Mon, 23 Nov 2009|
Vince talked about how the team bounced back with a solid win over the Jets at Gillette Stadium, moving past last week's game against the Colts, why he elected not to speak to the media after playing at Indianapolis, and looked ahead to a big Monday Night Football matchup against the Saints
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Our fidelity player of the week Vince Wilfork is brought to by Fidelity Investments. Turn here I mean I like talking -- anytime but it's. It's just not the same not looking in the face you know. -- smiling face looking back at me.
I know that a bomb whether that's while America and it which is. Oh you didn't play like you were under the weather. -- Kate -- I've try to keep their weather we've. Got out who it there. And it's. That's -- quality and they've gotten.
Richard you call and you're calling in sick but at least you're calling in -- so events tell me about you know how you approach to. Yesterday's game what was your mindset before yesterday because we do know. The jets were doing a lot of talking before we -- They were doing a lot of talking after week to what what what were your thoughts before yesterday's game.
Where it came we -- or from me. That this is very good because. -- if there are effective with these. Oh quarter game we knew we -- currently. You are our company. Sure. The we knew they were -- part -- Are -- was no big schools. You're part of that cold. That they won't have that. Emotional Sunday. Oh think it apart -- thing -- in it's not it's not -- division. In go further and our position. We -- of this day we merit so. We prepare for their way of part of -- zero. Oh pretty pro -- foreigners it's very it's gotten there yet.
In IA I rented a really nice article I think in the globe today about you and it talked about your versatility. We you know as and you know we've seen you play right defensive end against long. Damien -- was talking about how you moved over to that side. -- to try to stifle the running game to the right side of their offensive line. There aren't too many nose tackles who basically play all open now on the defensive line the way you've been -- this year.
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Vince that you mentioned last week. I want to take you get over.
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I have a theory went to the set me straight on this have a theory have a theory that. You didn't come in here last week because you're afraid of what you might say. -- vision you being so upset. Not having an opportunity. To defend Peyton Manning at an of that game he said I cannot go on the radio and do any media. Because I might say something --
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We talked to Tedy Bruschi last week and he didn't like bill going for it on fourth. And two and he said if he was that if defender on the team he would take it personally but he also said he could go to bill and say that. That that in in a captain's meeting he could he could say that meant there could be that dialogue back and forth. And I think Michael asked him is there somebody on this team now who could have that conversation and he mentioned yield. Could you or do you have those conversations.
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Are you guys a point fingers we took care of that during the week for about our jobs or about 45 standard -- Wisconsin. Cut off. Every day for the do whether to let me ask -- about this. We we also thought to random -- their last week and -- said to him that you know Vince. Has that some good things about pieces.
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I do I don't just because you know. Before that we have and the how. That's what. It is what with. Very if you are. At which there. In -- they -- you know if -- compared. You know like -- that there is this. It's worth keeping more mystery. Though is that they felt very it was just like. Problem broke. In their quality. A local market problems are problems. And what it's very user right. -- We prepare. Are these we won't we. Were born there when you break -- you'll. There were when Jeremy Garrett. --
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If he would work. Well -- way to if you know more of America remains our parents so. It would -- about.
Well you'll be in the middle of it again next Monday night congratulations on the win yesterday the season so far we'll talk to you next week when you feel on better. -- That is Vince Wilfork joining us here on Sports Radio.
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