Asked what it will take to upset the Cardinals (7-1, 4-1), Cal coach Justin Wilcox offered no magic formula. Block and tackle. I know that's going to seem like coach-talk and over-simplification but it's true, he said. We have to block and we have to tackle. Without that, we have no chance. I don't care what scheme you have. You just have a dry-erase marker at that point.
A lot has gone wrong for the New England Patriots over the first three weeks of the 2025 season, but the play of second-year quarterback Drake Maye isn't one of them. Some dysfunction was expected, as the team underwent a massive roster restructuring in the offseason. Maye has overcome all the obstacles. In the best of circumstances, it takes time for all the disparate pieces to coalesce.