WEEI Afternoons

The week’s best Celtics coverage from WEEI, all in one place. The team breaks down Jaylen Brown’s phenomenal season, gives Brad Stevens his flowers for his roster construction, and analyzes Jayson Tatum’s recent impact on the floor.

The best Red Sox conversations of the week from The Greg Hill Show, Jones & Keefe, and WEEI Afternoons. Who's to blame for the slow start? Will the rotation turn it around? Will this offense hit enough?

Topics discussed: What changed for the Red Sox in their rousing home opener victory on Friday (The Drive) // Why an ESPN insider believes the Celtics are the East's most formidable team // Marco Sturm slams Bruins for "not respecting" Panthers on Thursday night (Odds and Ends)

Hart and Fitzy react to the opinion of ESPN's Alan Hahn related to the Celtics and the Eastern Conference, and they preview tonight's game for Boston in Milwaukee against the Bucks.

On today's edition of The Drive, Hart and Fitzy break down what went right for the Red Sox on Friday afternoon, including a breakout game for Caleb Durbin, a get-right game for Sonny Gray, and much more.

Topics discussed: Is it officially time for the Red Sox panic button? // Alex Cora goes from "don't worry" to "not great" in 48 hours // How can a K also be a walk? // Three Point Stance - Dan Bahl was right, Jalen Hurts sucks! // NBC Sports Boston's Tom E. Curran joins the show to talk Christian Gonzalez, A.J. Brown + more // Mike Vrabel is comfortable being a leader and being on Hard Knocks // Are JT and JB the best duo of all time? // Looking at the Celtics' rotations for the upcoming playoffs // Ted thinks the Bruins are playing their best hockey of the season // Dividing the blame pie for the Red Sox and their abysmal start to 2026 (The Drive) // Why WEEI's Rob Bradford was confused about Garrett Crochet's outing on Wednesday // WEEI Afternoons was the true MVP of Christian Arcand's Dong Report last night (Odds and Ends)

Is it officially time for the Red Sox panic button? // Alex Cora goes from "don't worry" to "not great" in 48 hours // How can a K also be a walk? //

Three Point Stance - Dan Bahl was right, Jalen Hurts sucks! // Who will step up in the Red Sox' clubhouse? // Mike Vrabel is comfortable being a leader and being on Hard Knocks //

Are JT and JB the best duo of all time? // Looking at the Celtics' rotations for the upcoming playoffs // Ted thinks the Bruins are playing their best hockey of the season //

Topics discussed: Dividing the blame pie for the Red Sox and their abysmal start to 2026 (The Drive) // Why WEEI's Rob Bradford was confused about Garrett Crochet's outing on Wednesday // WEEI Afternoons was the true MVP of Christian Arcand's Dong Report last night (Odds and Ends)

Red Sox insider Rob Bradford (WEEI / Audacy) joins the show to react to the Red Sox poor start to 2026, share insight on why Carlos Narvaez was benched by Alex Cora on Wednesday, discuss Garrett Crochet's "weird" outing in Houston, and much more.

On today's edition of The Drive: Alex Cora admits Red Sox first week was "not good"; is his frustration mounting already? // Garrett Crochet opens up about "embarrassing" effort put forth on Wednesday // Dividing the blame pie for the Red Sox for the abysmal start to 2026 // Red Sox fans call in to rant about the team's poor start to the season

Who should be playing more and who should be playing less?

Andy certainly thinks so

NBC Sports Boston’s Tom E. Curran joins

Dan Bahl gets his comeuppance

What are we doing here?

My how quickly things change in Red Sox nation

From '6 Rings & Football Things' (subscribe here): Mike Vrabel, Robert Kraft and Eliot Wolf shared their thoughts on last season, the roster, and their vision for 2026 at the NFL Owners Meetings in Arizona. Fitzy & Mego react to the biggest takeaways and bring fans into the conversation on an all-new 6 Rings. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics discussed: What went wrong for the Red Sox in ugly sweep at the hands of the Astros (The Drive) // Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix on how close Jayson Tatum is to being "100% back" // Previewing the Celtics' midweek matchup in Miami against the Heat (Odds and Ends)

Chris Mannix (Sports Illustrated / NBA on NBC / NBC Sports Boston) joins WEEI Afternoons to evaluate how close Jayson Tatum is to playing at 100% capacity, measure the Celtics against the other Eastern Conference contenders as the calendar flips to April, discuss his (low) level of concern over Jaylen Brown's Achilles tendinitis, and much more.

On today's edition of The Drive: Reacting to the Red Sox Game 3 loss to the Houston Astros // Are there any redeeming qualities about this year's Red Sox team after six games? // Why Carlos Narvaez didn't play in Game 3 in Houston // Latest insider report details possible rift between A.J. Brown, Jalen Hurts // Why the Bruins might be the best team in town as the calendar turns to April

Topics discussed: Trying to find the bright spots with this 1-3 Red Sox team // Did Jaylen Brown have one of his worst games of the season last night? // Joe Mazzulla doesn't want your stinkin' awards // Three Point Stance - Not your dad's Patriots // Alex Cora brushes off early season struggles // Red Sox swag for the boys! // After talking to media, it sounds like Kraft and Vrabel are not quite on the same page // Is the release of Josh Dobbs a good thing for Drake Maye? // Why, TreVeyon Henderson, why? // How Alex Cora reacted to our question about Alex Bregman's departure from Boston (The Drive) // Reacting to the Red Sox lineup changes for Game 2 in Houston (Odds and Ends)

Trying to find the bright spots with this 1-3 Red Sox team // Did Jaylen Brown have one of his worst games of the season last night? // Joe Mazzulla doesn't want your stinkin' awards //

Three Point Stance - Not your dad's Patriots // Alex Cora brushes off early season struggles // Red Sox swag for the boys! //

After talking to media, it sounds like Kraft and Vrabel are not quite on the same page // Is the release of Josh Dobbs a good thing for Drake Maye? // Why, TreVeyon Henderson, why? //

Topics discussed: How Alex Cora reacted to our question about Alex Bregman's departure from Boston (The Drive) // Reacting to the Red Sox lineup changes for Game 2 in Houston (Odds and Ends)

On today's edition of The Drive: Alex Cora gets short with us when discussing Alex Bregman's departure from Boston this offseason // Jonathan Papelbon predicts a MASSIVE season for Roman Anthony // Jaylen Brown dispels concerns about his lower-body injury in postgame interview on Monday

Hart, Fitzy and Ted discuss the news surrounding Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson, and they react to Mike Vrabel's comments regarding his post on social media.

Clearing the highway for a big acquisition?

After talking to media, it sounds like Kraft and Vrabel are not quite on the same page

The Patriots look a lot different than 10 years ago

What Cora worry? There's a lot of games to be played

Watch the game Andy says, watch the game

Not a good showing for the Sox so far