New England Patriots Links 11/11/14 - Patriots Back to Work

TEAM TALK

• John Rooke posts his Week 10 Nitpicks & Nitwits, even on a bye week.
• Briana Palma tells us how the Patriots spent the bye week.
• Conference Call Transcripts: Bill Belichick - Josh McDaniels - Matt Patricia.
• Patriots Today - First and Goal: Targeting Indianapolis. (2.23 min. video)
• WEEI Patriots Monday: Bill Belichick (15.57 min.) - Tom Brady (18.19 min.) - Vince Wilfork (10.22 min.) - Michael Hoomanawanui (14.50 min.) - Julian Edelman (16.11 min.)

LOCAL LINKS

• Jeff Howe reports the Patriots return to Gillette Stadium today to prepare for a crucial seven-game stretch that will validate their place in the AFC.
• Christopher Price writes the Patriots will seek to continue their dominance against the Colts and Andrew Luck.
• Chris Villani notes we have a habit of moving the goalposts on the Patriots around here, but this is a legitimate challenging stretch coming up.
• Jeff Howe thumbnails the Patriots' next seven opponents, six with winning records and the 2-8 Jets.
• Eric Wilbur declares the Patriots the winners of the AFC East and sees Green Bay as possibly the only hurdle between the Pats and 14-2.
• Mike Reiss believes the Patriots did the right thing by tweaking the incentives in Sebastian Vollmer's contract.
• Christopher Price tells us five things we have to know about the Colts: Andrew Luck is playing at an MVP level.
• Lee Schechter posts some quick hits from Bill Belichick's Monday conference call on the Colts.
• Lee Schechter serves up some soundbites from the assistant coaches' conference calls.
• Tom E. Curran reminds us that Darrelle Revis will be all business when it comes to his football future.
• Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: The Patriots restructured Sebatian Vollmer's contract so he can earn more reachable playing-time incentives for 2014; Former Patriots DBs Darius Butler and Sergio Brown have established themselves with the Colts; Tom Brady went on a quick bye-week vacation with his wife and kids, which Brady acknowledged is a bit different than how he used to spend his bye weeks, "The 25-year old Tom Brady had a great time". Ryan Mallett and Brian Hoyer will face each other this Sunday, and Brady is rooting for both of them.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Tedy Bruschi (ESPN) Bruschi on Tap: Andrew Luck just might be more dangerous than Peyton Manning.
• Mike Wells (ESPN) Andrew Luck has yet to figure out Bill Belichick and the Patriots.
• Conor Orr (NFL.com) Tom Brady talks about his secret to longevity.
• Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) 14 most important games of 2014 NFL playoff chase: Patriots at Indy.
• Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) QB Index: Why are Kaepernick, Cam, Wilson struggling?
• Don Banks (SI) Week 10 Snap Judgments: Detroit Lions contending under Jim Caldwell; More.
• Sheil Kapadia (Sports on Earth) Ten takeaways from Week 10.
• Bill Barnwell (Grantland) NFL Week 10 wrap-up: Sorting through the clumps.
• Around the League (NFL.com) Thirty-four things you need to know from Week 10.
• Kevin Seifert (ESPN) Inside Slant: Jimmy Graham, Hail Marys and offensive pass interference.
• Ben Cosman (Sports on Earth) NFL's oddest moments: Week 10.
• Peter King (The MMQB) Tuesday Mailbag: Revisiting the Jimmy Graham pass interference call; More.
• Kenneth Arthur (Sports on Earth) The NFL's All-Overrated defense.  T.J. Ward on this list.
• Jerry Sullivan (Buffalo News) Bills’ home losses that simply defy belief. 7. Pats 23, Bills 21 (2013)