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Thu, 29 Nov 2007

Adam Schefter from the NFL Network joins D and C today to discuss the NFL and the death of Sean Taylor

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" Visit with Adams after from the NFL network good morning Adam how are you sir good morning gentlemen we've just. I'm not complained at all I have NFL network not everyone here does though and they're all jealous angry that there and I say screw it if you wanna -- yes. Look -- letting the people of your house. -- I don't want these people in my house -- let's let's start with that mr. NFL network would you please explain to our vast New England audience yeah -- 226 million Americans and I see the -- cowboys Packers game."

" Well -- didn't try to -- if if I can get extremist what did you -- I want my NFL network -- out. Pretty simple I want quiet -- network dot com tour right now and sending a letter and there was an article to Chicago Tribune yesterday that basically. And it goes everything I've been. Told them believe over the last 23 years and that is -- that powers that these cable companies universalist -- the premise that that football is. In most populace for the country. And yet they're willing they have put the golf channel basic cable. Because they have a piece of ownership -- baseball channel on 2009 on basic cable but they won't do Def for football to vacated PC ownership. It's it's held -- money and to me. I IA worked sort of other horse that's my side I don't know the politics of adult adult tickets worked out I hope everybody should get on the court because. That -- it over and over. Your football fan it's a great channel it really it's."

" I agree I'm willing to pay for -- it's cheaper than HBO and much better style worn -- about a month much better stuff on NFL what an at least during. You know what you should lower the price in the spring to be like in all blocked 50 in the spring."

" Spring that they that's without try to while bad news hit provision."

" I'm sorry I lose interest it is about public and literature optional with every night of the week in the fall -- push your luck here -- on -- an ally here Adam. All right now let's go out over the development works limited audience tonight let's let's get the game itself old gunslinger. -- the young gunslinger who prevails."

" Well first rod circuit kicking game's showcase those -- that premise press saying that. I tried to Green Bay Packers are better -- to I'd -- Yeah I still I think it's been a better defense. I just have more verbally attacking at this mean that they win tonight but I think the Packers are almost been a no lose proposition because if they win. They go back to lambeau field for the NFC championship game where they're popular -- the playoffs and if they lose. They come back to a stadium where in January their passing game what 45 wide receivers would be better equipped to drive. So I think -- base -- a pretty good position. I just at a Dallas got a great running game and it go to delta but I got maybe a bit more balanced team. I just think green Bay's a better team. -- Dallas count was no Woolsey if some proven correct overtime that's my feeling and I think we you do that against witnessed I don't know breast -- watching film. It is best -- mostly -- And it can't does provide does -- has -- and and export that was -- obviously that that's an insult to breasts are because breast firmly been this league as long as yet these -- 268 straight games whatever the number isn't. That toward -- was a lot to accomplish before. He gets to the breadth or level at. I can't disagree gold up late you know if you go over to Ortiz were -- numbers of the first 16 users career grand deported to contain eight testing rules. But it to a declining numbers put there was numbers -- 16 games compared to farce. Porter -- are one way way way ahead of -- through the first 16 games."

" Anybody say that Tony Romo is is of the ilk of -- farming -- resemble each other styles of play lookalike that it."

" That's correct and I think that's accurate I think that the what he had -- does is. You'll steady diet down you'll always scrambling to look around he always looked to make something happen and and get the big dog he's he's willing to take chances at an end in those waste there are some similarities. But as nick Barnett said it'd. You know he's 3M VP -- simple title away from the --"

" Smile and two which is that creeps and what do you smile about don't. If you're hitting just this it hey who's second. On your MVP. Who's third ready boss whose fourth. Adam -- but I -- certainly get a -- do we get to Rommel."

" I know -- 78 -- really haven't looked out Brady. Brett -- RBI boss who else is up they're beyond that"

" David Carr you --"

" Ours is the he'll definitely get."

" Who's your second best team in the NFL."

" The second best it is Green -- In my mind maybe doubted -- I I still think it is pretty good okay I'd -- the paint up -- even -- we struggled lately because. If you dictate that a -- team they'd be even more helpless in the patriots that Tom Brady."

" Who do you think the patriots next eight. Are harder or easier than the first 11."

" Harder just for the second what we saw. So that night. Where first hole decision is going on in destroyed whose players to patrician like -- that's number one number two the attention on them. Rose every single week now the closer they get to 60 to know them or attention if that's our."

" think it was -- make it harder you think Brady and company. Are going to suffer under the pressure."

" You know what I I'd -- that -- that in order to keep those on the board more questions and their masters at deflect this doesn't it make it. The more more questions they're going to get batted immoral or reporters -- became adept -- more -- News that news that they would get going put them or more crowded that facility going to be and they're going to feel that pressure they considered not okay but having. But in 98 Broncos team that lost it to 13 weeks which they what they also say that they lost in New York against the giants. I'm so glad that's over that was such a pain that was becoming a burden -- okay. The questions the attention and that was 98 -- 2007 where there's an NFL network. Where there is -- guys show where there's sports talk radio all the time where there is everybody talking about it this UK they don't. -- or sensitive or no it all they want. That's all sorts of and that's only going to grow."

" I think in many cases they feel it and it helps I think it helps them in their their quest they'd like the pressure -- they they use it to their advantage. And by the way I think that close games short of you not that they needed a wake up call gives them the realization of everything Bill Belichick has been pounding into their heads -- you just can't show up. You could get knocked off if you're not paying strict attention here I think that close game actually helps them in the final regular season games --"

" And -- play the contrary proletariat I would say look don't you think it also to a certain degree. Punctures that air of events --"

" It's a little bit but here's what I would say you know it's one thing to have a in this big words -- around Boston all week long. A blueprint let's make the construction analogy yet it's one thing to have a blueprint to build a a solid viable Powell's. But to do that you have to have the proper raw materials and the craftsman to construct it."

" Well there's no credit Redman that they think. Over heavily with every great team whatever they lose again that's always afraid -- blueprint so that is close to the patriots came. To being beaten this year -- now. There's the blueprint okay because people are anxious to try to that -- remote dot. I think actually go out. And figure out ways to exploit the patriots secondary which doesn't give up very many big plays ordinarily it's another way to go out and and figure out how to get their pressure Brady into glad beat. Maybe the best -- line in the league I think people -- well it won't -- do you think that if nothing else. So and then -- provided any glimmer of hope to somebody's teams you know at least he can be be."

" I'll give you that but a the other thing is you need a quarterback to play the game of his life like AJ -- did."

" In the game of his like again -- threw three interceptions."

" That's a good question and a game of his life. Is not necessarily in the game -- raucous."

" That's right except and they made too many -- when a team beats going good and I don't think it'll happen. It's going to pitched eight fairly flawless game from the -- political did you feel that particular night. The eagles were --"

" Note does know tough games left on the schedule. They get to the playoffs and I'm not sure they -- that tough to get the super Jacksonville Mike but the goodness that you know Pittsburgh which lost the jets Arizona and Denver on the road I'll teach -- He did say it was in New York now I guess it -- the jets is. Under abouts beat Miami by three points at a home in the slot right at three now -- I mean they are flawed that's your toughest game and that's year yeah"

" eight is it is set up incredibly well for them. It is the perfect storm it is the perfect scenario. And yeah I I stumbled across effectively yesterday as -- some research -- when I'm John Heisman and you -- that he was. Best known for in 1916 beating a couple of college 222 to nothing as taking a -- on December 16."

" did the afternoon show here in WE I would say he was not running a car yet there to the next getting ready for next -- just playing the plane again but again. Hey we can turn our attention to the Sean Taylor story and and and we we you know all the been -- those though from what we -- this point I'd be interested in knowing as we advance the story through stuff than source that you have. Can you explain to us who rich big daddy sell ghetto is Adams after."

" and -- big day over the -- sabres big debt that is so goes up learning traveling medical circles as the men everywhere yeah it and as Tom Brady we get a -- from where regain."

" Explain this guy is that why he is up more relevant that he was a week ago."

" Well basically rich big daddy -- god note does life insurance. Four players he figures that there will their trust there you know all. Repeat financial reports are not even qualify even speak about a bit of a moral what that stuff. And he basically after Sean Taylor got shut up Monday was bombarded with calls from NFL players. 30 players called it. And began sitting up. Life insurance policies and I mean it's terrible thing was -- Taylor an and it's in it's good for big -- business that's basically the deal is he what he's really go to what he does and he's really. Connected the NFL world then and players trust him he's got overlooked appliance already and I understand why don't little bit watching him work the way he does he he's good at what he does."

" So these players obviously mean a 30 of -- called him within a day or two instead write me an insurance policy. Particular Mike kids take care my wife -- my family it proves the NFL's copycat league but more importantly it proves that they feel to some extent their risk."

" Well you know we're going to talk about a culture here that the three of us are not a part of and we don't know but. You hear over over an in these guys that talk to -- feel threatened and I don't know. Any medication I'm sure that is legitimate and I also think they've been two hole that they are afraid so great times. That it can be it's just thinking that they. Really believe that and many -- And venturesome Mark but many important so they -- steps that they feel they need to at this particular point. Again it's a world that are -- the bully at school one to beat me up one year went as started dating his girlfriend and -- abrupt action -- and I can't imagine. Living like that in my adult life. Where somebody is -- in knocking you off for beating you up or take you -- wherever you want to call it that's got to be really sobering thought in and it's something approach until it to live with constantly like going back to Miami and so that he was defiant towards in. Went back there you know Europe would central -- said that you know policing exceptionally and -- it's simply called me yesterday that. -- spoken to -- on Taylor's wife. It's -- committee. That that's 100% not to keeps. And shot I don't know what people right now you know out that's CSI here I can't tell you it yet to -- these investigations so. But again that that's something that all these guys a lot of these guys that the -- was and it's something that we don't know -- and you do it so that people get smart about this in and stopped out of."

" This may be the strangest question posed on the radio station today but here goes anyway. Not the Virginia prosecutor's argument to bring any additional charges against Michael Vick for this but in a very perverse ironic weird way. Michael Vick may have. Unknowingly provided part of the reason why Sean Taylor is dead today."

" Well this is a sliding doors of Liberia and you know there's a terrible movie but -- great concept yes you generally yes yeah I mean it's -- the concept that in every little decision. And and there are so. That and the or entry number one if Sean Taylor doesn't get hurt he's with the team in camp on Sunday traveling back attempt he's not his Miami home and chances are. We still lives today. But because -- nate -- back to Miami where he gets done down. The other part that is that Sean Taylor. As a number of people on his property a number of pit -- for protection and because Michael -- got into trouble the trouble that he did. Sure Taylor -- a lot of NFL players a lot of that a top players have gotten. Rid of their peoples and I've been told trade David regards. A case another -- blessed blessed dog but more balance now. So it was just brings up the -- sir Ian and and I mean again I don't understand so it's it's -- world that don't know much about and I know that. I have been told by people that do all this broke that you know people got murdered -- they've gotten this treatment to balance."

" Sure after 70s or Michael -- that again and shoot the dog sauls will probably go first I he had other issues in -- gets sick if you had a triple regular but it's -- already today even if he turned the alarm on would be alive that through. I mean if they had that we indeed targeting him and he was indeed live in this -- year -- sometime at the end to an catch up front and I just don't understand why he couldn't move to Washington DC that area like so many other player has gotten out of that and move somewhere you know mansion with gates in the lines. -- DC they gonna chase him. And smoked them."

" Eric -- nice psychological sociological issues like people don't they keep breakaway from. Some of the neighborhoods that they were raised well why can't people."

" Generally it's economics that would apply to Sean Taylor now would know what now. All right Adam enjoy the game tonight 74 million people America will enjoy it with 260 miles -- million -- but that's okay I want you -- out you're damn right Adam you aren't -- straight out so we're sitting on the field right now believe right."

" I have trust me they -- that I -- about an -- all all -- parted up of what not whether it's -- a good. Kamal what you're 7 -- yeah nice looks blue sky."

" I'll be I'll be watching -- on the jury -- out to watch with them at. Daycare out of the -- we had Adam Chester with the NFL network with them isn't Kelly"

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