How much staying power will the Patriots' improvements have?

Tom Curran and Phil Perry take one last look at the Patriots’ win over the Lions to debate which signs of improvement from the team will have staying power going forward this season before taking a look ahead to this weekend’s matchup against the Cleveland Browns. Then, Tom catches up with Adrian Phillips for another round of ‘irrelevant questions’.

1:00- Tom and Phil discuss how Bill Belichick talks to the media and what leads him to drop the ‘curmudgeon’ attitude on occasion and talk in-depth on a given topic

7:50- Tom and Phil look at several key areas of success in Sunday’s win and debate how much we should view them as building blocks for the future

20:22- Can Mac Jones really learn anything from how Bailey Zappe has handled the offense and offensive coaching staff?

25:08- Looking ahead to the Cleveland Browns, should we expect a similar game plan as the one the Patriots used against the Lions?

28:00- ‘Irrelevant Questions’ with Adrian Phillips

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