Josh Uche is the hottest pass rusher on the PLANET

The Next Pats Podcast - A Patriots Podcast

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🗓️ 15 December 2022

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Phil Perry is out west in Arizona with the Patriots! On this edition of the Next Pats Podcast Phil is speaking exclusively with recent Defensive Player of the Week, Josh Uche. We also hear from Bill Belichick about how Uche has been able to improve this season 00:30: Phil gives insight into the practice conditions out in Arizona for the Patriots as they prepare to play the Raiders after their win over Cardinals. 01:00: A look back on the Patriots drafting Josh Uche, Phil breaks down his stats and performance so far this season. 03:25: Bill Belichick talks about why Uche has been able to find success this year, how he's impacted the defense. 05:10: How Uche's athleticism gives him an advantage, and the credit he gives to DeMarcus Covington for helping him find success. 07:28: Phil Perry's exclusive interview with Josh Uche 15:05: Phil Perry gives injury update on Christian Barmore, and how he could make a difference vs. Raiders if he comes off IR.

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0:00.0	What's up everybody? Welcome to the next PATH podcast. I'm Phil Perry coming at you, not live, but coming at you from Tucson, Arizona.
0:21.2	We're here at the University of Arizona, where the Patriots will be spending the week getting ready for their game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
0:28.2	If you're watching us on YouTube, there's your field right there.
0:31.3	The house that Nick Falk built is what I called it earlier today.
0:34.7	Rob Grankowski's name is etched here, as is Teddy Bruske's.
0:40.1	This is Arizona Stadium. Nice little field here. This is not where the Patriots are practicing.
0:45.5	There's a grass practice field across the street. So that's where they were earlier today.
0:50.2	We just got off the practice field. As did the Patriots players themselves. had a chance to talk to a handful of them, including Josh Uche.
0:57.6	Very excited to have Josh on with us for an exclusive interview with the next Pat's podcast, a repeat guest on the next Pat's podcast.
1:05.3	We had him on the pod right after he was drafted in 2020, a second round pick for the Patriots, all kinds of
1:12.1	promise, all kinds of physical ability. And I was told going into that draft that he might
1:16.9	have been a first round pick had he not gotten injured at the Senior Bowl. So he wasn't able to test
1:21.8	at the Combine, wasn't able to put up the kinds of explosive athletic numbers that we thought
1:27.0	he might. And maybe that
1:28.7	ended up working in the Patriots favor. Patriots, of course, did not use their first round pick
1:33.3	in 2020. They ended up trading out of the first round, taking Kyle Dugger at the top of the
1:38.0	second round, then taking Josh Uche a little bit later. But had Uche been healthy, had he tested,
1:42.6	maybe the Patriots wouldn't have even had a crack at him.
1:45.7	And boy, would they be kicking themselves now because the guy has 10 sacks?
1:50.2	And again, there's nobody hotter when it comes to edge rushers in the NFL right now.
1:54.8	Three sacks against the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night football.
1:57.8	He won the AFC defensive player of the week award.
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