Brian takes stock of the first-place Patriots and where Drake Maye and Mike Vrabel rank among the league’s best QB-coach tandems (0:15). Then, he chats with CLNS Media’s Bobby Manning about the Celtics’ preseason, how fast the Celtics will play this year, whether their defense will be good enough, who the starting five will be, and more (30:00). Brian and Jamie end with a listener email and talk about the Pats offensive line (1:21:00).

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Host: Brian Barrett

Guest: Bobby Manning

Producer: Jamie McClellan

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Celts Outlook With Bobby Manning. Plus, the First-Place Pats!