Patriots Opposing View: Perspectives from around the NFL

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

🗓️ 30 May 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Tom Curran and Phil Perry go around the NFL to get perspectives on where the rest of the league stands and what opponents think about the current state of the Patriots. Reporters covering the Browns, Steelers, Titans, Texans and Lions offer their insight as teams get ready for the 2020 season. 1:15 – Mary Kay Cabot joins Tom to discuss the Cleveland Browns. Topics include: how close the team was to hiring Josh McDaniels and if the Odell Beckham Jr.-to-New England rumors are dead. 11:08 – Ed Bouchette joins Tom to discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers. Topics include: the excitement level in Pittsburgh now that Tom Brady has left New England and whether Ben Roethlisberger can return to an elite level. 22:46 – Joe Rexrode joins Phil to discuss the Tennessee Titans. Topics include: the reasons for Mike Vrabel’s coaching success and if the team was right to choose Ryan Tannehill over Tom Brady this offseason. 30:11 – John McClain joins Tom to discuss the Houston Texans. Topics include: what John thinks of Jarrett Stidham after watching him at Baylor and why Bill O’Brien traded DeAndre Hopkins. 39:32 – Justin Rogers joins Phil to discuss the Detroit Lions. Topics include: if Matt Patricia is on the ‘hot seat’ as head coach and the odds Matthew Stafford ends his career outside of Detroit.

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0:00.0	Hey, welcome in everybody. Tom Curran's Patriots Talk podcast. I hope you guys are all doing well, holding up, taking care of yourselves, taking care of your
0:21.2	family. Looking forward to getting out in the open air because we got a smoking hot week coming at
0:26.9	you. We also have a smoking hot episode right now. We have insight on the Titans, Lions, Texans,
0:35.8	Steelers, and Cleveland Browns continuing our Patriots opposing views
0:39.9	series.
0:41.2	We have some of the best writers around the country, giving their views on some teams that,
0:45.4	of course, you have interest in, not being the Patriots teams, and also their views on the Patriots.
0:51.4	So enjoy and take care.
1:17.6	At a bit of telling, move to the 40, and it's his time. on the Patriots., and certainly the Cleveland Browns in particular.
1:21.6	It's Mary Kay Cabot.
1:22.6	And Mary Kay, we know from our side the landscape with Josh McDaniels and the Cleveland Browns really over the last couple of years.
1:31.1	But prior to Kevin Stefansky being hired, how do you feel it was starting to mesh out with Josh and the Browns?
1:38.3	What's your recitation of the facts from that vantage point?
1:41.5	Well, obviously, they were interested in Josh, very interested in Josh.
1:45.8	He's been on their radar for many, many years.
1:48.6	I mean, this goes way, way back, you know, throughout the, you know, the Haslam regime.
1:53.8	So they've had their eye on him for a very long time.
1:56.7	But I really do believe that Kevin Stefansky was the frontrunner for this job. And I think that,
2:04.0	you know, that it was almost predetermined that he was going to end up here as long as he wanted
2:09.3	the job and felt comfortable with it. You know, but I don't think it was a bad idea for Josh to get
2:14.9	back involved, you know, to kind of get back out there, to see how this
2:18.4	would work. But it's got to be a fit. And, and I really just think that they were so laser
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