08/18/09 - Favre’s back, Fred’s pissed
An annoyed Fred opened the show with the news that, pending a physical, Brett Favre will sign with the Minnesota Vikings and reminded fans that it is the last day that the public can attend Patriots training camp.
The guys talked about the recent training camp activity and how Bill Belichick had been working the players hard in the heat. They also briefly touched on the alleged ‘fight’ at Raiders training camp head coach Tom Cable and defensive assistant Randy Hanson.
The guys talked about the Patriots opening pre-season game against the Philadelphia Eagles and, of course, the debut of Fred’s live blog ‘Kirsch Words’ which unfortunately failed due to the Eagles’ internet connection going down.
Paul talked about Julian Edelman’s punt return for a touchdown and his involvement with the ‘first team’ offense. Andy thought that his previous punt catch with a guy “in his grill” was more impressive considering he dropped several punts in training camp previously.
Andy then brought up some roster moves including the signing of running back Chris Taylor and the trade of Le Kevin Smith to Denver for a draft pick.
They then talked about some mistakes the first team offence made before talking about the depth at tight end and running back that will help cover not having a full back.
After the break the guys talked about the high expectations of the Patriots season before talking about how they look to be changing to a 4-3 defensive scheme. They broke down the differences in the schemes and pondered whether the apparent shift is due to the lack of quality at pass rush.
Fred brought up a special pre-game reception inside The Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon featuring Patriots ownership, members of the Nance family, New England Patriots Alumni, including current Patriots Hall of Famers ahead of the induction of Jim Nance and founder Billy Sullivan into the team’s hall of fame.
Fred then read some emails including one from a new listener and one that asked the guys what they did to celebrate their 30th birthdays.
The guys then brought up an “annoying” TV guy that asked Bill about whether the Patriots would appear on Hard Knocks. An email from Miko described his initial thoughts on the appearances of the guys including Paul being an “intimidating guy”.
Fred then read an email from Patriots tailgating legend Barry Inciong providing information about the upcoming tailgate and party for the Denver road game.
Chris with a tian called into talk about the running backs and how Laurence Maroney looks like he still can’t “find the hole” before the guys talked about Gary Guyton.
The guys then briefly discussed the Brett Favre saga before going back to “Kirsch Words” and how Andy posted some anonymous comments.
Following an email from me (James in Wales), that asked the guys about Chris Baker being pictured wearing a New York Yankees cap in the locker room and promoting the PFW in Progress Fantasy Football (sign up here), Jim in Texas called in to talk about the Patriots’ defensive backs.
The guys then discussed Mike Tomlin allegedly laughing when Wes Welker was hit by Ryan Clark before talking about Paul’s penchant for counting out a season’s worth of q-tips that he will take on the road.
An email from new listener Christian from Denmark reignited the Hottest Women in the World debate before the guys discussed Wes Welker and how he travelled to Philadelphia but didn’t dress.
Today’s team: Fred Kirsch, Paul Perillo, Andy Hart, Erik Scalavino
Callers in: Chris with a tian, Jim in Texas
