Patriots Training Camp Eve: The Drama is that there is No Drama

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On Tuesday's edition of Zolak & Bertrand, the guys look ahead to the first day of New England Patriots training camp, and the anticipation levels among the fanbase. They noted that the team's press is, for the first time in a long time, focused solely on football.

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00:00Give me some drama, people.

00:02Give me the drama of Patriots camp, because I think we got one yet.

00:07Steve Von Diggs, pink bag of drugs.

00:08Yeah, exactly.

00:09Give me the drama today.

00:11What is the drama?

00:13Where?

00:13I'm trying.

00:15Where do you want?

00:15Where can I reach?

00:16Give me some spots to reach.

00:17Should I reach on the defensive line?

00:20Should I go back to the offensive line?

00:22Should I go to the offensive coordinator again?

00:23Tell me where to reach today when it comes to drama going into camp,

00:30because I've got to ask you guys, Alex, since you've been on,

00:32there's been a lot of drama.

00:34Well, there's not that kind of the contract drama, the Bill, Brady,

00:38what's their relationship.

00:39Like, I don't think there's that off-the-field relationship drama,

00:43but how about this?

00:43This is a team that's won four games in back-to-back seasons.

00:46They're going to be on their third head coach in three years.

00:50That's not, like, from where they went from winning Super Bowls

00:53to that.

00:55It happened like that.

00:56And this is, there's no, no drama almost is the drama.

01:00It's settled.

01:01It's been tumultuous here, really going back to Brady leaving.

01:05You had the Cam Newton year, the COVID year, then Mac Jones comes in.

01:08There was drama with that.

01:09Then there were questions about Bill's job for two years before he left.

01:12Obviously, last year there was plenty of drama with the coach.

01:15We also had the whole Matthew Judon thing.

01:17There's no drama.

01:18That's the drama.

01:19Things are settled.

01:20This is supposed to be back to the Patriot way,

01:22back to winning games, back to serious football.

01:25Can they do it?

01:26That's the drama, is can they keep up the no drama?

01:29So there was so much drama when they were winning.

01:32When's the last time you've gone into a camp without true drama?

01:39I'd say that COVID year pretty much, right?

01:42I think that was first year post-Brady.

01:44Yeah.

01:45Cam Newton was probably the most drama.

01:46No, but, like, that wasn't drama to me.

01:49That was, like, this guy sucked, that guy sucked, that guy sucked.

01:51Well, there was still, okay, as far as the meter goes, yes.

01:58But before that, I think I agree with Curran.

02:01Yeah.

02:01I think it's 2000, 2001.

02:05Every year, so, is Brady working out with the guys,

02:08or is he going to show up to voluntary OTAs?

02:10Who won the pass?

02:11Right.

02:11It was always that.

02:12Or is Gronk going to be healthy?

02:14Right.

02:15Yeah.

02:15There was, you know, is there a veteran free, you know,

02:18can Randy Moss, you know, who didn't play a preseason game,

02:21can he do well?

02:22How many veterans came in and just couldn't, you know,

02:25make it to camp or make it through camp?

02:27There was always something.

02:29Well, let's say Drake May comes out.

02:31I'm not saying this is going to happen,

02:32but was there not drama in the spring when Drake May threw four picks

02:35in his first OTA practice?

02:37That first rough day Drake May has?

02:39Because even if he has a good camp, don't get me wrong,

02:41there's going to be a rough day or two in there.

02:43That first rough day, you don't think there's going to be drama with that?

02:46Well, I think that that was what we were reaching.

02:49I think we were reaching for Patriots talk.

02:53Could this be an issue with Drake May, the guy that, you know,

02:56that's what I'm saying.

02:57Zoe, you didn't overreact to it.

03:00No.

03:00So what I mean by drama is who's holding out?

03:03We got Matthew Judon last year.

03:05Right.

03:06Right.

03:06Was that last year?

03:07I can't remember that.

03:08We got Matthew Judon last year.

03:10That was drama, baby.

03:11Then he was sitting on the dummies.

03:13By the way, you're getting scolded by Gerard Mayo in public.

03:17Yeah.

03:17Right?

03:18Yeah.

03:19Kind of called the owner a liar.

03:22Did that.

03:23Called him a liar.

03:25So, I mean, there was drama last year.

03:27Yeah.

03:28Well, I mean, there's no contract issue out there right now, right?

03:31No.

03:32Not here.

03:32I mean, we'll be following Terry McLaurin and Trey Hendrickson here in New England, I think,

03:36but not here.

03:37And while we're at it, can you guys just explain what it means that Stephon Diggs has been cleared

03:42to practice?

03:43Does that mean he's passed his physical?

03:45Yes.

03:45And does he get paid?

03:46Yes.

03:47Yes and yes.

03:48According to me and my belief, you pass your physical, that's when he gets his money.

03:52Because he was asked that he pass the physical.

03:53He did not answer that question.

03:55Back then, he would not be allowed on the field without passing it.

03:59So...

03:59Every guy in that room, when they reported, had to take the test.

04:02So there was drama about that.

04:04Yeah.

04:05That was drama.

04:06He was seen on a boat.

04:07They kind of threw out there, hey, the way that the contract was set up, if he doesn't

04:13pass, they can cut him.

04:14No guaranteed money.

04:15Yep.

04:16That's over now, right?

04:18He got his money?

04:19He passed his physical?

04:20I would think he got his money.

04:21Part of it, at least.

04:22Yeah.

04:23So where's the drama?

04:26The drama is back-to-back 4-1 seasons.

04:28Yeah.

04:28That's the drama.

04:30Can they get back?

04:31Can they maintain this level of no drama?

04:33That's the drama.

04:34Can we handle it?

04:35I mean, because, again, radio host, I reach, right?

04:38Last week, I tried to do, hey, the Jets have, you know, they signed Sauce Gardner and Garrett

04:43Wilson.

04:44The Jets have something the Patriots don't.

04:46That's just me trying to localize a story that's elsewhere.

04:49But going into camp, like, yes, this is, I am anticipating camp this year.

04:53I think there are a lot of expectations.

04:55There are, there's going to be a lot of competition will be the big word.

04:58I think there's going to be some drama with your defense.

05:00I do.

05:01Like, everybody says, this is the most solid unit.

05:03But, hey, your defensive coordinator hasn't been around.

05:05He had to get healthy.

05:06He's going to be back now.

05:07So, he's kind of starting from day one.

05:09He's going to be back now.

05:10That's what we heard.

05:11I think, too, the first time, and it may even be in a non-pad of practice, and I'm not

05:16saying this is right.

05:17First time Will Campbell allows pressure.

05:20Arm length, arm length, arm length.

05:22What were they doing?

05:23Like, you're going to get that.

05:24Arm length.

05:25Yeah.

05:26You're going to get that.

05:27The drama will come.

05:27How about when Josh Dobbs outperforms Drake May?

05:31Right.

05:31So-called stats.

05:32Shut up, Jim Murray.

05:33Can we not give Ben Woldridge any credit, Tim?

05:36What school did he go to again?

05:38Louisiana Lafayette.

05:39That's right.

05:41Bet on a lot of those games.

05:42He was pretty good.

05:43They were a fun team this year.

05:44They were.

05:45Very good.

05:45What conference again?

05:47Sunbelt, right?

05:47Sunbelt.

05:48It's all changing.

05:49It's all going all over the place.

05:51But I just want to just bring this up to the listeners.

05:55The drama storylines are gone.

05:57It's about football.

05:58So, and I think just from the reactions I get on social media and stuff, I remember it

06:05was last year, two years ago, the big story going into camp was the buzz didn't feel the

06:10same.

06:10Like, the day before training camp was the day before the day of.

06:13Like, that this has always been, the last 20 years, right?

06:17This has been a major day here.

06:19The Patriots are back.

06:20It's training camp.

06:21It's football season.

06:22And last year, it kind of came quietly.

06:24It didn't have the same buzz.

06:26The drama might not be there, but I feel like the buzz, it's not where it was, you know,

06:30Brady and Bill.

06:32But I feel like the buzz is ticking back up for training camp.

06:35People have been counting down to tomorrow.

06:37More than I remember them the last couple of years.

06:40I call it the heat.

06:40Big wrestling fan.

06:42Love when someone gets the heat, you know?

06:45Who's getting the heat at camp?

06:47I know Kyron had a top 13.

06:49I'm curious about you guys.

06:50I'm curious about you guys.

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