TEAM TALK
- Preseason Game Preview - Patriots at Eagles.
- Training Camp Schedule & Guide: Practice today at 10 AM and then resuming Monday August 12th at 2:20 PM.
- Andy Hart offers his Saturday scrimmage observations.
- Patriots Today - Saturday thoughts from the field. (3 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Wilfork... as a kicker? (1.08 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Brady's birthday brings excitement. (1.30 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Tebow after week one. (3.04 min. video)
- Locker Room Uncut - Amendola, Ridley and more. (4.14 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Jeff Howe writes an intriguing piece on how Brandon Spikes has been motivated by Bill Belichick into taking the next step - not to be good, but to be great.
- Karen Guregian sees pass rusher Marcus Benard as a potential sleeper to make the team.
- Field Yates reports Devin McCourty will be fine whether he plays at cornerback or safety.
- Paul Kenyon tells us life is good for Kyle Arrington.
- Tom E. Curran sees the secondary as the 'strength of the defense'.
- Jeff Howe discusses the five tight ends battling for playing time.
- Mike Reiss points to the rise of rookie free-agent TE Zach Sudfeld as one of the more intriguing players to watch in preseason games.
- Tom E. Curran thinks the WRs have been the most surprising so far at camp.
- Karen Guregian believes there is no one better to lead the Patriots through a crisis than Bill Belichick.
- Jeff Howe thinks there's more than enough of a sample size to get a good feel for the team as it gears up for Friday's preseason opener.
- Karen Guregian reports the Patriots held a scrimmage Saturday, and the stars were easily Danny Amendola and Tom Brady.
- Karen Guregian notes Doug Flutie has a unique perspective on what to make of Tim Tebow being a Patriot.
- Zuri Berry offers some thoughts on the team's first week of training camp.
- Paul Kenyon makes some early reviews of the Patriots, starting with the best players, biggest surprises and who's on the bubble.
- Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts from the Patriots and around the NFL.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: DE Jake Bequette hopes to contribute more this year, after a difficult rookie campaign; Devin McCourty practiced at CB for two days before returning to safety.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Tom Brady has struggled at times staying in sync with the inexperienced receivers; Second-year DT Marcus Forston has taken control of the depth chart behind Vince Wilfork and Tommy Kelly.
- Jeff Howe reports Alfonzo Dennard was held out of team drills due to a minor injury, and Jake Ballard missed his first practice for precautionary reasons due to soreness in his knee - not another injury.
- Field Yates gets us up to date on the team's injury situation.
- Mike Reiss describes a nice experience he had, unexpectedly having a chance to meet a Make-A-Wish recipient visiting the Patriots and getting the star treatment.
- Mark Farinella profiles two players who don't deserve the negative light cast upon them by a couple of bad apples on the team.
- Mark Farinella says the team needs to be nicer to the media - before writing that the WRs will be okay as soon as the Pats sign some veterans, the team is in decline, the clock is ticking on Brady and he still doesn't get the Tebow signing. Hm...
- Christopher Price picks 13 Hall of Fame possibilities from the Patriots.
- ESPN Boston posts a picture of a smiling Bill Belichick in Canton, Ohio fraternizing with the enemy.
- Ron Borges writes that former Patriot RB Curtis Martin understood Bill Parcells was all about winning.
NATIONAL NEWS
- James Walker (ESPN) Bill Parcells caps interesting HOF night.
- Peter King (MMQB.SI) MMQB: Chip Kelly at the center of everything.
- Len Pasquarelli (Nat'l Football Post) Sunday Blitz.