

Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast
NBC Sports Boston
NBC Sports Boston Insiders Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry talk about the New England Patriots and the NFL. New episodes drop after each game and every Tuesday and Thursday.
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Apr 6, 2017 • 1h
101: Richard Sherman rumors; Steve Palazzolo; Adrian Peterson theories
Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry discuss the possible fit of Richard Sherman with the New England Patriots, should the team trade for him. Perry and Steve Palazzolo of Pro Football Focus preview the upcoming NFL Draft, including what players the Patriots could target should they receive the No. 32 pick in a Malcolm Butler trade with the Saints. And Curran shares his theory on the reason behind Adrian Peterson’s recent visit with the Patriots.
3:04 Richard Sherman discussion
26:21 Palazzolo interview
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Mar 24, 2017 • 34min
99: Dan Wetzel on Hernandez trial; Tim Rohan’s day with Adam Schefter
Tom E. Curran has Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports as a guest to discuss the Aaron Hernandez double homicide trial. Wetzel has been in the courtroom, and wrote this piece about the day Hernandez’s former friend Alexander Bradley testified in court: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/fractured-friendship-of-aaron-hernandez-and-a-gangster-played-out-in-bone-chilling-court-scene-012208774.html
After speaking with Wetzel, Curran has Tim Rohan of MMQB.com on to discuss his day with ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. That piece is found here: http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2017/03/23/adam-schefter-espn-2017-free-agency-opening
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Mar 22, 2017 • 55min
98: Owners meeting preview; Malcolm Butler
Tom E. Curran shares tales of NFL owners meetings past, and previews the upcoming session with Phil Perry. The two also discuss the Malcolm Butler situation, which has yet to find its resolution.
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Mar 17, 2017 • 44min
97: Going inside the looming Malcolm Butler deal and status with Patriots
Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry break down the options that Malcolm Butler has, and how we have gotten to where we are in the Patriots offseason landscape.
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Mar 16, 2017 • 31min
96: Curran vs Gasper, Are Patriots wrong for playing hardball with Malcolm Butler?
Tom E. Curran is joined by Chris Gasper to debate whether the Patriots are doing the right thing by playing hardball with Malcolm Butler over his contract.
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Mar 11, 2017 • 43min
95: Patriots remain active and acquire Brandin Cooks from Saints
Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry were giving their first impressions from the Patriots first day of free agency and new broke AS THEY WERE RECORDING that the Patriots acquired Brandin Cooks from the Saints. Our guys took a second to catch their breath and broke down what they think Brandin Cooks brings to the Patriots offense and what the next move from the Patriots may be.
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Mar 8, 2017 • 1h 2min
94: Free agency doomsday bunker scenarios
Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry hold tryouts for the podcast’s introduction. They then run through their doomsday scenarios for Patriots free agency losses. The Brandin Cook trade rumor is discussed. And Mike Giardi joins the podcast for more free agency talk.
2:04 Boston Sports Tonight discussion
7:22 Free agency doomsday scenarios
19:00 Adrian Peterson
36:34 Brandin Cooks trade possibility
44:27 The Mike Giardi Minutes (more free agency discussion)
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Mar 2, 2017 • 1h 23min
93: Mary Kay Cabot on Browns and Garoppolo; Dont’a Hightower a free agent
Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry speak with Mary Kay Cabot, who covers the Browns, about Cleveland being a possible destination for Jimmy Garoppolo, and what the Browns would be willing to give up for him. Mike Giardi joins the podcast to discuss Patriots free agents, including Dont’a Hightower, who was not designated with the franchise tag.
24:41 Mary Kay Cabot
53: 40 Dont’a Hightower free agency discussion
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Feb 21, 2017 • 1h 12min
92: Dont'a Hightower, Jimmy Garoppolo and Jacoby Brissett
In this week's episode of "Quick Slants The Podcast" presented by Papa Gino's, Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry discuss Patriots players and coaches that could be either coming or going. Also, former offensive lineman and current sports radio host Rich Ohrnberger is this week's guest to talk about his years with the team, including some great stories on O-Line coach Dante Scarnecchia.
Here's this week's rundown:
(3:10) Can Cyrus Jones recover next year, and does he need to with the potential loss of Logan Ryan?
(9:54) What to expect the end result to be for free-agent Dont'a Hightower. Is the franchise tag acceptable for both parties?
(20:30) Is Jimmy Garoppolo here to stay...(25:30) and how does Jacoby Brissett's development answer that question.
(30:58) The loss of tight end coach Brian Daboll to Alabama
(42:28) Interview with Rich Ohrnberger
(1:04:22) Michigan's Jabrill Peppers on the Patriots draft board
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Feb 14, 2017 • 1h 8min
91: Director Gotham Chopra on Tom Brady's Involvement with the "Religion of Sports"
Following Super Bowl LI, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady posted something on social media with the hashtag #ROS. This stands for "Religion of Sports", a TV show from director Gotham Chopra where Brady (and Michael Strahan) served as executive producers.
Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry spoke with Chopra in this week's episode of "Quick Slants The Podcast". Chopra has become a friend of Brady, and he discusses the Patriots quarterback's tie to this project and way of thinking.
Lots of other good conversations in this week's episode...here's the rundown:
(3:30) Various Super Bowl leftover thoughts
(6:10) Malcolm Mitchell is pretty good, huh?
(10:00) Danny Amendola with a big game when it counts
(15:35) Free agent forecast - Jabaal Sheard returning?
(27:00) Interview with Gotham Chopra
(46:00) Was Super Bowl LI Tom Brady's greatest game?
(51:20) If it wasn't SBLI, what is Brady's best game?
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