A GM’s perspective on the thorny questions facing the Patriots

Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast

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🗓️ 19 October 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The NFL trade deadline is approaching, and the Patriots are looking at a possible 1-7. What should the Patriots do at the trade deadline? Tom Curran and Phil Perry talk with former NFL GM Rick Spielman to discuss what’s next for the Patriots. 1:00-Rick Spielman on how a GM decides what to do at the trade deadline 9:00-How the Patriots should move forward with Mac Jones 16:00-Could the Patriots target a QB in the draft? 22:00-Should Malik Cunningham get playing time? Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/r4HO2gSxNVk

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0:00.0	Tom Curran's Patriots Talk Podcast is presented by Fan Dual Sportsbook.
0:12.7	Make every moment more.
0:15.2	Hey, what's up, everybody?
0:16.2	Welcome into Tom Curran's Patriots talk podcast.
0:18.5	We will have Phil Perry with us, as usual.
0:22.1	But we're also going to bring in Rick Spielman, former Vikings GM, former Dolphins GM. He's going to help us
0:26.7	diagnose the problems from an executive level as to what the Patriots are dealing with. We'll
0:32.2	talk about the trade deadline. How should the Patriots approach that? The draft next year.
0:36.9	The Mack Jones situation. What he thinks of the quarterback situation, the Patriots approach that? The draft next year. The Mack Jones situation.
0:38.9	What he thinks of the quarterback situation the Patriots have got themselves pinched into.
0:43.4	All that. And Phil and I will bat around the notion of Malik Cunningham as a conceivable backup or
0:50.4	replacement for Mac. Is that even feasible?
0:55.3	We'll get to it right now.
0:56.5	Tom Caron's Patriots Talk Podcast.
1:00.8	All right, ladies and gentlemen, bring in Rick Spielman now.
1:03.7	He worked for the Lions.
1:04.8	He worked for the Bears, the Dolphins, and the Minnesota Vikings.
1:07.7	16 years with the Vikings, he has been a team architect, and he's
1:11.2	made some of the most difficult decisions at the most important positions over his time.
1:14.8	Thanks for coming on, my friend.
1:16.4	Thanks, thanks for having me.
1:18.7	Get right into it.
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