Patriots Links for Friday, 1/4

Hey, everyone, I've returned from my trip to Boston where I saw a fantastic Celtics game.  KG simply took over the last few minutes to push the team to victory over the Rockets; it was a brilliant performance.

Anyway, on to the links:

The Globe's Mike Reiss reports that Josh McDaniels will not interview for any head coaching positions this season.

Reiss also has updates to his blog, including Belichick's response to winning Coach of the Year.

Michael Vega also has an article on Ryan O'Callaghan, who played a key role in the Patriots' 16th win of the regular season, despite it being his first start of the year.

With the Herald, Karen Guregian has a transcript of an interview with Robert Kraft that touches on a number of subjects.

Guregian also reports on the Patriots' return to practice after a few days off in a notes column.

Guregian also has a short piece on Wes Welker's many contributions to the Patriots, especially his emphasis on being a good blocker.

Jeff Horrigan writes on the underrated game of Kevin Faulk.

Finally, Gerry Callahan has an article on Tom Brady's superlative season, adding a little more perspective than most of the "Brady is the MVP" articles praising him.