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00:00I asked this earlier too, how do you unlock the passing game?
00:02Uh, 3-7-9-0-3-7
00:04Guys, how do you unlock the passing game? You put in Drake
00:07F-ing May
00:09Okay, fair
00:10Fair is right, let me, let me hear Evan Washburn
00:12I'm trying to remember where this was
00:14Uh, I don't remember, oh, was it with Chris Sims?
00:17Who was he with? I don't recall, so shame on me
00:19But Evan Washburn, who did sideline reporting last week for the Patriots game
00:23Which means, Tom Brady
00:25He sat in the production meetings, he got all the behind-the-scenes info
00:29On what's going on at Patriots practice and how they're game-planning
00:33We talked earlier in the week, Phil Perry said
00:35Uh, Drake May got more reps than your typical backup
00:37Evan Washburn has details on exactly how much work he got
00:40Jacoby's the starter, he won the job in the off-season in training camp
00:45Drake May's the number two
00:47But during the week, he gets 30% of the first-team reps
00:50And for those that don't know
00:52A backup in a normal NFL situation
00:56If they get 5-10% of the first-team reps
00:59That would be a lot
01:01On top of that, when he's running the scout team
01:04He's not getting a heads-up of what he's going to face
01:07So, it's not a situation where he's there just to help out the first-team defense
01:12They want to use that as live game reps, if you will
01:16For Drake May to face what appears to be, after what we saw yesterday in Cincinnati
01:21A top-tier defense in New England
01:23So he's getting 30% of the reps
01:25And he said in that clip, you probably know this anyway
01:28When Brady was there, the backups were getting zero reps
01:31Because why would they?
01:3230% and he's not just running scout team reps
01:36He's going out there and getting live reps
01:37Where he doesn't know what the defense is running
01:39Which is typically what you do on the scout team
01:41Hey, this defense runs this, scout team, go run it, mimic it
01:44Typically, he knows what they're doing
01:46Or a backup quarterback would know that
01:48Or you're running their plays, you're running your plays
01:52So they're running his plays against a live defense
01:54And they're putting him to the test
01:55Now, he wouldn't commit to a timeline
01:57I still think if things go south the next few weeks
01:59Which is not what I'm forecasting, but if they do
02:01That Miami week is still in play, week 5
02:04It is
02:05But it sounds like they're giving him more reps than normal
02:08They're still not fully sold on Jacoby Brissett
02:10And it's a pretty aggressive plan for Drake May
02:12So if you are like that texter
02:14Hey, unlock the passing game, get May in there
02:16I still think that's right around the corner
02:20Assuming they hit a rough patch at any point
02:23Well, I kind of read it now as
02:25Maybe the win-loss record doesn't matter as much
02:27Maybe they could be a decent team
02:29And they still make the change
02:31You know who did that? The Dolphins
02:33We talked about this with Tua and Fitzpatrick
02:35The Floors kind of butchered that
02:37And then Fitzpatrick won a couple games later
02:39Went to Tua, then they kind of yo-yoed him
02:41Then there were some injuries
02:42And that really did become quite a bit of a mess
02:44But we don't know exactly what the plan is
02:46But they've always referenced this plan that they have for Drake May
02:48And maybe it was just, hey, we're going to get them ready
02:50We're going to get them ready during the season as well
02:52And if the rest of the team
02:54I think that's also an important piece
02:56If the offensive line isn't a disaster
02:58And at least through one week, it wasn't a disaster
03:00And Romandre Stevenson looks great
03:02If you can maybe get some of the other skill guys
03:04To play a little bit better
03:06You know you have a good defense
03:08So you're not just throwing them out there
03:10Into the worst situation in the league
03:12Which, before the year started, it was in the mix
03:14But if you compared their performance
03:17As an overall team, to Carolina
03:19The Giants, and some of the other things we saw on Sunday
03:21They're above them
03:23They're better than those teams
03:25So maybe they're like, hey, Jacoly Percet, you can play well
03:27Maybe in your scenario, maybe they're 3-2
03:29After 5 games
03:31They could still make the switch
03:33I thought, well, if they keep winning, that's going to kind of postpone it
03:35Now I'm not so sure
03:37If he's getting that many reps, I think they might have a plan
03:39Like, we think we can get him ready for week 6
03:41Because they don't have to worry about Percet
03:43Letting the world on fire
03:46We're all applauding Percet because he threw for 120 yards
03:48And didn't turn it over
03:50That is such an insanely low bar
03:52And he's lucky he didn't turn it over
03:54And he's not Mac Jones, so that is a big bonus
03:56But if he plays like that
03:58And they win these close games
04:00The Patriots know
04:02Gerrard Mayo, even though he's a defensive guy
04:04And Alex Van Pelt, even though he's a run guy
04:06He knows that they drafted this guy third overall
04:08You do need to be able to throw it
04:10Even if it's Drake Mahan hitting the ball off a lot
04:12You need that threat to pass
04:14So I would love to believe that
04:16I don't believe that
04:18If they're 3-2 and they're winning games
04:20They'll keep their hands at 10-2
04:22And they will leave Jacoby Percet in there
04:24That's what I think
04:26What if it's still $1.20 every game
04:28They'll keep Percet in there
04:30I think you could see the switch
04:32We're getting by
04:34We joked last week about that year
04:36Tim Tebow won all those games
04:38How are they doing this?
04:40They knew it wasn't sustainable
04:43Now you have the third overall pick
04:45He might be looking great in these practices
04:47We don't know
04:49But if he's getting 30%
04:51And he's looking like the better guy
04:53At some point, you owe it to the 3-2 team
04:55Or the 4-2 team
04:57To say, we're actually better than we thought
04:59And we might be able to improve
05:01And upgrade quarterback
05:03I think you have to do it
05:05You can jump in on this
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05:09We disagree on that
05:12Especially if you think you can raise the ceiling
05:14Which, after one week, you need to raise the ceiling
05:16So are you saying
05:18If they're giving them this many reps
05:20They're only going to put them in if Percet gets hurt
05:22Or sucks
05:24I think it's a lot about that
05:26If the team loses these next three weeks
05:28I think they're going to beat Seattle
05:30I think they can beat the Jets week 3
05:32Niners are their own thing
05:34But I think they can win these games
05:36If they don't, and I'm wrong
05:38And they're 1-3, then I think they'll make the switch
05:40I think it has a lot to do with the team's success
05:42So we disagree on that
05:44But, how do you unlock the passing game?
05:46What's the timeline for Drake May?
05:48How do they beat Seattle this weekend?
05:50And what's the point total they need to beat Seattle this weekend?
05:52You can jump in on all of it
05:54We've covered it through the first 40 plus minutes
05:56Here on Jones and Keefe