TEAM TALK
- John Rooke offers his week-by-week picks for the Patriots 2014 season.
- Andy Hart notes Rodney Harrison and Tedy Bruschi have differing views on Gronkowski declaring himself ready to play in the season opener.
- Andy Hart tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: Ready for some football?
- Conference Call Transcripts: Bill Belichick - Josh McDaniels - Matt Patricia.
- Patriots Radio, WEEI: Bill Belichick (3.28 min. video) - Julian Edelman (3.38 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Player Spotlight: Tim Wright. (2.32 min. video)
- Totally Patriots - Tilted: Shane Vereen (1.11 min. video) and Chandler Jones (1.26 min. video).
- Photos - Robert Kraft's annual Labor Day team party.
LOCAL LINKS
- Ryan Hannable lists the captains for the 2014 season: Tom Brady, Dan Connolly, Jerod Mayo, Vince Wilfork, Devin McCourty and Matthew Slater.
- Mike Giardi breaks down the film on the Miami Dolphins.
- Tom E. Curran thinks this week's hazy, hot and humid weather in Massachusetts is just what the Patriots need for getting ready for the Miami heat.
- Christopher Price shows how the early-season Florida weather doesn't vex the Patriots like it once did.
- Lee Schechter points out that weather won't be the Patriots' only challenge in Miami.
- Christopher Price says the Belichick and the Patriots are ready for the Dolphins' new-look offense.
- Gary Tanguay is concerned about the O-line: will they be enough?
- Tom E. Curran proves that the Patriots' success goes beyond the borders of the AFC East.
- WEEI highlights Tom Brady on D&C Tuesday: "I dealt with whatever feelings I had last week, but I've moved on" regarding Mankins trade.
- Phil Perry notes Tom E. Curran believes Brady "will almost certainly be gone" before his contract is up.
- Ricky Doyle talks about how Red Sox slugger David Ortiz relates to Tom Brady's career outlook and winning mentality.
- Christopher Price notes that at the start of the 2014 season, some of the best QBs in the game are 35 and older.
- Erik Frenz explains exactly what makes the Patriots offense so difficult for wide receivers. /Interesting article.
- Karen Guregian spotlights just what a surprise CB Malcolm Butler has been this season, coming out of nowhere to start opposite Darrelle Revis.
- Jeff Howe reports that for the first time, after ACL tears in his first two seasons, Darius Fleming is on an active NFL roster in September.
- Mike Reiss answers his Patriots Mailbag: Questions surround the team's debut in Miami.
- Mike Reiss notes the Patriots continue to work out free-agents at Gillette Stadium, bringing in a group of nine on Tuesday.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Gronkowski may have felt good to go in Week One, but Belichick has yet to give him the green light; Belichick says the Patriots have to account for the Dolphins' new-look attack.
- Mike Reiss updates us on how some former Patriots players are doing with their new teams.
- CSNNE reports a woman wearing Patriots' gear robbed a bank in Mansfield, MA Tuesday. /I have an alibi, I swear!
NATIONAL NEWS
- Writers (The MMQB) The MMQB's 2014 predictions extravaganza.
- Don Banks (SI) Previewing all 32 NFL teams.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady: "When I suck, I'll retire".
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Bill Belichick: No decision on Rob Gronkowski playing this week.
- Peter King (The MMQB) 1 Question interview: NFL VP of Officiating Dean Blandino, how are penalties going to be called this season?
- Bill Barnwell (Grantland) NFL season predictions, Part 1: The cellar dwellers.
- Adam Schein (NFL.com) NFL crystal ball: Who will rise and who will fall?
- Vincent Frank (SportsNaut) Top storyline for each Week 1 game. Pats-Fins: Statement game for home team.
- Greg Gabriel (Nat'l Football Post) Big storylines have been dropping in the days leading up to kickoff 2014.
- Staff Report (Sports on Earth) Ranking NFL teams by watchability.
- Will Leitch (Sports on Earth) The ultimate NFL road trip.
- Rich Eisen (NFL.com) Podcast: 2014 kickoff Week 1 preview. (1 hour program)
- Charles P. Pierce (Grantland) Tangled roots and tribalism: The cloudy future of football in America.
- AP Report (USA Today) Demise of a defense: Heyday is over for Tampa 2.
- Mike Klis (Denver Post) Wes Welker: "I'm as shocked as everyone" by four-game suspension.
- Mark Kiszla (Denver Post) Broncos need to pass on shameful pattern.
- Jack Bechta (Nat'l Football Post) What is an injury settlement?
- Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) Power Rankings, Week 1. Patriots 5th.
- Dan Schneier (Fox Sports) NFL Power Rankings, Week 1. Patriots 4th.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) NFL Power Rankings. Pats 4th.