00:00Hey, Drake, thanks for joining us, man.
00:01We really appreciate it.
00:03Hey, Drake.
00:04Yes, sir.
00:05Hey, what's up, Drake?
00:06Thanks for coming on, man.
00:08Wow, what a game.
00:09What a tale of two halves and, you know, with all the rain.
00:13Can you kind of take us through when you guys went into the locker room
00:17after that first half, like what was said or what was done
00:21by either Mike Vrabel or the people around you that got you prepared
00:25for essentially taking over once you guys hit the field in that second half?
00:30Yeah, I think just sticking together and realizing that we got, you know,
00:32better football ahead of us, you know, it was the biggest thing.
00:34We knew kind of we had some chances offensively and we didn't end up
00:38in the half how we wanted to, missing a field goal and not, you know,
00:42trying to get in the end zone with a touchdown.
00:44And then, you know, they went down and scored.
00:47So we kind of built ourselves a little hole.
00:49So we tried to get out of that.
00:51And, you know, our mindset was to go down and, you know,
00:53score the position at halftime.
00:55And, you know, we didn't accomplish that.
00:57So we just tried to get back going and, you know,
00:59defense kind of played some complimentary football and got things going.
01:02So, Drake, on your rushing touchdown, how often do you rep that?
01:06And also, great job to avoid Morgan Moses.
01:09It looked like he almost took you out by accident coming across the field
01:12there at the goal line.
01:14Yeah.
01:14I mean, you get some good reps throughout the, you know, training camp,
01:18throughout, you know, kind of different weeks in the game plan.
01:20And you kind of sometimes it comes off the call sheet, sometimes it doesn't.
01:24So you get some, you know,
01:25good amount of reps with a lot of plays that we run.
01:27And then I just tried to avoid big Moe.
01:29I was getting in.
01:30I kind of, you know,
01:30kind of feeling that sometimes they show up and he's doing his doing,
01:34he's working hard trying to block somebody.
01:36So he's got a tough job.
01:39Hey, Drake, you know,
01:40the last two years you've gone down there and won games in Miami,
01:43which is the first time the Patriots have won down there back to back
01:46since 2011, 2012, and your performances in those games have been stellar.
01:52You've basically, you've been 30, you were 35 for 43, 429 yards,
01:56four TDs, zero interceptions in a QBR of 139 in those two games combined
02:01the last two years.
02:02What is it about Miami?
02:04Is there something about just the weather,
02:06the conditions that makes you feel more comfortable down there?
02:08Do you enjoy playing down there in the South?
02:10Obviously.
02:11I really do.
02:12I really enjoyed playing down there.
02:14You know,
02:14I think the weather yesterday wasn't obviously the best to play in as a
02:16quarterback, but I think that is what it is.
02:19I enjoyed playing there in college.
02:20I've had some good memories in there so far and had one bad one my rookie
02:24year.
02:24So I try to have more good ones than bad ones.
02:26And anytime going down there and some,
02:29some warm weather and especially kind of early in this,
02:32the season is not as bad for us when it gets cold versus when we're going
02:34down there and bad on the heat,
02:35but not to get the full team effort and glad to get the win.
02:38So Drake,
02:39it take us through that 43 yard touchdown to Kyle Williams.
02:41Like,
02:41what did you see before the snap and when did you know that you had him?
02:46I think we had a chance,
02:47you know,
02:47coming out of kind of repping throughout the week in practice,
02:51trying to get a look and,
02:52you know,
02:52just props to Kyle for making a good decision,
02:55running hard and just,
02:56you know,
02:56he's a,
02:56he's a really special player when he's at a full speed coming at you at
03:00defender.
03:01She's tough to guard,
03:02tough to handle.
03:02He's got great releases and just try to give him a chance to give him a
03:05ball to go catch.
03:05And I thought it was a touchdown when I saw it in live action.
03:09I was kind of waiting to see what kind of the rest were thinking,
03:11but props to the Braves and stretch and the guys figure it out.
03:16And obviously it looked like a touchdown.
03:17So glad that that ended up.
03:19And how about the fourth and two conversion with pop?
03:21Were you pretty sure that he had gotten the first down and what do you make of
03:24the new,
03:25you know,
03:25the replay and some of the spotting this year?
03:27Are you confident in it?
03:30Yeah,
03:30I think,
03:30you know,
03:31I was,
03:32you know,
03:32I got in the argument with the ref.
03:34One of the home games,
03:35I remember when I was mic'd up,
03:37I was basically trying to say you'll kind of the,
03:41you take out the virtual measurement aspect of it when they're putting us,
03:45when the humans putting a spot on the ball,
03:47I feel like this should be,
03:48the chip should kind of tell you,
03:49I'm not sure if it does or not,
03:50but whether it does,
03:52the chip should tell you if the player with the ball during the play made it
03:55past it.
03:55I'm not sure if it's based on the spot or where the,
03:58you know,
03:58he made it during the play,
03:59but I think it's,
04:00it's such a human error.
04:02It's just common for,
04:03for refs.
04:03They got a tough job out there trying to mark the spots.
04:05I felt like he had a chance pop out a chance to get it.
04:07And I feel like he got it when I was,
04:08you know,
04:09when watching from my point of view,
04:10but he got that extra stretch and we're glad to pick up the first,
04:14fourth down.
04:17Yeah,
04:17that was,
04:17that was a huge play obviously in the game and drink.
04:20I'm just,
04:20I'm curious because it looked like there was some hesitancy to maybe,
04:23you know,
04:24pull the trigger if you,
04:25if you will.
04:26And particularly in the first half just,
04:28and I'm curious what was maybe going on that maybe you were reluctant to do
04:33that your,
04:33your time to throw yesterday.
04:34Yesterday in week eight was the,
04:37was the slowest of all the quarterbacks in the NFL at 3.2 seconds.
04:41I'm just curious where guys maybe not getting open or were you just worried
04:44about protecting the ball?
04:45What was,
04:46what was the thinking with that?
04:48Yeah,
04:48we knew the game with the weather.
04:49We're kind of,
04:50kind of,
04:51you know,
04:51play and see how it goes early on.
04:53I'm trying to protect the football and not put our defense in bad
04:55situations.
04:56Be smart with the football.
04:57And I think just trying to,
04:59you know,
04:59see in front of guys.
05:00And I feel like there's some times where I could have played,
05:02you know,
05:03you know,
05:03more on time and get the ball out.
05:05And there's definitely some plays I wish I had back as there is every week.
05:08But at the same time,
05:09just trying to get,
05:09you know,
05:09find guys in zone.
05:11They play a lot of zones.
05:12So it's trying to have to see guys,
05:13see in front of guys.
05:14Then to get their eyes back to me,
05:16I think that's really the biggest thing is getting on the same page and,
05:18and kind of seeing,
05:20you know,
05:20when they're flipping their head,
05:21I got to be throwing the ball before you had to be on time in this league.
05:24So I think it's the biggest thing when you face a team like that,
05:26it plays,
05:27you know,
05:27a lot of zone.
05:28And I think they did a good job from a standpoint early on of having a good
05:31game plan of mixing up different zones and popping out people from blitz looks.
05:35And with that rain too,
05:36Drake,
05:37I mean,
05:37obviously there was some moments where the ball was slipping around.
05:41There was that,
05:41that snap,
05:43that fumbled snap,
05:43but you still were able to complete that 26 yard pass to Douglas.
05:47At what point does your brain switch from,
05:48I got to save this ball to,
05:50Hey,
05:50I think I can still make a play.
05:53Yeah.
05:53I think you just got to play within kind of how you're feeling and how,
05:56how you're feeling in the pocket.
05:57And I felt like,
05:59you know,
05:59it wasn't really,
06:00there's different types of,
06:01you know,
06:02I feel like there's times when the ball's on the ground for a while,
06:04when you kind of just have a tiny little mishap that you pick up back up and,
06:08and kind of stay in the pocket pocket.
06:10I feel like you got a chance to look downfield.
06:12And the biggest thing for me is just seeing downfield and making sure I'm seeing in front of
06:16people and seeing the defenders and just trying to make a good throw.
06:19You probably can't give us a medical update,
06:21but any good news or good vibes from Hunter?
06:23And also what about Matt Collins this week?
06:25Feeling,
06:25feeling good about those two guys?
06:28Yeah.
06:28Hunter's always the good vibes.
06:29He's a battler.
06:30He's a warrior.
06:30I know he wants to be out there every week.
06:32So I know he's going to work hard,
06:33work his butt off to get back,
06:35you know,
06:35as soon as possible.
06:36And I know,
06:37I know that's what his mind's working towards.
06:40And then for Mac,
06:41yeah,
06:41we got to obviously Mac,
06:43he's a great player for us.
06:44He does a lot for us.
06:45I'm looking forward to,
06:46seeing him,
06:47you know,
06:47seeing how he's feeling.
06:48He's,
06:49he's been positive vibes.
06:50He's been coming on,
06:51on the road trips and he just loves being around the team.
06:53So looking forward to seeing him back,
06:55get going,
06:56whether it's this week or,
06:57or whenever it is.
06:59So Drake,
07:00after the game,
07:01Rabel was really kind of harping on front running,
07:05not being a front running team.
07:06He hates,
07:06he hates teams that are front running teams.
07:09You guys are certainly not.
07:11It's two games this year.
07:12We've had deficits at halftime and come back to win the game
07:16Buffalo.
07:16And then in this game,
07:17what was the mood like at halftime?
07:19What was Rabel's message?
07:20Was there any panic?
07:21Were you guys,
07:22uh,
07:22calm,
07:23cool and collected,
07:23uh,
07:24at halftime?
07:25What was that like?
07:26Yeah,
07:27we wanted to talk about all we connected and,
07:29uh,
07:29we're kind of bonding together.
07:30And I felt like we really did that coming out of halftime.
07:33And I think that starts with,
07:34you know,
07:34making some plays.
07:35I think you band together,
07:36cheer for each other,
07:37um,
07:37cheering hard.
07:38And,
07:38uh,
07:38the biggest thing was just,
07:40um,
07:40you know,
07:40nobody's going to do it for you.
07:41You always kind of been the model all year.
07:43Um,
07:43nobody's going to come out there and make the place for you.
07:46It's us 11 on the field.
07:47And we've talked about that a lot.
07:49Um,
07:49nobody's going to help you from the stands,
07:51from the sideline,
07:52uh,
07:52from the coaches.
07:53Um,
07:53it's us out there that have to go execute.
07:55And,
07:55uh,
07:56just like I said,
07:56you know,
07:57connect and bond together.
07:58So Drake,
07:59this is going to be a kind of cool thing this weekend.
08:01Rob Gronkowski is going to be introduced into,
08:03inducted rather into the Patriots hall of fame.
08:06And,
08:06uh,
08:07Gronk and you have a lot in common.
08:08I mean,
08:08you came from this family of brothers,
08:10all of you,
08:11you know,
08:11totally into sports.
08:12Have you been,
08:13have you spent any time with Gronk before?
08:15Have you talked to him?
08:15And if so,
08:16you know,
08:17uh,
08:17what did he say to you when you guys met?
08:19Yeah,
08:20I have,
08:20I got a chance to be around,
08:21uh,
08:21Gronk.
08:22Um,
08:22unfortunately,
08:23uh,
08:23first off,
08:23what a great personality.
08:25Um,
08:26he's,
08:26uh,
08:26you know,
08:26I had a Gronk jersey growing up.
08:27So I was a big fan of his,
08:28you know,
08:29watching him play and,
08:30uh,
08:30just being,
08:31you know,
08:31you're around a bunch of brothers.
08:32You can,
08:32you can bond a lot with that of just growing up in basically a locker room and loving
08:36sports and loving ball.
08:38And,
08:38uh,
08:38he's just,
08:39uh,
08:39he's a great Patriot.
08:40Um,
08:40congrats to him on his,
08:42uh,
08:42obviously accomplishment of becoming in the hall of fame and,
08:45looking forward to seeing him,
08:46um,
08:47on Sunday and know that I've,
08:48I think maybe it was at the pro bowl,
08:50maybe is when he was maybe down there in,
08:52uh,
08:52when I,
08:52I shot in 2024,
08:54I got kind of the last end of the barrel selection,
08:57my rookie year to head down there.
08:59And,
08:59uh,
08:59he was down there and we just got a chance to chop it up with him.
09:01And he was,
09:02um,
09:02obviously he's the man.
09:04If you had a Gronk jersey,
09:05did you want to be a tight end at any point or just a fan?
09:09Oh,
09:09just a fan.
09:10No,
09:10I knew I was,
09:10I was a quarterback by then already.
09:12I came out playing peewee football,
09:14taking snaps under center.
09:15So,
09:16uh,
09:16uh,
09:18all right.
09:18Well,
09:19Drake,
09:19it is time for our ask may anything segment that we do every week where the
09:22listeners submit questions,
09:24anything non football that they can ask Drake.
09:26Uh,
09:27let's go to question actually.
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09:35Let's go to question number one for Drake.
09:37Hey Drake.
09:38This is Matt from Hamden.
09:39I'm just curious.
09:40Have you seen Plymouth rock yet?
09:43And how disappointed were you?
09:44And if you haven't yet,
09:46don't go.
09:47It's,
09:47it's not worth it.
09:50No,
09:51I haven't been,
09:51I had a chance to go see Plymouth rock.
09:53Um,
09:54sounds like I won't be making it out there.
09:55Even,
09:56uh,
09:56people say do I've,
09:58uh,
09:58I'm looking it up now.
10:00Yeah.
10:01Oh,
10:01you don't need to.
10:03Hey,
10:04I mean,
10:04it's pretty historical.
10:05I think it's something that obviously may underwhelm you,
10:08but I think the history of it,
10:09uh,
10:10seems to be,
10:11you know,
10:12the Boston and New England area,
10:13that's what matters.
10:14I think people don't need to dive into the actual rock.
10:16I think it's,
10:17you know,
10:17what the rock's about.
10:18Well,
10:19what's so funny is that when you're a kid,
10:21you have this image that it's this,
10:22it's like the rock of Gibraltar,
10:23like this massive thing.
10:24And I believe if I remember,
10:26cause I saw it years ago,
10:28isn't it just now like a small little rock inside of a fence?
10:32It's like,
10:32it's like this.
10:33And when I say small,
10:34it's like the size of like a,
10:36like not much bigger than like a,
10:38a basketball,
10:39right?
10:39Isn't it very small?
10:40Like that small.
10:41Oh,
10:41wow.
10:42Yeah.
10:42Really?
10:42Yeah.
10:43Yeah.
10:43Oh,
10:43it's,
10:43it's wildly disappointing,
10:45Drake.
10:45You don't,
10:45you don't need to go.
10:46They oversold it to us.
10:50No question.
10:51So cross that one.
10:52Yeah.
10:52Cross that one off your list,
10:53Drake.
10:53All right.
10:54Let's go to a question.
10:55Number two.
10:55Yeah.
10:56Hey Drake,
10:56it's Mike from Woodstock,
10:58Connecticut.
10:58If you could have any superpower,
11:01what superpower would it be?
11:04Ooh,
11:04I like this.
11:05How about that?
11:06I think,
11:08I think not aging.
11:09I think be able to live for,
11:12actually,
11:12I wouldn't say that.
11:13I would say be able to pause,
11:17pause kind of a memories or kind of a cool highlight film.
11:21And like kind of every few years,
11:23be able to watch moments from your life and just be able to play it back on a screen,
11:27whether it's like a mental power to kind of play moments back from the past couple of years and just
11:31relive some awesome moments in your life.
11:33I think that superpower is called an iPhone.
11:36I think,
11:36I think you might be able to record it and watch that on your TV.
11:38but I'm not a big recorder and have my phone out all the time.
11:41I kind of like being in the moment.
11:42I love that.
11:43That's good.
11:44Yeah.
11:44There's too many people like concerts who have their phones out.
11:46It's like,
11:46I mean,
11:47you know,
11:47the bands right there,
11:49why watch it through your screen?
11:50Uh,
11:51you know,
11:51it's,
11:51you know,
11:51if you do talk to Gronk this weekend,
11:54someone actually asked him that one time.
11:55And his answer was,
11:56if it was,
11:57if you could have a superpower to be,
11:58and he said,
11:59I would want a time machine so I could go to Florida whenever I wanted to.
12:03There we go.
12:05Which it makes no sense,
12:06but that is a real answer that Rob Gronkowski gave.
12:10Just so you know what you're getting into when you speak to him.
12:12You must like Florida.
12:14That's right.
12:15You have to stop time and go to Florida.
12:17All right.
12:17Let's,
12:17uh,
12:17let's get to our last one,
12:19shall we?
12:20Hey,
12:20Drake,
12:20this is Mike from Rhode Island.
12:21What is your favorite Bible verse and why?
12:25Have a great day,
12:26everyone.
12:26Love the show.
12:28There we go.
12:29Proverbs 16,
12:30nine,
12:30the heart of a man plans his way,
12:32but the Lord establishes his steps.
12:33I think it's just so much in life.
12:35We're kind of trying to plan and,
12:37and try to see things and,
12:39and pray for things and try to see things in our life that happen.
12:42And really it's the Lord doing the work and just trusting in him and
12:45trusting in his plan.
12:46Well,
12:46that's a good one.
12:47You know what?
12:47I have to be honest.
12:48I'm,
12:48I'm a lifelong Catholic.
12:49I don't think I've ever heard that one.
12:51That is,
12:52that's a good one.
12:53I like that.
12:53Which one was it again?
12:55Proverbs 16,
12:56nine.
12:57Okay.
12:57All right.
12:57I will write that one down.
12:59That is a very,
12:59very good one.
13:00By the way,
13:00Ted has one more question.
13:01Ted,
13:02what you got there,
13:02buddy?
13:03Quickly.
13:04Yeah,
13:04quickly.
13:05Drake on the,
13:05on the speed option touchdown,
13:07you'd look like you were in between celebrations.
13:09You were really sure you were thinking about dunking that over the goalpost.
13:14And what is your,
13:14I think it's a flag.
13:15What is your flag?
13:16What would be your favorite?
13:17It's a flag if you dunked it.
13:18Okay.
13:20They,
13:20they do?
13:20Okay.
13:21All right.
13:21All right.
13:22I love watching,
13:23I love watching guys dunk it growing up and,
13:26you know,
13:26in the end zone and dunk it on the goalpost.
13:28I think it's a flag.
13:29So I know,
13:29brave wouldn't be too happy with me about that.
13:31So,
13:32I honored Hunter a little bit,
13:33you know,
13:33he's got the jump spike.
13:34So try to honor Hunter a little bit.
13:35Can I ask you,
13:36what's the all-time greatest touchdown celebration that you've seen?
13:43How about that?
13:44What a question.
13:45I think the Randy Moss,
13:47I think you guys know which one I'm talking about.
13:49The moon in the crowd,
13:50the moon in the crowd.
13:51Yeah.
13:51I think that's gotta be PG,
13:54PG,
13:55I mean,
13:55PG 13,
13:56maybe rated R,
13:56but that's a funny one.
13:58I actually used to love the funny ones.
14:00I like the funny ones.
14:01Antonio Brown jumping on the goalpost.
14:03I think Steph Diggs did the other day.
14:04It's pretty funny.
14:05Yeah,
14:05those are all right,
14:06man.
14:06Those are good.
14:07All right.
14:07Well,
14:07Drake,
14:08great stuff and congrats on another win.
14:10Here comes a big one.
14:12You know,
14:12Green Bay is going to be a,
14:14it's going to be a tough one,
14:15but at home,
14:15you know,
14:16Brady's in the house.
14:17Gronk's doing his hall of fame thing.
14:19I think you guys got a little mojo on your side this week.
14:22Here we go.
14:23Got a big one.
14:23No doubt.
