Let's debate: Should Patriots bother with first-round quarterback?

Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast

NBC Sports Boston

Tom E. Curran, Mike Vrabel, Afc, 2024 Nfl Draft, Football, Afc East, New England Patriots, Nfl, News, Sports News, Jerod Mayo, Phil Perry, Sports, Drake Maye, Patriots Nation, Ja'lynn Polk

4.8 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Tom Curran and Phil Perry engage in an in-depth discussion about whether or not the Patriots should draft a quarterback with the 15th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. 0:50 - Phil makes his argument for drafting a QB at No. 15: "If you don't play the game, you can't win." 9:28 - Tom and Phil discuss the element of luck when it comes to drafting. 13:12 - Tom makes his argument for not drafting a QB at No. 15: "The Patriots are not a good enough team right now to take the fifth best quarterback in the draft." 17:49 - How does Bill Belichick approach drafting QBs? 30:54 - Tom and Phil discuss the fates of pending Patriots free agents David Andrews and Joe Thuney. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/2oLU7fQyyC4

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0:00.0	Hey!
0:04.7	Had a bit of telling him.
0:06.7	Patriot's time.
0:09.7	World champion.
0:11.2	And there ain't nothing you can do about it.
0:18.9	Hey!
0:39.5	Hey! Hey, what's up everybody? Welcome into Tom Curran's Patriots Talk podcast. As always, I'm joined by the Senator Phil Perry. Today, we're going to go deep on whether or not it actually makes sense for the Patriots to draft a first round quarterback. I'm going to lay out all the statistics that indicate the inefficiency of that position,
0:42.6	Phil, I guarantee you, is going to take the other side.
0:46.2	We're going to get after it right here on the Patriot Stock Pocket.
0:47.6	Senator.
0:50.4	What up, what up, what up, what up?
0:51.0	How are we doing? After it.
0:51.7	Let's get right into it.
0:52.5	People have stuff to do.
0:53.6	They're rolling on the car. up, what up? How are we doing? Let's get right into it. People have stuff to do. Lots to get to.
0:54.2	It's windy on, it's windy March day.
0:56.9	So check this out.
0:59.2	Since 2009, 36 quarterbacks have been drafted in the first round.
1:05.0	The 2009 to 2016 crew, really beginning with Matt Stafford, ending with the Jared Gough crew, every single one of
1:13.4	those quarterbacks from 09 to 16 is either no longer in the NFL or with a different team than the
1:19.6	one they started with. Of the 14 quarterbacks drafted since 2017, that's your Turbiskes,
1:25.5	your Mahomes, and your Watson's. Five of those guys are either in a
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