With another mixed-up lunch, the guys took shots at Tugender who, in turn, took shots at an “incompetent listener” for getting the order wrong. Fred asked the guys if they thought he should be offended that his son asked if he could ride the bus to school today instead of getting a ride from Fred. The guys talked briefly about the Super Bowl Media Day and how it couldn’t possibly top last year before Fred offered some ideas on how to make it more special. The guys then talked about the gentleman’s establishments in the Tampa Bay area before moving on to some Patriots talk including reports that Bill Belichick would be doing the offensive play calling in the 09 season. They also talked about the Patriots tight end coach Pete Mangurian who has left to be the offensive line coach in Tampa Bay.

Following a break the guys talked about the current economic climate which prompted Fred to talk about an idea he had to create Walmart “satellite stores” in some of the other stores that have been closed. Paul then told a story about a fight he managed to get himself into whilst having lunch with his family in Fuddruckers. John in LA called in to ask about the Patriots coaching assistants and the seemingly huge success the Patriots have in finding good ones.

An email from Mitch asked if the guys thought the Patriots would draft some tight ends or wide receivers as they don’t have much depth after Moss and Welker before an email from lunch buyer John in South Carolina asked about the routes people could take to get into scouting. The guys talked about the pictures of Tom Brady canoodling poolside with Giselle which brought up a discussion about Brady and his apparent dislike of the limelight. Chris with a tian called in to continue the Brady discussion saying that he didn’t think he should be acting that way, despite being his biggest fan. Andy joked that Brady couldn’t be having sex because guys act like that when they are trying to “get into a girl’s pants”.

Fred cut the next break short to break the news that the Patriots have hired Floyd Reese, the former general manager of the Tennessee Titans, as senior football advisor. He read a statement from Robert Kraft which said “Floyd will be a tremendous asset serving Coach Belichick in an advisory role.” The guys talked in depth about Reese and the hiring before talking about another announcement that Nick Caserio will manage the daily operations of the personnel department.

An email from Paul in New Jersey ignited a discussion about the Ravens cornerback Chris McAlister, who is expected to be cut in the off-season, and whether he’d be a target for the Patriots before Fred read out an email that asked if the Patriots could franchise Matt Cassel as a punter with his punting exploits during the last game of the season against Buffalo. Paul from London emailed in to ask the guys which team the guys are looking forward to playing most next season.

Steve in New Hampshire called in about Rex Ryan’s comments when he was announced as the Jets Head Coach and his joy when Rodney Harrison said he hated the Steelers on the NFL Network. The guys talked again about the potential uncapped year the NFL could face before an emailer offered a new Urban Dictionary word.

The guys closed the show with some draft talk and Kimani’s email about the guys being jealous of Brady and Giselle.

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

Lunch provided by: John in South Carolina

Callers in: John in LA, Chris with a tian, Steve in New Hampshire

Special guests:

Urban dictionary word of the day:

Andy Hart Caller: Chris with a tian Caller: John in LA Caller: Steve in New Hamphire Erik Scalavino Fred Kirsch Lunch: John in South Carolina Paul Perillo