Kevin Harlan, who will call the first two Patriots games this season along with analyst Trent Green for CBS, is eager to check out Bill Belichick’s new-look team for many of the same reasons fans are.
Harlan wants to see how rookie quarterback Mac Jones fares now that the games count, and he wonders if the major upgrade in talent on defense has an immediate impact. But there are subtler, big-picture things on his mind, too.
“What is amazing to me is how the roster turns over, and Belichick gets players, even players he signs off the street, to thrive in a defined role,” said Harlan.