" All the good news is if you're a member of the Boston Bruins for the Boston Celtics and it's -- a couple of the a couple of clunkers here right now. -- Nobody's -- null. I mean you can you could -- back to back games if -- the Celtics and and your head coach could admit that he probably shouldn't have played the captain of the team and and one of the best players doesn't matter. The -- run -- to the New York Islanders 41 on a Monday night it doesn't matter. 'cause nobody's talking about everything other than one team one play. You know in Dwight Clark has the catch. Here we've -- the tuck rule now we've got the call. We're gonna have the call for the rest of our."
" We will all I don't know and people have said that people have said. You know I Ivan did yesterday just playing around you know you know how bad was it was this is bad news was that Grady was -- was it Bucky Dent. Now it was a regular season game. In November. They lost that they shouldn't have lost the game we've been over that many times that but they controlled the game they were the better team on Sunday. And they made they made several. Mistakes. During that game including. With whom it just over two minutes to play the decision to go for important too but in terms of the legacy of bill ballots Jack. Our Tang -- ask. Gash on today mr. does that affect bill Belichick's legacy -- It doesn't affect his legacy it's important to call any regular season game. That doesn't keep them from going to the playoffs but does not end their season you would think if we talk about this ten year."
" Absolutely and I'll tell respectfully disagree with the it now I will I will admit Tia. That part of the of my answer has to do with what happens from this point four. Big one when the Super Bowl called this appears nobody will ever remember again other than saying with -- admiration Bill Belichick knew how to motivate that defense. All he knew how to get them plan at the top of their game you know I if if if they win the super ball. Your right -- wrong -- like a full they have to win the Super Bowl for the ago if F five if they get home game in the first week of the playoffs as opposed to having a bye week. And they then going to lose in the second round of the playoffs on the road in Glen in Denver in in Baghdad to Cincinnati somewhere okay. Then -- call bull will live forever because people are gonna say. All those things that you that you pointed to that I agree with completely they have a lot of mistakes they did some things wrong. They still had a game in their hands they still had it right there and if they had won this game. Who knows what happens from that point forward you like their chances better than when they island."
" Like their chances of being the number two -- the playoffs yes and maybe in the number one no way in the world number one always nor -- they win this game they win this game. So now they have they have knocked the colts to 81. Right. Yes there's eminent and they're seven and two I don't Cincinnati for the second best record the in the NF in the AFC. At second best record right there and the colts have I know. You know Jacksonville has a winning record now which which is stunning isn't it though I know Houston has a winning record. And in Tennessee is improving because they've won three straight now to -- for Vince Young lion while. But their schedules as soft as -- that I I understand I have of the but the bottom line here is now. You're like fourth in the AFC where you would've been tied for second at 21 this -- find it it looked it was a significant. Loss. One this is significant laugh because they should want -- that -- at -- at number one and then -- in the playoff implications it definitely has. Playoff implications. What I'm saying is. We are in the moment now so this seems so much bigger. Older guys -- when it really if I hit that I think as time goes on May be."
" Not even it and not be that much time would it this is how it works. And in our and our modern sports observing culture. We overreact to everything I agree this goes back to my man Peter King saying. Right at it right in the in the second week of spy gate or third week of spy gate. You know when Bill Belichick guys spy gate it's gonna be in the first paragraph of of his obituary to kill -- comment. Already we look at and say oh real -- at the time it was outrageous. I'm telling you you think about the things that Bill Belichick has done in Foxborough all the controversial moves that he's made. And then about five things that can come up with that would affect his legacy more than a call -- a regular season game."
" I understand everything you're saying -- I'm just saying that depending on how this thing plays out. This calls to live forever and and look as I said they go on and -- the AFC championship game in Indy may be okay. Everybody's gonna say well what if -- been plan that came home one of Yunel or are or they lose the Super Bowl. Then probably the called disappears there when the Super Bowl call absolutely disappears. But anything short of that. Let's be honest hero can't talk about this in three years. Well this call with with the same but the same passion yes I broke out and I'll tell you why I think we will if if we will. Part of of the fault lies with Bill Belichick. I mean he -- diffuse this thing simply pretty easily. But I don't know -- too stubborn I don't know feast to bull headed I don't know it it it if if -- you know he doesn't have to give yet so he's not gonna give it. He really could have ended this thing yesterday. He has no desire to play it again. First of all I'm gonna guess that he fervently believes he made the right calling go okay okay I would just fine and I'm gonna get an -- bright hot. His his -- and I know he never wants to play the game. But in this case he allows this thing more life even than it deserves or or or man and that's that the -- right race. He allows it more light and might of had. Because of the way he's handled it since it's happened. I mean I listen to him yesterday due listened to him yeah I. Were you was frustrated as I was listening to them yes -- find out what the frost."
" Rated because I knew that it wasn't I didn't go into the interview with any type of expectations whatsoever. It it is it is clear. That I even had no expectations you were frustrated look all too well because you're frustrated because you have X."
" It takes no I don't know why I don't I had I had hopes I had no expectations. Yeah I. As I said he could have really ended this thing or or at least diffuse the lot like."
" You know you said he could he he could have defused it and and I got my own opinions on that. It we gotta get something straight don't did you expect at any time for him to come out and say I made the wrong call."
" I'll tell -- and not gotten that phraseology. But what I'd like to authorities say wise you know kind sites when he took money now but I look at the play -- we didn't have the right plate called the -- we could have done something different."
" I don't believe that goes yeah I'm not expecting him to. To -- that would be doesn't believe that it's what you believe it's what I believe I don't believe that it is the right call to make. But I can't put my own opinions on the general opinions I thanks. It was the right calls -- and I'm not gonna beat him up toward defending something that he believes. But I think in in general not just yesterday but in general when he answers questions there are times. He comes off as as borderline angry. Confrontational. When he doesn't have to be in command say it on this this is the information that we had. Tells us. That are important to it is just as good no matter I know it's controversial and I know you don't you don't agree with the for the information we have tells us that fork into. Is is good in the situations so that's why we did it. And I can understand why people are upset. Patriots fans -- upset -- patriots fan to and I want us to win as much as anybody else -- and as a matter fact my livelihood depends on whether we win or lose."
" I mean just. I little Italy say more elaborate this is a bat right there and -- and you put it as well as anybody could put an okay if he just does that. Most of this stuff gets -- right then right there they say all right look I don't agree with it. But at least you know it's it's like it when we talk to Terry Francona. On Wednesday and and something really dramatic has happened on Tuesday night you know something weird something bad as we had a string their -- for awhile it."
" In Tampa they choose to pitch to yes Evan Longoria Evan Longoria knocks it out of the park why didn't you. Load the bases in -- you know pitch to Joe Dillon. A pitch to Ben Zobrist why did you pitch to Longoria and he comes out he says okay this is what I was thinking."
" And this is an area where I think Francona beats the crap out of Bill Belichick. He's good at -- doing what you just did. And which by the way Belichick is so smart he heat yet easily get to really wanted to he wanted to do it and and you know what. He could take some of the apple way year he could end a lot of this stuff. But it's like not not interest that you know this the way to play it like you don't like -- I don't give -- NN dot org. It's different you I don't care who the F are. Halfway through I want did. I don't care you know -- Now John Dennis asked great questions this morning a rhetorical question because we -- audience. The to a former players who have commented on this publicly and in a very public way one albums gonna join us today Tedy Bruschi. The two former players Rodney Harrison Tedy Bruschi both said. I'd like Paul was the wrong call -- on the wrong message was the wrong time to do it all the stuff that they set right. We believe that all 53 players in the locker room all agreed with -- now all 53 in the locker room gave us what Brandon Meriweather gives I was very excited about I thought they were great."
" I like this about I like this about. The patriots and any other team that does this. If you you you disagree use squabble privately I mean you hash it out you can argue scream at each other. In a college other morons idiots. Maybe even -- little bit over. But publicly. He's been out there and say. We the defend the head coach electric bills come right up until the -- it's not to say about that -- I don't know why -- I don't know will have to of what's he got my point."
" All right. Fine you squabble privately -- disagree privately. But he is there some seed in that locker room now where and let's say it's only on the defense let's say the offense -- and he had a lot of confidence in us. We're gonna get that two yards but let's say the defense agrees with Tedy Bruschi. "
" He didn't think we could do at all it no confidence and CN don't faith."
" And in somewhere in that locker that little seed of doubt starts to get planet and and you know Vince Wilfork you know will never say it publicly is going."
" To stop them from going seventy yards come on. Put away even -- never say well."
" And if if that does happen. It can be it can be nipped pretty easily if this is something that. That they think is an issue that's -- captains meetings every week. You know of the captains can come up and say you know you know what's going -- well coach you know we felt like does a lot of guys who like. You really let us down or you really. You really turn your back on us and is something that needs to be addressed."
" They they feel confident now -- Say that happened captains take a look -- say anything to I don't I am -- never been in I don't know I have no idea maybe."
" so this is not something that. Will will linger for two weeks three weeks or even 34 days now into come back to work tomorrow time to work on the jets they can be frustrated. Going over that loss to the colts but. I really don't think it's gonna hang over and for the rest of the year."
" Copyright. You guys are all lined up already we kind of thought you might -- Tedy Bruschi will join it's at 1202 today. Will talk directly with Teddy in and get his thoughts on what he watched and what you watched him we all watched Sunday night. Just the programming note because it's kind of a unique opportunity for you'll. A tomorrow and it showed Fenway Park now this is for our our lunch with Tito contest winner. We're gonna do the show at Fenway and then afterwards we're gonna get out -- Terry's office and have lunch with our contest winner and we did this plastered -- a great time. But tomorrow kind of a unique opportunity for you. Terry Francona is gonna join us from one to two. And we're not gonna -- we get to ask him questions all the time. This is an opportunity for you'd ask questions of Terry Francona. I can't think of too many coaches head coaches managers whatever word you wanna use for it. Are -- and can't think of one at all who's our Karen yeah a Day-Lewis did it ones are like that -- it it doesn't happen often but it gives you unique opportunity. You can talk baseball strategy talk personnel. I mean I I sort of feel obligated to say this to be respectful it's all -- Colin in the bleeping idiot chances are the conversation I'm gonna go very far. But if you wanna ask tough questions he's okay with you -- disagree with -- about strategy stuff he's okay with that. So what he'll -- just finished the game. Exactly he's he's all right with. But he'll take calls from you tomorrow from one to two when I think it'll be great time as we broadcast the show live from -- I'm not even give you the phone numbers because they're -- already we'll get right to with you ninety seconds from now Sports Radio WEE."
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