1st & Foxborough

Take it from a former scientist: Bill Belichick is cooking up a wild experiment with this 2022 Patriots team. And it's exposing how much people hate having their assumptions of how football works challenged. Could he have us questioning what we know about the game by the end of the year? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Lea...

The Patriots are taking a few days before Week 1's game against Miami to get acclimated to the heat and humidity, but Mac Jones is going to have to deal with a different kind of heat on Sunday. How he and the Patriots can beat the Dolphins' (likely) blitz-heavy tactics, and how the defense will deal with Miami as a whole -- not just Tyreek Hill. To learn more about listener data and our privacy pr...

This season might be the weirdest post-Tom Brady campaign yet for the Patriots, and one of their fellow New England teams might be an interesting example of where the 2022 season might be headed. Khari Thompson joins TSN in Toronto to make sense of the madness. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choic...

How much should we read into the Patriots' preseason struggles this year? Not as much as we've been doing, says former Patriot Matt Chatham. Also, some insight into what makes new offensive coordinator Matt Chatham tick. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adch...

What is Mac Jones going through in his second season with a new offense, a new play-caller, and a host of questions about his supporting cast? We talk with former NFL quarterback Tim Jenkins to get inside the mind of a signal-caller. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastcho...

Khari hops on SportsMap Radio's "The Rundown" to talk about all things Patriots, including Bill Belichick's master plan for 2022, with host Jeff Michael. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex chats with WEEI Patriots reporter Khari Thompson about the challenges of covering Bill Belichick and getting acclimated on one of the most competitive beats in sports. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Were those practice reports last week and that ugly Friday game against the Las Vegas Raiders as bad as they looked for the Patriots? We talk to someone who was there -- Chad Graff of The Athletic -- to break down where the Patriots are at heading into the season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad ch...

It took forever, but the Patriots finally got down to a 53-man roster on Tuesday. And it may still change by the end of the week. We talk with WEEI's Andy Hart about what positions look good and which ones...could use some work. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices....

What's it like to cover the notoriously secretive Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots? Khari shares some thoughts on that as well as the media's relationship with the coach. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everyone can see the Patriots' wide-zone running game doesn't look good at the moment, whether it's in practice or the preseason games. As it turns out, so do the Patriots, and they're mixing in more of the "old-school" offense than they're getting credit for. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choice...

What are we supposed to make of these New England Patriots? And which surprise undrafted free agent might stick with the team after next week's final cuts? We talk it over with Taylor Kyles of NextGen Stats and Pats Pulpit. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/a...

Mac Jones says he wants Jakobi Meyers, who had a strong Wednesday against the Raiders in joint practices, on the Patriots with him "forever." Will Jones get his wish to keep his go-to guy, and can the Patriots be a good offense with Meyers as their best receiver? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad cho...

The Patriots' defensive backs apparently had a rough day down in Las Vegas in joint practices against Davante Adams and the Raiders. And it's not going to get any easier for them when the season starts. That's why it's arguably better to have that experience now than be surprised in Week 1. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy...

Bill Belichick has had fun with the media's obsession with the Patriots' offensive coaching situation. But he might have revealed the "process" he's using to call plays for the offense, and it still seems to lead to Matt Patricia holding the call sheet. Khari Thompson talks it over with Mark Dondero on WEEI. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.c...

What can we take from the Patriots' offense's most recent outing last Friday? And is Matt Patricia getting too much hate? Khari Thompson and Chris Curtis talk it over during the latest "Ken and Curtis" show on WEEI. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Myles Bryant doesn't just play slot corner and return punts for the Patriots. He also rocks one of the freshest Jackie Robinson jerseys you'll ever see. Khari Thompson asks him about it and his place in University of Washington (aka "West Coast DB U") history after Friday's preseason game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy L...

Bill Belichick has loved trying out things no one else would dare attempt for years. But 2022 might be his wildest experiment yet. Can it work? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Khari joins WEEI's Merloni and Mego to talk about Nelson Agholor's big day at Patriots-Panthers joint practices on Wednesday among other Patriots topics. Come for the football talk, stay for rookie Marcus Jones' musical intro. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.co...

Khari sits down with Patriots linebacker Anfernee Jennings, who's been a surprising star of training camp, after Wednesday's joint practice with the Carolina Panthers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Patriots' offensive improvement might be been the main attraction on Tuesday, but cornerback Jalen Mills continues to steal the show while proving himself as the team's top cornerback. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Most quarterbacks improve in their second season just because they've seen more football. But Mac Jones' strong rookie season has increased the expectations for his sophomore campaign. But could offensive uncertainty around Jones force us to recalibrate our projections for him? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more ab...

It was a slower day for the Patriots, but progress was certainly made on the offensive side of the ball. Plus, the defense gets closer to what could be its Week 1 form. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Khari joined Andy Hart of the "6 Rings and Football Things" podcast on WEEI this weekend and chatted with NFL Network reporter Mike Giardi about the state of the Patriots' offense. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tyquan Thornton and the rest of the backup receivers showed out. Joejuan Williams, meanwhile, did not. And might the Patriots' play-calling show on Friday be a banana in the tailpipe? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices