TEAM TALK

• Erik Scalavino tackles the Ask PFW mailbag: Looking ahead to the free agent signing period and the NFL Draft.
• PFW in Progress - The PFW crew previews potential free agents, discusses several Pats making news, and more. (2 hour program)

LOCAL LINKS

• Greg A. Bedard tells us how the Patriots actually improved in 2012.
• Karen Guregian talks with Ellis Hobbs about the return game and why the NFL should leave it alone.
• Karen Guregian passes along the information that Aaron Hernandez will be working out with Tom Brady in California , much like Welker and Edelman have done.
• CSNNE adds Aaron Hernandez will also work with Brady's personal trainer, Alex Guerrero, who oversaw knee rehab for both Brady and Welker.
• Field Yates takes a closer look at Dane Fletcher's 1-year contract.
• Field Yates analyzes the Patriots free agents, broken down by tiers.
• Field Yates gives his take on the Patriots as a top contender in 2013.
• Mike Reiss takes a look at key dates on the 2013 NFL calendar.
• Obnoxious Boston Fan says he'll take Rob Gronkowski's partying over Ray Lewis' piety any day. If his numbers drop, so will Gronk's party.
• Zuri Berry is thankful Gronk is a Patriot, and appreciative of his personality that's real and unsterilized.
• Kirk Minihane takes Gronkowski to task for putting himself and the Patriots in danger. What!?!

NATIONAL NEWS

• Dan Hanzus (NFL.com) Aaron Hernandez to work with Tom Brady in SoCal.
• Aaron Wilson (Baltimore Sun) John Harbaugh says Ravens want to bring back Ed Reed.
• Albert Breer (NFL.com) Changes in store for New England? (2.13 min. video)
• John Clayton (ESPN) Early Super Bowl favorites for 2013. Broncos, Patriots are the first two.
• Clifton Brown (Sporting News) Super Bowl favorites for 2014 list starts with 49ers. Patriots come in 4th.
• Peter King (SI) MMQB Tuesday edition - More on two Super Bowl controversies; Mail.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Legal tampering period launches on March 9.
• Bill Barnwell (Grantland) The confetti has fallen, the Ravens are champs, and now it's time to try to make sense of it all. Interesting perspective.
• Russ Lande (Nat'l Football Post) February 6th - Draft rumblings.
• Jack Bechta (Nat'l Football Post) The NFL in February.
• Dan Hanzus (NFL.com) Jay Cutler, Tony Romo on most-disliked athletes list.