Matt Cassel's bye week insight and "first half" awards

Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast

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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

🗓️ 5 November 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

0:50 - Tom E. Curran gives his quick take on why the Patriots lost to the Ravens in Week 9 and we hear from Tom Brady and Devin McCourty on what the Pats can take from the loss. 4:25 - Matt Cassel joins Tom to break down what he saw out of the offense and defense in Baltimore and talks about how the Patriots approach the bye week after suffering a loss. 12:10 - Would the Patriots ever hold back on an opponent to save their scheme for the playoffs? Matt explains when that would ever remotely be a possibility. 15:02 - Matt gives his impression of Mohamed Sanu and talks about his importance when it comes to giving Julian Edelman a break. Tom wonders how the Patriots approach load management as the season moves forward. 20:39 - Bye Week Awards - Tom and Matt name their best offensive player, best defensive player, biggest surprise and biggest disappointment of the "first half" of the season. 28:08 - Tom talks about the defense's shortcomings vs. the Ravens with Kyle Van Noy. You can leave a question or comment for Tom or Phil on Twitter (@tomecurran - @PhilAPerry), by leaving us a review on Apple podcasts, or by leaving us a voice mail to use in the show by calling 781-214-0753.

Transcript

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0:00.0	What's up everybody?
0:14.5	Welcome into the Patriots Talk podcast, your first Patriots Talk podcast that comes to you after a loss since last December.
0:23.9	How will we respond?
0:25.5	Is Matt Castle up to the challenge?
0:27.6	We'll get into it all in the next half an hour or so on the Patriots Talk podcast.
0:33.7	Out of been a Terry,
0:35.3	the 40,
0:36.6	this time, world champion.
0:39.3	And there ain't nothing you can do about it.
0:48.3	All right, you know what?
0:52.4	I might be of the minority opinion, but that game was fascinating.
0:55.3	And yes, it was fascinating because it did shine a light not on, in my estimation, what the Patriots' limitations are.
1:03.9	But it shined a light on the fact that another team would be up to the challenge against them.
1:09.5	Wouldn't pee down their leg when they saw the Patriots in their rearview mirror,
1:12.4	could come out with a game plan that had the Patriots scrambling to pull up their pants,
1:17.8	put on their jacket, and run to the bus.
1:19.7	Because that's what happened.
1:20.7	Greg Roman, the Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator, hatched a plan attacking the edges of the Patriots defense
1:26.2	with about four or five different
1:27.9	plays that set the stage for those first three drives. The Patriots playing meanwhile offensively
1:34.7	was to come out turbo. When they came out turbo, went three and out, they gave the ball right back.
1:38.3	That's where the game really was decided in those first 16 minutes.
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