Brian talks to NBC Sports’ Ted Johnson to discuss the state of the Pats, whether or not Bill Belichick will be let go at the end of the season, whether he will stay on as head coach but relinquish his front office duties, and a look ahead to the draft. They finish up by discussing the most important players of the Pats dynasty in the early 2000s (0:15). Then, Brian and producer Jamie chat about the ’01 Patriots and some of the other most surprising championship runs in recent Boston sports history (54:20).

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Host: Brian Barrett

Guest: Ted Johnson

Producer: Jamie McClellan

Additional Production Supervision: Steve Ceruti

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