Pats Chat: A Patriots podcast with Doug Kyed and Michael Hurley

The Patriots whittled their roster down to 53 players on Tuesday, and Doug Kyed and Michael Hurley are here to react right after the official announcements were made. Biggest surprise? Probably the eight receivers, including Javon Baker. Speaking of receivers, will it be hard for third-round rookie Kyle Williams to get on the field? Which of the players on the roster might get bumped for players claimed on waivers? All that, plus a...

Bad news: Doug's podcasting from the car. Good news: Michael is not, and we edited some of the more wonky parts of the podcast.This should be the final car pod for maybe ever?

Doug Kyed and Michael Hurley break down what happened in the Patriots' final preseason game against the Giants and discuss what's next for Mike Vrabel and crew ahead of next week's roster cuts.Rate, review and subscribe:

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Doug Kyed and Michael Hurley are here to make a 53-man roster for the Patriots. Unfortunately, it wasn't very difficult. That means there's still a long way to go to get the Patriots to the level where their talent is going to set them up to compete with the NFL's best. That's the main point of this one, but there's also an in-depth discussion about the current state of the offensive line, some lesser-known play...

Doug Kyed and Michael Hurley are BACK at their computers, not in the car, and the timing is great, because the Patriots beat the Vikings 20-12 in a preseason game. There was a lot to like in this game. Drake Maye had a couple of misfires, though. Efton Chism has MADE THE ROSTER (unofficially). What do they do with Kyle Dugger, who played until the very last snap? And Anfernee Jennings, for that matter? Alex Austin, he's pretty ...

The Pats Chat fellas are BACK, with Doug Kyed fresh off a quick trip to Minnesota for two days of joint practices with the Vikings. How did the Patriots fare against one of the NFL's better teams? Is the offensive line a nightmare again? Is Stefon Diggs causing a problem perhaps? How is Kyle Dugger so far down the depth chart? All of these questions and MORE are answered, along with some Taylor Swift Twitter ranting from Michae...

Hey, first, we're sorry if the audio sucks. We recorded this the only way that we could to get it out to you guys before next week. So, we apologize if you find it tough to listen to. We'll do better next time. Promise.

The Patriots beat the Commanders 48-18 in their preseason opener, and there are a lot of positive notes and not many negative ones to take away from the game. Doug Kyed and Michael Hurley sit in their car...

Pats Chat is BACK with Doug Kyed offering his observations on which Patriots have helped and hurt their cases to make the roster thus far through camp. Lots of focus on the offensive line and wide receiver room. Michael Hurley does a really good job of reading Doug’s tweets to Doug, and then they get to Terry McLaurin’s trade demand in Washington. Is it MORE realistic now? Finally, some thoughts on a surprisingly full concert that ...

The Patriots started to play some real football on the practice field on Monday, but Christian Gonzalez suffered what appeared to have been a hamstring injury. Doug Kyed was on site and shares his view of what happened while offering analysis of how Will Campbell fared, what the backup quarterback situation looks like, and everything else Patriots. Then some takes on lobsters, Cape Cod traffic, wasps and Offspring/Jimmy Eat World/N...

The Pats Chat podcast is BACK, with Doug Kyed and Michael Hurley recapping the ENTIRE spring program for the Patriots, which included an inconsistent finish from quarterback Drake Maye. Doug gives his standouts from the OTA and minicamp session, and Mike decides that Marcus Bryant will make the team (despite never seeing him play). And though it's Pats Chat, the baseball bois HAD to chime in on the insane Rafael Devers trade, w...

Good news, everybody: Drake Maye isn't bad at OTA practicing anymore. The second-year QB looked much, much better in the latest session open to the media, and Doug Kyed is here to provide some detail on that performance plus everything else from Foxboro ... including a standout performance from undrafted rookie receiver Efton Chism. Some non-gossipy Bill Belichick conversation ensues, before some embarrassing news for The Offsp...

The boys are back in town -- Podcast Town -- and they're here to CHAT. This week, they're showing their expertise in party drugs, as it relates to the video of Stefon Diggs on a boat that's made the rounds online. Will he get in trouble? We'll find out. Also, Doug Kyed shares his observations from the Patriots' second OTA session open to the media, including slight improvement but still shaky play from Drake May...

The media got to watch the Patriots' OTA practice on Tuesday, when Drake Maye threw four interceptions. Doug Kyed was there and shares his take on that plus which players appear to have the early track to being starters. Mike Hurley was not there but he asks Doug some really, really strong questions in this podcast, which includes thoughts on Mike Vrabel, an amended win total for 2025, "Forged In Foxborough," the conc...

There's not a ton happening in the land of the Patriots, so Doug Kyed and Michael Hurley are here to weigh in on which players are LOCKS to make the 53-man roster. They also touch on football comparisons to Rafael Devers being unwilling to play first base as well as football comparisons to the Celtics blowing 20-point leads in back-to-back playoff games. Then before time runs out they realize they forgot to talk about Julian Ed...

The draft is over. It's officially NEXT season. With that in mind, Doug Kyed and Michael Hurley pull out their red pens and apply grades to every positional group on the roster. What's the most improved unit? What's the biggest trouble spot? Plus, Drake Maye spoke to the media and briefly mentioned Joe Milton's new opportunity to ... be a backup quarterback. And of course, power ranking the best pop punk albums of a...