05/05/09 – The Dalai Lama is a Pats fan
Fred opened the show thanking William Roeder for buying lunch for the guys from Skipjacks before Andy gave the news that the Patriots had signed eight free agents including veterans and rookie free agents.The guys then talked about the recent rookie mini camp including the news that the Patriots third round draft pick Tyrone McKenzie picked up an injury.
The guys then discussed the rumoured signing of the former Bears safety Brandon McGowan before discussing Patriots draft pick Julian Edelman and the potential third QB battle going into camp. Fred brought up the trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for tight end Alex Smith and the news that the Steelers released starting inside linebacker Larry Foote and asked the guys whether he would fit in the Patriots system. Fred noted that he recently saw Ellis Hobbs at Gillette Stadium as he apparently has to continue an internship with Kraft Productions for his studies.
Fred brought up the recent visit from the Dalai Lama to Gillette Stadium, where he was spotted wearing a Patriots cap, and the continuing success of the Patriots Twitter account @realpatriots. Andy asked Fred about the reports that Dolphins Stadium is to be renamed Land Shark Stadium. Fred profoundly commented that “a shark isn’t a dolphin” which Andy noted as “classic Fred Kirsch”.
The guys then discussed the tragic news that the Dallas Cowboys scouting assistant Rich Behm, who was paralyzed from the waist down when the team’s indoor practice facility collapsed during a thunderstorm before Mike in Puerto Rico took over from John in LA as the first caller. Mike asked the guys about Tyrone McKenzie’s injury, Patriots All Access before asking about free agent LB Travis LaBoy.
Fred brought up the announcement that the four Patriots AFL legacy games would be 9/14 against the Bills, 10/11 at the Broncos, 10/18 against the Titans and 12/6 at the Dolphins. Fred spoke briefly about the latest episode of Patriots All Access which contained footage inside the Patriots war room on draft day.
The guys discussed recent emails concerning their disappointment of the Patriots’ recent draft classes before Al in Georgia called in to discuss the throwback uniforms. Fred read a few emails that brought up discussions about the reports that Tom Brady’s new wife Giselle was pregnant, which rookie would make the biggest impact and if the three defensive tackles that the Patriots draft picks signalled the end of Vince Wilfork.
Folowing a break Fred announced that Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio would be discussing the team’s Draft with Patriots fans on May 13th at The Hall at Patriot Place (presented by Raytheon). An email from Chris (formerly) from the Bronx initiated a discussion about the rookie tryouts who were present at rookie mini camp. An email enquired about Fred Taylor’s wrist injury before Stephen in Oregon called in to a question from Fred about Bill Belichick’s pronunciation of Oregon before asking the guys their thoughts on rookie mini camp.
An email from Tommy in Berlin brought up a question from Fred whether the Patriots could exploit the international market further following the drafting of SebastianVollmer (Germany), Jake Ingram (Hawaii) and Patrick Chung (China/Jamaica). The guys then discussed the similarities between the Patriots and Cowboys practise bubbles.
An email from Rajeev brought up the budding relationship between Jon Gruden and Bill Belichick and whether the guys thought that Belichick was looking at Gruden as being a potential offensive coordinator. An email from Matt in Oregon offered to beat up Kimani on behalf of Erik which led to another ErikModelPhoto-gate discussion.
The guys talked about why the Patriots get the benefit of the doubt over the Raiders regarding the unknown players the teams drafted. Fred announced that the Massachusetts High School Football combine will be held at Gillette Stadium on May 13, 2009 before an email suggested that Rodney Harrison had been replaced due to the drafting of Patrick Chung and the signing of Brandon McGowan.
Jim in Texas called in to offer his services in any listener-on-listener fighting, discuss the signing of Alex Smith and asked Erik about the Gostowski/Scalavino kicking challenge.
The show closed following a few emails and a hung up phone call from Matt in Oregon.
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Today’s team: Fred Kirsch, Paul Perillo, Andy Hart, Erik Scalavino
Lunch provided by: William Roeder
Callers in: Michael in Puerto Rico, Al in Georgia, Stephen from Oregon, Jim in Texas
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