Zolak & Bertrand: Will the best QB play for the Patriots in Week 1?

On Friday's edition of Zolak & Bertrand, the crew dove into whether the Patriots will play Drake Maye if he's the best quarterback in camp.

Marc Bertrand: Cameron Wolfe certainly has an in with Jerod Mayo, but that second part, where he's talking about how Jerod Mayo believes rookie quarterbacks are not ready to play. He then goes to the second part and says, well, they are going to compete though, and the best guy will play. I don't believe him. I don't believe that is true. I think the first part is true because I don't think those two things can align. And I think he revealed it a little bit in the first part, which is, this guy's familiar with Alex Van Pelt. He's a veteran. He's had X amount of starts as an NFL quarterback. He's not going to be razzled by going in there playing games. He's got a head start. If he names him the starter right now, he's going to have headlines everywhere and all kinds of questions to answer. He also doesn't want to kill the confidence of a rookie quarterback, or make him believe that he doesn't have an opportunity to compete because he wants to get the best out of the kid. And that's what the second part is. The best guy is not going to play. The best guy will be Drake May. He's not starting week one. The only question now is which week does he get in there?

Scott Zolak: Once he gets up to speed on the offense, like I said yesterday, what's the call? What system are you running? And that's what Jacoby is gonna have a massive advantage from Day 1. Where it's going to look smoother, the huddle will break more, you won't get so many terms. Like, what's the call again? Drake's going to do that. He's going to do that for a while. And it's about the seamlessness of it when it looks like it's fully functional. That's our start to insert him.

Marc Bertrand: We're going to have Drake Maye with a headset on, with the clipboard, with the ball cap, watching and observing and seeing the speed of the game. Seeing the flow of the game. Seeing all of it up close and personal at the NFL level for at least one month, preferably two. I don't think we're going to get that far because as I said, by game 6 or 7, you'll be real tired of watching Jacoby Brissett. And by then things will have settled with the play caller and the offensive line and then it will be Drake May day. That's what it will be.

We all know that Tom Brady is the GOAT. Now, it's time for the GROAT.

That's what Netflix is calling their upcoming roast of the former New England Patriots quarterback - The Greatest Road of All Time. It will air this Sunday on Netflix, live at 8:00 p.m. ET.

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“No f—ing problem,” Brady says of the roast in the trailer for the event that Netflix shared last week. Comedian Kevin Hart, who is hosting the event tagged it as "no helmets, no mercy, no Brady rule."

In addition to Hart comedian Jeff Ross - known as the 'Roastmaster General' for his regular involvement in Comedy Central roasts - is also in the trailer. “We’re coming for you, pretty boy,” he says.

In addition to Hart and Ross, Netflix initially announced "a lineup of surprise guests." With less than a week to go though, some of those guests are starting to be revealed. That includes some of Brady's former Patriots co-workers. Here's who we know so far...

ESPN's Adam Schefter shared on Monday four former teammates who will get their turn roasting Brady. That includes Gronkowski, who caught more passes (635) and had more receiving yards (9,494) and touchdowns (90) than any other player did from Brady. He's also one of the few players to play with Brady in both New England and Tampa. Gronk is no stranger to being in front of the cameras, so he should be ready to roast.

Brady's other top target from his Patriots days will also be one of the roasters, according to Schefter. Edelman has poked fun at Brady before on social media and on his podcast Games With Names, and now will get to do so in-person.

Moss only spent two full seasons with Brady in New England (not including the 2008 season when Brady tore his ACL in the season opener, or the 2010 season when he was traded after four games), but they were some of Brady's best years. Moss' personality is well-known, and should carry over into the roast.

This should be good. It's now been 23 years since Brady took Bledsoe's job as the Patriots' starting quarterback, so he's had plenty of time to think up material on his former backup. Bledsoe might ultimately be the most interesting roaster, if not for...

That's right. Belichick and Brady, back together again. After years of roasting Brady's film in team meetings in front of the rest of the roster, now Belichick will have a chance to roast Brady in front of the entire world. Will 'Johnny Foxboro' make an appearance?

Alex Barth is a writer and digital producer for 985TheSportsHub.com. Any opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of 98.5 The Sports Hub, Beasley Media Group, or any subsidiaries. Thoughts? Comments? Questions? Looking for a podcast guest? Let him know on Twitter @RealAlexBarth or via email at abarth@985TheSportsHub.com.