TEAM TALK
- Conference Call Transcript: Bill Belichick.
- Totally Patriots - Bryan Stork goes one-on-one in front of North Andover High School students; Joe Vellano shows us a different side of himself. (21 min. video)
- Patriots This Week - Recapping Patriots wins. (20 min. video)
- NFL GameDay Morning (NFL.com) Where do the Patriots rank in the AFC? (4.35 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Christopher Price Sunday NFL Notes: Going inside the numbers with 2014 Patriots.
- Mike Reiss posts some quick-hit weekend thoughts from the Patriots and around the NFL
- Jeff Howe looks at the next three opponents the Patriots will face, all three with high-flying offenses.
- Adam Kurkjian focuses on the steady improvement on the O-line under the leadership of Dan Connolly and Ryan Wendell.
- Jeff Howe believes Bill Belichick's greatest defensive adjustments will stem from in-house strategical maneuvering.
- Mike Reiss says this isn't the tine to make a definitive judgment on the defense.
- Chris Villani picks five crucial areas the Patriots need to focus on.
- Mark Daniels reports that once again, unheralded youngsters are stepping up for the Patriots.
- Lee Schechter says RB Jonas Gray is here to stay.
- Steve Buckley writes that in a sick, weird, twisted way, this has been one of the most entertaining Patriots seasons in the Belichick/Brady era.
- Glen Farley shares some thoughts on what the Patriots' seven games have taught us so far.
- Mark Daniels notes the Patriots are prepping for the unfamiliar Bears by looking at familiar AFC East opponents.
- Ryan Hannable hears Belichick's high praise for Jay Cutler, as the Patriots begin preparing for the Bears.
- Kevin Duffy mentions the meltdown in the Chicago Bears locker room following their loss to the Dolphins Sunday.
- Jeremy Gottlieb reports the Bills and Dolphins both won on Sunday, inching closer to the Pats in the AFC East standings.
- Erik Frenz re-examines the Patriots' narrow victory over the Jets to see how they can fix their problems in run defense.
- Ryan Hannable notes Brandon Browner has ground to make up after missing the first six games.
- Tom E. Curran gets Belichick's explanation of the Patriots final offensive possession against the Jets: "Obviously... we wanted to do better and do more than we did."
- Mike Reiss serves up a few notable soundbites from Bill Belichick's Sunday conference call.
- Mike Reiss reviews the film on Pats-Jets and breaks it all down: First quarter - Second quarter - Third quarter - Fourth quarter.
- Mike Reiss posts a seven-game snapshot of playing time for offensive skill-position players to help identify emerging trends and player value.
- Christopher Price charts the offensive opportunities for the Patriots skill position players.
- Tom E. Curran posts Tom Brady's congratulatory message to Peyton Manning.
- Karen Guregian details just how deep Devin McCourty's commitment to sickle cell patients has been.
- Mike Reiss tells us the interesting football journey of RB James White.
- Eric Wilbur wonders why Patriots fans are so damned miserable. /Maybe because you keep writing how Brady is done and the team sucks.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Bill Barnwell (Grantland) The trade: Was Belichick to New England the best deal in league history?
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Grades Week 7. Pats earn a B.
- Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: At 38, Peyton Manning's prime is right now.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL morning after: Teams win and lose, quarterbacks don’t.
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Sorting the Sunday pile, Week 7.
- Bryant McFadden and Derek Rackley (Sports on Earth) NFL Week 7: Nothing but drama.
- Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Monday morning hangover: Shattered records and missing weapons.
- Nate Davis (USA Today) NFL Week 7 winners and losers.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL winners and losers: Week 7.
- Experts Report (USA Today) Takeaways: What you need to know from every NFL game.
- Tom Pelissero (USA Today) Week 7 hot reads.
- Joe Delessio (Sports on Earth) The FXFL: Football's new experiment.