Winter's World: All about the AFC championship game

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This ship it to game which is really a rematch. Over a year ago. When the Baltimore Ravens almost -- almost. Came into Foxboro knocked off that it will make it to -- -- price WEEI dot com you can also hear him every Sunday on NFL Sunday with Dale Arnold. Matt Chatham and Kevin -- catch it every Sunday this week's special time 3 o'clock. In the afternoon. Chris this game's going to be decided by quarterbacks we all -- Selma. How it change your perception of Joseph Flacco changed. Over the last couple of -- biopsies as last year and in this. I think. -- look at a guy -- differently serviceable quarterback before that who is it's that the best -- pretty well but I -- the beneficiary of a really good. Defense and it -- Q did you enough to -- GQ did you lose you troubled world. Now these people the country mission to the next level we saw against Denver he was able to win to accumulate probably to beat group you agree completely with assault with a bit of that last year in the NC championship get where it would totally -- -- -- -- well but. -- he appears to have been able to. Predicting -- the next level because that ball mortgage isn't what it wants war in he'd been able to assert themselves as one of the court -- approximately miserable. It's funny yeah I I watched I remember a year ago we all sat here Christine I think a lot of people rightfully so. We sit there -- no way it Joseph Flacco could come in here in -- which he did. He was able to do it and like I right now -- -- -- -- the labor. And and it's yeah I'd he he had the game one if it Lee Evans thanks on that football. I think this time around. And a lot more people are holding pause on that particular comment. About not being able to go tell it to go to tell -- would give a year ago but also the fact that with the teamed up big last week -- did the same thing. Yes exactly -- mean he's a guy who. Didn't shrink from. The people in it that's what. One of the things that the differentiated. Him from a lot of the quarterbacks in the league apparently he was it would step up and people think typically -- -- -- over the -- you -- and do whatever meaning you'll either guy who. It -- to take shots downfield either guard who it. We use one of the best quarterbacks in the league when it comes to. Pearl was completed through over twenty yards over forty dark it is also -- books -- -- -- good PR offensive options around the -- towards predicament in the middle. Predicated on boulder on the CP equipment I think the maturation. In your pollution every registered huge it's because -- -- them. Another option will be don't need to load up to try to stop those postal workers in which is gonna garlic right -- it in eastern. Q if you were different dynamic as well and I think it's interesting too because. One of the reasons we're looking to recruit about problems. The last couple years is not just those great running back but those multi dimensional remember guys and yet the back -- present -- You'll pick up -- four catches for sixty birds as well might as well those guys. I think Flacco has been -- Properly utilize all the tools offered that option grunt really department that has been revenue -- -- in the mix well but Flacco has -- a great job. Utilizing all of those offered the options around. That's broad data out that Flacco made Dennis that a last week backed up on his own goal line third down thirteen. That led ability gutsy -- shows that in a quarterback make. It and at least eight it receives. And that to me typified it I look at it this way -- Weighing in view of the patriots. You wanted to -- way to beat Joseph Flacco. On who you think about this philosophy. Make them think. Make him become a cerebral quarterback make him read your defense when he throws it reacts. Like he does on the long throws at Torrey Smith herself thinking they're still the game ball up in my -- mister Jacoby Jones go get it. When he sees he's got desperate on the seam route there's no thinking it's get the ball throw the ball you can think I think you still got a chance to knock him back to the old deal. I think that the report -- I will think that I don't think you're -- -- whole lot to surprise him at this point and it didn't know. That we received this one's career but yeah I think that's one of the things that did you can do I -- see that that play where. He was backed up the beat Detroit it was over in the match at CPU riddle for you earlier -- -- holding call you know could. It's staked it had its -- written Alford or are those words in the -- it's got all crap. All -- know it is wow. Yeah Egypt he he's been able to do that consistently over the course that we -- -- etc. Americans there was little diplomatic -- -- Into being in it there's a temptation to. Compared back in September incorporated forwarded and look at this game and you you had a kind of I have put out as he was gonna I don't think that's completely throw it completely perk to. The Great Britain as a team because their different in my also because completely perfect attitude to the -- patent. You -- the past interpreting legal. A lot better now that was back in September so it's going to be interesting to see. Oh -- and how old are achieved and couples are admirable and now they're gonna play at all between the -- as a result. We talk about you know balls -- changing everything Regis and you alluded to all that -- the weapons that Flacco uses. Indeed as it is -- balls -- want this Cam Cameron -- that offensive coordinator. And now -- she called while running the show and it looks like it it it almost looks as if what can I Jim Caldwell is doing. Is what John Harbaugh and the ravens staff wanted to Cam -- to do at the beginning of the year for most of the and they never -- Well it's interesting to watch that out since then go back we talked about the offenses different now that it was -- -- here I think they went through. An evolutionary process -- call first came and I think -- stroke partner -- -- -- Exactly and you're going to use you go back union -- look at those who don't -- debate how were called low -- event. They're a little bit out of sorts offensively terrible about it -- -- -- -- appear -- -- -- -- real -- for the bailout worth mentioning to earlier in the week. Coached -- talked about how. There are certain elements of what Caldwell did when he was a bit that they're coached him in India. He's been able to bring them to Baltimore you can get into too many specifics but. It -- be -- -- kind of looked -- -- the people of India was of their offensive watchers if he -- what was it -- report credible. Course he's not getting into specifics he's like any strapped in the film grown gone out today here we this Israel -- attracted to oh. Image of the game against we can all agree -- team in September really doesn't mean an awful lot. That you mean this take a look at the secondary for goodness -- it's the difference secretary for the during -- patriots. It aside Greg Bedard earlier in the week from the Boston global news on the -- DNC. Makes it about yeah according. Is actually the key to this Patriots defense now in the backfield not -- to leave. How do you view this transition since the key to lead to rival today almost go hand in hand. Yeah and it it really do -- they think it's the biggest thing to remember about leadership is important cart world class quarterback but you don't let them -- some things. That they couldn't do -- Or you know. They've sent more pressure truly consistent basis of a big part of it because they feel more confident about the group that -- out -- think the other thing too. We don't talk about continuity consistent thing up in the -- that -- -- -- alongside each other I think that group a guy that until he. Standard accordion Gregory. Outward way to -- is David picked up on each other currencies and of course -- -- cut I think that's better for them. And I think in the wouldn't pass defense has improved as -- you'll go back and look at the numbers you -- a legion post -- -- aided. It's the numbers are pretty interesting because you're you're looking at. I'd drop -- all those high value defense that you're looking at. -- drop in third down you're looking at a drop in annual total points scored you're you're you're looking at a drop them. You know how. Defense is there all of those numbers all the -- will be -- -- all the work proves particularly true. No I know a lot of that you know can be attributed to scheme in matchup could you know -- -- game itself. But consistency is really of anything when you look at. How much is defense and improved and so we showed up again you don't walk last quarter but the trickle down effect but I believe the abuse currencies it is certainly shall through. So at a top teams this patriots team is actress in the last few years have been against physical. NFC teams. Teams that will get up eight hits you first the giants the niners. Baltimore is one of those teams how much -- that concern patriots fans. Yeah I think -- a -- point governor I think that when you look at the big matchup that the -- of struggle with the paper and you really physical front seven. Anything Baltimore. While not being the ball horrible though you'll -- six years ago. I think he's still brings so what -- physical element to the field and I think that's something that -- -- that you due to concern but I also think it's going to be interesting to see. How -- -- adapts without gronkowski him not just to the at a power structure we don't know what his abilities in the past certain what you can do -- in the red zone and there was these group. -- -- -- -- -- But as a blocker I think he. He's tremendously generated as a blocker -- blocker and a whole lot of work to pass blocker but he's a guy who is up to -- help -- As a blocker he's really -- world and here you -- workers picked -- -- -- It is very true law is going to be interest -- -- it comes to his work you'll be able really understood that when it comes to running game. I'll yet that the big physical front seven that have really given -- secret problems in in their gonna have to find a way to. Like through I don't know -- that the offensive line a whole had a really good middle part of the view which in the pass protection I think -- was a six game stretch. Usually about three sacks but beyond the regular season go outside the -- -- stacks become corporate property. One of the things it's important is that breeding need to continue to do is all about profit and I think. You overlook. We can take for granted frankly a lot of the cardinal Brady has. Such tremendous pocket presence and pocket awareness we can move the pocket so incensed when and where the -- coming from the interpreter -- Justice split earlier in the future deployment right -- continues to continue to be able to do medical report especially this week use chemical. That's the rate that rape ravens angle against Brady flip it around very quickly Chris let you go on this thought Joseph Flacco wasn't touched by the Denver Broncos last week. -- patriots front whether it's a front four front seven whatever they decide to bring. How would they get to Joseph Flacco given the bookends of McKinney and a war on either side that'll line. They preached indeed sent more than anyone anything that keep them this week not only when it comes you know coverage in the secondary but you know we usually cut -- -- them go to but it didn't have the quarterback Kirk. What is. You all help to -- chill eucharist habitable. -- since mid November so that you struggled to get -- -- -- do you agree in the regular season finale against maybe I'll think rich developer consistent jobs to -- Report -- friends as what he's gotten reps. You -- approach doctors will fight so hard or surprise. That was perhaps fortunately -- they have to do a better job and how old little widget would come to get into the quarterback how. Do we always pure but you'll have to knock record our -- this spot I think. That's what you look for when when when you talk about Joseph Flacco talked about doom Richard Finkel but I think technical -- and it would that I think you have to do. You know some things that may be Flacco -- broke the record as a profitable because you're the veteran quarterback but you're you're you got to shake things that could change things up new corporate pressure from. -- -- critical so it's going to be a real challenge for the team but they're different from what we've been able to doable that's six weeks I think the market to a. -- FL Sunday goes all the prime time this week right you guys -- accurate sex. Yeah apparatus pictured -- ignorant and again. All right Chris appreciate the time -- on Sunday. Chris price from WEEI dot counting the patriots. Writer on the BI dot com of course catch him every Sunday. On NFL -- it would deal Arnold flocked Matt Chatham. And once again NFL Sunday this week live Toby -- I love this bar and grill. 3 o'clock to six bit dean once again we have big game on sports ready at 93 point seven WEEI FM AFC title game pats in the ravens. 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