

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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Feb 8, 2017 • 54min
90: Conditioning’s impact on SB LI; why Falcons melted down; greatest Super Bowl ever?
Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry discuss Super Bowl LI, and the actions that allowed the Patriots to come back from down 28-3 to win in over time.
5:17 Taking issue with the comeback statistics
11:20 Patriots complicit in helping Falcons melt down
19:55 Atlanta’s conditioning cost them; paid off for Patriots
26:48 Malcolm Mitchell’s pre-game confidence boost from Tom Brady
29:01 Some nuggets upon second viewing of the game
39:15 Reviews
43: 01 Greatest Super Bowl ever?
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Feb 2, 2017 • 1h
89: Live from Super Bowl 51
Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry bring a Super Super Bowl edition of "Quick Slants The Podcast".
Here's this week's rundown:
(2:00) Agent Don Yee, Jimmy Garoppolo's future
(8:10) Tom's story on the health of Tom Brady's mother
(15:05) Roger Goodell press conference
(19:54) Barstool Sports ban; Pat McAfee leaving the Colts
(22:00) Patriots use of floatation therapy
(31:25) The scene in Houston
(35:35) Keyshawn Johnson's comments on Patriots receivers
(40:00) NEWS, GO!
(47:00) Marcus Cannon vs Vic Beasley
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Jan 25, 2017 • 52min
88: How would a Patriots win in the Super Bowl impact their legacy?
In this week's edition of "Quick Slants The Podcast" presented by Papa Gino's, Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry hit on several topics after the Patriots steamrolled the Steelers in the AFC Championship.
Here's this week's rundown:
(3:42) How a win would effect the Patriots legacy in NFL history and professional sports?
(16:21) First Look at the Falcons (tune-in just for the on-the-spot theme song Tom creates
(41:00) Getting ready for next week's events
(46:30) Beyond the Patriots, and maybe the Raiders, where is the AFC headed NEXT season? Is it crumbling before our eyes?
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Jan 20, 2017 • 22min
87: Pre-game rituals
Tom E. Curran talks with a handful of Patriots players about how they structure their pre-game routines. Rob Ninkovich, Devin McCourty, Dont’a Hightower, Nate Solder, Alan Branch share their rituals.
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Jan 19, 2017 • 1h 8min
86: Antonio Brown’s betrayal; Matt Light; eyeing up Pittsburgh
Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry discuss the aftermath of Antonio Brown’s Facebook Live video. Curran interview Matt Light ahead of the AFC Championship. They dissect the press conferences of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, and look at how to beat the Steelers.
2:29 Antonio Brown’s Facebook Live aftermath
13:14 Stopping Le’Veon Bell
27:16 heywassyonumba? with Patrick Chung and Kyle Van Noy
32:30 Injury report updates for AFC Championship
36:51 Brady and Belichick’s press conferences
44:50 Matt Light interview
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Jan 11, 2017 • 53min
85: Trying to take the Texans seriously; Trey Flowers; Vrabel stories; Fake News
Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry try to predict how Bill O’Brien will design Houston’s attack. They also dig into Phil’s reporting about Trey Flowers, who’s had an impactful season rushing the passer. “heyHeyWhat’sYoNumba?” makes a strong comeback. And Tom regales the crowd with some stories from Mike Vrabel’s playing days.
1:18 How will the Texans offense approach the New England defense?
10:55 Discussion on Trey Flowers
22:20 “heyHeyWhat’sYoNumba?” with Trey Flowers, Alan Branch, and Stephen Gostkowski (with a Ryan Allen cameo)
28:05 Reviews
31:42 Mike Vrabel’s head coaching candidacy
37:57 Mike Vrabel stories from his playing days
41:30 Patricia, McDaniels coaching jobs update
50:40 NEW SEGMENT!!!!!!! “Fake News”
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Jan 4, 2017 • 1h 28min
84: Ranking coaching openings for Patricia, McDaniels; Ty Law stories; awards
Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry rank the head coaching vacancies, as Matt Patricia and Josh McDaniels prepare to interview. Curran shares some stories from his days of covering Ty Law, his is in the final 15 for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. And a glance at the end-of-season awards.
3:50 Bye week rumination
7:10 Ranking NFL head coaching vacancies and judging fit for Patricia and McDaniels
43:45 Garoppolo talk
53:20 Ty Law story time
104:16 Awards
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Dec 22, 2016 • 47min
82: Michael Floyd and "The Patriot Way"; Way too much Christmas Caroling
In this week's episode of Quick Slants The Podcast presented by Papa Gino's, Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry discuss the controversial pick-up of Michael Floyd. It seems like an expensive gamble to make at this point, according the the guys.
This topic leads into a discussion about "The Patriot Way" (12:57). What is it, and does a move like this go against it?
Other issues covered this week:
(19:30) A look at the Patriots Pro Bowl selections
(30:00) Curran defends himself against a Twitter follower
(38:15) 'What's Your Number?!?" with Dion Lewis & Jacoby Brissett
(40:50) Quick look ahead to Jets game
(42:15) Several painful minutes of Christmas caroling. Several.
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Dec 14, 2016 • 50min
81: Who are the Top 5 most important offensive skill players?
Following a big win by the Patriots against the Ravens, Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry talk about where New England currently stands in the AFC in this week's episode of "Quick Slants the Podcast", presented by Papa Gino's.
Here is a rundown of Episode 81 of "Quick Slants The Podcast":
(2:10) Good reviews on iTunes
(4:35) Signature win over Baltimore Ravens
(7:00) Buying into the improved defense
(14:00) No Gronk, no problem...so far
(17:57) Top 5 Most Important Offensive players (besides Tom Brady)
(24:15) More reviews
(25:55) Breaking down the level of suck of Cyrus Jones
(31:05) Dak over TB12 for MVP?
(36:10) News, GO!
(41:35) Preview of Sunday in Denver
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Dec 8, 2016 • 1h 3min
80: No love between Ravens and Patriots; Time to sit Martellus Bennett for a game or two?
The New England Patriots head into their final four games of the regular season against the team that has been in the crosshairs during the Bill Belichick era, the Baltimore Ravens.
Will Tom Brady and company look for revenge against the team that started the Deflategate saga? The game on Monday will be a critical outcome to the seedings in the AFC. Tom Curran talks about a not-so-friendly run-in he had with John Harbaugh.
Also, with Rob Gronkowski gone for the year and Martellus Bennett less than 100%, would it be in the teams' best interest to sit Bennett for a game or two to get ready for the postseason?
Plus, a couple of Tom Brady topics - the extremely popular "What's your number?" segment, and which of his 201 wins was the best one.
"Quick Slants" the podcast is presented by Papa Gino's.
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