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Now, the show you'll be talking about...

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In therapy.

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Stupid sucks.

It's Felger and Mass.

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Once again from the top of your tire studio, Felger and Mass, 985 at Sports Club,

simulcast NBC Sports, Boston, courtesy of presenting sponsor, Draft Kings.

Wrap it up the week in an agenda free Friday.

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And for this next hour, joined by Chris Gaspers of the Boston Globe. Chris Gaspers brought you by Premier Baseman waterproofing. The preseason is here, but you know who doesn't need the preseason? Our guy, the guru, Mike Albert and his team, other waterproofing companies, they need the reps. But Mike Gabbard's team is so good they can just show up and get the job done right every time when it counts. They're like Johnny Mansell back at A&M. To schedule with Chris will call 844 LiveDry, 844 LiveDry or visit premier basement.net. Yeah, it's game over for water. Hi, Chris. Good to talk to you again. We did the pregame last night ahead of the Patriots loss to the Houston Texans. You know, look, not a ton to take away from last night, but I think there are some positives and negatives. Which of those would you like to start with? What stood out to you? Let's start with the positives. I thought that, you know, the rookies acquitted themselves pretty well, starting with Keon White. And I know a lot of people are pointing to him,

but I think rightfully so. And it wasn't just the splash plays he made. It was, for me,

the most impressive play was a relatively routine play. And it came two plays before he blew up the running back on the botched exchange. The Texans on that drive had been running the ball pretty well. And you could sense that a play action pass was coming. And they ran a play action pass. And it was a completion to Stephen Sims against Christian Gonzalez with a little waggle action on the backside. And the backside guy was Keon White. And he stayed home. He didn't bite. he didn't come crashing down, which you think a lot of young players, hey, we're getting gashed in the run. Hey, I'm over here. I have to come crashing down and stop this run, which is I think sort of what the Texans were banking on. But he stayed at home, played his responsibility. And to me, that was the most impressive play of the night for him because

it speaks, the physical ability is obvious, but it speaks to how quickly he's acclimating to the NFL

game and to what his role is. So I think, you know, he was very, very impressive in this first

preseason game. And I thought the rookie class, you know, overall is something Belichick has

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