New England Patriots NEED Drake Maye to be Better, Matt Stafford Still Out & Tyler Shough Must Shine

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🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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The New England Patriots have had ups and downs on offense during the summer and Week 1 of the preseason was not their best. That is why Drake Maye and crew need to have a good showing against the tough defense of the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings need to see more out of their quarterback, JJ McCarthy, as well. To the west coast, we will see two rivalries. First, the Los Angeles Rams still have no answers on Matthew Stafford's back and it is becoming a concern. The Los Angeles Chargers have their own injuries to worry about. The San Francisco 49ers need to get more out of Brock Purdy with all they have lost and the Las Vegas Raiders need to measure themselves against a good roster before kickoff. Finally, all eyes on rookie QBs like Cam Ward, Tyler Shough, Jaxson Dart and Jalen Milroe with Shedeur Sanders likely sitting out due to injury.

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0:00.0	It may only be the preseason, but this new Patriots offense has a big test this weekend.
0:07.6	We'll break it down on Locked-on NFL.
0:09.3	The new Locked-on NFL.
0:11.6	The madman Tyler Rowland is your double shot of NFL espresso with the locked-on local experts on every major story.
0:19.6	Get ready.
0:20.5	Roland is revving up.
0:22.3	The new Locked on NFL starts now.
0:25.8	Locked on podcast network.
0:28.1	Your team every day.
0:31.2	Football fans, welcome in to the Locked on NFL podcast, bringing you a double dose of the NFL's
0:37.1	biggest stories with help from our local experts that know your favorite teams like no one else
0:41.7	I am your host the madman Tyler Roland joined today by Locked-on NFL expert Nick Cattels on today's episode
0:48.8	we're gonna break down what we're looking for in week two of the preseason. We're going to talk about the rookie
0:54.9	quarterbacks getting another shot at it, talk about some West Coast rivalries. But
0:59.1	we'll start with a game between two teams that I think have a lot to prove on offense,
1:03.1	the Vikings and the Patriots. Before we dive into it, do want to thank you for making
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1:22.2	money.com for 50% off your first year. So Nick, let me just say this. You are our resident expert on the New England Patriots.
1:30.3	So I know you're going to tell me exactly what's going on. But going into this training camp, going into this
1:35.9	preseason, my concerns with the Patriots were that the offensive coaching may not be good enough because
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