How would Caleb Williams have fared if he was Patriots QB in Super Bowl?
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What if Caleb Williams was the Patriots QB in the Super Bowl?
Rahimi Harrison-Grote, middays 10 to 2 on 104.3 The Score. Arms outstretched, four-man rush. Here's the snap. He moves up. He's fumbled the ball. And Seattle's recovered. He was hit. The ball crowbarred free. It's a fumble by the Patriot quarterback. And Seattle has recovered at the 37 of New England. First turnover of the game in Super Bowl 60.
That's our friend Kevin Harlan on the call. Westwood won, courtesy. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grote on 104.3 The Score. Drake May did not have the best day in the Seahawks' 29-13 win over the Patriots. The second-year quarterback had 295 yards passing, a lot of that late in the game in the fourth quarter. Two touchdowns, two interceptions. He was sacked six times, and yes, he also lost a fumble, so accountable for three turnovers total in the game. And We've talked about this. It's been one of the ongoing discussions in the NFL is Caleb Williams' quarterback draft class, the draft of 2024. And Bo Nix, a part of it, the book that Seth Wickersham wrote, American Kings, the quarterback book, that centers around the discussion with Bo Nix.
Caleb Williams, for example, a big part of that story. Drake May is also a part of that draft. And while Drake May was getting MVP votes... I don't think that we here felt like we had to compare the two as much because it seemingly felt like all's well that ends well. But I do want to ask this question. We ask it of you as well. 3-1-2-6-44-67-67. If Caleb Williams were playing quarterback for the Patriots, I'm pretty sure he would have had a better Super Bowl performance than Drake May. What do you think?
I think this is super hypothetical, but I tend to agree with you, Layla. Here's why. Caleb Williams has shown the ability to have a spark and to make ridiculous throws. While you can argue Drake May is more consistent because of that passing percentage that's over 70% for the season, you can in the same breath say, but he doesn't make the type of plays that Caleb Williams has been able to make. And we saw that only grow and trend in the right direction towards the tail end of the season and directly into the playoffs. That's the reason why they almost were able to beat the Rams in advance to the NFC Championship game because of Caleb Williams making ridiculous plays. And when you bring pressure, he tends to make the most out of those opportunities.
And I think his line would have held up better as well.
How did Drake May perform against the Seahawks' defense?
Now, I will also say this before I want to get your opinion, Mark, is that May did say he received a painkilling injection for that right throwing shoulder before the game last night. So that is also to be considered as well.
I was actually watching the game. I was thinking of Caleb, not because of this question necessarily, but because I was thinking, oh, he is going to pull a Caleb Williams because there were games where Caleb Williams was not a factor for two plus quarters, sometimes three quarters in a game, especially early on. And when Drake May makes that, when it's 19-0 in the fourth quarter, and Drake May makes the 24-yard pass to Mack Hollins ahead of the Hollins TD, which only made it 19-7 at the time, I thought, oh, wow, okay, he's going to pick it up here. And then, and then, there's the part where the Julian Love interception comes, where on that drive... twice, Drake May, almost as if he knew he had to throw the ball downfield, and he did it blindly, twice.
He should have been intercepted twice on the Julian Love drive. So that's where it departed. So that's where it departed for me. And if Caleb Williams is in at that time, once Caleb Williams got going... Even if he was bad for a half or three quarters, he didn't stop in the fourth quarter. Drake May started to be good and then was bad. So my answer is yes, Caleb Williams would have been better, especially late in the game, than Drake May for those specific reasons.
Well, and that's how I feel is that given the comeback element of what Caleb does, the fact that there were seven fourth quarter comebacks that he led for the team, almost eight, let's face it, almost eight if it hadn't been for the last one.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What if Caleb Williams was the Patriots QB in the Super Bowl?
0:02–2:41
2
How did Drake May perform against the Seahawks' defense?
2:41–5:02
3
What are the comparisons between Caleb Williams and Drake May?
5:02–8:19
4
What makes Caleb Williams a better fit for the Patriots in the Super Bowl?
8:19–11:42
5
How do injuries impact quarterback performance in high-stakes games?
11:42–13:47
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