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Daily Briefing 10.19.17: Hayward's father gives us an update

Oct 19, 2017 • 8:55 am

Good morning!

A few quick thoughts as this shapes up to be a beautiful day.

Kyrie Irving had a rough shooting night. Team was put in a tough spot playing back-to-back after the emotions of opening night against LeBron James (before the Hayward drama). I'm not worried.

Things change pretty quickly around here. Three weeks ago, the Red Sox were going to the playoffs, the Celtics looked great heading into a new era, the Bruins seemed like they had a great blend of youth and experience, and the Patriots were the Patriots. Now? The Sox are looking for a manager, Hayward is likely done for the season, the Bruins have looked terrible and veterans keep getting hurt, and the Patriots have a historically bad defense. Of course, things can swing back just as easily.

Tom Brady's availability in front of the Patriots media has been pushed back two-straight days to Friday. He had time to do the call with the Atlanta media, but he can't be on camera here. What's up with that? Prepare for mass hysteria.

It's going to be in the 70s through Monday. In late October. Yeah, that's normal.

A few reminders:

Every Friday, Dr. Jessica Flynn will answer your injury questions about all four teams, or any other injury questions you have. You can submit those questions at any time via email (docflynn@bostonsportsjournal.com), or you can Tweet them to her here.

Mr. PatsCap himself, Miguel Benzan, will also be doing a weekly mailbag with all your funky cap-related inquiries. Hit him up via email or Twitter.

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