Patriots defensive back Brandon Meriweather visited with the Dale & Holley show and addressed the controversial fourth-down call in last night's loss to the Colts. He said he had no problem upon seeing his coach's decision.
"I was excited. I was ecstatic," Meriweather said. "To trust the defense so much to give Peyton Manning the ball on the 20-yard line, or better yet, go for it to win the game right there, you've got to be excited. You've got to be behind him 100 [percent]. Whenever Bill makes a decision like that, we're always behind him, That's the Bill Belichick everybody knows."
Meriweather said he did not take the decision as Belichick questioning the defense.
"No, not at all. Peyton Manning did have two late, great drives, but that's Peyton Manning. We're a bend-but-don't-break defense. I'm sure Bill thought that if he goes ahead and wins the game, then we don't have to give Peyton Manning the ball at all, we don't even have to try. At the same time, he made a decision and the team stuck behind him 100 [percent]."
Meriweather said he's disappointed the defense allowed the Colts to rally from 17 points down in the fourth quarter.
"This the second time the offense gave the defense a lead and we didn't keep it," Meriweather said. "This is the second time this year. I thought we learned from the first time against Denver, but apparently we've still got some learning to do."
To hear the interview, check out the Dale & Holley audio on demand page.
The NFL Sunday gang wraps up the season predicting the score of Super Bowl 46...and they don't think it's going to be as close as most people do. Go Pats!
NFL Sunday rolls on with Dale, Fauria and Price talking about the emotional roller coaster the Pats and more specifically team owner Robert Kraft have been on this season. With the passing of his wife Myra, this goal to become champs has taken on a whole new meaning.
The NFL Sunday crew talks about the cocky and brash chatter coming from some of the Giants the last couple weeks. Dale is surprised that Tom Coughlin allowed most of it to go down and says Belichick would never let that fly. The guys also touch on the little mistake the Giants team website made yesterday in putting up the "Giants are Super Bowl Champions" homepage yesterday - that's a no-no!
Paul Pierce Postgame interview with Grande & Max after he breaks in to 28th on the NBA's all-time-scoring-list, passing Larry Bird.
Doc Rivers and Sean Grande preview Celtics-Bobcats tonight at the Garden
Doc Rivers and Sean Grande preview Celtics-Grizzlies at the Garden
Dustin tells us you can't hustle a hustler, and other funny anecdotes.
The Sox GM joined Glenn and Michael to talk Scutaro, Punto, Oswalt, Luxury Tax and all things off-season.
Dustin Pedroia joined the Big Show for his weekly segment, and talked about losing Scutaro, gaining Cody Ross and Nick Punto, and then got a surprise from his best friend.
Brad Marchand joins the show to talk about President Obama calling him out on stage and Tim Thomas skipping the White House visit.
Andrew joins John and Gerry to discuss the 4-1 victory over the Devils last night and talks about his slap shot goal that beat Martin Brodeur. Andrew also touches on Claude Julien's criticism of Nathan Horton and how he has responded to that criticism so far.
NESN's Jack Edwards makes his weekly appearance with the Big Show.
D&C receive a second call from Joe in Nashville voicing his frustration over the Pats not bringing back Randy Moss during last offseason.
Heidi chats with D&C to talk about the Project Cupid Date Auction she will be participating in this Saturday in Boston.
Michael joins D&C to discuss Tom Brady's left shoulder and Bill Belichick releasing Tiquan Underwood one day before the Super Bowl. Michael also talks about possible landing spots for Peyton Manning and gives his thoughts on Paul Pierce passing Larry Bird on the Celtics all-time scoring list.
Heath Evans talks about the Super Bowl loss, Eli vs. Tom Brady, and what to expect from the offseason.
Peter King wraps up the NFL season with Mut and Lou talking about Super Bowl 46, what moves he expects the Patriots to make in the offseason, and what will happen with Peyton Manning.
Mut and Lou talk about Steve DeOssie's appearance on the Big Show and his explanation why he was at a Giants pep rally.
We check in with Jack as he prepares to call Bruins at Sabres.
Dustin Pedroia joined the Big Show and had a lot of fun messign around with us today.
Michael and Glenn go back and forth about which player has had the better overall career... Kevin Garnett or Paul Pierce?
Mikey talks to some Patriots fans who are still looking at the loss and breaking down what went wrong but are also looking to the future for the franchise.
Now that football season has ended with a disappointing loss for the Patriots, the focus is shifting to what the Patriots will do in the draft and with signing players in the offseason.
Mikey and Ryder are back together and it's their first show back together since the Super Bowl. They talk about the game and give each other a hard time for their predictions on it as well as talk more about what led to the Patriots loss.
Still a lot of anti-DeOssie sentiments out there... but some supporters making rational cases come out to chime in. Including that Cranky Yankee @#$%^
What do Giselle Bundchen and Steve Deossie have in common? They're both the objects of scorn on today's whiner line!
Losing sucks... but losing championships BLOWS. That is all.
Steve DeOssie went viral when a video of him at a Giants pre-game rally this Saturday surfaced, with audio of him talking up the Giants and taking shots at the Patriots. Steve calls in to defend his position with the Big Show.
More from this showAfter a viral video surfaced of Steve Deossie "dishing" on the Patriots at a Giants rally in Indianapolis, Patriot fans are not exactly happy with Steve's outspokenness about the subject.
More from this showPeter King wraps up the NFL season with Mut and Lou talking about Super Bowl 46, what moves he expects the Patriots to make in the offseason, and what will happen with Peyton Manning.
More from this showD&C react to Gisele's comments about Patriots receivers not being able to catch passes thrown from her husband, Tom Brady, in Super Bowl XLVI.
More from this showMut and Lou debate whether Tom Brady can ever be considered the greatest to ever play after his second Super Bowl loss to the Giants.
More from this show