This week's podcast features former Patriots center Dan Koppen. Koppen discusses his new venture into the craft beer industry and how the grand opening of Line Sider Brewery was similar to the opening Sunday of the football season.

This week...

@JoeBanner13

+ Former president of the Philadelphia Eagles and CEO of the Cleveland Browns, Joe Banner...contributor to @TheAthletic...

+ Grew up in Boston...

+ Discusses his career path from the clothing business in Boston to a top executive under Jeffrey Lurie...

+ Why Lurie ended up buying the Eagles instead of the Patriots...

+ Common characteristics of the game's best coaches... 

+ The difficulty in separating personal feelings for a veteran player from the business of the NFL -- specifically Hall of Famer Brian Dawkins...and future HOFer Tom Brady...

+ Patriots sustained success under Bill Belichick...and more.

@ByKevinClark

+ Reporter Kevin Clark from @TheRinger...

+ Discusses his recent column on how the Patriots are annually built to be the NFL's least-flawed contender, only to face new challenges this year...

+ How the definition of "championship windows" is being thought of differently these days...

+ Why one doubts or questions Tom Brady at his/her own peril...

+ The seemingly weekly referendum on analytics in the NFL...

This week's podcast features Boston Globe columnist and pregame host for the New England Patriots Radio Network, Chris Gasper. We discuss Gasper's column on the "common thread" between the Patriots' losses, and the state of the team overall. Plus, we look ahead to what the future holds for the team, both for the rest of this season and beyond. Finally, we look at how Tom Brady has defied not only time, but the "Brady in Decline" show, also known as our afternoon duo, Felger and Massarotti.

This week's podcast features New England Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona, a lieutenant in the Navy.  We discuss playing on Veterans Day, honoring fallen heroes including a fellow Naval Academy midshipman last week and his dual roles in the military and NFL.

This week's podcast features Pro Football Hall of Fame executive Ron Wolf, the former general manager of the Green Bay Packers.  He discusses his trade for Brett Favre, hiring of Mike Holmgren, signing of Reggie White, Super Bowl XXXI against the Patriots and much more.

Then @DonBanks of @TheAthleticNFL and @patriots.com joins us to discuss the first half of the season, deals made at the trade deadline and expectations for the second half of the season.

Vic Carucci (@viccarucci) of the Buffalo News and @SiriusXMNFL

Will Brinson (@WillBrinson)

This week on the latest episode of "The Gridiron and Beyond," Bob Socci brings in on-air partner, Patriots and Sports Hub broadcaster, Scott Zolak and reporter Jeff Howe, formerly of the Boston Herald and now with The Athletic.

Jeff and Scott have collaborated on a new book, "If These Walls Could Talk: New England Patriots: Stories from the New England Patriots Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box."

This week on the latest episode of "The Gridiron and Beyond," Bob Socci looks back at the career of one of the Patriots' greats, Willie McGinest. As the NFL Network prepares to air 'A Football Life: Willie McGinest' on Friday, October 5th, Socci brings us back to a conversation he and McGinest had back in 2015.