Listen to this Patriots Roster Report podcast with Patriots Football Weekly’s Andy Hart, Paul Perillo and Tom Casale. Hear about this week’s transactions in addition to the injury report as the Patriots head to Cincinnati.

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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson addresses the New England media during his conference call on September 27, 2007. Q: So you finally got some rain there. CJ: Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. We’re having a ball out here. We had a great practice in the rain today. I think this might be our only day of rain. It’s going to be hot tomorrow. Q: What is the frustration-level right now after those last two losses? CJ: I really don’t think - I’m not sure how you put it. We don’t really have time to be frustrated. We’ve lost those two games. There’s really nothing we can do about it now at this point except to fix the mistakes that got us in those situations. We have a bigger challenge this week in New [England], so it’s really been a main focus this week. Q: What are your impressions of what Randy Moss has done so far? CJ: Randy Moss is Randy Moss, regardless of what team he’s on, regardless of where he is. It’s not surprising to me. Nothing has changed, he just wasn’t in the right situation in Oakland. What he’s doing now is the Randy Moss of old and he’s always been the same Randy Moss, so no surprises. Q: How much do other receivers in the league, and you in particular, look up to Randy or look at him as someone to try to emulate? CJ: We’re completely different types of receivers all together, so I look up to him as one of the best in the game [but] I have my own style of play and he has his own style of play. We’re two completely different types of receivers. But I love his game. I love his game. Q: Have you played much against him? CJ: You know what? Never have I played against him, actually….You know what? No. I don’t think so. Wait a minute, Oakland last year, but he got hurt. He got hurt very early, so this is my first time really having a time to play against him. Q: When you’re on the same field as another great receiver, even though you’re not going up against him, obviously, does that give you a little extra boost? CJ: Extra boost to d…

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The Boston Celtics have signed center Esteban Batista and swingman Dahntay Jones to round out their training camp roster.

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Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis addresses the New England media during his conference call on September 27, 2007. Q: Chad [Johnson] was talking about how the team needs to get its swagger back and how a good performance Monday night would do that. Would you agree with Chad, that the team needs to get a little bit more of its confidence back? ML: I think you gain confidence by being successful. I think that goes hand in hand. He, as well as anyone knows, he never loses his swagger. But the more you do things successfully the more confident you are in things and you look forward to good things happening. Q: How much has consistency been at the root of some of your problems? ML: I think that’s the key word and that’s the word that I’ve been using. That’s important whether it be offense, defense or special teams. I think in all three phases, we need to be more consistent. We’d do some things that are spectacular and we’d do some things that are a lot less than spectacular, so we need to be consistent. I have some guys who have performed in the past at a very high level and right now they’re trying too hard. They’re trying for perfection on every play in there and that comes a little short for them to put too much pressure on themselves, rather than just letting them play into it the way they’ve always done it. Q: I know you’ve been rotating offensive linemen. What’s the reasoning behind that and how do you think that’s worked out for you so far? ML: I don’t think we’ve rotated anybody really. We had Willie Anderson, who is the only guy who has been starting and playing some, and Scott Kooistra. They’ve kind of been splitting it, but we’re not really rotating anybody. We’ve had some injuries and we kind of keep the next guy up and going. We had Levi Jones back in there last week. In order to work him back into the starting lineup and then unfortunately after three plays the guy besides him gets hurt and so [Stacy] Andrews goes back in at guard and …

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He’s the offensive player of the week and he’s in a zone. Hear from Tom Brady, who had some interesting Wednesday comments as he moves along through a fast start to the 2007 season. As Brady and the Pats return to practice leading into Monday night’s game, we’ll talk about the team’s efficient running game, specifically the performance of Sammy Morris, and we’ll hear from Mike Vrabel, Ellis Hobbs, Bill Belichick and more. Plus, join us as we visit one of the Patriots’ next door neighbors in Foxborough - a hot spot for some members of the team with big appetites. We’ll tell you all about it on Patriots Today.

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New England Patriots nose tackle Vince Wilfork addresses the media during his locker room interview at Gillette Stadium on September 27, 2007.

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