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" Telecast shoulder until -- And they happen to do pages post game shows that. Which in the -- on the network broadcast from this receiving games are exactly Sunday afternoon wonderful ourselves -- last night -- in the post game. Until all what -- to clock that's at 2 o'clock and we didn't call them until who I am there's actually people their mother's basements. The that they actually pick up the phone. After what we thought. Was probably the worst pre season game we've ever seen that we can go cannot say I can never be done again what they tell they talked it went well beyond the yet they were still people to a memorial holding. The 37 minutes the clock. About Matt Gutierrez and Kevin -- so result you do that from fox or you go home from Foxboro from the beautiful CBS -- Restaurant and everything it's going on that there was that. It's up and work and so -- there working Nikita so used all of the fox very golf -- rent the mumbled five minutes from there are so I go home you know hit the alarm clock. But the matter -- Whatever ever going to cure that. I'm sure you do most importantly Tom Brady in the 9 o'clock hours of course Patriots Monday of the seasons nice block. To a guy I think -- a lot of questions for anabolic does starting with the health Tom Brady. Did not play less like did not go to Tampa bay because of a sore for what is the same foot that -- a problem. Last year well ask him directly is this maintenance or are you banged up -- we saw Billy Yates penciled in -- rate garden -- Kind of fix some things well last no more you afraid of the guys that you have up on the all by the -- didn't want to keep -- healthy at all costs is that the story and not a soft what would get. As direct dances we possibly can from Tom Brady again. In the 9 o'clock hour -- Red Sox a lot I got a some Olympic things a guy get off my chest or -- Patriots game. From last night is -- first and foremost absolute substitute I cannot be any worse and what they've late last night that was all. But I do want to start out by yacht congratulating everybody here and everybody who listened and it would who participated. In the Jimmy Fund telethon last Friday. I'll what a great job by UP Thursday and for a Thursday and Friday excuse -- period culminating Friday the goal here -- meter was four million correct -- The final tally four point 839. Million. What a testament to this stage liberated -- and the people who listen the station of the people who contribute. To that charity you know the old station I used to work out. Did a national tell on the Jimmy -- national ESPN telethon now that they're goal and it's it's it's worth it work they do a good job in. For a great cause and an end and in the name of someone who fought hard against cancer and to revolve -- great. Great thing that they do. But there is a million. A national. On national. Telethon. With the biggest branded sports name in the country. And they get to a millionaire selecting good job by them you lost the true with this. You four point eight. That is. Terrific terrific stop and not a you know I was directly involved like a lot of view I was on the listening end but I was gripped by most of it. You know all the huge names that came monitored dialed trump. On this -- it just. Judge Dennis says do like -- the fifty grand out of him but he got it that was pretty good and you know all the Michael O'Malley isn't all in all the big names that called in general like the last it is. Terry frank -- five grand out of his -- comes in with five grand Francona doesn't -- people or you know you guys whoever was was -- and it. You were in the middle is saving guys like Donald Trump was Ian how long was trouble on -- that that some of the stuff the people know behind the scenes for awhile a you're talking got -- for twenty minutes -- you don't think he has -- you think he's a busy guy all the and he was fired as nondescript guy from a Desperate Housewives had dogs that Jim dancing guys in Denton Tibetan thank you -- had no Ginobili was James -- Jim James Denton -- supposedly big names -- called in I've. I've never heard of James that and yet John Kaczynski Altamont -- that you Balmer here. All that's -- Kaczynski from Newton south high school right. I don't watch you know what I don't watch more TV and leather heads you never saw eleven heads Anita Busch I never thought the worst football movies ever not a good an awful and to watch Ortiz George Clooney but odd but a lot of people -- it was a great great day if it's the best thing this or any other radio station. Can ever do saw will touch on this throughout the course of the day again congratulations EEI and that's in the Jimmy Fund all of you out there using showed donated it incredible. I mean in this economy and bingo in -- in these times to hit four point eight. I'm what is ostensibly. A vocal. Tell -- turned to a national -- fifty states whose world wide right amenable one -- them but again. I actually sort for a national network that tried this and got a million and we're psyched and they should be. And you do four point eight new talent that's that's great great stuff also real quick. Day one WEEI dot com is up and running meter that is you go to EI dot com right now fresh written content from guys like. May rob Bradford -- art -- featured three capped an -- officially. I've real officially announce a -- has been rumored but officially. Two new additions WEI -- Ron Borges excellent and well -- the former that's been dot com -- both those guys -- secluded WEEI dot com. You can click on the blog and column is tab up on top look at a board of Bradford all these guys right away there's other ways to get there as well today's day one. All the New Britain content at that you EEI dot com like if you don't forget Jeff Goodman kept Australia there's a lot more I don't missing some also DF the blog. I'm going to be doing it twice -- in full voice weak and I'm not blogging I'm writing you right to be doing you know your. Report current more credible beyond right 24 hours after the game starting tomorrow but I have a come on today. Just like that and then there's another come later in the week -- is running twice -- teaches writing at least once a week so that every other week. Okay thank you for that rob Bradford will be a heavy presence on the thing it all starts today WEEI dot com yes -- Not a system very intrigued by the additions that you just mentioned Ron Borges an orgy. Back with a lot of with a vengeance love it. Love it how it cannot be. His game columns were always always terrific how many hits for muscle -- do you think back home's gonna get. Koppel odd -- it's edited every every hour on the hour that that's a doctor about but they'll start the pages last night arm. What a terrible outing an awful. All saw what happened this vaunted defense we heard about. With what vaunted defense are first -- first the ball pretty BM Vanilla base 34. L sobs obviously playing eight yards off the ball. Allowing any pass to be completed in front of him just get your arms around hold on lasso again until somebody comes tries to clean the pile. Let's see -- got a little bit of pressure early in the game. Vince Wilfork. You we saw him miss -- to -- it looked like a granted -- you eat yet he took the full back once in the whole. -- and -- out that was the most impressive thing people noticed early sharp point we giddy about it joked about it stepping up but unlike jab but the fullback got a shoulder square. It's still open a hole that's nice you know Ted Johnson used to come up and run on the walls like that though. It's going to make tackle. I thought Mayo just took a little step back you need flash so while the first couple weeks -- and at first pre season game they were flat last night he was flat along with everybody else that was a our dead best to not the first time by the way. If you can look it up and I did we did one insolvent career or lifetime pop up pre season. In Tampa the pitchers for whatever reason whenever they go down to Tampa in exhibition games just get whacked in the and they looked terrible doing it that was certainly the case last night dead ass team on both sides of the ball so it's harder. Pick on individual skilled guys when -- offensive line is still. Struggling and last night it was the defensive front seven as well like up pushed around but. It's hard not to look at the quarterback situation on this team so behind Tom Brady cannot and feel good about it I mean I. To me it's still seems a huge. Consideration that there missing first of all Tom Brady missed the game because of that. Sore what as out of chapter on the up on the court reports we don't know exactly what what it could be the one up bother him in the superbowl. Pages are saying they don't have to say and he says side he writes John NFL dot com. Now foot injury has prevented him from playing in new England's first two preceding games. With the most any other player of the injury and would not be considered a big deal but this is Brady with him everything is a big deal. I don't know he's missed both days because before he practiced. Up until game one just to imply mean they'd sit out certain."

" Session -- not both games it was last week it was left him a blip and after a pass that the -- he held the ankle that was not his ankle or for whatever was. Reached down and from that point on they come and gone -- cautionary part of it I think is you know the mission -- what they haven't gone on up front. Realistically it's basically two guys out he's Stephen Neal and Matt Light. Okay so people batter he used to -- and Wesley Britt because. If Matt Light who has had some weird injuries to begin with all right in the these things aren't reading injuries with Matt Light they tend. -- and things that they almost could lead him to be in on net pup list you know US the first six weeks of the season. Wasn't Richard start tackle week one right now. So what my little wait to have Brady hit a week one as opposed to get him hit for these for these three weeks leading up the week one that it becomes a very long season form. I think that's part of it but I think it also sets the tone we're number twelve doesn't get on that plane they had -- number 37 doesn't get on a plane to head down there. There you know there's a lot of big time vets that are kind of same back home it's a Latin we're going to go now take a look at a lot of other guests all adults except last week scorer as a matter to me. Right but the way they played dies and they played awful. And if that's that's that's the alarming thing because you have a mad dog to score on the line right now sort of matter I remember back when I played a pre season there I'd be lucky to get in in the first half because they would let Bledsoe go the whole time with the ones and the second he steps off the -- all the other one step on the field. Step off the film I still have the twos and threes and -- to work with. Tallet Matt did last week you know we've thrown -- Jackson and company in CJ Jones. He had once for good two quarters last night. The fact today he wasn't lookin' for raining you know with a little more sense of urgency or. Little more command in the huddle that's the thing that scares me about castle is is the command of the game. From an operational standpoint. Some of -- Kevin -- he's up there and -- bit. -- He gets a little more. Now I think Cassell and Gutierrez are little more herky jerky. But man if you had a crew and I you may be all -- you just get an huddled seeing Randy Moss and there. Yeah I give credit -- not try to force the ball the Moss every time but somehow he can't get the ball the one of those guys and Wes walker that's how we started to get going and making."

" Also back Tom Brady you're not concerned that it's serious and not not at all actually not. And I'm with you -- always talked later and I think killed you'll drop zone because again he's been practicing. Throughout this camp now at the end of this this past week he did miss Friday session and and there was a practice here later rot as they got going where he came up limping a little bit. I sat out a player to and then went right back. Sol I I think it's definitely something you have to keep your eye on he hurt his foot last in the Super Bowl it affected him he had a play here this year where he obviously came up limping. He didn't go down to pre season game number two those are all things that have to be on your radar but you're asking me in my heart of hearts in my gut. Do I think he's really hurt I do not I do not but we will have to see on that. The question is and it's a great time pre season football to me is about a valuing your backup quarterback is as much as anything. And it's give us a good opportunity to see what's behind Tom Brady and it boggles my mind so it amazes me. That Belichick has not done more to give himself more insurance at the most important position on the field -- he makes sure to have nine defensive backs. Ten offensive lineman for God's sakes most uses -- inside linebackers last year no chance he can do it Q could bring Chris Simms -- them what we are going to do is look at -- most times he brings to frigid kickers in the camp and now he won't leave himself. More insurance behind the most important guy in his -- graduate. He he leads the team with Matt -- one sorry. Doesn't got it I think he thought that he would have a a year for doesn't got you know he's in the system he's with Tommy each and every day and it somehow this is going to -- and it hasn't clicked and I don't. I like Matt is -- a guy his first throw Sutter all their worst brawl third down and and and the network had a great end zone shot that that you could see it. I immediately. What did Randy Moss the Hardaway and waited raided grant him -- went to a -- that was heavily covered. Cassell blows -- right I'll -- DL linebacker that he recant come opening up to should've should've been an interception that was it. And -- Cassell settled down after that definitely going to sporadic might have brilliant -- eight but he -- as a dump off to Welker. I got going a little bit but that first pass is all you need the mean. That's been Matt Cassel and it's just not good enough to know Gutierrez not good enough O'Connell to a young too raw. How could have left himself Nobel checkup -- of what. Himself so -- are. At deposition maybe he's got a plan maybe he's wait for two weeks and there's going to be that one guy out they think about it back in it he he he's always had a guy whether it was Damon Huard. Whether it was Testaverde whether it was Flutie for God's sake could be Simms Simms might go into happily. That that's a possibly but how much -- is Chris you know how much better Delgado has Womack -- and I don't college -- batter -- what do you baker -- to commit here. See you don't want to hook for what 850 million bucks here when you -- offering price you -- Illinois much -- back -- quarterback that's what they Gulfport and that's doable behind me it's different situation for -- where you know command more money. You know we talked a little bit about this last -- to -- the relationship with the old man. I don't think that has anything to do with it -- Phil Simms and him -- his own issues of hostetler and how that all went down -- Parcells call. I don't think there's any bad blood there but I don't think their best of friends and that would influence -- common here. I think you'll do what's right. And he -- last night you know he never tells you a lot but if you read into the press conferences and what he actually says he was asked about Gutierrez and his health. Why -- why did Matt play. He said you know what we want to take good looking Cassell and kept. So I think he'll do that was it. Last night was -- castles. Decision making time -- whether. He was either going to be insults league -- still going to be you know whether Richard Matt Cassel whether it's Kevin O'Connell whether it's Matt Gutierrez he's got to know on a plane second steps on a plane last night we need it we need to address my -- how can -- picks it's not good enough. No one of those -- are -- saying you need to go outside your inner circle right now you need to start look at that's what I'm saying that the problem is there's really no one there until he's cut happened well you've got Daunte Culpepper sitting out -- unsigned you've got Kelly Holcomb sitting out there on side you've got Vinny Testaverde. Why would hate to combat -- of those three at -- I'd rather see Holcomb. Bobby Mitchell yet because he's under forty I'd rather see me while I gotta think I think I think he jokes around a lot pretty good and I don't think he's going to get rattled. I think I'd take any of those three guys over what they have now. And I don't want to see Vinny Testaverde on an NFL football field anymore and we're done with that but past that that's how bad. The situation is behind tiebreak it's bad it's not just a lingering concern. It -- that I think the Patriots with -- decent steady backup with. They Scott so -- version of he do now is an elite league Damon Huard again isn't going to the playoffs and probably winning playoff games alright. I think his team and get away with Trent Dilfer Jeff hostetler Scott selected -- all due respect so. I think this team can do that with eight just eight decent serviceable backup. There's still a playoff team that's winning playoff game because why they're maybe not as good people around you know it's a great and yet great coaching that they would figure it out. But with this group right now. Not good off -- did. Cassell oral -- Gutierrez to prevent you from making the playoffs. And that's just. Why would you leave your team Expos like dad your receipt Tom Brady with this foot thing all all three guys in its argument but but all three guys filled it executing the most the the the most simplistic play in all football Mets screen -- Not not one of those guys -- Lotta drawing and a defense of rusher the wait -- that last possible second in talk to such a good job at this and in most guys do. You -- that guy -- buy yourself some time if it's not there throw away the right with they could even if role for all the way the right where they almost -- three picks last night on screens. Because the carriages throughout -- the -- years it last week. You know just. All right and roll right almost in the defensive lineman chess -- that that's the struggle Matt -- first pass directly to the linebacker almost intercepted Kevin O'Connell first pass. Right into the gut of the defense to back along the sidelines interception first pass out of the shoot for both of these guys. That's the rule not the exception for those players it's not good enough and we're going to have this conversation throughout the course today I know what you all are going to -- You know it meter and I'll say Chris -- bring a -- upgrade legit back up and you followed -- He doesn't do anything forming. Keep -- in perspective people we're not saying marks when I think I want Chris Simms and you -- franchise quarterback and I think he's challenging -- Brady and I think he's a great cornerback I think he's better. Then the collection. For ultimate -- that you got right now yeah -- operate right now -- getting stuff ten to fifteen yards downfield no money was talking about stretching the field really hit an eighteen yard and cut an eighteen yard out cut. It's not good when you have guys are going to a game and you fill is office according if you're Josh mcdaniels -- I need to get this guy going Saudi distort the screen pass -- little swing pass. That's a bad sign to begin with and that's how you get young guys don't -- that you do that with rookies in her first game. You'll do that guys and a fourth year got her Fortier should be able come up the Gillette slant pass right away he should know -- Gary animosity outside. Like we're talking about castles. The interception. He waited -- monster and again that's second hole. If you know right now on a -- snap read I'm gonna Randy Moss and slant. That's almost got to be a pull up awful one step dizzying rate in there that's what Condo so well what he'll turn three step drop in the won just noted that first hole. Is going home and have a chance to get the ball sneaking up Tom -- we'll talk to within 9 o'clock hour will be your phone calls next at 617779850. Toll free for UT folk like me. 888525850. -- now location vacation and Kentucky -- on the flash."

" Since turns on -- one could use one on a high fly ball riveted deep right now one way back into the corner sailing and gone home runs Orlando. His debut this season he's homered twice in the series and only had seven to nothing Toronto."

" Was that Josh Beckett or Matt Clemente while Rodney Leisle pushed past or that I did. Could you conceptualize what you saw I listed all of them I think -- that's appropriate -- the reason the way the Red Sox look to where they did yesterday. It's all Manning's fault he's been register. -- all. -- I thought there are dead asked him because they'll let us. All know he's gonna Jason -- brought delight to the tip my thought it was a much different look at all -- Texas Rangers -- to the team I -- sort and that did there was a Manny distraction yesterday but aren't always been gone for two weeks I would be out I would -- I think Paul Lind hits a home run -- I -- tonight. Forget about Adam -- was awful. Awful that we were read we -- a ball word that is even worse than that he was ranger asked. Yeah you watch she'll look like at Texas greatest pitcher I've got it we messes everything over the middle of the plate up in the zone and it gets shellacked while now this is that he."

" A disturbing. Element of his start. Arkansas baseball tonight last -- struck -- digesting the Buccaneers thirteen but -- heard about the Steve Phillips broke down Josh Beckett very effectively and said you know what look at his velocity he was throwing 91 miles per hour in the first inning. That's not Josh Beckett Josh Beck threw 9596. In the first and his curveball. -- described as casting the curve ball. -- arm slot on the curve ball his elbow was -- Connelly my golf swing. And that made the curve ball have no biting at all. Hung in the zone and the Blue Jays feasted on him now was this eighty attributable to an injury for Josh Beckett. Which which Phillips. Is authorized is alluding to could be his the fact -- arm's hurting mid at this point last year his 155. With a three point 15. Now is eleven and now and a four point 34. And the earned runs -- other troubling think 72 earned runs in 149 innings last year all of last year 783 earned in 200 innings."

" Not the same guy -- hit some balls -- his -- not the same guy meter. It's clearly the and the whole team was dead -- you know kick the ball around a little bit in that first inning terrible and this summer talked about what Beckett throughout the course to Europe Dickerson whose. On the you know. -- basketball watching -- one of the out lap dogs for Josh Beckett says woman and -- and Dickerson says this you know while he's on to something he's. What sort of that attitude that he had last year that bad vinegar bad ass at this had been winter day I was I was excited out not ask a guy shelled yesterday I was I was excited to be here. His post game press conference. Yummy usually get to go want to know about it thanks for flying my girlfriend after the game for free she's just a friend of mine the other that type of thing the."

" You must first give it runs very frustrating so. That's you know sort of around -- going cross scale of one to ten I don't really know what the questioner as it was very frustrating -- that they runs."

" That was yesterday right obviously doesn't want to call for a frustrating. He's so calm there. I don't all that sort of the president of -- I remember I just needed during the game not after. You know to me yet to be something -- you million dollars with -- third best pitcher. Now he's -- big mountain no no no no no I I NT OI think what does what they were unless not to try to MITRE. Meter when it really comes not -- time and you're the manager of that team and you don't and the playoffs and year old I personally don't get to the playoffs -- not it's not looking good while temple wins against your four and a half behind in the peace talks the talk about the player and a half game lead in the wildcard tied in the loss column with the White Sox and tie -- for the wild card lead. And the Yankees and I still lurking at five behind -- they don't that. Don't concern me -- This you know on his sixteenth game sixteen wins through right decision would have thought that this year all while he's. It could ever brought his contract expires at the end of this year correct course of the -- Walt shocker salad salary drive. They don't have the arm -- is a surprise Jason Varitek up with a bases loaded in the fourth -- How why. -- you ever -- a guy come out more but the bass boat than this guy -- it's TV is good for. All put up this is always a static Koreans young he's got to her in the box -- its last 62 games 164. It's at a point now and we just have to just write them off and -- you know he's a loss constant. To -- shift being so do you know Bob Montgomery that's though is no Monty but who is. That's Richie Sexson territory. A bit better at."

" Just had a great outing and allowed us to. Manufacture runs in his last one move her and we just had a tough failing get -- from the momentum when good hitting with who is making some mistakes combination of kind of mobile above. Make good pitches bad pitches in a snow ball nice making him when they can enroll a team can -- head."

" About mid out of nowhere else you go at this Vera Tex sucks at the -- can't hit terrible okay I mean what are just willing to just give up that's spot in the order. Yes it's an automatic out that's it. For what we -- playing okay brings to the 38 batters that's. Yeah I did it for now until the end of the what are -- just give up okay what what what did -- so right now at the end of the year what you do what do you joked that he could find a third catcher and on waivers. I think yeah at this I have to consider that went to New York competent yes. That it is playing time warp bat over to -- do you think that guy exists probably ethnic. You -- him. Kevin Cash righted to fifty addressed the the way it outside his career I didn't notice it but you know what your other sip of the bases loaded right now Kevin Cash and Jason Barrett that would be Kevin. There would be which is it's sad indictment but -- wants to get to the yeah Tampa bay messed -- last night 27 attending can suggest waking up. And clicked off one was 2443. I missed the Heath Evans -- nine I didn't -- Thompson. I was playing other things at that time the one yard run into the end zone by Heath Evans he's a hell back. Yes he is but tip it to British pretty good today and meant. They're pretty good things that they are Neitzel and had a nice little real lucky to be over 500 nice -- I don't see it to death. -- so I'm not sign a seven degree you're listening to sterling Sharpe Lemar Marshall -- it's like the pitch it's going to be five and eleven marshals and there you'd enjoy that does not know. Yeah that to me why can't we find any -- announcing crew for -- a game. I'll I would take -- Sanders at that point and it didn't you like you know James Simpson and cemetery we opted to define the Beasley -- Easily really solidified Reggie Rucker and it. Did you -- the -- the bad it takes no matter that point it's really really that much like the Patriots were. And those not to not to worry those teams."

" Initially they but I -- the pre season and the blow chunks it's just what they -- know it's itself it's a million degrees. Yeah you're not -- it it to this is a tough spot for them and it's always been. And against -- take a chance in the yelled and for a week. So if you put it all back context nothing to worry about I think this year is a little bit different than others she's just he just broke camp it is easy. Eighteen guys are point one guys were scratches yesterday. You're still doing with you haven't cut a single soul. You know their first cut down time yet. You know that Brady's not on the play it's just a little put everything you know it's at that time a year or two sector pre season game. Now they don't they flop around Friday night still also it is so yes if they flop up uninvited targets are ones which -- that's always always the third -- and I did this what it is -- most of -- still light at the end of the tunnel by that point you know as a player. -- you know one more week in and Bangor -- into the swing at I I here's the here's the coach of the."

" Well -- pretty obviously a lot of work to do it's on tonight really all three phases of the game and constant think we've played as. Well particularly as well table plans certainly been. So he's got a while little things well -- things out of the big things -- You know so they would just -- the better job."

" Well here's your starting defense last night. Wilfork Warren Seymour on the defensive line surprised Vrabel mail Bruschi at linebacker Pierre Woods started at one of the outside guys and a place the bills Thomas. To put a -- Thomas back in there. And that's your front seven intact that you started -- right there folks they -- and they got smoked. Mazzone. So they did. Earnest Graham rookie starting corners -- all in all over regarding safety lessons like it's a -- Smith and they are getting rolled I was Antowain Smith Richard wants me Richard Seymour getting rolled -- started safety next Bremer -- meriwether left for the Atlanta injury that is one you -- watched Brandon Meriweather is a guy I think they needed all his younger and faster on defense. That's and that's the guy they really need you don't forget about the rookies who we think could make an impact in year one you want -- making that year to move. He goes out that leg injury early last night that to me of all the bad news last night I think that's top on my -- lone hitter right now that secondary aren't really get the Phillies Olympic dissertation. So I got Michael Phelps won as the greatest athlete of all time is a -- too Hugh Millen feet."