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TEAM TALK
- Post Game Notes: Patriots vs. Buccaneers.
- Erik Scalavino offers his observations about New England's second preseason contest. Kickoff coverage needs work.
- Conference Call Transcript: Bill Belichick.
- Patriots Today - Talking QBs, Sudfeld and more. (3.13 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Tom E. Curran stresses how communication has been 'invaluable' for the safeties, according to Belichick.
- Mike Reiss offers some quick-hit weekend thoughts from the Pats and around the NFL.
- Christopher Price picks five up and five down for the Pats, midway through the preseason.
- Jeff Howe gives us five takeaways from Pats-Bucs. Pats created consistent pressure in the front seven.
- Zuri Berry comes away with five points from Pats-Bucs Friday night. Another rough outing for CB Logan Ryan in the secondary.
- Mike Petraglia points out communication is key to the stronger defense up the middle.
- Adam Kurkjian reports rookie CB Logan Ryan was invisible Friday night, until his pick-six in the third quarter.
- Christopher Price says that even by Tom Brady’s standards, he has had a tremendous start to his 2013 preseason.
- Howard Ulman reports Tom Brady was nearly perfect in the Pats' 25-21 win over the Bucs.
- Karen Guregian doesn't think the Pats can rest Tom Brady for the next two preseason games, as much as we might want them to.
- Karen Guregian says the hype surrounding Zach Sudfeld appears to be justified so far.
- Tom E. Curran tells us why athletic and talented WR Kenbrell Thomphins went undrafted, and how he's out to prove the doubters wrong.
- Erik Frenz talks about the plays Kenbrell Thompkins made, to go from an undrafted free agent to being close to a lock for a roster spot.
- Christopher Price notes preseason is all about substituting in a lot of players to find out who can play.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Aaron Dobson was only in a handful of plays, but he has gotten a lot of work with the starters in practice; Belichick gave Stephen Gostkowski a vote of confidence that he was one of the best kickers in the league; The safety battle continues.
- Field Yates recaps Tom Brady's interview with Michael Strahan that aired Saturay on Fox Sports1.
- Karen Guregian reports Matthew Slater is an advocate of HGH testing in the NFL.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Len Pasquarelli (Nat'l Football Post) Sunday Blitz: The Patriots’ new approach to the wide receiver position, and more.
- Carlos Monarrez (Detroit Free Press) Lions' Ndamukong Suh looks forward to another shot at Tom Brady.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady said he knew quickly knee was fine.
- Video (NFL.com) Preseason Week 2: Top 10 plays. (3.57 min. video) Zach Sudfeld TD is No. 1.
- Pat Kirwan (CBS Sports) Best of the rest: NFL rookies who went undrafted but not unnoticed. Zach Sudfeld makes the list.
- Video (Fox Sports) 1 on 1: What drives Tom Brady. (3.57 min. clip)
- Peter King (MMQB.SI) MMQB: 'Chuckstrong' is gone, but the urgency isn't.