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I think first and foremost, yesterday was more

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of an evaluation day to see how these

0:42

guys are physically and also mentally. Today

0:45

we'll have a little bit more as far as

0:47

competitive drills. I think the thing

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we have to remember is football. So there have been

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a lot of shorts and t-shirt all-stars that never really

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touch the field, and we'll have to wait and see

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until we get the pads on. What were your early

0:58

impressions of Drake? Early

1:01

impressions of Drake? Look, I mean, he has a lot to work

1:03

on. He has a lot to work on, but

1:05

I have no doubt that he'll put the time

1:07

in. So I know you guys saw

1:09

him out. Well, you didn't see him out here yesterday, but

1:11

he was here all night trying to get on

1:14

the same page as everyone else. Hey, what's

1:16

up, friends? Welcome into Tom Curran's Patriots

1:18

Talk podcast. You heard

1:20

Gerard Mayo right there at the top talking

1:23

about his charges at the rookie

1:25

minicamp. It was Friday and it

1:27

was again on Saturday. We had

1:29

access on Saturday. And

1:32

the most important thing people are going to be curious about is

1:34

how did Drake May look? Well, in

1:36

the first practice this century,

1:39

not overseen by

1:41

William Stephen Belichick, which is a little

1:44

jarring when you think about it, certainly

1:46

the end of an era, and Drake

1:48

May authoring and ushering in the new era.

1:51

Really nothing remarkable. You

1:54

know who stole the show? Joe

1:56

Milton's arm stole the show. That

1:58

thing is a friggin' bazooka. the

2:01

most memorable play of the day in a day

2:04

where the players were wearing shells, just

2:06

like shoulder pads, jerseys,

2:08

helmets, had no logos and shorts.

2:11

The most impressive play of the day

2:13

in a non-contact, non-competitive practice was Joe

2:16

Milton rolling to his left,

2:20

getting his feet set and

2:22

throwing about a 40-yard start

2:25

that never got over 15 yards

2:27

in the air. It's just absolute

2:29

missile. And

2:33

as much as Drake May's arm might be

2:35

better than Mack Jones, forget

2:37

might be better, be better than Mack Jones, it's

2:40

hard for it to show up with

2:44

Joe Milton throwing at the same time, holy

2:46

God. And he was pretty accurate. How

2:48

was May? Not

2:52

as accurate. He's

2:57

got plenty of arm, certainly. He

2:59

did look, I think he looked a little robotic. Here's

3:02

what they did. The team split up initially

3:05

after initial workouts, split up

3:07

defense on one field, offense on the other. And

3:09

in some of those drills, it was very clear

3:11

that the Patriots were spending a lot of time

3:14

working on footwork, both with May and

3:17

Milton, which is to be expected. You want to lay

3:19

a foundation. It doesn't matter how experienced the

3:22

quarterback is, you want to

3:24

say, these are the things we expect with our organization. This

3:26

is the way we want it to look. We'll get to

3:28

some sound from May on that later. We

3:31

spent a lot of time on that, but certainly I think,

3:34

and May acknowledges this, there is a bit

3:36

of a alteration

3:39

to what he is generally used to in

3:42

what he's doing with the Patriots. So

3:44

when I say that, I think there were times he looked a

3:46

little robotic with his

3:48

dropbacks and his throws. He wasn't

3:50

really letting them rip. Fine. It's

3:52

May. It's a driving range. You just got

3:54

a new lesson. You want to go

3:57

out there and try and execute it. He doesn't have to

3:59

rip it. But I think the. processes underway to try

4:01

and get after fixing up his

4:03

footwork. How do they look in general? I

4:06

mean, generally accurate. They're throwing against

4:08

the air to uncovered receivers. There

4:11

were a few that were behind. There

4:14

were a few that were too high. Contrasting

4:16

with watching Tom Brady for 20 years, Brady

4:20

was always adamant about

4:22

trying to make sure, for instance, that his

4:24

bicep was next to his ear, and he

4:27

had a full-on, over-the-top delivery at all times,

4:29

always throwing downhill, especially on the shorter

4:31

ones. May's slot

4:34

is just a little lower. Doesn't

4:37

mean you can't do it that way. Phillip Rivers was borderline

4:39

Hall of Famer, throwing like a weirdo.

4:42

May is not throwing that low, but there

4:45

were a... There's a difference there, and the

4:47

accuracy is in there, and the footwork's not

4:49

there, which is as advertised.

4:53

But he fills the suit perfectly. His

4:58

off-field demeanor

5:00

with the medium, with his teammates, was outstanding

5:02

as well. Let's roll

5:04

through some of that footwork conversation, though.

5:07

This is a question from our buddy, Taylor Kyles,

5:09

and then a follow from me on how

5:12

hard it'll be to work on the footwork. You

5:15

guys, I don't have any left foot up at the big

5:17

part of the Nelsaw fans, but with the Pacific-South footwork, how

5:19

do you get from them so far, knowing it's up to

5:21

you? Yeah, that's a good question. Yes, that's very detailed. That's

5:24

been good. I think kind of the first day, just feeling it

5:26

out, and it's getting more and more reps. You know, I saw

5:28

something new take, just getting more reps at it. I

5:31

think it's a perch to it. Quick game's a

5:33

lot quicker, and trying to get that.

5:35

And I think under center stance, I'm

5:37

trying out two new stances that I'm getting used to. So

5:40

just working on it, repping it, and I

5:42

felt pretty good out there today, so just gotta keep working. See

5:56

You. See You on Thursday. Our

6:03

present your foot pursuit Sharm the I think

6:05

now about zero get a long time for

6:07

regular fell so on. yeah things yourself some

6:09

not easy but it's I said. once you

6:11

can I get it. messes up with the

6:13

routes and ski coast to coast Ortiz progress

6:15

up for some harden. I want to be

6:17

coached hard and it was because how much

6:19

opium like that comes easy no time comes

6:21

with rhythm and to match up concepts of

6:23

at work. So as. Far

6:29

as see what people were saying is. Now

6:34

I'm the and I've done never knows. Go

6:36

on, just distract, you'll fly ball and anti

6:39

when games. And my my second. One thing

6:41

that we wanted to look as. Closely.

6:44

Was who was working with Drake

6:46

May primarily. And. I

6:49

think as we watched it. He was.

6:52

He. Took a village, He.

6:54

Was Alex the impel. He was

6:56

to see Mccartney. It. Was Ben

6:58

Mcadoo. All free individuals were working

7:01

closely with. Obviously. Since

7:03

are offensive coaches be offered to draw a male

7:05

acknowledge that he has been spending and did spend

7:07

on Saturday a lot of time with the office

7:09

because that's an area that he needs to build.

7:12

Ackerman. Hasn't done

7:14

it as much so he's paying

7:16

attention and closer closer deadspin oversight

7:18

to not just the quarterbacks, but

7:20

he was watching a receiver drip

7:22

drills is well with assistance tower

7:24

Hughes and offering type one Underwood

7:26

running those drills with back to.

7:29

The. Responsibility for drake man who had

7:31

falls to. Here's. Mayo

7:34

addressing who's in charge of

7:36

that Primary systems will be

7:38

like drake. Death

7:43

Star a great question I would say a

7:45

your cross a week Most officer coordinators they

7:47

they interact with the quarterback the starting quarterback

7:49

for the most part the are we do

7:51

have a group or coaches the have for

7:54

by backgrounds browse say overall be a vp

7:56

as far as that that liza. Work

7:59

with all that would would drag with

8:01

Jacoby and. That's right

8:03

we don't know the Cyrus so a

8:06

video games all those guys medical and

8:08

follow I. Did

8:17

not agree question know the has to

8:19

be balance there. You don't want Drake

8:22

here. too many voices and once again

8:24

that's why I'm saying no a Vp

8:26

will be the lead guy. As far

8:29

as that communication which are similarly. I.

8:31

Had wondered if Ben Mcadoo would be the

8:33

primary voice in the year. Of

8:35

Drake may. Mcadoo.

8:37

Actually has a little bit different

8:39

role according to mail. Step.

8:45

It up then as a I have tremendous

8:47

experience he's cause every position on the often

8:49

saw the boss he was one of those

8:51

cats are players just in case has resorted

8:54

to build out the coaching staffs. ah he

8:56

has a has a great history great background.

8:58

He also helps me with some of the

9:00

scheduling starve almost like an assist ahead cause

9:02

type of role there but I do have

9:04

a small circle of the volume on as

9:07

far as asked. So what's interesting here is

9:09

if you heard at night. Circle.

9:11

Back with mayo after you have the

9:14

answer. Who. Is the primary person in

9:16

the year and he said a crosley most often sick

9:18

when he to interact with the starting quarterback for the

9:20

most part. So.

9:23

He said that that's. Going. To

9:25

be Van Pelt my said. So. Does that

9:27

mean that piece to starting quarterback? Is

9:30

you have a name to start? A yeah. And.

9:35

He. Just alluded to the fact that. You'll

9:38

be working with everyone so. I

9:40

think in lieu of. Jacoby.

9:43

Bricet being year on Saturday.

9:46

May. Would be the presumed started his of the

9:48

top of the depth chart between he and your milton

9:50

so he was spending time. With.

9:52

allosphere suicide rate may we'll see

9:54

where alex van pelt time gifts

9:57

delegated com mini camp which will

9:59

be in early June. We'll keep an

10:01

eye on that too. And also, McAdoo and

10:03

T.C. McCartney and see who's working with whom

10:06

and how things look. It'll be interesting to me too to

10:09

watch how much more accurate Jacoby

10:12

Brissett is than

10:14

May because that's a

10:17

differentiator. And

10:19

again, we talked a lot in the

10:21

pre-draft. I think May's arm is fine. I don't

10:23

think it's phenomenal. I

10:25

think it's above average. It's

10:28

not Matt Stafford's. It's not

10:30

certainly not Joe Milton's. It's Miles better than

10:33

Mack Jones's. But

10:36

if he's not more accurate than Jacoby Brissett and he

10:38

doesn't throw it a hell of a lot harder and

10:42

he's not locked in with his

10:44

footwork to the point where he can do it by second nature

10:46

and just rip the ball, you're probably

10:48

going to see Jacoby Brissett until

10:51

all those boxes are checked. That's

10:54

on the side. We'll circle back on

10:56

that when we're back next month for

10:59

minicamp. Meanwhile, what about the

11:01

other guys Tom? Was it just

11:03

Drake May on the field and Joe Milton? No,

11:05

you're right. We have receivers to watch and

11:07

that means Javon Baker, the fourth-round

11:10

pick and the second-round pick, Jalen Polk. Polk

11:13

looks just in command. Again,

11:15

nothing breathtaking from this group. I remember the first

11:17

time I watched Bethel Johnson run in 2003, I

11:19

said, oh my God, he looks

11:22

like a machine. He looks like Secretariat. Tremendous

11:26

machine. But with

11:28

Polk and Baker both, you know, pretty work.

11:31

But again, they weren't asked to do a lot. Baker

11:33

had a couple of drops against

11:36

the air, which you're not

11:38

looking for. But again,

11:40

it's a pretty minicamp. We'll keep saying

11:43

that until the regular training camp. You're going to

11:45

hear that from me until they start competitive drills.

11:48

But we have to talk about what we have

11:50

to go on, which is a couple drops

11:52

against here. Meanwhile, I asked you, Rob Mayo,

11:54

about the high level of confidence expressed in

11:56

himself by Javon Baker. John, include question and

11:58

answer if you could. So everyone has a good

12:01

frame of reference on what the guy had presented

12:03

to him You

12:13

know, honestly like for me I want these guys

12:15

to have a personality I want them to feel

12:17

free to talk about certain things Look, we'll have

12:19

rules of what to talk about but

12:21

now once he puts it out there He has to show it every

12:23

day out here on the football field If not,

12:25

he's just a talker and then you start to lose the respect

12:27

of the locker room and and things like that So well, he

12:29

said he put it out there and now you got to show

12:32

us Lose respect of the

12:34

locker room. You're right. You've had that escalated quickly.

12:36

Holy crap. Then you're out of the league Working

12:39

as a bouncer All right Anyway,

12:42

we'll keep an eye on Javon Baker's performance

12:46

relative to his self

12:49

proclaimed level of play Again

12:54

they were going against there there was seven on

12:56

seven Just token defensive

12:58

presence on the field Hard

13:01

to find anything different or breathtaking. I will say

13:04

this about the line. Oh, Kaden

13:06

Wallace was your first guy out there left tackle

13:09

Okay, the third round pick was out there left tackle

13:17

For what it's worth he had made in

13:19

Robinson very likable

13:21

individuals Great

13:24

presence great command fun

13:27

to talk to Great perspective.

13:30

So hopefully the guy can play but

13:33

first impressions of at the mic Sort

13:37

of like Kaden Wallace and uh, one of the best

13:39

catches of the day though was by seventh round pick

13:41

Jehime Bell and over the shoulder

13:45

Willie Mays looking catch Looking

13:48

back drop right in over

13:50

his shoulder. I believe that was a Drake Mather. Oh

13:53

believe it was a Drake Mather. Oh, but

13:57

Yeah, we're gonna put a fork in it It

14:00

was about an hour we were out there, 45 minutes. Noontime,

14:05

they hit the hill. They hit the hill at the end.

14:11

We talked to Hulk,

14:15

Mae, Wallace, Robinson,

14:18

Marcellus Dial, the rookie corner, and

14:21

Jaheem Bell. I might be missing someone. I

14:23

doubt it. But

14:26

that's the group. We didn't get any J. Von Baker or Jevon.

14:29

We're J. Bakes. None of him. But

14:31

that's that we're going to put a fork in it now. Saturday,

14:34

I have to do a writing now. So we're going to get

14:36

after the writing. It's Mother's Day weekend.

14:38

I want to pick up some flowers and a

14:40

cupcake to put a candle in it for the

14:42

wife. And we go in

14:44

to visit Jane too. My Ma. But

14:48

I hope you guys have a nice restful Mother's

14:50

Day weekend and and

14:53

take care of yourself. All right. Probably

14:56

going to go to the golf course too. Really

14:58

working on dropping my hands. Drop them.

15:00

It's almost like a karate chop from the top

15:02

of the swing. Drop them. Bye.