The 33rd Team’s Take: Patriots Draft Review & The A.J. Brown Impact

Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast

NBC Sports Boston

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

4.5 • 803 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Tom Curran is joined by Steve Palazzolo of The 33rd Team to break down the New England Patriots' 2026 NFL Draft class. Which picks did Steve love, and where did the front office take a gamble? Plus, we dive into the AJ Brown trade rumors and how adding a true WR1 changes the ceiling for this offense, Finally, we look around the AFC to see which rivals got stronger and debate the power dynamic between Mike Vrabel and Eliot Wolf in the draft room.

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0:00.0	Hey, what's up everybody?
0:11.7	Welcome into Tom Carman's Patriots Talk podcast.
0:15.1	We have from Check the Mike and the 33rd team, our longtime pal pal, Steve Palazolo, joining us and also
0:22.9	running things from behind the scenes. It's John Henry. You know him as a skull crusher,
0:28.6	and he is on top of the world right now because he just went to CVS, bought a two-pound bag
0:34.3	of peanut M&Ms with a $4 coupon.
0:42.1	So when I challenged him as to whether or not he was in a good mood, he said he couldn't be
0:44.1	badder.
0:47.3	With that, we bring in Steve Palazola.
0:50.0	Steve, favorite candy, you have one.
1:13.3	Oh, I go Twix, Kit Kat, probably tied for first. I would choose those. I'm a big KitKat guy. You put them in the fridge? I don't put them in there, but I'm not against it. Yeah, I'm a fridge. I'm a fridge chocolate guy. And you know what's interesting, too? A little bit hoity tooty. I am. I'm kind of a high-end chocolate guy now. Oh, really?
1:19.6	Because I get into the doves. Dark chocolates and such. Doves and the lint and all that stuff.
1:25.0	And the next thing you know, you can't just have your normal herses. You have to have the high-end stuff. Tough downgrading after that. Prima Donna.
1:28.4	Yeah.
1:29.6	One last thing before we get into the program,
1:31.5	did you know the one time, I think it was the Patriots media relations staff.
1:36.1	They threatened to stop doing transcripts because at one point,
1:40.5	somebody who had done a transcript in media relations spelled prima donna,
1:45.1	FRI dash Madonna.
1:47.5	The singer.
1:48.6	As in dating, yeah.
1:50.3	The pre-Madonna situation.
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