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New England Patriots has come up in 5 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including Pardon My Take, The Bill Simmons Podcast. 3 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Hank LockwoodPardon My Take contributor and Boston Celtics fan
Lockwood argued that A.J. Brown's poor game reflected rust and a lack of chemistry with Drake Maye that would take time to build.
“It's going to take some time for him and Drake May to get comfortable playing”
Pardon My Take: NFL Week 6, Fastest 2 Minutes, Texans Are Back, Caleb Returns, Titans Get Their First Win, Rams Rock Bottom + Who's Back Of The Week And Playoff Baseball (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 1:03:54
Lockwood conceded that the Patriots won only because they faced the Jets and would have lost to a better team.
“Again, it was very lucky that we were playing the Jets. If we were playing a better team, we'd lose that game”
Pardon My Take: NFL Week 6, Fastest 2 Minutes, Texans Are Back, Caleb Returns, Titans Get Their First Win, Rams Rock Bottom + Who's Back Of The Week And Playoff Baseball (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 1:08:33
Lockwood suggested the Patriots got ahead of schedule last season in a stacked AFC.
“AFC is just stacked. It last year was, was the year we, you know, got ahead of schedule”
Pardon My Take: NFL Week 3, Fastest 2 Minutes, Drake Maye Has The Yips, The Ravens Win In 7 Seconds, Witching Hour Madness Plus Who's Back Of The Week (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 28:38
Lockwood said the Patriots' struggles begin and end with Drake Maye, who must look himself in the mirror.
“But Drake May, it starts and ends with Drake May. He's got to look at himself in the mirror”
Pardon My Take: NFL Week 3, Fastest 2 Minutes, Drake Maye Has The Yips, The Ravens Win In 7 Seconds, Witching Hour Madness Plus Who's Back Of The Week (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 27:22
Max DelentePardon My Take producer and Philadelphia 76ers fan whose bachelor party is referenced
Delente pushed back on Patriots fans, noting that A.J. Brown's poor play, previously blamed on Jalen Hurts, had recurred.
“And he stunk last year, and everyone was like, oh, yeah, that's just because Jalen Hurts, and then he stunk again today”
Pardon My Take: NFL Week 6, Fastest 2 Minutes, Texans Are Back, Caleb Returns, Titans Get Their First Win, Rams Rock Bottom + Who's Back Of The Week And Playoff Baseball (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 1:05:18
Bill SimmonsSportswriter and founder of The Ringer, host of The Bill Simmons Podcast
Simmons argued the Patriots look sloppy and poorly coached and that Mike Vrabel has no feel for the team.
“The Pats in this post-Mike Vrabel Sedona era, they look sloppy as hell. They look poorly coached”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Drake Mayday, a Raiders Revival, Bleakest 0-3 Teams, MLB Playoffs, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 19:35
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- Pardon My Take · 3 episodes
- The Bill Simmons Podcast · 2 episodes
Episodes
A Rams Blame Game, Indy in Purgatory, the Pack’s Back, OJ’s Helper, Aikman Vs. Buck, the Slapper, and Guess the Lines With Cousin SalThe Bill Simmons Podcast · Oct 19, 2026 · 1 h 59 min
Bill Simmons and Cousin Sal recap NFL Week 6, guess Week 7 lines, discuss the MLB playoffs, O.J. Simpson news and UCLA football, and trade parenting stories.
NFL Week 6, Fastest 2 Minutes, Texans Are Back, Caleb Returns, Titans Get Their First Win, Rams Rock Bottom + Who's Back Of The Week And Playoff BaseballPardon My Take · Oct 19, 2026 · 2 h 59 min
The Pardon My Take hosts recap NFL Week 6 game by game, from the Texans' London win to the Rams' slump, then discuss the MLB playoffs and Who's Back of the Week.
NFL Week 4, Fastest 2 Minutes, Patriots Big Win, Eagles Hit Rock Bottom, Bryce Young Is Elite Plus Who's Back Of The Week And MLB PlayoffsPardon My Take · Oct 5, 2026 · 2 h 56 min
The Pardon My Take crew recaps every NFL Week 4 game of 2026, from the Patriots beating the Bills to the Eagles' collapse, plus MLB playoffs and Who's Back.
NFL Week 3, Fastest 2 Minutes, Drake Maye Has The Yips, The Ravens Win In 7 Seconds, Witching Hour Madness Plus Who's Back Of The WeekPardon My Take · Sep 28, 2026 · 3 h 6 min
Dan Katz, PFT Commenter, Hank Lockwood and the Pardon My Take crew recap every NFL Week 3 game of the 2026 season, plus golf and baseball.
- Drake Mayday, a Raiders Revival, Bleakest 0-3 Teams, MLB Playoffs, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal
The Bill Simmons Podcast · Sep 28, 2026 · 1 h 45 min
Bill Simmons and Cousin Sal recap NFL Week 3, from Drake Maye's slump to the 3-0 Raiders, guess Week 4 lines, and discuss MLB playoffs and parenting.