TEAM TALK
- Patriots-Jets Monday Injury Report.
- Erik Scalavino reports Shane Vereen broke a small bone in his wrist that required surgery, and he'll be out for a few weeks.
- Mike Hacku offers some notes from Gillette as the Patriots are preparing for the Jets.
- Coffee with the Coach: Scott Zolak sits down with Bill Belichick and discusses the Buffalo Bills, and more. (2.35 min. video)
- Erik Scalavino studies the film from New England's Week 1 win over Buffalo: First half defense - Second half defense.
- Conference Call Transcripts: Bill Belichick - Josh McDaniels - Matt Patricia.
- Patriots Today - Ridley vs. Harris. (2.42 min. video)
- Patriots Today - One-on-one with Gostkowski. (2.34 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Up and at 'em. (2.34 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Tough win in Buffalo. (2.37 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Locker room talk. (3.07 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss sees the loss of Shane Vereen as a tough blow for the Pats.
- Christopher Price shares his thoughts on a possible reset of the Patriots running game.
- Nick Underhill says the question now is whether or not Stevan Ridley deserves another shot Thursday night against the Jets.
- Tom E. Curran notes Sunday showed just how steep the learning curve is going to be for Thompkins, Boyce, Sudfeld and Dobson.
- Chad Finn calls for patience with the young receivers, especially when it looked like they were operating from a different playbook than Brady.
- Jeff Howe examines the passing attack from Sunday, what worked and what didn't.
- Erik Frenz wonders how the offense can cure its self-inflicted wounds.
- Mike Salk urges fans to appreciate what the Patriots have in Danny Amendola.
- Christopher Price notes Geno Smith has done his homework and is well-versed on the players he'll be facing Sunday.
- Mike Reiss highlights the coaches' conference calls, and what was learned from them.
- Field Yates re-watches the game and passes along some notes and observations: First half and Second half.
- Alice Cook offers some takeaway points from "weak" one.
- Tedy Bruschi posts the transcript of his weekly Patriots chat.
- Mike Reiss charts the defensive snaps from Sunday. Arrington, Gregory, Jones, Mayo, McCourty, Ninkovich and Talib played all 64.
- Mike Reiss looks at the positional groupings utilized by the Patriots and analyzes what it means.
- Mike Reiss tells us who the core special-teamers were Sunday for the Pats.
- Field Yates tells us which players have guaranteed contracts for the Pats.
- Christopher Price tracks the targets in the Pats' passing game.
- Christopher Price tracks the Patriots penalties.
- Chad Finn and Noah Coslov discuss whether the Patriots should be concerned after their win over the Bills. (video)
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Rob Gronkowski is close, but not expected to return for the Jets; Aaron Dobson was present for yesterday's walkthrough; LaGarrette Blount actually was used as a kick returner Sunday, and enjoyed it; BIll Belichick has a winning record on every day of the week, and is 5-2 heading into Thursday's game.
- Ron Borges grades the Patriots in his Week 1 Report Card. Amendola, Vereen & Gregory at the head of the class.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Tedy Bruschi (ESPN) Growing pains are part of the process: Chalk this one up as a learning experience.
- Christopher Harris (ESPN) Instant impressions from Week 1. Mixed results for Patriots.
- DJ Gallo (ESPN) NFL Hangover Week 1: Super Bowl winner will be...
- Bill Barnwell (Grantland) Oh, the Week 1 humanity!
- Chris Burke (SI) First down, Fourth down: Who starred or bombed in Week 1.
- Greg A. Bedard (MMQB.SI) Week 1 keys to victory.
- Andy Nesbitt (Fox Sports) NFL Week 1 awards: The best and worst from Sunday's action.
- Kevin Seifert (ESPN) NFL Week 1 Quarterback Report.
- Mike Wilkening (ProFootballTalk) Report: Rob Gronkowski "unlikely" for Thursday's game vs. the Jets.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) HGH talks also stalled over discipline for second offense.
VIEW FROM NEW YORK
- Manish Mehta (NY Daily News) Mark Sanchez out for Patriots game, but Rex Ryan still calls QB "day-to-day".
- Seth Walkder (NY Daily News) Mark Sanchez won’t play for Jets in Week 2 against Patriots, will get second opinion on injured shoulder.
- Steve Serby (NY Post) Geno eager for first battle with New England's genius.
- Darryl Slater (NJ Star-Ledger) After wild debut win, Jets QB Geno Smith immediately focused on Patriots.
- Gary Myers (NY Daily News) NY Jets can rekindle lopsided rivalry with Patriots... if they can avoid embarrassment in Week 2.
- Manish Mehta (NY Daily News) Rex Ryan gives NY Jets hope to beat Patriots on Thursday.
- Brian Costello (NY Post) Jets 'gunning' for Patriots.