Fred opened the show alluding to some off-air banter about Toyota Tacomas, welcomed back Paul Perillo from vacation and Andy informed the listeners that Erik is doing Tully Banta-Cain and Kevin Faulk. Fred announced that the Patriots’ signing of OL Damane Duckett and the three compensatory picks the Patriots were awarded.

The guys then talked about the first of the many ‘Top 10′ lists that will feature on Patriots.com over the course of the Patriots 50th anniversary year before discussing the news that the Patriots will open the 2009 season with a home game against the Buffalo Bills. This swiftly followed into a debate on whether the TO move would be a major disruption or a no-brainer.

The guys then moved on to the player safety rules proposals that the NFL passed today at its annual meeting, including the ‘Tom Brady’ rule and the ‘Ryan Clark’ rule. After some chat about microphone issues Al from Georgia called in to talk further about the player safety rule changes and  how overtime wasn’t discussed at the owner’s meeting. The guys, and Al, then talked in depth about overtime and how they thought they should do it in the NFL.

Following a break Erik, who joined the show, talked about his chat with Kevin Faulk before Paul gave the shocking news that he didn’t get into one altercation during his vacation. After a few emails, that mocked Andy and Erik, discussed the Patriots’ potential draft picks, John in LA’s weekly column and the Jay Cutler situation in Denver, Nate in Florida called in to talk about the forthcoming draft. He asked the guys their opinions on prospects including Virginia OLB Clint Sintim, Florida WR Percy Harvin and Alabama safety Rashad Johnson.

Fred read a  few emails that took shots at Andy before Jamie in Houston called in to take a shot and to talk about Rey Maualuga which led to a mini Peppers/Taylor debate. The guys then discussed the ‘Brady rule’ further before Fred read a few emails including one from Craig Bunse, the first since Paul’s return.

An email from Russell in New Zealand asked a question about the Patriots draft choices and offered his own suggestions including Illinois CB Vontae Smith, Wake Forest CB Alphonso Smith and PFW target late round pick South Carolina ILB Jasper Brickley. The show ended with an email from Chris Ferreira with a reason for why the show wasn’t streaming live and an email from Paul in London offering the guys lunch from Papa Gino’s.

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

Lunch provided by: Iggy from Madrid

Callers in: Al in Dayton, Nate in Florida, Jamie in Houston

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Andy Hart Caller: Al in Georgia Caller: Jamie in Houston Caller: Nate in Florida Erik Scalavino Fred Kirsch Lunch: Iggy from Madrid Paul Perillo