How 'WIZARD' playcaller Josh McDaniels can help Drake Maye hit the next level in 2026

The Next Pats Podcast - A Patriots Podcast

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Phil Perry, Nfl Draft, Nbc Sports Network, Nfl, Jerod Mayo, Sports News, News, Football, Drake Maye, Nbc Sports Boston, 2024 Nfl Draft, Ja'lynn Polk, New England Patriots, Sports

4.8 • 559 Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Phil Perry sits down with TCU coach Andy Avalos to talk about Patriots 6th rounder Namdi Obiazor and what he brings to the team and his strengths as a young linebacker. Then, Phil ranks all 32 offensive play callers in the NFL ahead of the 2026 season. Who are the risers and fallers from last year’s rankings, and where does Phil think Josh McDaniels ranks?

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0:00.0	What's up everybody? Welcome into the next Pat's podcast. I'm Phil Perry. Great episode lined up for you today. We have a great interview with TCU defensive coordinator Andy Avalos, who's going to give us all we need to know about NAMD-I-Zor,
0:26.2	this is the linebacker of the Patriots drafted on day three, all kinds of traits. Really interesting story,
0:31.8	really interesting. A growth profile while he was at TCU, all kinds of productive. One of the top tacklers in the program
0:39.8	consistently looks like he's going to be an off-the-ball player, but he actually, earlier in his
0:44.8	collegiate career and through his high school days was actually a member of the secondary. And so
0:49.6	there was a real transition in there for him going from one position deeper part of the field closer to the line of
0:57.5	scrimmage great insight from Andy in terms of how he was able to grow and develop while a member
1:04.1	of the horn frogs and why i think we get a lot of the reasons why the Patriots would be interested
1:09.7	in him a lot of athleticism there a lot of range reasons why the Patriots would be interested in him. A lot of athleticism there, a lot of range there.
1:13.5	You would think this is a player who, if he's able to make the 53-man roster,
1:17.4	is contributing right away on special teams for special teams coordinator, Jeremy Springer.
1:22.8	And then maybe, just maybe, he's sprinkling in on the defensive side
1:26.4	because let's be honest that linebacker
1:28.1	position is looking like one of the thinnest on the roster as things stand right now. We know you have
1:34.3	Roberts Blaine. We know you have Christian Ellis. KJ. Britt was out there and made the occasional
1:39.4	play in OTAs. We know it would be much, much different when the pads come on. But just be
1:43.5	interesting to see how they try to work in NAMD-O-B-Is are because there is so much physical talent there.
1:49.4	So great conversation with Andy Avalos.
1:51.7	That's where we're going to start things.
1:53.0	We're also going to come back.
1:54.5	We're going to come back with the first installment of our three P's rankings series.
2:02.0	You remember this from last summer?
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