1/20/09 – The Michael in Puerto Rico Show
Following the Rudy introduction, Erik opened the show with the announcement that Fred wouldn’t be hosting the show today due to his supposed participation in the inauguration of Barack Obama which coincided with today’s PFW in Progress. Paul announced that Andy wouldn’t take part in the show for the entirely different reason of a stomach problem. Paul questioned how many people woudl be listening to the show due to the trifecta of the inauguration and the absence of Andy and Fred.
The guys talked about the loss of Dom Capers who was announced as the Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator before talking about the AFC and NFC Championship games and Kurt Warner’s Hall of Fame merits. They also talked about the Cardinals chances against the seemingly superior Steelers in the Super Bowl and likened it to last year’s matchup. Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco were given credit for getting their teams to the playoffs and how Roethlisberger should have had a monumental game against the Ravens. They brought up the Ryan Clarke hit on Willis McGahee, how the officiating was very questionable this year and the style of hitting in the NFL.
They discussed the fact that Julius Peppers wants out of Carolina and how he has said he wants to play in a 3-4 system and whether a trade for Cassel could be worked out. Paul said that his football positives would make him an obvious choice for the Patriots but thought that the price he would command would be too high for the Patriots. Michael in Puerto Rico called in to tell the guys how he enjoyed the show as he found it’s dynamic similar to his family’s in that he and his brother rag on his father and he has a gay brother to which Erik was quick to point out that the show could therefore bear no comparison to Michael’s family. He told the guys of the reasons why he is a Patriots fan before asking the guys if Julius Peppers was big enough for the 3-4 and believed that the Patriots couldn’t go into next season without being a defensive juggernaut due to the amount of picks they have in the draft.
Following a break the guys talked briefly about Erik’s training for the forthcoming kicking challenge against Stephen Gostkowski before reading out an email from Sara who called the guys “professional” to the dismay of Erik and Paul. Scott in Tucson called in to talk about the Cardinals making it to the Super Bowl before telling the guys about his bachelor party which included getting slapped in the chest by a dancer onstage in a “gentleman’s club”. The guys, wondering where Fred was, talked about the inauguration of Barack Obama and how it’s “a big day for the nation, a big day for the world and a big day for PFW in Progress” before talking briefly about the Matt Cassel situation and what quarterbacks were scheduled to be free agents.
Fred arrived “back from the inauguration” to Erik’s “The dyn will be fine in 09″ slogan which Fred promptly shot it down giving his own “Everything will be fine in 2009″. This raised the question of whether the Patriots are a dynasty or not before Salt called in, who was tired of the Obama coverage, to let the guys know what a ‘dime piece’ was and to get some positivity from Fred because he was down due to the McDaniels and Pioli losses.
Steve from Winchester called in to ask whether a team would have to disclose who their co-ordinators were and if they could keep it a secret as to not lose them to Head Coaching positions at other teams. Bryan from Brighton called in to offer his thoughts on the question, posed on a previous show, whether the Arizona Cardinals were the worst team Super Bowl participant and re-ignited the Julius Peppers discussion. Fred likened the Cardinals to the 85 Patriots and thought that the Steelers could be their Bears and blow them out in the Super Bowl.
Steve in New Hampshire, a Patriots Football Weekly subscriber, called in to give the guys credit for the paper and to ask the guys a trivia question of “Who is the original Patriots #11″. Paul obviously said that there was only one #11, Drew Bledsoe, but Steve gave the correct answer which was Butch Songin.
Following some emails the show ended with a lengthy discussion about draft eligibility
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Today’s team: Fred Kirsch, Paul Perillo, Erik Scalavino
Lunch provided by: Dan Tugender
Callers in: Michael in Puerto Rico, Scott from Tucson, Salt, Steve from Winchester, Bryan from Brighton, Steve in New Hampshire
Special guests:
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