Hour 2: Maye or Vrabel?
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🗓️ 13 November 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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| 0:30.9 | Here's our ABC Saturday College Football Triple header loaded with playoff implications. |
| 0:35.2 | Number nine, Notre Dame, taking on number 22 pit. |
| 0:41.6 | That's at noon Eastern. College Game Day crew will be there to start the day. Each game also available on the all-new ESPN app. Week 11 of the NFL season kicks off tonight with the Patriots hosting the Jets. |
| 0:49.5 | Pass are seeking an NFL leading eighth straight win. In his first season, his head coach, Mike V Brable has his team in position to earn the one seat in the AFC. |
| 0:58.5 | Meanwhile, Drake May has been in complete control on the field and is currently the favorite to win MVP. |
| 1:05.3 | So with the win tonight, the Patriots will pass their own win total of the last two seasons combined, as well as pass their preseason win total set at ESP and Bet Sportsbooks of eight and a half. Mina Kimes now joins the show. And so, Mina, who do you think deserves more credit for the way the Patriots have been playing so far this season? Do you think it's Mike Brable or do you think it's Drake May, their quarterback? For me, it's Drake May. |
| 1:28.3 | Mike Brable deserves a ton of credit. |
| 1:30.0 | He's obviously going to be a favorite for a coach of the year with the turnaround. |
| 1:33.2 | The record speaks for itself. |
| 1:35.1 | But when I watch the Patriots every week, they're not winning games because of their defense. |
| 1:40.2 | They're certainly not winning games because of their run game. |
| 1:43.3 | The offense is vastly improved, but I do not see an offense that's heavily schemed up to help the quarterback that's carrying the quarterback. |
| 1:51.0 | I see a quarterback that's carrying the offense, that's carrying the football team. |
| 1:55.0 | It's the reason why he's the MVP favorite. |
| 1:58.0 | Yes, the offensive line is no longer a disaster, and some of the skill players are playing well. |
| 2:03.7 | But this is not Drake May throwing downfield to wide open receivers to the best receivers in the league, sitting in a clean pocket. |
| 2:12.3 | Week after week, he is making some of the most honestly impressive plays of any quarterback in football. |
| 2:18.2 | One stat that comes to mind. He has the highest tight window completion percentage in the league, |
| 2:22.5 | 58%. To put that in context, Jared Gough, who's very good, is at 40% by that same metric. He leads |
| 2:29.0 | the league in completion over-expected. He leads the league in QBR. And again, he is the engine of the offense. There are times where he just makes unbelievable plays under pressure with his legs, throwing down field. I completely agree with Dan when he's been saying he's an MVP favorite. And for me, he does deserve the lion's share of the credit for what we're seeing with his Patriots team. Do you agree with Mina? Do you give the credit to Drake May? |
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