BSJ Weekend Briefing 08.21.20: Celtics look to pummel Sixers again; Stidham needs a good day; Sox win ... again?

Good morning!

Your daily rundown of what's going on with the Patriots, Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins and Revolution, and what's about to happen, for BSJ members only  ...

• Credential update: I will be at Patriots practice today ahead of the players being off on Saturday.


• The Celtics, fresh off gaining another draft pick, will look to take a 3-0 series lead.


• This series is terrible. The Sixers are terrible. Joel Embiid is out of shape and doesn't have much help.


• So was the Bruins' series with the Hurricanes. Can we go back to Best of 5s in the first rounds, please? For every one great seven-game series in the first round, there are 15 terrible series. Let's move this along. I'm not that desperate for sports.


• Patriots had their first real camp practice so far and it was interesting. Defense, despite missing a ton of 2019 starters, still dominated the offense. 1-on-1s were back!


• Jarrett Stidham is regressing each day. Totally lacks confidence and is too tight. Time to cut it loose today, and get back in this thing.


• If the Patriots had a game on Sunday, there's little question in my mind that Brian Hoyer would be the starter with some appearances by Cam Newton.


• Revolution tied 0-0 last night ... that's a great way to come back. A note on our coverage ... Tom will be doing his breakdowns because they're great and insightful, but we're going to hold off on any additional coverage until the start of the next regular season. There's too much going on and the interest has never been great.


• Oh, and the Red Sox won a second game in a row! Good job guys!

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There he goes again! pic.twitter.com/vQU571zvlM

— Red Sox (@RedSox) August 21, 2020

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