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TEAM TALK
- PFW sits down with starting left tackle Nate Solder to talk about some of his earliest and most unforgettable football memories.
- Patriots Today - Talking Patriots with Bill Polian. (3.13 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Talking QBs with Jim Miller. (3.20 min. video)
- Patriots Today - NFL hopefuls on the Patriots and more. (2.51 min. video)
- Patriots Today - What's cooking on defense? (2.49 min. video)
- Patriots Roster Report (2/21/14) The addition of Michael Lombardi as an assistant to the coaching staff, whether the Patriots will use the franchise tag and more. (7.26 min.)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss highlights Matthew Slater's value in the special teams market.
- Tom E. Curran calls it the epitome of a high-class football problem, but the way the Patriots deal annually with compressed offseasons is something no other salary-cap era team can even approach.
- Jeff Howe speculates on how the Patriots draft plans may have changed after the Combine.
- Christopher Price tells us five things we learned from the Combine Monday: DL Aaron Donald did a lot to bolster his stock.
- Nick O'Malley looks at the weekend Combine winners, losers and who the New England Patriots might target.
- Christopher Price picks out LB Tyler Starr (South Dakota) as a possible under-the-radar prospect for New England.
- Nick O'Malley thumbnails possible Pats' picks DE/LB Trent Murphy (Stanford), DT DaQuan Jones (Penn State), LB Tyler Starr (South Dakota) and LB Prince Shembo (Notre Dame).
- Mike Reiss notes the status of some of the top TE prospects in the NFL draft is in question due to injuries.
- Mike Reiss continues his series of assessing the best approach, Draft or Free Agency, to filling needs at each position: Offensive Tackle.
- Tom E. Curran concludes his Patriots positional review: Specialists.
- Mike Reiss is keeping an eye on DL Red Bryant, who is expected to be released by the Seattle Seahawks.
- Mike Reiss looks at last year's Patriots draft picks and matches their Combine/Pro Day results with those from this year's draft class to see who's comparable: Dobson & Boyce - Jamie Collins.
- Erik Frenz sees the possibility of QB A.J. McCarron (Alabma) being picked by the Patriots in the middle rounds.
- Erik Frenz notes the Patriots were set to meet with S Hasean Clinton-Dix (Alabama) and DL Aaron Donald (Pitt).
- Obnoxious Boston Fan posts a clip of Kevin Spacey explaining why he named his dog "Boston". (2.35 min. video) /Not football related, but pretty cool nonetheless.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Rumors continue to swirl of Schiano to Patriots.
- 2014 NFL Scouting Combine (NFL.com) Official site with all of the results, top performers, analysis and more.
- Greg Gabriel (Nat'l Football Post) Combine breakdown of the defensive talent showcased Monday.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) NFL Monday Combine Musings: Under-radar free agents to watch.
- Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) Day 3: Jadeveon Clowney, Aaron Donald shine; Michael Sam struggles.
- Frank Cooney (CBS sports) 2014 NFL Combine: Five takeaways from Monday.
- Dr. David Chao (Nat'l Football Post) Monday Morning MD: Combine notes and a look at some of the unsung heroes of the NFL.
- Doug Kyed (Fox Sports) Monday's Combine winners and losers.
- Tony Villiotti (Nat'l Football Post) Combine performance: Tight ends and Offensive line.
- Greg Peshek (Rotoworld) Out of the Box: TE Metrics - CB Metrics 1.0 - WR Metrics 1.0 - WR Metrics 2.0.
- Peter King (The MMQB) The Clowney conundrum; Reader mailbag.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL likely to make racial slurs a point of emphasis.