Mike Valenti

You talk about the turnovers for Sam Darnold.

He's been kind of clean through the postseason.

He's been really good, and he's been really explosive.

The thing about Drake May in these games is he's been holding on to the ball.

And the one thing you don't want to do against a Seattle defense, like he's learned against Denver and, of course, against Houston and the Chargers, for that matter, you can't hold on to the ball.

You just can't, and you can't turn it over.

So I would think that Josh McDaniels, who's been down this road before with a young quarterback and won against a team that nobody thought that they could beat the Rams back in 2001, get the ball out quickly, wide receiver screens, tight end delays.

Things like that.

And then all of a sudden, play action pass, block them up, and throw the ball down the field of booty.

Or to Steph Diggs, who has a penchant for making big plays and big games.

So there is a good passing game there for the Patriots.

We just haven't seen it throughout the playoffs.

I think it's an amazing storyline.

I think it's a great storyline, and I think it's a storyline that Tom Brady, his former teammate, should be rooting for.

Okay.

Oh, boy, you're not letting that one go.

All right.

So does Drake May become Boomer Esiason and Dan Marino going to the Super Bowl young in their careers and never going back again?

So never take it for granted.

I don't think he will.