FOX Sports has some notes and quotes about the upcoming game against the Ravens.

With the Globe, Mike Reiss has an article about NBC's broadcast of last week's game against the Eagles, specifically their crisp audio feed of Tom Brady's calls at the LOS (which was not matched by their coverage of A.J. Feeley's line calls).

Reiss also has a lengthy feature on Ravens' D-coordinator Rex Ryan and his enthusiasm for game planning against the Patriots.

Finally, Reiss has a brief update to his blog, breaking down the penalties the Patriots have incurred this year by both player penalized and type assessed.

Christopher L. Gasper has a notes column, including information on how turnovers could decide Monday night's game, injury updates on the Ravens' Todd Heap and Chris McAlister, and speculation on whether the Patriots offense will be more balanced this week.

Over at the Herald, Steve Buckley has a somewhat unorthodox article on Adalius Thomas's departure from Baltimore.  Instead of playing the usual angle, Buckley talked to the principal of an elementary school in Baltimore where Thomas routinely volunteered.

John Tomase has a feature on the character of Bill Belichick.   Tomase interviewed noted "performance coach" Tony Robbins, who does not know Belichick personally, but was willing to analyze Belichick's leadership from an outsider's point of view.  The article also has notes from around the league.