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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Patriots going on the road Sunday Night football, the
first I think primetime game in Drake May's career.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Am I right about that? His first primetime.
Speaker 1 (00:09):
That's what everyone is watching, like We've had so many
primetime games when we were on the Patriots, but he
didn't have any last year. Everyone watching the Bills four
and oh, the last undefeated team in the NFL, and
what do they do.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
They go to Buffalo and take them down.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
And I'm pretty sure that that was the last Sunday
Night football game as well at that stadium in Buffalo.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Before they moved to the new stadium.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
So congratulations to the Patriots, Congratulations to Vrabel, to Drake
May for going in there and doing what they need
to do and take care of business. Now, Jules break
down the game for us, man, I know you watched
it last night. I know you watched him this morning.
You were into it. Let's hear what your thoughts are about.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
This big win.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
I would say the biggest Patriots win in the last
five or six years.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
And you know what, it's definitely one of the most
exciting wins that I can remember since I've played for
the Patriots, and I think this is a. This is
a huge deal, and especially for us because this was
one of the division rivals that we always owned and
then it's kind of transformed and they've been owning the
Patriots for a while and they're the big dogs on
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the block in the division. And for the Patriots to
go on the road and play a good football game.
Still had the turnover with Andre which needs to be
cleaned up a sap, but they need him to play
because he's a good football player. The way they played
on the road, that was like the most exciting. That
was just exciting. Drake May made big plays when they
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had to Stefan Diggs, who they signed the offseason, who
was pissed off in the offseason, who coming off a
knee injury, who doesn't like the Bills, played his best
game with the with the Patriots to show these young
guys in that room that it can be done. That
was huge. Offensive line looked great. I've always liked Josh
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McDaniels against mc dermott. I talked about it on our
Kickoff show. Josh knows how to play McDermott, and I
think the Patriots know how to play McDermott. You know,
you got to keep that offense off the ball. You
gotta make their offense, the Bills offense, one dimensional, which
they did. They stuffed the run. Spelane spying Josh Allen
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all game. He was a factor in some of the runs,
but for the majority of the game they had him
bottled up.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
They rushed him the right way.
Speaker 3 (02:28):
They had Milton Williams who had a sack, who they
brought in, who's the highest paid pace. There was a
lot of great stuff. The offense is coming along. They
played situationally right. They took care of the football for
the most part. They took care of the football for
the most part, and the defense got the ball out.
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I said in the pregame, if they go in and
play a clean game, they match up well against the
Buffalo Bills. They've been designing their team for the last
five years to try to beat the Buffalo Bills.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
And that was that. That's how it's supposed to.
Speaker 3 (03:00):
You know, when you play a clean game, you give
your team the best opportunity, especially against the big dogs
on the block, the Bills. And they went in and
played and they beat them. That was that was That
was an awesome game.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
What would you say is more important?
Speaker 1 (03:13):
When you're facing the Bills, to contain Josh Allen and
keep them in the pocket, or to stuff their run game.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
I know it's both. I know both of those are important,
But what is more.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
Important if you're going against the Bills, If you had
to choose one, you know, for your team to be
able to stop them, I.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
Would say, I know, I would say interested in both
stopped the run because if you make them one dimensional,
then you know, you get a little more hero ball
from Josh and you know, you make them one dimensional, you.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
Can get.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
Chance he's but there is some kryptonite out there for
the Superman type quarterbacks. I mean, you look, Jones had
to pick on them in the red area. In the
red area like that's because they rushed them. They kept
them in the pocket, they had a guy spine them
all game. They played tight on on the coverage. Christian
Gonzalez being back makes that defense a whole nother defense.
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He is probably what do you think about Christian Zal I.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
Think Christian Gonzalez is the best corner in the game,
and I've been saying that since he was a rookie.
I mean, there's no stat line where.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
You're like, dang he got burned.
Speaker 1 (04:21):
Like there's some receiver that put up numbers and he
faced Tyreek Hale, He faced big time receivers and no
one has yet to put a big game up on him.
There are a total different defense when they're out there,
you know, with Christian Gonzales, and when they're not. With
Christian Gonzales. I mean, the guy is phenomenal. He can
cover like no other and he's so calm and nothing,
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you know, throws him off his game. There's no such
thing as too much pressure for Christian Gonzales, no matter
who he's facing. So I, like I said, I think
he's the best in the game at that position. Yeah,
you know, there's there's there's plenty of good corners out there,
but Christian Gonzalez has proven without just one he's on
the football field if he can stay healthy, that no
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one can get open on him.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
That's no one. That's the key. You want to stay
on the field, That is the key.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
That's the key, And that's why he hasn't gotten the
love that he should, you know that he really deserves,
because he hasn't been able to stay on the field,
you know, as much as he should be.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
Shout out Columbia, right, he's Colombian and is I think
his sisters are on the track like they're they're like
a family of athletes.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
And he's he's a.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
Quiet kid, but he's so smooth on that field. He
looks smooth, he looks fast, he looks fluid.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Uh.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
He's a really he's a really big time player for
them and they're relying on him. They need him, and
he showed out last night and helped with this huge
This is a huge team win. This is a this
is a changing win because it gives the Patriots the
belief and the hope. Like, look, if we do what
the coaches tell us to do, we take care of
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the football, they're gonna put us in the position to
make plays and we're going to have an opportunity to win.
It was proven last night and they still gave the
ball away. There's a lot more to clean up, and
it's not gonna be that nice every week, but they
have it now in their back pocket. Where Look, we
put this together, we put our best foot forward, we
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take all this coaching in, we have a good week
of practice, we can go out and compete with the
big dogs. So this is a huge test now to
see how they handle success going forward. Playing against New
Orleans States, who just won a football game. This is
a huge test for this team, this quarterback and everyone
in the organization because they haven't felt this in a while.
Speaker 1 (06:38):
And on top of that, this is the first time
this year where New England Patriots looked like a championship team.
They had championship play out on the field. And I'm
saying this because they went versus a championship team and
they held them in ways where there was no big
plays given. They made the Buffalo bear bells you earn
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every single yard that they gained. Guess the Bills are
going to make plays. I mean, it's pro football. You
got talented guys on each side of the ball, but
they made it hard for them to.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
Earn those yards.
Speaker 1 (07:11):
You know, it wasn't like, oh, that guy's wide open
by ten yards they were making. They had to make
tight catches and that's gonna happen. But when you have
a team where you're going versus another great team and
you're making them earn every yard, that's championship material right there.
That's championship football, and that's how you win big games,
and that's how you win on a consistent level. But
that's the first time we saw it with the New
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England Patriots. We can't just jump on board right now
and say, yes, the New England Patriots are back, this
is them. That was just one game and that was
and they and what was good is that they absolutely
dominated the Carolina Panthers the previous game as well. And
that's another thing good teams do is they put away
bad teams right away and they run the score up
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on bad teams.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
So that's two weeks in a row.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
But we can't say this is their identity yet because
of the first two weeks as well. That was a
very bad I lost now that you're looking at it,
you know, versus the Las Vegas Raiders, But the Patriots
didn't really know, you know, who they were. They were
still learning, they were still getting building up that chemistry
and all that stuff. That was the first game for
Rabel as well. The Steelers loss. You know what, wasn't
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you know, that clean of a game for the Patriots.
Speaker 2 (08:20):
Chances and they just they just couldn't capitalize.
Speaker 1 (08:23):
And that's not championship material football, turning the ball over
like that. But this the last two weeks with the
new England Patriots championship material, championship football, the way they're playing,
and hopefully they can continue that streak and that will
be their identity that you have to earn the yards,
you have to play quality football and not make any
mistakes to beat the Patriots.
Speaker 2 (08:45):
It's progress, yeah, progress, its progress. It's a good sign.
It's a good sign.
Speaker 3 (08:50):
Now Buffalo, Yes, I'm a little worried about their defense.
They just looked light. They looked a little small. Patriots
able to run and control the line of scrimmage. Now
they don't have Ed Oliver. I know they don't have
Ed Oliver, which is a huge part of their team.
Milano's in and out of the lineup, who's been a
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very impactful player for them. But they just they looked
they didn't tackle very well on defense. They didn't tackle
very well at all. Stefan Diggs yards after catch, yards
after contact were elite.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
Yeah, he made those DB's look silly.
Speaker 3 (09:25):
He made him look silly, and he had a little
extra because it was his former team. But just overall
in general, they didn't tackle very well. If you're gonna
be a team that plays with your safeties and your
shell defense, and you're gonna use them in that.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
They got to be able to tackle. You gotta tackle.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
So I'm really, I'm really a little worried about the
Buffalo Bills defense. I know their offense is gonna be alright.
They'll be able to manufacture stuff. Josh Allen is still
Josh Allen. They still have a run game. They'll get
back into that. And they were forced into playing the
way they don't want to play, and.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
That's what the Patriots did. So that was that was
a fun game.
Speaker 1 (10:01):
And one quick thing a little recap too. I mean,
we really haven't talked about Drake may I just how
phenomenal he played. That was probably his best career game
as a New England Patriot, no doubt about that. Yeah
you can't just look at, you know, in the stat
sheet and be like he didn't even throw for any touchdowns.
That doesn't matter. You're not going for touchdowns. You're just
going for a win. And yeah, and how you impacted
the game. And he managed that game like he's a
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you know, eight year veteran quarterback.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
He did so well.
Speaker 1 (10:27):
He didn't make any errors where you know, it was
dumbfounded plays and it costs you know, it was very
costly against the team. And the way that he just
rolls out to his right. Man, he's got like some
magical powers. I mean, if he had his left was
totally open to roll out and there was zero guys there,
or if there's two guys, you know, to the right,
he would still roll out to his right and make
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those two guys miss. And just how accurate he is
on the run when he rolls to his right is
just super man. It's unbelievable. It's one of the best
I've seen for a quarterback. I mean, just based off
of last game. So if I was going versus Drake May,
I would try to get him to roll to his
left to see what he has. You know, that's a
little tip for you defenses out there. I mean I'm
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kind of a defensive coordinator now after that night.
Speaker 2 (11:12):
But yeah, he was very impressive.
Speaker 1 (11:15):
And just the way that he's growing on a weekly basis,
I mean, I believe Josh McDaniels is taking Drake May
to a whole nother level this year. He was good
last year, but the way he can read a defense now,
just how comfortable he is in the pocket and the
way that he's just getting the ball out and right
on target. Josh McDaniels, I see from what I'm seeing
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from year one to year two is helping him improve
on a daily basis.
Speaker 3 (11:39):
One word to describe this win for me, foundational. This
is a foundational win. That's a great word.
Speaker 1 (11:50):
You're right, because that's the foundation that they want, that's
the foundation how they want to play. Foundational win the
game of football. Make the other team earn it, don't
beat yourself. Yes, one word I would say, I would
say encouraging.
Speaker 2 (12:04):
Encouraging. Yes, it's very encouraging.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
Encouraging that they can compete with the best out there,
the best of the best, and the Bills have been
the best of the best in that division for the
last couple of years. So very encouraging that they can
step up to the table when they need to and
make the plays when needed when the lights are shining
on the biggest stage.
Speaker 2 (12:26):
You know.
Speaker 3 (12:26):
And a little tidbit, what's really cool about this No
one's seen Drake may nationally really first time national big lights,
bright lights, played the best football game.
Speaker 2 (12:37):
There's something he said.
Speaker 3 (12:37):
He didn't throw for touchdowns, he did, but he made
gotta have it plays. There's a few third downs where
he made that were elite. The one play where the
guy's pulling him down, he hits Diggs, Diggs breaks tackle,
gets fifteen. I mean, that's one of the got to
have it plays, one of the most impactful plays. There's
just a lot of got to have it plays that
weren't too big. We're gonna see how he does going
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to the left now, because I can'tarantee all these teams
don't let go right.
Speaker 2 (13:01):
No more we go to the left? Can we go
to the left? Are the Patriots back in business? Should
we keep it in neutral or pump the brakes or what.
Speaker 1 (13:11):
I'm going to keep it in neutral? It's just still
a little bit too soon. Five weeks into the season.
The two losses you know where you know, not such
great football either. So can they get over those two losses?
Are they over that hump?
Speaker 2 (13:27):
Now? We'll see.
Speaker 1 (13:28):
We got to give them two three more weeks before
we go all gas on it. So we're just staying
in neutral. But like I said, very encouraging. I mean,
we're tapping the gas a little bit and then go
back in neutral. That's exactly what we're doing. We're flowing
it or we're getting off the line is We're just
on the highway going the speed limit right.
Speaker 3 (13:47):
Now, and you put the clutch in so you're in neutral,
but you give a couple rents.
Speaker 1 (13:54):
Yeah, are they taking off that? No?
Speaker 2 (14:01):
Yeah? Well see well see well see