New England Patriots Links 3/27/14 - Browner, LaFell Earn Effusive Praise From Former Coaches

TEAM TALK

• Erik Scalavino reports the results are a mixed bag for New England's rules change proposals at the Annual Meeting.
• Patriots Today - Summing up the outcome of Patriots rule proposals. (1.58 min. video)
• Patriots Today - NFC Coaches weigh in on Patriots transactions. (5.26 min. video)
• From the NFL - Patriots head coach Bill Belichick pitches extended PATs. (5.23 min. video)
• PFW in Progress (3/25/14) - Belichick, Wilfork and more. (2 hour program)

LOCAL LINKS

• Ben Volin reports that after talking with their former coaches, Brandon Browner and Brandon LaFell seem to have "The Patriot Way" written all over them.
• Karen Guregian notes Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll got together for a little shop talk while at the NFL's annual meeting.
• Field Yates points out that with recent talk about moving Logan Ryan to safety, one name that is flying under the radar is Duron Harmon.
• Mike Reiss discusses Vince Wilfork’s future with the club and how the situation may have thawed a bit. (1 min. video)
• Mike Reiss recaps how things fared with the Patriots' four rule proposals at the NFL annual meeting.
• Mike Reiss notes Pete Carroll talked up Brandon Browner and is intrigued as to how Belichick plans to use him this season.
• Mike Reiss hears Ron Rivera was effusive in his praise of Brandon LaFell.
• Doug Kyed reports Julian Edelman made a strong impression on 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh during a free-agent visit with San Francisco.
• Ron Borges sums up the reaction of both Bill Belichick and John Fox to their teams' loading up in free agency: "Arms race? What arms race?"
• Mike Reiss posts a few leftover pieces of mail from his weekly mailbag: It would be a surprise if Adrian Wilson makes the club.
• Tom E. Curran suggests ex-Charger and Bronco Shaun Phillips might be on the Pats' radar as a situational pass rusher.
• WEEI profiles potential Patriots in this year's draft: TE Eric Ebron (North Carolina) and CB Bradley Roby (Ohio State).
• Doug Kyed reports WR Kelvin Benjamin worked out for Bill Belichick and Pats coaches at FSU.
• Karen Guregian Patriots Notebook: Ron Rivera is an unabashed Brandon LaFell fan; Pats only saw one of their four rule proposals pass yesterday with one fail and two others tabled; Rex Ryan admitted the division goes still 'goes through New England like always'.
• Jenna Pelletier reports former Patriots tackle Matt Light will spotlight pranks in April Fool's comedy show.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Jamison Hensley (ESPN) Harbaugh 'disturbed' by AFC rivals' moves. "I thought they did a great job and that disturbed me."
• Inside Slant (Yahoo! Sports) Team report: New England Patriots.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Goodell says support for expanded playoffs is "tremendous".
• Eric Adelson (Yahoo! Sports) Roger Goodell leaves door open for playoff expansion this coming season.
• Pat Kirwan (CBS Sports) NFL would do well to heed lessons of Ralph Wilson, league's old guard.
• Larry Hartstein (CBS Sports) Best/Worst hands in the NFL.
• Chris Burke (SI) 2014 NFL free agency: Handing out a grade to every AFC team.  Pats earn B+.
• Tony Villiotti (Nat'l Football Post) A deeper look at the rotating casts in the NFL.
• Tony Villiotti (Nat'l Football Post) The value of compensatory picks: What impact do they really have?
• Andy Fenelon (NFL.com) Top NFL compensatory draft picks.
• John Clayton (ESPN) Bill Belichick makes impact at NFL owners meetings.
• Marc Sessler (NFL.com) What's it really like at the NFL Annual Meeting?
• Don Banks (SI) NFL's desire to 'clean up the game' will be easier said than done.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Five rules changes get NFL owners' approval at league meeting.
• Dan Pompei (Sports on Earth) The NFL could benefit from using more instant replay technology.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NaVorro Bowman rule passes, reviewing everything fails.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Most coaches don't want to be able to challenge everything. /Makes sense.
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) NFL wants to crack down on on-field taunting.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL will test longer extra points for two weeks in the preseason.
• Andy Benoit (The MMQB) Vick? Geno? What are the Jets doing?
• Mike Tanier, Dan Pompei and Russ Lande (Sports on Earth) Mock Draft, mach two. Pats pick S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (Alabama) or DL Ra'Shede Hageman (Minnesota).
• Greg Gabriel (Nat'l Football Post) Mock Draft 2.0. Pats pick DE/OLB Kony Ealy (Missouri).
• Eric Galko (Sporting News) Mock draft: Pats pick OG Xavier Su'a-Filo (UCLA).