Pats' LB Jahlani Tavai joins!
Pats' LB Jahlani Tavai joins!
What has the "vibe" been like since the news broke that Maye is the starter? What advice for Maye does Jahlani have?
What has the "vibe" been like since the news broke that Maye is the starter? What advice for Maye does Jahlani have?
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00:00And here he is the Patriots linebacker on this show this morning. Hi Jelani
00:06Hey, how are you guys doing? Great. How are you?
00:09I'm good. I'm good before we get to sunday
00:12Quick question about my lead this morning, which was about david montgomery who's a running back for the lions
00:19Who said this week?
00:21Uh said this week on world mental health day
00:25That he has had suicidal thoughts
00:28Because of the way fantasy football owners were treating him
00:34comment wise
00:36um, so
00:37Yeah
00:39I wanted to get your and we hear this a lot with
00:42like guys who are complaining because those who have wagered on the game are
00:47can be
00:48Uh very can be vicious in their comments
00:52Uh, if they feel like you lost the money, is that something that you feel like guys are dealing with?
00:57Uh when when it comes to those who are are reaching out on the social medias
01:03I don't doubt it. Um, you know, sometimes a lot like a lot of fans can
01:08say some crazy things and
01:10You know if it's consistent on a daily basis I can imagine
01:14you know
01:15how tough that might be to
01:18Hear those things or get those comments from people so
01:21you know
01:22Hopefully, uh montgomery finds a way to you know, block out that noise
01:27but
01:28On the fan part, you know, it's on them. They're gambling their money
01:32It's a it's on it's on their um
01:35You know, they're the ones to blame
01:37They shouldn't they shouldn't be going after players
01:40especially especially like
01:42You know when it
01:44A game's not into control. Yeah. Well, I won't hold you accountable. But should we take drake may and the over passing yards this weekend?
01:54No comment
01:56um, how's it been so you guys got the news this week and um, what was the
02:02What's the vibe in the locker room like after that announcement when it comes to a change at qb1?
02:09Oh, we're just excited for him to you know
02:11You know, we're excited for him for this this opportunity, you know, it's for it's it's uh
02:17I'm, i'm sure everybody's been wondering when it was going to happen. It was it was a matter of time I guess but uh
02:23No, we're just excited because I know he's been working his butt off
02:27um day in day out, so
02:29Now it's time to see how he looks uh on sunday. Jelani. What would be one piece of advice that you would give to him?
02:37Just throw the ball
02:40Just do what he yeah do what he's been born to do, you know
02:44um and got gifted in with with some throwing abilities and and you know, he can also run so
02:50When uh when his name's called to throw the ball
02:54Get it going
02:55Jelani, I know gerard wasn't very happy with how the news broke, uh on the internet
03:00He said that you know players you guys were finding out uh via social media
03:04He it broke before he had the opportunity to announce it himself
03:08It was that difficult for the locker room for drake and jacoby to find out that way and for
03:14The rest of the players to see it written in black and white but not hear from your head coach yet
03:20Um, not really, you know, that's not our decision on who who needs to start, you know, just whoever whoever's performing well and and
03:29Whatever they decide that's that's what that's what's the decision, you know, we can't
03:34That's way above my pay grade to complain and and try and figure out why someone's not playing so
03:40that's on the coaches and you know when he did address us it was
03:44um
03:45Then we finally, uh, you know didn't have to listen to rumors because it was actually true. So
03:51um
03:52Yeah, it's not really a big deal for us
03:55Jelani speaking of complaining. Uh, how would you compare drake may with mac jones and how they handle the role the locker room?
04:02How do you how do you compare those two quarterbacks?
04:07I think
04:08I don't know. I don't like comparing, you know, but
04:12Mac mac was doing a great job. Uh
04:14while he was here he was doing his best to
04:17Operate things and then drake, you know, he's got a younger and like energetic vibe right now, you know, so
04:24Hopefully he continues to do that. Um
04:28Uh, so I I i'm not too big on comparison with with whether it was a teammate or uh, two teammates
04:35What would you say then just drake may's biggest strength is that you've seen so far in practice?
04:42He's very competitive I think that's that's one thing that we love about uh,
04:47Drake, you know if he's if he's making a bad read making a making a good read like it's the same thing
04:53He's on like he's he's his biggest critic. So
04:56um, I like the fact that he's uh
04:59you know
05:01Uh, he has that little uh
05:04Spunk to him I guess you can say
05:06Jelani, I know you say you don't like to compare
05:09So what would be?
05:11Because we don't get to see it on a daily basis
05:13You get to see it you actually play against certain guys
05:16like if you were to look at drake may and say he has some similar traits to
05:21Especially talk about his run ability like some quarterbacks that are currently playing
05:25Like where would you like put him in? What neighborhood does he give you a little bit of josh allen?
05:32Uh, it's hard to say right now because we don't we don't go live periods with our quarterbacks
05:36So I don't I don't get a like a perfect like feel on you know, whether or not he'll break this tackle or sack
05:43Um with his mobility, but you know, like running wise, you know, he's got those he's got really long legs
05:48So he's pretty quick when once he starts building up his speed
05:52Um, but he can make he can make the throws
05:55That's what i'm saying. Like my biggest thing for him is don't second guess anything just throw the ball
06:00you know, like trust himself and
06:03And I know things will you know
06:05It's gonna go well
06:06Jelani preparing for cj stroud. What will be the most difficult part about defending him?
06:12Keeping him in the pocket making sure that he just he has to go through each and every read. Um
06:18and then just giving him different looks, you know, we
06:20We have a very wide range of defenses that we run here
06:24so we we gotta make sure we disguise well and
06:27And just put pressure on him
06:29I drawed mayo on this show has been frustrated with you guys and your inability
06:35To do just that so i'm sure he expresses it to you
06:38Uh as he does to us what from looking at it from your perspective? What's been the issue with with keeping guys in the pocket?
06:46Oh
06:48That's just lack of uh fundamentals
06:50You know, that's that's that's day one things that we as uh professionals have to do on the defense
06:56You know, we're rushing the qb. We got to make sure
06:59That we force like we keep them in the pocket
07:02and
07:03Like we don't allow uh broken plays. That's that's where all the like big plays happen
07:08and you know, that's something that we like i've been like not just myself, but our leaders have been preaching about
07:16which is getting back to our fundamentals and the basics, so
07:19um
07:21Yeah
07:22i'm sure
07:23Last week or last week. We we did we did a great job on uh, keeping in the pocket. Um
07:29compared to the weeks prior and uh, we're just going to continue to
07:33um, you know
07:34Get back to our fundamentals
07:36Jelani one of the things I know greg kind of talked about a little a little bit
07:40I want to kind of take it maybe to even another step one of the areas that you guys have
07:44really struggled in
07:46Um this year and last year was your uh is basically getting to the quarterback and getting sacks
07:52Do you feel like it's guys are not winning their one-on-one matchups or would you like to see more?
07:58Schemes games drawn up there up front, especially for you guys
08:03Maybe to potentially get some free rushes without having to you know blitz guys
08:07What do you think it's been the biggest issue with not getting sacks?
08:11When you're one-on-one, um
08:14If you're if you if you got a one-on-one you got to win
08:16we got we got some dominant guys on the defensive line and you know in our in our olv room and
08:23You know
08:25Like we got we got we got really great guys. So
08:28If we got our single blocks, we got to win and we we've been preaching that
08:32Whether it was in the run game or pass game. So, um
08:36I don't know. You don't you ain't got a scheme too much of you just got to
08:39make sure like when when
08:41when that number like when when your time comes to beat somebody one-on-one you got to win and
08:47I'm sure that you know
08:50Keon keon has done a great job on doing that right now and we just got to keep bringing guys along. So
08:56I'm sure i'm sure we'll get it
08:58Well, we'd like a sack out of you on sunday if you could just one
09:03I'm doing my best
09:06Well, i'm just trying to make sure that the communications i'm playing then uh
09:11We'll we'll make sure that happens. We don't ask for a lot. I mean, uh, you were gonna
09:17Who's yelling over there
09:21Our leader
09:23Oh our fearless leader
09:27Which fearless leader is that
09:30The head man
09:32That's what is that male
09:35Yeah
09:37That sounded like a mutiny back there put him put him put him on the phone
09:41Tell mayo we just want to say a quick hello. Oh the great hill show
09:45We want we want to talk to him, uh in advance of monday
09:49All right, they say what's up
09:52He said what's up
09:55That works
09:59Huh squad meeting oh got squad meeting you can't be late for the meeting
10:04Is he wearing that cool rope hat that he's been wearing during games that thing's sick
10:09Uh, no, no
10:12Is he gonna get on the treadmill and and and work out next to you like bill used to do
10:18Uh, maybe we don't know
10:22Mayo's still in good shape though. It looks like
10:25A pretty good shape. All right. Jelani. Thank you. We'll let you get to your meeting and good luck on that. Okay, fine
10:31Appreciate it. You guys have a wonderful day. Okay
10:36He's like i'm not putting him on the phone
10:40You're fearless leader, yeah, we're one of four. Come on, let's go get to the beat