New England Patriots Links 9/19/14 - Penalties, Mistakes Hurt Offense More

TEAM TALK

• Andy Hart notes Belichick and Brady both know the offense has to spread the ball around.
• Press Pass - Darrelle Revis and others ready for Raiders. (3.50 min. video)
• Patriots Today - Opponent preview: The Oakland Raiders. (2.47 min. video)
• Patriots Today - Three points with Perillo: Run vs. the Raiders. (2.31 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss and Tedy Bruschi break down Patriots vs. Raiders: Belichick won't admit it, but weak foe may give Pats chance to find themselves.
• Mike Reiss and Bill WIlliamson preview Sunday's Oakland at New England matchup.
• Christopher Price explains how Raiders QB Derek Carr has a chance to make history against the Patriots.
• Christopher Price breaks down Patriots-Raiders. (4.16 min. video)
• Christopher Price tells us Pete Morelli will be the referee at Gillette on Sunday.
• Jeff Howe notes the Patriots offense has been hurt way more by mistakes and early-down penalties than from Brady's focus on Edelman and Gronk.
• Doug Kyed lists five good reasons not to fault Brady for 'forcing' passes to Edelman and Gronk - plus screenshots as proof.
• Tom E. Curran spotlights Tom Brady's intensity, that didn't exist at the position before he took over.
• Karen Guregian reports Danny Amendola says he is keeping his focus and not worried about the lack of targets he's getting.
• Christopher Price issues his Week 3 Revis Report: "The Raiders always come to play."
• Lee Schecter tells us the Patriots had perfect attendance at practice.
• Phil Perry shares a few quick-hits from the locker room: Wilfork 'not impressed' by Dont'a Hightower last week because he's always 'a big play ready to happen.'
• Lee Schechter serves up a few leftovers from the Patriots locker room Thursday.
• Adam Kurkjian catches up with Chris Jones who practiced without limitations for the first time this week and is hoping to find his rookie form.
• Mike Reiss notes Jerod Mayo returns to practice after the birth of his fifth child.
  
• Mike Reiss highlights a play from Sunday, where Vince Wilfork drops off the line into coverage, resulting in a Cassel sack.
• Mike Reiss points out what the Patriots can learn from last night's Falcons-Bucs blowout: 1. Importance of directional punting.
• Mike Reiss breaks down the Patriots penalties through two weeks.
• Mike Reiss posts the transcript of his weekly online chat.
• Will Gordon helps clear up some NFL on-field messes, the biggest one of which is the officiating.
• Lee Schechter posts Tom Brady's college resume, the one he had ready if the whole NFL thing didn't work out.
• Gayle Fee Inside Track: Old resume illustrates Tom Brady's upward spiral. Former construction boss says Brady was the 'hardest worker I ever had'.
• Boston Globe posts a photo gallery of Patriots players before they were Patriots. /Worth a look.
• Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Rookie QB Derek Carr will be next up to visit Revis Island; Charles Woodson earns praise from the Patriots after Belichick showed off his highlights this week in meetings; Chandler Jones and Dont'a Hightower goofed around at practice by wearing each other's jersey.
• Jim Lazar hopes the Patriots are all yellowed out from penalty flags by now, and makes his Week 3 picks. Patriots win 34-13.
• ESPN Boston experts make their Patriots vs. Raiders picks.
• Chris Rattey and Steve Silva pick their best bets for Week 3: Patriots, Saints, Texans all locks.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Patriots' Rob Gronkowski leads Week 3 snap report.
• Keith Goldner (NumberFire.com) The two-minute men: What the numbers reveal about the best NFL quarterbacks in crunch time.
• Sheil Kapadia (Sports on Earth) NFL by the numbers through Week 2.
• John Clayton (ESPN) Mailbag: Money can't buy championships.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Poll finds NFL still has strong support across America. /Ya think?.
• Kevin Patra (NFL.com) Week 3 viewer's guide. 'Another long day' for the Raiders, 'another good day' for the Patriots secondary.
• Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) Week 3 Best matchups to watch. Bucky's Beast: Tom Brady vs. the Oakland Raiders.
• Brian Burke (Sports on Earth) Man vs. Machine: NFL Week 3 picks. Man: Patriots 41-7. Machine: Patriots 28-10.
• Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) Week 3 picks. Patriots 33, Raiders 13.
• Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) NFL Week 3 game picks. Patriots 36, Raiders 14.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Week 3 picks. MDS picks Patriots 34-20. Florio picks Patriots 48-17.
• Peter King (The MMQB) Week 3: A Super Bowl rematch, but a much closer game.

VIEW FROM OAKLAND

• Steve Corkran (Oakland Tirbune) Raiders' opponent: Breaking down New England Patriots.
• Bill Williamson (ESPN) Khalil Mack hopes to help Raiders' struggles on run defense.
• Staff Report (Raiders.com) Defensive coordinator Jason Tarver talks about facing Patriots QB Tom Brady, the Raiders keys to victory on defense and more.
• Staff Report (Raiders.com) FB Marcel Reece talks about this week's game against the Patriots and the importance of offensive execution.
• Staff Report (Raiders.com) Offensive Coordinator Greg Olson discusses QB Derek Carr going against New England's defense , the return of Maurice Jones-Drew and more.
• Staff Report (Raiders.com) WR Rod Streater spoke to the media in the locker room and discussed his hip injury, what the Raiders need to do to improve and more.
• Steve Corkran (Oakland Tribune) Former Oakland Raiders can pinpoint downfall: Hue Jackson's dismissal.