bill belichick not so talkative about some comments his starting quarterback raised that have raced a few eyebrows. >> bill belichick not ready to back up his new starting quarterback jimmy garoppolo said things are running smoother. bill belichick unwilling to pick up that discussion. >> that's his opinion. >> anchor: what's your opinion? >> that's how he feels. >> do you feel things are running smoother when you got 2 quarterbacks? >> yes, that's their opinion. so i'm not going to disagree with jimmy's opinion. that's how he feels. he's entitled to feel, however, he does. i answered your question. i can't tell you how somebody that's ridiculous. >> anchor: the coach not smiling, but rob gronkowski is. >> it comes with the territory. oh -- >> they love you. >> they do! what's up? saying he's honored teammates elected him a captain for the first time but having a tough captain. >> you're not 100%. >> i'm not. every since that time during practice against the bears. it's been week to week. with a little hammy thing. week to week, day by day. feeling good. >> the team heads to adds adds

yes. >>> it's bill belichick system for sure. i think everybody does well with it. >>> but as optimistic as all of those fans are, mote of them say that tom brady can't get back here soon enough. so that's the latest live from gillette stadium, i'm byron barnett, 7 news. >> anchor: all right, stay with any adjustments being made as we head into thursday's game against the texans and remember you can always get the latest updates from our 7 news mobile and tablet apps or again the web site whdh.com. >> anchor: and there is still more news ahead here on 7. the driver who plowed into a newton restaurant now answering to charges. what prosecutors are trying to rule out as a cause of the cras. >> anchor: former red sox pitcher curt schilling could soon be putting his failed video game company behind him. >> anchor: ahead at 5:30 more criminal cases in braintree >> anchor: prosecutors placing blame on a driver for the deadly crash into that newton restaurant. they say even though the man has multiple sclerosis their investigation found

fox 25 goes one-on-one with patriots head coach bill belichick. >> how much of bill belichick's coaching style and philosophy comes from -- >> people in one neighborhood say this man is stealing a bunch of packages from front doors. the bold way victims say he's doing it new at 10:00. >>> and a local high school football player kneels during the national anthem. ?? with simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, withdrawal, transfer, or payment each month to waive the monthly fee. and there's no minimum balance. you're alright with simply right checking from santander bank. >> tonight a worster teenager continued protesting during the national anthem at his high school football game by kneeling on the ground. the dougherty high school player first took a knee during last week's game. >> tonight his teammates and classmates showed their support. john monahan is live in worster to show us john -- live in worcester to show us what they did. >> reporter: three other people joined in tonight. the superintendent of schools had just asked everyone to stand for the nationa

bill o'brian, a belichick understudy making a homecoming of sorts for the first time as a head coach. but don't expect this to about anything other than than getting down to business. >> this is not, you know field trip to massachusetts to see family and friends. you know what i mean? this is going to be a very challenging football game. that is what it's all about. >> reporter: houston text apps head coach bill o'brian attended st. john's prep in danvers, was a member of bill belichick's coaching staff for five seasons serving his final year as the team's former offensive coordinator. >> the patriots are in for a i've been impressed looking at the texans. i think they'll done a good job with the football team. much improved from last year -- >> really good on defense, got good in the kicking game. very well coached.

bill. i don't know. coach belichick firing back. jimmy g banged up. rookie qb jacoby brisset will get the start. joe amorosino live in the studio now. >> reporter: bill belichick not giving hints as to who his starting quarterback will be on thursday night against the texans. we might have our answer. jacoby brisset was a full participant. jimmy garoppolo was limited in a session without pads. jacoby brisset the only jimmy garoppolo arrived after the media portion of practice. when asked about his quarterback situation bill belichick offered an all time great answer. >> i'm a football coach i'm not a doctor. the medical staff is the medical staff. i coach the team. medical people handle the injuries. they don't call plays. i don't do surgery. we have a great deal there. football team. i'm the coach i do what's best for the football team. i don't know why we can't understand that. >> reporter: brisset may be a rookie with 2 + quarters of nfl experience. but he seems to understand the patriot way when it comes to answering questions giving no indication

bill belichick says the team will know about garoppolo's condition tomorrow. >> i was just with him. we were eating cereal. >> reporter: jimmy garoppolo eating his wheaties. >> he's a competitor. top get ready for this week. >> would you be surprised if he'd be back on thursday? >> he's a tough kid and he's italian. i don't count him out. >> reporter: all signs point to the patriots turning to rookie jacoby brisset. >> he's a smart young kid. he seems to really grasp what the offense suspect trying to do. he coaches. >> reporter: brisset completed 6 of 9 for 92 yards. >> he's a hard working guy. preparing for the texans as hard as he can. has quick turn around. looking forward to thursday. >> get ready to play a game on thursday. so you know -- you know just come in and get ready. you know we got to move forward and get ready for the texans. brady starts week 5 that will be the first time since 1992 that the patriots started 3 quarterbacks in a single season. alex corddry 7 news. >> reporter: thank you alex. assuming brisset gets the start can handle the big stage. praising brisset's

but fans say they are still confident the team can power through under the bill belichick system. >>> i think with belichick coving he will do his job. i think we'll do well. >>> you do? >>> i do. >> reporter: you have faith. >>> i have faith in the patriots. yes. >>> it's bill belichick system for sure and i think everybody wants our system well with it. >> anchor: and in his conference call today head coach bill belichick said jacoby brissett showed good poise and decision making under pressure. that's the latest live from gillette stadium. i'm byron barnett, 7 news. >> anchor: much more to come on 7 news. 6 months after that crash into a newton pizza shop, what the driver says is to blame for what happened there. >> anchor: plus, hanley ramirez giving the. >> a big boost as we head into the time two weeks of the >>> lawyers in a woburn courtroom trying to convince the judge that what happened regarding a deadly pizza shop crash may be a different story. so the driver's attorney said his multiple sclerosis, his ms, caused him to lose control. man to plow into the sweet tomatos resta

fox 25 goes one-on-one with patriots head coach bill belichick. >> how much of bill and philosophy comes from -- >> people in one neighborhood say this man is stealing a bunch of packages from front doors. the bold way victims say he's doing it new at 10:00. >>> and a local high school football player kneels during the national anthem. new at 10:00 how his (vo) with thousands of quality pre-owned vehicles... p?p?o?gv and exceptional customer service, head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... flip your thinking about buying your next one. ? music ? new k-y intense. a stimulating gel that takes her pleasure to new heights. >> tonight a worster teenager continued protesting during the national anthem at his high school football game by kneeling on the ground. the dougherty high school player first took a knee during last week's game. >> tonight his teammates and classmates showed their support. john monahan is live in worster to show us what they did. john -- live in worcester to show us what they did. >> reporter: three other peo

early this morning at gillette i had the chance to go one-on-one with bill belichick. you can go to fox 25 boston to see more. here's a snippet of the coach talking about his dad. your dad how much of bill belichick's coaching style and philosophy comes from steve belichick? >> oh my dad gave a lot of tough love that's probably >> he did smile. he does smile. did you see. that see how he smiles. >> you are going to be facebook tomorrow. >> for the high school game day folks i will be facebook live as soon as our newscasts ends. no rain there. >> facebook live you will be in the building. >> some good highlights from tonight. >> good stories, too. a really good story of two brothers playing against each other. >> look forward to it. nice out there tonight great for football tonight, right, butch. >> yeah, it was. >> now the patriots -- the harvest moon, too. it was beautiful earlier. sunday for the patriots there may be a couple showers around but i expect the heavy rain to hold off. heavy rain not coming down for a while yet. >> good. >> have a good weekend. check out

just don't ask bill belichick what the prognosis is. you have to believe that the coach is happy that the doctor let him practice today. >> it means we have to wait. bill belichick has not ruled g was listed as a limited participant at practice today. however we never saw him on the fields. photographs are only allowed to film the first part of practice and at that point he was nowhere to be seen. today was more like a walk through. the question he is could he really play on thursday night after injuring his shoulder bill belichick couldn't say. >> i'm not a doctor. i coach the team. the medical people handle the injuries. they don't call plays, i don't do surgery. we have a great deal there. it works out good. >> could rob be out there as well? he has yet to play this season but he was at practice. >>> i would like to see him back. >>> steve, thank. not use excessive force in this confrontation. the police commissioner said found that the officer didn't do illegal and in fact what he did disrupted the peeves claim. also -- previous cla

earlier this morning bill belichick stepped to a podium in insight and just what jimmy might have met to imply. >> that's his opinion. you asked him how he felt, that's how he feels. you ask somebody for their opinion, that's their opinion so i'm not gonna agree with jimmy's opinion, because that's how he feels. and he's entitled to feel however he does. so answer your question. i'm not gonna tell you how somebody else feels. it's ridiculous. >> had a big story with the patriots status of gronk. limited at practice today. the pats big tight end not a sure tng that according to the nfl network rappaport. ed he tweaked his hamstring a couple of weeks ago and here's his answer when asked if he's 100% right now. >> no, i'm not. >> i've been week to week with a little hammy thing. i can't put a lot on it, but getting better every day. and we'll all get together, at. >> injury report comes out tomorrow. exciting day for the bruins and local hockey fans. the debut of the bruins' new practice facility in brighton really cool. the warrior eyes arena is spectacular. we've got an inside tour, a

. >> jim: back for the last 2 minutes here as bill belichick is just 2 minutes away from getting the ninth shutout of his time in new england. where do these two teams go from here? so early in the season. you can't make crazy predictions about what this is going to do for the rest of the them? >> phil: when you lose like this, they'll recover, jim. they'll get back and go back to work and realize it's just one game. and we see teams changed dramatically every year from the start of the year to the middle. the nfl season, i always say, even when i played, it's like four seasons. you've got to hang in there and see what your team develops into. and you lways hope at the right time of year it just clicks, the this is not going to destroy houston, the fact that they have been beat up and manhandled here tonight. >> jim: how 'bout for the patriots? knowing the likes of hightower will be coming back eventually, gronkowski should be healthy down the road. and that guy, number 12, as well, just a few weeks away, october the ninth. tom brady's return a hosting buffalo in week four. there is

again, all three faces -- phases of the game huge all lead by bill belichick. masterful. the defensive coordinator and the offensive coordinator, special teams put it together highlights, reaction coming up in sports in just a few minutes. if here at the cbs scene, david wade let's go back to you inside the stadium. >> thank you so much. of course, patriots nation always believes in belichick, but tonight they were believing in brissett as well. a high level of confidence for a third string quarterback tonight. fans were pumped for this game, and they got the resulted they wanted. let's head out into the parking lot where they have nick. >> reporter: dare i say there's an error of inconvenience -- air of invincibility coming out of this team. you can sense it out here because the next man up mentality has been tested more than ever before over these first three games of the season, and they have done nothing but flex in the face of party because the patriots party features lobsters? >> go pats. >> reporter: a taste of tailgating at its finest thursday before fans filed in

bill belichick with one goal, trample the texans. but there's one big question, who will be in as quarterback? and a foreign phone call >> i need to know exactly where you are barnstable police meet th >> 7 news at 11 starts now. >>> first at 11 there's breaking news we're following a two-year-old boy hit by a car in brockton earlier tonight. neighbors say the child was rushed to the hospital. let's get right there and brockton tonight. jadiann thompson joins with us more breaking details. >>> well kim and adam we spoke with little boy's grand pear who was in no condition to talk on camera. family telling us mother and father are still waiting more news at the hospital at this hour. and right now i can show you the scene all that's left right here pole. >>> witnesses say two-year-old little boy hit in the street. market street in brockton shut down for nearly three hours. >> i went over there saw the baby and started ambulance i saw him moving i don't know if he was moving him or not but i was so shaky. and ambulance taking the baby

i don't do surgery. >> reporter: bill belichick deflecting with a classic response. but the patriots head coach was a bit more forth coming when asked about the rookie quarterback brisset. >> he's a hard working kid. in early. stays late. good physical talent. he's improved steadily since he's been here. feel the need to sign another quarterback this week. paving the way for the third round pick out of north carolina state to make his first career start. a scenario that has the support of the patriots locker room. >> he hasn't been in the nfl for a long time. he seems to grasp what the offense is trying to do. he learns well from these coaches. >> he's like every other young player that's come in here eager to here. trying to get better. >> reporter: houston's jj watt warming up on the field right now. that is who jacoby brisset will have to deal with tonight as he makes his first career start on national television against the houston texans. rob gronkowski good to go tonight. joe amorosino 7 news. >> anchor: fans pumped up for tonight's big game. many saying in fac

like many questions directed at head coach bill belichick, that one got an icy answer (bill belichick /patriots coach) i'm a football coach, i'm not a doctor. // they don't call plays, i don't do surgery. (jerry thornton / author, "from darkness to dynasty") every time belichick verbally abuses a reporter an angel gets his wings patriots super fan jerry brady suspension but thinks whoever they put under center can handle the houston texans defense (jerry thornton / author, "from darkness to dynasty") the patriots are down to their third string quarterback and they're still winning (janie ritchie ) brook: you afraid you might not be shooting much this game? janie: well you never know, do you? there's always magic on this field. there's a lot of magic on this field. these are my boys, they'll be great! brook silva-braga, for cbs news, foxborough, ma ((kirsten joyce)) >> kickoff is set for 4:30... which after the game for all the latest headlines./// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> a west coast staple... lives up to it's name. how quickly this pop up shop in london sold out of burgers.. and whethe

bill belichick not answering that question. he's entitled to the position. kind of irritated with that question. dan trying to get in there asked ability back up qb if garoppolo fall through for some reason. he said he has it taken care of he's not going to reveal who that person is. pretty status quo when to bell belichick press conferences. also not answering question about the cardinals cardinal made about tom brady. we do know that the team is doing some of its final practicing today before eventually heading to west coast for that game. we also want to remind you that this is the place to see it. right here on 7 nbc. things kick off at 8:30 on sunday. and, of course, we'll get you started with 7 on the sideline special right before that at come on...you can do it! dogs just won't quit. neither does frontline. introducing new frontline gold. with its new easy applicator frontline gold delivers powerful protection that doesn't quit for a full 30 days. its new triple action formula is relentless at killing fleas and ticks. frontline gold. the latest innova

coach bill belichick refused to weigh in on the topic. when i asked him about garoppolo's comment. >> reporter: what is your opinion? >> you asked him how he felt. that is how he feels. if you ask somebody for their opinion, that is their opinion. i'm not going to disagree with jimmy's opinion. that is how he feels. he entitled to feel however he does. he answered your question. i'm not going to tell you how somebody else feels. i mean, that is ridiculous. >> reporter: the n.f.l. eliminated that designated the pats coach says they are ready for anything. >> yeah. well, we have a lot of our plans for that. >> reporter: and reasons not to reveal it? >> yeah. i'm not going to get into a game plan on arizona. no. that is not what this is for. >> reporter: might julian be the sghi. >> we have plans. we have to back up every position. we have plans to back them all up. there. julian edelman who has thrown a touchdown pass. that 51-yarder to amendola. maybe he doesn't want to ruin that perfect passer rating. dan hausle, 7 news. >> christa: okay,

patriots head coach, bill belichick at an esreupbt/ for his charity tonight in boston, displaying about thinks third string quarterback's injury. >> will you tell us how jaco jacoby's thumb is feel stph-g/. >> i don't think so. >>>reporter: trainers on the sidelined, inging to his thumb after a great start. he was hurt on this play in the third quarter, when he was tackled and former patriot, vince, came . >> take a deep breath for a second -- -- how many times do we have to go through this. whatever it is, you have to deal with it, you have to play with the guys that are ready to play. it's the name of the game. >>> it's a team effort, you have to be good in all 3 phases, offense, defense and special teams. if you wanted to win, you have to do all of to win, you have to do all of those things well. >> they are contpeu/ department coach in the nfl. we will win. coach in the nfl. we will win. >>> patriots potentially running out of options. can step in? . >>>reporter: jimmy, more than capable in 6 quarters, with tom brady out. and then jacoby -- -- now, the next man up, we don't know who

he said you have to direct that question to bill belichick. when belichick was asked about it, he just said, "we will do what's best for the team." at gillette stadium, alex corddry, 7 news. >> anchor: all right, alex. thank you. patriots fans are worried about jimmy garoppolo but start the season. our coverage continues with amaka ubaka live at gillette. amaka? >> reporter: well, nick, fans here were devastated when jimmy garoppolo was hurt. it was completely silent inside gillette stadium here. with the win today, most patriots fans say the team is unbeatable. a perfect way to end the first home game of the season. with the big patriots win against the miami dolphins. >> that was awesome. >> good way to end the game. >> good w >> along with the excitement, a lot of nerves as fans react to the big news after back-up quarterback jimmy garoppolo went down with the shoulder injury minutes before the end of the first half. >> the crowd went silent. the whole crowd went dead-silent. >> everybody was holding their breath. it is like, what do you do?

. >> bill belichick says it is possible he may bring in another quarterback and addition him. controversy. he was not contacted by bill belichick, but if he was -- >> i gotta play baseball tomorrow is what i told them. >> did they call? >> no, sir, that's what i would have told them though. >> speaking of baseball, the red sox are in baltimore. the tarp is on the field and it is off right now. there was weather this afternoon. this is an extra large seri. you can see why. the oriels are behind the red sox. the toronto bluejays are in seattle and yeeng -- yankees left eight games behind and tap paw bay can only play the roll of spoiler. he is the co player of the week. .462 batting average and five home runs and a double and 12 thursday and a game winning homer last night. what do you have to do to shake the co-winner tag. what do you have to do? ed: it is time to flash forward to the news at 7:00 and 11:00. we will go in america's oldest glass company. ed exped then at 11:00, the major changes that could be come together red line and the potential impact on your ride. that's a

his answer is he will do whatever coach bill belichick bill belichick asks him to do. you can see the on sunday at 1:00. >>> breaking news here on wbz, one person has died in a train crash outside new york city in hoboken, new jersey. joe plaia: every three days, someone in new hampshire is killed with a gun. mothers, sons, friends. and yet kelly ayotte continues to play political games instead of making new hampshire safer. when she has the chance to strengthen background checks, she voted no, backing the washington gun lobby instead. then - on a bill to keep suspected terrorists from l washington politician and that puts us all at risk. narrator: independence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> breaking news from hampton to tell you about. the search for a home invasion suspect happening off of indian head road now. a shelter in place has been or theed at the indian head school and hanson middle school as police search for a suspect. we will continue to bring you updates throughout the afternoon. >>> we're continuing breaking hoboken, new

heard by now that bill belichick does not do surgeries. so he did not say much on the surgery -- but he did talk about matt light. he says the qb situation has gotten to the point where you have to just last. >> what do you do at this point ? if not, call but you have to laugh. >> reporter: patriots like matt light had to laugh. >> we will probably hold to try out after this. grab some guys off of the street. [ indiscernible- low volume ] >> reporter: the free agent for dusting off their resumes just in case. the potentials have another potential setback under center. there have been conflicting comports -- purports on the severity of the injury. >> reporter: brad stevens was also there to support the at the patriots way of overcoming the qb carousel so far. >> will use this with all of our young players. you never know we can over will be called. and there are no excuses when it is cold. >> reporter: the tip of the from one coach to another. looking at murphy's law, it has to find it so far. a message that transcends one sport >>> it was

. >> right now only bill belichick have the answer. anna, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kate. the patriots listed jimmy garoppolo as doubtful on the injury report yesterday. meaning rookie qb jacoby brissett will likely make his first nfl start here at gillette stadium against the texans tonight. but bill belichick is not making anything official yet. all eye eyes are on brissett. >> i'm actually really excited to see third-string quarterback go in. >> reporter: this season has been a wild ride, kicking it you have aut has two games left in his -- left in his suspension. then a second blow to the patriots during the second quarter against the dolphins. garoppolo is now listed as doubtful as he recovers from a sprain to the ac joint in his right shoulder. so it appears the pressure is on brissett who will likely make his first nfl start against the texans. >> he's got poise and he should do well. >> reporter: but coach bill belichick isn't making any official announcements yet. >> any time you have a short players that are ba

he said oh, like restaurants that bill belichick tells me about? i said no, but then he told me a few that belichick told him >> you may here the referee system here. eric, if there were a night to wear a hawaiian shirt, this would be it. >> it's a warm evening and fells like summer with the first night of fall. let's look at some of the currents around the region and talk about changes that will be moving for us. right now, 69 in boston with the winds coming in off the harbor tonight. much warmer inland. then you see the bluer shades locked up in eastern canada. that's the air mass we're watching. away from the water, 78 and 80 degrees right now. nashua is very warm, 82. the air is dry. maybe clear skies falling into the 50s and low 60s in downtown boston with a southwest breeze. tomorrow, bright start, bright skies. we head toward lunchtime. degrees. even topping it past noon. we dress for summer and have a jacket ready for the commute home. it will be significantly different. we'll look at that hour by hour. great for the beach first half. day. t

bill belichick, nobody can argue with his success. how do you prepare for the always colorful and spy gate or question what bill belichick is willing to do to win a football game but nobody can deny his football teams are almost all very well prepared and unpredictable. sunday, the cardinals will face the patriots. remember when they threw out the unusual formations against baltimore? that wasn't forgotten by coach harbaugh for sure. no tom brady, we know that. it is going to be jim garoppolo. so many different weapons. you have gronk, martellus bennett, we can go on and on, danny emdoe la and a defense that is not highly touted but very effective. when you talk to the players and coaches, they say you have to plan for the unexpected when it comes to this guy. here is carson palmer. >> there is a reason why he is so well respected. he is that good of a coach and can ask for our team. you know, we're preparing as it is the first game and there will be a lot of new things. you try to prepare for everything, you never can. >> reporter: f

like many question directed at bill belichick, it got an icy answer. >> i'm a football coach. i'm not a doctor. they don't call plays. i don't do surgery. >> reporter: every time bill belichick verbally slaps a report, an angel gets its wings. >> reporter: jerry thornton is still sore about the suspension. >> we have to free brady again. >> reporter: but thinks whoever is at center can handle the defense. >> patriots are down to their third-string quarterback and still winning. >> afraid you're not shooting much this game? >> we never know, do we? there's always magic on this field. there's a lot of magic on this field. my boys will be great. >> they will be led -- he starts, will be the first rockie to start at quarterback in 23 years. garoppolo is expected to come out in uniform but we don't think he will be healthy enough to actually play until tom brady is already back in week 5. it's also believed that everything tight end, gronkowski, will be playing some of the snaps but won't know that for sure until they take the field a few hour from now. >> he got again. >> i'm more

bill belichick, nobody can argue with his success. how do you prepare for the always colorful and unpredictable new england hey phoenix, it's thunder dan majerle head coach at grand canyon university. coming to gcu was a great move for me. join antelope nation by enrolling as an evening student at our beautiful campus in the heart of phoenix. earn you bachelor's, masters or doctoral degree to take your career to the next level. h industry expert instructors in small classroom settings where you can get the support you need to excel. scholarships available. see you on campus! go lopes! find your purpose at grand canyon university. [loud kids and dog] hello, jimmy john's! jimmy john's! jimmy john's! freaky fresh delivery. >> reporter: you can bring up spy gate or question what bill belichick is willing to do to can deny his football teams are almost all very well prepared and unpredictable. sunday, the cardinals will face the patriots. remember when they threw out the unusual formations against baltimore? that wasn't forgotten by coach

when reporter as this to bill belichick. have you noticed the image of tom brady? >> where focused on arizona right now. our focus is on the cardinals. that is who we play this week. and all the other decorative in marketing these are not part of the operation. . >> i would tell you and we would help put the fire out but bill belichick would not. ed: the flu shot is now jc: new recommendations when it comes to getting your kids vaccinated against the flu. ed: the biggest change involves the nasals way -- nasal spray. have your kids get the traditional needle vaccine. get vaccinated to help those around them. >> what about their grandmother, what about that child at school who is on chemotherapy for cancer? they may not do well with the flu. in: the academy wants everyone vaccinated by mid-october. jc: the maker of epipen is under under fire. the new york ag said the prillaman a investigation says mylan may have violated antitrust laws in its sales contracts with schools. mylan says more than 700,000 free epipens have been given to schools, and a purchase restrictio

that's what bill belichick will do. if you are bill o'brien and the rest of the staff, you are terrified. >> interestingly we have spoke been injuries over the past few days. it will be nice to watch football. >> absolutely. >>> what else is really nice out here? the weather. fans are in for such a treat tonight. for thursday night football, it's been miserable. rainy, nasty. eric fisher is here in the studio or is he down here? he's right across the field. hey, airing, how are you? >> reporter: just look over your shoulder. i can see you with no drama and no uncertainty. when it comes to the weather, we have perfect conditions. not many complains and you don't have to wait long for the fall weather. for the game this evening, take a we've got low temperatures into the low 80s this afternoon. there is our weather bug camera. just a little bit of a breeze. peak gusts around 12 miles per hour will be calm as we head into game time itself. the tailgate is incredible. you can smell the sausages. making your way back out to t

bill belichick on the defense, when asked about comments made by his fill in quarterback. preparations had been smooth with tom brad eout of the mix. >> anchor: the coach may have a different opinion. dan hausle has his reaction from gillette. >> reporter: the coach didn't this. his star tight end was willing to talk about questions whether he'll play on sunday. >> reporter: patriots practice better without tom brady? that's what some thought his temporary replaceem, jim asuggested when he said things are running smoother now that it's just him and jacoby sharing snaps. that's a discussion bill belichick didn't want to get >> that's his opinion. >> anchor: what's your opinion? >> that's how he feels. >> do you feel things are running smoother when you got 2 quarterbacks? >> yes, that's their opinion. so i'm not going to disagree with jimmy's opinion. that's how he feels. he's entitled to feel, however, he does. i answered your question. i can't tell you how somebody else feels. >> reporter: tight end rob gronkowski status for sunday's game in the air. crok screened limited

time t >> jim: back for the last 2 minutes here as bill belichick is just 2 minutes away from getting the ninth shutout of his time in new england. where do these two teams go from here? so early in the season. you can't make crazy predictions about what this is going to do for the rest of the season for a sq b them? >> phil: when you lose like this, they'll recover, jim. they'll get back and go back to work and realize it's just one game. and we see teams changed dramatically every year from the start of the year to the middle. the nfl season, i always say, even when i played, it's like four seasons. you've got to hang in there and see what your team develops into. and you lways hope at the right time of year it just clicks, the chemistry, the health, this is not going to destroy houston, the fact that they have been beat up and manhandled here tonight. >> jim: how 'bout for the patriots? knowing the likes of hightower will be coming back eventually, gronkowski should be healthy down the road. and that guy, number 12, as well, just a few weeks away, october the ninth. tom brady's ret

together with bill -- bill parcells first, later here with belichick in new england. great font and friendship there. wilfork, probably the next time he walks on to this field, they'll be presented in some kind of patriot hall of fame honor. he will be recognized in time. >> phil: hoping to get one more shot at a playoff game. >> jim: if that happens, they may not brissett on that occasion. got to think it will be tom brady. a shutout victory. patriots tonight, dominate in all. >> phil: special teams outstanding, great plan on both sides of the football. >> jim: 27-0, the final score. coming up, the "mazda postgame show." we'll be back with more after this. you've been watching "thursday night football" presented by bud light. here's some information. we have the right amount of beer taps. if we had any more, the kegs wouldn't stay fresh. any fewer and we might not have that beer you like on tap. which makes us pretty confident. we've got that confident look in our eyes. the squinty one with the furrowed brow. because of the taps. ? music plays ? ( fans cheering ) i w

the chicago bears and with the miami dolphins came coming just four days away would you think bill belichick would be focusing on that but he found a way to get them motivated for the future. here's josh from foxborough. >> bad coach, bad plans. >> never known to sugar coat his evaluations of his team or belichick hasn't gotten over the loss in miami last year in which tannehill you threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns. >> he killed us last year. he's a good quarterback. >> the boston's 20-10 victory took away home field advantage for the patriots and led to the eventual loss on the road in denver in the afc championship bill's craw. >> maybe this is more than an awful memory. maybe a motivation tactic, a way for the coach to get his guys ready for the task at hand. >> the patriots turned back the doubters in beating a tough arizona team in their house sunday night with a first time starter at the helm. when asked about the banners coming down -- >> i'm working on miami. i don't do concerts, banner, parking, concessns >> with the patriots at gillette, wcvb, sportscenter 5. >> classic bil

where do the cuts come from, and what does bill belichick want the patriots to look like? >> bittersweet kind of feeling. i think everyone is ready for the regular season, but these guys you grow close with, you grow as a team, and the numbers cut down is a tough time, but it makes it exciting, you know, we're all ready for the regular season to go out there. the games really real now. >> coach bill belichick does a great job of getting the team prepared, and they understand what they need to do. i'll be cheering like i don't know how much it helps us win, but that's what you do when you're watching. >> i knew i needed reps to get the feel for the offense, and just get comfortable for everything. felt good to be out there with the guys and getting defense. >> reporter: 22 cuts have to be made on saturday by 4:00, and the patriots have tough decisions. >> all right, thank you, and think about this, how hungry tom brady is going to be week five against cleveland. paula and david, that's the story here. back to you. >> all right, suspension officially begins 4:00 p.m. saturda

michael irvin had a special message for bill belichick. he posted this photo on twitter saying if the patriots beat the houston texans on thursday night football with their third quarterback, "i will take off belichick trophy." so pats' tight end martellus bennett responded, "i have a chisel." bennett said he thoroughly enjoyed thursday's game. >> that was fun. i feel like a team. so my job is to make sure we have a good time. >> christa: that's a good job to have. after the pats win it 27-0. he was shown on the big screen jumping up and down, trying to get julien edelman and danny amendola to do the same thing. the fans get in on the action, as well. >> nancy: i love c.g., his official title, said leader of fun. we're going with it. a medford boy gets a sendoff he will never forget. he's surprised at logan on his way the disney world. >> christa: and the f.b.i. now getting involved in the investigation into those child abuse allegations against actor brad pitt. >> nancy: and a wild scene where a woman dives on a >> christa: patriots wakin

. >> jim: back for the last 2 minutes here as bill belichick is just 2 minutes away from getting the ninth shutout of his time in new england. where do these two teams go from here? so early in the season. you can't make crazy predictions about what this is going to do for the rest of the season for a squad, but how them? >> phil: when you lose like this, they'll recover, jim. they'll get back and go back to work and realize it's just one game. and we see teams changed dramatically every year from the start of the year to the middle. the nfl season, i always say, even when i played, it's like four seasons. you've got to hang in there and see what your team develops into. and you lways hope at the right time of year it just clicks, the chemistry, the health, playmaking, all of it just this is not going to destroy houston, the fact that they have been beat up and manhandled here tonight. >> jim: how 'bout for the patriots? knowing the likes of hightower will be coming back eventually, gronkowski should be healthy down the road. and that guy, number 12, as well, just a few weeks away, o

i'm not the coach but bill belichick has decided to make the decision and stick with it. patriots arrived at the stadium around 4:00 this afternoon. keep in mind, this will be the final game until week five against cleveland. as for garofalo, some will argue that he needs more note. >> dan roche will be calling the game for you. are you surprised he would start? >> it's hard to figure these out. it's hard to know when you have the incident with the scissors. now you are bill belichick and you are thinking he's not going to play until october, snaps. maybe garofalo needed some on offense. so we go from there. i'm not surprised at anything that's going on with the quarterbacks. >> reporter: didn't you think garofalo needed more work? >> the head coach is a better judge than we are. when you watch him, you say sure. all i know is that on the internet, steve, on twitter, it is the rage right now. it's been the debate all week. wrestling an alligator saying i am, i am, i am, and tom brady. >> we're going to revisit that video, steve. >> reporter: oh, let's not. [ laughter ] >>

. >> jim: back for the last 2 minutes here as bill belichick is just 2 minutes away from getting the ninth shutout of his time in new england. where do these two teams go from here? so early in the season. you can't make crazy predictions about what this is going to do for the rest of the season for a squad, but how does it affect them? >> phil: when you lose like this, they'll recover, jim. they'll get back and go back to work and realize it's just one game. and we see teams changed dramatically every year from the start of the year to the middle. the nfl season, i always say, even when i played, it's like four seasons. you've got to hang in there and see what your team develops into. and you lways hope at the right time of year it just clicks, the chemistry, the health, playmaking, all of it just clicks. that's how you win a super bowl. this is not going to destroy houston, the fact that they have been beat up and manhandled here tonight. >> jim: how 'bout for the patriots? knowing the likes of hightower will be coming back eventually, gronkowski should be healthy down the road. an

. >>> the t' we will hear from coach bill belichick on how the team is shaping up. >>> good tuesday morning everybody. it's 9:00. thanks for joining us. >>> let's take a live look outside a bleak start to the work week following the holiday weekend. kids getting back to school today. what a yucky day outside. dark skies, drizzling out there. kris, what can we expect the rest of the day. few puddles for the kids to to be scattered about through the next couple of day. hermine slowly spinning its wheels. take a look over the next 2 to 2 and a half dares it won't move that much. we will not see the winds we saw the last couple of day but occasional patches of mist and showers working in. this almost at a stand still. that's why the pattern doesn't change much the next couple of day. wind speeds now a good steady the wind gust aren't as high coaxially pushing 30-mile-an-hour far cry from 50 to 66 yesterday afternoon. temperatures right now mid-60s to lower 70s. few breaks of sun as well this afternoon. speaks of o sun. low-to-mid 70s this afternoon. i expect over the next couple of days to hold

bill belichick said in his weekly interview the team will know more about garappolo's condition tomorrow adding a quarterback could be brought in for a work out. the opt ic out however not enough to soften the blow of losing garappolo for the near future. >>> it's very tough. i know jimmy has worked so hard to get himself ready to go and he put himself in great position to seize his moment and it's tough to see that. >>> it's terrible, it's unfortunate. jimmy was playing his tail off and i hope he is all right. i don't know what's going on but jacoby came in, handle it like a pro. he was poised in the huddle and it was good to go out and get a good team win in a al game. >> anchor: right now all signs point to jacoby bristle making his first career start thursday night in prime time. the rookie quarterback can handle. now coming up on 7 news at 6:00, why the patriots offensive coordinator josh mcdaniels believes his third string quarterback can handle that spotlight. reporting live in the newsroom, joe amorsino, 7 news. >> anchor: and the loss of jimmy good morning although have some of

earlier today bill belichick told the sports hub he was not sure when there would be an official announcement. >> that's a good question. it might be as early as this afternoon. might be as late as when we turn in the inactive tomorrow night. anytime you have a short week, you have a few players banged up that are working their way back. and where exactly they'll be on gametime, a lot of times you don't know until thursday night. >> certainly looks like the rookie will get the start. coming up, duron harmon tells us why reset will be well prepared for his first start. >> thanks. >>> a live look at gillette stadium now, the home opener coincides with the first day of just about everywhere else. eric has the details. >> less than 12 hours from the equinox at 10:21. summer weather holding on strong, 83 in boston. well above average this time of season although more comfortable tonight because the humidity is lower. many times back into the 50s. low 70s in the city which will fall back into the 60s. dew points in a more comfortable zone. compared to the start of the week. a really nice morning an

but this was vintage bill belichick. inquiring minds want to know who is going to play quarterback thursday night on a short week against the houston texans. jimmy garoppolo? or will it be the back-up to the back-up jacoby brissett? we wanted to know what the coach felt about it. after all, we are only two days away from this big game. but he is not telling. espn is reporting patriots quarterback jimmy garoppolo could play thursday night. depilot spraining his shoulder on sunday. >> coach, how concerned are you about the quarterback position? is it possible that jimmy could be ready in time to play >> well, we haven't practiced today. we will filele the injury report after practice based on how it goes today. report tt coach sparred with the print reporter who pressed him on how he balances jimmy g's health concerns with the best interest of the team. he seems to contradict himself. >> the players' personal situation, his health always comes first. that always comes first. that is not a football that will never change. w

bill belichick passed on signing a veteran qb after garappolo got knocked out of the game last week but the patriots head coach may have no choice now, especially if there is indeed no healthy quarterback on his active roster. surgery is an option to stabilize his thumb but the injury is reportedly not considered too serious. bear in mind the patriots have the luxury of resting for nine more days before their next game against the buffalo bills. reporting live in the newsroom, trey daerr, 7 news. >> anchor: we are following chelsea. >> anchor: so that's where two people were stabbed and now the commuter rail is being impacted. john cuoco live for us with the very latest. john? >> reporter: jadiann, right now we're dealing with a very active police scene as you fenced two people have been stabbed here. if you look behind me you can see some of this police activity going on right now. you can see chelsea police officers bagging up some evidence, you can see a number of evidence markers on the ground. you can see all of the yellow tape that they have here. trains. we have seen them coming

built for business. >>> last december bill belichick went on record heing got rid chip kelly calling kelly a great coach saying a lot of respect for him. todays belichick scooping up a guy that kelly selected in second roun of 2015 draft. acquiring cornerback eric rowe for a conditional pick. deal originally pats lineman of that trade rowe played all 16 games record 24 sacks. how tackle and an interception. no sacks. but fell out of favor with new regime this summer. rose a bigger corn six foot one, 205 pounds and line up safety you know belichick is fan of that versatility. >> we felt that this was something that would help or football team. he played safety in college. his junior year and corner seni could possibly be you know match up type of coverage player. he's done different things in the past. >> big news in foxboro today rob gronkowski back on practice field after missing sunday's session. big tight end getting geared up for sunday night season opener in arizona. danny amendola another patriot limited this summer, back on the practice field as well. amendola off season ankle

but i always marvel at bill belichick and his coaching staff. no matter who they have playing or who is out, they always do one thing. they take away what the opponent does best. tonight they took away the blitzing from arizona's defense by throwing quick passes, running legarrette blount. carson palmer and made them adjust and have to throw underneath. i thought it was just an outstanding coaching job by the patriots staff. >> on the other hand if you are bruce arians, you know the next five games on the schedule are all against teams that didn't make the playoffs a year ago, and you came close to beating the patriots. granted, the patriots were without brady and gronkowski as we mentioned all night long. if you are bruce arians, what are you telling your team in the locker room now or when you reconvene for pr >> you can't get down over one loss. but this is a game they obviously felt like they were going to win. you are playing at home. you never want to lose at home. you are playing to a backup quarterback. a banged up team. you had a chance

. >> kris: a special moment between brissett and head coach bill belichick. let's go to nicole oliverio. >> reporter: well, you know, like any first, you want to keep any sort of momentum or keepsake you. can for jacoby briss ept, well, it was his first n.f.l. touchdown ll in his first quarter of his first n.f.l. start, third-string rookie quarterback jacoby brissett runs nearly 30 yards for a patriots touchdown. >> it was crazy. it was awesome. definitely great. you can see all the players running up to you. got a headache after all the head-bumping. >> reporter: brissett handed his touchdown ball to >> i was supposed to give him the ball. make sure they don't get it. make sure we get it. i gave it to him. >> reporter: don't worry. belichick gave it back. >> yeah, of course. yeah. just like with troy brown and samuel and those other guys. i was holding the ball for him. that is his first touchdown ball. that will go up on his shelf. >> reporter: after copping on with just three days of practice, leading his team to a shutove >> i think he handed himself grea

. >> football starts tonight with patriots all access, bill belichick breaking down the bills. and the kickoff is at 1:00 on sunday, and you can see them here on wbz. of papi. the sun is going to come out when he comes to the dish. >> nah, it's going to be raining. >> we like the way you're thinking, though. >>> coming up, she was a beauty donald trump unleashed a twitter tirade against the former beauty queen and the clinton campaign had a sharp reaction. that and more news in about 10 minutes. >>> coming up next, kids love the story of boston's classic. joe plaia: every three days, someone in new hampshire is killed with a gun. mothers, sons, friends. and yet kelly ayotte continues to play political games instead of making new hampshire safer. when she has the chance to strengthen background checks, she voted no, backing the washington gun lobby instead. then - on a bill to keep suspected terrorists from getting guns, ayotte flip flopped. kelly ayotte's become another typical washington politician narrator: independence usa pac is responsible for the . >>> the mfa is going to

plus, third-string quarterback, bill belichick, what is driving performance? it's not a weekend hobby. you have to live and breathe it for 50 years. it's letting it all hang out there, and it's hanging on for dear life. that is what amg driving performance means. and this is where it lives. >>> you're watching fox 10 sports with jude lacava in hd. >>> these two guys right here, they are very well aware of what's ahead, come sunday morning. two games into the season, the buffalo bills are still looking for their first win. but beware, the cards, understand this, a trip across three time zones never easy, a game that sta phoenix time, that's a challenge, and your routine is off. you're facing a desperate team. and as richard saenz reports, the cardinals are well aware of the challenge. >> looking for evans down the middle of the field, and it is intercepted, petersen trying to bring it out of the end zone, and here he comes, pointing to the crowd while he is running. >> after getting back on track last week in glendale, the boys head to buffalo to take on the pa