Fred opened the show with some Paul ribbing and announced the news that Leigh Bodden and Shawn Springs are now officially Patriots and that special teams captain Larry Izzo has joined the New York Football Jets.

The guys then discussed Leigh Bodden’s contract and the Patriots’ depth at the cornerback position and how it could bring about some great competition in training camp. The guys also thought that the Patriots would probably take a corner with one of their top four picks in the draft. Fred said that the Patriots still need an outside linebacker to which Andy mentioned Jason Taylor. The guys then talked about the possibility of Jason Taylor joining the Patriots to which Erik thought Taylor would be a ‘Plan B’ with ‘Plan A’ being Julius Peppers.

John in LA called in and, following a few digs from the guys, got a little defensive over his column before previewing this week’s column which, surprisingly, will feature Terrell Owens signing for the Bills. The guys then talked about Tom Brady being called “naive” by his new wife Giselle Bundchen and how they thought he would be getting his “balls busted” by his teammates when he returns to Foxborough. This then led into a discussion about questioning Brady’s passion for football.

Salt (how’s Pepper?) called in to talk about Larry Izzo going to the Jets and the potential of former Bears safety Mike Brown and former Rams’ receiver Torry Holt coming to the Patriots.

Following a break, the guys talked about pizza from Providence before Erik swore following a comment about Egypt from Andy. An emailer brought up a discussion about Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis who Andy thought wasn’t a good fit for the Patriots. After some random talk about apple juice John in Palm Bay called in to talk about veteran quarterbacks and the rumour that Joey Harrington had visited the Patriots.

An email brought about a discussion about the losses of key special teams players of Izzo, Washington and Paxton before an email from Mark in Cheddar mocked Jamie in Houston’s call from the last show. The guys then talked about playing “smear the queer” in school before talking about the Slap Chop following an infomercial on the television in the studio.

Strippers emailed in a “fun fact” before the guys talked about Ricky Gervais following an email about a skit on youtube featuring Elmo and Gervais. Jamie in Houston called in to talk about his call on yesterday’s show before Andy called him “an idiot with passion” when he ended his call.

The show ended with some emails and further Twitter talk.

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

Lunch provided by:

Callers in: John in LA, Salt, John in Palm Bay, Jamie in Houston

Special guests:

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Andy Hart Caller: Jamie in Houston Caller: John in LA Caller: John in Palm Bay Caller: Salt Erik Scalavino Fred Kirsch