1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: So yesterday before the big rally got together at Gillette, 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: I went down to Gillette earlier than that, talked to 3 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:10,239 Speaker 1: a couple of our Patriots Monday regulars, And the first 4 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:12,479 Speaker 1: guy that I was able to talk to yesterday was 5 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: Patriots defensive lineman and defensive star Prey Flowers. It is 6 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: a Patriot's Monday, as we've done all season long. We 7 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: talked with New England Patriots defensive star Trey Flowers. Congratulations. 8 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:24,479 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, thank you, thanks for having me. This is 9 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: kind of fun to go back for the second straight year. 10 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: I asked James White this question. I'm curious in your case, 11 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: what do you know now that you didn't know the 12 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 1: first time you played in the Super Bowl. Just as 13 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: far as things dealing with things prior to the Super Bowl, 14 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 1: like tickets, your family, just knowing how you know, Houstel 15 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: it can get around that time, you know, with the 16 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 1: media and things like that. A whole lot of things 17 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: that you know has literally to do with the game. 18 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: You know, you kind of, you know, just get used 19 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: to it as far as you know, they talked about 20 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: it before the first Super Bowl, but you know, and 21 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: then you really see it and you understand how to 22 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: handle it and things. So now you just kind of 23 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: I guess, you know, you're venting the game. So you know, 24 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: I've been fortunate enough to be a part of this, 25 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: my third one, so you know, I got a got 26 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: a few few of them under my belt. But uh, 27 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: you know, it's just how to handle it as far 28 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:23,839 Speaker 1: as you know, the tickets, in the in the media. 29 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: So you got a teammate Joe Tuoney who will become 30 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 1: the first player in NFL history to start a Super 31 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: Bowl in each of his first three years. That's crazy. 32 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: I mean, you've been in three of them. You know, 33 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 1: we'll be in three of them, but just imagine the 34 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: first three years. Yeah, I just gonna start the super Bowl. Man, 35 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: It's it's definitely a blessing. Uh, you know, just a 36 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: you know, all the hard work that this team, this 37 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: whole organization put in just to you know, continue to 38 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: stay successful year in the year in the year out. 39 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: You know, it's just, um, you know, you're very fortunate. Yeah, 40 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: did you see this all season? Did you see this 41 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: team being in Atlanta being in a Super Bowl? Or 42 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: were there times when there were some doubts creeping out? No, 43 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: it was never any doubts. Obviously, it was week to 44 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 1: week basis, so you know, not saying I was looking ahead, 45 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 1: you know, thinking that, you know, uh, you know, telling 46 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: my family the book book, flights for Atlanta and nothing. 47 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: But you know, I was just you know, it was 48 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: week in and week out, and you know, it was 49 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: just one week at a time, and we understood that. 50 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: You know, the whole whole team just understood that. And 51 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: you know you can't really, you know, look too far ahead. 52 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 1: And you know, as far as having success or being 53 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: here being there, we just knew, you know, week in 54 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: and week out, we continue to get better, we'll be 55 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: where we want to be. So Dante Scarneti has put 56 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: together a great offensive line here. They've had an incredible year. 57 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: The only offensive line that's been together for more plays 58 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,959 Speaker 1: and more touchdowns and all that stuff is the Rams. Yeah, 59 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,680 Speaker 1: when you watch them on film, what are their strengths 60 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,399 Speaker 1: for you? Yeah, they're definitely uh some some big guys 61 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: that can definitely move around. Obviously, you know, they do 62 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: what they do very well as far as you know, 63 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:10,399 Speaker 1: open up holes for Gurley and and Anderson to run through, 64 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, just protecting golf, you know, and 65 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 1: I think they do a good job, you know, um 66 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: playing playing football without penalties. You know, I think they 67 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: at least penalized offense in the league. So you know, 68 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: just all the little things you see, um, you know, 69 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: create movement, um, you know, protecting the pocket. They gotta 70 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: you know, uh, good good play act your pass, you know, 71 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: kind of kind of technique. So you know it's gonna 72 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: be very tough, and you know, we just got to 73 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: prepare well for him, and you know, um, you know, 74 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: try to get as much pressure as possible. Certainly a 75 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: different kind of quarterback, Patrick Mahomes in the AFC Championship, 76 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: Jared Golf in the Super Bowl. They are really different 77 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: kinds of guys. Yeah, definitely, Uh, you know obviously, you know, 78 00:03:56,560 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: Mahomes's himself and his own unique Definitely, Um, you know, 79 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 1: a great quarterback as far as you know, the things 80 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: you do, all the things, the scheme that they run, 81 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: and you know, just him being able to be successful 82 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: in this scheme. Obviously he can throw the bar down 83 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: the field and you know he got some guys that 84 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: can run that. So, um, you know, it's just one 85 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 1: of the things that you know, obviously, as far as 86 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: the defensive front. We gotta affect him, Um, you know, 87 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 1: try to you know, keep him in the pocket, but 88 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 1: you know, also get penetration in the pocket and affect 89 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: him all games. So, uh, you know we're gonna look 90 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 1: to do that. But you know, like I said, he's uh, 91 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 1: he's definitely a great quarterback and he's you know, he's 92 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 1: definitely met a lot of plays being very successful this year. 93 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:44,679 Speaker 1: So you know, we got to bring it. I feel 94 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: like this has been kind of a breakout year for 95 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: you in some respects. You seem to be getting a 96 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 1: lot more attention now perhaps in years past. Is that fair? Yeah, 97 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 1: you know you can say that, but uh, you know, 98 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 1: I don't really do it for the attention or the 99 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: you know, the praise and things like that. I just 100 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:04,600 Speaker 1: kind of, you know, try to prepare myself well to 101 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 1: put my team in the best position, you know, to 102 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: be successful. So um, you know, I guess you could 103 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: say that a lot of people you kind of paying 104 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:17,559 Speaker 1: attention to me now or you know, you know, seeing 105 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: seeing how I do things. But you know, it's a 106 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: it's just a just blessed to be here, blessed to 107 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: you know, continue to work hard and you know, continue 108 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 1: to work on my craft. This is as close to 109 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: home as you can get for a Super Bowl. You 110 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 1: got some folks coming to say, yeah, definitely, Um, you know, 111 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: I I think I used up to max tickets as 112 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: far as how much you could buy, so uh, you know, 113 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:44,039 Speaker 1: and you know, all my family gonna be there. I 114 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: got a lot of brothers and sisters you know, coming, 115 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:50,559 Speaker 1: and mom's, dad, kids and things. So it's gonna be fun. 116 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: You know. It's just one of the things that you know, 117 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: you kind of just you know, it probably cost a 118 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,359 Speaker 1: little bit, but you know, you you'll pay for it 119 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: just to you know, expis you with your family and 120 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 1: the people that support you and you know, been there 121 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:06,599 Speaker 1: from day one. So it's been a pleasure of dealing 122 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: with you this year. We appreciate your time. Yes, sir, 123 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: thanks thanks for having me and this year. Good luck 124 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,799 Speaker 1: to you. Thank Trey Flowers joining us here on sports 125 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: radio w w EI.