Like Brendan Behan fresh out of borstal and on his way to Dublin, we’re back.

After one of the most active and anticipatory offseasons in recent memory, the New England Patriots took the field for the first time last night for a completely meaningless game against the Washington Commanders and completely mopped the floor with them. The score doesn’t matter at all, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have way more fun than any man watching a preseason game on a beautiful Friday night instead of doing something productive should.

Time to dust off my Fan Notes hat and get back to work. I’m going to keep these very surface-level and brief, because it’s Saturday morning and you all have better things to do than read my crappy writing. But we’re already off to a good start, and the excitement

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