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September 17, 2007

Projo PatsTalk with Art Martone: A very, very satisfying win

Click here to listen to today's edition of projo PatsTalk with Art Martone. Today, Shalise Manza Young joins Art to talk about: the Patriots' reaction to last night's win; how the Chargers were left humbled; Bill Belichick's take; and whether this team can be challenged in the AFC.

Here are some excerpts from Shalise's comments:

Patriots' postgame reaction: "Tedy Bruschi called it one of the most satisfying wins of his career ... Ellis Hobbs said that this was the time for them to make their statement, you know, they kept their mouths closed in the face of all the comments that people were making about them ... I think even if it hadn't been for video-gate or whatever you want to call it ... just the way that San Diego had been talking so much trash -- 'We were supposed to win last year,' and 'They shouldn't have won in our house' -- [the Patriots responded] 'Just come back to our house and settle it,' and that's what happened."

LaDainian Tomlinson's reaction: "He was emotional. Whether it was frustration or not, who knows. And if I was him I'd be pretty frustrated, because you're the league MVP and you have 68 total yards in two games."

Belichick's postgame remarks: "His whole demeanor was completely different. I think we might have seen a couple of smiles. He used the word awesome a couple times as it related to the fan support that he received and the crowd in general ... ... he said that they really helped the Patriots out. I've never heard him mention anything like that before. So he did seem like he could kind of exhale, because like most athletes and most coaches, for three hours or four hours he got to be in his sanctuary. Because the football field is where he really can shut out everything else."

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Posted by: fan in Indiana at September 17, 2007 2:52 PM