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September 12, 2007
Vrabel reaction
By Mike Reiss, Globe Staff
FOXBOROUGH -- Outside linebacker Mike Vrabel, one of the team's seven captains, answered questions in the locker room today.
Some of the Q&A:
What is your reaction to what is going on with the sideline camera?
"I think everything has been stated, pretty much, by Bill and other guys on this team. I think that if we start focusing on what happened last week, we're going to be in big trouble because we have a big test with LT and the boys coming in. They're good. They're as good as advertised."
Cheating is such a broad term. To be put in that category as a team, how does that make you feel?
"I'm confident in what I do. I prepare for the games and how I go out and approach the game and play the game, so I wouldn't label myself a cheater."
Do you feel embarassed for the organization for having to deal with these accusations?
"I don't feel embarassed for anything we do. I think we go out and try to prepare as players, we work hard, we put a lot into, year-round. We try to go out and win the game."
Is it an insult that people might think extra help could be needed?
"I think where our focus is right now, and where it's been since Sunday after the game, is we said this is one game and we're moving on to the Chargers. That's what we've been looking at since Monday night, since we've been able to get the film of them in the Bears game."
How tough is it to do that with all of this going on?
"It's not hard at all. We did it this morning. And we're going to do it in five minutes when this media session is over with. We're going to go back and we're going out on the practice field and take a look at the Chargers."
Would you be upset if you found out you unknowingly had an unfair advantage? Would it big you?
"I don't think it would necessarily bug me. I just think, as players, we have to do our job and our part as the players. And go out there and try to execute the call we may get, whatever that may be. Going forward this week, I think we're probably going to have to make some adjustments to what we did last year, because it wasn't good enough in the run game last year, the way they were able to run the ball and move the ball pretty much at will against us."
[Inaudible question about defensive signals]
"I think going forward, we don't know what San Diego is going to do. We have a pretty good idea. The signals for them would be a lot of LaDainian Tomlinson, a lot of [Antonio] Gates, sprinkled in with a little bit of Michael Turner. Those are the guys we'll have to definitely stop and guys we've had problems with in this past."
How will this affect your relationship with Eric Mangini?
"I guess we'll find out the next time we play them. Unless he's coaching for the Chargers, which he's not, I don't plan on seeing him this weekend."
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We're not even paying attention to that," Wilfork said. "At the end of the day, it all boils down to one thing: Can we win football games? That's how we're looking at it.
"Whatever happens there, it happens. It's time to move on. It won't stop us from getting done what we need to get done, point blank.
"The only thing on our mind now is San Diego. Whatever they have going on with that whole incident, they have going on. But we have to get ready for an 8:30 game Sunday night against a good football team."
Wilfork was asked if he agreed with comments made by owner Robert Kraft that the Patriots are a target for other teams because of their success.
"Everybody wants to beat the Patriots, no matter what it is, they want to catch us," he said. "We have a reputation of winning and everyone wants to know how you get that reputation for winning.
"We really don't care about all the stuff going on. Our job is to go out and play football, and win football games. That's the only thing I'm worried about.
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