Brian chats with The Ringer’s Joe House about the upcoming Patriots-Commanders game, the Commanders’ terrible defense, whether or not Bill Belichick could end up in Washington next season, and more (0:55). Then, Brian discusses Craig Breslow’s first press conference as the chief baseball officer of the Red Sox, and what he needs to do to succeed in Boston (24:20). Then, Brian shares a quick note on Derrick White’s strong start, before getting into the top five things to keep an eye on for the rest of the Patriots’ season (43:10). Finally, Brian and Jamie discuss the Pats game, and give out their best bets for Week 9 (1:00:30).

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Host: Brian Barrett

Guest: Joe House

Producer: Jamie McClellan

Additional Production Supervision: Steve Ceruti

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