Logan Mankins, Patriots OL

As Logan can tell you as he gets situated here. I got a brand new haircut. My helmet -- is what we call that I bet that. Got a nice nice shape. As looking now -- an upper deck looking good okay -- As well as Logan can say. -- Winfrey is not just to pass rusher guy who's pretty good against Iran has me.

Yeah he's good at everything he's. He's Liggett Tasmanian devil and the pass rush and there -- so new it's been like and the methods can do. And then again and the running game he makes a lot of tackles he says he is good for their defense. And if you run away from this run you down and -- he's faster the most -- index for -- so. He does a lot of good things very well. I was size tell Michael I was I was on patriots dot com and there was a Bill Belichick segment the -- straighter -- showing a running play early in the game last Sunday. Where Sebastian Vollmer was lined up next to -- catcher. And and the two tackles are off on the right hand side. And they showed you pulling into the gap in the in that right hand side as well and overloading -- tonight's big run for Laurence Maroney. There are times when they ask you guys to be prepared to do some stuff you're not used to on a regular basis right yeah we change it up sometimes and I was something we thought would work for the game so we put it in that week in. We're just don't know a lot more -- over there and hopefully we. Had -- can Sebastian side by side and then people around behind them so. We just try to get some beef in there and push the pile and Lawrence -- on the -- and hopefully I forget who was but they showed you just whoever was who you ended up matched up with he just. Jot them down on the ground yeah -- he met me in the hole and we kinda stuff there and then he I just had to -- residents. -- to the ground there to make let them know what's going.

So give us the review of your your Sunday afternoon with -- Joey Porter what did he say -- you what did you say to him any. Any memorable exchanges and.

those probably the quite as game we've had agility. Compared -- specially compared election there was a a lot of words go back and forth and a lot of extra push an inch of -- This game there was nothing he didn't say anything he he usually only talks when he makes plays anyway so. He would make you -- games that he had nothing to say in it was a nice quiet afternoon. Nobody tried to draw him out level which -- amount of Michelle no use that he usually does that on his zones. Usually don't have to try to in this game even if we to tried to deploy when and -- that's the.

Was at the type of game just in terms the way it played out was the type of game mr. expected.

Yeah we there it they have a good defense in. Never good running team so we knew it was going to be a tie game in. We we did a lot of things could that game where we. Pass -- pretty well for the most part against a good past Russian team. We ran the ball effectively within a thing we -- as good as we wanted to it we're effective in in our runs. So we within screw -- wouldn't have too many turnovers with a one long interception but that's gonna happen when you're taken chances like that. So we're happy with the way came -- You're -- ring and I understand at the speaker's going up there in the the Dana Farber I don't today the -- was -- who's pretty loud in there when you play in Indianapolis he -- be ready for the noise. And I think the old stadium was worse than a new one but the -- the new one is still pretty loud that I pump the noise -- that this collected at the old -- probably.

It then yeah I.

I don't know if they did. I I know we've played one game there not my ears were actually ring in and they didn't feel -- ninth.

So what you're doing is -- used to used to the you figure out what the silent count is -- go from there and a used to it.

We that's so practice Airways soon you just get used to now being held here the calls and we'd go on the silent count this people pricing is -- before and it's just when those things you gotta get the timing down that we can hopefully everyone's on the same page with this so no one's laid off the ball because if related off the ball -- this runner by. What's the musical selections he got to listen to today. We had a lot of stuff today we had some raft which I don't know much about so I can tell you what those -- and there's always some other stuff they had some thin is sound like they're introducing the bulls are some finesse. You hear the crowd in the background and I think there's and numbered 23 Michael Jordan or something so the pretty good because decided realistically crowd was there.

That's -- jock rock. That'll -- all right Ali that's that balls and that's what I couldn't make it out is a sent it instances the senator has and I read this. That's at your I can't get the magazine -- that they are right now let them. I have a comment I understand yet to new teammates on the field today. Guy's name -- Copeland and some new guys you haven't seen. I saw some new guys that was mr. -- was today. Why -- I just saw him last week but the other guys and seen salon and news minute to recognize and but yeah they are like six guys out there today who -- around the we trying to get some guys back -- we'll see what happens with those guys when they're in and they.

The return. Now are making a return I think the colts. -- returned to the AFC east and you guys plan every year anyway EMI's Oakland twice a year slicing -- the that that it's a fun team to play against as you know is always gonna mean somethin'. And when you win it's that more gratifying so but they're tough team they there was playlist and it's never easy game to win yet to do everything right he can't make a lot of mistakes. It's a fun challenge. Please I I know the answer is obvious but I have to ask the question anyway he ever going to a game. With a game plan basically which is controllable all day long you know running doesn't matter we're just gonna -- all -- that ever happened. It's happened at I don't know if that's the boy and we've done that quite a few times and it's one of those things where the coaches feel that's the best way for us to win and if that's what this is gonna take the when the game will throw the replays and if we think we can run it every play Vegas. We've never done really. It is needed revenue would. That be happy -- be okay we -- right be fun run it every play into you know knock somebody in the -- every single play the game a few years ago they threw it like the first. 1620 plays there was some ungodly silly number where you guys through like the first when he plays in the gamers.

He wasn't here was about it or was it before right there at Gillette the Steelers with at that one yet and you might be right. And -- that game right there. And and they just came out just threw the ball every play for like the first quarter crap -- five of the first 28. Throes of something ridiculous and at that works that is do with it. I would think that other team thinks they can probably do that once in awhile to you know I think what was it last week they threw it forty times and in the first. So. If you got a good quarterbacking good receivers he should take advantage of you Michael and Indianapolis. No and I really and it's a couple fewer corporate secretary we've all been -- Not much there there we -- in there and we don't see anything anyway when we go somewhere we. Airport to the votes though those tilt to the stadiums that. Whatever you can see from your bus windows easy and there's -- much salute you know my secede from the bus window but no other area -- and out there now just look at things the stadium. Then there's the circle mall whatever that it's doing is called. Downtown now they have the rule fall when we knew their last year but it was weird night it was like 62 degree.

He's it was a it was a nice Natan -- roof opens the the health with the noise to -- and the Thompson is that. I don't know what they have play in this game I'm only I guess in the ruefully close mostly. Make it louder. You know they they're very comfortable in there nice and quiet when their run that when their on their off -- here in Europe. That's probably the way they'll do it. You guys feel pretty good about how things are going in and the way this team is plan right now. I'd say so were six and two but there's still a lot of things we could face we elected the have a better than that reflective one moment. We slipped typical times and we're just we're trying to improve every week I think when you get in in November and December. Teams that are. Doing things right -- improving every week and that's who -- Q do and if we wouldn't keep up with the fifteenth I got a question we'd laugh at a in the -- you -- after this game. Now I know this and who I -- the next two. The -- and in the thinks so you have looked at least a little I mean last week you open did not know you're I didn't know last week but this week. I take. Note to mollify an and so we ma special to see she wouldn't nature should go to the one gains actually so who planned.

Okay we'll see he had a had to interject himself planting bombs summoning you -- entry got a game I wanted to -- since the well it will be fun I'm sure for next week I hope it'll be fun for you guys Sunday night that luck and I think that's good to -- a Logan Mankins joining us on a patriots Friday. Presented by Verizon gridiron challenge join the gridiron challenge by visiting www.patriots.com. Slash gridiron challenge for a chance to win weekly prizes. This -- Sports Radio WEEI.