What Will the Patriots do at 3, What should they do? | Greg Bedard Patriots Podcast

In the latest episode of the Greg Bedard Patriots Podcast with Nick Cattles, Greg and Nick dive into the pro days of Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye, exploring the latest intel on the top quarterback prospects. They also discuss the NFL's perspective on the options available at the third overall pick and speculate on what the league thinks the Patriots might do. Additionally, they share their own thoughts on what the Patriots should do and examine any mock drafts that are worth commenting on.
EPISODE TIMELINE
0:00 Pro day for Jayden Daniels
6:22 Pro Day for Drake Maye
12:44 Rapid Fire from Cattles
16:42 Maye showing fit in NEs Offense
22:07 Any mock drafts out there we can comment on?
27:25 Wolf wants JJ McCarthy?
39:03 Latest with Matthew Judon
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[@RJ-rp5ot]

Either Daniel’s or Maye work for me as one will be available at #3. Draft best left OT available at #34 and best WR available at #68.

[@sportsunlimited9735]

That's exactly what I would do

[@mtj3314]

Bingo

[@EricM93]

I'd definitely rather have McCarthy than Maye tbh....Daniels over both but I think he's going at 2.

[@obarbeito]

​@@EricM93 JJ all the way

[@marway99]

WE WANT DRAKE MAYE!! IF NOT WE GOT JAYDEN DANIELS!! WE JACKPOT TO JAYDEN TOO! SO WE HAVE TO STAY IN TOP 3.

[@ChuchuJS]

Everytime I come on KZbin it’s what is the Patriots gonna do with pick #3 Lord can the draft just come already

[@mikechan231]

It’s funny, people see Maye’s floor and they get scared. They don’t see JJ’s floor, and they think it’s not there. You take Maye if he’s there. If not, take Jalen or JJ.

[@googlechicken]

If you take Jayden Daniels you would assume they would build the offense around him to suit his strengths. They are pretty much starting with a blank slate

[@ironPatriots48]

Man, people would s**t the bed if Chicago went Harrison jr at #1, J.J. McCarthy at #9😂

[@AdrianRuiz-wg2qp]

WE WANT DRAKE MAYE!

[@sportsunlimited9735]

Preach!

[@trainkobe2424]

I hope Washington don’t pick him at 2

[@johndenicola2191]

Thank you Gentlemen for being the very best, but please 🙏 dear lord Drake Maye, and I’m an LSU Graduate and die hard fan!!!!

[@JR-ii5de]

What makes you prefer Maye over Daniels? Curious about your insight an LSU guy.

[@theblackflame4002]

Durability is no longer a concern being we're two years-tops-away from a flag being in the QB's belt and they can no longer be hit at all.

[@michaellalli7693]

If Eliot Wolf picks McCarthy at three- he should be fired that night

[@l2sky3]

Patriots could trade back and take neighbors, use the extra picks for a tackle. Trade back into the first round for bo nix or pennix. All the sudden you get a huge boost to your offense for basically a 2nd rounder and the 3rd best qb in the draft.

[@heathhersom6579]

You know who would've been a great QB coach for Drake? Josh McDaniels. Id love for Josh to coach Drake hard on footwork, stepping up in the pocket, reading defenses, and completeing the easy throws.

[@googlechicken]

I think Alex Van Pelt can get similar results with Maye. Josh McDaniels was considered a good OC when Tom Brady was his QB. He has not done well anywhere else he has gone

[@heathhersom6579]

@googlechicken I think Josh's offensive scheme is dated, but I think he can still coach fundamentals with the best of them. Alex Van Pelt hasn't accomplished anything as a playcaller.

[@googlechicken]

@@heathhersom6579 I get that but I was speaking from a strictly QB development point of view and I think Van Pelt is good at teaching fundamentals and having been an NFL player himself he will be better at teaching the nuances of playing the position

[@brianp9268]

Who has Josh developed at qb?

[@googlechicken]

@@brianp9268 exactly

[@jasonwilson1332]

First 3 picks are 1. Marvin Harrison Jr 2. Best tackle available.3. Joe Milton quarterback out of the university of Tennessee. Mayo’s old stomping grounds. And a couple years down the road will find that dog quarterback with the fight in them the competitiveness in them like the good old goat has, (Brady) I mean Brady was drafted 199th overall and he is considered to be the best ever and I have to agree seven rings king says it all

[@jamesgoodwyn5149]

Gm don’t really do their jobs no more when it comes to the draft they make dart throw picks and hope to get lucky instead of trusting their eyes and the tape . I’m just a fan but been watching football for over thirty years and Mayes ‘s arm talent is head and shoulders above JJ McCarthy. Don’t understand why the Patriots wouldn’t take Mayes or Daniels if either are their at three

[@Club420]

He's tryana show yall what he finna be in da future

[@brianhammond2832]

I believe the Giants deal should be for 1st and 2nd round picks in both of the next 2 drafts.

[@SuperTomdog1]

Here's my thoughts and maybe Elliott Wolf's thinking...if Drake Maye is more like Phillip Rivers than Josh Allen and our offensive line is shaky and our receivers can't seperate Maye is gonna become Mac 2.0. He's gonna hold the ball too long, take a ton of sacks and potentially turn the ball over. Our defense is gonna get worn out being on the field too much if we can't move the chains on offense. McCarthy is more mobile than Maye. Much more. McCarthy is very accurate in tight windows and he's going to need to be with our lack talent at receiver. We have some leverage guys who can catch the ball but may not be able to seperate. McCarthy doesn't have a big arm but he's very accurate in the intermediate areas from sideline to sideline and he can escape the pocket at will. He may be better suited to run the type of offense we're going to need to run to have success. Rpo, screens, swings, dumps, slants, reverses, etc.... Maye is a stud but might not be the right fit right now. With Daniels or Mccarthy's athleticism it may give us the offensive weapon we need to bridge the gap until we add more talent to the receiving group. If the Pats could package picks and or players like a Tyquan Thornton and move up so they have 2 high picks they could get 2 top players in the draft. It's what we need. Trade up not down. Quality over quantity.

[@sorrymane]

if its not penix then it doesnt matter what they do

[@ZackaryJoubert]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@williamveasey6801]

Way to much pick #3 talk . It's starting to get me nauseous.😢😢😢 Every day the same thing.

[@braven7709]

What else you want them to talk about?

[@unrulybill]

@@braven7709nothing just wait at this point lmao it’s tiring how repetitive these shows have been

[@ZackaryJoubert]

Did someone force you to watch this video?

[@andrewfoster8100]

I definitely get where you’re coming from, but this is also the most significant draft pick the Patriots have had in over 30 years. There are plenty of Pats fans (myself included) that weren’t alive the last time this happened. From that angle, I totally get dissecting it to death- I’m hanging on every word I can find about it

[@unrulybill]

@@ZackaryJoubert no and I didn’t. Just made the comment and left like 99% of the time the last week.

[@richkeddy4311]

JJ is younger than Maye, more athletic, has a great arm that is closer to Maye's than anyone talks about, has faired better against tougher competition than Maye has and is the most pro ready QB in the class. Yes, he is 1 inch shorter than Maye and 10 lbs less in weight. To say that there is no real comparison between the 2 is absurd. One glaring difference is that Maye's numbers were way worse against pressure than were JJ's. If the Pats take Maye, you better plan on sitting him year 1, working on his footwork, accuracy and play under pressure. You then buy yourself another year to get the offensive line in better shape and get some weapons around him. JJ could also stand to sit for a bit and learn in the pros, but if you need one of these 2 guys to play some games this year behind a not so great offensive line and with limited weapons, JJ is probably better suited to do that. Hell no to Daniels. Not a very strong arm, not real good at throwing receivers open and he takes way too many big hits. He is going to be injured all the time if he plays that way in the pros.

[@EricM93]

I like JJ much more than Maye as well....don't even think it's particularly close

[@brianhammond2832]

I disagree with Bedard about Daniels. His receivers were wide open all the time. Extremely low percentage of tight window throws. Can he please give examples of the games he watched because I’ve watched 5 full games so far in the past 2 months and it sounds like a different player than I’ve seen. And I believe most people including Nick would agree with me.

[@lynwoodakers8042]

You're both making a mistake sleeping on JJ McCarthy you look at his footwork and how he throws on the Run that's what you need

[@user-bx9lx9lm4t]

We need more picks 34-68 or whatever is ugly so much talent is gonna be gone pick a QB at 3 u gotta get a tackle with no receivers 🤮

[@spod7575]

Agenda's Agendas.....pick Maye at #3.

[@GravelordWrust]

"Same Podcast. Every Day." - Just a suggestion for a new title.

[@ponce1741]

Just hope they dont overdraft anyone at 3….mccarthy conversarion is insane at 3

[@Gothamknightz420]

the sports media are so bias against Mccarthy they are all cherry picking games he didnt throw alot butif you look at his stats he threw the ball more then 20 times in every game but 2 or 3 games. the Pats should take JJ he is more pro ready then Maye

[@nope5023]

Your bias is showing if you really think McCarthy is pro ready

[@michaellalli7693]

Can’t wait until April 25th is over so this obsession with the 3rd selection can just stop. Take Maye if he’s there. Daniels can run but he’s a rail. Kid has an arm but his slight frame could get him killed. None of these QBs are NFL ready - Maye will need to sit the year out.

[@GJWhite66]

I genuinely HATE the receiver argument against Daniels. No one brought up receivers when it came to Mac Jones, when his WR room was better than almost every NFL WR room right now. And no one brought it up with Joe Burrow when he had MF'ing JaMarr Chase and Justin Jefferson. Pretty sure they are better than who Jayden Daniels was throwing to. I know Nick isn't the one who came up with this narrative. It's just good ol lazy journalism by the sports media

[@brianp9268]

Everyone did actually

[@GJWhite66]

@brianp9268 not even close. Burrow was consensus #1 with zero warts. He got the Tom Brady/Joe Montana comparisons immediately. Jefferson wasn't even the top rated WR coming out of the class. Even with his ridiculous numbers, I'm pretty sure he was the 3rd or 4th WR drafted. All the success was attributed to Burrow

[@brianp9268]

@@GJWhite66 lol your memory is fading my man.

[@GJWhite66]

@@brianp9268 and I did like Burrow coming out of college. Everything Mac tried to copy - the cigars, the swagger, trying to be cool - that worked with Burrow. It was natural. I didn't think he'd be a Top 5 QB by his 2nd season, but I expected him to be really good. I'm no QB guru, but even regular fans can see past the BS if you just watch games. A lot of these analysts admit they don't watch games. They just start studying when the draft rolls around

[@brianp9268]

@@GJWhite66 im not even sure what you are trying to talk about at this point

[@guineacatarmy]

I don’t care, make the pick at 3 please!! Don’t trade

[@obarbeito]

My biggest "problems" with Daniels are: he doesn't throw to the middle of the field (only 18 times during the season), he's too tentative, he breaks the pocket too fast and turns to running immediately, he takes too many sacks, and can't throw off foot. Maye, well, he doesn't have good pocket feet, he's not that accurate as people wants u to think, he makes questionable decisions too many times during the game, he's not that good a scrambler and can't throw off foot. JJ, his sample size is small, but he was the best QB under pressure by a mile, in 3rd dwn and in RPO's he was also the best. He has a cannon, is a great off foot thrower and dominates the line of scrimmage. He's my pick.

[@roberthome6673]

Collaboration= crap? 🤔

[@thathoosierguy4757]

DRAFT DRAKE MAYE!!!!!!!!!!

[@tonyhyson]

Drake Maye all the way. Sit him for Whole year. Finish with a couple more wins, than finish putting weapons around him and next season 2025 yor ready to go

[@JonStark117]

*TRADE DOWN to 11…and trade back up into the 6-9 range and take one of the top WR’s like Malik Nabers. Then trade the 23 pick to move up into the Mid-First and take one of the top Tackles like Olu Fashanu. Trade one of our Day 2 picks for Tee Higgins. While Jacoby isn’t a long term starter…we know he can play satisfactory enough to compete this season. This offense however does not have a starting left tackle…or a concrete starter at Right Tackle. They ALSO don’t have any starting receivers for any of our quarterbacks to throw to. We can take a QB later in this draft to develop…and/or we can take a home run swing next offseason when we’ll have a better overall offense…multiple first round picks…and ample cap space.*

[@jordanchaston8842]

This isn't Madden bro 🤣

[@jordanchaston8842]

This isn't Madden bro 😂😂

[@martinalbert29]

Either of the 2 would be great. Just not McCarthy or Penix.

[@user-xz9cf6um8n]

They. Said. The. Same. Thing. About. A. Guy. Named. Dan. Marino. In. 1984.coming.from.Pitt.Take.Maye.At.All.Costs.Unless.You.Want.Another.. Tony. Eason