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Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast

5 reasons for cautious optimism as Patriots stagger down the stretch

Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast

NBC Sports Boston

Patriots Nation, News, Ja'lynn Polk, Football, Jerod Mayo, New England Patriots, Afc East, Afc, Mike Vrabel, Sports, Tom E. Curran, Sports News, Phil Perry, Nfl

4.5803 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Tom Curran welcomes in Phil Perry and Matt Cassel to take one last look at the Patriots’ absurd finish against the Raiders; how does a team respond following a loss like that, and are we at the point where Mac Jones’ on-field frustrations are more negative than positive. Then, the guys preview Saturday’s matchup with the Bengals and discuss reasons they’re cautiously optimistic about where this team goes from here. 1:00- How does a team respond to a heartbreaking loss like Sunday’s vs. the Raiders? 5:16- Are we at the point of diminishing returns with Mac’s visible on-field frustrations? Is there a reasons Bill Belichick hasn’t addressed it more head on? 14:34- The guys break down Joe Burrow and the Bengals and why they’re such a tough opponent for this New England team 18:47- The guys discuss reasons fans can be cautiously optimistic that the Patriots can turn things around going forward Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xEIDtm5ORxo

Transcript

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0:00.0

What a bit of Terry?

0:06.1

One of 40.

0:07.8

Every time, world champion.

0:11.2

And there ain't nothing you can do about it.

0:18.8

Hey!

0:22.6

What's up, everybody?

0:26.5

Welcome into Tom Carverns Patriots Talk podcast, 7 and 7 Patriots, with a Christmas Eve game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

0:30.1

And while the product has been a little less than in the last few weeks

0:33.4

and their opportunities for a playoff berth seem bleak.

0:37.2

Dietrich Wise is hearing none of it.

0:40.1

This sound from Dietrich is brought to you by Shaw's perfecting the yard of fresh.

0:46.6

Bottom line is no matter what is being said outside the locker room, within the locker room, we're all

0:56.8

speaking the same language.

0:58.7

And that's when, honestly.

1:01.2

No matter what game you're in, Super Bowl game, first game of the season, you must rely on your

1:05.6

fundamentals and techniques to make plays happen.

1:08.4

That's what it is.

1:09.6

I don't care how lucky the play is. Preparation

1:12.6

pretty much makes confidence. The more someone prepares for a game, the more confident someone

1:18.6

is. The more someone practice their techniques over and over again, any situation that

1:23.6

that person's in, they're confident to achieve with their post to achieve.

1:33.8

Obviously, the biggest part of going forward isn't just executing on the field, it's having all the oars being pulled at the same time in the same direction.

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