04/09/09 – Happy Birthdays
Following the ‘Rudy’ opening, which Erik decreed his “favourite opening”, the guys talked about Mel Kiper’s recent four round draft which saw the Patriots take RB Donald Brown at #23, DE/LB Connor Barwin at #34, CB/S Sean Smith at #47, QB/WR Pat White at #58, TE Cornelius Ingram, at #89, Andy’s boy, “the white guy”, LB Scott McKillop at #97 and “Erik’s guy” OT Dan Gay at #124.
The guys discussed the rest of Kiper’s mock draft before talking in depth about the “intrigue” of Pat White and how Bill Belichick has previously used the spread offence and how he could use White. Fred expressed his doubt about picking an unconventional player in the first two rounds which quickly led to a chat about the advertising of ‘Guitar Hero’.
John from Dallas called in to talk about the draft and if the Patriots would trade up to get Wake Forest LB Aaron Curry who Andy compared to Titans LB Keith Bullock who is a solid player but isn’t an “impact player”. Fred announced the PFW in Progress draft weekend schedule before Erik noted that the draft is exactly six months away from the Patriots game against the Buccaneers in the UK.
Following a break, Paul’s “favourite caller”, Jim in Texas called in to talk about the Cutler deal and draft prospect Larry English. The passionate Jim in Texas ended his call by saying he had questioned Fred’s passion recently but judged him to still be the ‘ultimate homer’. Bryan from Brighton called in to give Paul props for comparing Cassel to Orton on his recent WEEI appearance and wondered if anyone in the AFC East would have “half a brain” to hire Bill Belichick’s “nemesis” Mike Shanahan.
An email from TG in NJ reignited the ‘Wildcat’ discussion before the guys talked about the status of the Jason Taylor situation. James in New Hampshire called in to talk about the gunfire at Brady’s wedding and Alabama Safety Rashad Johnson. An email from Cormac, Happy Birthday man, brought up the Wembley game and the pronunciation of Andy’s wife’s name.
An email from William Berry brought about a new game that will test Erik’s vocabulary before another “preeeeemium question” from Mikey Vandalism that brought up Vince Wilfork’s contract and when, and if, the Patriots will offer him a contract extension. Fred read a humorous email from Kieran in Ireland that offered Paul advice for his love of NorthEastern sports (and for his general fitness).
Chris with a tian called in, from the basement, to tell Erik about his recent trip to Providence and to offer his thoughts on the ‘Wildcat’ and Pat White. The guys then discussed how the entire Patriots roster would be drafted in order of the 2009 NFL draft following an email from Pat in Chicago. The guys chose Brady – Lions, Moss – Rams, Wilfork – Chiefs, Mayo – Seahawks, Seymour/Warren – Browns, Welker – Bengals, Watson – Raiders, Seymour/Warren – Jaguars.
An mp3 email, in the voice of Stephen Hawkings, from James Pettigrew brought about a lengthy discussion on the implications of an uncapped year. The guys went back to the last show’s discussion of man boobs whilst discussing various draft prospects before talking about the Patriots’ 09 schedule and who they thought would be the toughest opponents.
Following some political talk the guys discussed the value of Vince Wilfork, whether he could be a three down player and if his diabetes would come into consideration. The guys then played along with an emailer’s percentage game before the show ended following some talk about the Mayan prophecy that the world will ended in 2012 and that this weekend brings the birthday celebrations of Andy’s son Jackson and Paul’s son T.J. Happy birthday both.
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Today’s team: Fred Kirsch, Paul Perillo, Andy Hart, Erik Scalavino
Lunch provided by: Pizzeria Grande
Callers in: John in Dallas, Jim in Texas, Bryan from Brighton, James in New Hampshire, Chris with a tian
Special guests:
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