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Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast

Drake Maye is a ball of clay; is Alex Van Pelt an artist?

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

🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Tom Curran and Phil Perry discuss the role of Alex Van Pelt and how he can improve the Patriots’ offense. They also discuss their impressions of Drake Maye at rookie minicamp, and the love for Ja’Lynn Polk from around the NFL.  1:00-The role of Alex Van Pelt  9:30-Is Drake Maye the QB1?  14:00-Impressions of Maye at rookie camp  23:00-Reactions to the schedule so far  31:00-The love for Ja’Lynn Polk  Watch on YT: https://youtu.be/Tt33hHWIT24

Transcript

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0:00.0

What's up everybody?

0:13.0

Welcome into Tom Curran's Patriots Talk podcast, Phil Perry alongside.

0:18.0

Phil, say hi to the people.

0:19.0

Hi, people.

0:20.0

Basically done.

0:22.2

I want you to listen to something for all of you who have an issue with the emergence of Alex Van Pelt as the Patriots offensive coordinator.

0:32.7

This is Drew Bledsoe, who I think has some similarities in terms of the arc of what the Patriots are expecting

0:41.0

to Drake May.

0:42.2

One thing that he has that's very, very significant going for him is Alex Van Pelt.

0:48.6

So Alex was, we were together in Buffalo for a few years.

0:53.7

And, you know, no disrespect to zoe

0:56.4

um Alex was from a backup standpoint he was the one that had the best football mind and he also has

1:04.1

just this incredibly calm demeanor um he played quarterback in the league for a decade and uh you know, he's six foot and chubby.

1:13.0

So obviously he had to win with his brain otherwise.

1:16.5

And so I really think that Alex is one of those special, you know, quarterback whisper kind of dudes that's really going to help him.

1:25.6

So, you know, I think that they'll take all factors into account.

1:30.1

You know, one, you know, what's our best chance to win right now?

1:32.8

But also, you know, what's best for this kid's long-term future

1:37.6

and therefore the future of the franchise in making those decisions.

1:41.1

Yeah, even just there was an article this morning.

1:42.8

I'm glad you brought him up because the new OC, so everybody knows, like, he's allegedly,

1:47.0

he's the lead guy.

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