| Deion Branch: These Pats love practice talk | 10.28.10 at 2:31 pm ET |
FOXBORO — One of the major differences Deion Branch has noticed early on his second tenure with the Patriots is the make-up and behavior of the team in practice.
Gone are Tedy Bruschi, Mike Vrabel, Ted Johnson and Rodney Harrison. They’ve been replaced by Brandon Meriweather, Brandon Spikes, Jerod Mayo and Devin McCourty.
“These guys are much younger,” Branch said Thursday. “You have to think about I came in with Tedy Bruschi, Mike Vrabel, Willie McGinest, Ted Johnson, Ted Washington. Those guys are older, veteran guys, experienced guys. The guys we have now are young but have the same hunger, though. These young guys are very ambitious. They want to go out and make plays. The only difference is the experience and the age.”
While Vrabel was notorious for talking and shouting at players during practice, Branch says the younger guys now collectively have the former Patriots linebacker beat.
“There’s a whole lot more trash-talking with these guys,” Branch said with a hearty laugh. “It’s a lot more with the younger guys. It’s fun though, because they remind me of me. I did that just one year. I realized I saved a lot of energy not talking a lot of trash.
“It’s funny, though. You see the young guys. Spikes is one of them, he’s real funny. Who else? Meriweather. Brandon is a talker. But it’s exciting to see these young guys.”
Branch said while he’s still refreshing himself with the “Patriot Way” on offense, he is happy to be helping the younger core of talent like Brandon Tate, Julian Edelman and Danny Woodhead with the system.
“It’s great, especially when the young guys are still asking me questions about certain things when I still learning certain things,” Branch said.
Branch admitted Thursday that he expects quite the carnival atmosphere on Sunday when the Vikings and Patriots square off at Gillette Stadium on Halloween. But it’s hardly something that’s front-and-center in his mind.
“I don’t know how that’s going to pan out,” Branch said. “Am I excited to see it? Nah, I just want to go out and do my job and hopefully, we’ll win this game.”
Branch also talked about holding the basketball for a stunt during a timeout of the Boston Celtics-Miami Heat season opener on Tuesday.
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