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Tom Curran reacts to the Patriots’ 16-10 upset win over the Bengals in Week 1 before welcoming in Phil Perry to break down all of the major storylines from the game.
5:40- Phil details the emotional reaction from the team in the locker room afterwards
9:40- Does this win validate their QB and offseason plan?
15:50- What happened at left tackle with Chukwuma Okorafor? And why was the team still able to be successful running the ball?
19:45- Where does the team still need to focus on to become more ‘daunting’ on offense for opposing defenses?
23:05- Phil and Tom share their ‘stock up, and stock down’ picks for Week 1
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Football is back! Tom Curran and Phil Perry set the table for the Patriots’ upcoming season and preview Sunday’s matchup against Cincinnati. Later, Senior writer for Bengals.com Geoff Hobson details the latest with the Bengals and discuss what it would take for the Patriots to pull off the upset.
1:00-Tom and Phil preview Patriots-Bengals
10:00-Geoff Hobson on the state of the Bengals
15:00-Can the Patriots follow the Bengals blueprint of building their team?
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Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry react to all the Patriots’ news over the holiday weekend before welcoming in Devin McCourty to discuss the upcoming season.
1:00- Phil and Tom discuss why the Patriots may be better than expected this season
6:05- The latest on the offensive line situation entering Week 1
10:10- Reacting to Jerod Mayo saying he has “no regrets” about how he handled the announcement of the starting QB
16:40- Devin McCourty shares his thoughts on Mayo’s first summer as head coach
24:05- Devin explains why the Patriots are making the right choice in sitting Drake Maye to start the year
29:30- Is the Patriots offense still a unit that can’t be the one to ‘win a game’?
34:00- Any chance Bill Belichick has so much fun doing media that he decides to retire on his own from coaching?
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Jerod Mayo has confirmed that Jacoby Brissett will start at QB in Week 1. Tom Curran, Phil Perry and former Patriots QB Brian Hoyer discuss the decision and debate whether the Patriots made the decision harder than it needed to be. What harm could the Patriots do to Maye by starting him too early?
3:30-Did the Patriots make this decision more difficult than it needed to be?
7:40-Hoyer on why starting Brissett is the right move
9:20- The harm of starting Drake Maye too early
17:05- Has Maye’s development been overblown?
29:35- Reasons why the Patriots will be better than last year
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Tom Curran and Phil Perry react to cutdown day around the NFL and discuss the biggest names being released by the Patriots. Is there any chance the team can improve on the waiver wire, and was it a mistake to focus on quarterback over the offensive line last spring?
1:00- Breaking down the biggest names being released by the Patriots on cutdown day
5:05- Any promising names available on the waiver wire? Any chance it can help the offensive line?
7:00- Was it a mistake to draft a QB over fixing the rest of the offense first?
14:40- How much confidence do you have in Eliot Wolf and the front office to fine-tune this roster before the start of the season?
18:25- Irrelevant Questions with Pop Douglas!
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Tom Curran and Phil Perry offer instant reaction following the Patriots’ preseason finale vs. the Commanders. Are the team’s issues at offensive line once again going to negatively impact the growth of a promising young QB?
1:00- Breaking down the positive: Drake Maye continues to impress
5:20- Breaking down the bad: Another “atrocious” outing from the offensive line – can anything be done to fix it in the short-term?
12:25- Is Jerod Mayo going to be able to ignore the preference of his locker room to start the rookie at QB?
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Tom Curran flies solo and breaks down everything we learned from offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt about the status of the QB competition ahead of the preseason finale vs. the Commanders.
1:00- Tom reacts to Van Pelt’s comments on Thursday and explains why the development of Drake Maye is ahead of schedule
7:40- Tom makes the case for why the team is right to go with Jacoby Brissett to start the season (assuming they do!)
13:10- Tom shares his thoughts on roster cutdowns and what to expect in the final preseason game
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Tom Curran and Phil Perry take a look at where things stand for the Patriots as training camp officially ends and the team looks ahead to its final preseason tune-up vs. the Commanders on Sunday.
1:00- Breaking down the latest in the QB competition between Drake Maye and Jacoby Brissett
8:00- What will it take for Maye to win the starting job outright?
18:50- How much of an indictment on Eliot Wolf and the Patriots front office are the Patriots’ issues at offensive line?
31:50- Taking a closer look at the status of the wide receiver group’s development
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Tom Curran and Phil Perry react to the Patriots’ matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 2 of the preseason. The guys discuss whether or not Drake Maye’s performance was enough to get the team to fast-track his development, and break down what they saw from the rest of the team as well.
1:00- Is it time for the Patriots coaching staff to fast-track Drake Maye as the team’s future at QB?
17:40- How’d the receivers and running backs look in Week 2?
22:20- Phil breaks down Keion White and the defensive line’s impressive night vs. the Eagles
25:35- No, it’s not time to get on the ‘is Christian Gonzalez good?’ train
28:00- What’s the latest with the kicker competition?
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The Patriots' contract battle with Matthew Judon has come to an end after multiple reports confirm that the Patriots are trading Judon to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick. Tom Curran reacts to the breaking news live on Arbella Early Edition alongside Andy Hart and Tom Giles.
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It was a rough day for the offense during a joint practice with the Eagles. Tom and Phil discuss everything they saw from the Patriots this afternoon.
1:00 - Breaking down a sloppy practice for the Patriots
11:30 - How did Drake Maye look?
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