BSJ Daily Briefing 09.05.17

Well, summer was fun. Now it's onto the long, hard slog.

To me, Labor Day has signaled the beginning of football season, which means it will soon feel like fall and then winter's around the corner.

Love fall, but obviously the winters can be tough around here. The good news is, we'll (most likely) have the Patriots playing into February, and the Celtics will be much-watch TV this winter. Plus, you'll have BSJ around this time to keep you warmed and entertained!

In case you're just catching up, wake up! The football season for your New England Patriots, the defending Super Bowl champions, starts in just TWO DAYS. So it's time to get up to speed. As someone around here is fond of saying...



 

CATCHING UP/LOOKING BACK

Patriots

Another reason why you're subscribing to BSJ: My scouting reports and gameplan points, with the first one on the Kansas City Chiefs. You're not going to get the same old, same old here. #knowyourenemy

Chris Price talked with Donte Stallworth about this group of Patriots receivers being the fastest of the GOAT² Era.

Love how we didn't see several players this summer and now they're 100 percent healthy.

RB Brandon Bolden is back, and LB Shea McClellin is out (for now), along with a host of other roster moves.

Danny Amendola had a nice analogy for fielding punts.

Video: Tom Brady talking about the season opener.

Red Sox

Uh, oh. The Red Sox are starting to smell.

But, the schedule favors them down the stretch.

Live Coverage of the 10-4 loss.

In case you missed them while you were enjoying the final throws of summer on this long weekend, you can check out all our Sunday notebooks here as well 

NHL

NBA

NFL

MLB

ON TAP

9 a.m.: Bill Belichick speaks (Price)
Noon: Celtics Live Q&A (BRobb)
7:10 p.m.: Blue Jays at Red Sox (McAdam)

PARTING THOUGHT 

Not a good way to start.

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