it.
Well there -- I mean they are. In the all you know you know. The also record of the on the back. -- Expected it would -- it is would be. All. That. Other. --
Tom Brady was on the station this morning and he was talking about the touchdown pass to Ben Watson and and what a great catch it was and Tom acknowledged. That you know Ben had lobbied him a little bit about get the ball thrown to him especially coming on the heels of the 59 nothing when where he didn't get me -- touchdown passes. Do you feel that you're in at a at a point in the relationship with Tom. Where you can lobby where you can say hey don't give up on me here you know I can do more than just. Then just block the you do you have those conversations with a at all.
It -- army not appropriate would you know. You know remote the government. -- Oh.
Well welcome back nice to have you back here and enjoy the time off you get special plans for the -- we keep them traveled -- what -- Indo.
Outward -- Like. -- Probably good. There's. Had been and there's.
You know you're right we are gonna like that is gonna be disappointed as you can go to the -- Go to our World Series game eleven I'm sorry to say that I made my prediction earlier today Kristen. I've got the Phillies and a very close series got that -- Phillies winning four games.
Yeah are we effort -- what -- what you but they've.
A -- Thursday having to get to see Pedro pitching against the Yankees.
You could now be. But they're not in are they did yeah. --
What what what inning. It -- we got little pool here what inning do you want for when he throws -- Jorge Posada sent there and it's.
Chris enjoy the week off for the the bye week I should say we'll talk again next week. Take care and as the patriots tight end Chris Baker.
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