1 00:00:30,319 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 1: Pats from the Past. Tune in is Matt Smith and 2 00:00:32,598 --> 00:00:35,119 Speaker 1: Paul Perillo offer in depth interviews with some of the 3 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,759 Speaker 1: greatest players and coaches in New England Patriots history. 4 00:00:37,839 --> 00:00:39,638 Speaker 2: Joined by the newest member of the Patriots Hall of Fame, 5 00:00:39,719 --> 00:00:40,279 Speaker 2: Mike Rabol. 6 00:00:40,399 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 1: Find out what led to some of the greatest moments 7 00:00:42,519 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 1: in franchise history and unique behind the scenes insight. 8 00:00:45,239 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 2: And please to be joined by former Patriot quarterback Brian 9 00:00:47,959 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 2: coy Or. Joined by number thirty seven on your scorecard, 10 00:00:50,519 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 2: but number one in our hearts at least Rodney Harrison. 11 00:00:53,439 --> 00:00:56,079 Speaker 1: Good to be home, Good to see you, guys. Search 12 00:00:56,119 --> 00:00:58,519 Speaker 1: for Pats in the Past anywhere you get your podcast. 13 00:01:00,959 --> 00:01:04,839 Speaker 2: Drake, Uh, what was what was your day like? That 14 00:01:04,878 --> 00:01:07,359 Speaker 2: must seem to be like quite the effort. What was 15 00:01:07,399 --> 00:01:09,159 Speaker 2: the life for you out there in the offense? Today 16 00:01:09,679 --> 00:01:11,239 Speaker 2: we goes probably guys, we're fighting. I think that's the 17 00:01:11,239 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 2: biggest thing this point in the loss. It made some 18 00:01:14,399 --> 00:01:16,519 Speaker 2: bad decisions, especially that one at the end there we 19 00:01:16,639 --> 00:01:18,318 Speaker 2: got a chance to go down there and at least 20 00:01:18,359 --> 00:01:21,159 Speaker 2: tie it up. We're on the forty and it goes 21 00:01:21,199 --> 00:01:24,759 Speaker 2: first down, So just gotta be better. Some decisions that 22 00:01:24,759 --> 00:01:27,719 Speaker 2: I made throughout the game that would have impacted the 23 00:01:27,759 --> 00:01:30,639 Speaker 2: outcome and take that. You'll pull my self. You know, 24 00:01:30,639 --> 00:01:32,639 Speaker 2: those guys battle up front, especially those guys up front, 25 00:01:33,639 --> 00:01:35,999 Speaker 2: the receivers are bounding. You know, I think, shoot, I 26 00:01:36,119 --> 00:01:38,239 Speaker 2: was just gotta find a way there the in the 27 00:01:38,239 --> 00:01:41,359 Speaker 2: fourth and just came up short. So you gotta go 28 00:01:41,399 --> 00:01:43,559 Speaker 2: back and learn from it, and especially me, you know, 29 00:01:43,599 --> 00:01:46,039 Speaker 2: I gotta take these and take advantage of these reps 30 00:01:46,039 --> 00:01:47,559 Speaker 2: that I'm getting and you know in the game, and 31 00:01:47,679 --> 00:01:52,999 Speaker 2: I gotta play better touchdowns touchdowns there. Yeah, they're just 32 00:01:53,039 --> 00:01:56,559 Speaker 2: on the five. They drop out the guys on the five, 33 00:01:56,839 --> 00:01:59,799 Speaker 2: and you know, you got a chance to get tied up, 34 00:01:59,839 --> 00:02:01,639 Speaker 2: so doing whatever I can. You know, I think, you know, 35 00:02:01,639 --> 00:02:03,439 Speaker 2: they zoned it off and they're doubling the inside guys, 36 00:02:03,479 --> 00:02:06,159 Speaker 2: and you know, we had a bunch of concepts and 37 00:02:06,399 --> 00:02:07,559 Speaker 2: you know, I have back line and I think hun 38 00:02:07,639 --> 00:02:09,118 Speaker 2: end up getting run out of bounds and just trying 39 00:02:09,159 --> 00:02:11,279 Speaker 2: to you know, keep the play alive, make play. You know, 40 00:02:11,399 --> 00:02:13,719 Speaker 2: manre good for running back out there to kind of 41 00:02:13,719 --> 00:02:15,599 Speaker 2: play like a receiver and make a good play. But 42 00:02:16,358 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 2: it ended up coming up sorts. So you're not played. 43 00:02:18,358 --> 00:02:19,679 Speaker 2: It doesn't matter at this point. 44 00:02:20,478 --> 00:02:21,999 Speaker 1: Did you feel like you had that much you look, 45 00:02:22,038 --> 00:02:24,999 Speaker 1: I think it was eleven twenty two seconds. There's the 46 00:02:24,999 --> 00:02:27,119 Speaker 1: amount of time you had running around. 47 00:02:27,239 --> 00:02:29,118 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean they drop out some guys. In your mind, 48 00:02:30,759 --> 00:02:32,559 Speaker 2: the credit the guys up front, man, those five and 49 00:02:32,559 --> 00:02:35,679 Speaker 2: you're up front blocking their butts off for twelve seconds. 50 00:02:36,679 --> 00:02:39,439 Speaker 2: You know that's that's impressive. And uh, if you gotta 51 00:02:39,439 --> 00:02:41,918 Speaker 2: find a way at the end there, Drake, just that 52 00:02:42,038 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 2: last throw was go through your mind? Way to take 53 00:02:43,959 --> 00:02:47,559 Speaker 2: that shot? Yeah, you know, first down and you know 54 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:49,839 Speaker 2: see the safety. Uh, I think you're thrown into the wind. 55 00:02:49,839 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 2: I gotta put some more on it. And just a 56 00:02:51,399 --> 00:02:53,679 Speaker 2: dumb decision, you know, something you'd like to have back, 57 00:02:53,719 --> 00:02:55,918 Speaker 2: and especially in that situation. You know, I can go 58 00:02:55,999 --> 00:02:57,399 Speaker 2: at least tie it up. We're on, like I said, 59 00:02:57,399 --> 00:02:59,519 Speaker 2: our own forty and I just you know, sometimes the 60 00:02:59,559 --> 00:03:02,038 Speaker 2: best players throw it away and there's a bad scision 61 00:03:02,079 --> 00:03:04,599 Speaker 2: on my part. I think you officially ran ninety five 62 00:03:04,679 --> 00:03:07,798 Speaker 2: yards coming off of what you came off last week. 63 00:03:07,839 --> 00:03:09,879 Speaker 1: What kind of things were you thinking of as you 64 00:03:09,959 --> 00:03:11,519 Speaker 1: were running the football today? 65 00:03:11,679 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, I tried to slide head first a little bit. 66 00:03:15,359 --> 00:03:16,879 Speaker 2: You know, sometimes I think that's is you know, just 67 00:03:16,879 --> 00:03:19,679 Speaker 2: as dangerous diving the people's legs. But uh, you know, 68 00:03:19,679 --> 00:03:21,439 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna change the player that I am. You know, 69 00:03:21,439 --> 00:03:23,879 Speaker 2: when i'm you'll pass the protocol and clear them. I'm 70 00:03:23,879 --> 00:03:26,519 Speaker 2: gonna be the player. And if they're dropping out guys 71 00:03:26,559 --> 00:03:28,399 Speaker 2: and you know, some wrestlings up front and we'll make 72 00:03:28,439 --> 00:03:31,319 Speaker 2: them pay. And that's my mindset. And maybe I make 73 00:03:31,359 --> 00:03:33,319 Speaker 2: some better throws and you may have missed some guys, 74 00:03:33,479 --> 00:03:35,519 Speaker 2: but uh, same time, I'm play out. I'm gonna play 75 00:03:35,839 --> 00:03:38,039 Speaker 2: fair to say that you didn't build any hesitation running 76 00:03:38,119 --> 00:03:40,319 Speaker 2: despite yeah, yeah, never, I should have probably broke that 77 00:03:40,359 --> 00:03:43,639 Speaker 2: first one you went. I went with the safety. They'll 78 00:03:43,679 --> 00:03:46,119 Speaker 2: make somebody miss man, So that's on me. Were you 79 00:03:46,199 --> 00:03:48,239 Speaker 2: confident this past week that you were going to be 80 00:03:48,239 --> 00:03:50,479 Speaker 2: able to clear protocol on time? What was that process 81 00:03:50,519 --> 00:03:52,439 Speaker 2: like for you? Yeah, you know, it's tough. You know, 82 00:03:52,439 --> 00:03:54,079 Speaker 2: you want to be out there and they want to 83 00:03:54,079 --> 00:03:56,759 Speaker 2: be out there. Last week, it'll spider up top. They 84 00:03:56,919 --> 00:03:59,199 Speaker 2: do it to practice quarterbacks now and you can't blame 85 00:03:59,359 --> 00:04:01,479 Speaker 2: what's going on with you know, some of the quarterback hits. 86 00:04:01,999 --> 00:04:05,799 Speaker 2: So maybe the process, you know, last the last game 87 00:04:05,839 --> 00:04:07,839 Speaker 2: on the sideline, there's you know, in my pads and 88 00:04:08,319 --> 00:04:09,999 Speaker 2: you know in my cleats and there's some metal on 89 00:04:10,039 --> 00:04:11,999 Speaker 2: the ground inside the tent and I'm doing the balanced test, 90 00:04:12,079 --> 00:04:13,879 Speaker 2: so there's some gray area there. I don't know if 91 00:04:13,879 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 2: anybody could have passed that. But uh, really coming into 92 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 2: this week, just you know, trusting it and you know, 93 00:04:19,039 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 2: took some tests and uh you'll feel good. You lost 94 00:04:21,999 --> 00:04:24,439 Speaker 2: baity or footwork and the offseason, but you talk about 95 00:04:24,438 --> 00:04:26,678 Speaker 2: the reps going back to this summer. Who's worked with 96 00:04:26,678 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 2: you the. 97 00:04:26,919 --> 00:04:29,079 Speaker 1: Most as far as seat your mall thought you had 98 00:04:29,079 --> 00:04:31,079 Speaker 1: a great move in a pocket here eyes going forward, 99 00:04:31,119 --> 00:04:33,519 Speaker 1: but just your overall comfort in the pocket after. 100 00:04:33,359 --> 00:04:35,518 Speaker 2: You're coming along here, Yeah, I think, uh, you know, 101 00:04:35,519 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 2: seating the ball and looking to that TCS on me, 102 00:04:37,199 --> 00:04:38,559 Speaker 2: you know TC and a v P. You know they're 103 00:04:38,599 --> 00:04:40,999 Speaker 2: on me about seating the ball, a little quarterback things 104 00:04:40,999 --> 00:04:42,399 Speaker 2: and carry out my fakes. You remember a couple of 105 00:04:42,438 --> 00:04:44,399 Speaker 2: days I didn't trying to. You know, little things like 106 00:04:44,438 --> 00:04:45,599 Speaker 2: that go a long way, you know, as you know, 107 00:04:45,639 --> 00:04:48,319 Speaker 2: playing quarterback by acer, sitting from the defensive end. If 108 00:04:48,359 --> 00:04:49,959 Speaker 2: I'm carrying out a fake on a wide zone or 109 00:04:50,599 --> 00:04:52,079 Speaker 2: play action stuff, I think you know, I see the 110 00:04:52,119 --> 00:04:54,238 Speaker 2: field well down the field, and I can only help 111 00:04:54,239 --> 00:04:56,639 Speaker 2: me with my play action to kind of get your 112 00:04:56,719 --> 00:04:58,998 Speaker 2: little things and a little things going. So, uh, you'll 113 00:04:58,999 --> 00:05:00,639 Speaker 2: credit all three and be back too, you know, been 114 00:05:00,678 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 2: back to so all three of those guys have harped 115 00:05:02,759 --> 00:05:04,319 Speaker 2: on it, and they do a good job throughout the 116 00:05:04,318 --> 00:05:07,198 Speaker 2: week of you know, staying on me. Film feel more 117 00:05:07,519 --> 00:05:10,238 Speaker 2: comfort as as you play one. Yeah, no, no doubt. 118 00:05:10,318 --> 00:05:12,599 Speaker 2: I think, you know, sometimes I get a little coppy 119 00:05:12,599 --> 00:05:15,439 Speaker 2: back there in the pocket. But you know, if I've 120 00:05:15,438 --> 00:05:17,558 Speaker 2: always kind of felt pressure well and moved well, and 121 00:05:17,599 --> 00:05:20,038 Speaker 2: that's not really something that if I did you know 122 00:05:20,039 --> 00:05:22,278 Speaker 2: that well in college. So just trying to keep on 123 00:05:23,159 --> 00:05:23,799 Speaker 2: doing the same. 124 00:05:24,438 --> 00:05:27,959 Speaker 1: School question touchdown at the end of regulation. Is there 125 00:05:27,999 --> 00:05:29,759 Speaker 1: any part of you did you talk to coach or 126 00:05:29,759 --> 00:05:33,758 Speaker 1: if you make a case just go go for two beers? 127 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:36,118 Speaker 2: Yeah? I was just trying to catch my breath. You know, 128 00:05:36,119 --> 00:05:39,319 Speaker 2: I couldn't even think about it. I think just looking 129 00:05:39,359 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 2: back on as easy to say, you know, we we're 130 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,558 Speaker 2: out there that long on such a you know, high 131 00:05:43,599 --> 00:05:46,118 Speaker 2: intensity drive. I think it's hard to go for two things. 132 00:05:46,159 --> 00:05:47,999 Speaker 2: Easy to look back and say that now, but our 133 00:05:48,039 --> 00:05:50,598 Speaker 2: defense is fresh and you know, coming out in overtime 134 00:05:50,639 --> 00:05:52,479 Speaker 2: and trying to get stopped, and they do a good 135 00:05:52,558 --> 00:05:53,879 Speaker 2: job of run the football today. 136 00:05:53,958 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: So Patriots Playbook join John Rook as he brings you 137 00:05:58,919 --> 00:06:01,678 Speaker 1: all the latest Patriots Talk, an expert commentary direct from 138 00:06:01,719 --> 00:06:04,919 Speaker 1: Patriots HQ. The show features interviews with New England and 139 00:06:04,919 --> 00:06:07,399 Speaker 1: Opponent beat writers that bring you a unique media view 140 00:06:07,399 --> 00:06:09,159 Speaker 1: of the state of the team. But where the Patriots 141 00:06:09,159 --> 00:06:11,998 Speaker 1: are concerned, Let's just get one thing done, and let's 142 00:06:12,039 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 1: get it done right and then. 143 00:06:13,759 --> 00:06:16,599 Speaker 2: We can worry about versatility. Am I lying to anybody here? 144 00:06:16,879 --> 00:06:19,199 Speaker 2: Let's just get one thing done. Let's get one thing 145 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:22,359 Speaker 2: done right, and then we could move along. That's kind 146 00:06:22,359 --> 00:06:23,199 Speaker 2: of my biggest thing. 147 00:06:23,239 --> 00:06:25,799 Speaker 1: Search Patriots Playbook anywhere you get your podcasts.