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WEEI reporter and host Mego joined Rich, Ken, and Ted to talk about the Patriots. Ken had a few “Five Star Questions” for the group, including describing the Patriots offense, who you’d like back from injury and more.
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00:00Ken gave us our own big market tease when he texted us and said,
00:04I need to set aside some time today when Meg goes in studio
00:08because I have several five-star questions for you all.
00:13Why don't you spread them out a little bit?
00:14Well, we can.
00:15We can do two now and two later if you'd like.
00:17Let's get them over with.
00:18I'm scared.
00:19Let's get them over with.
00:21My palms are sweating.
00:22Now, these require some time.
00:23You've got to roll your sleeves up.
00:24When you get a five-star question, it causes thought.
00:26It causes...
00:27It does.
00:27Let's go, Ken.
00:27The sleeves rolled up.
00:28It's a great radio when you just have a big pause because you're thinking.
00:32I know.
00:33Isn't that good?
00:35That's why there's three of you.
00:36Between the three of you, we expect some words.
00:38Okay.
00:39All right.
00:39Number one.
00:41Describe the Patriots offense for me right now.
00:44Me?
00:44Describe the Patriots offense?
00:45All three of you.
00:45I want some words.
00:46I want some descriptions.
00:49Begins and ends with Drake May is where I'd go.
00:52I thought you saw that in the Chicago game.
00:54I know people were killing him for that interception.
00:57It was the third interception targeting a player in the end zone that he's had this season.
01:01But he's the reason the offense was in the game.
01:04And that's the conundrum that you face with him.
01:06The other thing is my number one concern with this offense is not the run game, is not the
01:11offensive line.
01:13I am scared of Drake May not being available at some point in this year where it's very
01:17critical.
01:18Me too.
01:18Why?
01:18Because the way that he is willing to get his bell rung and get the snot beat out of him
01:23week in and week out is admirable.
01:25The kid does not give up on a play.
01:27Ever.
01:27But I'm like, oh, sometimes I just, it's scary to watch.
01:31It's not Jackson Dart level.
01:33Yeah.
01:33But it's close.
01:34But it's dancing closer to it.
01:35Yeah.
01:35Well, I mean, I'm 230 pounds, 6'5".
01:37Life's a little harder to lighten you up than you think.
01:39He's a tough kid.
01:40He's a tough kid.
01:41But it's most important that he's available.
01:44Now I have to take this, use this as an advantage, or use this opportunity to tell you that Drake
01:49May, the play before he threw the interception, got lit up.
01:52Oh, you told me about the shoulder, right?
01:54Yes.
01:55The shoulder, yes.
01:55Non-throwing shoulder, though.
01:56Non-throwing shoulder.
01:57But still, it's just, that's going to impact your judgment if you, you know.
02:04So, how would I describe the Patriots offense?
02:06I would say it's holding Drake May back.
02:10That's what I would say.
02:11Ooh, ooh.
02:11Yeah.
02:11Because I agree with Mago that he is the engine.
02:14He is, without Drake, they're in deep trouble.
02:17And I just think there's, I think there's Josh McDaniels, there's predictability.
02:22I already went through, I don't know if I did on the show yesterday, but the predictability
02:26with the second down calls, just the formation predictability.
02:31I just think Josh McDaniels, dude, who was, Kurt Warner was ripping Josh on Twitter
02:36for, it's like, dude, yes.
02:38Wow.
02:39He's got a beef.
02:40It's not a beef.
02:41He's got an ax to grind.
02:42It's just an offense.
02:43At least a lamb chop.
02:45He's a quarterback who knows, he's like, dude, it's just, there's no creativity to this
02:50offense.
02:50So, so far we have quarterback dependence and predictable.
02:53Rich, you have any other adjectives for this Pat's offense?
02:56I would say right now, they are a straw house, building into a wood house, led by a big
03:02bad wolf.
03:03Okay.
03:04I don't know.
03:04They are right now patchwork and questionable.
03:07The patchwork offensive line, the receivers are still questionable.
03:12We don't know what AJ Brown is going to bounce back or when he's going to, but as long as
03:17Drake
03:17May is behind it all, he's making it work.
03:20None of that is very good.
03:22I think we all agree that it's like, I mean, what's around Drake could be better.
03:27And right now it's not.
03:28And a lot of it has to do with injury, in my opinion.
03:30People said the offensive line did have a good game.
03:33Dude, Drake May was pressured on 42% of his dropbacks.
03:37Yeah.
03:37He was just avoiding the pressure with his feet.
03:40So the offensive line is not, like, it's in trouble, man.
03:44Are they adaptable?
03:45At least, would you call them like multiple?
03:47Are they, in that sense, like, they do kind of change week to week, sort of.
03:51I mean, they've had some.
03:52The offensive line?
03:53Not by choice.
03:53No, no.
03:54Just the whole offense.
03:54Just in general.
03:55Like, they've had Chisholm step up.
03:57Yeah.
03:57Yeah.
03:58Like, I think that's a great point in that they were leaning on the tight ends more than
04:02we've ever seen in that game.
04:04And, of course, Remindry Stevenson, I feel like, hasn't gotten enough credit for, especially
04:08his play's pickup.
04:08He had a great game.
04:09Oh, he's phenomenal, Mego.
04:10And just don't forget, two of their top weapons are basically no-showing.
04:16Yep.
04:16Like, Travion Henderson and A.J. Brown.
04:18How about the wide receivers?
04:19Like, the wide receivers are missing in action.
04:22Like, you need to, and I know a lot of it has to do with injury, but you also have
04:25a
04:25case where, you know, A.J. Brown, if this is the week, I think, where you're going to
04:29determine whether or not he's going to be able to bounce back.
04:32What do we say?
04:33Drake may took three weeks to end up, you know, kicking things in.
04:35Right.
04:36But against a defense like Miami, hopefully, hopefully with 10 days off.
04:42I know, but that ankle's, you know, that's a tricky one, man.
04:44You know, I hear you.
04:46I hear you.
04:47I wish we saw more from him.
04:49I just, Mego said it earlier.
04:51I just, more engagement from him, more like getting pissed off.
04:55Yeah.
04:55I see what you're saying.
04:56Yeah.
04:56Maybe he's going to get pissed off if he has to keep blocking.
04:58We got another five stars.
05:00All right.
05:00Do we write that?
05:01Was that indeed five stars?
05:02Yeah, five stars.
05:02Okay.
05:03I'll say it.
05:03We'll get it.
05:04Five stars.
05:04Very good job.
05:05Very good job.
05:05Mego, you like that one?
05:06Yeah.
05:06Okay.
05:07If it keeps going that way, I'll feel okay.
05:09I just, somebody, I'm just nervous.
05:11Question number two.
05:12It's like, it's like a pop quiz.
05:14It's not a quiz.
05:14This is just.
05:15It feels like a quiz.
05:16He's always selling his questions.
05:18Okay.
05:18Number two.
05:19Yeah.
05:19If you could bring one injured Patriot back and they're healthy the rest of the year,
05:24who would it be?
05:26This is boring for me.
05:27Why?
05:27You want me to just say it?
05:28Sure.
05:29Yeah.
05:30Elijah Vera Tucker.
05:31Really?
05:31Yeah.
05:32Well, he was not impressive when he was healthy, was he?
05:34He was not great in the Seattle game, but after that, he was pretty consistent.
05:38He started off rough, but he got, he figured some things out.
05:41Not in Wenyu.
05:41You'd take him over in Wenyu if you're going to go hard.
05:43Oh, I guess I was just thinking, I didn't realize you were going that far.
05:46I was thinking of guys who are actually going to be available to come back.
05:49Yeah, I would take Mike and Wenyu over Elijah Vera Tucker, but he has a broken ankle,
05:53so I don't think he's coming back.
05:54Okay.
05:54Oof.
05:55Good question.
05:55No, I would probably say Matt Collins.
05:59I'm a big fan of Matt Collins.
06:00I think he's a better receiver than people give him credit.
06:02And he will be back soon-ish, we think.
06:05So does he not qualify for the question?
06:06No, no, he absolutely qualifies.
06:07He went on, I think, October 10th.
06:09We need more explosive playmakers on offense.
06:12Yeah.
06:13But you missed Carlton Davis in this game, too.
06:15I would put him into consideration.
06:16You're talking about the Bears carving you up, and you had to play zone because of it.
06:20Don't you miss Carlton Davis?
06:21Sure.
06:22I don't think Rich likes this question.
06:24You're not feeling the five-star.
06:25I'm going with Romeo Dobbs.
06:26Oh, Dobbs.
06:27I think Romeo Dobbs makes A.J. Brown's job easier and gives him a little more leeway to get back
06:32on his feet.
06:33So I say Romeo Dobbs, without a question.
06:35They've got to get the receiving game going.
06:37It's been a little too, they're relying too much on their tight ends, and obviously, they're, like, who was the
06:44number one receiver in this last game?
06:46It was Ramondre Stevenson.
06:48Like, what are we doing?
06:49I feel bad for Reggie Gilliam.
06:51Nobody said him.
06:53He's, like, the nicest guy in the locker room.
06:55He was not good.
06:56Yeah.
06:57He was not good.
06:58Well, he gave you some Bills intel.
06:59Maybe he helped you win that game.
07:00Maybe.
07:01All right.
07:01I'll give him credit for that, then.
07:02Ken, give us one more, baby.
07:04One more?
07:04We can't leave it, because those are two good ones, baby.
07:06Maybe I'll give you that.
07:06Here's another five-star question.
07:08Including the Patriots, I want your top five AFC teams right now, one through five.
07:12Who are they?
07:13Top five?
07:13Give me your top five.
07:14Sheesh.
07:15And are the Patriots in there?
07:16Wait.
07:16So I spaced out for a second, because I was considering I'm a really bad listener sometimes.
07:21So, including the Patriots.
07:22Yes.
07:23If they're in there, they don't have to be.
07:24Do they have to be in order?
07:25I would prefer the order, yes.
07:26Oh, gosh.
07:27All right.
07:28I'm going Jags one right now.
07:29See, I'm with you.
07:30I think so, too.
07:31Okay.
07:31Even though they lost to Houston in London, that was a lot.
07:34It's London.
07:35It happens.
07:37Then I'm probably still going the Bills.
07:39I mean, I just feel so strongly that Josh Allen might just bully his way into the Super Bowl still.
07:45Yeah.
07:46I might put the Patriots three.
07:49Am I being crazy?
07:50Is there someone obvious that I'm forgetting?
07:51Well, the Chiefs.
07:52Oh, Kansas City.
07:52I would put Kansas City right behind the Patriots if the Patriots get healthy.
07:57And then after Kansas City, I've got to be honest, I haven't been watching a ton of the Broncos, so
08:02I don't feel well-versed in what's actually going on there.
08:04They keep pulling games out of their ass.
08:05Yeah.
08:06I would put the Bengals personally on my list.
08:07I would put them in the top five.
08:09I just don't believe in them.
08:10I was wondering, any team from the AFC North?
08:12They are a top five.
08:13I don't believe in any of those teams.
08:14I don't either.
08:15I don't either.
08:16Jackson, do you believe in the Bengals after this past weekend, betting against them, saying they suck?
08:20Yes, you have to.
08:22Yeah, he had to come back to win that game.
08:25They are the fourth-ranked offense and the eighth-ranked defense.
08:27They have two top-ten units.
08:29Finally, they have a defense.
08:30You could talk me into that.
08:31Five feels like such a pick-em.
08:33I mean, doesn't it feel like, dude, as much hype as Joe Burrow gets, the Bengals should be relevant more
08:40than the NFL, you know?
08:42I'll go Bills first.
08:44Bills won.
08:45I do.
08:45I fear them even more, because I think if you give the Patriots another lick at the Jacksonville Jaguars, it
08:50would be, I think that it might be a different outcome.
08:53Jaguars are second, though.
08:54The Chiefs are weird, because, man, it's not just because this past weekend, but they, like, a lot of their
08:59wins was, like, for their wins or against bad teams.
09:01And I remember we were all freaking out that, you know, oh, wow, the Raiders.
09:05I mean, we know the Raiders aren't good anymore, and they barely beat the Raiders.
09:08So I'll put them third.
09:10I'll give them respect, because they got Kenneth Walker, who's amazing.
09:13Um, man, I'm going to put the Patriots fourth there, because I can't, I don't have faith in really any
09:20of the other teams that are not in the Steelers, not in the Ravens, not in the Bengals.
09:24Yeah, so there's my top four, and then just everything afterwards.
09:27Everything afterwards?
09:28Teddy, where you put the Pats?
09:29Yep, I got the Pats probably third, behind Buffalo and Jacksonville.
09:33Okay.
09:33Yep, yep, yep.
09:34And the Chiefs drop it like a rock.
09:35Chiefs third, behind the Pats.
09:37That's fair.
09:37At number four.
09:38All right, you want my last one, or you want to save it?
09:40Baby, let's go.
09:41Give it to me, let's go.
09:42Give me another five stars.
09:43As always, the end of the list, it could be a stretch.
09:46What's their toughest game before the bye week?
09:50Patriots' toughest remaining game before the bye week.
09:51Before the bye week.
09:52When does, I forget when the bye week is.
09:54You've got three to choose from.
09:55So you've got Miami on the road, you've got Green Bay here coming off.
09:58It is a long week, noted for the Packers because they play Thursday night.
10:01And the pressure of Brady in the booth.
10:03And Brady in the booth, but then you also have Detroit in Germany.
10:06That's got to be.
10:07That one, that's it.
10:08You think?
10:08That's it.
10:09International, I know.
10:11I know, but I just, it's funny guys, I was talking to somebody, we were talking about
10:16the last time that the Patriots played in Germany, and like Mac Jones' ultimate downfall,
10:20such a disaster, and looking back, it was like, how many guys from this team were on
10:25that team?
10:26Not many.
10:26No.
10:27I think Marcus Jones was on that team, but he didn't travel because he was injured.
10:30I think he was on that team.
10:31Yeah, he's gone.
10:32Yeah.
10:32Like, there's nobody.
10:34Barmore.
10:34The turnover that much was crazy.
10:36Barmore on that team.
10:37Okay, Barmore, that's a good one.
10:39RKK was not happy with that performance.
10:41No.
10:42No, he was not.
10:43I think Germany is like the official country for the Patriots.
10:48Like, brother country or something like that.
10:50Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
10:50That was a bad, bad showing.
10:52Yeah, well, they better win then.
10:53Yeah, international games just are so unpredictable and weird, like, in that same vein that I think
10:57Thursday night ones are, that Detroit still has a good offense, and I'm a little, I'd be
11:02most nervous about that one.
11:03And who's the better quarterback of the two, Goff or Jordan Love?
11:06I think Goff played really well.
11:08Goff's a good quarterback.
11:08Goff, I think they're different, but it's close.
11:11Dude, they are going to put on a show in that Packers game, and it's because of Brady.
11:15I think that that, I think that Vrabel, I think that Josh McDaniels, I think they are
11:20bitter about what Brady did about the Seahawks game, the Super Bowl.
11:24How about May saying that?
11:26You're a beaut, man.
11:27They're going to get fired up because Brady's doing the broadcast.