Bill Belichick had that wild look in his eyes reserved for the likes of Ed Reed and other favorite players of his when he talked about Lamar Jackson before the Patriots practiced on Wednesday. WEEI's Andy Hart joins the show to break down Jackson, the Patriots' win over the Steelers and Mac Jones' future after an uneven start to 2022.

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Khari gets some thoughts about second-year quarterbacks off of his chest under the shadow of the north-end zone construction at Gillette Stadium.

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The Patriots' offense showed actual signs of growth from Week 1 to Week 2, and some of it might be a product of the team's defensive-minded coaches -- including play-caller Matt Patricia -- using their expertise to make a better game plan. Evan Lazar of Patriots.com joins us to talk about what made New England's game plan against the Steelers so good.

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After more than a year of detractors lamenting his big free-agent contract, Nelson Agholor earned his paycheck in a huge way in the Patriots' win against the Steelers. Plus, one of New England's rookies comes into his own, and Mac Jones' struggles continue.

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Only running two play-action plays in a game is simply not acceptable for the Patriots if they want to have success. We dive into why this offense, which wants to run the ball and has a quarterback who does it well, has to dive into play-action going forward.

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The Patriots have plenty of offensive issues to iron out if they want to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Fortunately, the Steelers are playing Mitchell Trubisky at quarterback, and he might be just what the doctor ordered for New England.

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Matt Patricia once benched former Patriot Malcolm Butler when the team needed him most. Now, it looks like he's doing something similar with Kendrick Bourne, and it's once again to the detriment of the team.

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We knew the Patriots offensive line was having some issues in the preseason, and it definitely wasn't better in Week 1. Plus: hope for the run game, Mac Jones makes some questionable plays, and a solid contributor emerges on the defensive line.

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Khari chops it up with Brian Barrett from The Ringer's "Off the Pike" after the Patriots dropped their season opener in frustrating fashion.

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Much like that movie or TV you hope is good but are terrified might be bad, Nick "Fitzy" Stevens is hoping for the best but fearing the worst for his New England Patriots in 2022. We talked with Khari's fellow WEEI radio personality and one of the team's resident superfans.

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