Patriots Postgame Show 12/21: Full Breakdown of Week 16 Win Over Ravens

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Welcome into the Patriots Postgame Show presented by Draft Kings.
Paul Parello. Mike Duso is finishing his work, so let's
ignore him for just a second. I'm quieing Lunas. Thanks
for checking in with us. The Patriots officially in the
playoffs for the first time in three years on a
twenty eight to twenty four win over the Baltimore Ravens.
I'll go right to you. How do you feel about this?

Speaker 1 (01:03):
Just just a nice solid win, just the way we
drew it up, had him all the way now, Just
you know, I think that a lot of people have
been waiting for this kind of a game, you know,
with Drake May in the in the comebacks and the
three hundred yards. I don't really care about the three
hundred yards as much as I do the comeback. A
lot of guys had to make plays, but you know,

(01:25):
really it comes down to Drake May tonight, and I
thought some of the plays he made with some pass
rushers right in his face in the fourth quarter are
just incredible stuff. Yeah.

Speaker 5 (01:35):
What did you like most about his adjustments throughout the cadence.

Speaker 1 (01:38):
Of this game, Well, just the toughness that he showed.
I thought that they had, you know, some some times
where they were coming at him. I don't think, I mean,
this is gonna look be funny statistically, you know, it
looks great. Three hundred and eighty yards, a couple of touchdowns,
there were more. I thought he made more bad passes

(01:59):
tonight than I can remember ruin a game all year.
But when he had to be, when he had to
have it, you know, he has it. You know, the
fourth and two at the end of the game is
a perfect throw to Digs on the out and then
you know, the bomb to Kyle Williams that get him
within range, and it just just I can't even rattle
off the amount of plays that that Drake May made

(02:19):
in this game. It's funny. There's there's a lot of
stuff that you need to clean up. But again, when
the game was on the line, those last two drives,
he came up big.

Speaker 6 (02:30):
Yeah, it was hello everyone.

Speaker 4 (02:31):
I love it.

Speaker 3 (02:32):
I might sometimes wrap my head. I just got to
finish things off. I mean, those games go down to
the wire, but you know, really just good mental toughness.
I thought, you know, when they went down eleven, I
was like, all right, I think that's that's about it.
When I told you, he told me, and you know
what I forgot is exactly what happened. It's the fact
that Drake May can make plays down the field. And
isn't it free. It's funny chunk chunk and chunk their

(02:54):
way right down.

Speaker 1 (02:55):
They I didn't have that. First of all, there was
so much time left. I didn't even think they had
to chunk chunk. What I what I kept talking about
is like that inconsistency that Baltimore has had all year.
No one blows more two score leads in the fourth
quarter than the John Harbar Ravens, and that's why I
never lost hope.

Speaker 3 (03:13):
No, it's it's interest say that, Paul, because I the
Ravens came out of the gate and it was like,
oh boy, and then they fumbled on that second possession,
and you could just feel the energy around the team
kind of shift a little bit. I don't know if
you guys felt that too, but it was like, all
of a sudden, it just felt like they.

Speaker 6 (03:27):
Were like twofold.

Speaker 4 (03:29):
I do.

Speaker 1 (03:30):
I totally agree with you, Mike. I thought the Patriots
energy shifted, but the opposite was true on the other side.
And then you see Derrick Henry in a coat, which
was foreshadowing for when the game was on the line. Yeah,
and you get to that later, but you know, that
took Derek Henry out of the game for a series
or two, and that allows the Patriots to sort of
start to take control of the game a little bit

(03:50):
in the first half. They ended up regaining control after that,
but yeah, I just the amount of throws that Drake
made with uh, you know, a pass rusher right in
his face the night was impressive. And they weren't all like,
they weren't all the big you know, highlight reel throws.
It was just you know, some six yard slant, so

(04:12):
instead of an incomplete pass or a sack, you know,
you're you're staying ahead of the chains. And then you know,
when he had when he had time, when he had
time in this game, he was perfect. And they they
had a graphic in the middle of the game, you
know on the plays that he had time, he didn't
miss any of them. Uh right, you know, so I
just this was a good, great way to qualify for

(04:34):
the playoffs. But for Drake May just really really special stuff.

Speaker 3 (04:38):
Definitely a feather in the cap kind of game from him.
But yeah, I agree with you, Paul. It just nice
to do it on your terms, to not like, you know,
oh tomorrow night, but you know, the Colts lose, all right,
you're in the playoffs.

Speaker 6 (04:47):
Like it's good to do it on your terms, and
to do it in this fashion because this was.

Speaker 3 (04:52):
You know, similar I would feel like to last week's game,
which just you know, we fell back and forth and
the energy you know, you knew Tyler Huntley it wasn't
really the threat that Lamar was. But with the Patriots
and ability to stop the running game, it just it
really felt like they were going to take control of
the game and keep it. But that that second and
last drive to me, where it was seven for seven

(05:14):
right down the field, boom boom boom, that to me
was just incredibly impressive. Seeing this team, you know, give
up scores late recent history, and you're like, that's it,
game over. This team can't and and they four minutes
drive right down.

Speaker 1 (05:29):
He's got to clean it up, though. I mean he's
I mean, he is firmly on the good list. I
guess we can start that, but you know, he's firmly
on the good list. Incredible comeback, incredibly efficient when he
had to be. But you can't put the ball on
the ground as many times as he did tonight. He
had two fumbles, he had a pick. He had at
least a couple others that that could have or should
have been picked, including the third down before the you know,

(05:53):
the big fourth down throw. He hit Nate Wagan's right
in the chest with that third down pass. So not perfect,
but well, when the game is on the line, man, wow, yeah, no,
I mean.

Speaker 3 (06:05):
That was incredible, and you know, even early in the game,
it felt just shades of early season Drake May where
you know, it's just it's kind of sporadic.

Speaker 6 (06:13):
It was up and down.

Speaker 3 (06:14):
It was one amazing throw and then one like you know,
almost almost picked.

Speaker 6 (06:20):
But it's just great sign to see game on the line.
This is exactly what you needed.

Speaker 3 (06:25):
I mean, people were screaming this from the hilltops this week,
you know, because suddenly I remember the last summer.

Speaker 6 (06:31):
I was like, is Drake clutch?

Speaker 3 (06:32):
That was like my big question going to there, which
I think I was kind of getting ahead of him.
He was clutched tonight and and that to me is
just a huge step forward for him, for him to
build some confidence, something to hang your hat on a
little bit.

Speaker 6 (06:45):
So just a great win for Drake.

Speaker 3 (06:46):
But you're right, Paul, I think coaches like these kind
of games because it's like, yeah, great job, kid, Now
here's everything you did wrong. You know, you can turn
the screws a little bit more on him because he's
feeling good and now you you know, you have really
an opportunity here with these last two games to you know,
really put some pressure on Denver to keep winning. And
you know, the Patriots very well could win these last two,
so you know, we'll see, we'll see where they end out.

Speaker 1 (07:08):
At the next next week potential hat and T shirt
game again. You know, I think they would clinch it
if they win and and Buffalo loses. So yeah, it's
it's amazing how quickly it happened, you know, with Drake May.
And I'm sorry, this is Drake May. I mean, it's
just amazing to me how how good he got in

(07:29):
one season from you know, from one season to the next.
Just this is just special stuff.

Speaker 6 (07:36):
Yeah. Now it's cool to watch for sure, and just
you know, seeing him be able to do it when it's.

Speaker 3 (07:41):
It's like we talked about at the start of the show,
where some people want this like perfection, and like you know,
and this was was not perfect, as they all season.

Speaker 1 (07:50):
They're not good enough to do it every single play,
no one is.

Speaker 3 (07:54):
But if you all of a sudden aren't perfect on
the last two drives, which he pretty much was perfect
on those last three d then you win football game,
especially when you're throwing the ball through the air like.

Speaker 6 (08:03):
He throws it.

Speaker 5 (08:04):
Well, there's clearly a lot to talk about in this game,
So let's get into the good, the bad, and the injured.

Speaker 6 (08:10):
Now it's time for the good, pretty good, pretty pretty good.
The bad what happened and the injured.

Speaker 1 (08:19):
Ah ah, you are right guy.

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(08:47):
your errands. Of course, we start with the good list.
We know Drake May is on it. Let's talk a
little bit more about him.

Speaker 3 (08:52):
Yeah, I mean I was just gonna highlight that throw
to Booty too, which you know, I just those probably
past interference, but it's definitely passing. But just the the
balls to go for that throw in that situation, I mean,
it's just you know, you're, you're, you're moving along, You're
at the forty four, I mean, you know, and he's like.

Speaker 4 (09:11):
Screw up, we're going deep.

Speaker 1 (09:12):
I can't tell you I don't love that bro.

Speaker 6 (09:14):
I don't. I mean either.

Speaker 1 (09:16):
He's pretty well recovered here and he threw a moon ball.
But this bat's passing defference, he's tackling.

Speaker 4 (09:22):
How can he do?

Speaker 1 (09:24):
I just I'm sorry, I don't know. It's early in
the ship.

Speaker 6 (09:28):
We'll get to them.

Speaker 3 (09:29):
I don't know how they can't call it. But you know,
that's just Drake and I mean, I really the point
I'm trying to make though, is that I think a
lot of teams would have imploded.

Speaker 6 (09:37):
A little bit on that or would have said, how
little you know and you're looking at we should be
inside the five?

Speaker 7 (09:42):
What the hell?

Speaker 6 (09:44):
But they didn't. They didn't, they didn't lament it.

Speaker 3 (09:46):
They got right back to work and uh and they
got on with with score and a freaking touchdown, which
you know, I guess we can kind of lead into
my good Is Ramandra Stevenson talking too soon?

Speaker 4 (09:58):
Oh?

Speaker 6 (09:58):
Great?

Speaker 8 (09:58):
Uh?

Speaker 6 (09:59):
I mean Paul Paul says it.

Speaker 3 (10:00):
I mean, it's just every time he makes a pass
block and I know that that's, you know, maybe something
that not everybody appreciates or notices. But Drake may got
a lot of great protection tonight at times.

Speaker 6 (10:11):
I mean they did. When they blitzed, they got some pressure.

Speaker 3 (10:13):
But Ramondre Stevenson picking up the blitz giving Drake that
extra time that he needed, you know, and especially because
it was all on Remandre here after Travan Henderson went down.

Speaker 6 (10:23):
So I just you know, the game ceiling touchdown.

Speaker 3 (10:26):
You know, it's just a great game from Remandre really
starting to you know, deliver a little bit the kind
of production we're.

Speaker 1 (10:32):
Used to say. The terrific last round game get you know,
eight for fifty one rushing with a twenty one yard
touchdown to win the game. You know, two catches twenty
seven yards and countless, countless blocks I would say at
least a half dozen where he's just stoning a guy
who's coming for you. The pass protection wasn't quite as
good this game as it has been the last couple when,

(10:54):
as you said, Mike has when Baltimore decided to turn
it up a little bit, I thought they were able
to get through when they blitzed. Now you can see
the problems Baltimore has because if they don't blitz, they
don't get any pressure at all. And that was the
dichotomy of the game was when Drake had time, he
was unstoppable, and that was the only time that Baltimore
could could affect him at all. But then you know

(11:16):
you're affecting him, but then you're leaving your coverage vulnerable.
So that was the problem that that Baltimore had. But yeah,
I Mermandro Stevenson high up on that list.

Speaker 6 (11:25):
Yeah, I'm interested to see just the you know, when
the next gen populates. What what the what the blitz
rate was like? You know, because it did.

Speaker 3 (11:31):
It seemed like when they blitzed them struggled a little bit,
but when they didn't blitz them, he carved him up.
So I know, it's a fine line for defensive coordinators
to walk where you know you're gonna blitz, you're you're
leaving less guys and coverage. You might get torched. There
probably were some instances, you know, watching TV, it's hard
to tell. But now an interesting plan, I mean, but
Paul said it when May had time and you can

(11:52):
feel it, you know. It's it's just it's like these
good quarterbacks in the NFL. You see when they had
that beat beat step up in the pocket. You're like,
here comes a completion, you know that, because that's how
good those guys are.

Speaker 1 (12:02):
Yeah, and so I'll move on. I'll go Stefan Diggs.
It was the Digs it was the Digs game that
you know, there's some people were asking about, and I
don't necessarily think it was like a conscious effort, like
we're going to get him involved. But he had the
jump tonight. He had the jews right from the jump yep,
you know, the really tough catch he makes to start

(12:22):
it all off down the sideline, this one right here
where he sort of comes down awkwardly, and he he
had to go to the blue injury tent for that one.
Evidently he's the only Patriot who made it back out
of the injury tent the other one. But now nine
catches for one hundred and thirty eight yards on ten targets,

(12:43):
and again every time Drake May has to have one,
it goes to digs and he delivers fourth and two
from the near midfield down down three. Late in the game,
he comes up, you know, with a quick win. And
they were on him, you know, they knew the ball
was coming. That Washington I think had the coverage on
the play. But he's just he's was just too good tonight.

Speaker 3 (13:05):
He was he was I'm still looking for that fourth
and two play again. Sure will show it here for
a second because I because I mean, was that one
like a millimeter away from getting picked too?

Speaker 1 (13:15):
But he's open and the throw is perfect. The throw
is perfect to the outside where it needs to be
a lot of hit. I shouldn't say a lot. A
handful of May's outs tonight were thrown to the inside,
including the one that got picked. If this one is
off a little bit, it either gets knocked down or picked.
So this throw had to be perfect, and it was.

Speaker 6 (13:33):
Yeah, this is that's a great look at it. Thanks, guys.
I mean, you see, it's a game of inches. My god.
I mean he dove.

Speaker 3 (13:39):
I mean, they knew where it was going, they knew
what the route was, and I mean if that throws
the inside, he knocks it down.

Speaker 6 (13:44):
I mean, this is a game inches.

Speaker 5 (13:46):
It's a game inches beautifully executed. So you know, behind
him on the Wissa had Kyle Williams on that list
for just.

Speaker 6 (13:56):
For allowing the touch.

Speaker 5 (14:00):
No, but yeah, I mean I think the whole receiver
corp just really stepped up in this one. Knowing that again,
I know we talk about primetime, but I do think
it makes a difference when you're under that scrutiny. You
know that everyone's talking about your loss last week Kyle
Williams two for forty six, so not the biggest yardage,
but just noticing him when he was needed.

Speaker 3 (14:19):
Thirty seven touchdowns, I mean, again, just this throw by
Drake May. I mean, it's just this is this is
the game changing element of having an elite quarterback on
your football team. And that's the element that you didn't
have post Brady, and now you got it again with
a guy that can make a team pay with one throw,
you know. I mean, Hollins had seven and sixty for

(14:41):
sixty nine, but it was kind of a quiet one.

Speaker 1 (14:44):
You know, it might have I had him on my
list too. I thought he had a big third down
catch early. I thought he had one that he really
climbed the ladder on about twenty yards that he has
that he had a great catch radius. But yeah, I thought,
you know, you know, I thought the tight ends were
good too. You know, Henry had the volume, but Hooper
made a couple of big ones. You know that this

(15:06):
was another one of those games where Diggs was clearly
the lead guy, but there was there was some production
throughout the pass catchers. Now they had they threw the
ball a lot more than they normally do. Tonight thirty
one for forty four for Drake. They've had a lot
of games this year where they've been between twenty and
twenty five attempts. So yeah, they obviously were down down
eleven in the fourth quarter, had to throw the ball

(15:27):
for most of the time. But yeah, I had all
these guys.

Speaker 3 (15:30):
Yeah, I mean it's another one of the games this
season where everybody makes a play.

Speaker 6 (15:35):
It felt like, you know, whether you had.

Speaker 3 (15:36):
Two catches or game again, everyone's everyone's getting something. And
this is when this this team is at the best,
at its best, and you know, when you see Ramandra
Stevenson then starting to run and I mean, now it's
you know, really balanced. So they have to continue to
search for that consistency on offense. But you know, overall,
when Drake's able to spread the ball around like this,
it's it's really hard.

Speaker 6 (15:58):
And even when like you know, you know what's going
on the digs and fourth down, the guy knows what
it is.

Speaker 3 (16:02):
But you know, their execution was just so tight there
when they had to have it's just really impressive.

Speaker 6 (16:09):
I don't know if I have anybody else, Yes, So.

Speaker 1 (16:11):
I had klev On Chase on just you know, listen
I think that, you know, the game was virtually over there,
but it is an NFL game, and the other team
does have a chance to go down and score, even
with their backup quarterback. But that's an incredible hustle play
to chase down z Flowers from behind and knock that
ball away, you know, and then the game seals the

(16:34):
game for them. The motor more than anything else. Like
you're a defensive line and you're pass rushing and you're
circling back and you're getting I don't know, eight or
ten yards upfield. That's a really good play by Kylevon
chasing games on the line.

Speaker 6 (16:49):
Yeah, game over. That's good shut out.

Speaker 1 (16:51):
Yeah, I mean that was it for you know. I
mean I didn't really notice really, you know. I there
was a similar punch out by Jalen.

Speaker 5 (17:00):
Hawkins for that reason.

Speaker 1 (17:02):
You know, his matchup defense just wasn't good. Yeah, that's
fair in the game.

Speaker 5 (17:06):
Yeah, I don't have the defense on the list other
than Jalen Hawkins for a similar reason every time I saw.

Speaker 9 (17:12):
Him with.

Speaker 1 (17:13):
That's a good punch out by Hawkins too, But otherwise,
honestly changed the tenor of the game. It was going
to be fourteen nothing in the game. I think everybody
watching the game felt like this was it was an
inevitable march to a ninety six yard touchdown drive and
then you know, I think he changed the tenor of
the game. Now. But like I said, Baltimore got the
momentum back, but it might have been over you know.

Speaker 5 (17:37):
During the game that it was mental for them, and
it was very evident. I got so frustrated because obviously
these players know they're on national television, and for me,
if I know the other team is watching the game
in any capacity, I'm not going to show any emotion.
But you see Derek Henry clearly defeated even Lamar Jackson
when he went out, very like one of our producers
could read his lips saying, I messed up my back.

(17:58):
So I just felt like it was a little bit
of a lost calls on their part to even show
that emotion, but it clearly helped the Patriots in some ways.

Speaker 3 (18:06):
Yeah, no, I mean, I mean, it's just it's one
of those games is back and forth. I mean also
right the momentum right out of the gate. I mean,
if we if we want to get into the bats
that you know, let's get right it's gonna lead it right.

Speaker 6 (18:14):
Off for me, is you know, just the start overall.
I mean you can point to the defense.

Speaker 3 (18:19):
I mean five plays, sixty five yards. I mean you
give off a nineteen yarder right on the first pass
of the game. You know, It's just it wasn't a
great start from this defense. But as Pop pointed out,
this is when they're at their best, is when they
come out and later tonight when they answered in the
first drive.

Speaker 1 (18:35):
I was joking that this is when the Patriots were
playing their best football, you know, sort of in the
middle of that winning streak. This is how those games
all started. Tonight. The defense never really got its footing,
you know, in the game. But yeah, I agree with Mike.
Five for sixty five and like not even really much resistance.

(18:56):
I think they only faced one third down for a while.
Just defense in general, Mike. Yeah, you know, the run
defense was bad, obviously, Derek Henry chewed him up for
eighteen for one to twenty eight, but third down seven
for eleven. Yeah, you know, playing more than half of
the game with a backup quarterback and allowing them to

(19:17):
go they had to run the ball because they couldn't
do anything else. Although John Harball would beg to differ.

Speaker 5 (19:24):
Yeah, I know he was doing.

Speaker 1 (19:27):
Defensively. I the injuries are definitely becoming a problem, but
they got to do something to figure out this run defense.

Speaker 3 (19:34):
Yeah yeah, no, I mean just looking you know, back
through my notes, it's just anything shorter than like a
third and seven, it's pretty much money in the bank.
I mean looking at their their third down pickups, third
and three, third and two. They got off the field
on a third and nine, third and four, third and six,
They got off the field on a third and twelve.
They got off the field on a third and eighteen,
third and one converted. Well that was third and five, sorry,

(19:56):
after the fall start. Third and one converted, third and
six converted. You know, it's just, you know, like Paul says,
you kind of see what direction it's going, and you're like,
I know it's gonna happen, like you know, and it's
just the difference was the turnovers, you know, I mean,
they got they had one three and out right, and
they had the fumble, and then they had the missfield goal,
and then they had the pun at the end. The
punt and the fumble at the end. You know, so

(20:17):
really those were the only drives where they punched the
ball out on two occasions. And you know, I forget
exactly how the three and out went, but I'm sure the.

Speaker 1 (20:24):
Three and out started would just start just to drop
pass by Hopkins on the on the sideline and then
they ended up getting off the field.

Speaker 4 (20:32):
But I just.

Speaker 1 (20:36):
I don't want to beat up on the defense too
much because of the personnel, Like, you know, no Robert Splane,
no Milton Williams, you lose to you know, Tonga goes
out of the game, you know, you know at some point.

Speaker 5 (20:48):
But I think it's fair to criticize Gonzo versus they Flowers.
It just wasn't even a complete matchup. And knowing that's
your best corner versus their best receiver, he struggled. That
was very frustrated watching that.

Speaker 6 (20:59):
Yeah, it was.

Speaker 5 (21:00):
They had a whole highlight ready for us.

Speaker 6 (21:01):
Yeah, they were waiting.

Speaker 1 (21:02):
You know.

Speaker 3 (21:03):
It's it's he's a tough cover, and you can see
why the Patriots chose to go, you know, and put
Gonzo on him.

Speaker 1 (21:10):
I think you nailed it in the pregame, Mike. I
think they probably felt like Marcus wasn't physically well enough
to do it. Because I don't.

Speaker 6 (21:17):
Think that even a healthy Gonzo can stick with this.

Speaker 1 (21:19):
I don't think that's a good matchup for a bigger
corner on a smaller, shiftier guy, I think the shifty guy.
And he even said, like Collinsworth made the comment during
the game, Flowers likes to go against bigger corners like
that because I think they have an advantage with the
quickness get low. So I think, yeah, I think that's
fair to you know, to have Gonzo there as well.

(21:40):
The turnovers, you know, including one in the red zone.
You can't have the pick in the red zone. Take
the three points, live to fight another day, you know,
and then you got a field goal possibility at end
of the half. May fumbles again, so the turnovers hurt again,
put a little bit of a you know, a negative

(22:01):
light on what was otherwise just a lights out day
for Drake May.

Speaker 6 (22:05):
Yeah, sorry, Paul, can I make one more point? Of
you can make as many points as you just because
this was something that was really bugging me.

Speaker 1 (22:11):
Was like, we have to do this for another hour
and forty five minutes, Mike, you can.

Speaker 6 (22:16):
Like an hour already.

Speaker 3 (22:18):
No, what bugged me was just, yeah, generally the run
defense but the first touchdown is a twenty one yard run.

Speaker 6 (22:24):
The touchdown in the third quarter was an eighteen yard run.

Speaker 3 (22:27):
There was a Derrick Henry two yard run after that,
but right before that, Derek Henry had like a twenty
one yard or twenty two yard run. So it's like
they're giving up these huge chunk runs three times essentially
inside their red zone. I mean, you'll call it whatever
you want, like the twenty five ish, but you know
that's that's the time to tighten up. And I mean,
I'm glad they got them back with reminders at the end,

(22:48):
but you know, that's just what's distressing. You want to
run the ball in the red zone, like make it
tough on him, don't give it one chunk like that.
So I don't know what the answer is. We'll see
with Tonga how long he's going to be out for. Uh,
you know, maybe they get Williams back next week, so
that's you know, potential positive that that could give this
team a little bit of a boost. But yeah, just

(23:08):
the run defense, it's it's it's tough, man, it's real tough.

Speaker 7 (23:12):
Good.

Speaker 1 (23:12):
So can I go ahead?

Speaker 6 (23:13):
Can I go off on one more? On a fake punt?
I hated it. I hated it, and I don't usually
come out this strong on these kind of.

Speaker 3 (23:21):
Things, but you're playing snoop puntly, get the ball back,
punt the ball back to them, and and what might
happen is what happened on that last.

Speaker 6 (23:29):
Drive where they cough it up.

Speaker 3 (23:30):
They're limited, you know, I know they want to try
to run the ball, but I just thought it was
an overly aggressive situation where you didn't really have to
do that. I mean, that's when they took it and
went right down the field, and it was an eleven
point field game, and it felt like to me at
that point, like you're hanging by a thread right now.

Speaker 1 (23:47):
You don't go out there and score, then can put
yourself in jeopardy. There no reason at all. You're absolutely right, man.
I mean Marty Mapu throwing a pass. Oh no, he
wasn't gonna throw a pass. He was running and then
he tried to do a swim move with the ball
over the guy, but he was stopped like eleven yards
short of the first down. Anyway, throw it to me, no, no, no,
He originally was yes, I'm sorry you are well, that's

(24:08):
like what the the original call of the thing was
in the best case scenario.

Speaker 6 (24:12):
Ye are right, safety linebacker hybrid who I've never seen
the bulls you.

Speaker 1 (24:17):
I was thinking the end of the play. But you're right,
that was supposed to.

Speaker 3 (24:20):
Be a pass you absolutely we're seeing on the video
here where like there's a tight window, but like Drake
may would have had the gun it to get it
in there.

Speaker 1 (24:27):
Yeah, he actually made a good decision not to because
he wasn't open and it could have been a disaster.

Speaker 6 (24:31):
Screw it. I'll just FuMB.

Speaker 1 (24:32):
Yeah. I just felt like this was a field position game. Yeah,
And and I think that was a really bad play,
really bad play.

Speaker 4 (24:41):
Now.

Speaker 6 (24:41):
I don't like it.

Speaker 3 (24:41):
And like I said, I don't usually get too worked
up about those like kind of situations, but I was
like doing the math in my head. I'm like, not
it punted, give Snoop Huntley on his five yard line
and say you got to go ninety five yards and
maybe they would have just handed off to Derek Henry
and they would have gone ninety five yards.

Speaker 6 (24:55):
But I don't know. I didn't. I didn't like the
decision felt and.

Speaker 1 (24:58):
I also thought, you know, I think I mentioned before
the pass protection tonight, I think it's been outstanding the
last two weeks. I don't think it was as good
tonight when the blitzes that Baltimore had periodically gave Drake
May some trouble. I thought, for the first time you
noticed that Will Campbell wasn't playing. Now, I don't know.
I'm not telling you it would have been any different
with Will Campbell in there. Yeah, but the different things

(25:21):
that Baltimore did to dial up some pressure tonight generally worked. Yeah,
So I would put that on the on the bad
list as well. But you know, a lot, like a
lot of a lot of the negatives get overshadowed when
you have a when you have an eleven point comeback
and you know in the fourth quarter, it's a good
you know, it's a great way to like I said,
great way to qualify for the playoffs. Yeah, first time

(25:43):
since twenty one, right.

Speaker 3 (25:44):
Yep, Yeah, just in terms of pressure, right, I mean
the Ravens forty four point two, which is pretty sky
high on terms of pressure rate according to the next
Gen Stats.

Speaker 6 (25:54):
What was it, forty four point two?

Speaker 1 (25:56):
Yeah, so we've been down in the twenties the last
couple of weeks. If I'm I was taking low twenties,
lowest rates of the year last two two.

Speaker 3 (26:03):
Weeks, we're seventeen point two against Buffalo and then twenty
five against the Giants.

Speaker 1 (26:08):
And those were the two lowest rates of the season.

Speaker 6 (26:10):
Yeah, so forty four probably be third highest this year
compared to New Orleans.

Speaker 5 (26:15):
Now.

Speaker 1 (26:15):
They also, like I said, they had to throw the
ball forty four times tonight, So but also makes the
job a lot tougher when you have to throw, especially
in the fourth quarter, and they basically had to throw
the ball every play.

Speaker 3 (26:27):
And Patriots presure rated the twenty two point seven pretty
pretty bad five pressures the whole game according to them,
seven blitzes low blitz rate too, So just you know,
not a lot going on.

Speaker 1 (26:41):
So this could take a while. Injury, you're going to
go to the injuries, Oh boy, how do you have
in order? So it started off with Stefan Diggs, who
I don't know, like he was pointing to his shoulder
and moving his shoulder. I don't know if I don't
know if they wanted him to be checked for concussion,

(27:02):
and that.

Speaker 5 (27:03):
The report said that he was forced into the tent. Well, yeah,
get in there, which he looked compliant when he got
up though, No.

Speaker 1 (27:10):
No, he was. He was trying to he was trying
to stay on the field. He didn't want to go
to the sideline. But I don't know if it was
his shoulder, I don't know if it was his head.
I don't know if like an independent spotter you know,
demanded that he go and get checked out. But for
whatever was, he ended up coming back in the game,
So it was it was nothing at the end of
the day that caused him to miss.

Speaker 5 (27:31):
Any time again on the ground.

Speaker 1 (27:33):
So I think he was checked for concussion and the
independent evaluator demanded it, and that was the whole thing about.
They demanded him going to the tent and he didn't
want to go. Jeez. Then we have what Joshua Farmer
with a hamstring who never came back. Trevian Henderson definitely
got a concussion and never came back, Charles Woods had

(27:55):
an ankle injury, never came back, and Kyri's Tonga had
a foot injury and never came back. Those are the
guys that did not return. Mike, you want to take
it from there.

Speaker 4 (28:03):
Yeah, we go.

Speaker 6 (28:04):
So we have Morgan Moses go out and uh, that
was scary for a minute. But then he came back.

Speaker 3 (28:08):
Because good thing he did, because then because their Munford
went out, but both of them would return, thank god.

Speaker 6 (28:16):
Uh and then the other ones that were announced, well,
Pop Douglas.

Speaker 5 (28:20):
We didn't hear it.

Speaker 6 (28:22):
Carlton go down. That would happen right near the end
of the game. Thank you to our video team for
extensive list not great. Didn't love the Henderson that called
that one.

Speaker 3 (28:35):
As soon as I saw is his head hit the
turf that It's just you could tell instantly his reaction
and yeah, that's a that's a bummer. I mean, that's
the guy that you really need. But luckily you've got
Rimandre and he's kind of heating up a little bit.
So uh man, it's just been one battle after another
with the running backs. It seems like every week they're
trying to juggle something with those guys. But like I said,

(28:56):
you get Mili Williams back hopefully next week. We'll see
if that's all on track.

Speaker 1 (28:59):
Yeah, he's eligible, would come back.

Speaker 6 (29:01):
I'm really worried about Tonga too.

Speaker 1 (29:03):
I would, yeah, I would maybe think about judiciously bringing
these guys back as needed. You know, if he's healthy
and ready to go, then that's fine, Like you bring
him back. I don't. I'm not falling. I'm not in
favor of resting guys unless you know you have nothing
to play for. That's different. They have plenty to play for.

(29:24):
There's still the first round, the first round by and
the number one seed is up for grabs, so they're
still playing for something. But I would be smart about
it if these guys are not quite healthy and you're
you know, I see no need to rush them back.

Speaker 4 (29:38):
Yeah.

Speaker 6 (29:38):
Yeah, you should be able to win these two.

Speaker 1 (29:40):
Division games against teams that are absolutely playing out the
string in New York and Miami. You should be able
to beat these teams as long as you don't beat yourself. Yeah.

Speaker 3 (29:48):
Yeah, we had you know, he had Tongo with a
chest injury a couple of weeks ago, and so he's
already been, you know, kind of on the fence, got
off the injury report.

Speaker 6 (29:56):
You know, we'll see how he plays out.

Speaker 3 (29:57):
It's just they just don't have a lot of bodies inside,
and he's a very a unique piece. I mean, when
you look at him the summer, it's like he's the
big nose tackle in the middle. He was outstanding early
in the season, he's getting banged up now. But you know,
if you could get Williams and Tonga back for the playoffs,
I think that can give you some hope that that
front can get back to playing the kind of run
defense that they played earlier in the season.

Speaker 5 (30:19):
As all right, well, let's take it out to a
phone line. California.

Speaker 6 (30:27):
Lewis, California cheating right, largest.

Speaker 10 (30:36):
What's up, guys? How you doing good?

Speaker 4 (30:37):
Good?

Speaker 11 (30:38):
Are you all right? I'm a first time caller, a
long time listener, pat fan for a long time.

Speaker 1 (30:45):
Now.

Speaker 11 (30:46):
My my high school principal was Tom Brady's uncle.

Speaker 6 (30:49):
So started.

Speaker 11 (30:55):
But yeah, so my house is divided. You know, my
wife and a couple of my kids are I understands,
and me and three my daughters are Patriots fans. We
were screaming our heads off, a great game, We do
good and Drake played out of his mind. I mean,
there were some mistakes that he had, but definitely definitely

(31:16):
thought he's definitely maturing and being you know, great.

Speaker 4 (31:21):
At what are you doing?

Speaker 6 (31:23):
Yeah, you're seeing it, uh up close? I mean, and
that's long ago.

Speaker 3 (31:28):
When I made a comment that the reveil might be fun,
it was like this was the part of the watching
a young quarterback who has all the talent the world
just go through these the trials and tribulations that all
young quarterbacks have to go through, and you know, you see, yeah,
there's a graphic here.

Speaker 5 (31:43):
Wow, this is great. Oh this is beautiful.

Speaker 6 (31:47):
Good dad, were quite that long injured?

Speaker 5 (31:49):
I think it was a little bit longer. I think
it continue that list.

Speaker 3 (31:52):
But it's cool to see Drake making these strides and
these are you know, things we've talked about, when's he
going to get his fourth quarter? You know, you know
you play long and if you're gonna get these things.

Speaker 1 (32:00):
But can I tell you that's the thing that makes
me feel the best that we don't have to because
I had a mini meltdown in the middle of the week,
you know, when people just decided he can't do it.
It was like, well, can we see a couple of
examples where he fails to do it before we say
he can't? You know, And he literally has had like
two chances, maybe three chances to do that, and I

(32:21):
don't really count last year as a rookie on a
terrible team, you know, he wasn't able to rally the
team to victory. But this year that was kind of
the first time, you know, like last week against the Bills,
kind of the first time he was in that spot
and it didn't go well. Tonight it went great. Like
I'm not telling you now that see he's clutch. I

(32:42):
don't know that either, Like it's a small sample, like
it hasn't happened yet.

Speaker 6 (32:47):
But I you Knowtle Ranch now you know games online.
He's not gonna poop his pants.

Speaker 1 (32:55):
But it just bugged me that people, so many people
were calling and saying he just doesn't have it, He
doesn't have it, doesn't have it. What can we see
the sales size like a half dozen times before we say, okay,
he doesn't have it.

Speaker 6 (33:05):
You know, Well, it's it's tough. It's a tough comparison
because that is what made Tom Brady specials. He did
it so often and and I.

Speaker 3 (33:13):
Know when he did it right away, right And then
the reality is is that most quarterbacks, even the really
good ones, are more up and down and it's not
quite as you know, tom Brady's got like a winning
record when he's down in the score going into the
fourth court, like one of those crazy stats, like he's
losing going to the fourth quarter. He's still got a
winning record, Like that's how good he was.

Speaker 5 (33:32):
So but he's a once in a lifetime player, so
we need to stop.

Speaker 3 (33:34):
Right right, No, I know, and that's you know, we're
spoiled and you know you've seen it happen before. So
you're like, well, why can't he just click into you know,
unstoppable mode in the fourth quarter like Tom always used
to do exactly, But it's you know, it's good to
see him starting to just check these boxes off and
not you know, have these things hanging over him and.

Speaker 1 (33:50):
Just be curious to see what people come up with now,
like you know, I mean, oh yeah, well, you know,
Stevenson had to run it in and again, just let
him have a few, you know, if we get to
you know, he's three four years into his career and
now he's been faced with these you know, a dozen
dozen't you know, or so at times, then you can

(34:11):
make a determination as to whether or not you think
the guy is at his best. Like I think Aaron
Rodgers is one of the best quarterbacks I've ever seen.
I don't think he's at his best in that situation.
I think he struggles in that situation. Now, most quarterbacks
are good in those situations. Even bad quarterbacks tend to
be better late in games when they're throwing it on
every down. And you know, right, So I just I

(34:36):
got I got annoyed this week when we got more
than one call that sort of indicated that he doesn't
have the clutch gene and he's not going to be
able to bring the team from behind. So I was
glad that he was able to do that tonight. I
don't care about the three hundred yards, but I do
care about the fourth quarter comeback you get from one
of your parents. I have no question, Mike. It's twelve

(34:57):
oh two Eastern, and I'm sitting here.

Speaker 12 (34:59):
With you.

Speaker 6 (35:02):
To shine Paul.

Speaker 1 (35:03):
The show is on the I would surely be doing
something productive with listening.

Speaker 6 (35:08):
They want Christmas week, that's right, Well we are officially
now four days.

Speaker 3 (35:14):
Yeah, get sleep, it's gonna be it's gonna be kind
of staring at the ceiling for about an hour.

Speaker 1 (35:24):
But just a terrific win for the Patriots, like and
Drake may especially, but a terrific win for the team
down eleven come back.

Speaker 6 (35:31):
Yeah, just good stuff. You know, a team victory.

Speaker 3 (35:33):
Just looking at this stow, you know, really the I
guess it's the second lowest pressure rate from the defense
of the whole season, with the lowest being Pittsburgh.

Speaker 6 (35:43):
So you know, something that.

Speaker 1 (35:46):
Makes sense concerned me about that is that would make
sense to me given you know, you had to play
a lot of base defense tonight in an effort to
try to load up against the run, and yet you
couldn't stop the run, you know what I mean. So
you're not gonna you're going to sacrifice a pass rush
because you got to make sure you're safe, and then
you weren't safe, you know. Fortunately John Harbad decided Derek, Derek, Derek,

(36:12):
You've done enough. You've done enough. We can take it
from here.

Speaker 5 (36:15):
But the jacket by I would love to hear if
he's asked about that.

Speaker 1 (36:19):
I would love to hear if Ravens fans are apoplectic.

Speaker 5 (36:22):
Oh, they were upset on X. I made sure to
search that.

Speaker 3 (36:24):
I mean to glints inside the studio. We're sitting here,
I'm like, are they just going to hand it off
to Derek Henry like ten.

Speaker 1 (36:29):
Times right now? So, when when Mike and I were
sort of bickering early in the fourth quarter, when Mike
was pouting at the game, was over and I was
suggesting that the Ravens have a hard time closing these
games out. Mike said, they just have to hand the
ball off to Derek Henry. Would you believe that not
only Derek Henry didn't get another carry, he didn't participate

(36:53):
in another play in the game.

Speaker 5 (36:57):
It doesn't make sense.

Speaker 1 (36:59):
He went in a touchdown on a two yard run
that was as easy as easy could be to put
the Ravens up twenty four to thirteen, four straight, twelve
fifty left in the game, five yards and never participated
in another play in the in the Ravens ensuing two drives,
I'd even had him out there at the end, even

(37:19):
though they're in a two minute drill. I'd rather take
my chances that he gets the ball and the you know,
a little swing pass, he makes one guy missing, he's
in the open field. I'll take my shot.

Speaker 13 (37:29):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (37:30):
I can't believe that that that John Harbaugh did the
Patriots that favor on that drive. Absolutely three they need
first downs and the best player is on the sideline.

Speaker 5 (37:39):
All right, But we're going to head to Baltimore where
we have mde ramondre Stevenson. We see your head, but
not your faith ye stood up.

Speaker 1 (37:47):
Pretend just knock me in it too tomorrow like you
did all night tonight.

Speaker 6 (37:52):
I get hey, tell me not as good.

Speaker 1 (37:57):
As you guys.

Speaker 3 (38:00):
Just start with the simple stuff. What can you say
about this game? Back and forth the whole night. You
guys closed it out at the end.

Speaker 6 (38:05):
What does this win mean for the team?

Speaker 1 (38:07):
It was just a relentless win.

Speaker 14 (38:09):
We knew we were gonna go into a dog fight,
and I feel like in the second half we all
just came together, knew what we had to do.

Speaker 1 (38:15):
Limited, you know, some mistakes.

Speaker 14 (38:16):
It wasn't perfect at all, but we limited some mistakes
and had I think three good drives at the end
to you know, to to seal the game. And it
feels great.

Speaker 6 (38:24):
We feeling good over here.

Speaker 1 (38:26):
Minder. Can you sort of take us into into the
mindset offensively? You know, you're down down eleven in the
fourth quarter. You know, you guys got to be pretty
much perfect if you want to come away with a win.
What was the mindset? Like? What was Drake? You know,
what was the message from Drake? What was just the
overall feel on the offense for those last two drives?

Speaker 4 (38:45):
Yeah, we ever thought we were out of it.

Speaker 6 (38:46):
We always knew we had a chance.

Speaker 14 (38:48):
I think everybody on that sideline just just thought we're
gonna win the whole time, even down to.

Speaker 4 (38:52):
Eleven and Drake, you know, he's a he's a leader.

Speaker 1 (38:55):
He got botho on us a little bit.

Speaker 14 (38:57):
He just told us we got it, just limbit a mistakes,
go down there and put a winning drive together.

Speaker 4 (39:02):
And we did. We did.

Speaker 14 (39:03):
We had a couple of winning drives. So I think
we responded well, even being down and.

Speaker 6 (39:07):
Things like that.

Speaker 5 (39:08):
Andre Paul was actually prison earlier. You did a lot
in this game, obviously the touchdown, but also blocking. What
were you seeing from the Ravens defense that allowed you
to feel maybe feel a little more free in this one.

Speaker 14 (39:20):
Yeah, they brought a couple of blitzes. Honestly, it wasn't
blitz heavy like I thought it was going to be.
So I got out a couple of times on a
couple of pass pros, and yeah, it felt good. I
think we're all rolling, We're all on the same page.
The old line was on the same page. We were
in and out of the huddle, we were urgent. So
I think it was a good day, a lot to
learn from, but I think it was a good day overall.

Speaker 3 (39:41):
I know, Andre, I gotta say, like, I know you
got the last touchdown.

Speaker 6 (39:43):
It was awesome.

Speaker 3 (39:44):
But we're here watching and every time you're making a
pass protection block, Paul.

Speaker 6 (39:47):
It's like, did you see you know? We just got
you to know we appreciate your past block.

Speaker 1 (39:52):
Yo, Hey Paul, I appreciate, understand the finer point. I
see some of that stuff too. It was at least
three or four of those just killing guys. It was awesome.

Speaker 4 (40:05):
Ye, thank you.

Speaker 3 (40:06):
Just take us through that last touchdown, though, I mean,
what a way to finish it. Uh you know, what
did you see on that play? And was there anybody
gonna stop you from getting in that end zone?

Speaker 1 (40:14):
Uh?

Speaker 14 (40:15):
Yeah, I seen they were They were bossed over. It
was a I hit it backside. So the play was
supposed to go left. It was the lead play to
the left, but I seen all the linebackers are bossed over.
The line was bossed over, so I kind of I
don't like Sandy, but I kind of predetermined where I
was going to take it, uh backside. So then after
I took the backside, it was just it was wide open.

(40:35):
I seen Kita making a great block on on the
corner and I just ran behind him and got.

Speaker 6 (40:39):
Into the end zone.

Speaker 5 (40:41):
Beautifully executed anything.

Speaker 1 (40:43):
It's going to be a great flight home. I would
imagine you guys are back in the playoffs. It's been
a little while. You guys watch the playoffs for tonight.
What was the message from from Mike Grabel after this one? Uh,
here's here's just happy.

Speaker 14 (40:57):
How we played, Happy, how relentless we were in the
second half, fourth quarter.

Speaker 7 (41:03):
Uh, he was.

Speaker 1 (41:03):
He was just happy for the win.

Speaker 7 (41:05):
And yeah, the.

Speaker 4 (41:05):
Playoffs is great.

Speaker 14 (41:06):
We're all competitors, so the playoffs is great for us.

Speaker 1 (41:08):
We're happy about that.

Speaker 5 (41:10):
Congratulations, get some rest.

Speaker 1 (41:12):
Well, yeah, he's I do you know, I think back
to the beginning of the season when he when he
had the fumbling issues, and you know, Mike Rabel stuck
by him, and you know, I think to the beginning
of his career when he had a fumble in his

(41:33):
first ever game and Bill Belichick basically put him on
ice for about a month, you know, And I just
think of the differences there, of the different ways to
handle it, and I think what the reminder has done now.
Vermandre deserves the credit. He's the one that's played himself
back into you know, this situation where he was a
huge contributor in the game tonight, but he was given

(41:54):
the opportunity to work his way out of that funk
by Mike Rabels. So I just I think that whole
the way that came out. You know, it probably sound
like I'm John Candy on Saturday Night Live, like, yeah,
that was awesome, But no, I mean I just am
a socker for those kinds of redemption stories.

Speaker 6 (42:10):
But how much do they need him tonight?

Speaker 8 (42:11):
You know?

Speaker 3 (42:11):
And I mean, and that's the thing, like you put
the guy into into the mental gymnastics, am I gonna play?

Speaker 6 (42:16):
Am I not?

Speaker 3 (42:17):
You know, he's still in there, then mistakes tend to happen.
But now you're not only having the touchdown at the end,
but also running the clock out at the end, and
you know, trusting him with the ball. I mean, those
are you know, critical moments that you know, if you
didn't think he was gonna hang on, you weren't gonna
give it to him.

Speaker 8 (42:31):
So no, he was.

Speaker 3 (42:32):
He was awesome tonight, really really fun to watch. He
just tell how excited they are. Hey, we know him,
he's usually very stoke.

Speaker 6 (42:40):
Yeah, no, he is he can tell they're they're fired up,
and that's good. They they should be. They should be.
It's a good win.

Speaker 5 (42:45):
Well, well, I think the point you made is lost
on fans a lot of times, where like, no one
just makes it to the NFL, Like you have to
be a good enough player to even get drafted. So
a lot of times the coaching style really does affect
the growth of a player in their trajectory, and clearly
today is a example of it.

Speaker 6 (43:00):
I mean, so you know, spread it all around.

Speaker 3 (43:02):
You know, there's just a guy especially I just think
of the receiving corps and and the tight ends, you know,
everybody kind of coming through, staying ready, staying mentally focused.
I mean, I like that he pointed out. You know,
Kyle Oone's delivering a block, you know, doing some of
that dirty work. We highlighted Stevenson doing it, but you
know Mac Collins is out there doing a lot of
that stuff.

Speaker 6 (43:18):
Too, And you know Dig's making these tough catches, taking tough,
tough hits.

Speaker 1 (43:22):
There's a lot of everybody, but all the guys you
just mentioned, you know, like so Stevenson comes back from
some early season struggles, the kicker had you know, had
a couple of missed extra points in a week two.
He's been pretty much perfect since uh, you know, you
talked about Kyle Williams. You know, it was like a
month and a half ago. We're like, Jesus, this guy
ever going to get it. It doesn't look great when

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they throw the ball to him, and now that's two
bombs that he's caught for touchdowns in the last what
three or four games. You know, it hasn't been a
lot of volume, but when when they call upon him,
he's been delivering, you know, and digs digs three straight
games under under thirty yards receiving tonight one hundred already eight.
You know, not that you ever doubted Diggs's ability, not

(44:03):
the same thing, but you know what I'm saying, it's
just like the ability of these guys to bounce back,
be ready when their numbers called it. That's why that's
how you get to twelve wins.

Speaker 6 (44:13):
Yeah, yeah, they don't. How about some love for the
offensive line though too. I Mean, I know it wasn't perfect, but.

Speaker 1 (44:17):
Like, but again, being ready, being ready for tonight.

Speaker 6 (44:21):
Coming in, going out, Yeah, we didn't know if when
going out to write, by the way, tough SB, Yeah,
coming tough.

Speaker 3 (44:28):
SB said that at one point they were putting a
brace on them, they took it off, like I mean,
he you know, he's just demonstrating the leadership that we
saw from minute one when he walked in here during
the free agency introductory press conferences and we were all like,
who is this guy?

Speaker 6 (44:43):
Can you be our dad?

Speaker 1 (44:45):
I want him to be my life coach. It's not
to coach me on.

Speaker 3 (44:48):
Life, right, just daily, great great great He's like, no,
my great great great great great great grandfather, part of
the red seat, Morgan.

Speaker 5 (44:58):
It's a good joke, though. It's stand to the time.
All right, let's head out to Florida where Sean is?

Speaker 1 (45:04):
Hi?

Speaker 15 (45:04):
Sean, Hey, guys, I just wanted to make a few points.
I didn't hear the good and bad, but initially I
kind of felt like Drake May was part of the bad,
kind of flipped to the good. I kind of want
your opinion on that after the fact. Yeah, the game
was kind of solely put on his shoulders towards the end.
And then my next point was obviously ramondre Stevenson kind

(45:29):
of put the game away. But I feel like the
upsurgence of Henderson's kind of play is kind of kept
them nice and fresh in the spots that he's been
kind of injected. And then my third point is going
to be I have some kind of concerns about the
defense play calling specifically. I saw a lot of times

(45:50):
where it was like the outside zones, it kind of
seemed like you had Davis or Gonzo kind of playing
in between two different gaps and they had to come
underneath and kind of make tackles. It just wasn't a
good look. But I'll go ahead and listen to your
guys response afterwards, thinks thank you sir.

Speaker 3 (46:07):
Yeah, I mean, just with May we were saying, he's
firmly on the goodness started to kill until the fourth quarter.

Speaker 1 (46:14):
Yeah, the then it just was overshadowed.

Speaker 3 (46:16):
But yeah, yeah, game winning two game winning touchdowns, I mean, yeah,
that's that's enough to get you totally on the good list.

Speaker 1 (46:23):
But I thought it was really good at times throughout
the game. But he was but he had some really
bad plays too. In the fourth quarter. You know, he
was he was pretty much uh, you know, dead on
when he had to be, and that you know, that
overshadows all.

Speaker 4 (46:37):
Yeah.

Speaker 3 (46:38):
Yeah, now it's just kind of the middle of the
road kind of thing where it's you know, not that
May that you had during the wind streak where it
was like ninety percent of his passes and it's like,
you know, could do no wrong, and you know, this
is a little bit more of what an you know,
what quarterback looks like. There's gonna be mistakes, there's gonna
be these kind of games.

Speaker 1 (46:53):
But I don't know what half of this stuff means.
But the next gen stats like he completed four four
or five is beyond twenty air yards for a career
high hundred and eleven yards in a touchdown. That I
that I get.

Speaker 6 (47:05):
That's chucking.

Speaker 1 (47:06):
You know. May's plus sixty two point six EPA on
deep attempts this season are the most in the NFL
and plus twenty point six more than any Patriots quarterback
in the last decade.

Speaker 6 (47:15):
He's really good at throwing the ball deep.

Speaker 1 (47:18):
Yeah, I have eyes, I know. I mean it's just
like even the ones that are incomplete generally you know,
are right there, Booty one.

Speaker 3 (47:26):
I mean they're just all they're like, I don't know
how he does it. I mean, I've never seen anything
quite like it. It's just uncanny.

Speaker 6 (47:31):
They throw the ball forty yards down the field and
just have it.

Speaker 1 (47:33):
We should go on the field and practice like hit
me out. Don't understand it, So it's funny. Vrabel I
guess was asked about the you know that the Booty
play and no no no passing appearance. They asked if
you've got an explanation. He said, no, here's what the
explanation that I got. You have to survive the ground.
I said, I'm very aware of the catch rule, but

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that's all I got.

Speaker 3 (47:59):
I think Booty maybe got might have gotten a concussion
or something on that one too. I mean, it's kind
of weird how we hit the ground and then he
just kind of dropped it. It's not really like him.
So we'll watch that one too. I mean, this is
a hope it's gonna be quite well. I guess we
don't have to wait very long because they're practicing Tuesday,
so you'll see get a sense of who's out there,

(48:19):
who might be in concussion protocol or you know.

Speaker 6 (48:22):
But yeah, keep an eye on Morgan, Moses Kiris, Tanga
big Ones.

Speaker 5 (48:26):
Yeah, all right, you ready Christian in La, what's up?

Speaker 16 (48:32):
Hey?

Speaker 3 (48:32):
Guys?

Speaker 17 (48:33):
Having patriots when a win is a win? And now
we are in and I know I came down kind
of harsh and.

Speaker 6 (48:40):
Negative the other day, Christian, he really did.

Speaker 5 (48:43):
We like the accountability though there were some there were
some things they had to prove, and they did that.

Speaker 17 (48:48):
I mean they they proved they had mental toughness, like
how they handled the booty no calls. They could have
gotten distracted and collapsed, but they didn't. They they handled
how they bounced back from last week's collapse. They prove
they can do that. They prove they can play in
the cold. Drake may prove that he can play clutch

(49:08):
ball when he counted. He wasn't perfect, but he was
clutch when he counts it, And that's all I wanted
to see. McDaniels proved that his play calling in the
second half can get a little easier, you know, a
little fast and easy for Drake to read. He wasn't
pop popping around back there, going up with the first
reason throwing the ball. And we proved that we can
score in the second half of the s I can

(49:29):
have touched out. That's all I wanted to see, you guys.
And with that said, now we don't have to limp
into the next few games and the playoffs. Now it's
up to us to take care of business in the
last two weeks and go roaring into the playoffs. But
before I go, I do in a publicly apologize for
Paul and everyone in Pascination because I no longer think

(49:51):
that we're a paper tiger. I no longer think that
we're a team that's going to make the playoffs. I
think that we are a playoff team. But with that said,
let's go, let's take let's go fascinations.

Speaker 5 (50:03):
Thank you Christian camera.

Speaker 1 (50:05):
Right, I'm not only speechless, I just you know, yeah,
I just waiting to see if Buffalo can squeak in. Yeah.
I don't really have anything.

Speaker 6 (50:16):
You're good.

Speaker 1 (50:19):
One game just proved that. The nineteen things that you
just said, it proved on one game. So when you
don't do it, you can't do it. You don't do
it in one game, you can't do it. But if
you do it in one, you've done it. You know
you can always do it.

Speaker 6 (50:31):
Doesn't mean you'll always.

Speaker 4 (50:32):
Do it, but do it.

Speaker 1 (50:34):
A lot of things going on there.

Speaker 5 (50:36):
We're gonna head to my favorite state. Can you take
a guess, Joys Joey Garrett, I'm from Jersey goodness.

Speaker 1 (50:42):
Great.

Speaker 6 (50:43):
I mean it has to be your favorite state.

Speaker 5 (50:45):
That's a good point. Actually, that's a really good point, Garrett.

Speaker 1 (50:48):
This is very just after midnight at that you could.

Speaker 6 (50:52):
Get a lay with a lot. I know after minutoy the.

Speaker 5 (50:55):
Viewership is going down.

Speaker 1 (50:58):
Well maybe not people, Garrett, Are you yes, I'm still here?

Speaker 18 (51:02):
Yeah, Hey, guys. I was happy we got to win.
Baltimore always plays us tough. I'm a little bit skeptical
about our defense going into the playoffs. You know, we
blew a twenty one point league against Buffalo. Uh, you
know we they were passing all of us. Henry was

(51:22):
running all of us to day. The injuries don't make
me feel good going into the playoffs too. But I'm
in the keeper league and I'm going to keep Drake May.
I love Drake May. He's awesome. And I think Mike
Babel got these guys played and splay at football. They
want to be here, you know, they they hustle on
every play. A few years ago, I didn't see that

(51:44):
under Belichick. I'm not saying Belichick was a bad coach,
but I'm happy that we can possibly get the one
seed and I'm happy that we can possibly take over
the East. And do you guys, I know this may
seem like a little weird, but do you think Josh
McDaniel's gonna take another head coaching job next year? Do
you think he's gonna stay around? Because this Patriot's offense

(52:06):
looked so much different with him at the Helm compared
to last year, and we've made so many strides in
the offense and we need to keep him here. You know,
we can't have him taking head coaching jobs and leaving
us again the last two times. And him and Brave
will make a great combo and you know they're the

(52:27):
difference and reason why this team and Drake May has
developed into a contender this year because of those two guys.
You know, just my opinion and good show as always,
and I love to hear you take thanks for calling.

Speaker 1 (52:43):
Here, Thanks Derek.

Speaker 6 (52:45):
I don't think he's going anywhere, You got that, mic, Yeah,
I don't think he's going there anywhere, at least not
next year. So you know, you always see those lists
of head coach.

Speaker 3 (52:56):
I don't know where would he Josh just enjoy it
man developed the Hello Drake man, have fun with that.

Speaker 6 (53:02):
But what else was there on that?

Speaker 1 (53:04):
I think that you got Drake may and Colea.

Speaker 6 (53:09):
You might want to I'd like to hang on to
Drake Maye to think, so I think he's.

Speaker 1 (53:12):
Good to kick out of future.

Speaker 5 (53:15):
Alright, let's add to jackson Shoot, we're just talking about.

Speaker 6 (53:19):
Where I start to get punched.

Speaker 5 (53:21):
You need to sleep, man, Todd. How's Jacksonville looking?

Speaker 1 (53:25):
Oh you don't answer that?

Speaker 5 (53:26):
Whoa jackonea?

Speaker 6 (53:31):
Come on?

Speaker 11 (53:33):
How are you guys feeling about Drake may right now?

Speaker 1 (53:35):
But my uh name for him now is Bam bombs
away May.

Speaker 6 (53:42):
Yeah, that's That's what I'm talking about.

Speaker 1 (53:45):
Now.

Speaker 13 (53:45):
What are you guys thinking about Jacksonville?

Speaker 1 (53:48):
Is part of like.

Speaker 15 (53:51):
I feel like they're for real now.

Speaker 5 (53:54):
What the Patriots?

Speaker 1 (53:55):
Patriots?

Speaker 19 (53:55):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Jacksonville.

Speaker 1 (53:59):
Yeah, Patriots, Oh, Jacksonville possibly.

Speaker 6 (54:02):
I think Jacksonville's for real too.

Speaker 4 (54:04):
Yeah yeah yeah.

Speaker 13 (54:07):
I mean the defense right now, for the pass I'm
conconcerned with Milton out in.

Speaker 15 (54:15):
Some of the injuries that we're piling up right now.

Speaker 1 (54:18):
I mean it's a little.

Speaker 19 (54:19):
Concerning, but.

Speaker 9 (54:22):
What we got going on offensively, I feel like I
can overcome a little bit.

Speaker 6 (54:27):
Yeah, but what do you guys think? Yeah, I think
they need mill Williams and Roberts flame back too.

Speaker 1 (54:32):
Yeah, for the playoffs banged out, that's for sure.

Speaker 3 (54:35):
That's two guys. And then and maybe Tong is in
that group too. And I don't think Davis, but maybe
you know, but.

Speaker 1 (54:40):
Dave Davis and Davis and Jones are clearly not. I
didn't see a ton of Marcus Jones on defense tonight.
I mean, I have do you have those the do
you have those snap counts number? It also didn't look
like he was interested in returning punts tonight. It looked
like he was going to be fair catching the ball.

Speaker 3 (55:00):
And yeah, so Marcus Jones only played eighteen defensive snaps
out of fifty four possible, so that's a.

Speaker 6 (55:06):
Third now snaps.

Speaker 1 (55:08):
I'm not telling you for sure that that it was
health related. I think it was.

Speaker 6 (55:12):
Yeah, me too.

Speaker 1 (55:14):
There's definitely an argument to be made that you had
to play more base defense tonight because of who you
were playing against. So maybe it would have been a
lower snap total for him anyway. But my guess is
that was related to his health.

Speaker 5 (55:27):
That makes sense.

Speaker 1 (55:29):
You know, they got to get some of these guys healthy.
Milton Williams, Spalline, you get those two guys in the
secondary and at least you go in with a full deck.

Speaker 6 (55:37):
Yeah, you know, yeah, it's really good coupall.

Speaker 3 (55:40):
This is another example of PP not really needing that
they I mean, they played seventeen snaps of base which
is the highest amount thirty one percent.

Speaker 6 (55:49):
So I don't know if that's the season high, but
it is. You're totally right, it's a very.

Speaker 1 (55:53):
So that may like, just as you know, a point
of competitive that may have meant seventeen snaps that Marcus
Jones at one hundred percent would have been on the
field for it, right, may have been. I'm not saying
that he would have come out every time on base defense,
but there's a chance, yeah, there's a chance that that
contributed to his load number tonight. But I think it
was probably as much to do it. Didn't look didn't
it look like he was very cautious on punt returns tonight,

(56:15):
like not coming out that clock. Not that I clocked it,
you know, I thought, I thought, I think there was
only two and I think he let both of them
bounce in front, and it would have been help would
have been more helpful if they forced a punt or two.
But you know, it looked like he let them both
bounce and I think that he probably wanted to, you know,
on the side of caution.

Speaker 3 (56:32):
Yeah, I mean, you need help to get that number
one seed in AFC in the by but talk about
needing it on defense and to get guys as healthy
as possible. I don't think anyone's going to be one
hundred percent for the playoffs. I'm sure, like Harold Landry
won't be. But you know, I think these are the
lessons you look at, and to me, it just goes
back to the summer when we watched this defense and
then early into the season and it was like, yeah,

(56:54):
they they brought a bunch of guys in, they kind
of put their defense together, but there's still work to
be done this offseason. You know, they need they need
more pieces defensively, and you know you're seeing a bad
end of it right now because they're injured and you
have a lot of backups having to play bigger roles.
But even still, I think that there are roles next
year that they're going to have to upgrade to get
this defense, just to raise the overall level of it.

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I mean, they think they've played well and you know
in spurts here and there, but they're just not healthy
right now, and especially without Spain and Williams.

Speaker 6 (57:23):
Those are their two bada.

Speaker 1 (57:24):
And that's why when we were doing the good the bad.
You know, I don't want to beat up on him
too much because you're missing Gregory. I mean, you're missing
key parts of especially you know, right in the middle
there with Williams and Spoline. You know, the numbers are
what they are. They've really struggled in the four games
now without Milton Williams. You know, I think it's the

(57:47):
four worst games run defense statistically of the season.

Speaker 20 (57:51):
Now.

Speaker 1 (57:51):
I know they were leaking a little bit before he
got hurt, but this has really been accentuated since he's
been out, and now the last two of you without
your leading tackler in inside linebackers. So I don't think
they played very well defensively tonight, but I think there's
at least, you know, some reasons for it.

Speaker 3 (58:07):
Yeah, and so I still think the points stands though.
Of he had Drake maychuck and bombs down the field.

Speaker 1 (58:12):
Like you know, you can offset a little bit and
you have all you you basically have all you weapons.
You lost treviaon Henderson tonight, but you get Rimond re Stevenson.
You get all your wide receivers, you got both of
your tight ends, and you got your quarterback, so you
can I've said this millions of times. You can scheme
around an offensive line you're missing a guy or two
up front, you can get you can get away with that.
I know everybody thinks it's blastom and when you say, like, oh,

(58:35):
you don't need to have you know the you know
the Eagles have the best offensive line in football. Yeah
they do. But like, you can get by with less
than the best offensive line, and I think the Patriots
have shown that this year. Like you have some coaching
that works around some of the shortcomings that you might
have on the edges, and you have a quarterback that

(58:55):
can make plays. That's much more important, you.

Speaker 5 (58:58):
Know, more than most have.

Speaker 3 (59:00):
Yeah, yeah, just find some pass rush and try to
figure out how to stop the run a little bit.
But I've I'm totally on Paul side of the street now,
where it's just like, yeah, not being able to stop
the run, it's not great, But it's also not a
death sence.

Speaker 4 (59:13):
You know.

Speaker 3 (59:13):
It's it's it's it's if you can to rush the
passer a little bit and you can throw the ball
on offense. It can offset it. If you're trying to
slow the game down, run it a bunch, You're only
going to score so many times.

Speaker 6 (59:24):
And yeah, that's one of its one of the biggest
things I've learned from from Yeah.

Speaker 1 (59:28):
Now, and I will say, you know, we're an hour
in right, Yeah, I feel like we're two you know,
three hours, two hours. I'll save it for now.

Speaker 6 (59:38):
Second we're losing. We got to be back at ten
thirty more. Anyways, sleepier we.

Speaker 1 (59:48):
I think we gave the Patriots a lot of accolades tonight,
and every one of them is deserved. They showed incredible
toughness in four to two. But it does help when
the other team's quarterback gets hurt and goes out. You know,
I don't think you're threw any incomplete passes. Before he left.
You know, he was seven for ten for one hundred
and one yards.

Speaker 6 (01:00:06):
I think Snoop was four for four.

Speaker 1 (01:00:10):
He ended up nine for ten, But the difference is
he's nine for ten for sixty five yards as opposed
to one hundred and one, so he can't get the
ball downfield.

Speaker 8 (01:00:17):
No, I.

Speaker 6 (01:00:19):
List disappointed. I'd like to see you want to put
the best.

Speaker 1 (01:00:23):
Yeah, I'm not sure they win the game if Lamar
doesn't get hurt, let's put it that way. But I
don't care because he did get hurt and the Patriots
were down eleven in the fourth quarter and had to
come back. That had to happen. That had nothing to
do with Lamar Jackson not playing. Yeah, no, I will
Derek Henry would have been on the sideline anyway because
obviously he just rot didn't want to put him in,

(01:00:45):
you know, for whatever. So what happened in the fourth
quarter is irrelevant for Lamar Jackson. But I you know,
I gave the we you know, I think we gave
the Patriots a lot of flowers and they're all deserved.
And I have a crush in Remandre.

Speaker 4 (01:00:57):
Now.

Speaker 1 (01:00:58):
Now it's nice that I balance it out, but I
have Marcus Jones on defense and I have rom Andre
on offense. I might I might have to go up
to him in the locker room, you know, and and
just you know, just just give him a little high
morale boost.

Speaker 6 (01:01:11):
Hey you uh question.

Speaker 3 (01:01:12):
Do you guys think that that this helps Drake Mays
VP case, this this performance tonight that mistakes in it?

Speaker 1 (01:01:19):
Yeah, I think that he's clearly I think it's a
two man race. You know, I was asked this in
the pregame show. It's Stafford and May. I think Stafford
is clearly the leader. If May wins it, then the
voters are going to give him credit for doing more
with less, much like they did for Josh Allen last
year when Lamar Jackson was clearly the better player statistically.

(01:01:40):
I think it's Stafford's to lose. And I think Stafford
was unbelievable the other night, even though they lost the game.
But yeah, this, I mean he tow us at three
hundred and eighty yards and leads a you know, two
touchdown drives in the fourth quarter. People watch that that
that's gonna that's gonna resonate him a little bump. Yeah, absolutely,
that wasn't early when through the I mean, listen, there's

(01:02:01):
no like, these guys don't just play perfect games. You know,
there's gonna be some bumps along the way. But when
he had to be when he had to be good,
he was.

Speaker 21 (01:02:10):
By the way.

Speaker 5 (01:02:10):
People are calling for John Harbo's head on X on Baltimore,
which is not surprising. Kenny scored a rushing touchdown with
twelve fifty left in the fourth, the Ravens led twenty
four to thirteen all Caps. He never touched the ball
again in the Ravens love He.

Speaker 1 (01:02:27):
Never stepped foot on the field again. I don't think
you know, he did not. That's unofficial.

Speaker 5 (01:02:31):
John Harbo needs to be fired.

Speaker 1 (01:02:33):
I don't think he was on the field again the
rest of the year, and all Mike and I was
sitting there saying, what are they going to? You know,
how how do we gear up to stop Derek Henry
on this drive when they did try to get first
downs and then they even got a first down. They
converted a third down with a pass and they got
a first down, and I'm thinking to myself, now they
got going. Now here comes Dereck Henry to sault this

(01:02:55):
one away and he's got a coat on it. Harball Man,
I think is a terrific coach.

Speaker 4 (01:03:01):
So I don't get it.

Speaker 1 (01:03:02):
So yeah, there, I just don't get it.

Speaker 3 (01:03:03):
Alex Barth transcribed a bunch of his answer you these questions,
which it's kind of I mean, I don't know how
much we want to get into how convoluted it is,
but it was, you know, basically saying it was a rotation,
and yeah, I wish Derek had been out there.

Speaker 4 (01:03:17):
Right, Who is this?

Speaker 6 (01:03:19):
This is John Harbaugh.

Speaker 1 (01:03:20):
John Harbor said, I wish Derek had been out there.

Speaker 3 (01:03:22):
Well, let me read it's kind of common looking back,
Would I rather have Derek start the drive? Yeah, but
Derek was kind of ready for Keaton to start that
drive and then he was planning on coming in next,
so they were working that rotation you look back on,
I think it's creazy to say he should have been
in there, shouldn't have been in there, But we're rotating
those guys throughout the game as two backs. But yeah,
game winning drive. Do I want Derek Henry on the field, Sure,
I do want him on the field.

Speaker 5 (01:03:43):
What as a head coach? Right, I wanted him on
the field.

Speaker 1 (01:03:49):
But they were doing something that is really bizarre. It's
he that makes it sound like he didn't have like, well,
we predetermined that it was going to be a rotation
and you wish it was his turn, but it wasn't.

Speaker 6 (01:04:02):
I mean, I can't mess with the rotation.

Speaker 1 (01:04:03):
That's dumb. That's dumb. And you can watch the playoffs.
I mean, one of the most talented teams, the Patriots,
I know.

Speaker 6 (01:04:10):
That's what he was to me. This is just another
thing of like when NFL teams.

Speaker 3 (01:04:13):
Lose, it just all goes bad, and which is like
best scrambling and the fans are mad and the players
and they.

Speaker 1 (01:04:19):
Tell me that, they always tell me how hard this
to win? I think teams do this crap.

Speaker 5 (01:04:23):
Everyone shoot themselves on the foot.

Speaker 6 (01:04:26):
We had a rotation.

Speaker 1 (01:04:27):
We had a rotation.

Speaker 5 (01:04:30):
All right, let's add to Baltimore where Steven is. Stephen,
were you at the game?

Speaker 1 (01:04:34):
What are we watching him?

Speaker 5 (01:04:35):
That's actually watching today? Okay, this is I'm sorry, Steven,
So this is when you're on TV. The show that
I host is Monday through Friday eleven thirty in the morning.
But right now it's reairing after saying that football and
a magician is taking off his shirt because he's wearing

(01:04:57):
a Brady jersey, and I pulled a card that said
he would bring out a model with a.

Speaker 6 (01:05:05):
Job.

Speaker 5 (01:05:06):
This is insane. It's like inception right now. All right, Steven,
back to you in Baltimore.

Speaker 19 (01:05:11):
It's actually it's actually Peter.

Speaker 9 (01:05:15):
I was at the game. Remarkably, like the whole section
I was in was was in the lower bowls, mostly
past fans.

Speaker 5 (01:05:22):
We could hear that.

Speaker 6 (01:05:24):
M VP chance mm hmm, yeah, a.

Speaker 17 (01:05:27):
Lot of MVP chance.

Speaker 9 (01:05:28):
I'm a little sore throat. I none of us could
understand what the heck, sorry the heck.

Speaker 1 (01:05:35):
What that.

Speaker 3 (01:05:40):
May go?

Speaker 4 (01:05:41):
Well?

Speaker 9 (01:05:41):
As a teacher, it's it's easier, but may go down.
I think it was like the Indianapolis fake fake punt.
That's just one of the most mind boggling decisions. I
just I couldn't really understand it. The The other kind
of the other thing I noticed in the game was
in trying to not watch the ball but watch our receivers.
Just how non competitive so many of our routes were

(01:06:05):
throughout the game, which was definitely concerning. But could I
ask a question for you guys, because they refused to
show on the long shot to Booty. They wouldn't show
the replay, which kind of we all assumed.

Speaker 1 (01:06:19):
That it was DP. I, yeah, it was. It was. Yeah.
He tackled him, Marlon Humphrey tackles him as the balls
come down. He just grabbed him right, yeah, wrapped him
up right around the it's you. I'd like to tell
you it's an egregious no call. But there's probably about
the tenth or eleventh worst call I saw today, you know,

(01:06:41):
you know, and watching all the games, and I guess.

Speaker 9 (01:06:47):
Kind of just one general question for you guys. Do
you think kind of what we've seen over the last
few games, has you know that we can kind of
rest easy that you know, the money we spent on
Milton Williams was was was well spent given what we've seen.

Speaker 7 (01:07:03):
In his dad.

Speaker 1 (01:07:04):
Yeah, well we'll see what happens when he comes back.

Speaker 6 (01:07:07):
Yeah, to this point, he's been worth it for sure.

Speaker 1 (01:07:09):
Yeah, I mean the run defense is about can we
just this is not about Milton Williams, Like you don't
go from what they did in the first six or
seven games to what they've done the last six or
seven games and just just one one guy like they
they've sprung some leaks.

Speaker 3 (01:07:27):
Yeah, I mean, and I mean the last two weeks
have been egregious without splain too, so you know, I
mean don't but it's everything, and I mean there's still
a way to play together and stop the run. And
I was looking at some of the numbers. I mean,
Derek Henry running off the left side, it was you know,
like a.

Speaker 1 (01:07:42):
Huge I thought any yeah left that was definitely worse.
But I thought anytime they got him to the edges,
they they were like threatening big plays thirty three for
one to seventy one tonight.

Speaker 5 (01:07:52):
Thanks Peter on the ground every time he touched the ball.

Speaker 6 (01:07:55):
Yeah, he had a ninety two of his yards outside
the left ts.

Speaker 1 (01:08:01):
Yeah, I'm not surprised by that.

Speaker 9 (01:08:02):
We're not happy leaving the stadium, so I can certainly
understand that. But thank you guys for the shows that
you guys do consistently. As really appreciate it.

Speaker 1 (01:08:11):
Thanks Steve. Yeah on the win, I mean, oh yeah, Peter,
I'm sorry, Peter, You're sure.

Speaker 6 (01:08:17):
For Stevenson, I really looked at you for a second.
I was like, that's new.

Speaker 5 (01:08:24):
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Speaker 5 (01:14:16):
Welcome back into the Patriots Postgame Show. It is past
Paul Parola's bedtime, but it's okay. Matt Smith, No, I
don't think it was. I don't know Matt Smith is
also here. Mike do so I'm gone, I look at
Big One.

Speaker 6 (01:14:31):
Living.

Speaker 1 (01:14:32):
I'm glad you're all with me.

Speaker 21 (01:14:34):
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Speaker 6 (01:14:35):
The morning, got so many shows.

Speaker 4 (01:14:38):
A big stop.

Speaker 5 (01:14:40):
I love it all Right, Matt, you were listening.

Speaker 21 (01:14:42):
To locker rooms, now, yeah, I mean think you can
imagine the locker room was good locker room, you know.
And so let's kick it off with the head coach
after the Patriots beat the Ravens to clinch a playoffs.

Speaker 26 (01:14:52):
But today, I mean, I think that it was good
to be in a game like this where we battled
and it was tied, and we got down, and you know,
momentum kind of shifted the other way and our guys
battled back, We got stops, offense continued to attack, and
our quarterback battled and our receivers came through and their

(01:15:12):
runners and.

Speaker 4 (01:15:14):
It was great. I felt like it was a big
team win. It was a huge team winners. You know,
Andy kicked the ball well.

Speaker 26 (01:15:22):
You know, so again it was just, you know, we
lost a lot of guys, A lot of guys went down,
a lot of guys stepped up, and we didn't have
to get healthy. But I think that this was, Uh,
this was a great win for us, and hopefully we
learned from you know, whatever happened last week and our
ability to uh to execute in the critical situations and uh,

(01:15:42):
you know, and then we talked about all week just
the ball security and our ability to try to hammer
it out, and I thought.

Speaker 4 (01:15:48):
We tried at times and we got you know, we
got a couple.

Speaker 26 (01:15:51):
And so I think that we talked about being able
to get turnovers and he got hit. He got hit
the day pressured and or they got home when they
didn't and uh, you know, he just kept getting up
and battling and I didn't flinch, and uh again, I
think it was important for all of us to you know,
have that game, the entire team, that that was something

(01:16:12):
that we've been practicing and focused on, and you know,
even even just looking at Gonzo's tackle when it got
on into the edge and the stiff arm and breaking
it down something that we had talked about and you
know and practiced and try to you know, get and
held into four yards. And you know, I thought there
was a switch there, especially from Gonzo in a sequence

(01:16:33):
where he stabs the ball out, we blitz him. He
blitz with a demeanor and then I look out there
and because we need him, and he's you know, he's
out there as the corner on the punt return, and uh,
you know, I told him this isn't going to be
a shock, but if you know, we those those are
the efforts that we need to have from him.

Speaker 27 (01:16:51):
Heys know this.

Speaker 4 (01:16:52):
Our best players have to play good each and every
week for us to win.

Speaker 26 (01:16:55):
We talked about bringing a belief in our identity. You know,
I'm believing that under any circum stances that we were
going to win the football game. And that's what we
talked about before we left. We said we needed to
pack two things. We need to pack our belief and
our identity. And I feel like we did. We're going
to try to win the division. You know, we're going
to focus on that, and you know, we just take
it one day at a time and whatever happens, we

(01:17:17):
figure out what's the best thing for the team. And
I'm excited. And it's all the credit to the players,
you know. So it's when we win, it's it's because
of them.

Speaker 21 (01:17:30):
So I think the little theme developed between the head
coach and the players. Remember last week is a veteran
go to all of Mike's press availabilities. Mike where he's
talked about is there's such a thing as a good loss.
That was point was hammered home. Nobody said it was
a good loss, but I think they made it a
point to learn from it and think that maybe they

(01:17:51):
did learn from it, and what you saw today in
the fourth quarter, they didn't repeat what they did last
week in the second half, and I think that there's
a lot of talk about that that seems like it
was definitely a point of emphasis.

Speaker 3 (01:18:02):
Yeah, especially when they started three and out coming out
of the out of the gate, you know, it looked
like you were kind of headed down that direction. But
it goes back to the theme we've just we've been
talking about that it's not always going to be perfect,
and you know, you just have to be best when
the game's on the line and the gout to have
it moments.

Speaker 6 (01:18:16):
And you know that's what they did tonight.

Speaker 21 (01:18:18):
And so now let's hear from the players, including the
guy who threw for three hundred yards for the first
time in his career, starting off with Drake may.

Speaker 28 (01:18:24):
So proud of this team. Man took everybody. That's what
we knew coming into it. You know, Golden Squeakers win
together and uh man, it was together. It felt good
getting that one. And I think just props to these guys,
you know, keep fighting. We got guys going down, guys
coming in taking you know, plays, more plays than play
I've ever had, and guys getting tired and pushing through
and defense stepping up, making big plays, forcing fumbles. And

(01:18:46):
we talked about things all week and we hit some
of them. And obviously there's some things that I'd like
to have back, but you know, right now, just feels
good to get a win.

Speaker 8 (01:18:53):
A lot of toughness, a lot of guys step up. Man,
That's the name of this game is guys may step
up when their names called. And a lot of guys did.
That's and it's pretty cool to you know, kind of
have the same exact situation we had last week. To
be able to you know, come through in that aspect
was pretty cool.

Speaker 28 (01:19:09):
Yeah, digg see, Uh, you know, people are we have
no idea what you know he means this team. He's
a he's a leader, He's been great in the locker room.
He uh wants to football in his hand.

Speaker 6 (01:19:19):
And just started first gaping buffalo.

Speaker 28 (01:19:21):
And yeah, deservingly. So he he just keeps showing up
and making plays, and he's doing it at a really
high level, and he's he's uh, just bouncing.

Speaker 4 (01:19:29):
Back and vocal and he's he's awesome.

Speaker 1 (01:19:32):
Play with my time, time, my time, you know, the world.

Speaker 20 (01:19:36):
Watching, and always look at it as another opportunity to
show the well who I am and how I'm coming.
I'm saying my teammates got my back, I'll be you know,
being a positive influence, a positive force on his team,
keeping my energy high and just you know, ain't no
let up in me.

Speaker 28 (01:19:49):
It was kind of a wake up call last week,
like we've got a chance to win the game with
the you know game winn drive and and this week
it was like, you know, man, let's not have that
same feeling two weeks in a row.

Speaker 1 (01:19:59):
And I felt like that had it.

Speaker 28 (01:20:01):
It was kind of off in the room, kind of
going out there and that last most of the defense
got the ball back, and like I said, it's just
trust and belief. And I like our chances when we're
in those those scenarios.

Speaker 6 (01:20:12):
I like our chances.

Speaker 20 (01:20:13):
They said I had a concussion, but I never had
I never touched my head. I never laid on the ground.
They monitored me for contression. I said, I never had
a cushion. I was touching my shoulder, so how would
y'all say had a concussion. So I was fighting with
them to get back out there. It's the first drive
I'm wired to get back out there, get out there
to make place for my team, and we kind of
like had a little stall, and so I was like, damn,
I supposed to be out there. I just partially to
feel like I let the team down if I'm not

(01:20:33):
out there a little bit. So I just try to
like point it and I apologize to them after it.
But you can't stop before getting on that field.

Speaker 29 (01:20:40):
It's nice to, you know, clinch, but you know we're
far from done, and you know we're worried about the
playoffs when they come. But we got the Jets next
week and another division game, and everybody knows how the
division games get. So we'll enjoy this on the plane
ride back like every week.

Speaker 6 (01:20:55):
And tomorrow we're on to the Jets.

Speaker 4 (01:20:57):
Just winning feeling. There's there's nothing like it.

Speaker 28 (01:20:59):
And coach re mindus that pregame, he says, you can't
buy that back. You win in that locker room, and
you know his age. She always says, you know, I
wish I could suit up again. And you just can't
buy that, he said. You can buy anything else in life,
but you can't buy this time we're in right now,
and what a time it is. So looking forward to
celebrating these guys and just props to them. And man,

(01:21:19):
just think the good Lord. You know what a position
I'm in in my life, and just you know, stay
strong on my faith and good things happen.

Speaker 27 (01:21:25):
I know, I know it sounds could say, but pack
your identity. Were packing the identity with us, and you
know we bring it from different stadium to different stadium,
and you know, we we stick together. Man, you know,
going in these hostile environments. You know, these fans are
like wow, going against these good teams. I mean I
was a hell of a team. We stick together and
we just believe, you know, and we work hard, we

(01:21:48):
grind hard.

Speaker 20 (01:21:49):
We got a great identity we built over of course
of time. We got a great head coach. We're all
playing this game and we're messing. We're messing at the
right time.

Speaker 21 (01:21:56):
So pack your identity in your beliefs. It's a new
one from the head coach.

Speaker 1 (01:22:03):
We didn't mention this week. That's this week's phrasey page,
the seven and zero on the road with a chance
to close out a perfect road schedule next week with
a layup against the Jets. I mean, that's that's impressive.
There's a lot of really really good Patriots teams that
didn't go undefeated on the really good point.

Speaker 5 (01:22:19):
Yeah, that's not easy to do in hostyle environments too.

Speaker 6 (01:22:24):
Yeah, Baltimore too.

Speaker 3 (01:22:25):
I mean this is you know, I mean I was
talking all week about the environment and Baltimore needing it,
and you know, could the Patriots bring that energy?

Speaker 6 (01:22:33):
And I mean, let's be honest, they didn't really out
of the gate, you know, the kind And.

Speaker 1 (01:22:37):
I thought Baltimore.

Speaker 6 (01:22:38):
I was with you.

Speaker 1 (01:22:39):
I thought Baltimore would be the more desperate team, and
you know, at times it looked like that and other times,
you know, Derek Henry's in a coat on the sideline
with the head coach who only wishes he could put
him in the game.

Speaker 5 (01:22:48):
Which we have an explanation from Derek Henry who said
that Key and Mitchell was deserving of snaps on the
raven second to last drive. You mentioned that the established
rotation over the past few weeks, which he called a
good flow. He said they were the better team, that's
why they won.

Speaker 21 (01:23:04):
Did Mitchell average seven carry?

Speaker 24 (01:23:06):
Paul?

Speaker 6 (01:23:08):
I mean, I know I only coach youth sports, but
sometimes what I like to do is at the end
of the game, when it's close, you just I try
to do what's been working the whole.

Speaker 5 (01:23:18):
Game to win it.

Speaker 21 (01:23:20):
It's really and and I don't know if you guys
said this earlier on in the show, but I mean
I think Collinsworth and Trik would do a really good job.
Collinsworth generally is not very critical out there. You know,
he'll when there's a mistake made or something like that,
he analyzed the mistake. Even Collinsworth goes, do you think
the Patriots might be sending a thank you note to
the to the Ravens, like, and that was in the

(01:23:40):
moment that collins were said.

Speaker 1 (01:23:42):
It, So I thought that that was really I mean,
we would just sort of flap at each other wondering
if we were like missing the situation.

Speaker 5 (01:23:49):
Yeah, you know that was a speculation, were like maybe
he got hurt.

Speaker 3 (01:23:53):
Yeah, I mean jokes aside, though, I do think it's
kind of a it's kind of a point in Paul's
camp of like, you know, even if Henry was out there.

Speaker 6 (01:24:01):
I mean, the Patriots was seriously I mean, if they ran.

Speaker 3 (01:24:04):
The ball down the field under you know, a two
minute drill to score like that would take a miracle.

Speaker 1 (01:24:08):
I'm not talking about the two minutes drill. I'm talking
about the drive before that, right, Okay, I'm just that's
the drive that he was on the sideline, But the
two minutes drill, he's not part of that.

Speaker 4 (01:24:19):
I know that.

Speaker 1 (01:24:19):
I get like the drive when you need to get
next to last, ye need to get you know, a
few first downs to salt the game away, and you
have best player who's averaging seven point one yards to
carry is on the sideline next to the head coach
who wished, yeah, yeah, that he could have been on
the field. No, you don't find anything.

Speaker 6 (01:24:41):
I'm saying.

Speaker 3 (01:24:41):
The problem is is when your best player is you're
running back and you get down into a gotta have
it moment at the end of the fourth quarter, and
you know, like, yes, I know exactly what you're saying,
and I totally agree. But at the same time, even
if they put him in there and played, they's still
going to be severe they're severely challenged.

Speaker 6 (01:24:56):
Yeah, to move the ball on the ground.

Speaker 1 (01:24:58):
I'm saying that you shouldn't have gotten yourself in to
a situation where you were trailing in the fourth quarter
needing a two minute drill. You should have been in
a full minuted offense the drive before that and trying
to run it out. And I you know, like I'm
with Matt, I think it's a fireable offense. I think
the world of Harball. I think he's a terrific coach.

Speaker 21 (01:25:17):
Just don't think I said the F word there by
the way, But no, no, no, but.

Speaker 1 (01:25:21):
You said I think you didn't say that the word
that I just said. But you said that you wonder
if that that there's going to be a change.

Speaker 21 (01:25:29):
Well, I just there's a very little bit. I think Quanti,
you did a little bit more than I did.

Speaker 4 (01:25:34):
That.

Speaker 21 (01:25:34):
There's some anger coming from media people that are saying
they just like the can't believe.

Speaker 1 (01:25:39):
I think that's a fireable offense. With the season on
the line, they now need a fluke to you know,
all they had to do was win their last three
games when they were in and they had this game
almost close close to being in the.

Speaker 21 (01:25:52):
They had controlled the game.

Speaker 1 (01:25:53):
Did they control of the game? Where they decided to
give control back willingly?

Speaker 4 (01:25:57):
Like? That?

Speaker 1 (01:25:58):
To me is reason right.

Speaker 21 (01:26:00):
But I will say this, let's turn into where the
focus really should be. For a long time we've been
sitting there. I know there's been a lot of talk
about Drake May and MVP and all that stuff since
the Buffalo game earlier in the year. When was Drake
May going to put the team on his back, you know,
come from behind situation and get the job done. Tonight
in front of a national television audience, he did just that. Yep,

(01:26:22):
that's the comeback win.

Speaker 1 (01:26:24):
You know.

Speaker 21 (01:26:24):
Uh, Matt Morel's busy looking for is Fred gonna take
Is he gonna thump his chest a little bit to
He called a three hundred yard passing game. I think
earlier in the week. This week, that's what Matt's But
Drake May will have a three hundred plus yard game.

Speaker 1 (01:26:37):
And I'll play the last eight weeks.

Speaker 21 (01:26:42):
I was gonna give him some credit.

Speaker 1 (01:26:43):
What I don't really get and is the fixation on
the three hundred yard thing. To me was much more
impressive was the two touchdown drives to win the game. Yes,
I don't care if eight hundred yards tonight or I
don't care if you threw for one hundred and fifth
the Caleb Williams didn't throw at three hundred yards last night, No,
but he put the team on his back and won

(01:27:05):
the game. Like, who cares how many yards he ends
up with at the end of the game. But Drake
put two touchdown drives together when if he didn't, they
lose the game. Right, That, to me is the thing
that I take away from this game.

Speaker 5 (01:27:21):
All right, let's clean out the phones before we go.
Let's go to Melbourne. Aaron, how are you Australia sleeping mate?
Kevin in Kansas City? Kevin, are you awake? Okay?

Speaker 4 (01:27:42):
Alright?

Speaker 19 (01:27:46):
That flyer in Chiefs Country. I've been a fan since
I go back to Grogan and.

Speaker 10 (01:27:51):
Bunk at those guys, Kevin, I'm gonna I'm gonna basically
say everything this year is gravy because of the last
two years, being four and thirteen and just an.

Speaker 19 (01:28:06):
Object going to watch. So really thrilled with this team.
They've done way beyond whatever I expected.

Speaker 28 (01:28:18):
And we're back.

Speaker 19 (01:28:21):
You know, we're back. So they don't America doesn't want us,
and that's fine, but we'll take it. I love being
here in Kansas City where they were proclaiming themselves a
dynasty after win one super Bowl win, and I just

(01:28:42):
had to kind of great and Barrett, because the last
few years of Bill and the one year of Girrod were.

Speaker 10 (01:28:54):
Not fun. But tonight just was a great statement in.

Speaker 4 (01:29:03):
The team.

Speaker 10 (01:29:04):
Even the twenty one team would have lost this game.

Speaker 1 (01:29:09):
Thank you, n Kevin. Try to stay away from those
Chiefs victory parades. I know they've only been in the
Super Bowl like five times.

Speaker 21 (01:29:18):
The one thing that Kevin said though, that I wanted
to challenge a little bit. I do think most Patriot
Fians if you had told them back in August or
July that they'd be in the playoffs before Christmas and
Clinchia Plaft, but they'd be happy. It'd be gravy telling you.
The way that the AFC East is, it's wide open,
raizy expectations.

Speaker 1 (01:29:33):
Forget the Razer. I totally agree with you a larger point,
But like, they're twelve and three, why is it gravy?

Speaker 21 (01:29:39):
They might win fourteen games, They're going to be favorite
to win fourteen, going.

Speaker 1 (01:29:43):
To go fourteen and three, and you're telling me, oh,
I don't care if we lose the friend. No, no,
this ain't gravy anymore.

Speaker 21 (01:29:49):
No, you're you're in rarefied are now? And what you
did today? Down eleven and seemingly not playing well and
the quarterbacks said, jump on my back, boys, let's go.
That was big boy football at the end. And now
sky's a limit for this team. You know they're gonna
have to get some guys healthy.

Speaker 1 (01:30:07):
Even tonight, I would feel the same exact way. I mean,
I feel better about Drake May, but they've won all
these games. I said before the game, they don't need
to prove to me that they were a good team.
I've watched the season. I know they were a good team.
They'd be a bad team tonight. I don't care. They
came from eleven points down with twelve minutes left to win.

(01:30:27):
I don't care if you're playing the worst team in football.
That's not easy to do. They had to be perfect
over the last twelve minutes of the game, and they were.
They got a touchdown, a stop, a touchdown and a stop.
That's perfection when the game's on the line. I don't
need to like this whole gravy thing is starting to
crawl up my backside, like they have a chance, just
like everybody else has a chance. Why is it okay?

(01:30:51):
And this whole thing they're back, Who knows what's going
to happen next year? Correct? I don't know if they
I don't know back forth, like everybody's city can't possibly
do what the Patriots did. Until they did for like
seven years they were in the AFC Championship game seven
years in a row. Everybody said Patriots are the only
team that can ever do something like that, right until

(01:31:12):
Kansas City did it. I don't know what's going to
happen next year. Maybe Kansas City is never going to
be back there again. They I'm sure they thought they
were going to be in this position that the Patriots
are in right now, and they're not even in the playoffs.
Kevin will pull up like I just the whole ironically,
the whole gravy thing, this is not gravy. Have an
opportunity to see them. They have an opportunity here, and

(01:31:34):
they have as good an opportunity as Denver is Jacksonville,
its Buffalo is Houston. There they have as good a
team chances of any of these teams.

Speaker 3 (01:31:42):
Especially if they could get that buy somehow you're one
game away from the Acre one home game away from
hosting the AFC champions Correct.

Speaker 6 (01:31:48):
I mean that to me. I mean because I can
already hear it.

Speaker 1 (01:31:52):
Like you think I'm wound up now, Matt, You wait
till we come in here for a playoff game in
the division round, and you know, if things don't go
to the Patriots way and they lose, and I got
to hear a steady stream of that, I'm gonna lose,
my mom, No big deal. Like you want to talk
to me like a week after the game and we
can sit there and we can we could think about

(01:32:14):
all the progress that Drake may made. Yeah, I'll be
here for it, but I don't want to hear about gravy.
If they get knocked out of the first round of the.

Speaker 6 (01:32:20):
Playoffs, Wow, it's going to be exciting. I mean, it's
just bray.

Speaker 1 (01:32:25):
We're going to have for gravy on Christmas Eve, Potato,
have some rev you always some gravy on Thanksgiving. This
isn't Thanksgiving. I'll have real food for that way. This
is Christmas.

Speaker 5 (01:32:39):
George and Virginia close us out on a high note.

Speaker 6 (01:32:41):
George, George, that's right.

Speaker 1 (01:32:44):
Hey, everybody.

Speaker 17 (01:32:45):
Hello, man, Paul's fired up.

Speaker 1 (01:32:49):
I did I member, I love it.

Speaker 13 (01:32:55):
Though I love it, I just want to say, guys,
uh and lady, I do love all the work.

Speaker 17 (01:33:00):
Merry Christmas to.

Speaker 13 (01:33:00):
You, guys, George, because I'm thank you. I normally don't
get to call because I'm a traditional podcast listener, as
Fred would say, so it's pretty sick. I'm I'm able
to be the last one. But Christian in La, I'm
glad that you think everything's great.

Speaker 23 (01:33:15):
So all of us in past can sleep tonight.

Speaker 13 (01:33:18):
We appreciate that. I have just like running joke with
my buddy who's a Ravens fan, that Drake mays the
white Lamar Jackson. It's just a little dumb joke, and
I know it's ridiculous, right, but then he loses last
week and I'm like, oh my god, he really is
the white Lamar Jackson. Big game, Josh Allen. But but
then he comes back this week, hell of a game.

(01:33:41):
I'm glad that that stupid three hundred yard narratives all
for back.

Speaker 12 (01:33:45):
Paul.

Speaker 13 (01:33:46):
I agree. You know this ain't gravy no more. We're
we're all happier than pigs and craft that the Patriots
are doing good, but we're.

Speaker 9 (01:33:53):
We got an opportunity to go and get this thing,
and that's what we should do.

Speaker 17 (01:33:56):
But I'm gonna let y'all go so much.

Speaker 1 (01:33:59):
Good night, George, good good way to close it up.

Speaker 17 (01:34:04):
Yeah, thank you.

Speaker 5 (01:34:05):
You understood this. I meant.

Speaker 1 (01:34:08):
Mike put a.

Speaker 3 (01:34:09):
Bow on put a bow on it. Great win for
the Patriots. You got to close it out there, you
got to keep it running. You got to go to
New York and uh just seeing from Patriots pr other
two times they were undefeated on.

Speaker 6 (01:34:19):
The road thousand and six, seven and sixteen. Yeah, so
great opportunity.

Speaker 1 (01:34:25):
I don't remember the sixteen seven.

Speaker 5 (01:34:28):
We all remember.

Speaker 3 (01:34:29):
This Now going to be short, you know. I it's
not a short week, but a little bit of a
weird week. So get back practice on Tuesday and let's go.
Jet's gonna have to manage that roster. Yeah, I mean,
that's the biggest thing this week.

Speaker 1 (01:34:38):
And I don't know how they're gonna get by Brady
Cook and Quen you talk about a gaunt with a snoop.
Quen yous and Brady Cook, tell your thoughts and prayers
with the Patriots staff.

Speaker 4 (01:34:51):
We'll love that note. We will I'm being.

Speaker 1 (01:34:56):
It's one o'clock win tonight for Drake Man.

Speaker 5 (01:35:00):
Absolutely all right, before we let you go, Matt Smith,
Paul Parillo, Mike do So thank you all for watching.
Hopefully you have a great holiday and we'll be back
next week. Hey, this is Alex.

Speaker 16 (01:35:13):
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Speaker 6 (01:35:14):
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