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Starting point is 00:00:00 The New England Patriots proved in week eight that they're a little tougher than a lot of us gave them credit for. As for the New York Jets, well, they once again proved that when you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way. Stick around, you're about to be locked in to this Victory Monday episode of the Locked On Patriots Podcast. You are Locked On Patriots, your daily New England Patriots podcast. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.

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Starting point is 00:00:56 Please follow our account on X as well at LO underscore Patriots. And of course today we are basking in the glow of a New England Patriots victory to bring them to 2-6 on the 2024 NFL season. In the process, they may have just ruined the Jets

Starting point is 00:01:12 season. How much better can a Victory Monday get here on Locked On Patriots? Well, it does get better because we are welcoming in one of our very favorites, the veritable Don of Locked On Patriots, my good friend, the legend himself, Thomas Murphy.

Starting point is 00:01:26 Every single week, you give us tribute with those monster keys to victory. And the Patriots turned quite a few on Sunday, and that's why they are enjoying a 25-22 victory. And we're going to get into all the ups and downs, the ins and outs. But first, we'd like to remind you that today's episode is brought to you by game time. Download the game time app, create an account and use the code locked on NFL for $20 off your first purchase. Don Murph, the new England Patriots were inches from the goal line.

Starting point is 00:01:57 One last chance to punch in the game's winning score. Pats proved to be tough enough to beat Aaron Rogers in in those stumbling New York J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets. They earned the victory by a final of 25-22 after Ramondre Stevenson is able to punch it in and then get the end zone reception for the two-point conversion. Pats improved to two and six on the season. That ties them with the Jets, who are now likely on the outside looking in for the playoff push. It's so sad when that happens, isn't it, Murph? It brings a tear to your eye. I know it hurts you. But I think we would have been well within our rights today to introduce each other as wisdom missing counsel, because we came within an eyelash of predicting that final score. Folks,

Starting point is 00:02:42 check out Murph's Twitter feed. You're definitely going to want to see it likening us to Zach Morris and A.C. Slater of all the comparisons I gotta love that all our Gen Xers out there that listen to us are going to love that reference I'm gonna dig that one bottom line uh the Patriots showed toughness and maybe this week we can lay off all that soft talk and get back down to business because as much as we're enjoying this win and believe me folks i am definitely not going to rain on anyone's parade on this victory monday there are still a lot of things the patriots need to work on and we'll get into those in just a moment but i really want to give a lot of credit to the patriots down the stretch this is a game that was plagued by a lot of wide receiver drops there were still a lot of deficiencies both on offense and on defense but when this team needed to be tough in the closing moments of this game

Starting point is 00:03:30 jacoby brissett who came in the only hope by the way after drake may goes down help me obi-wan jacoby you're our only hope and he actually i think did that today he stepped up big time especially on this game-winning drive finds kays Keyshawn Booty, who had his own issues in this game with drops, but came up big when you needed him to come up big. And then the Patriots feeding Ramondre, who looked fantastic in that game-winning drive. Murph, a lot of this came from the monster keys, airing it out and use the ground game to grind things out into the red zone were you pleased with the way the patriots turned the monster keys in this victory yeah i was pleased

Starting point is 00:04:10 i wasn't um i wasn't ecstatic you know a lot of things could have gone better um but yeah um they they used the the pass to set up the run they they um um put uh any fears in the rearview mirror and let Drake cook to start this game. And Drake used his feet quite a bit to do some of that cooking. And then they dialed it back a little bit in the second half. I think at the end of the first half, they made a good decision in getting off the field. You know, I know a lot of people out there really hate that, but they did it the right way. You know, they ran the ball three consecutive times. I'm talking about after Drake went down and Kobe had to come in just to get back into the, into the locker room and reset and see what we're going to do in the second half. Now we're not going to make a,

Starting point is 00:05:10 make a stupid mistake before we go into halftime. I thought that was great. And, but no, the, the keys, the keys were turned, you know, the jets were just four of 10 on the day on third down. Brilliant. That's ended up seven for 15. Key turned. The Jets got flagged for 55 yards and eight penalties. The Pats five and 50. And, you know, some of them were quite questionable. Quite questionable.

Starting point is 00:05:37 All right. The Pats set up the run with the pass. We just went over that. And they ditched the shells on defense. And they played a lot of man. You could see that when discount double choke Aaron Rodgers was playing well, the Patriots were were in zone. I called for no zone whatsoever. It was a no fly zone with with with man coverage. And we've given out game balls later and we'll get into that but yeah i

Starting point is 00:06:07 was i was quite happy with with the fact that the keys were turned the engine started um they didn't get it into third gear shall we say but you know they did quite well in second yeah they did do quite well this game could have been a disastrous game with the injury to drake may and him going down in the second quarter. Folks, all indications are that Drake is turning the corner toward getting better. We don't know when he'll come out of concussion protocol just yet. We'll get into that injury, how it happened, and what could possibly be in store for the Patriots in subsequent days and maybe even weeks here on Lockdown Patriots in just a moment. but I still want to go ahead and give the Patriots

Starting point is 00:06:45 credit where credit is due. I've got Obi-Wan Jacoby obviously up on the placard for the benefit of those of you listening to this podcast, not viewing it. Yeah, I'm having a little fun at Jacoby's expense simply because I like the rhyme. I like Star Wars, but bottom line, he did come in as the elder statesman here and I think provided stability. I think he absolutely galvanized this team, put it on his galvanized this team put it on his back and allowed this team to be able to play a little more freely now did Jacoby play a perfect game absolutely not there are still measures of his game that need to be elevated as with all New England Patriots especially the wide receiver core who logged only 78 total yards

Starting point is 00:07:21 as a unit and did contribute for quite a few drops. They caught seven passes. They dropped five. Okay. You know, that's not a good day, kids. No, it's not. It isn't. And again, I think that final drive definitely helped motivate the Patriots toward a step in the right direction.

Starting point is 00:07:38 Again, I think what it comes down to Murph is utilizing that passing game to get the ground game right to a position where you could win them the game. And all I could think of was your monster keys throughout that entire game winning sequence. You got City. So in there is the backside guard. He's going to pull. Well, Sita Smith just joined this team on October 15th, and he's playing your fullback role. He's your jumbo tight end, so to speak, but he's playing the fullback specifically on this sequence that leads the way for Ramondre clears the way and gives him a good opportunity to use that leverage to get into the end zone.

Starting point is 00:08:12 He punches it in for six. Now that may have only been inches. And I've seen a lot on social media, seen some people in the past say, okay, well, all you have to do is lunge forward and get there. Murph, you know, as well as I do, especially having played offensive line, that blast play, which is what it's called, by the way, folks, that blast play fails as often as it succeeds in the NFL. So I want to give a lot of credit to Scott Peters in the line

Starting point is 00:08:35 for executing that one well. They haven't had a whole lot of bright spots in the red zone this year. That was one of them. You don't get down. You don't get low. You don't take somebody's legs out. That spot is not open, and there's no room for uh stevenson to get in all right and he was just in exactly he was just in we were inches away from you know another oh my god here we go yeah exactly

Starting point is 00:08:57 and and but no through determination by all those guys and everybody that we just mentioned, we end up coming away with the victory. And yes, you know, they did use the keys to set all that up. You know, Brissette was five of nine for 53 yards, including the throw to Keishon Booty for 34 on that last drive and getting the Patriots down there. I think it was beautiful. It was great play calling. A fantastic pass.

Starting point is 00:09:27 And, yes, I love when Sauce Gardner gets burned. Okay? His entire rookie season, all we heard about was Sauce and Sauce and Sauce. And all you saw on tape was Sauce committing P.I. and no flags being called. Today he ran into somebody that was a little bit quicker than him. He ran into a couple people because Ramondre

Starting point is 00:09:51 made him look kind of silly too. It was fantastic. I had said, stay away from Sauce Gardner. Well, they didn't do that and Keyshawn Boudet made him look like watered down Sauce. He really did. And if that had been the other way around and Gonzalez had given up that play,

Starting point is 00:10:10 the whole world would have been all over him. We'll talk about Gonzalez in a little bit, I'm sure. Absolutely. We definitely are, folks, because we will talk about the defensive keys that were turned, especially one young Christian Gonzalez, who I think had a very good bounce back game, reminding everyone just how good this kid really is. Once again, not perfect folks, but great enough to be able to get the job done right now. That's exactly what the Patriots needed. But

Starting point is 00:10:34 Murph, I think we would be remiss if we didn't at least address why Drake May did not finish this game, why Jacoby Brissett came in and was the savior for the New England Patriots um 18 snaps in the first half for Drake he started to look really really good running it in for 17 yards giving the Patriots their first touchdown that was beautiful that was absolutely absolutely that was just absolutely beautiful in the way that he picked up the spy spotted the open area on the right hand side and ran it he did not hesitate this kid showing wisdom beyond his years yeah the patriots got a keeper at the quarterback position there's no question about it but scrambling for an 18-yard game it looked like another huge moment

Starting point is 00:11:17 for the rookie and then he gets hit in the back of the head by jets linebacker jamie and sherwood ran through three jets tacklers to get to that level, Murph. Really a very... Looked like he was going down and then didn't go down and got himself another 10 or 12 yards there and paid the price for it. And that's okay. And I don't want to hear folks that it was a dirty hit. No, it wasn't. It was not a dirty hit.

Starting point is 00:11:40 It wasn't. It could have been flagged for sure because it was helmet to helmet. It could have been, but it was not a dirty hit. This guy was just out there playing football. Drake slid, and his momentum took him right in there. Like I said, it should have been flagged. Yeah, it absolutely should have been flagged. Absolutely, positively.

Starting point is 00:12:01 There should have been 15 yards tacked onto that, but this was not a dirty hit. This was not Junior diving at the knees of Tom Brady. Yeah, I mean, when you go back and you look at it on second watch, third watch, really, I think I saw it when it was on the first watch that it wasn't a dirty hit. No one's accusing Jamie and Sherwood of anything of that nature. I do agree that the helmet-to-helmet should have been called because that's the rule. That's how it should have been. In fact, look at the officials at that point that need to do a better job, but I also find some Patriots fans criticizing May's decision to run there rather than stay in the pocket. Folks, there wasn't anyone open. I think Drake did exactly what he should have done. The only thing that I take umbrage with, and I think it's a lesson, unfortunately, that the kid is going to learn the hard way. And i don't mean to sound heartless when i say this but he slid too late to avoid the

Starting point is 00:12:49 hit and that's something that young quarterbacks have to learn for themselves you just don't want to see them learn it this way you you wanted you wanted a a 2020s playmaker you got one you ended up getting one and and these These are the things that go along with that. One of the reasons that we didn't want him playing out of the gate like so many other people had called for. Maybe he could learn a little bit. Maybe he hasn't learned enough yet. He probably won't for a couple, three seasons with this particular instance. The kid went out there, he saw an opportunity to make a play, and he went for it. And there was. There was nobody

Starting point is 00:13:32 back there. If he had stayed back there, he would have thrown the ball out of bounds or taken a sack. Yeah, without question. And again, folks, it's unfortunate that it did happen the way it did, but kudos and credit to Jacoby Brissett for being the consummate professional, coming in, playing with a lot of poise, playing with a lot of class, and handling the whole situation very well. Ultimately, that's all that matters. It's going out there and making sure your teammates still believe in you, and they're going to play hard for you. Gerard said that when he spoke to us after the game and said the guys showed resilience

Starting point is 00:14:03 they've developed over the past few weeks. Really proud of them. There was a lot of noise and a lot of chatter. I'm very appreciative of just their attitude and professionalism on a daily basis. That's what you want to hear from your coach. And I think that's exactly what Patriots fans, Patriots players, ownership, media, whoever surrounds this team wanted to hear that unified message coming from the New England Patriots, and they got it on Sunday.

Starting point is 00:14:27 Also, folks, something to at least give you a glimmer of hope. I'm not saying it's going to be this week against the Titans. I think that might be a little overaggressive. But according to Gerard Mayo, Drake May wanted to get back in there at halftime. Obviously, being the competitor that he is, this kid can't wait to go. Gerard did remind everyone there is a protocol he will go through that this week but they can't wait to get him back on the field so for those of you that are wondering about Drake May's future and what

Starting point is 00:14:54 he's going to do here on the field yeah as soon as he can get back in there he's going to be ready to go but Patriots were able to pull out the victory only their second win of the season Murph but it felt bigger, and it definitely had a detrimental effect on the Jets, which we said we really kind of like. Bottom line, the Patriots did achieve this victory, Murph, because of their offensive output, but I thought the defense stepping up in this game was a huge reason why the Patriots were able to pull out the victory. Murph and I are going to talk about the defensive monster keys heading into this one and the ones that were turned that meant the most to this New England Patriots team.

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Starting point is 00:18:24 your first daily stop for Patriots coverage. We employ you also to make your second listen our good friends over at Locked On NFL. All of the NFL's biggest storylines brought to you by our network of analysts that you can find only here on the Locked On Podcast Network. And joining me here today to help break down the pats victory over the jets yeah you didn't think i wasn't going to invite him on this show he loves loves loves beating gangrene and that is my good friend the legend himself thomas murphy who just happens to be the keeper of the monster keys that's right murph you are the key master i'm not the gatekeeper but you are the key master and you are here to lend your wisdom and counsel when it comes to those monster keys being turned Murph offensively the Patriots definitely gave the fans at Gillette

Starting point is 00:19:11 something to cheer about on Sunday for the first time in a long while but defensively I thought is where this team really stepped it up I thought they showed their toughness I thought they showed their grit on the defensive side of the ball. Last week, when we talked about the monster keys heading into this matchup, you had talked about selling out to stop the run. Patriots clearly made it a point to try to get that running game in check. Still yielded some yards, but held it in check when it mattered most. In your estimation, what did the defense do? How did they turn those monster keys to victory this week, Clark?

Starting point is 00:19:45 Well, they did what I asked them to do. They got in a man and they sold out. And an extra guy there in the box to spy and hit holes. They kept a good pad level. These guys, there was gap integrity this week. Nobody was freelancing and nobody was overplaying any of the runs. They didn't get caught

Starting point is 00:20:08 overextending themselves. They made tackles for the first time in weeks. I have not seen the numbers, the yards after contact yet, but they're going to be phenomenal compared to what they were doing

Starting point is 00:20:26 just a few weeks ago. In the first matchup, the Jets ran for 133 yards. Braylon Allen had a long of 10. Brees Hall had a long of 10. Aaron Rodgers had a long of 11. Those, you know, those are numbers that, that, you know, are going to play into ending up, you know, what was it? 24 to three, you know, and today that did not happen. Brees Hall carried the ball 16 times for 80 yards. He got off a 16

Starting point is 00:20:59 yard run, but for the most part, it was, it was, you know, it was never game changing. I don't remember him moving the chains at all. Braylon Allen only had 32 yards on the field. He did get a touchdown by rolling over the entire defensive line to get into the end zone. It just like he's on top and he just rolled over into the end zone. And, uh, but otherwise, no, they, they sold out and stopped the run. They made this team one dimensional. sold out and stopped the run they made this team one-dimensional they put it on the old man's arm and the old man could not do it i'm glad that you mentioned that because the patriots definitely learned their lesson from the first matchup and if you go back and you look at what they did in that loss that 24 to 3 loss to the new york jets

Starting point is 00:21:41 last month on the 19th of September played about 40 percent of their passing downs and split safety coverage seven drop backs into cover two Rodgers took them apart in that regard that's 11 of 13 115 yards and on extended drop backs he went four or five with 71 yards and he had over four seconds to throw on average when you give Aaron Rodgers that type of time he's going to look like Aaron Rodgers of old. When you allow him to get out of the pocket and do those kind of things, that's what's going to happen. This week it did not.

Starting point is 00:22:13 They contained him in the pocket. They kept good pad level. They didn't give him any escapes. They got their hands up. And they got out of those cover two shells that he just ripped them apart in. They got into man and said, go ahead. You're going to, you're going to beat us, man.

Starting point is 00:22:29 You're going to beat us underneath. We're going to make tackles and drag your men to the ground. Exactly. Single high cover zero. And they were able to hold him in check. And the other thing that I think that they did a very good job of was preventing him from getting those extended plays. A lot of those that he got in the first matchup against the New England Patriots at MetLife, Patriots didn't give him the opportunity to do that this time around. So I think a very good defensive strategy, a good step in the right direction when it came to what DeMarcus

Starting point is 00:23:01 Covington and the game plan that he put together. So I think, like you said, better rush containment. They deserve a lot of credit for that. Selling out to stop the run and utilizing that pass defense in a more effective way to contain Aaron Rodgers. They did all that without Kyle Duggar, which I thought was very impressive. Christian Ellis had a fantastic game. He had a fantastic game. Minus the PI call that ended up putting the Jets down there at the

Starting point is 00:23:27 goal line. It was really a beautiful day for Christian Ellis out there. He's been getting more playing time and more playing time and he's doing something with it. Absolutely, without any question. Huge fourth quarter sack for Christian Ellis. Yeah, third down sack and it ended up pushing the Jets out of field goal range, and they ended up missing a 44-yarder. Yeah. Really?

Starting point is 00:23:52 Exactly. And I think really taking advantage of the fact that Greg Zerline is having his difficulties right now as well. But, again, I want to come back to the secondary. You mentioned Christian Gonzalez earlier. I thought he did a phenomenal job, whether it was Devontae Adams or whether it was going in against Mike Williams. He did a great job.

Starting point is 00:24:10 The safeties, I thought, did a nice job keeping Devontae in check at times in red zone coverage. Garrett Wilson drawing the Joneses. Marcus, I thought, had a very good game. When you look at this secondary, how big was their performance considering they didn't have Kyle Duggar in the lineup? I think it was phenomenal. It was huge. You know, Gonzalez in the first game shadowed Garrett Wilson, who ended up having himself

Starting point is 00:24:32 a hell of a day today because, you know, Gonzalez was over there on Devontae Adams. He shadowed Adams for most of the afternoon. Adams didn't have a catch. Not one catch while Gonzalez was on him. you know, not one. Well, we're going to look somewhere else. And, and, you know, they, they did, they moved the ball and in other ways, but, uh, not against Christian Gonzalez, you know, um, Marcus Jones, uh, you know, that you can say that, that the jets ended up, you know taking care of business um when they were throwing at Marcus um uh during the day uh it's it's hard and it's hard you know when when you are not the number one um uh cornerback on the team and you're, you're asked to, to bracket, you know, or help marginally

Starting point is 00:25:26 disrupt the, the, the type of talent that, that, that young man is it's not an easy day, but you pick your poison. You really do. And like I said, the, the only the only positive yardage that Adams got during the day was when the Patriots were in zone. Absolutely. And again, I think it's just a testament to that secondary, how well their coach, whether it be Mike Pellegrino or Brian Belichick, you've got to give them a lot of credit for really taking this unit and moving them forward. There have been tough moments for the secondary this season.

Starting point is 00:26:00 But he used a little more Jonathan Jones. Yeah, I agree. And Jonathan has been having an up and down season. There's no question about it, but when he needed to make plays out there, I did remember, you know, you did see him go out there and make plays. And speaking of making plays, you mentioned Marcus Jones earlier. Marcus may have delivered the turning point in this game, folks. Yeah, I'm talking a huge monster punt return. I know it excited a lot of Patriots Nation, but was it the monster keys turning point?

Starting point is 00:26:28 Was it that moment that Murph would go over and hand Marcus the game ball? Yeah, we're going to discuss that. Maybe it will, maybe it won't. I'm not going to steal Murph's thunder. We're going to talk about that and more when we wrap up this episode of the Locked On Patriots Podcast, a proud part of the Locked On

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Starting point is 00:28:12 podcast. Patriots defeating the New York Jets, grounding the New York Jets 25-22 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Sunday. Patriots moving to 2-6 on the season, dropping the Jets to two and six on theirs and maybe even out of playoff contention there were plenty of great moments

Starting point is 00:28:30 on the field for the Patriots on Sunday of course the game-winning touchdown the game-winning two point conversion um you know Drake Mays 17-yard touchdown run. These moments are going to galvanize. The Jets are stepping all over themselves. Exactly. The Jets burning through three timeouts, inexplicably burning through them. And not using one at the end of the game when they're going for a two-point conversion of their own. No, we'll just back it up. That was dumb.

Starting point is 00:28:58 That was dumber than dirt. Oh, my God. Exactly. And it also, it cost them at the end. I mean, Aaron Rodgers completes a pass. Who knows if you have a timeout to call in that area, maybe he could have got them into field goal range. But again, Murph, when you're a jet, you're a jet all the way from the first fumbled snap to the last bungled play. shows together for so long folks that's why i love the man he always hits it on cue but we digress murph we still have a game ball to hand out well in this case we're not going to call it a game ball we're going to call it a monster keys turning point okay you always lay out an impeccable blueprint for the new england patriots to achieve victory each and every week i truly believe and i

Starting point is 00:29:40 said this several times folks you turn murph's monster keys you go to the top you don't turn them you never heard from again the patriots turned more than they left unturned on Sunday and lo and behold, they come out with a victory against the jets, but there are always turning points, always moments of the game that really elevate beyond the rest. Right? When you look at this game, what was your monster keys turning point at the point at which this game became winnable? I leave it to you, Don Moore. Flip the field, flip the field. Uh, that, that doesn't just come off the leg of Bryce Berenger, but it, it comes off of the legs, arms, and brains of, of guys on punt return teams. And Marcus Jones, uh, while he had a bad day in coverage he had a fantastic day as a special

Starting point is 00:30:27 teamers a 62 yard return to set up the Patriots on their first drive yeah first drive in the second half and get to the Jets 26 yard line five plays later Ramones Ray looked fantastic for the first time in this game well not yeah you know he, you know, he got it in, he got his first touchdown of the game. That was the turning point of this game. The Jets had their own opportunity to do that. You know, back in the first half, you know, they had a 40-yard return.

Starting point is 00:31:02 And, you know, after the Patriots were three and out and the the pats stepped up and stopped them you know and that was fantastic jets couldn't do it you know so tip of the cap to uh to jonesy there and thank you very much and you get the turning point of the game yeah i can't argue with that as a matter of fact that wasn't my game ball but turning point of the game turning point in the game absolutely i agree with you because i think he does deserve it look it has been tough for marcus jones the last year and a half he sat up you know last year obviously going down with the injury right this year coming back knowing that you needed to step it up hearing a lot of the noise that the patriots needed additional corners uh to come in and help

Starting point is 00:31:42 jonathan jones a lot of people wanted to move John back into the slot. They wanted someone to move onto the opposite side of the perimeter. Yeah. And I was one of them. Yeah, exactly. And I don't think a lot of people can blame you for that. It's a logical want and need. And, you know, Marcus heard that too. There's no question about it. You know, he heard that. And I think he's making strides each and every game to be a better corner, to be a better fit in that slot. But one thing I don't think anybody questioned was this kid's ability to return. He has an uncanny knack of being able to see the field and hit holes in scenes and really, I think, be able to command the field in the return game. The way a lot of elite returners do in this league, both past, present, and who knows, maybe even future. But also want to give an awful lot of credit to Marcellus Dial,

Starting point is 00:32:28 to Michael Hastie. Michael Hastie, oh my God, that block. What a block. It was even called out on the CBS broadcast to show you just how good it was. Patriots usually don't get those types of call-outs from the color commentators. They got it on Sunday. That was a Floyd Edelman- type block. It was. It really was. You guys all remember that a few years back.

Starting point is 00:32:51 It was really beautiful. It was a completely clean hit. That Floyd hit right now would be flagged because we don't really play football anymore. It was phenomenal. I said it right then and there and and yeah mike's right they uh they a little bit after i said it yeah they threw it they threw it out there on the cbs broadcast yeah exactly they did um sean mathis had a nice little block in that one as well really helping to spring uh marcus down the sidelines marcus after the game said i should have scored i really owe those guys something um i think he's being a little hard on himself. I think he really made a great move.

Starting point is 00:33:28 Maybe you can make the argument he could have, but he definitely gave the Patriots enough to really set that play up. And again, your short field, you said it perfectly. Five plays to punch the ball in the end zone. Patriots take a 14-13 lead. And all of a sudden, that game seemed not just winnable, but it seemed like they were taking control of the momentum right took their home field back from the jets and when that happens you can't ask for more so murph before we take our leave of this one i know you love to hand out those monster keys turning points but you also love to hand out a game ball as well if you're giving one out in the locker room after this game, who, in your opinion, deserves that honor for the Patriots' 25-22 victory over the Jets?

Starting point is 00:34:08 Yeah, I'm giving it to Christian Gonzalez. I am. What this kid has done, what he's been able to do, bouncing back from a tough game over there in London, he deserves the game. It was not easy was not an easy, um, uh, it was not easy, uh, to, to pick him. Uh, you know, Christian Ellis had an, had a fantastic game that third down sack, uh, which pushed the, uh, pushed the jets back into missing a 44 yard field goal right after that got them

Starting point is 00:34:40 really close. But I mean, Gonzalez was just there all day long once again shutting down one of the premier uh wide receivers in this uh in this league they they chose to to uh to put him on that side and uh and it worked it did he shut down the he shut down the the receiver that is more dynamic and can make more things happen than anybody else on the field. Folks, the New England Patriots now have an opportunity to build on some positives and make a difference heading into week nine. But bottom line, folks, we are going to continue to enjoy this New England Patriotsots victory 25 to 22 over the new york jets burp and i are going to continue to enjoy the fact that we called this one within a point and we're kind of loving that as well but most importantly my friend thank you so much for joining me today for lending your wisdom and counsel and your monster keys which i am happy

Starting point is 00:35:40 to see were turned to victory before i let you go please let everyone know out there where they can reach out to you, where they can interact with you, and what you've got marinating in Murph's kitchen. We've got marinating in Murph's kitchen right now. There's a pot roast in there. I'm just enjoying the World Series so far. I'm glad Otani is

Starting point is 00:36:02 going to be back in the lineup for Game 3. I might have a piece or two on that. And what we just talked about, I'm shuffling through the free agents that are coming up that, you know, the Red Sox probably aren't going to sign. So I'm doing all this work for nothing again. But other than that, check me out on Zitter at TeamRF207. Stop by, drop me a line. I interact with everybody. Absolutely folks.

Starting point is 00:36:28 And again, anytime Murph puts pen to paper, voice to microphone, it's appointment, listening and viewing it's appointment reading. And you can always catch Murph each and every week here, sometimes multiple times per week to lend his wisdom counsel and monster keys exclusively here to locked on Patriots. And we appreciate him for it. And folks, bottom line, we appreciate all of you, each and every one of you, a special tip of the cap every day to all of you everydayers that make Locked On Patriots possible.

Starting point is 00:36:54 But a huge welcome to all of you casual listeners, and of course, our first-time listeners as well. We encourage you to stay locked into Locked On Patriots and appreciate you making us part of your daily Patriots coverage. In the meantime, on behalf of my good friend Thomas Murphy, I'm Mike DeBate reminding all of you to stay safe, to stay well, to be the change that you wish to see in the world.

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