Following a dig at Erik for not being on the show, but was working out on the West Coast, Fred opened today’s show with the sombre announcement that Matt Cassel’s father had died in his mobile home in California. The guys spoke about the possibility of Cassel not playing against the Raiders with Andy thinking that he would be criticised if he chose not to. James in North Carolina (one of the oldest and most loyal listeners as Paul said) called in with some thoughts on the Patriots’ playoff possibilities. Paul thought that there was a reasonable chance that the Patriots could get in either way with Andy saying it wasn’t an ideal situation to be in.

Following some confusion, from Fred of course, over the Qdoba question of the week rules Anthony from Naples called in to answer the Qdoba question. After telling the guys he was buying them presents the outcome was never going to be anything but a correct answer. Following lots of help from the guys Anthony correctly answered “What was the name of the place the guy spent their Saturday night in Seattle?” which was the Owl and Thistle. Paul spoke about his recent ‘Big Show’ appearance and how they spent a bit of time arguing with a listener about how a good defensive line is overrated and how many decent tight ends there are in the league.

Chris in Seattle called in to say thankyou to the guys for joining in the Seattle pre-game festivities at the Owl and Thistle. Following some back and forth digging between Tugender and Paul, an email from Paul in London made Fred say ‘Dildo’ before the tight end argument was brought up again. An email from Ping Pong brought up a moment in a recent Patriots Playbook which alluded to Erik’s romantic meeting in Egypt.

Following a break, the guys went back to the Wes Welker argument and whether he is ‘nice little player’ or something more. An email brought up the question whether the guys should wear a suit jacket when they are on the NECN show to which Andy pointed out he wanted to be comfortable. This was followed by talk of an internet report about Brady’s knee situation to which Andy accidentally dropped an F-Bomb. An emailer calling out Paul started a heated discussion about what record the guys thought the Patriots would have when Brady went down.

With 20 minutes of the show left Fred rushed to get to the picks, which can be found here.

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Today’s team: Fred Kirsch, Paul Perillo, Andy Hart

Lunch provided by: Qdoba

Callers in: James in North Carolina, Anthony from Naples, Chris in Seattle

Special guests:

Urban dictionary word of the day: Jacket pocket

Andy Hart Caller: Anthony in Naples Caller: Chris in Seattle Caller: James in North Carolina Fred Kirsch Lunch: Qdoba Paul Perillo