1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,200 Speaker 1: Break, May. How are we doing today? 2 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:04,000 Speaker 2: Let's go on right hanging in there. 3 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: Good glad to hear that. 4 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 3: Let's go ahead and start with what was a tough 5 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 3: loss yesterday. After the game, you talked about the cadence 6 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:12,959 Speaker 3: and the old line and some of the penalties that 7 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 3: were happening there. He answered another question about a miscommunication 8 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:18,760 Speaker 3: that maybe you had with Pop Douglas. Would you say 9 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 3: right now that you're on the same page as the 10 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 3: rest of the offense, the old line, the wide receivers. 11 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:24,120 Speaker 3: Would you say you guys are on the same page today. 12 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think you know, yesterday it was just some 13 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 2: little focused things, And I think the biggest thing is 14 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 2: I think the guys are getting in the right spots. 15 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 2: I think we're removing the ball. I think best when 16 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 2: we heard ourselves. It's tough, you know, like I said 17 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 2: in my interview, you know we'll get behind the eight ball, 18 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 2: and here in first and twenty and second and fifteen, 19 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 2: it's it's tough to pick up first downs in this league, 20 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 2: and especially when you're hurting our ownselves. So I don't think 21 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 2: it's really anything that when you know, you know we're 22 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 2: out on the same page. I just think it's you know, 23 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 2: a little focus or uh maybe mistakes or little things 24 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 2: that just starting to drive off that we need to 25 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 2: you know, harp on and focus on. I think you know, 26 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 2: it's only uh one being positive for us. 27 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 4: Obviously, those first and twenties or third and fifteens are 28 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 4: physically challenging. You have to literally get more yards. Are 29 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 4: they mentally challenging? Is there like a blow to your 30 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 4: confidence early in games when you feel like you're kind 31 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 4: of spinning your wheels and fighting this uphill battle. 32 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 2: I wouldn't say mentally challenging. I just think you know, 33 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 2: you know that you know, it's more frustrating knowing that 34 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 2: we're hurting ourselves and they're not really doing anything to 35 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:30,479 Speaker 2: stop uss more putting ourselves in bad spots and ends 36 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 2: up costing us and you know, points and moving the 37 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 2: football and helping our defense out and just sitt in 38 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:35,320 Speaker 2: the game. 39 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:37,680 Speaker 1: Drake, what did you say to the team at halftime 40 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: and what did coach say? 41 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:42,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, coaches said, you know, pretty much the same thing 42 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 2: I'm talking about. We're hurting ourselves on offense on defense. 43 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 2: You know, I think you know they're two of us 44 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 2: doing the football well and they're just you're heading over there, 45 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 2: you know, intermediate passes over the middle of that coach 46 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 2: was talking about. And on offense, Uh, we had a 47 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 2: chance to get three and hurt ourselves down there getting 48 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 2: into the red zone. And then other than that, just 49 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 2: like I said, just getting in first and being successful 50 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 2: on first downs, what kind of a VP preached and 51 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 2: and Mayo and just said, hey, fight, you know, keep fighting, 52 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 2: and you know what can happen. So we had ourselves, 53 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 2: you know, almost back in the ball game. So that's 54 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 2: kind of you know, good to see from the guys 55 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:14,799 Speaker 2: of and not quitting. 56 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 4: This is gonna sound like a harsh question, but I'm 57 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 4: kind of just basing it on the numbers and the facts. 58 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 4: Do you have a turnover problem? 59 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: Are you turning the ball over too often? Uh? 60 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 2: It as myself, you know kind of you know, looking 61 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 2: back and looking at you know, the players that I 62 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 2: think I definitely think so that, you know, from the 63 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 2: standpoint of you know, turning football all we can't do 64 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 2: that in this league. And right now I would say 65 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 2: it's the problem. I think, you know, most of my 66 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 2: turnovers aren't you know really you know, being careless, you know, 67 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 2: throwing the ball carless and the difficult spots. I think, 68 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 2: you know, tip interception, I think you know, that's a 69 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 2: tough one. The fumble obviously put the ball in harm's 70 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:53,959 Speaker 2: way of you know, checking the football. But I wouldn't 71 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:54,519 Speaker 2: say the problem. 72 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 4: Are you learning from them at the very least? Is 73 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 4: their value in each of these tough lessons? Hard lessons? 74 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, man, I think I hope. So we try to 75 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 2: learn from you know, things and can you lose and 76 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 2: I'm obviously not doing what you want to, you know, 77 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 2: get done. 78 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 3: We're talking with Drake May, quarterback of the Patriots. Drake, 79 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 3: there were reports after the game the guys in the 80 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 3: locker room are kind of loose, uh, guys cracking jokes 81 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 3: and things like that. Did you observe that? And do 82 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 3: you think that your teammate Tate losing as much as 83 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 3: you do? 84 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 2: You know, I can only speak for myself, you know, 85 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 2: I know it's it's frustrated when you're losing, and you know, 86 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 2: I think I think it's kind of overblown. You know. 87 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 2: I think those guys are frustrated too, So I think 88 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 2: you'll find a way to, you know, hopefully you get 89 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 2: a win and then play all of these last five 90 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 2: games offensively. 91 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 4: What do you think the identity of this team should 92 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 4: be and why are you maybe not achieving that? What 93 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 4: is what is holding that back? 94 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's the same thing I'm talking about, you know, 95 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 2: hurt ourselves, getting it behind the sticks. I think when 96 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 2: we be doing ourselves, we find a way to move 97 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 2: the ball and put some points on the board. So 98 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 2: you're really yeah, it's the main gist of it. 99 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 3: As far as the off defensive line is concerned, you 100 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 3: were obviously running around a little bit more maybe than 101 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 3: you wanted to. 102 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: Uh. 103 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 3: We've asked you, I feel like a couple of times 104 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 3: now about the offense and getting you some design runs 105 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 3: or just the ideas of you know, in the in 106 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 3: the red zone you're getting around and uh and using 107 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 3: your feet a little bit more. Is is that something 108 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 3: that you've given any more thought to? Is that something 109 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 3: that you and Alex have have discussed any further? 110 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,239 Speaker 2: Those are No, I'm just out there, you know, trying 111 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 2: to the players that are called, just trying to help 112 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 2: the team and do the best and get us in 113 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 2: and out plays that help. And think ABC is doing 114 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 2: a nice shop and puting us in good spots. I 115 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 2: think you know, the full team players out there were 116 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 2: no penalties and and little thing to turn over from 117 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 2: from myself are in the football team. 118 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 4: Girod Mayo has said that he knew this wasn't going 119 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 4: to be easy and that there's a multi year rebuild 120 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 4: or whatever is going on here, And I'm just wondering 121 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 4: from your perspective, I know you don't make these decisions, 122 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 4: but would you like to get as many reps as 123 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 4: possible with guys like Jalen Polk and Javon Baker and 124 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 4: Jaim and the young guys that you came in with 125 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 4: to maybe build a rapport that could could pay off 126 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 4: down the line. 127 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:09,720 Speaker 2: I think that's kind of what practice for, you know. 128 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:11,479 Speaker 2: I think in in game we're absolutely the best players 129 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 2: to play. I think that's what this league is about. 130 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 2: So I think, you know, talking about the young guys, 131 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 2: I think they're you know, doing the right things in 132 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 2: practice and earning the right to play and the best 133 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 2: players to play. So I think that's really not my decision, 134 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 2: and I'm just happy with whoever out there wants to 135 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:25,479 Speaker 2: play hard and be in the right spot. 136 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 1: How was your week of practice last week? How would 137 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: you characterize it? 138 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 2: We've had some good weeks of practice and I think, uh, 139 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 2: the guys have been you're practicing hard, and that's what 140 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 2: you want to see. So I think that's what we 141 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 2: just can keep doing, you know, keep going and don't 142 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 2: lose and don't lose sight of you know, getting better 143 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 2: and still find some meaningful football of trying to get 144 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 2: better and and you never know what can happen. 145 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: In terms of your leadership. 146 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 4: We've talked a lot about that evolution and the kind 147 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 4: of addressing the whole offense a couple of weeks ago. 148 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 4: How does that work with the defensive side of the ball. 149 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 4: Do you apologize to those guys after turnovers? Do you 150 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 4: interact with those guys much on the sideline? Are on 151 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 4: the practice field? Are you? Are you interacting with the 152 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:06,600 Speaker 4: defense as well as the offense as a leader. 153 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think you got to, you know, as a quarterback, 154 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 2: So just trying to your hold myself commible for for 155 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 2: mistakes I'm putting given them in short fields and then uh, 156 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 2: from that standpoint, just pumping them up. 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The question this week comes to 166 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 3: us from Eric from Newton, and he wants to know 167 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 3: Drake who is the toughest guy on the team. 168 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 2: Toughest guy on the team. Hmmm, let me think about 169 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 2: that team. I think Jolankafia has shown it. I think 170 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 2: he's uh he's really down through some injuries and got 171 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 2: out through each and every we can plan and plan 172 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 2: is butt off. So if I say Jelani and offensively, 173 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 2: I would say, uh Pa up front, probably big Mike. 174 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 2: I think big Mic, you know. And then in young 175 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 2: battling different spots and playing different spots and not complaining, 176 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 2: just come out there and playing boffs proy those two. 177 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 4: Last night, you obviously brought up the comment about hating 178 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 4: to lose more than a liking to win. Obviously everybody 179 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 4: loses in high school, college, or along the way. How 180 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 4: does losing affect you? How do you deal with there? 181 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 4: You a sore loser, you tough to be around. What 182 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 4: what's that like? 183 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 2: I think just learn from that, you know, I think 184 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 2: just uh, they learned from the mistakes, and you know, 185 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 2: I think nobody likes likes losing. So just find a 186 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 2: way to, you know, kind of learn from it and 187 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 2: kind of look yourself in the mirror, look myself in 188 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 2: the mirror, and I'll see what I need to do 189 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 2: better than how can I have to suppose you? 190 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 3: All right, Miss Drake May, thank you so much for 191 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 3: the time today. We appreciate it, and good luck this 192 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 3: weekend against the Colts. Thanks guys, right Drake May, quarterback 193 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 3: of the Patriots, joining us here on w e I 194 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 3: afternoons