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

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

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

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

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

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

MIchael Hurley is back from Florida! Hurley and Doug Kyed grade and recap the Patriots' entire 2025 NFL Draft class. Spoiler alert: It's a good one!Kyed and Hurley go pick by pick to recap the draft.Kyed and Andrew Callahan will also host a post-draft party featuring some incredible guests at 7:30 p.m. ET on YouTube and Twitter. Tune in and donate money via Superchat to win cool raffles and support cancer research for LLS.S...

Michael Hurley is in Florida, and Doug Kyed and Andrew Callahan recorded a podcast recapping Days 1 and 2 of the Patriots' 2025 NFL Draft for a joint Pats Chat/Pats Interference podcast.

Kyed and Callahan talk at length about Will Campbell, TreVeyon Henderson, Kyle Williams and Jared Wilson and get into a debate on whether the Patriots were ready to take a running back in the second round.

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The Giants hosted Shadeur Sanders for a private workout this week. Does that mean the Patriots MIGHT have a chance to draft Abdul Carter at No. 4? Doug Kyed and Michael Hurley are here to weight that possibility, parse through what Mike Vrabel said at his pre-draft press conference, debate Adam Vinatieri vs. Julian Edelman in the team hall of fame debate, and weigh in on whatever the heck is going on with Bill Belichick at UNC.

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Mock Draft SZN rolls on as Doug Kyed presents his latest batch of picks for the Patriots. With the picture somewhat taking shape in the top three spots, it's looking like the Patriots may have to "settle" at No. 4. But there are loads of options, including trades down (and up from the second round), and Doug and Michael Hurley explore them all. There's also an extended Joe Milton conversation, because that thing h...

The Patriots have traded backup quarterback Joe Milton III to the Cowboys, getting a fifth-round pick from Dallas (while sending a seventh-round pick over to the Cowboys in the process). Doug Kyed and Michael Hurley sort out whether this was a good, bad or medium return for the Patriots, while also running through some of Josh McDaniels' press conference comments and then offering some really sage thoughts on press conferences ...

Doug Kyed is back from the NFL owners meetings (after some classic sports journalist travel snafus), and he and Michael Hurley recap what stood out from Robert Kraft's and Mike Vrabel's public comments in Florida. There's also some good Bill Parcells Patriots Hall of Fame discussion, and an impromptu Ashton Jeanty vs. Tyler Warren debate. And of course it wouldn't be a Pats Chat episode without some Will Campbell ar...

Doug Kyed and Michael Hurley are back to assess the impact of the Patriots' signing of Stefon Diggs. He fills an important void on the roster, but how much will he elevate the offense with Drake Maye? They also lay out some draft possibilities, with Will Campbell looking a bit more likely as the target at No. 4, before really going off the rails with non-Pats Chat toward the end.

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Doug Kyed has released his first mock draft of the season, and he and Michael Hurley go through all the options that could or should be available for the Patriots at No. 4 overall. They also discuss the still-pressing needs at left tackle and wide receiver, what can be done at center, Cooper Kupp and Tee Higgins being off the board, and finally some thoughts ahead of the season 2 finale of Severance.

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