Brady: Porter's words provoked Patriots

[WilliamPitt]

Brady: Porter's words provoked Patriots
November 9, 2009 1:31 PM

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham

In the couple days after Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter called out the New England Patriots as cheaters and quarterback Tom Brady as a darling, the response from Foxborough, Mass., was a collective shrug.

NBC Sports analyst and former Patriots safety Rodney Harrison piped up Sunday night to say Porter was "pretty stupid or crazy to make a comment like that. If you go into that locker room, you best believe, behind those closed doors, those guys are saying 'We're going to take Joey Porter away.' The last thing these guys need is added motivation."

Monday morning, Brady confirmed that was precisely the case.

On his weekly visit with "Dennis & Callahan" on Boston radio station WEEI, Brady said Porter's remarks got the Patriots even more jacked up for the Dolphins.

"It's really motivating for our team throughout the course of the week and into the game when you hear that kind of stuff," Brady said. "I think the guys take it to heart, and the coaches take it to heart."

The Patriots won 27-17 in Gillette Stadium. Porter was invisible, finishing with zero tackles or sacks. Rookie tackle Sebastian Vollmer, filling in for two-time Pro Bowler Matt Light, handled Porter for most of the afternoon.

More: http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/5921/brady-porters-words-provoked-patriots

Memo to Porter: Shhh.

:P

[trumad]

1. Oh please Tom...

If not for that long pass to Moss.... that motivation would have been pointless.

[madinmaryland]

2. Nice avatar, tru!

:D

[WilliamPitt]

3. Two long passes to Moss

:)

[pipi_k]

5. The first one pulled in with one hand...I could watch it a hundred times n/t

:)

[trumad]

6. The point is...

It's all a bunch of BS... Like the Pat's need motivation when they play the Phins.... this long time rivalry is enough motivation.

Oh like Brady said---hey!!! let's get them because of what fucking Joey Porter says...

It's like saying that Jesus guided us to victory--- oh yeah---what happens when you lose... did he guide you to the loss?

Same with Joey...what---if the Pat's lost...would they even bring up Joey motivating them? Don't think so.

[joeybee12]

7. Using an opposing team's words as motivation is SOP for all teams..

Tom is just stating the obvious.

[trumad]

8. Please

and if they lost...would that motivation been BS?

Again i say---The Pat's don't need that type of motivation to play the Phins... It's BS.

[Forkboy]

9. I agree they don't need it, but every team will use it if it's served up on a platter like this.

Trash talk in the pros is stupid. Why give a team like the Pats any extra incentive, regardless of how small it may seem? I was taught playing hockey that you always showed respect for your opponent, even if you didn't really feel it. You give them nothing beyond what they manage to muster up themselves. Why play with fire?

[pipi_k]

4. Oh geez, now I'm really disappointed...

I had visions of the whole Patriots team sitting around the locker room pregame doing meditation exercises and chanting "Ohhhhmmmmmm"...sending peace and love to Joey Porter and the Dolphins....



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