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00:00 I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm-
00:09 at the beginning of the season.
00:11 - No tirades for me today, thanks.
00:13 Maybe one, but it'll be super brief.
00:16 - I've never seen you as mad as you were last game.
00:19 You know, and I was like,
00:20 I don't know that I like this Taylor, you know?
00:23 I don't like this guy.
00:25 - He's a jerk, I don't like that guy.
00:26 - No, it's just a, it's just, you know?
00:29 But I mean, crazy different vibes.
00:31 Taylor sped home, he was at Gillette Stadium
00:33 covering the game here,
00:35 where the Patriots pulled off a shocker,
00:39 29-25 win over the Buffalo Bills.
00:43 And I gotta say, man, you know, like,
00:46 there was a, you know, you look for these moral victory
00:52 builds off of different things that people do,
00:54 you know, throughout, you know, whatever,
00:58 you know, these losses that they've had,
01:00 couple of good drives, blah, blah, blah.
01:03 But it just, none of it amounted to anything
01:05 that you could sink your teeth into and be like,
01:07 okay, this is different, this is turning a corner,
01:10 it's a different sort of team.
01:13 You know, this was completely different team
01:17 than what they, than what we've seen
01:23 at any point during the year, any point.
01:26 - Yeah, I would say offensively,
01:29 like I think in the first week of the season,
01:31 you started getting a glimpse of this being a good offense,
01:33 'cause you had some explosive plays,
01:34 you had some scorers. - Yeah, you had the couple
01:35 good defensive performances, right,
01:37 but they lost guys and that was tougher to withhold.
01:39 Certainly had that early, but offensively, yeah.
01:42 - Yeah, offensively, this was just,
01:43 this was something that I don't think we'd really seen.
01:45 And it built off of last week.
01:47 So you saw a lot more quick passes,
01:50 more misdirection and motion in the run game,
01:52 which I know like in the middle of the season,
01:55 the run game got really predictable and really basic.
01:58 So, and you started to see like the Cowboys
02:00 were just like blitzing and they were just flying
02:02 to the ball and it felt like there's nothing
02:04 to really hold these guys back.
02:06 And the run game kind of petered out in the second half,
02:08 but I think the first half,
02:08 you really saw them leaning on it with success.
02:10 And then like you had Mario Douglas, obviously,
02:14 Kendrick Bourne, Pharaoh Brown,
02:16 making plays after the catch.
02:18 And I think that's what this offense has been missing.
02:19 It felt like it was just everything,
02:21 like Mac Jones had to be perfect every single week.
02:24 And then against the Saints and the Cowboys,
02:26 it felt like it got to the point
02:27 where he just started to mentally break
02:29 and feel like he just had to do everything on his own.
02:32 But now we're finally starting to see,
02:33 last week is all with Kendrick Bourne,
02:35 everything he was doing after the catch.
02:36 Now you add to Mario into that mix.
02:38 And then it's like you sprinkle in a little bit of Stevenson,
02:40 a little bit of Pharaoh Brown.
02:42 It's like, that's when the offense really gets going
02:44 and it doesn't feel like everything is just like a fight
02:47 and they have to struggle for each and every yard.
02:50 It's just, no, I can throw my little RPO screen
02:52 to Mario Douglas and actually get,
02:54 nine yards out of it or more.
02:56 So, I was just, I was really impressed.
02:59 I thought that, there were some,
03:01 they still got themselves in third and long a few times.
03:03 There were a couple of situations in the red zone
03:05 where they got stopped in third down and you're like,
03:08 I maybe don't love the play call or what have you.
03:11 But I mean, considering what we've gotten recently
03:13 and until I get to the film,
03:15 I'm gonna mostly keep it positive here
03:16 because I really don't think there was a whole lot
03:18 to critique from this performance.
03:20 There was a turnover from Kendrick Bourne.
03:22 I think that Mac acknowledged there were a couple of times
03:24 where he dropped his eyes to the rush.
03:25 I think his sack was an example of that
03:27 where it was pretty good protection,
03:29 but David Andrews got walked back into him
03:31 and you saw he kind of panicked.
03:32 - He immediately turtled.
03:34 He knew he was taking it there and you're right.
03:36 - Yeah, but I mean, for the most part, man,
03:38 like considering what we've seen,
03:39 that was a huge step forward again.
03:41 And it didn't come out of nowhere.
03:42 Like they started making tweaks last week.
03:44 They built on it.
03:45 Max said after the game that Bill O'Brien
03:48 was a huge part of why they took that step.
03:50 So man, I'm happy.
03:52 They finally put a game winning drive together.
03:54 Like let's go.
03:55 That was awesome.
03:56 - Yeah, I mean, and again,
03:57 they almost like puked themselves,
04:00 puked all over themselves in a way
04:02 that you would have been like,
04:03 well, this is what losers do.
04:06 You know, and the Patriots,
04:07 you know, if you'd followed the Patriots
04:09 as obviously almost everybody in this chat
04:11 and most people who watch the team,
04:14 you know, religiously and are kind of living
04:16 through this down period here,
04:18 did over the course of 20 years.
04:20 There were so many games where you just,
04:22 well, eventually the other team's just gonna muck it
04:24 and we're just gonna go do our thing
04:25 and drive down the field and score and win.
04:27 And that's gonna be that.
04:28 And, you know, they did it and they fumbled
04:30 and, you know, and Kendrick Bourne gave it back
04:32 and the Bills score and they take a lead
04:34 and, you know, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
04:36 And then they did it 75 yard drive,
04:38 Mack Jones, boom, boom, boom, boom.
04:40 I mean, right out of the gate.
04:41 And again, from the,
04:42 if you're looking at it from the Bill side of things,
04:45 just letting Stevenson leak out
04:48 for that 30 something yard gain on that first play
04:50 was ridiculous there, you know,
04:52 and it was a nice little play call
04:53 and to get him out there.
04:54 But yeah, you got something to say.
04:55 - I will say they got very lucky
04:58 'cause David Andrews was way down field.
05:01 - Way down field.
05:01 - And did make a block.
05:03 Like when you look back, you're like, oh, okay.
05:06 But to be fair, the Bills got a couple,
05:07 got a couple calls. - I thought for sure
05:09 that was coming back.
05:10 I thought, yeah.
05:11 I was shocked.
05:12 So I was stunned with that call.
05:14 But, you know, all of a sudden you're cooking
05:16 and then, you know, I mean, you know,
05:18 they get all the way down there and they pull it off.
05:21 You know, it really was amazing to see it.
05:24 And, you know, you get that kind of,
05:25 well, has Mack done it?
05:27 Has Mack, you know, led game winning drives
05:29 and this and that?
05:30 Well, he's got his little feather in his cap now
05:32 because he can say that he did that.
05:34 So, you know, it's a really narrow, you know,
05:39 I don't wanna overreact to either negative or positive,
05:42 but it's a narrative shifting performance
05:47 in terms of what had been discussed,
05:49 what was being discussed about this team.
05:51 Not only the game itself,
05:53 but the news that came out before the game
05:55 about Bill Belichick and a contract extension
05:58 really changes your thinking
05:59 in terms of what you think that this team is doing
06:03 or is trying to do going forward.
06:05 So it's, I mean, one week later,
06:08 the conversation around this team
06:09 is gonna be completely different.
06:10 There's gonna be a lot of talk, Taylor,
06:12 like, well, maybe Mack doesn't have,
06:16 you know, like, doesn't have to go, you know?
06:18 Like, or maybe Bill doesn't have to go.
06:21 Sure, fine.
06:22 I don't, I think two weeks from now,
06:26 we could be right back there again.
06:28 So there's nothing is guaranteed,
06:29 but it changes things because I think people were toast.
06:32 I think people had one and seven in their heads
06:35 and sell, sell, sell.
06:36 Not only has it changed the, it changes the short-
06:39 - Also the week.
06:40 - No, but it changes the short-term.
06:42 I mean, almost all week long,
06:43 a lot of the coverage is who do you trade?
06:44 How much is this?
06:45 Is this guy, would you even bother?
06:46 I mean, if you can get at least a fourth for him,
06:48 that's great.
06:49 Deal this guy, deal this guy, deal this guy.
06:51 You know, you beat the Bills here.
06:53 I think everyone has had one and seven in their minds.
06:55 If all of a sudden you're three and four,
06:57 it changes the narrative.
06:57 And I'm not gonna say you're gonna necessarily beat Miami,
07:00 but I did think that this team,
07:03 that this one had a shot.
07:07 Like this game, the Bills felt a little bit ripe.
07:10 Did they not?
07:11 - Yeah, well, and to be fair,
07:13 the Bills are missing a lot of great defenders.
07:16 They didn't have Jadavious White, Matt Milano,
07:18 Ed Oliver, Daquan Jones,
07:20 who's a very underrated player.
07:22 Like this was not a Bills defense at full strength.
07:24 And let's just call it what it is.
07:25 Like that is the honest to God truth.
07:28 But at the same time, this is the Patriots offense
07:29 that also struggled against the Raiders,
07:31 that like has not been able to really put together
07:33 60 minutes of competent football,
07:35 or really even like a whole half of competent football.
07:37 We saw last week, the second half,
07:39 they had like a nice little burst
07:41 and they kind of skidded again.
07:42 Then they started to get back on the road.
07:43 I felt like this was much more consistent
07:46 and they didn't really shoot themselves
07:47 in the foot quite as often.
07:48 There were still some times where you saw like,
07:50 you know, the Patriots offense that we've seen creep up,
07:53 but it wasn't nearly as bad.
07:54 And in terms of the discourse around like Belichick and Mack,
07:57 starting with Mack, I think I tweeted literally yesterday
07:59 that if you have like a top five pick
08:02 and Caleb Williams and Drake Mace are off the board,
08:05 I think you go for like whoever's the best available.
08:07 - You kick Marvin Harrison
08:08 and you don't even think about it.
08:09 Yeah.
08:10 - Yeah, if he's gone, you get it tackled.
08:11 Like I was thinking,
08:12 I don't think you need to move on from Mack
08:14 unless he's completely broken.
08:16 Like literally brain is like outside of his body.
08:19 - Yeah, there's two reasons too.
08:20 One is that you get a franchise type of quarterback
08:22 like Williams or May,
08:24 if you believe that they truly are that,
08:25 and I'm not necessarily sold that they are,
08:27 but let's say that they are,
08:28 or you believe that they are,
08:30 you absolutely take that swing.
08:32 You're not gonna settle for mediocre
08:33 if you think great is sitting there available for you,
08:36 but you're definitely not going to,
08:38 I had this conversation with a few friends as well,
08:42 you know, off to the side,
08:43 let's pretend, you know, exactly what you just said,
08:46 May, Williams and Harrison are off the board.
08:49 What do you do?
08:49 Do you go reaching for that third,
08:51 for that third, that next best quarterback?
08:54 Do you trade back down?
08:55 Do you just fill your team and just do your thing
08:58 and then try to get better?
09:00 I don't know what they're gonna do.
09:01 I'm not gonna say one game
09:03 is gonna change all that thinking,
09:05 but again, seeing them capable of,
09:08 this looked, the reason it changes things
09:11 is because it looked hopeless,
09:14 and this gives you some modicum of hope
09:17 that it isn't as hopeless as you thought,
09:19 and I think it starts with,
09:22 I think it starts with a little bit
09:24 of a philosophical shift,
09:25 like you wanna see that Bill can change,
09:28 or you wanna see that they can change
09:29 and do things differently.
09:31 I think you saw a little bit of it today.
09:33 I think you saw a greater emphasis on Demario Douglas,
09:36 not just coming in for a snap or two,
09:38 but being a consistent part of the offense.
09:40 That's a bit of an acquiescence there by Bill
09:43 and saying like, all right, I'm done shoving,
09:45 and part of it is also Juju was out,
09:47 so you're forced into a different situation,
09:49 but it is, all right, I'm done shoving Parker
09:52 down everybody's throat here.
09:53 Born and Demario are the guys who I think
09:55 are the ones who are gonna do the most for me,
09:58 and they ran the most routes today,
09:59 and they got the most targets today,
10:01 and that makes the most sense,
10:03 and you're gonna play through some of your tight ends
10:05 because that is an area of, they're not elite,
10:09 but it is an area of strength on this team.
10:11 You play through your tight ends here,
10:13 and I think you have to abandon some of this other stuff
10:15 that simply just doesn't work for you.
10:17 You wanna get that running game going,
10:19 and as you said, they were able to early.
10:21 A little bit, not as much,
10:23 but Stevenson had a good game out of the backfield.
10:25 I think you kinda saw the roles being defined
10:28 a little bit more.
10:30 Zeke got a little bit more early down work
10:32 than he had been getting,
10:33 but Stevenson was in there in passing situations
10:36 and passing downs, and they utilized him
10:37 in that game a little bit more,
10:39 and it was also the first time you finally had
10:41 what seemed to be the obvious solution
10:44 that we were talking about at the beginning of the year.
10:45 In the absence of a true right tackle,
10:47 why would you not just simply kick on Wenu
10:50 back outside and let him play there?
10:52 It makes sense, but they stubbornly kept jamming him
10:56 into a guard spot where there was,
10:58 while not outstanding play,
11:00 an area of some depth on the team
11:03 where they at least had bodies there.
11:05 You get Strange back here,
11:07 and I think because Strange returned,
11:09 you felt a little better about being able
11:11 to move on Wenu out,
11:12 because you weren't gonna go with Moffee and Sow
11:14 as your two guards with on Wenu and the right tackle
11:17 when Strange was out,
11:18 so you felt a little bit better up the middle there,
11:20 and I think that's what they did there.
11:21 You also saw Moffee get passed on the depth chart,
11:24 so they're making another change there, right?
11:26 I don't know how the snaps went out through the whole game,
11:29 but the starting line, I believe,
11:30 was a city got in there over Moffee, correct?
11:33 - Yes, it was, yeah.
11:35 'Cause Moffee's had a tough few weeks, yeah.
11:37 - He's had a tough few weeks,
11:38 and that was after Moffee had kind of sort of outplayed
11:41 a slightly hobbled Strange
11:43 and actually sent him to the bench
11:45 during games where he was active.
11:47 They decided they had to sit him back down
11:49 and get him right.
11:50 He comes back here.
11:51 How many times will we hear Cole Strange's name today?
11:53 - None.
11:54 - None?
11:55 - That's the thing.
11:56 - And that's a good thing.
11:57 - I was starting to get annoyed,
11:59 because people kept saying that Moffee was better than him,
12:01 and I'm like, first of all, that's crazy.
12:03 - Well, we don't know.
12:04 - Because we don't have a big enough sample size.
12:05 - We haven't seen enough of him.
12:06 - Exactly, the sample size is way too small,
12:07 and additionally, you're talking about Cole Strange, right?
12:09 He played two games before today.
12:11 The first, I almost flipped you off there.
12:13 The first game was against the Dolphins,
12:16 where he missed on a stunt in blitz pickups,
12:19 where it's like, yeah, he hasn't played football
12:21 in almost, in what, like six months,
12:22 which, you know, is understandable.
12:24 The next time he's out there,
12:25 he gets, you know, pushed around by Quentin Williams,
12:28 which is like, it's not a good indicator
12:29 of how good or bad someone is
12:31 if they get beat by an all pro defensive tackle,
12:33 but when you see the things between that,
12:35 it's like, he still looks good.
12:36 Most of the time, he's passing off things pretty well.
12:38 Like the second Jets game, he was fine in that department.
12:40 He wasn't really losing one-on-one against the Dolphins.
12:43 So, and he was, again, on a bum knee,
12:45 which is, he didn't get benched.
12:47 It was because his knee was so bad.
12:48 - Well, there's two things.
12:49 - They were like, we gotta keep you healthy,
12:50 we gotta put you.
12:51 - It's the knee, but also, I mean, he's not,
12:53 he doesn't, he's not a very, like,
12:55 strong lower body guy anyway,
12:58 so when you add the knee to it,
13:00 he was really on, he's really getting
13:02 kind of shoved around. - Exactly.
13:03 - Yeah. - Yeah, that was really tough.
13:04 And like, Moffy had a couple strong games
13:06 where I was even saying, like, yeah,
13:08 if Moffy keeps playing well and it's starting caliber,
13:11 and I was like, all right,
13:13 maybe you look at Cole Strange elsewhere,
13:15 you try to move some pieces around
13:16 just to maximize what you've got.
13:17 But yeah, Cole Strange opened some big running lanes today.
13:20 You didn't hear his name.
13:21 I was really, really happy for him.
13:23 'Cause you see in the locker room, man,
13:24 like, he's fighting his way back.
13:26 He's a really nice guy.
13:27 And I know fans don't really care if you're nice or not.
13:29 It's all about how you produce.
13:30 But you saw today, he produces,
13:32 he's working hard behind the scenes.
13:33 He's doing what he's gotta do
13:34 to put himself back on the field.
13:36 He finally got back out there.
13:37 And then obviously Mike Nwenu, finally a right tackle,
13:41 who's actually a starting caliber player.
13:43 Siddy So was solid at guard.
13:44 I hadn't seen the all 22, of course,
13:46 but that'll be more helpful to see
13:47 exactly how he was snap to snap.
13:49 But finding stability in that offensive line,
13:51 I guess this isn't technically stability
13:53 'cause we don't know what's gonna happen after this.
13:55 But it was the best combination that we've seen so far.
13:58 And I think Mac Jones clearly showed
14:00 that he had more confidence behind that line.
14:02 Granted, a lot of quick passes in this game.
14:04 And again, I think when you look around the league,
14:06 most of the best quarterbacks are getting the ball out
14:08 in under two and a half seconds.
14:09 So I don't even have a problem with the quick game,
14:11 except for when it gets too predictable.
14:14 And then you got to Ron Johnson jumping a play
14:16 and almost picking the ball off.
14:17 Like I think they definitely need more double moves.
14:20 But yeah, I did like the approach of things.
14:22 - But just to show how bad the offensive line had been,
14:25 Mac was actually getting the ball out
14:28 throughout the course of the season at a decent clip.
14:32 One that you would expect he wouldn't have taken
14:34 as many sacks or face as much pressure he was facing.
14:36 He was still facing an insane amount of pressure,
14:39 despite the fact that the Patriots
14:40 were one of the lowest blitzed teams.
14:44 So basically, teams are sending four guys
14:46 and just in his face instantly,
14:49 he's still getting rid of it in 2.46 seconds
14:52 on the average or whatever it is.
14:54 And he's still doing it under pressure.
14:56 Normally you get the ball out that quick,
14:57 you're not pressured nearly as much.
14:59 So he's getting it out quick while being pressured.
15:01 And I think part of it is also no respect
15:04 for the downfield capabilities of anybody
15:06 and you can play everybody up close
15:08 and there's just not really much room
15:09 for anywhere for Mac to go with the ball a lot of times.
15:12 And that's what's happened.
15:13 So even just a teeny bit of time
15:16 makes a huge amount of difference
15:17 'cause you can at least execute
15:18 that quick strike game plan a little bit better
15:21 where you can get through your reads
15:23 or get it to your guy
15:23 and kind of get the ball moving a little.
15:25 And they did that.
15:26 I think that obviously helped them a ton.
15:31 I'm not gonna say Taylor that,
15:32 not everybody saw this coming.
15:35 You had to be pretty bullish on this team
15:36 to see this coming, right?
15:38 - Yeah, man, I was pretty down to be honest.
15:42 It's after the two big blowout losses,
15:44 that's where I was like, okay, something is very wrong.
15:47 This is not normal.
15:49 And I think that's pretty fair.
15:50 I always appreciate the fan who is like,
15:52 I'm with this team, I believe in them through thick and thin
15:55 but you were seeing a lot of cracks
15:57 in Bill Belichick's armor.
15:58 And to be very honest,
15:59 I think if you take a very close look at this game,
16:01 you'll still see there were a ton of missed opportunities
16:04 by the Bills where they could have made this
16:06 a much tougher game on the Patriots offense.
16:09 There were times where the Patriots made some mistakes
16:11 that could have been much worse than they actually were.
16:13 Like, I don't wanna paint the picture either
16:15 of this being like the game where, oh my God,
16:17 like they're a totally different team.
16:19 They made huge strides, that's big.
16:21 They need to keep building on it
16:23 so that they don't start slipping back
16:25 or so that the things that went wrong in this game,
16:27 like tackling, oh my goodness,
16:29 those things don't start to snowball and become worse
16:32 and then you're back to where you started.
16:34 But yeah, I mean, after that really tough stretch,
16:36 obviously a much needed win,
16:38 especially you lose to a Raiders team
16:40 to your former offensive coordinator
16:41 and two of your former backups, like that's pretty rough.
16:44 And then to snap your losing streak against Josh Allen,
16:47 thank you, Evo Josh Allen for showing up today.
16:50 Yeah, I don't know how you walked into this confidently
16:53 and sincerely saying the Patriots are gonna win.
16:55 If you did, kudos, like hats off to you, that's fantastic.
16:59 But I mean, yeah, this was a tough-
17:01 - Like, let's say you were like a super optimistic guy.
17:05 - Okay, okay. - Like this guy.
17:09 - Honestly, if I had seen you tweet that,
17:11 I might've felt differently
17:13 'cause if you're feeling optimistic-
17:15 - Yeah, you gotta be like a super optimistic guy, right?
17:19 (laughing)
17:20 - I mean, I thought I was super optimistic.
17:22 So either the perception of me has been wrong
17:23 or I just don't know myself very well.
17:25 - And I'll tell you this, I couched it, I couched it.
17:28 I don't know what it was,
17:33 I just felt like it was gonna be a more professional game.
17:35 I felt like they were gonna have a good game plan
17:37 against Allen and I think that they did.
17:39 And that was me being conservative.
17:43 I actually, like, I almost threw down some big bucks
17:48 straight up on the money line 'cause I actually thought
17:53 that a win was well within their range.
17:55 And I thought they were gonna play
17:56 a really competitive game here.
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19:33 Now, Patriots again, haven't really been doing much at home.
19:37 We know that.
19:39 That's, you know, first win since last January at home.
19:43 29 points, first since, most since 2022.
19:48 So points, points, points, points.
19:50 And these aren't fake points, these aren't defensive points,
19:52 these aren't special teams points.
19:54 The offense put 29 points on the board today
19:56 against the Bills.
19:57 So what's sustainable?
20:01 What can be repeated here?
20:04 Like, and again, I do think the personnel switches,
20:08 you know, and moving to the receivers that can do more
20:12 with the ball in their hands after the catch,
20:14 like Douglas and Bourne, was such a no-brainer.
20:17 I'm just surprised.
20:18 I mean, the best Patriots offenses
20:20 were always predicated on that, on yak,
20:22 on get it in playmakers' hands and let them do stuff,
20:25 get it out quick.
20:26 And so not leaning on these guys a little bit earlier,
20:29 and who knows behind the scenes, there's a lot to learn.
20:31 It's very, very complicated.
20:33 A sixth-round rookie coming in, you're asking a lot.
20:37 But in this particular case and in this season, Taylor,
20:40 it was just so clear that his level of play, you know,
20:45 just talking about Pop Douglas, was so clearly above
20:48 a lot of the other people that were playing
20:49 just in terms of what he can do for an offense
20:52 that just lacked any explosive playmakers.
20:55 You know, I'm surprised they didn't lean on him
20:58 a little bit earlier.
20:58 And I go back to that game where he got benched.
21:00 I don't understand the thinking about really anything
21:04 involving not making him a primary part
21:06 of your offensive game plan, because, you know, again,
21:09 the stats would be a little better too.
21:10 They wiped out that catch near the goal line
21:13 because they got the PI that put it even closer than that.
21:15 So, I mean, he was really a factor today.
21:17 Every time the ball's in his hands, he's doing something.
21:20 - Yeah, and I mean, today was another example
21:22 of why he hasn't been the top slot receiver.
21:26 On the third down where Mac, like,
21:27 the ball slipped out of his hands and he looked pissed,
21:30 Nick Cattles actually did a great job pointing out
21:32 that DiMario ran the wrong route.
21:34 He looked like he ran a whip or something
21:35 and he was supposed to sit.
21:36 And Mac tried to pump. - He was supposed to sit.
21:38 - Exactly, and instead of throwing into traffic,
21:41 Mac tried to pump it and the ball slipped out of his hand,
21:44 which one I loved.
21:45 I asked Mac about this, about, like,
21:47 he said he wanted to get back to being Mac
21:49 and show emotion and have fun.
21:51 They had fun and he let DiMario hear it after that.
21:54 Like, he looked pissed in a way
21:55 that you haven't seen from Mac in a while.
21:57 I loved that.
21:58 But getting back to Pop, you still see why.
22:01 He still makes mistakes, but at the same time,
22:04 Juju's out there making mistakes too.
22:06 - They all are, that's the point.
22:07 That's what I don't get. - Exactly.
22:08 So, it's like, it's hard to justify when it's a rookie,
22:11 sure, making rookie mistakes,
22:12 but like, Juju's making rookie mistakes
22:13 and Kendrick Ford isn't running his routes consistently
22:15 the right way.
22:16 So, you know, how much can you really take away,
22:19 or how much can you put on DiMario Douglas
22:20 when he's also the only person
22:22 who's consistently making the first guy miss,
22:24 giving you juice downfield?
22:26 And that's another thing.
22:26 I love that it wasn't just DiMario Douglas
22:28 being a gadget guy.
22:29 Like, yeah, he got the jet sweep.
22:32 He got the bubble screens,
22:34 but he also had the catch down the seam.
22:35 He also had the crossing route where Teron Johnson,
22:37 who's one of the best slot corners in the NFL,
22:40 pulled on his jersey.
22:41 I think he drew three flags today
22:42 because he's a really tough guy to get under control
22:45 at the top of the route
22:46 'cause he's great at using his head.
22:48 He's so twitchy.
22:49 And then he's quick and fast.
22:51 So, if you aren't in the right position
22:52 or he catches you off guard, you see what happens.
22:55 Guys try to yank him and slow him down.
22:56 So, I mean, I'm with you.
22:58 It's gotten to the point where, especially after today,
23:00 there's no justification for, I think,
23:02 putting him, taking him off the field.
23:04 I know they're still gonna put Juju out there
23:06 and it's gonna drive me fricking nuts.
23:10 But at the same, like, there's gotta be a rotation.
23:12 I don't know.
23:13 I'm trying to talk myself into it already
23:14 to calm myself down 'cause I will not be happy about that.
23:18 But I think DeMario definitely proved
23:21 that you need to make him a big part of the game plan.
23:23 Like, don't just use him as a distraction.
23:25 Don't just use him as a bubble guy.
23:26 He can help you in a lot of different ways.
23:28 - Yes, use him as one of the few
23:32 after the catch weapons that you have
23:33 or guys who can separate and get open.
23:36 No question about it.
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23:56 No, we don't need to use Thornton more.
23:58 And why?
23:59 Because Thornton is useless right now.
24:01 It would be great, I'm sorry.
24:03 It would be great if he could do more.
24:04 I think he ran three routes today.
24:06 That's gotta tell you something.
24:11 You have as much of an opening as you have on this team
24:15 to be able to jump ahead of people and make your mark.
24:18 And you are as fast as you are
24:22 and you can't get on the field.
24:24 That's gotta tell you something.
24:26 And that's not a great thing that it's telling you.
24:28 - And it goes all the way back to training camp.
24:30 Like he couldn't get on the field
24:31 back then with the starters either.
24:33 And Bill Belichick seemed to get mad at us
24:35 for reporting on the fact that he was catching passes
24:37 from Trice McSorley and Bailey Zappi.
24:39 It's like, well, he's your second round pick.
24:41 You're the one who's not putting him with the starter.
24:42 And Bill O'Brien clearly,
24:44 I just don't think he has a lot of trust
24:46 in Thornton right now.
24:47 And maybe that's what he's putting in behind the scenes.
24:50 Like, I don't know.
24:51 I'm not trying to speculate on why exactly
24:53 because I'm not trying to talk out of my butt.
24:55 But at the same time, if you're, like you said,
24:57 if you're not getting these opportunities,
24:58 and I understand that X is a different thing.
25:01 Like that is clearly just Devontae Parker
25:03 and Jalen Riker territory
25:05 where no one else really plays that position.
25:07 So then it's okay.
25:08 You have to be here in the slot or you have to be the Z.
25:10 Kendrick Bourne is the Z, Juju and Demario are the slot.
25:13 But you're at least hoping that Taekwon can mix in
25:15 for at least some packages and provide that vertical stretch.
25:19 And for whatever reason,
25:20 they're not using him in that capacity.
25:22 I think they tried to give him some underneath pass.
25:25 It didn't work.
25:26 'Cause he's not really a shifty guy.
25:27 Like he's got speed, but he's not like,
25:28 oh, I'll make you miss in a foam booth.
25:30 He's more, he's pretty quick at the top of routes.
25:32 And he's got like the speed when you give him a runway.
25:35 So yeah, it's been disappointing.
25:37 Gisiki though, I like that one
25:39 because you finally saw people keep being like,
25:40 why did we sign Gisiki?
25:42 What does he bring you?
25:42 Which I understand to a degree,
25:44 but you see on the game winning drive
25:46 that like, that's what he gives you.
25:48 He's a massive red zone target.
25:49 I think there's also times where maybe Matt could exploit
25:52 him more in like back shoulders or times where he's up
25:54 against the slot corner.
25:55 - I'd also like to see him run.
25:58 I just want to see him run.
25:59 'Cause he's fast.
26:01 I want to see him get behind people as well.
26:04 I'd like to see him run some seams
26:06 and other different things there.
26:07 Getting online backers
26:09 and just being able to outrun them as well.
26:12 I think Gisiki could be utilized
26:14 a little bit more than he is.
26:16 I don't know why everyone hates his gritty.
26:19 I don't think it's the worst gritty I've ever seen.
26:22 - It's cute.
26:22 It's like, I think I saw somebody tweeted
26:24 when he first said it, they were like,
26:25 that's not the gritty, that's the skedaddle.
26:27 And I was like, yes, that is the perfect name
26:29 for whatever that is.
26:31 I'm going to tell him that next time I'm in the locker room.
26:32 Like you ever thought about calling this
26:34 the little skiddly dink, skiddly doo
26:37 or whatever the hell, 'cause it's fun,
26:39 but it's not exactly gritty.
26:41 - Yeah.
26:43 No, it's not nearly as bad as you say,
26:45 but it's just interesting that you use those guys.
26:50 And I think that those are the,
26:53 that's what's been working.
26:55 I'd like to see, as you said,
26:57 kind of moving towards utilizing guys like Douglas
27:04 and even getting Gusecki involved here.
27:07 And obviously Borin, the last couple of games here
27:10 has clearly been the guy.
27:12 - And Pharaoh Brown, huh?
27:14 - And Pharaoh Brown.
27:14 - Pharaoh freaking Brown, man.
27:17 Every time the ball comes his way, he's breaking tackles.
27:20 And I tweeted, 'cause he's like,
27:23 his whole thing is blocking.
27:24 And I tweeted once, like he blocks,
27:25 like he's trying to get the other guy to throw a punch.
27:29 Like he's always right at the edge of the whistle
27:31 where he'll give you that shove at the end
27:33 or like he'll extend his arm
27:34 in a way that just pisses people off.
27:36 And he really likes getting under people's skin.
27:38 But then you see as a receiver, it translates
27:40 'cause he's a massive guy.
27:41 He's not easy to tackle.
27:43 I don't particularly think defensive backs
27:44 would want to tackle him.
27:45 And he's got good hands.
27:47 Obviously, I'm not saying you need to start giving the guy
27:49 five targets a game, but man, it's also hard to ignore
27:52 that he's gotten you some good plays
27:54 underneath and downfield.
27:56 So I don't know, like maybe I would like see
27:58 if Pharaoh Brown get like two or three targets a game,
28:00 see what he can do.
28:01 I don't know.
28:02 It's better than I thought.
28:04 We do have to focus a little bit more attention on Mack.
28:07 So the discussion around Mack for the last year and a half
28:13 has been how much is him and how much is what's being done
28:17 to him, right?
28:18 And that would be the offensive coordinators last year,
28:23 lack of receiving weapons or offense
28:26 or really shaky offensive line play
28:31 that's been inconsistent, if not downright bad at times.
28:35 And then even this year, whatever was going on,
28:39 whatever type of offense they were trying to run
28:42 from Bill O'Brien, whether that suited his strengths
28:45 or what this team did.
28:46 I'm not gonna say after, you know, finally after six games,
28:50 seven games, they figured it out.
28:52 But again, some of this stuff seems basic.
28:54 Like what worked for him his rookie year
28:58 seems to be the thing that would work for him most generally.
29:01 And that's, as you said, the quick passing game
29:03 and try to get some yak, which is why again,
29:06 shifting to what they did today,
29:11 to get it out quick and get it into the hands of guys
29:14 like Borin and Douglas seems like
29:16 what they should have been doing the whole time, right?
29:19 - Yeah, absolutely.
29:20 - So I mean, credit to O'Brien for doing it.
29:21 I'm just surprised that this wasn't what they do
29:23 because I don't know how you could have looked at this team
29:25 and thought that they might be successful
29:27 any other way offensively.
29:29 - Yeah, I thought the lack of underneath targets
29:30 to Kendrick Forne was definitely strange
29:33 because that was really,
29:34 they kept trying to get him the ball down the field.
29:36 And frankly, I like that
29:37 'cause he definitely has flash there in his career,
29:39 but it wasn't working.
29:41 And I was like, okay, maybe at least try
29:43 to get him involved more underneath.
29:44 And just like, that's guaranteed.
29:46 Like he's gonna get you some good yards
29:47 'cause he's good after the catch.
29:48 I'm finally doing that again with the DeMario thing.
29:51 Like I understand you wanna see what Juju can do,
29:54 but I feel like Juju just stacked together performances
29:56 where you're like, he doesn't really give you much.
29:58 So, I mean, they tried.
29:59 I think if the results,
30:01 like if they had a couple more wins,
30:02 I don't think it would have been as much of a big deal.
30:04 And I also don't think that Juju was like the reason
30:05 that the offense was that bad.
30:07 There are plenty of reasons,
30:08 but I think the fact that he wasn't giving you anything
30:11 just made it look even worse.
30:13 Although of course, if you put DeMario in there
30:15 and he's making plays,
30:16 you can't predict how things change, of course.
30:19 But I do agree that it took too long,
30:22 but they're here now and we'll see if it ends,
30:25 if it's too late.
30:26 They got a lot more games to play.
30:29 Although I will say,
30:31 if they can find some way to win in Miami,
30:33 like you got a stretch
30:34 where you have a lot of winnable games
30:36 and can start stacking some victories together,
30:38 build some confidence,
30:39 start seeing what you do well and poorly as an offense.
30:42 Maybe guys start getting healthier.
30:44 Again, like the biggest thing for this offense
30:46 has been Cole Strange and Mike and Winnie
30:47 not being healthy.
30:48 I don't think there's anything
30:49 that's been a bigger factor in their losses
30:51 than having massive holes,
30:53 not only at both guard spots, but also at tackles.
30:56 So it's like, when you have two above average starters
30:59 on your offensive line,
31:00 you're not gonna be a good football team.
31:02 That's just, it's an impossible position to be in.
31:04 And I think that those,
31:05 getting those guys back on top of feeding your guys
31:09 who make plays in space,
31:10 it's a chain reaction that I think is really
31:14 why you saw this offense start to find its identity
31:16 and get some momentum.
31:18 - But again, let's add in, you know,
31:20 the game plan is one,
31:22 but the other is this is a pretty freaking efficient game
31:26 from Mac here in terms of like,
31:28 just don't do the dumb thing in addition to,
31:32 so there's a couple of things that
31:34 Mac's supposed to be good at, right?
31:36 And that's processing, accuracy, and not making mistakes.
31:41 But because of either factors that surrounded him
31:45 or simply maybe, you know,
31:47 he isn't as consistently good at those things
31:51 as you would hope that he would be
31:53 at this stage in his career,
31:54 or maybe a confluence of both those things.
31:57 He has been inaccurate on throws
32:00 that you should be able to make.
32:01 He has seen ghosts maybe because the offensive line
32:04 has failed him at times.
32:05 He's made the wrong read and missed certain guys,
32:08 certain times where you would expect him to be able
32:10 to kind of get through things quicker
32:12 or get through his progressions, you know,
32:14 and that's, and he's made horrible decisions
32:18 and taken some incredibly bad interceptions
32:21 and turnovers the last few games.
32:23 So just cutting that out makes a huge difference.
32:27 He did that and played well,
32:29 but all of the other stuff kind of came together as well.
32:32 There weren't a lot of like,
32:33 ooh, I want that one back moments from him today.
32:36 - Yeah, it's their two and O
32:37 when he doesn't turn the ball over.
32:39 So that's a pretty good start.
32:41 But yeah, on top of that, I just, like you said,
32:43 it's hard without looking at the tape,
32:45 especially when there was so much quick game,
32:47 but I mean, he didn't make any glaring mistakes.
32:49 Like you said, there were a couple of times
32:50 where he dropped his eyes.
32:51 - You gotta dig in a little bit to see, right?
32:53 - Yeah, and then there was like,
32:54 and even the play where he probably
32:55 should have gotten intercepted by Teron Johnson.
32:57 Like, I don't even really think that's on him.
32:58 It's just, they were using similar concepts over and over.
33:01 I think it was a situation where Johnson just understood
33:03 what was probably coming and jumped it.
33:06 But yeah, you didn't see those glaring,
33:07 like Mac, what are you doing kind of plays,
33:10 which even last week,
33:12 like they had a good offensive performance,
33:13 but he has two plays where one should have been a pick six
33:16 and the other was a horrendous
33:17 and inexcusable interception.
33:19 And it sucks because you want to root for Mac
33:21 because he has games like this,
33:23 where it's like, okay, like this guy,
33:25 you can debate whether he's the face of your franchise
33:27 or whatever, but he's a good quarterback
33:29 and he can win you games.
33:30 He can put drives together.
33:31 He can be that distributor that everybody wants him to be,
33:33 but the situation has to be right.
33:35 He can't be actively under assault
33:37 while also having receivers bail him.
33:39 Like you saw Devante Parker on the drop pass last week.
33:42 Like he finally gets a good pocket.
33:44 It's, oh my God.
33:44 All right, he delivers a beautiful deep ball
33:47 and the guy drops it.
33:48 But this week you saw his offensive line helped him out.
33:50 His receivers helped him out.
33:51 It was just a, it was a balanced performance,
33:53 which I don't think we've really seen since week one.
33:56 So yeah, like give Mac his flowers.
33:59 I, you know, I'm always hesitant
34:00 because I like to make sure I can see, you know,
34:03 the entire picture and understand how he operated
34:06 within the system.
34:07 There could also be plays where he did better
34:09 than I thought he did.
34:10 But yeah, I mean, no complaints for Mac, seriously.
34:12 I was really impressed by this performance
34:14 and I hope he can build on it.
34:15 - Okay.
34:16 We're gonna talk about one more thing
34:18 and that's something that happened before the game,
34:20 which is interesting because like I said,
34:22 it does change things a little bit in terms of,
34:25 you know, how we move forward with the Patriots
34:29 and how they move forward based on, again,
34:31 what the narrative has been regarding next season.
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35:46 Also should tell you, well, no, I'm not gonna tell you.
35:49 We're just gonna jump ahead to this real quick.
35:51 One thing that happened before the game
35:54 was Bill Belichick reportedly agreed to a multi-year,
35:59 a lucrative multi-year contract this off season,
36:01 which is extremely interesting, Taylor,
36:03 for a couple of reasons.
36:04 One, everyone has, it's almost felt like
36:07 it's a foregone conclusion there's gonna be
36:09 an uncomfortable conversation between Kraft and Belichick
36:11 after this year, seeing the state of the franchise
36:13 and the direction that they've been headed
36:15 under his stewardship.
36:17 Obviously he makes every single decision
36:19 on the field and off, so everything that's going on,
36:21 he has his fingerprints on.
36:23 So it's not going well, and if this team went to one and seven
36:26 and started selling off parts and had a four win,
36:29 five win season, that would be bad.
36:32 It's something we haven't seen in a really long time here.
36:36 So you find out before the game, no, he signed a long deal.
36:41 Is this, how do you read this situation?
36:45 Because I have a couple of takes on it,
36:47 but I'm curious your perspective.
36:49 - Yeah, so I know, I saw that Tom Curran said,
36:52 "Oh, it's not multi-year really, it's through 2024."
36:55 And then Albert Breer was like,
36:56 "No, if it was through 2024,
36:57 "they would have announced it differently,
36:58 "so it's probably longer than that."
37:01 I'm not gonna lie, especially heading into this game,
37:03 I saw the news, my stomach kind of dropped,
37:07 because I've been in the camp of, at the very least,
37:10 Bill, the GM, has to take a step back.
37:14 Like for whatever reason, not just Bill, the GM,
37:16 but also Matt Groh and the scouting department.
37:19 - Fresh eyes, fresh eyes.
37:21 - Like that was why I was like,
37:22 "Okay, I don't really love this."
37:23 As a coach, I think you could question
37:25 his decision-making at times, for sure.
37:28 I think some of the game plan stuff,
37:29 you could probably nitpick at, but at the same time,
37:32 I don't really think there's many coaches
37:33 that are better than Bill Belichick.
37:35 I just think that his personnel moves
37:37 kind of put him in some really bad spots a lot of the time,
37:40 but also injuries play a factor in that.
37:42 As a coach, I don't, yeah,
37:45 so I don't mind him sticking around as a coach.
37:48 I think that's fine, as long as there's still buy-in.
37:51 And going into this game, I was worried about that part,
37:54 where it's like, "Okay, how are they gonna fight for him
37:56 "against a team that most people have them losing to
37:59 "when they're one and five,
38:01 "and it feels like their season might be lost?"
38:03 They, in the locker room, don't feel that way,
38:05 but on the outside, it's like, "All right,
38:06 "I understand that you're fighting for your jobs
38:08 "and everything, and this is your career,
38:10 "but at the same time, things are looking pretty bleak."
38:12 After today's performance, I feel much better.
38:14 I feel like these guys really did fight,
38:17 they cared, and they rallied around,
38:19 whether it was Bill, whether it was each other, whatever.
38:21 It worked.
38:22 If we continue to see that, my confidence in Bill
38:25 continuing to be the head coach will grow,
38:27 but either way, the personnel stuff has to change.
38:30 Like, we've already seen it.
38:32 I don't think this game really disproves any of that,
38:34 because you still don't have a solution at X.
38:36 You know, you still had to put Mike in one at right tackle,
38:39 when if he gets signed to another team,
38:41 they're not gonna put him at right tackle.
38:43 He's a guard.
38:43 Like, he's better than what they have,
38:45 but that is not his natural position.
38:47 So, I still think they really need a significant change
38:51 in terms of scouting and personnel and all those things.
38:54 Also, development sometimes, I feel like,
38:56 on the offensive side of the ball has been questionable.
38:58 I'm gonna take Adrian Clem off the hot seat,
39:00 because I think we gave him a little too much crap,
39:03 considering he's been put in a really tough position
39:05 with all the injuries.
39:07 But when it comes to like receivers,
39:08 sometimes I feel like it's really inconsistent
39:10 how well they develop in their system.
39:12 You got the Mario Douglases,
39:13 but you also have Keishon Booties,
39:14 who are active for one game as a fill-in,
39:16 and then don't really do much for you outside of that.
39:18 Still literally in his career,
39:19 but it's personally something that I'm a little wary of.
39:23 But yeah, Bill the coach,
39:25 if they continue to perform like this and fight, fine.
39:29 Bill the GM, please have a level of self-awareness
39:32 and get some other opinions,
39:34 because their team-building philosophy
39:36 on the offensive side of the ball has not been great.
39:38 - The first step, right,
39:40 I mean, if you do something or you enter therapy,
39:44 you have to want to change.
39:46 You have to look at it and say,
39:48 "I need help here.
39:49 I need some help."
39:52 Hopefully that is an understanding.
39:58 And honestly, this is how I've always thought
40:00 it was going to go.
40:02 I thought if and when they ever part ways,
40:05 it would be Kraft saying, "Bill, love ya.
40:08 We gotta get you some help."
40:09 And either Bill says, "I will accept it," or "I refuse."
40:13 And then you have to decide,
40:14 do you want the personnel guy and the coach
40:18 to continue on together,
40:19 or do you realize it's gotta all go
40:22 because I can't have the half I want
40:25 and replace the half I don't want?
40:27 So it really comes down.
40:29 And it can always be pitched as,
40:30 "Dude, come on, man, you're older,
40:32 and don't you want to see it a little?"
40:34 But I don't know.
40:35 I really don't know how this goes.
40:36 You don't know where it comes
40:37 from Bill Belichick's perspective,
40:39 whether he would accept it or not.
40:42 But I do think it changes the narrative a tad
40:44 because I don't believe Kraft was just like,
40:47 "Sure, whatever, sign it."
40:49 And then three months later was like,
40:51 "Oh, what a mistake."
40:53 I think he had to have an idea
40:54 what they were entering this season with.
40:57 I think they were hoping it was gonna be better.
40:59 I don't think it's the biggest shock in the world
41:01 that it hasn't been great,
41:02 so much so that it would have been like,
41:05 "What a mistake I made three months ago
41:07 signing in an extension."
41:09 I think if anything, this gives Bill the rope
41:11 to not necessarily have to win this year to save his job.
41:16 I think now it can be like,
41:17 "Look, if we lose, I can live with it
41:19 because we're trying to build something
41:21 that's good two, three years from now,
41:23 so let's not sweat it.
41:25 Maybe I've overreacted with the hole.
41:26 I really wanna make the playoff stuff."
41:28 Does Bill Belichick's job really hinge
41:30 on the Patriots making the playoffs this year
41:33 and then getting bounced and lose by 35 points
41:35 in the first round?
41:36 Does that make them better?
41:38 No, you wanna have a better team,
41:40 a better program, and more hope going forward.
41:43 Anything short of that, I just,
41:45 what's the point really?
41:47 Just, "Well, we made the playoffs this year.
41:49 It was a good year."
41:50 That's not what counts around here.
41:51 I think that that's ridiculous to think
41:53 that that's what Kraft wants more than anything is,
41:56 "I wanna make the playoffs again."
41:57 No, he wants to build this back
41:59 into another frigging dynasty
42:01 and stomp people for 20 more years.
42:03 And I think that that means a lot more to him than that.
42:06 It's just whether or not he thinks Bill's the guy to do it.
42:09 - Yeah, that's the thing.
42:10 Like, if they got blown out
42:12 the way that we'd seen against the Cowboys and the Saints,
42:14 if that happened one or two more times a season,
42:16 I just don't know how you could have justified
42:18 not finding someone else.
42:20 'Cause at that point, it's like,
42:21 "All right, well, where is this rebuild going
42:23 if you're getting completely stomped on by some teams?"
42:26 Like, the roster isn't that bad
42:28 where they should have gotten,
42:29 or they should have lost as badly as they did.
42:31 To be fair, like, they had injuries.
42:32 I understand all that.
42:34 But I personally was under the impression
42:37 that if this keeps going poorly,
42:38 then yeah, maybe Bill is out.
42:40 And then I saw somebody say that, like,
42:42 blaming Bill for personnel decisions
42:43 when they have an entire front office is pretty wild.
42:46 Bill has final say.
42:47 So frankly, I think it is kind of bad
42:49 that they have an entire personnel department.
42:51 And I think there's times where all the work
42:53 that those scouts and all those people
42:54 who are on the road and work tirelessly
42:57 and spend all this time away from their families,
42:59 I think it kind of sucks when they put in all that work
43:01 and they have their own opinions,
43:02 and then Bill comes in at the end and is like,
43:04 "Ah, I don't really care.
43:05 I like this guy better."
43:06 And the guy doesn't work out.
43:07 And it's like, "Well, what the hell have I been doing
43:09 for an entire year of my life?"
43:11 So I just want to put that out there.
43:13 It's not just Bill the GM and his posse.
43:16 It's no, it's pretty much Bill the GM making-
43:18 - That's why there's people in the chat like,
43:20 "What about the other guys?"
43:21 I mean, it's very, there's, I mean,
43:24 there's some strong reporting from behind the scenes
43:26 about situations like Nikhil Harry, for example,
43:30 that everybody had a different guy on their board
43:31 and it wasn't him.
43:32 He's like, "No, I like this guy."
43:34 So Bill gets dug in, Bill has his guys, Bill has his people,
43:38 but it is frustrating, and that's why you've had
43:39 a little bit of personnel turnover,
43:41 because it's like, "Well, man, I'm telling you this,
43:43 and this is my job, and this is what you hired me to do."
43:46 And you're like, "Well, my good buddy coach told me
43:49 that he's good at this, and that's good enough for me."
43:52 - And scouts have a hard job as it is, man.
43:55 I didn't get into scouting 'cause I was like,
43:56 "I'll lose my mind."
43:58 It's a very hard lifestyle.
44:00 So I'm sorry, I just gotta throw that in there.
44:01 They work so hard, and to have all that,
44:04 and then you're in the room and Bill's like,
44:05 "Oh, but man, I would be like, 'Dude, screw you.'"
44:09 If I were a scout professionally in the Patriots building,
44:12 I'm not saying that, I am just saying
44:14 how I would feel emotionally.
44:15 - No, it's really, it is a tough job,
44:18 'cause you lay it on the line, and you gotta be right,
44:22 and you still want them to take your guy,
44:24 but then when you put all the work forward,
44:26 and they're like, "Okay, cool, thanks,
44:27 I'm going with this one," and you're like,
44:29 "Man, I've been away from my family for how long?"
44:32 You know, like checking this stuff out,
44:34 and you're just gonna do your thing, huh?
44:36 So, no, I definitely get it.
44:39 We are gonna wrap it up, but just,
44:42 this kickoff of that other game,
44:44 we'll let you guys go watch the Dolphins
44:45 who the Patriots play next week.
44:47 There'll be more from Taylor and everybody
44:49 on our network coming up on our YouTube channel,
44:52 on our website, so please check that out,
44:54 sealonismedia.com for Taylor's write-up,
44:57 which should be up there now, is it up there now?
44:59 - Yep, not yet, I got one more section.
45:01 - One more section, and then it's up there,
45:03 so you guys have something to look forward to.
45:04 - I'll be talking about the defense,
45:06 they need to learn how to tackle again,
45:07 'cause I don't know what the hell happened today,
45:09 but she's Louise, yeah.
45:11 - Yeah, that was some stuff.
45:12 - Before the Dolphins do it.
45:14 - And the offense, which obviously turned things around,
45:16 I'm sure it'll be a great focus as well
45:18 as we kind of keep breaking down,
45:20 a 29-25, shocker, upset victory.
45:25 Patriots beat the Bills, moved to two and five,
45:29 is that right, two and five?
45:31 - Two and five.
45:32 - With Miami on the horizon next week,
45:34 Taylor will be headed to Miami to check out that game,
45:37 so you can stick with all of our coverage down there.
45:40 You know, Taylor needs a break, so that's good,
45:42 we need to get you out of here a little bit.
45:44 - Me and my partner in crime, Ahmed,
45:45 we're going to South Beach, baby.
45:47 - Go to South Beach, I worry for you,
45:49 I worry for both of you.
45:51 But anyway, again, thank you guys for watching,
45:53 a lot more stuff to come, so make sure you check it out.
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