Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel joked about Drake Maye. He also discussed Will Campbell, and the NFL trade deadline.

What makes the brisket at Velvet Smoke BBQ genuinely worth a road trip is the combination of skill, patience, and commitment to doing things properly rather than quickly. You cannot rush good brisket.

To see if I was the only oddball with no microwave, I conducted an informal survey of friends on Facebook. And I found that ...