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I'm talking about the amount of weapons that this group has, and are there challenges in that as well as the quarterback and trying to make sure that everybody's happy, everybody's engaged, everybody's getting the football, in addition to obviously all the positives of the different groups you could put out there. I think it's the best thing, you know, for that is winning. I think nobody really... He'll try this to complain when you win games. And I think nobody's, you know, really, you know, that prideful in this sport about, you know, personal stats or achievements when, you know, we're winning games. So that's our job as a team and, you know, come together and try to win games. So that's the biggest thing that coach is preaching. And, you know, we're trying to, you know, be second voices of him and knowing that, you know, protect the football team and, you know, do things the right way. But, no, I think. You know, my job isn't to try to make everybody happy. You know, I think my job is to, you know, have the offense, you know, move up and down the field and score points. That is Drake May. After yesterday's joined practice in Foxborough between the Patriots and Cuts. Patriots preseason opener tomorrow. You can watch it on WMUR at 730. And joining us right now on the HRC, your neighbor credit union guest on is WMUR Sports's Ian Steele. Encourage you to follow Ian on X. He does a great job with regional sports, but also everything local as well. Definitely a must follow. And he joins us right now on the show. Good morning, Ian. Morning, Chris. Thank you very much. Really appreciate you having me on. I appreciate joining us for the show. You were at UNH yesterday, new athletic director. They are going to get to that in a second. But first, set the scene for the Patriots heading into this preseason opener. Obviously, the joint practice is a little bit more telling that we'll see in the preseason, given the starter on starter matchups in that. But looking ahead to tomorrow, what are your storylines? Yeah, Drake May not going to play. We just heard from him. He got his... toughest work of the week at the joint practice on yesterday morning. So we won't be seeing Drake May out there. So it'll be a lot of Tommy DeVito and Baron Morton, the second and third string quarterbacks. But on the whole, I'm interested to see two things. And it's the same thing as when the pads came on. How is the line play? How do the Patriots protect the quarterback? How are they running the ball? And what is the defensive line doing in terms of pressuring the Colts quarterbacks and stopping the run in that way? I just keep thinking back to the Super Bowl and how much of a beating Drake May took six sacks, three turnovers. They had tried to address it in the draft by drafting Caleb Lomu in the first round. I would expect him to play and be out there. He's been moving around the line a little bit. He's a guy I'll be watching. I know offensive linemen don't really get on the highlight reel, but you want to see if the offensive line can protect the quarterback and how they're doing in terms of yards per rush. That's what I'm looking at.

100%. I feel this Patriots offensive line is really good in theory. Now we want to see it in practice first in the preseason and then obviously in the regular season defensive line. I think it's going to be very good as well. Some concerns about what the Patriots get from their edge rushers in putting pressure on the quarterback. About minutes and a half left here. UNH had announcement yesterday. You were over in Durham, just down the road here from Dover. the future looking like when it comes to their athletic department? Yeah, Ryan Colton introduced as their next athletic director replacing Dr. Allison Rich, whose contract expired and was not renewed. Ryan Colton comes in from Richmond, an old CAA rival of UNH in their football conference. And before that, he was local. He was at Holy Cross and Providence College. And if you look at all three of those previous stops, you saw significant growth in terms of their football programs and the athletic departments as a whole. And everyone who follows UNH Athletics knows that, you know, it needs investment in terms of facilities. And in terms of NIL, you've got to pay players now. And I asked him about it. And he said that's the first thing at the front of his mind. No specific plans as of yet, but he says that investing in the programs at the front of his mind. I think sports fans around here are so thirsty for UNH to be competitive in basketball, men's basketball, to get back to where they were in hockey and kind of a sustained success in football and thirsting for that. And hopefully things do turn around for the Wildcats with the new athletic director. Ian, as always appreciate your time. We'll talk soon. Thank you, Chris. See you soon. Ian Steele, WMUR Sports, joining us on the HRCU, your neighbor credit union guest on. I'm Chris Ryan inside the Revo Casino and Social House in Dover, broadcasting for the Rebo studio, powered by IHeartMedia, and this has been New Hampshire today. Keep the thing I'm crazy. Always trying to waste me. Make me turn the counter right. Your one stop for advertising? Call 844-844-I-Hart. Happy birthday, America. It's time to celebrate and play your favorite Las Vegas casino games by American-owned SpinQuest.com. What's better than fireworks than American pie? Hitting a black check in the palm of your hand, and you won't lose your fingers. Over a thousand games, including slots and live dealers. And $30 point packs are on sale for 10. SpinQuest.com. Buy American players for American players. SpenQuest is a free-to-play social casino. Voidware Prohibited. Visit SpenQuest.com for more details. Ready to put a little spin on your day? Then check out Chumba Casino's new online social casino game, Ryan Seekrest 10K Waves. It's free and packed with 10,000 ways to play. Only at Chamba Casino. No purchase necessary. VGW Group. Voidware Prohibited by Law. CTs and Cs, 21 Plus, sponsored by Chumba Casino. Dad, Disney activities are on Lingo Kids. What? Moana and Elsa and Marvel Spider-Man, all of them. On Lingo Kids? Yes, Dad, on Lingo Kids. That's pretty cool. I know. You just lost them for the rest of the afternoon. Worth it. Full of fun activities inspired by Disney's Moana, Frozen, Zootopia, Marvel Spider-Man, and more. Lingo Kids is where little ones discover more about favorite characters. Lingo Kids!

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