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October 31, 2007

Projo PatsTalk with Shalise Manza Young: Bulletin board material from Dungy

Click here to listen to today's edition of projo PatsTalk with Shalise Manza Young. The topics: Good versus evil?extra motivation on both sides; does Peyton Manning have Bill Belichick's number now? the x-factor for the Patriots; improvements to the Colts' defense; Shalise's prediction; and why the Colts don't want to lose this one.

Here are some excerpts from Shalise's comments:

Motivational factors: "The other thing to remember is the bulletin board material. Who uses bulletin board material better than Bill Belichick? And when the spygate punishment was handed down, Tony Dungy went on the record and said that it was a sad day for the NFL. Bill Belichick is going to bring that out this week. Tony Dungy compared Bill Belichick to Barry Bonds, of all people."

The Colts' three-game winning streak against New England: "One thing to remember is that ... there was an x-factor in those games. Rodney Harrison did not play in any of those last three games. He started the regular-season game here in New England last season, but that was the one where he broke his shoulder blade on the first drive of the game, I think it was. ... Rodney Harrison is a ferocious, fierce competitor. There's a lot to be said, I think, for the fact that he did not play in those games."

Shalise's prediction: "41-27 Patriots. I just think that there's so many things that the Patriots are going to look at. Nobody feeds off disrespect or old losses like they do, and I just think the offense that Brady has this year -- and the defense showed last week that they had something to prove, and I just think that they're going to keep going with that this week."

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