Dan Koppen and Logan Mankins, Patriots OLs

We tried it we -- we tried this week and open at Logan Mankins here we tried this week to undertake a scientific study. Michael has come up with the definition of a blow what the blow up three possessions. It's about sixteen doesn't count. It's a game ends with a seventeen point margin -- now Obama. You guys agree that -- and not. Which every human. As a right easier wouldn't if everybody just ended with seventeen or more point margin.

How many opinions that you heard on. The play. To say play on it all -- yeah. -- and get guys guys aren't able to go to the grocery story that you. Down the street -- and it'll all things you were able to do to insulate yourself room. From Indianapolis game this week interview coming here. Somebody's talking about it right -- weaker -- sort -- open as we surprised that you and and that this continues to go where's the replay domestic open given them. That this stuff in that body yet we surprises during that this go for anyway.

And time -- for my view of whatever you know doesn't matter what I think that you know I thought we got a first down. Apparently the official then made the call and knowing. That's what you know it happens in the game you live with the calls are made -- he can't really doing a thing about them and you move on and you know that's one of those things where he's just got to move on and you know focus your attention of the next week and that's what we did right from the start.

But -- your job destruction that way where you have to move on how long does it take you to get to that point emotionally where you stand okay that -- Moving onto the jets were wounded when did both he went to get a --

When we came back this week it started and moved on a still pissed off that we lost the girl and I don't get it doubly pissed off at least -- game and a I've moved on the jets I'm not thinking about the colts game anymore it's still the burns inside that we lost but it. We've focused on the jets so weak we have talked about what happened in the game and we could try to win this --

I'm curious how it how it operates stand you were a question mark going into the weekend -- you know where you gonna play where you're not gonna play the you have to lobby. The you have to say hey look you gotta let me play out how does that work that that decision is made.

You know I think it's that -- decision between you know trainers coaches and you would. Depending how you feel on later in the week or something like that -- notes. The collective decision you know get to talk your way into the lineup. -- maybe sometimes. But you know fear if I think you know the got you guys know especially professional athletes should know their own body and should know their limits and what they can and can't do -- You know if I thought that I was gonna be -- liability out there you know I wanna put my teammates in that situation but. You know for -- I -- those do enough to go and you know I think everybody agree with that CM.

I'm curious and yours was not a concussion but but Tony Dungy was talking this week about -- guys with concussions. Light of the coaches like the trainers they talked their way back in arm okay I can go and and yours is not that situation but but do you think there are times when guys who have been hurt. Probably knew they were hurt but you really wanna -- what you do what you paid to do you want to your job and you try to talk them and elect people out there.

And yeah I think guys you know really. They have in the past and probably do do that at some point nowadays. But I think with a concussion. Issue. Especially you know now how it is you know it's not really in the trainers hands anymore you know it doesn't it it's in the doctors and you know -- a specialist so it's kinda hard for all those guys and you know those guys the ones that. Know what to look for know what's going on and probably a bit of light to pass it. I better liars I astronauts. You know it's it's probably often. You know probably safer -- you know you don't mess with that --

I was just at the brain injury. Institute or brain injury association and concussions aren't anything the mess with so. You really want to do your homework and make sure you're a 100% before you try to come back from one of those.

And -- and I guess if you really messed up you think your line. The critical about it at all you know like -- 2006. Beat him. Who like okay this guy can't be in there and we we know what the monitor is down here you know be ready the next guy. You're one play away from being in the game. And so guys usually are ready to play but in your situation with with Connolly. Is it just as simple as that. You go to out he's ready to -- or do you have any kind of conversations with them do you is there a lot of tutoring going on are you just assume he's ready to play -- used throughout the.

Late last week yeah lastly in a minute having known them and it was a question mark obviously throughout the week and you watch film and you know hopefully I have some important things you know give him if he's called upon to -- when -- plane. You know but that's with everything you know -- and I talk all week you know I've talked to the nose tackles everybody talks and tries to give their points of you know what you're doing on this or you know what if this guy does that there's all and and the line is all about communication it just doesn't start on Sunday it starts on Wednesday.

You you guys on the left side the offensive line and to think about Dwight Freeney all night long on Sunday night. Watching it on TV it looked as -- Sebastian Vollmer. Despite his youth and inexperience that a great job how often were you there to help them how often did Ballmer really have sole responsibility for free.

Yeah deceive -- he did a good job I don't think if we need in having sex he -- had one pressures that he did a good job tackles either. Yeah well he's not too effective in the run game every once. But see this he did a good job there was times I was sliding out there it is inside though and then there's times he's on his own. Then as times for the Beckett is outside the health and so. For the most part he did a really good job and he would help occasionally says. -- was -- have been unions and so when I was watching the game to see it any move but the spin move. Every time they hate ice so it was the spin move every time. Yeah he's well that's is most effective on he's he's nested that speed and he's got all the speed in the world and then he can spin on the dime so. And then he's got the power those two because these that the -- senator gravity and does big -- tackles who -- than we do when we're Skelton during the week we sound is running a couple days over the with pretty amazing says he can do a lot of different things.

I think my thinking -- in the Super Bowl 38 and is on. In the studio here we're looking at. This thing is that it's audio it's Brian. Efforts to keywords you might have to add up and I just. That's -- that's. You know -- now that held the game has ordered you have strange you know -- of second quarter. The first quarter no points second quarter and 24 points third quarter. No points. Fourth quarter ridiculous. At all all hell breaks lose three -- of all hell break lose the jets. Now in week two they are all over the place you know always in Tom's face and is trying to come up with some different formations. I continue to play that way throughout the year and it's so do you do you feel like you have a better sense of what they're trying to do.

I think they have I think you know their defenses they're defense and whether -- bring him over loads -- you know guys up the middle you know it's a blitzer in front to pressure front. You gotta be ready forums anywhere and everywhere.

What difference does -- make not having Chris Jenkins. Six inches from your face mask and it makes a little bit different Sunnis who really is he's a dynamic player you know approval player. You know the things he can do is you know pretty pretty special. You know with him give up the field and his power but you know again that they have him there now who is you know he's a strong physical guy as well. You know wrote plays hard knows their defense of those away. They want of the player really is in the right spots in all the time zone -- there's not much of a drop off there.

Do you guys feel it and and I thought for the most -- you did a great job Sunday night. Giving Tom timed to do what he wanted to do if you give him even close to the right amount of time. He's gonna succeed with the past 90% of the time is nick yeah if you given time and -- stand.

Back there and see the defense and give the receivers time he's been usually find the right guy and make them good Derosa. But that come and against the jets you gotta get everyone directed in the right direction and hopefully everyone wants if we get -- at a guy we'll get them blocked justice in in the right direction it to come up because there. Been overloaded from one side -- the other Europe the middle in this hard to get everyone in the same direction.

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