TEAM TALK
- Patriots-Buccaneers Wednesday Injury Report.
- Erik Scalavino tells us what happened Wednesday at Gillette: Amendola looks less-than-comfortable running drills; Talib missed time due to a family emergency, not injury; Dobson has been working with Brady after practice to fix mental and physical errors from last week.
- Wednesday Press Conferences: Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.
- Conference Call transcripts: Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.
- Patriots Today - View from the field. (1.59 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Talking with Gronk. (6.22 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Wilfork honored at The Tradition. (4.20 min. video)
- Locker Room Uncut - McCourty, Mankins and more. (3.16 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss shares some picked-up pieces from Gillette Wednesday.
- Field Yates reports on the state of the passing game, and why Danny Amendola was out there practicing.
- Karen Guregian reports all that extra offseason work put in by Tom Brady has only earned him a QB rating of 74.1 (27th) and a completion % of 52% (31st).
- Mike Reiss highlights Tom Brady's press conference yesterday, "There is a real urgency to what we do here."
- Mark Daniels notes Rob Gronkowski says he 'definitely feels closer' to playing, but didn't commit to a time-frame.
- Christopher Price explains how Rob Gronkowski's return will affect the Patriots offense.
- Jeff Howe says Aqib Talib will play a vital role against the Bucs, keeping former teammates Josh Freeman and Vincent Jackson from making plays.
- Nick O'Malley says fans shouldn't care that ESPN's Rick Reilly calls the Patriots the 'worst 2-0 team in the NFL'.
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Christopher Price charts which New England defenders have done the best job of getting after the QB this season: Jones, Jones and Jones.
- Mike Reiss posts a Patriots' penalty breakdown and compares it with the Bucs.
- Mike Giardi and Tom E. Curran break down the difficulties the Pats will face on Sunday. (2.28 min. video)
- Ben Volin presents his Week 3 outlook and previews the Patriots-Buccaneers game.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Julian Edelman may have Darrelle Revis covering him Sunday; Brady said he admires the play of Dashon Goldson; Amendola improved a bit but still looked gimpy in pratice; Injury update; Marquice Cole missed practice for the birth of his daughter; Aqib Talib said he was not hurt when Nick Mangold rolled into his legs last week.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) After further review: Only a matter of time before Pats offense clicks.
- Bill Barnwell (Grantland) Playing NFL catch-up. Pats are a whole lot better converting on 3rd down with Amendola (7-of-8) than without (8-of-30).
- Brian Costello (NY Post) Ferguson fined over Jets-Patriots brawl.
- Kerry Byrne (Cold Hard Football Facts) Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos dominate Real QB Rating again.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) The Quarterback Index: Ryan Tannehill, RGIII trend up.
- Ryan Wilson (CBS Sports) Coach killers, Week 2.
- Shaun Powell (Sports on Earth) The top 10 coaching rants of all time.
VIEW FROM TAMPA BAY
- Greg Auman (Tampa Bay Times) Patriots, Belichick winning despite new players on offense.
- Ira Kaufman (Tampa Tribune) Bucs' Revis denies any friction with Schiano.
- Roy Cummngs (Tampa Tribune) Suspension overturned, but Bucs' Goldson hit with $100K fine.
- Greg Auman (Tampa Bay Times) Bucs' Nicks hopes to take field against Patriots.