1 00:00:30,319 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 1: Pats from the Past. Tune in is Matt Smith and 2 00:00:32,559 --> 00:00:35,119 Speaker 1: Paul Perillo offer in depth interviews with some of the 3 00:00:35,119 --> 00:00:37,759 Speaker 1: greatest players and coaches in New England Patriots history. 4 00:00:37,799 --> 00:00:39,638 Speaker 2: Joined by the newest member of the Patriot Talk name 5 00:00:39,679 --> 00:00:40,359 Speaker 2: Mike Raybold. 6 00:00:40,399 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: Find out what led to some of the greatest moments 7 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 1: in franchise history and unique behind the scenes insight. 8 00:00:45,239 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 3: And please to be joined by former Patriot quarterback Brian Hoyer. 9 00:00:48,278 --> 00:00:50,879 Speaker 2: Joined by number thirty seven on your scorecard, but number 10 00:00:50,918 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 2: one in our hearts at least, Rodney Harrison. 11 00:00:53,399 --> 00:00:55,679 Speaker 4: Good to be home, Good to see you guys. 12 00:00:55,759 --> 00:00:58,479 Speaker 1: Search for Pats in the Past anywhere you get your podcast. 13 00:01:00,479 --> 00:01:04,359 Speaker 3: We talked, we walked and talked football guy. 14 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:06,798 Speaker 2: Yeah, how long did it take you before you wanted 15 00:01:06,799 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 2: to beat him up? Technique inside shake Evan, they did this. 16 00:01:15,239 --> 00:01:19,199 Speaker 2: There's a ball nowhere. Oh yeah, just ask them a right. 17 00:01:19,519 --> 00:01:20,079 Speaker 4: Talk a little. 18 00:01:20,119 --> 00:01:22,158 Speaker 3: We talked a little three techniques. We talked a little 19 00:01:22,199 --> 00:01:25,279 Speaker 3: bit about uh, you know, the defense and Jeffrey Simmons 20 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:27,919 Speaker 3: and him, you know, playing similar roles and things like that. 21 00:01:27,999 --> 00:01:29,318 Speaker 5: So you can do it a lot, right. 22 00:01:29,239 --> 00:01:32,119 Speaker 6: This is this is due otherwise Mike, do so. I'm 23 00:01:32,158 --> 00:01:35,599 Speaker 6: Fred Kursh, Paul Pirello, and you've met Avan, so welcome. 24 00:01:36,119 --> 00:01:37,239 Speaker 4: Appreciate you guys having me. 25 00:01:37,438 --> 00:01:38,598 Speaker 5: Yeah, this is exciting. 26 00:01:38,639 --> 00:01:40,438 Speaker 2: Pat swag already see that. 27 00:01:41,999 --> 00:01:43,999 Speaker 4: They gave me little shirt. 28 00:01:44,799 --> 00:01:46,839 Speaker 5: Yeah this, my guy, this is exciting. 29 00:01:47,239 --> 00:01:50,999 Speaker 6: So what were your first impressions, you know, coming into 30 00:01:51,559 --> 00:01:52,999 Speaker 6: the building and all that stuff. 31 00:01:53,439 --> 00:01:55,039 Speaker 4: Man, it was great. Uh. 32 00:01:55,319 --> 00:01:58,799 Speaker 7: Shoot, when you walk through the door, you just feel 33 00:01:59,199 --> 00:02:01,399 Speaker 7: just the presence of winning. 34 00:02:02,039 --> 00:02:02,519 Speaker 4: Uh. 35 00:02:02,879 --> 00:02:07,159 Speaker 7: Coming from a winning organization in Philadelphia, Uh, it's the 36 00:02:07,159 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 7: same way, but coming in here. 37 00:02:08,559 --> 00:02:10,239 Speaker 4: Is just different. 38 00:02:11,159 --> 00:02:13,239 Speaker 7: I would say I wasn't always a fan of the 39 00:02:13,239 --> 00:02:16,638 Speaker 7: Patriots growing up. That's because they were so good. And 40 00:02:17,478 --> 00:02:23,198 Speaker 7: I mean they just played complimentary football, great defense, great 41 00:02:23,239 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 7: players on defense, great players on offense, great quarterback play. 42 00:02:27,519 --> 00:02:30,319 Speaker 4: Uh, just situationally aware. 43 00:02:30,959 --> 00:02:31,119 Speaker 8: Uh. 44 00:02:32,319 --> 00:02:33,758 Speaker 4: They just did a lot of things good. And I 45 00:02:33,759 --> 00:02:34,839 Speaker 4: got tired of watching them win. 46 00:02:34,879 --> 00:02:37,879 Speaker 7: I want to see somebody else win, but here, I'm 47 00:02:37,918 --> 00:02:40,839 Speaker 7: here now, So I want to try to help add 48 00:02:40,879 --> 00:02:44,239 Speaker 7: to that, to that, to that winning tradition. 49 00:02:45,359 --> 00:02:47,279 Speaker 2: What are the guys on those teams? You know, as 50 00:02:47,319 --> 00:02:49,719 Speaker 2: much as you sort of rooted against them, that you 51 00:02:50,119 --> 00:02:53,319 Speaker 2: looked at, especially defensively, that you sort of admired. 52 00:02:55,239 --> 00:02:56,599 Speaker 4: Obviously, coach Rabel. 53 00:02:56,758 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 7: I was a little younger when he was playing, but 54 00:02:58,399 --> 00:03:02,638 Speaker 7: I do remember he was playing defense and offense. I 55 00:03:02,679 --> 00:03:05,719 Speaker 7: remember he was catching passes too, so he was He 56 00:03:05,799 --> 00:03:10,759 Speaker 7: was definitely a guy obviously Tom Brady just having all. 57 00:03:10,679 --> 00:03:13,319 Speaker 4: The answers to the test, you know, the film study he. 58 00:03:13,319 --> 00:03:16,798 Speaker 7: Always talk about, and just making the right reads and 59 00:03:17,199 --> 00:03:18,959 Speaker 7: getting the ball where it needs to be on time. 60 00:03:21,399 --> 00:03:23,799 Speaker 6: I think Rabel he had ten catches, all of them 61 00:03:23,799 --> 00:03:24,599 Speaker 6: were touchdowns. 62 00:03:24,758 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 4: Yeah, he's probably gonna tell you about it a lot 63 00:03:30,199 --> 00:03:32,799 Speaker 4: been man. That's good, That's that's cool. Yeah, But no, 64 00:03:32,839 --> 00:03:33,959 Speaker 4: I just want to ask you about the lot. 65 00:03:33,999 --> 00:03:36,159 Speaker 7: Like, if you go back a year ago from right now, 66 00:03:36,199 --> 00:03:37,559 Speaker 7: you knew you were going into free agency. 67 00:03:37,599 --> 00:03:39,079 Speaker 4: You guys had a you know, a stack team. 68 00:03:39,599 --> 00:03:41,319 Speaker 6: Over the last month, you've won a Super Bowl, you 69 00:03:41,359 --> 00:03:43,119 Speaker 6: signed a free agency contract to come in with. 70 00:03:43,159 --> 00:03:45,159 Speaker 4: What's this year been like and how much hard work. 71 00:03:44,999 --> 00:03:46,799 Speaker 5: Did you put in last summer in preparation for kind 72 00:03:46,799 --> 00:03:47,679 Speaker 5: of where you are right now? 73 00:03:47,799 --> 00:03:50,439 Speaker 4: I put in a lot of work, uh, with this. 74 00:03:50,439 --> 00:03:57,559 Speaker 5: Guy right here, yours trainer, Okay. 75 00:03:57,319 --> 00:04:01,679 Speaker 7: Put it put in a lot of work just getting ready, 76 00:04:02,199 --> 00:04:05,999 Speaker 7: just trying to prepare my body knowing that I was 77 00:04:05,999 --> 00:04:07,879 Speaker 7: gonna get a bigger role for the first time in 78 00:04:07,919 --> 00:04:10,839 Speaker 7: my career and wanting to be ready for any challenge 79 00:04:12,159 --> 00:04:17,759 Speaker 7: that that came. So getting stronger, getting faster, uh more endurance, 80 00:04:18,119 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 7: you know, doing a little boxing, you know, doing whatever 81 00:04:21,318 --> 00:04:24,119 Speaker 7: I can to make sure that I'm in the bed 82 00:04:24,159 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 7: shape of my life and I can produce when it's 83 00:04:27,759 --> 00:04:28,359 Speaker 7: trying to produce. 84 00:04:28,639 --> 00:04:32,439 Speaker 5: Does the boxing help with just a hand quickness and hand. 85 00:04:32,399 --> 00:04:38,399 Speaker 7: Hand quickness feat quickness uh hand our coordination, endurance. 86 00:04:39,399 --> 00:04:42,438 Speaker 6: Help with a lot, you know, after the after the whistle, 87 00:04:42,519 --> 00:04:43,799 Speaker 6: you know, you might get a couple. 88 00:04:43,558 --> 00:04:46,359 Speaker 4: Inn you don't want to do it. Look, you don't 89 00:04:46,359 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 4: want to you don't want to be dirty. 90 00:04:47,999 --> 00:04:52,679 Speaker 7: It's a couple of guys that I don't do this to. 91 00:04:51,479 --> 00:04:54,398 Speaker 5: About a couple of the guys that might. 92 00:04:54,318 --> 00:04:57,519 Speaker 4: Do that, I'm gonna call them out either they are. 93 00:04:59,239 --> 00:05:02,119 Speaker 6: So you just won a super Bowl and you mentioned 94 00:05:02,198 --> 00:05:05,079 Speaker 6: coming in here you sense the vibe of the winning. 95 00:05:05,159 --> 00:05:08,438 Speaker 6: But there's only two guys left now here after David 96 00:05:08,479 --> 00:05:11,959 Speaker 6: Andrews is gone, who have won super Bowls with this team. 97 00:05:12,078 --> 00:05:16,558 Speaker 6: So frankly, we need guys more guys like you who 98 00:05:16,719 --> 00:05:20,679 Speaker 6: have that experience. Is that something that you're ready to 99 00:05:20,719 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 6: bring like this is what it takes to win Super Bowls? 100 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:28,039 Speaker 7: Guys, definitely, I know what it looked like last year. 101 00:05:28,078 --> 00:05:32,919 Speaker 7: We had a really close team and we just played 102 00:05:32,958 --> 00:05:33,479 Speaker 7: for each other. 103 00:05:33,799 --> 00:05:34,198 Speaker 4: Uh. 104 00:05:34,519 --> 00:05:39,679 Speaker 7: Great coaches. Ah, now we knew it was gonna be 105 00:05:39,719 --> 00:05:43,118 Speaker 7: a journey. H Coach Sirianni. You always talked about the 106 00:05:43,119 --> 00:05:46,278 Speaker 7: climb and you know, playing the game that's in front 107 00:05:46,318 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 7: of us. Not worried about anything like down the line 108 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:54,238 Speaker 7: or whatever in the past. But we just played for 109 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:57,998 Speaker 7: each other. Uh, played for the city of course, and 110 00:05:58,239 --> 00:06:01,239 Speaker 7: just going out there and being physical and you know, 111 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:05,038 Speaker 7: dominating your box. You know, whatever, whatever your job is 112 00:06:05,078 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 7: on any given play, make sure that you're executing at 113 00:06:07,719 --> 00:06:10,919 Speaker 7: the best of your ability and you know, get everybody 114 00:06:10,958 --> 00:06:14,359 Speaker 7: on that same page and you know, uh we can 115 00:06:14,479 --> 00:06:17,079 Speaker 7: went out there and dominated in Super Bowl. 116 00:06:17,479 --> 00:06:20,958 Speaker 3: So you got a one on one like yeah, fourth 117 00:06:21,039 --> 00:06:24,039 Speaker 3: quarter games on the line. I've seen you use a 118 00:06:24,039 --> 00:06:25,959 Speaker 3: lot of different pass rush movies. So I gotta ask 119 00:06:26,039 --> 00:06:27,558 Speaker 3: you what's your favorite one, Like what's the one you're 120 00:06:27,599 --> 00:06:28,039 Speaker 3: going through? 121 00:06:28,639 --> 00:06:28,799 Speaker 8: Uh? 122 00:06:29,919 --> 00:06:32,319 Speaker 7: If say, if a guy then like strap me up 123 00:06:32,359 --> 00:06:34,359 Speaker 7: a couple of times, like got me like he got me? 124 00:06:35,159 --> 00:06:36,478 Speaker 4: Uh, speed and power? 125 00:06:36,999 --> 00:06:40,919 Speaker 7: Uh, I feel like I'm fast, fast, from my size, 126 00:06:41,119 --> 00:06:45,158 Speaker 7: explosive enough to generate that power. And then also uh, 127 00:06:45,318 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 7: just with my strength up about the strengths, just being 128 00:06:47,919 --> 00:06:50,919 Speaker 7: able to get get my hands inside and you know, 129 00:06:50,958 --> 00:06:53,719 Speaker 7: try to put try to either collapse the pocket or 130 00:06:53,759 --> 00:06:55,998 Speaker 7: push them back far enough where I can disengage. 131 00:06:56,639 --> 00:06:57,599 Speaker 4: Uh, that was my go to. 132 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:00,919 Speaker 7: So most of the time guys struggle with sitting down 133 00:07:00,958 --> 00:07:03,359 Speaker 7: my power, so they'll try to sit different, and then 134 00:07:03,399 --> 00:07:05,159 Speaker 7: I can get on edge quicker because they trying to 135 00:07:05,159 --> 00:07:09,079 Speaker 7: stop me in my tracks earlier. So once that, if 136 00:07:09,078 --> 00:07:10,919 Speaker 7: I catch a hand, it's over because I'm finna just 137 00:07:10,999 --> 00:07:13,919 Speaker 7: run by you. But yeah, my go to will probably 138 00:07:13,958 --> 00:07:15,279 Speaker 7: be a power rush. 139 00:07:15,399 --> 00:07:21,719 Speaker 3: Super Bowl stripsack on one of those, I believe, right, Yeah, yeah. 140 00:07:20,359 --> 00:07:22,278 Speaker 6: So are you familiar with this area at all? Have 141 00:07:22,319 --> 00:07:25,719 Speaker 6: you ever visited New England or the Boston area or uh? 142 00:07:25,839 --> 00:07:29,479 Speaker 7: We we practice against you guys. Uh before the season 143 00:07:29,559 --> 00:07:30,199 Speaker 7: last year, it was. 144 00:07:30,199 --> 00:07:32,639 Speaker 5: Yeah, did you get a chance to be dominated? 145 00:07:34,958 --> 00:07:36,119 Speaker 4: I'm supposed to say that, I don't know. 146 00:07:36,879 --> 00:07:38,919 Speaker 5: That was probably the lowest. 147 00:07:40,199 --> 00:07:42,839 Speaker 2: That was the day I knew there was not going 148 00:07:42,919 --> 00:07:43,759 Speaker 2: to be a good season. 149 00:07:43,839 --> 00:07:46,039 Speaker 5: I mean, we could. 150 00:07:47,719 --> 00:07:51,839 Speaker 2: Much literally, I was a college team against the program. 151 00:07:52,199 --> 00:07:55,519 Speaker 6: The Patriots could not execute their offense that day because 152 00:07:55,759 --> 00:07:56,719 Speaker 6: the pressure. 153 00:07:56,319 --> 00:07:59,359 Speaker 2: Because if you because you and Jalen Jordan's like they 154 00:07:59,639 --> 00:08:00,519 Speaker 2: not even got a snap. 155 00:08:00,919 --> 00:08:02,799 Speaker 7: I remember, I remember, I've been telling some of the 156 00:08:02,839 --> 00:08:05,159 Speaker 7: guys like, I remember we came out here and we 157 00:08:05,319 --> 00:08:06,959 Speaker 7: just well, I remember. 158 00:08:06,639 --> 00:08:09,679 Speaker 4: I was, I don't like to just gloating. 159 00:08:10,399 --> 00:08:13,079 Speaker 6: I was going, I mean, that was that was We've 160 00:08:13,078 --> 00:08:15,078 Speaker 6: had a lot of joint practices. That was the worst 161 00:08:15,078 --> 00:08:16,639 Speaker 6: one to see. 162 00:08:17,958 --> 00:08:20,759 Speaker 7: We was getting after it, for sure. So I was once. 163 00:08:20,879 --> 00:08:24,078 Speaker 7: Uh my agent told me that they were interesting. I'm like, 164 00:08:24,519 --> 00:08:25,599 Speaker 7: they probably got their take. 165 00:08:28,159 --> 00:08:29,759 Speaker 6: All right, Well we're getting the wrap up. You got 166 00:08:29,759 --> 00:08:32,039 Speaker 6: other things to do. We appreciate you stopping by for 167 00:08:32,039 --> 00:08:35,039 Speaker 6: a few minutes. 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