1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: Mac White open throws. He's got a galore touchdown. This 2 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: one is floated for picks and picked off. This one 3 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: is too high and picked off coming up and misses 4 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: a pick by Kyle van Oy throw it right to 5 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: him and vannoys in from the touchdown. Philippe Franks crows 6 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: and this one is picked off. Well, now it is over. Well, 7 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: I think when we're hearing the name Philippe Franks, we 8 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: know that the game has gone south to some degree 9 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: m for the Atlanta Falcons and really for many viewers 10 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: as well. But unless you were a Patriots fan, a 11 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: strange game. Tonight, the Patriots um continue their show of 12 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: dominance of late with a twenty five to nothing blanking 13 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: of a wandering and lost Falcons team in search of 14 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: its own identity. We'll get into all of that. Mark 15 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: Cecil here with you tonight on the Thursday Night Recap. 16 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: I'm joined by two wonderful individuals in house teammates here 17 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: at NFL Network. Marcus Grant is number one. He is 18 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: a fantasy guru, man with a fire in the belly, 19 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: a workplace individual who has been the heart and soul 20 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: of NFL dot COM's fantasy universe. For quite some time. 21 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: We're happy to have him with us. And a newcomer 22 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: to NFL Network, Bridget Condon, having just landed here in 23 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: the last couple of months. Um. She is actually a 24 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: Patriots fan who grew up reportedly twenty minutes she's got that. 25 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 1: She's got the guard right there, twenty minutes from Gillette Stadium, 26 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: So that tells you something right there. She enjoyed this evening. Um. 27 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: But her, we'll get into her path a little bit. 28 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: To come to NFL Network. She covered the Panthers for 29 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: the last couple of years as well, so she's going 30 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: to be doing a lot of stuff all around the 31 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: league and we're happy to have her with us tonight. 32 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: Let's get into this game. Bridget. I will start with you, 33 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: because you know, I think the Patriots over the last 34 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: month have changed perceptions about who they are at this point. 35 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: You know, we had we did our midseason just died 36 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: Super Bowl picks and I as a not as a joke, 37 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: but just thought this might just get some attention and 38 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: might get some tweets. I picked the Patriots as my 39 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 1: a f C team, and now I'm starting to look 40 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,959 Speaker 1: like getting busters because it looks very smart um, you know, yeah, 41 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: I think that the employer will enjoy what I've done there. 42 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: What is your take on what is happening and what 43 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: happened tonight with this Patriots team? Yeah, I think it. 44 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: I just saw a stat come up on my Twitter 45 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: feed that the Patriots have outscored their opponents by a 46 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,079 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty five points in that five game win 47 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: streak that they're on. I think they've changed a lot 48 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:36,519 Speaker 1: of opinions, and I think this is credit to Mac 49 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: Jones having time with Bill Belichick, learning the system and 50 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: just becoming more comfortable. And Bill is just a mastermind, right, 51 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: Like we have one bad season once Tom leaves and 52 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 1: then now it's like hottest team in the a f C. 53 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: Like you can't you can't say that, my Uh, Like 54 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: I was trying to be an unbiased reporter now that 55 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: I'm working for the NFL, I'm covering thirty thirty two teams, 56 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: like trying to keep my opinions out of it. And 57 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: so had a conversation with my dad a couple of 58 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: weeks ago, like die hard Pats fan, and he's like, 59 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,079 Speaker 1: Bridget the Pats are going to the Super Bowl. They're 60 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: going to the Super Bowl and I'm like, Dad, no, 61 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 1: they're not. And he's texted me every day this week 62 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: with a different article. They're a good team. They're a 63 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: good team. They're a good team. And like I'm like, 64 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: I guess he's right. I guess you're right. Like I, 65 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: I don't know what's happening, but I'm riding the wave 66 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: in tonight was just another example of Bill's magic. I 67 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: know also that um Our producer Erica tam Posey has 68 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: been all over you with Patriots texts and other paraphernalia, 69 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,679 Speaker 1: which I you know, we know that experience. Um I, 70 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: I can only imagine where she is this evening. We've 71 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: got the Grave Digger stepping in for her tonight. Her 72 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: whereabouts are totally unknown. Marcus, your take, um your fast. 73 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: There we go. He's played his own sound bite. That's 74 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: that's the next level move by Grave Digger. Marcus. What 75 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: is your what? What was your what was your experience 76 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 1: watching this game? Uh? Well, one, the Patriots didn't offensively 77 00:03:57,920 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: do a whole lot, but they didn't need to. And 78 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: I think that's been maybe the big thing about this 79 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: this wind street that we've seen them on, right, I mean, 80 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: some of it is some of it is the opponents 81 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: they played, right, I mean, they have gotten through a 82 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: soft part of their schedule, but give them credit because 83 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: they've gone out and they've dominated in that soft part 84 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: of the schedule. You can only play the teams that 85 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 1: are in front of you, and they've gone out and 86 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: they've done an excellent job with the teams that they've 87 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,600 Speaker 1: gone against. But you look at what mac Jones has done, 88 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,479 Speaker 1: and Bridget sort of talked about it, right, Bill Belichick 89 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 1: has put him in a situation where he can be comfortable, 90 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: where he can prosper. They're not asking for the moon 91 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,280 Speaker 1: from him, but what they have really allowed him to 92 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,799 Speaker 1: do is play to his strengths. He's a guy who's 93 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:39,040 Speaker 1: very accurate, he makes the right reads and it's not 94 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: necessarily a lot of deep throws, not a lot of 95 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: high percentage throws, but he's getting he's throwing guys open, 96 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 1: he's letting them make plays. And defensively, they have really 97 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 1: turned it up a notch. I mean, obviously they dominated 98 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:51,720 Speaker 1: the Falcons tonight from start to finish, but you go 99 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: over this last five games, uh, and they have really 100 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,600 Speaker 1: just sort of demoralized teams with what they're doing defensively, 101 00:04:57,640 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: and it's all coming together at the right time. And now, 102 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 1: whether or not they're the best team in the a 103 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 1: f C or even the best team in the a 104 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: f C East, I think that the jury is still 105 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: out on that, um. But this is a team that 106 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: really it's playing its best football at a great time 107 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 1: of the year, and they're certainly in the conversation for 108 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: making a run into the postseason. So uh, it's it's 109 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: for for most of America, this is their worst nightmare, 110 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: right It seemed as though we were rid of the 111 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,479 Speaker 1: Patriots in our football life, and Bill Belichick has figured 112 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: out a way to sort of resurrect this team and 113 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,159 Speaker 1: get them right back in the conversation. But the people 114 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 1: that can't stand the Patriots, because I wouldn't have put 115 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: myself in that group. I if anything, uh, you know, 116 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: the whole Brady in Belichick experience, um is something that 117 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: will never see again as human beings with with a 118 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 1: team and a coach and a quarterback. But isn't this 119 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 1: a new Is it new? Or is it like? Am 120 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 1: I actually watching this defense that held the page held 121 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: the Falcons? And again it's the Falcons who are really 122 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: a mess right now. But the sixty four yards of 123 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: offense in the first half their lowest output in eight years. 124 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: I mean it comes less than a week after Matt 125 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 1: Ryan against the Cowboys was thumped to his lowest QB 126 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: rating in fourteen years. So there's some systemic connection between 127 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:11,600 Speaker 1: an offense that really is struggling at the moment, but 128 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: this Patriots defense. Um, I hear this a lot. I 129 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 1: say it. I hear it from Greg Rosenthal that this 130 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: reminds us of Patriots teams of old that we're not built, 131 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: you know, around young Tom Brady, around dominant offense, but 132 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 1: the defense jelling the way they are. Um Bridget, does 133 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 1: this look to you like a team that, you know, 134 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: where's the ceiling here? With this defense? I'm starting to 135 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 1: get scary like a f C title game vibes from 136 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: this crowd. Yeah. I think Matt Judean has been incredible 137 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: for them, and uh he tonight was incredible. J C. 138 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: Jackson has been incredible. I think they did a really 139 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:53,159 Speaker 1: good job in Bill Bell jack again, just he's smart. 140 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: He knows how to get these pieces that other teams 141 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: just let go into free agency and figure out a 142 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 1: way to find guys who other people aren't seeing their 143 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: strengths and fit him into his system. And again, like 144 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: they're just such a disciplined team that, like you mentioned, 145 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: even though mac Jones isn't Tom Brady and he's not 146 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: executing these crazy plays, they have their defense on the 147 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: other side of it. They can protect them and they 148 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 1: don't need any of that. And you hold, yeah, a 149 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: Falcons team to zero points tonight. I mean there were 150 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: times there we like you were saying earlier, like you 151 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: thought they were just gonna come come back and like 152 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: get a touchdown or that a couple of field goal misses. Um. 153 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: I think this defense is their strong suit right now, 154 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: and it is keeping up for some of those mistakes 155 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: early on that Max Jones is making and you know, 156 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: his interception and things like that, that that's still going 157 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: to happen as a rookie. You have the defense kind 158 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: of as like the saving blanket to fall back on. Yeah, 159 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 1: they seem versatile like that, Like last week against Cleveland, 160 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 1: like we got to turn up the rushing attack. They 161 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: had their highest output there, like a d eighty five yards. 162 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,679 Speaker 1: It just seemed to me extremely Dane. Just I guess, 163 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: you know, we don't need to spend a lot of 164 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: time on the Falcons. But Marcus, like, I guess, how 165 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 1: do you view the Arthur Smith experience at this point? 166 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: I thought a couple of weeks ago, arrows seem to 167 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: be pointing up on a somewhat juicy offense that was 168 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: showing some things. You lose Cordarrel Patterson. I know, from 169 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: a fantasy angle for you, there's a lot of disappointed 170 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: people on that front. Um is their hope? Here? Do 171 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: you see growth? Or? I mean, I know the last 172 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: two weeks have been a train wreck, but before that 173 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: there was something to cling onto. Um. This tonight obviously 174 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 1: is a low mark. It absolutely is, and they're just 175 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: there are no answers right now in this offense. I 176 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: tweeted during the game. You know, if you had said 177 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: back in August that the Falcons needed Cordaryl Patterson to 178 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: look like a functional offense, you would have been laughed 179 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: off the internet. But here we are a week from 180 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving and that is absolutely the case. Um. Going into this, 181 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: the one thing that we knew is that Bill Belichick, 182 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: what he loves to do is take away whatever your 183 00:08:55,920 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: strength is on offense, and with no Corderyl Patterson, with 184 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:03,559 Speaker 1: no Calvin Ridley. That put the spotlight squarely on Kyle 185 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 1: Pitts and he was completely a non factor in this game. 186 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: Throwing the fact that you have an offensive line that 187 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: struggled to protect Matt Ryan. Uh, you know, as Bridget mentioned, 188 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 1: Matt Judan is playing well, Christian Barmore is having an 189 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 1: outstanding rookie season for this team, They're just there's nothing 190 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 1: about this offense that that gives you reason to believe 191 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 1: there's hope if Kyle Pitts can't go out and be 192 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 1: a superstar, and that's asking a lot out of anybody, 193 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,959 Speaker 1: but especially a rookie tight end. Um, this offense is 194 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 1: not going to move the football. And I again, until 195 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 1: you know, if Calvin Ridley comes back, maybe that helps. 196 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:39,559 Speaker 1: When Cordeolle Patterson comes back, that certainly is going to help. 197 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: But even then, uh, this is at best, at best 198 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 1: a mediocre offense right now. And you know, like you said, 199 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: this is kind of a wayward, lost team that doesn't 200 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: have any real immediate answers. Yeah, the Falcons seemed like 201 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: they have gone out of their way to not um 202 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 1: create an offensive line that can you know, dominate the opposition. 203 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 1: The same goes for the defensive line. I thought a 204 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:04,440 Speaker 1: turning point for them. It's some of these games I 205 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 1: like to do this. I'm not always right, but early 206 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: on I'll just say game over, and it's like, you know, 207 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 1: sometimes you are right. And it felt like for me 208 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 1: when they had that scenario third and one there at 209 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 1: the Patriots fourteen, Matt Ryan took a sack. Unfortunate it 210 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 1: was fourth and fourteen. Suddenly they made the field goal 211 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: to get you know, it would have been ten to 212 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 1: three to get back into it. There's a penalty. It's 213 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 1: fourth and nineteen at that point, young Wick who misses 214 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,559 Speaker 1: the field goal. It's just like, guys, we cannot dream 215 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: up a more disastrous, uh you know outcome for that 216 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:39,199 Speaker 1: drive and it never got any better. And I mean 217 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:41,839 Speaker 1: to end the game with four straight interceptions, I mean, 218 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: I can't think of the last game that I've watched 219 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: um at the pro level where there were four straight 220 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: That's probably happened, but it's just, uh, it stood out tonight. 221 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 1: It's a somewhat um epic disaster. And you know, the Patriots. 222 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: I think good teams sometimes just take care of business 223 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 1: like this against bad opposition, and the Patriots have been dominant. 224 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,200 Speaker 1: I would look at the Cleveland game last week as 225 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 1: a huge turning point where they basically announced themselves as 226 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 1: totally legit Grave Diggers. Wondering if Nathan Peterman through four 227 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 1: straight picks, that feels very possible to me back in 228 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:18,319 Speaker 1: the day you did have the five interception half, wasn't it? 229 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: Uh was once upon a time. Yeah, I think his 230 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: family is trying to forget that. I don't know why 231 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: we needed to bring that up again tonight, but um, 232 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: that's how this works on this show apparently. So So 233 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 1: I'll say this Mark though, I mean, for all the 234 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:31,959 Speaker 1: talk about the Patriots, right, I think we're gonna learn 235 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:34,080 Speaker 1: a lot about them the next two weeks. So after 236 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: this they get essentially kind of a mini by but 237 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: then they have the Titans at home and they go 238 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 1: to Buffalo. So the next two weeks, I think you're 239 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: gonna tell us a whole lot about where this Patriots 240 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: team is. Right now, do you think we're back in 241 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 1: a place that we're Bills fans who you know for 242 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:52,560 Speaker 1: the last year, we're really feeling like it's our time 243 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 1: after twenty plus years um in the desert, now it's now, 244 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: it's Buffalo's time to rule thisst division now that I 245 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: would be looking knowver my shoulder if I'm Buffalo, if 246 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: I'm a Buffalo faithful thinking this was short lived, this 247 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 1: time on the top of the mountaintop. Potentially, I think. So, 248 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: I mean they're they're kind of a fatalistic bunch. I 249 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: think Bills fans um a lot of things. But yeah, 250 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:17,680 Speaker 1: but you know, after after twenty years of watching the 251 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 1: Patriots be on top and thinking like, now this is 252 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 1: our moment, this is our time, only to see, you know, 253 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 1: the monster sort of rise from the grave and come 254 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 1: after you again, I would definitely think there's a feeling 255 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: of here we go again, um, you know, and we'll 256 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: see how it manifests itself in in two weeks when 257 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:36,199 Speaker 1: these two teams play in Buffalo and like, Bridget, is 258 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 1: your phone just exploding when like the Patriots do things 259 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 1: like this tonight. Yeah, to your point, like I think 260 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 1: Buffalo missed their opportunity last year, and like I have 261 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 1: a ton of friends who are Bills fans and we're 262 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: like giving me crap last season, right, and now it's 263 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: like you knew this was coming, right, Like maybe as 264 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 1: a Patriots I'm just like die Hard, Like I think 265 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 1: of the positive, like I know that like I was, 266 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 1: I don't think I've been worn during like the bad 267 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: time of the Patriots, Like I've just experienced like the greatness. 268 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: And so I'm like, oh, it's it's gonna get better, 269 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:08,680 Speaker 1: like it's gonna get fixed like whatever, like and here 270 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 1: it is, like here's the answer, right. It's like the 271 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: Patriots are the big brother to the Bills, and they 272 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 1: were out on vacation and like the little brother got 273 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:19,679 Speaker 1: got the driver's seat for you know, the past year, 274 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 1: and now big brothers coming back from college getting in 275 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,079 Speaker 1: the seat of the car and like little brothers getting 276 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:27,720 Speaker 1: shoved in in the house again. Um. One of the 277 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 1: other points that I wanted to touch on that you 278 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:30,839 Speaker 1: were saying is like the Falcons, if we go back 279 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 1: to them real quick, Matt Ryan, like when he got 280 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: sacked early on in the game and you were talking 281 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 1: about then then they missed the field goal after that penalty. 282 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,079 Speaker 1: You could kind of see it on his face when 283 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: he was sitting on the sideline he got injured. He 284 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 1: was like gushing blood on his arm, like he was 285 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: grabbing his toe like to me looking at him, like 286 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:51,680 Speaker 1: when the cameras were zoomed in. I was like, he's 287 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 1: already lost, like in his mind he was defeated, and 288 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:57,559 Speaker 1: then he finishes the game with four sacks. Like, if 289 00:13:57,559 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: I'm the Falcons, I'm punching myself that we didn't get 290 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 1: a quarterback last year in the draft and we decided 291 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: to stick with Matt Ryan. I think I think that 292 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:08,319 Speaker 1: it is time for them to let him go and 293 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 1: and start the next phase of their journey. Yeah, they 294 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 1: definitely like there's another part of their team building and 295 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 1: there could have been addressed last offseason. I mean, they 296 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 1: could have had Mac Jones and you covered the Panthers. 297 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: I think of other teams that could have had Mac Jones, 298 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 1: especially when you know you know Matt Rule. Well, he 299 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: came out a week ago, a week or two ago 300 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 1: saying like we knew Mac Jones is gonna be great. Well, 301 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: then why I don't you know the other part of 302 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: that is why did we not pursue that? Um? I'll 303 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 1: never starting to learn. So that's what I'm saying. Bill 304 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 1: Belishack is smart, but he also like gets these opportunities 305 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: like thrown out his lap that other coaches and other 306 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: organizations pass up. On and I'm like, I mean, I'm 307 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 1: not an owner, but come on, what are you doing? Yeah? 308 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: And he's probably got you know, his Nick Saban was 309 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 1: probably in his year all along the same draft for 310 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: short players because it's working out well for them. All Right, 311 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: we've got a couple more minutes. Um, Grave Digger has 312 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: now chimed in to say, say that Nathan Peterman not 313 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 1: do that? So um, that was an incredible subplot to 314 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: this episode of the Around the NFL podcast. Before we go, 315 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: I just want to hit you with a couple of 316 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 1: quick questions each. Um. I'll start with you, Marcus, and 317 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 1: these are not You don't have to dig into your 318 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: like football treasure chest for these. You could just sort 319 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 1: of think about who you are as a person. So, Marcus, 320 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 1: you have to spend between now and Thanksgiving covered from 321 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: head to toe in either cottage cheese or tuna fish shoes. 322 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: I am not a fan of tuna fish in any way, 323 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 1: shape or form, so I guess that makes a cottage cheese. Yeah. 324 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 1: I feel like I didn't give you a great option 325 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: outside of tuna fish there, But good job there, all right, 326 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 1: So Bridget, you spent years minutes away from Foxboro any 327 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:49,119 Speaker 1: Tom Brady sightings. Have you ever seen Gizelle, maybe Belichick 328 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 1: at Starbucks, Josh McDaniels on like a male clothing shopping spree, 329 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: anything of that nature. No, Like, I wish I had 330 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 1: a great story to tell you, and I like wanted 331 00:15:56,920 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 1: to get into broadcasting and and cover Tom and Ill 332 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 1: and then like finally make it to the NFL and 333 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 1: they're not together anymore. So like, I guess it's my loss. Well, 334 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 1: I think it's possible that none of them are human 335 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 1: and never leave that complex also, so they're not out 336 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 1: there doing things that humans do. Tom doesn't get to 337 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 1: go to star Starbucks like he does not he I 338 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: saw him complaining about something to do with coffee, like 339 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 1: not you know, having to answer questions at a press 340 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: conference after you lose a game is like, you know, 341 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 1: drinking coffee before, like answering emails before someone drinks drinks 342 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: their coffee, Like this guy doesn't drink coffee. So I'm 343 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 1: gonna hit you with this one. Hot or not? Adam 344 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 1: Rank Oh, absolutely absolutely hot man. I mean look, Rank 345 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: has slimmed down, he's like smelt in shape, He's got 346 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: the beard trimmed. Uh yeah, man, dude, on top of 347 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 1: the world right now, I was really just setting you 348 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 1: up there because I think we all know the answer 349 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: to that one. Alright, Um, Bridget you can spend the 350 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 1: next year hanging out exclusively with Taylor Swift. She is 351 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: a Swift from reports I've received, and operate as our 352 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:04,159 Speaker 1: best pal and biographer. Okay, Or you can save the 353 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:08,640 Speaker 1: life of four hundred straight kittens. Okay. Like I'm people 354 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:11,480 Speaker 1: are gonna come for me. I literally hate cats, So 355 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:17,399 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. Friends. Um, I but like you were supposed 356 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 1: to watch all too well, like, could you give me 357 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 1: a little line or now? Well, I was you know, 358 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: I was operating as a professional tonight, and I'm going 359 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 1: to get to that after the game. You're right, that 360 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:28,879 Speaker 1: was my assignment from you and Erica and I. I 361 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 1: have failed, um, but that doesn't mean I won't enjoy 362 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: it later. I like to marinate and that stuff. When 363 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:36,360 Speaker 1: I you know, I'm outside of the workplace. They're all 364 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 1: over my butt tonight. Marcus, Well, we will, we'll have to. Well, 365 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:45,880 Speaker 1: we'll have a whole separate show about that. Marcus Children, Colin, overrated, underrated, 366 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: properly rated. Oh um, I guess it depends on the time, 367 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:54,440 Speaker 1: you know, uh, as I was trying to make dinner 368 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:56,919 Speaker 1: and my child was completely turning off all the lights 369 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 1: in the house. That that felt like an overrated But 370 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: for the most part, where we will say properly rated, 371 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: I think they shift between all three zones. Bridget. Do 372 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:08,440 Speaker 1: you think a unicorn has ever actually walked the earth? 373 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:13,159 Speaker 1: Or is this a bunch of um, you know, nonsense, nonsense, 374 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:16,679 Speaker 1: straight and done with it. But people are really going 375 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: to come for me after this? Well, no, that's fine. 376 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 1: I think you're not into cats, you're not into mythical beings, 377 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 1: and we were forming that knowledge. Marcus. Just one last 378 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 1: one for each of you. Marcus. My wife was nice 379 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:30,680 Speaker 1: enough to make me a huge bowl of instant ramen 380 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: noodles during this game. I was out in our garage 381 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 1: trying to watch this because I had children too. Um, 382 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:37,440 Speaker 1: what did you eat during this game? Well, you said 383 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 1: you cooked dinner, so I'm assuming it was some sort 384 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:42,399 Speaker 1: of food I did. That was a very excellent beef 385 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 1: and sweet potato stew, you know, with some some carrots 386 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 1: and celery in there. So I went down pretty well. 387 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 1: Sounds wintry. I like that, all right, Bridget, last one 388 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:56,639 Speaker 1: for you. Luke Skywalker or Han Solo or neither. Oh god, 389 00:18:57,560 --> 00:19:02,880 Speaker 1: Luke Skywalker, because you can. I don't really care for either. 390 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 1: But Luke Skywalker, I know I suck. You will get 391 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:07,439 Speaker 1: to know, like there's a lot of things about me 392 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: that suck. No, I think I think that's actually um 393 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:14,760 Speaker 1: an atypical flash answer. So I enjoyed where you went 394 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:17,400 Speaker 1: with that. UM. I love to do more of this, 395 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 1: but we if I go over twenty minutes, I will 396 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 1: hear about it from the rest of the people that 397 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 1: I work with, and we were at not We're just 398 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 1: hit twenty minutes. This was very enjoyable. I hope we 399 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: can all gather again, maybe two or three seasons from 400 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 1: now when the Patriots played the Falcons again, four seasons. 401 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 1: With the way the NFL works, we'll do it again 402 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: sooner than that. Thank you very much, guys, Thanks for 403 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:41,439 Speaker 1: having us. All right, everyone, check you later. If you 404 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: still listen to this, that's on you, fair well.