WEBVTT - Pats from the Past, Episode 42: Rodney Harrison

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<v Speaker 1>It's time for another episode of Pats from the Past podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Matt Smith Paul Frillo joined by number thirty seven on

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<v Speaker 1>your scorecard, but number one in our hearts at least,

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<v Speaker 1>Rodney Harrison.

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<v Speaker 2>Horrod, How you doing, man, man? I am doing great.

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<v Speaker 3>Good to be home, Good to see you guys, and

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<v Speaker 3>looking for a great Patriots game tonight.

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<v Speaker 4>How's it going with NBC?

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<v Speaker 2>Rodney?

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<v Speaker 4>You still love it?

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<v Speaker 2>I do. I'm very passionate about it.

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<v Speaker 3>I spent twelve years in the studio and then the

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<v Speaker 3>last three years I've been out at the field location

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<v Speaker 3>and was just really extremely excited for Devin mccordy getting

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<v Speaker 3>an opportunity that he got. NBC likes Patriot guys, and

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<v Speaker 3>he's smart and he's doing a wonderful job. Really proud

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<v Speaker 3>of him.

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<v Speaker 1>Before we started here, I was actually thinking about this.

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<v Speaker 1>Here comes Rodney Harrison driving into Patriot Place, a drive

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<v Speaker 1>that you are familiar with for many, many times, but

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<v Speaker 1>you're in a different partner of your life.

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<v Speaker 2>I am.

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<v Speaker 4>When you're driving in here, Rodney, what coach through your mind?

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<v Speaker 3>Just so many great memories, just the opportunity to be

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<v Speaker 3>able to come out here and play and coach Bill

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<v Speaker 3>and Robert Kraft giving me the opportunity to come out

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<v Speaker 3>here and really just be part of something special and

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<v Speaker 3>all the great players that I played with. But also,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, just riding over here with Tony Dungee. It

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<v Speaker 3>brought up some great memories of us just kicking the

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<v Speaker 3>coach butt and just bonding together as a team, and

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<v Speaker 3>just all those hard practices in the rain, in the snow,

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<v Speaker 3>and just it gave me a greater appreciation for everything

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<v Speaker 3>that we've accomplished, because it's very difficult to do.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, we were joking around just before we started. My

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<v Speaker 5>guess is that Tony's memories on quite as woman fuzzy

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<v Speaker 5>as yours. You know, for September You it couldn't be

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<v Speaker 5>a more perfect night. He was probably wondering why it's

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<v Speaker 5>not snowing as he was as he was driving in.

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<v Speaker 3>But I'll tell you this man, just talking to coach,

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<v Speaker 3>he has a lot of respect for the Patriots organization,

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<v Speaker 3>Coach Bill and everything that we've accomplished. And I mean

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<v Speaker 3>those battles were epic. You know, you're talking going against

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<v Speaker 3>Dungee and how well prepared he had his team, Peyton

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<v Speaker 3>Manning and all the great players that they had. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>I can't believe I'm fifty years old when I want

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<v Speaker 3>to go here, brother, I was, you know, twenty nine

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<v Speaker 3>years old, and now I'm fifty. And just like you

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<v Speaker 3>talked about a different part with kids, I got a

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<v Speaker 3>sun that plays for the University of Tennessee who got

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<v Speaker 3>their butts kicked yesterday. But it's just really nice to

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<v Speaker 3>be back, and it's nice to see you guys still

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<v Speaker 3>you know, talking football.

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<v Speaker 4>Appreciate that. Appreciate that.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm gonna put you on the spot a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit here as you're waxing nostalgia and it's amazing what life.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, It's amazing what life is.

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<v Speaker 1>But who would have ever thought fifteen years ago that

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<v Speaker 1>you and Tony Dungee would be together on a broadcast

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<v Speaker 1>and doing that. That's a small world that your lives

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<v Speaker 1>interestct like that. Do you have a favorite memory here

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<v Speaker 1>at this stadium?

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<v Speaker 4>Obviously?

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<v Speaker 1>You want a super Bowl in Houston? Do you want

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<v Speaker 1>a Super Bowl in Jacksonville? And those are things that

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<v Speaker 1>I got a believer at the pinnacle of your professional

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<v Speaker 1>football career, you let Rodney, is there something special that

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<v Speaker 1>you remember that that takes a cake of the ultimate

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<v Speaker 1>memory that you might have.

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<v Speaker 3>I think just I don't know, I don't remember the

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<v Speaker 3>exact game, but just when Coach Belichick, I think it

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<v Speaker 3>was when it was an AFC championship game, when he

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<v Speaker 3>gave me a big hug and say I'm glad we

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<v Speaker 3>got you here. That was a very special moment because

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<v Speaker 3>all I ever wanted to do was make him proud

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<v Speaker 3>of me and let him know that the decision that

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<v Speaker 3>he you know, that he made bringing me here, that

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<v Speaker 3>that wasn't a bad decision, and he gave me an

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<v Speaker 3>opportunity when so many around the league kind of frowned

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<v Speaker 3>upon Rodney Harrison.

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<v Speaker 2>He believed in me.

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<v Speaker 3>He gave me a bunch of freedom where I can

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<v Speaker 3>go out there and just play and express myself. And

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<v Speaker 3>I just couldn't love love a coach more than I

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<v Speaker 3>got love for Coach Belichick.

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<v Speaker 5>You talk about that freedom that he gave you, and

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<v Speaker 5>I wanted to ask you about.

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<v Speaker 6>And it was one of the two playoff games.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm not sure if it was three or oh four,

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<v Speaker 5>but when you and Ti sort of it must have

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<v Speaker 5>been a three, because I don't think he had three picks. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>and you guys kind of swapped like you were kind

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<v Speaker 5>of up like the corner spot, like popping guys, and

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<v Speaker 5>allowed tie to you know, just that kind of freedom.

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<v Speaker 5>Was that something that you guys had spoken about before.

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<v Speaker 3>That man, and he never really questioned. He said, hey,

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<v Speaker 3>you guys kind of do what you want to do

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<v Speaker 3>as long as you're in a proper spot and you

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<v Speaker 3>guys communicate. And that's the type of freedom that he

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<v Speaker 3>allows veteran players, guys.

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<v Speaker 2>That he trusts.

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<v Speaker 3>We put so much hard work and effort in and preparations,

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<v Speaker 3>so when we did something like that, I know he's

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<v Speaker 3>on the sideline panicking, but you know, ty Law and I.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean to be able to play with a guy

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<v Speaker 2>like Tye, a Hall.

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<v Speaker 3>Of Famer, you know, and Richard Seymour and Vince will

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<v Speaker 3>Fork and those guys, I mean, I had some special

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<v Speaker 3>players out in San Diego. But to be able to

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<v Speaker 3>play with some Hall of famers and some guys like

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<v Speaker 3>Willie McGinn as, Kevin Falk, Troy Brown, I mean, these

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<v Speaker 3>guys are legends. These guys are not only are they

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<v Speaker 3>brilliant football players, they're very smart people. And to be

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<v Speaker 3>able to have that opportunity was just truly a blessing.

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<v Speaker 6>And don't tell yourself short.

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<v Speaker 5>You had the probably the biggest pick of that game

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<v Speaker 5>when they went right down the field the first drive,

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<v Speaker 5>you had the interception in the end zone, right, Is

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<v Speaker 5>that how that all started?

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<v Speaker 6>Well, stepped in front.

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<v Speaker 3>Of We all try to we all try to set

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<v Speaker 3>the tone, and it's not about one player. It's about

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<v Speaker 3>the team. And you know, I can't, you don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>I got to mention my boy Tom Brady. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>just seeing Tom get the love that he got last

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<v Speaker 3>week coming back to the stadium, and just seeing how

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<v Speaker 3>old of a man he was.

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<v Speaker 2>You see how tired that dude was. He was tired,

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<v Speaker 2>breathing hard. I thought, TV.

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<v Speaker 4>Now look at Ruddie. I mean, you're you've got a

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<v Speaker 4>job that takes you to Where were you last Sunday?

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<v Speaker 1>You're in New York right for the Giants Dallas game.

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<v Speaker 2>Kansas City before that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And I don't know if you saw this. Did

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<v Speaker 1>you see the guys on the sideline that were there.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned Kevin Falk earlier, Kevin Fox in the front

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<v Speaker 1>where all the former players were, and he's chanting Brady Brady. Great,

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<v Speaker 1>there's Dan Graham, you know, Kevin Fock, Darrell Reeves came

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<v Speaker 1>back for the game to see that kind of close

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<v Speaker 1>knit rush hokestein, you know, Dan Copen al those guys

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<v Speaker 1>coming back to just want to appreciate Tom. That made

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<v Speaker 1>somebody who's been here for a long time. Made me

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<v Speaker 1>feel good because that means it's important to these people

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<v Speaker 1>to be there.

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<v Speaker 3>And it also shows you how much of an impact

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<v Speaker 3>Tom has had, not only just on the guys that

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<v Speaker 3>he works with, you know, as far as the offense,

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<v Speaker 3>but everybody. I mean, Tom has made such an impact.

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<v Speaker 3>When I came here, we used to have lunch together.

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<v Speaker 3>We used to sit down and have conversations and just

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<v Speaker 3>talk about life, talk about perspective, and I just see,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, Tom, twenty years later, he's you can see

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<v Speaker 3>his personality. You see him smiling, laughing and being the

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<v Speaker 3>genuine funny guy that we saw everybody else. Man, is

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<v Speaker 3>this guy a robot? Does he ever smile? Does he

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<v Speaker 3>have any emotion? But now since he's retired, he could

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<v Speaker 3>take a deep breath. He's gone through a lot and

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<v Speaker 3>now you know, he's just living his best life.

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<v Speaker 5>What has it been like working with with Devin? You

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<v Speaker 5>know you have mentioned that you have all the former

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<v Speaker 5>Patriots coming back. What's it like been a teammate with

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<v Speaker 5>him now and it's.

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<v Speaker 3>Just a very humble young man, a guy that has

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<v Speaker 3>such a beautiful future. I mean, he was a heck

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<v Speaker 3>of a football player, great free safety. I think he

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<v Speaker 3>was the best free safety that played under Belichick in

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<v Speaker 3>the Patriots uniform. A guy that it matters to him

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<v Speaker 3>and you can tell with his preparation the conversations that

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<v Speaker 3>we've had. I try to offer him a little bit

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<v Speaker 3>of advice, but just a family man, great husband.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just extremely proud.

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<v Speaker 3>I never thought that NBC would give another Patriots safety

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<v Speaker 3>and opportunity, So I felt really proud of that because

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<v Speaker 3>I take pride in my job. I take pride in

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<v Speaker 3>trying to do the right thing, being consistent. It's been

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<v Speaker 3>fifteen years and people, look, oh, what happened to You're

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<v Speaker 3>not in the studio. Well, God had something different from me.

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<v Speaker 3>I went from the studio to being on the field

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<v Speaker 3>where I can interact with players, coaches, general managers and

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<v Speaker 3>just being so close to the game. And Devin's doing

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<v Speaker 3>such a wonderful job in the studio. Come on, man,

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<v Speaker 3>two Patriots doing Sunday night football.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, maybe NBC knew what a tandem that would have been.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh my god, with the free safety like Devi and

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<v Speaker 5>Thenool definite.

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<v Speaker 2>I definitely wanted his contract, but.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, yeah, it's not a big sample size. Rodney

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<v Speaker 1>and your student. You're so you're watching everything. How have

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<v Speaker 1>they done? And you don't replace Devin mccordy. You don't

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<v Speaker 1>replace Rodney Hasson, So how what have you seen that

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<v Speaker 1>they're trying to do? Because he was such an integral

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<v Speaker 1>part of the communication, making sure that everybody's in the

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<v Speaker 1>right spot and everything like that. What have you seen

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<v Speaker 1>as they're trying to.

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<v Speaker 3>Replace, Well, I think the players that they get. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 3>you can't just learn one position. You have to be

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<v Speaker 3>able to learn multiple positions. And if you can't communicate,

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<v Speaker 3>you can't play with the Patriots.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't care if.

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<v Speaker 3>You're a corner, because at times, even if you're a corner,

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<v Speaker 3>Marcus Jones, he's playing safety. Sometimes you know Kyle Dugart,

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<v Speaker 3>he's playing deep middle part of the field, but he's

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<v Speaker 3>also playing linebacker, but he's also playing strong safety in

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<v Speaker 3>the box. So you have to be able to know

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<v Speaker 3>and be able to communicate multiple positions. And when I

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<v Speaker 3>come off the field. I have to be able to say, Okay, guys,

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<v Speaker 3>this is what happened at the linebacker position, but also

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<v Speaker 3>be able to switch my mindset to this is what

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<v Speaker 3>happened at the nickel spot. So these guys are smart.

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<v Speaker 3>They all communicate and they know that they have to

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<v Speaker 3>be efficient at every position that they play.

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<v Speaker 5>Could you have played you know the way they do it?

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<v Speaker 6>Could you have figured it out?

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<v Speaker 3>See the difference would have been And the reason why

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<v Speaker 3>I used to hit guys up high because guys would

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<v Speaker 3>actually come and tell me, hey, rod come on avoiding

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<v Speaker 3>my knees because I'm trying to make a living. I

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<v Speaker 3>got three kids and a wife, and I'm like, cool,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't mind. I don't want to hit you in

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<v Speaker 3>the knees. But if you're asking me, I can go

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<v Speaker 3>full speed and hit a guy in his knees now,

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<v Speaker 3>as opposed to hitting him up high trying to protect him,

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<v Speaker 3>then I would have made the necessary adjustments. Definitely.

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<v Speaker 1>We're having a conversation with former Patriot and Patriot Hall

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<v Speaker 1>of Famer Rodney Harrison later this fall.

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<v Speaker 4>Next month. To be exact, two people.

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<v Speaker 1>Are actually going into the Patriots Hall of Fame. The

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<v Speaker 1>people's choice from a voting standpoint. Linebacker Mike Grabil, who

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<v Speaker 1>has shared many memories with Yes, an offensive line coach

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<v Speaker 1>or coach for that matter, Dante Scarneckie to know that, Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>Robert Kraft put him in as a contributor for his

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<v Speaker 1>decades of service. I mean, Sky was coaching when Tip

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<v Speaker 1>was playing.

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<v Speaker 3>Let me just tell you, when I was here, we

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<v Speaker 3>had talent on an offensive line, but we didn't. It

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<v Speaker 3>wasn't like we had a bunch of first rounders. And Dante,

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<v Speaker 3>he was the driving force behind our tough mentality offensive offensively,

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<v Speaker 3>making sure that the offensive line was intact. The guys

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<v Speaker 3>played physical, they played smart, they played well with Tom

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<v Speaker 3>Brady and just bringing that consistency for so many years.

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<v Speaker 3>As far as Vrabel, we always knew that Vrabel was

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<v Speaker 3>gonna be a success. Coaching always knew that because he

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<v Speaker 3>was always the smartest guy in the room. He was

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<v Speaker 3>and he wasn't afraid to ask questions. He wasn't afraid

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<v Speaker 3>to challenge Romeo Cornell, coach Belichick, and he would always

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<v Speaker 3>bust our chops, ask us questions, laugh at us if

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<v Speaker 3>coach asked us a question and we got it wrong.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean Vrabel was really one of the light guys

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<v Speaker 3>in the locker room, but when it came on as

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<v Speaker 3>far as X's and O's, I mean, he was brilliant.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm just extremely proud of him, his work, ethic

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<v Speaker 3>in the weight room and just everything that he embodied.

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<v Speaker 3>It was always about the team. You never hear Mike

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<v Speaker 3>Rabels saying anything about me, me, me. It was always

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<v Speaker 3>about how can I contribute and become a better, you know, teammate.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm just I'm really happy for him.

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<v Speaker 2>Man.

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<v Speaker 3>It almost brings tears to my eyes because you know,

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<v Speaker 3>when you're playing with these guys, you see how much

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<v Speaker 3>they sacrifice. You've seen the sacrifices to people realize, look

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<v Speaker 3>at Tom Brady, they don't understand, you know, the sacrifice

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<v Speaker 3>that he made to get to where he's at, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>and all of us. You know, it's just it's just

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<v Speaker 3>really really special. And just being back here with you guys.

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<v Speaker 3>You guys have treated me well for so many years

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<v Speaker 3>and I just appreciate you.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 5>So he wanted to talk to you about you and

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<v Speaker 5>the Hall of Fame. Obviously you're already in here in Foxborough,

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<v Speaker 5>but the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and you know,

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<v Speaker 5>Matt has some notes here that he put together. And

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<v Speaker 5>you know there's only two players in the history of

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<v Speaker 5>football with thirty sacks and thirty picks. Ray Lewis is

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<v Speaker 5>the other one and the other one sitting to my left.

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<v Speaker 5>So do you think about it a lot and does

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<v Speaker 5>it frustrate you at all that you haven't gotten more

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<v Speaker 5>of a push.

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<v Speaker 3>No, I don't think about it a lot, and it

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't really frustrate me because the people that know me most,

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<v Speaker 3>they know the work that I put in and the

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<v Speaker 3>impact that I've tried to make on my teammates in

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<v Speaker 3>the community. And that's what's important to me. If my

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<v Speaker 3>teammates can look at me and say, we respect you,

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<v Speaker 3>we respect.

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<v Speaker 2>Your hard work.

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<v Speaker 3>And if I can make a difference in the community

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<v Speaker 3>like I've been able to make the last thirty years

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<v Speaker 3>in the National Football League, that's the thing that makes

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<v Speaker 3>me a Hall of Famer in my eyes. Okay, being

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<v Speaker 3>a Hall of Fame dad, being a great husband, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>being committed to my family. Those are the things that

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<v Speaker 3>are so important to me. If they name me Hall

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<v Speaker 3>of Fame, that would be great. If they don't name

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<v Speaker 3>me Hall of Fame. I'm fine with it because you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the New England Patriot fans, they know football players, and

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<v Speaker 3>it's no way they they vote for me and invest

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<v Speaker 3>the type of time and effort that they invested in

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<v Speaker 3>me if I weren't worthy of that. And you look

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<v Speaker 3>at some of the guys that were chosen in front

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<v Speaker 3>of me and you kind of just shake your head

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<v Speaker 3>and like, wow, I'm not going to name any guys

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<v Speaker 3>in particular, but well.

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<v Speaker 6>When you're not here, I will embarrassing.

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<v Speaker 3>But then you know, then you know when you start

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<v Speaker 3>to think is it political and is it personal? And

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<v Speaker 3>at the end of the day, I don't have enough

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<v Speaker 3>time and effort to sit back and wonder why somebody's not.

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<v Speaker 2>Voting for me.

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<v Speaker 1>It smart and it's great way to be I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>so be it for people like Paul and myself to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about it. But Coach Bill, as you like to say,

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<v Speaker 1>has made it known to many people. There's only two

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<v Speaker 1>guys in the Hall of Fame. There's only two guys

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<v Speaker 1>in the history of the game, thirty picks, thirty sacks,

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<v Speaker 1>and one of them's in there. Why isn't the other

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<v Speaker 1>guy in there? And I think it's a legitimate question,

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<v Speaker 1>that's all.

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<v Speaker 5>And you know you talk about the different things. And again,

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<v Speaker 5>I know how classy you are, and I've really enjoyed

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<v Speaker 5>covering you, you know, throughout your time here, so I

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<v Speaker 5>know you won't get into it, but it's you know,

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<v Speaker 5>you look at these these accolades and Pro Bowls are

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<v Speaker 5>lacking because that's a popularity contest. All pros are not,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, like all pro is the best in the

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<v Speaker 5>in the in the league. I don't care who's who's

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<v Speaker 5>deciding it. So I'm sorry if you're one of the

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<v Speaker 5>two best players at your position in the league multiple

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<v Speaker 5>times during your career, and then there are other guys,

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<v Speaker 5>so Matt and I my long way of saying Matt

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<v Speaker 5>and I will make the argument that you don't want

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<v Speaker 5>to have to do on you because you're too classy

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<v Speaker 5>to do it.

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<v Speaker 6>But there's something needs to change there.

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<v Speaker 1>Ronnie's got some studying to do before he gets going

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<v Speaker 1>on for his real job. One last question for me,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to put you on the spot again. Best

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<v Speaker 1>team that you were on, the four team or the

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<v Speaker 1>seven team.

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<v Speaker 3>I would say the four team because we finished. I

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<v Speaker 3>don't care how much talent you have.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't care.

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<v Speaker 3>You know what you accomplished. Number wise, if you can't finish,

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<v Speaker 3>then you know we're not. You can't consider us the

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<v Speaker 3>best team oh four, Then you think about it. We

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<v Speaker 3>were trying to repeat. Not consciously we're trying to repeat,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, because you're erase it and you try to

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<v Speaker 3>move on to the next season. But to be able

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<v Speaker 3>to win back to back championships is something that hasn't

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<v Speaker 3>been done in over twenty years.

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<v Speaker 2>My homes has tried to do it. They can't do it.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>Brady's tried to do it. He couldn't do it with Tampa.

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<v Speaker 3>It's very difficult to do. And I'm just like I said,

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<v Speaker 3>this is my moment opportunity to say thank you to

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<v Speaker 3>all the fans that have supported me, that have been

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<v Speaker 3>here for me, cheered for me, raised me up, lifted

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<v Speaker 3>me up when I got injured, encouraged me, and have

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<v Speaker 3>prayed for me. So I thank these fans. I thank

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<v Speaker 3>you guys for this opportunity.

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