Following a “weak intro”, Fred opened today’s show “pumped” about what the guys said about today’s OTA that held the show up for two hours. Fred then plugged a “great” listener’s mp3 before Andy brought up a forthcoming conference call from Rodney Harrison and that “all signs point towards” his retirement. The guys then discussed Harrison and his Hall of Fame potential before discussing today’s OTA with the general consensus that Brady looked more comfortable and sharper out there.

The guys discussed Richard Seymour, Joey Galloway – who returned punts alongside Wes Welker and Kevin Faulk before Fred asked how the rookies were looking. Paul brought up his “boy” Darius Butler who intercepted a pass to Randy Moss and Andy spoke about how recent sigining Brandon McGowan took a lot of reps.

Andy brought up lunch buyer Mark in Cheddar before the Doctor played a fantastic mp3 from Tree Hugger that “raised the bar” before the guys brought up a thread over at PatsFans.com that discussed the Patriots media coverage. (Make sure you go and give the PFW guys props over at PatsFans.com)

Paul brought up a discussion he had with Shawne Springs about when, as a Washington Redskin, he lost 52-7 to the Patriots. John in LA called in to discuss the PatsFans.com topic and the supposed Patriots ideal linebacker size.

The guys then brought up the lost French airliner in the Atlantic – likening it to Lost before Fred read an email from Paul in London that brought up the re-signing of Tom Malone and BenJarvus Green-Ellis’ practise squad eligibility. After a quick discussion about Stan Van Gundy, Fred read an email from William Berry that offered his casting choices for a Patriots film.

Fred read an email from lunch-buyer Mark in Cheddar who said he thought Andy and Erik were forming a ‘bromance’ which led to a confession from Andy that he felt “feminine” after watching an episode of ‘Jon & Kate Plus Eight’. After Mark’s question about Erik’s kicking competition with Patriots Kicker Stephen Gostkowski, Erik offered a couple of facts about himself that included winning a Spelling Bee.

The guys then discussed what they thought the players felt about OTAs before Fred pondered the thought of removing all the water from the surface of the earth. Fred then played the latest mp3 from Stevie H that took another shot at Erik and asked a question about what the guys would do in charge of the Bills defense in the opening game against the Patriots.

Fred then read some more emails which brought up Wilfork’s absence at the OTAs and Ty Law’s conversation on NFL.com before Steve in Winchester called in to offer some alternatives to the Scalavino-Gostkowski kicking challenge including a push-up contest between Paul Perillo and Patrick Chung. Fred then challenged Andy to a push-up contest before mis-pronounced Yosemite during an email involving a Patriots cap worn by a German mountain climber.

The guys then discussed Eric Alexander and Andy spoke of a humorous OTA moment involving Matthew Slater trying to catch a ball. Andy then brought up the Boston College Linebacker Mark Herzlich who was recently diagnosed with cancer and asked Paul if he thought Herzlich would play again.

Fred read an email from Not So Hot Amy that called out Stevie H’s mp3 and attached a sound clip from Family Guy. Andy spoke about following Mark Cuban on Twitter before an emailer asked about the starting Patriots defense. Andy obviously thought James Sanders would be a starter with Erik joking that Sanders told the Patriots PR department that he was worried about the “guy from PFW” asking for him all the time.

The guys discussed Rodney Harrison’s upcoming conference call and questioned whether he would be retiring before talking about the story that Cleveland Browns coach EricMangini made rookies take a 10 hour bus ride to ‘volunteer’ coach at his high school football camp in Hartford, Connecticut.

The guys quickly discussed the news that the Patriots were developing the first NFL lottery ticket before moving on to discussing astronauts drinking their own urine. After chatting about Paul’s book and American Beauty the guys ended the show with a game of over/under from Oliver in Australia.

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

Lunch provided by: Mark in Cheddar

Callers in: John in LA

Andy Hart Caller: John in LA Caller: Steve in Winchester Erik Scalavino Fred Kirsch Lunch: Mark in Cheddar Paul Perillo