00:00The coverage since the games were played on Championship Sunday
00:04has been relatively positive for the Patriots
00:07as you get ready to be the underdogs against the Seahawks.
00:11And the way in which we have discussed
00:15Drake May's first three games in the postseason
00:17has been found right time to make the biggest play,
00:21whether it's with his feet like it was in the championship game
00:24or with passes to Hunter Henry and the other...
00:27Booty.
00:28Booty in those two games, in the divisional and the wildcard round.
00:31This is where it will be a far more difficult grading test
00:38for that of Drake May,
00:39because you're going up against Sam Darnold,
00:41who was the third pick years before you were the third pick,
00:45and America thinks, rightfully,
00:47that you are a better player than Sam Darnold.
00:49And in order for the Patriots to win this game,
00:51I think we all believe Drake's going to have to do a little bit more
00:53than he did in those three previous playoff games.
00:56So I think this is awesome, win or lose,
00:59that you are exposing a 23-year-old Drake May
01:02to the Super Bowl build-up to the two weeks.
01:05You talked to Wiggy, you played once with the Patriots,
01:07and then you led the Panthers in 03,
01:09and how different it was for you doing it again,
01:12as opposed to the first time you go to the Super Bowl.
01:15The best part of all this, outside of the obvious fact
01:17that they're going to be close to a championship,
01:18is that Mike Vrabel, Drake May, this organization,
01:23full of young or newer guys,
01:24all is being subjected to the Super Bowl experience.
01:28Even if you lose, you have the opportunity to have somebody
01:30to fall back on and understand what this is like
01:32if you ever want to get back to the championship.
01:34But do you think America believes that Drake May,
01:37at this moment, is a better quarterback than Sam Darnold?
01:39Yes.
01:40I don't know about that.
01:41I think we do, but I think that they are still stuck
01:46on the schedule being easy,
01:49the didn't really play any great defenses
01:52until the playoffs came,
01:54and when he started playing some good defenses,
01:57started struggling a little bit.
01:59And Sam Darnold, I think, is what,
02:02Sean, back-to-back, 14-win seasons?
02:04Correct.
02:04The only other quarterback to do that
02:06with two separate teams is Tom Brady.
02:07Right.
02:08He stinks.
02:08So, you know, I think Drake May obviously
02:12will end up being a much better quarterback,
02:15but I don't know if he gets the respect.
02:17If they were both free agents today,
02:19Drake May would get, like, twice the contract.
02:21One's in the MVP race and the other one's not.
02:24So, I mean, I think nationally,
02:26people look and go,
02:27Drake May is the better quarterback.
02:29The problem with Drake May, unfortunately,
02:32is people are like, they add the schedule in there,
02:35but then people are like, in the playoffs,
02:37he just doesn't look good.
02:39So, is the pressure too much for him?
02:40And I can't wait to talk to Mike Vrabel
02:42about that very thing.
02:44And really, it's very difficult.
02:46It's nitpicking time
02:47because they end up winning these football games.
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