[0:01] ..." and hop on board with another one of our Patriots Friday irregulars. Logan Mankins is on the line -- Logan I don't. Bill backed out because. Logan what's happened how how's it. How's -- being back"...

[4:50] ..." backs and if you. If you noticed the difference in the news LaMont Jordan's back here or -- well and you said you make different he does go block but in -- it quarterback. Matt Cassel. You know you guys he took five sacks last week that's not all -- use some of those -- on him. Is"...

[5:51] ..." interested to have -- BO -- earlier. The strange thing is about Matt Cassel is in his mid twenties yet. He's got the least amount of experience of any quarterback in the NFL because all of"...

[7:25] ..." minutes of the season. We look at that San Diego defense without Shawne Merriman does that look like a big hole in the middle of that defense trio."...

[11:28] ..." I don't yeah yeah yeah appeal it. I'd Logan take care. Again. Logan Mankins joining us from California."...

[0:00]" Let's go back to the west coast and hop on board with another one of our Patriots Friday irregulars. Logan Mankins is on the line -- Logan I don't. Bill backed out because. Logan what's happened how how's it. How's -- being back home kind of I recognize. We're Greta good everything -- good. If you had a chance to visit with any of your family the way -- they too far away from where you mark."

[0:25]" No actually Monday. When we got an effective. Joba let Eric that. They've denied there it would seem background there it was nice you know here."

[0:36]" And Logan -- story is I'm sure you've told it many times and not. I hear so many. Accounts of how you grew up mean you're dealing with a cattle I mean. Exactly what you're doing mean what what did you do. It in and outside of Fresno correct. And grew up Ellis about a farm hand what what happened what was the gives the specifics."

[1:03]" Well my family they have. Cattle ranch they were you can't -- it. People. -- though it goes who have produced station hamburger stuff like you have we we ready then we have the mother. And then we. This rate -- from when they're babies. They're kind of -- that we go to people of which. We did everything from. He'd known the -- on build all the that they you do with."

[1:32]" Your -- Russell. It but it read it and got a real well in all of them that it goalie opened it and how. -- you wouldn't do. I."

[1:53]" So Howell weren't Reggie lived out -- resident and and that's the -- yeah I saw how were you when you when you first ardently will be started eight years older."

[2:03]" Yes from this part of executive remembered. Well it would sort of I -- with a -- a little while but as I got older I was on the I was addicted to figure what -- did I don't bigger than most because."

[2:18]" Little better than that the -- on the I had read somewhere that you broke -- pretty proficient rodeo skills guy one."

[2:28]" Yeah out pretty good. Reopened it reopened. I'm pretty good with a rope. If we did from Florida Connecticut remembered whose identity is big in the competition."

[2:41]" People may not believe this but there are actually places in this country where where collegiate -- You can compete rodeo skills can't yeah."

[2:51]" Have. It's almost full effect on the west coast and in that is an Oklahoma. If that they feel they have. People get scholarships because they're -- Is the big deal in the western part of the western country."

[3:05]" Is there any any transferring. From. Roping to being an offensive linemen are are are there any skills you doing your job now that you learn when you were eight years old."

[3:18]" But a now it dude -- bigger stronger and -- group and it just a lot of and a backcourt they."

[3:26]" You mean you can't you can't just -- Louise guest the only thing half. And out of."

[3:30]" I didn't like it I -- know of but there -- flag on the but the that."

[3:35]" If you could use a rope that might actually help some yeah. -- thing well offensive line as a group performed last weekend the win in San Francisco."

[3:45]" That would -- a pretty good. And we did really well on the running game we'd replace physical only but he pitcher we've been evident mental effect we. Or fitness and a lot of walks. The passing game we did this for the most part that we don't give up to -- sex -- a couple of new pressures. I think we're getting that worked out there. There aren't we run the ball like we did against the niners were going to have a lot of the."

[4:10]" You know a lot of people in Boston probably don't get a chance to see. Patrick Willis on a regular basis he really is a beast. Like you guys and neutralized and you feel the same way."

[4:23]" Yeah you know you know the good players as the great future and you make if you don't block -- we'll make every tackle well. We get -- did not end in stayed on and not let them bell brought -- that well. Which we were -- a lot of them and that's fairly. Of about seventy tackles there's that you don't block the guy is they'll make everything look that."

[4:46]" I asked you last week about -- couple weeks ago about different backs and if you. If you noticed the difference in the news LaMont Jordan's back here or -- well and you said you make different he does go block but in -- it quarterback. Matt Cassel. You know you guys he took five sacks last week that's not all -- use some of those -- on him. Is it is they're learning process of getting used you. -- his delivery in knowing when he's going to get rid of the ball."

[5:18]" Not so much but it is it is different or bought it from that aren't your -- is going to be an -- Eric. Maybe that's what the the right that but to the left a little bit. As with Maggie had more mobility -- though he could be brought it out there you don't know it because of its interaction you're. And it's just it takes so little I've ever -- to get the pocket presence the that. I'll let a lot more experience than. There than what I met a dispute that it that it."

[5:49]" You know how outstanding dale excuse -- does interested to have -- BO -- earlier. The strange thing is about Matt Cassel is in his mid twenties yet. He's got the least amount of experience of any quarterback in the NFL because all of those guys for the most part all of them played college except for him."

[6:08]" Yeah that's true he. That is -- year. He had little had not experience than. I think you'd go to break up for -- he's ever played in the last what is that. 989 years that you -- good would pay your three and one of our quarterback if you're on the beat you in w.s were right with them."

[6:30]" Logan as we look at the San Diego defense on paper it looks like a totally different group. I mean their their statistically at least one of the worst defenses. In the AFC right now when you look at them on film they look totally different team than the team that you played here as as recently as the playoffs last year."

[6:49]" Or no not so much but it still have a lot of good players and they're just not. -- in -- well they'll give up seventeen points -- that he bit. But they're bigger -- and still there's the Beckett have thrusters and they got figured in the middle. And it any given week and they're they're going to put -- hurt and they -- seven. And it all came together for a hit and this could easily Coakley and hopefully come together for a we put it on them and you'd you'd never know."

[7:20]" You guys have ever have been playing without your star player here really since the first seven minutes of the season. We look at that San Diego defense without Shawne Merriman does that look like a big hole in the middle of that defense trio."

[7:34]" Now our idols in the -- Before Tucker he's golden. He's a good player do and a lot of time. Which on it was skiing at where they would give them loose and you'd make a lot of that that way it. I think ninety force field and good then magnitude golden really well prepared than there they're very good players do there -- a lot of that they. You know the merriment at that us. And they're still playing good I don't know if they estimate but there's a lot of people think it is."

[8:05]" What was that like matching up against the Miami you've you've played against them a number of times in. You guys have seen them in the playoffs the last two years. What are some of the challenges of facing a Merriman."

[8:16]" America and wanted -- he's got speed he knows what he wanted to do. And you always come out it's under a mile an hour and -- a lot of strength where. A guy his size and a lot of the system and at -- if -- it sooner than -- found so. You're good that you have been really well and he's if they're relentless guy he played without I've motor and he knows culminated never stopped the I think that was is that that's -- never stopped. It you got them a break reading it away and they'll make -- without the best thing he does he would and."

[8:52]" Nothing about this -- if if your linebacker. Especially in San Diego skiing when they just want to pressure the quarterback. You have sacks as your scorecard and and defensive end they have saxons -- scorecards. Offensive linemen it's more of an internal props kind of thing from your offensive line coach say look you got you graded out well he got a pancake here. Do you guys keeps the unofficial stat of holding the guy. Like John Merriman sack -- I mean is that some. Is that something that you guys keep track could you guys really have. Done a good job against -- and I think -- many sacks if the Patriots have been."

[9:32]" That I that I had in the -- I think that we've played them. But if you are the last couple years it got a couple let guys like that you know you're eventually they're good they're going to get the best that you every ballot and well when we go against good players there are good players around the league we always but hold them down on the whole game. Like it as it give up but that -- on the whole game we're doing and that that the -- Really it is its lead in. If not I would I don't think we -- people -- The guys in the room we know what -- I really as well it is that the weather."

[10:04]" Use you is that you had a running back and say hey Matt I'll I'll rope a cow for you one day yours if there. Ordinary in the California Sunday."

[10:12]" Did -- negative I had better today."

[10:14]" Fifth at works who actually now that of the week it's almost over this this you know spend time on the west coast thing that was kind of an experiment here. How do you think it went overall."

[10:25]" I think it's gone so good so -- over want to go out here so. I don't know well I doubt that we -- record or that I think it's good or that there are. We didn't have to travel and -- lead and signed to a that we that the city here you know and and I know our bodies we'll -- it was at the speaker at a lot of risk that. That we would again it will definitely be worth this and well -- everywhere and it makes everything what does that well."

[10:55]" You win you need to do it again if you lose don't ever think that it's ever going to happen again it yet. Delirious. We appreciate time is always good luck this weekend. -- loves me and Logan. Yeah."

[11:10]" nice call in last week harassing Matt Light heard that that was Larry."

[11:14]" But I -- I I called that that I did everything planned out. As to two over the -- sequestered but maybe the next demo you know Monica if you."

[11:22]" Eddie said to you I think Logan at the caller Logan need to worry about doing your zones you know I thought I."

[11:28]" I don't yeah yeah yeah appeal it. I'd Logan take care. Again. Logan Mankins joining us from California."