Tom Brady has been fortunate enough to have great protection since his time taking over in 2001. The Patriots offensive line has been a strenth of the team with consistency and cohesiveness for the past several years.  Perhaps the biggest reason the Patriots were upset in February by the New York Giants was the surprisingly bad play by this unit. Brady was under pressure throughout the entire game and the offense never was able to get comfortable and into a rhythm. Was this an isolated incident or the sign of things to come? Michael Felger and Andy Gresh discuss in our next "Camp Checklist" season preview.

Make sure and tune-in to Comcast SportsNet beginning July 28th as we start a full week of live 30-minute shows from Foxboro a the Pats get ready for the season in "Pats Camp Report ‘08", weeknights at 7:30pm.

In the latest edition of our "Camp Checklist" previews for the upcoming Patriots season, the Boston Herald’s John Tomase talks about the young defensive players on the Patriots with Michael Felger. While the Patriots defense is a very veteran crew, there is some youth that has experience, along with a promising group of rookies. As you see in the list below, some guys like Vince Wilfork and Ellis Hobbs are starters (Pro Bowler in Wilfork’s case). James Sanders and Mike Wright have been impressive part-time players. Pierre Woods has been a very good special teams contributor, and should see more time in the regular rotation with Eric Alexander.

The key to the growth of the young D centers around 1st Round Pick Jerod Mayo. All signs through the national experts season previews and mini-camp point to a fairly big contribution from Mayo from the get-go.

Here is a look at some of the young talent on D for the Pats:

26 years-old: Vince Wilfork, Pierre Woods, Mike Wright, Eric Alexander

25 years-old: LeKevin Smith, Ellis Hobbs

24 years-old: James Sanders, Brandon Meriweather

23 years-old: Shawn Crable, Terrence Wheatley

22 years-old: Jerod Mayo

Former Patriots Tight End Christian Fauria joins Gary Tanguay and Andy Gresh in this installment of "Camp Checklist" on Comcast SportsNet to discuss Randy Moss’ second season with the New England Patriots. Moss is coming of a historic first season with Tom Brady, catching 98 balls and scoring 23 touchdown’s.

Danny Ainge sits down with Gary Tanguay to talk about the loss of James Posey to the Hornets and some possible other free agent targets in the coming weeks.

In the next installment in our "Camp Checklist" series, we count down the days until Patriots Training Camp begins with Michael Felger and Michael Holley talking about head coach Bill Belichick. As the author of his best selling book, "Patriot Reign", Michael Holley knows Coach Belichick better than most in the Boston media.

Make sure to tune-in to Comcast SportsNet during the first full week of training camp as we bring you "Pats Camp Report ‘08" weeknights at 7:30pm beginning July 28th, live from Gillette Stadium.

Greg Dickerson talked with the players at the DVD release party for the Celtics championship DVD released on Monday, July 14.

Leading off, Greg talks with Paul Pierce and 3-month daughter one-on-one about his offseason so far.

See what James Posey has to say about his pending free agency.

Kevin Garnett talks about his summer to date.

 
Free agent guard Eddie House talks about his summer with the media.

Comcast SportsNet kicks off its coverage of Patriots Training Camp with a series of video previews with our experts answering some of the questions going into the start of the 2008 NFL season. In this edition of "Camp Checklist", Michael Felger is joined by former Patriots quarterback and radio personality Scott Zolak to discuss Tom Brady’s place in the league and the upcoming season.

Comcast SportsNet will be live in Foxboro for the first full week of training camp nightly at 7:30pm beginning July 28th, as we bring you "Pats Camp Report ‘08". Felger will be joined by our experts and we’ll have exclusive interviews with owners, coaches, and players as we get you ready for the upcoming season. Stay with Comcast SportsNet throughout the entire season for more Patriots related shows and content on-air and online!

Celtics Captain and NBA Finals MVP Paul Pierce spoke with Michael Felger at his annual summer basketball camp at Basketball City in Boston. "The Truth" talks about settling down from the events of the past year, James Posey or Corey Magette, and his admiration for head coach Doc Rivers.

Just when the fuzziness has worn off for everyone with the Sox having a rough week, here is something to check out and turn your day around.

The Boston Herald’s John Tomase joins Michael Felger and Sean Grande (in for Gary Tangauy) on the Late Edition of Mohegan Sun’s Sports Tonight on June 30th. Tomase talks about his apology in the Herald that ran May 16th, and how the team has treated him since the incident.