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| Pete Sheppard Sports Talk Show Host |
THE PATRIOTS NEED TO REMAIN RELATIVELY HEALTHY FOR MOST OF THE SEASON, ESPECIALLY TOM BRADY FOR THEM TO WIN THE SUPERBOWL…THEY ARE HEAVY FAVORITES TO GET BACK THERE BUT THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES IN THE NFL..HATE TO SOUND LIKE BILL BELICHICK BUT THEY NEED TO BE STRONG IN ALL THREE PHASES OF THE GAME, OFFENSE, DEFENSE AND SPECIAL TEAMS…I THINK THEY WILL BE…
Do you think Tom Brady turning 35 and the window closing puts pressure on the Krafts to win it now?
I THINK THERE IS ALWAYS PRESSURE TO WIN BUT SINCE ROBERT KRAFT TOOK OVER THE TEAM, AND ESPECIALLY THE LAST 12 YEARS OR SO SINCE BILL BELICHICK AND TOM BRADY TOOK OVER, ANYTHING LESS THAN A SUPERBOWL VICTORY FEELS LIKE A DISAPPOINTMENT…I DON’T SEE ANY SIGNS OF BRADY SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE HE JUST TURNED 35…HE COULD HAVE EASILY WON THE MVP AGAIN LAST SEASON HAD ROGERS AND BREES NOT HAD SLIGHTLY BETTER CAMPAIGNS..I THINK TOM HAS AT LEAST 5 GOOD YEARS LEFT…
Was there a player you looked up to while growing up and why?
THERE WERE TWO PLAYERS I REALLY LOOKED UP TO WHEN I WAS GROWING UP…STEVE GROGAN WAS ONE..HE WAS ONE TOUGH S-O-B AND COULD REALLY RUN BACK IN THE DAY..ALL HIS GREAT TD’S TO STANLEY MORGAN WERE ALWAYS IMITATED BY ME AND MY FRIENDS IN THE BACK YARD..YES, HE ALSO THREW A LOT OF UNTIMELY PICKS, BUT THE MAN WAS THE MASTER OF THE “NAKED BOOTLEG”…THE OTHER NFL PLAYER I REALLY ADMIRED WAS ROGER STAUBACH…HE WAS JUST THE CLASS OF THE NFL IN HIS MANNER ON AND OFF THE FIELD AND BACK THEN, I WAS A BIG COWBOYS FAN AFTER THE PATRIOTS BECAUSE I LOVED THEIR STYLE BACK THEN…WHEN JERRY JONES TOOK OVER, NOT SO MUCH…LOL
Who is your ALL TIME favorite Patriot player?
I WOULD HAVE TO SAY MY FAVORITE PATRIOTS PLAYER IS TOM BRADY..I KNOW THIS WON’T SHOCK ANYONE BUT I STILL REMEMBER SEEING HIM IN TRAINING CAMP DURING HIS SECOND SEASON AND TOLD ANYONE WHO WOULD LISTEN TO ME THAT AT WORST HE WAS GOING TO BE THE BACKUP TO DREW BLEDSOSE…AT THE TIME, BRADY WAS THE 4TH STRING QB..HE WAS NAMED AS THE BACKUP BEFORE THE 2001 SEASON, AND AS THEY SAY, THE REST IS HISTORY..HE ALSO WENT OUT OF HIS WAY TO DO PRIVATE INTERVIEWS WITH ME DURING THEIR 3 SUPERBOWL VICTORIES FOLLOWING THE GAME AND HE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO IT…HE WAS ALSO A VERY GOOD SPORT OVER THE YEARS ABOUT THE RIBBING HE GOT FROM SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES AT WEEI ABOUT MY “STRONG FEELINGS” ABOUT HIS PLAYING ABILITY…GREAT GUY ON AND OFF THE FIELD…THE SECOND PART OF THE QUESTION, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, BILL BELICHICK IS THE MOST INTERESTING PERSON I HAVE DEALT WITH IN THE MEDIA…I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE DOWN AT GILLETTE STADIUM EVERY MONDAY WITH GLENN, FRED AND STEVE FOR YEARS AND GOT TO SEE A MUCH DIFFERENT SIDE OF BILL THAN THOSE THAT JUST COVER HIS POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCES..HE WAS AND IS ALWAYS RESPECTFUL, HE IS A MUCH FUNNIER MAN THAN MOST PEOPLE WOULD THINK, HIS FOOTBALL KNOWLEDGE IS SECOND TO NONE AND HIS ANECDOTES ABOUT FOOTBALL ARE JUST LEGENDARY…I HAVE A DEEP AMOUNT OF RESPECT FOR THE MAN AND WHAT HE HAS ACCOMPLISHED AND MANY OF THOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CAME DURING SOME VERY DIFFICULT TIMES…
How can people follow you - Do you have twitter or a website?
Is there a charity you would like people to check out?
PEOPLE CAN FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK..(PETE SHEPPARD)..ALSO ON TWITTER..YOU CAN “TWEET” ME @PSHEP326…THE ONE CHARITY THAT IS CLOSE TO ME OBVIOUSLY IS THE WEEI/NESN JIMMY FUND RADIO TELETHON COMING UP IN AUGUST..ALWAYS THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT DAYS OF THE YEAR FOR ALL OF US AT THE STATION..WHATEVER ANYONE CAN GIVE WILL HELP…
http://www.jimmyfund.org/
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