New England Patriots Links 1/29/15 - Super Bowl XLIX: Day 4

TEAM TALK

• Paul Perillo finds WR Brian Tyms excited and ready to contribute in the Super Bowl, :when it's my time I'll be ready."
• Andy Hart Wednesday Super Bowl Notes: Rob Gronkowski is healthy and appreciative of a return trip to the Super Bowl; More.
• Briana Palma shares some player selfies from Media Day.
• Wednesday Pressers: Bill Belichick (17.25 min. video) and Vince Wilfork (16.27 min. video)
• Patriots Media Access RoundupMedia Access Roundup 1/28.
• Patriots Today - Looking ahead to Seahawks. (2.39 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Jeff Howe says the Patriots legacy is on the line this Sunday.
• Shalise Manza Young calls Matt Patricia the brains behind the defense.
• Ron Borges uses boxing analogies, believing this game will be decided by tactics instead of brawn.
• Mike Reiss passes along the pool report from Wednesday's practice: Heavy dose of situational reps.
• Mike Reiss posts a recap of some of the notbable storylines from Wednesday and a preview of what's in store for themtoday.
• Ryan Hannable notes Rob Gronkowski says people 'underestimate' how serious he takes football.
• Karen Guregian talks about the unspoken connection of Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski.
• Christopher Price looks at how the Patriots scout teamers are preparing the starters for the Super Bowl.
• Phil Perry relays a report that suggests the Patriots are contemplating shelling out $20M for Revis, as talks for an extension have not gone anywhere.
• Dan Ventura notes there was a time when Darrelle Revis had no use for the Patriots, but now he's happy he crossed the line.
• Mike Reiss notes Darrelle Revis was betting on himself when he signed what was essentially a one-year contract with the Patriots.
• Mike Reiss notes Josh McDaniels defended the team's usage of ineligible receivers in its two playoff games.
• Mike Petraglia points out how the players appreciate Bill Belichick for how adaptive he is and how appreciative they are of what they do.
• Kirk Minihane explains why Tom Brady will be facing the most pressure of any athlete in any game of his lifetime.
• Tom E. Curran reports Tom Brady still feels the agony of Super Bowl defeats.
• Tom E. Curran notes the hype may go to Richard Sherman but Brady says Earl Thomas is 'phenomenal'.
• Jimmy Toscano notes the Seahawks describe Brady as more 'fiery' than most QBs, but also calm in the face of pressure.
• Mike Reiss notes Matthew Slater is playing for more than himself.
• Jerry Thornton posts his Super Bowl diary: Day 1.
• Ryan Hannable talks about how the Patriots went from replacing legendary Dante Scarnecchia with Dave DeGuglielmo.
• Tom Layman thumbnails each Patriots game leading up to the Super Bowl.
• Mike Reiss sits down with DT Alan Branch to talk about facing his former teammates and preparing for the Super Bowl; Plus making a prediction. (5.51 min. video)
• Tom Layman thinks the Seahawks plan will be to stop the do-it-all Patriots.
• Braden Campbell asserts New England is way, way better than Seattle. At football. And things that aren’t football, too.
• Jack Andrade finds that the Boston Sports Fan Group of Seattle has stuck together in support of their team for years.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Greg A. Bedard (The MMQB) Why the Patriots will win.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Undrafted Patriots are thankful Belichick noticed them.
• Chris Burke (SI) After Nate Solder, who's up next in Patriots' rotation of trick plays?
• Chase Stuart (NY Times) Patriots' real trick: Knowing the rules.
• Michael Salfino (Wall St. Journal) How the Patriots built an offense with NFL scraps.
• Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Who will win: Patriots pass rush vs. Russell Wilson.
• Matt Bowen (Bleacher Report) LeGarrette Blount, play-action pass could give Seahawks fits.
• Greg Garber (ESPN) Tom Brady versus Bill Belichick.
• Mike WIlkening (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady has a cold.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Revis calls Brady "probably the best player to play the game".
• Pat Kirwan (CBS Sports) Six questions with Tom Brady ahead of Super Bowl 49.
• Gary Mihoces (USA Today) When it comes to interceptions, are quarterbacks solely to blame?
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) LeGarrette Blount admits Seahawks defense is "pretty good".
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Questions raised about Blount orchestrating his return to Patriots, "Doesn't add up."
• Austin Murphy (SI) Ever the underdog, fearless Edelman intends to upend Super expectations.
• Michael Rosenberg (SI) What makes Gronk as great as he is? Even he doesn't know the answer.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Pats could get Stork back for Super Bowl.
• Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) Super Bowl 49: The story of how Darrelle Revis became a Patriot.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Revis, Patriots not talking yet.
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Vince Wilfork: Bill Belichick has turned into a big softyturned into a big softyturned into a big softy.
• Marc Sessler (NFL.com) How Patriots turn other teams' trash into treasure.
• Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) Patriots' Darrelle Revis at Media Day: 'I don't miss the Jets'.
• Lorenzo Reyes (USA Today) Vince Wilfork is Patriots' steadying presence.
• Greg A. Bedard (The MMQB) 1Q Interview: Stephen Gostkowski, are you ready to kick on the big stage?
• Jenny Vrentas (The MMQB) Inside Belichick's library.
• Daryl Sng (SoSH Football Central) Fumbling the data: The truth about the Patriots fumble rate.
• Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Prisco: Russell Wilson closer to Tim Tebow than Tom Brady.
• Don Banks (SI) Despite separate styles, Belichick and Carroll aren't that different after all.
• Ryan Sawtelle (Square Space) The reason you hate the Patriots is because they win.
• Kerry Byrne (Cold Hard Football Facts) Super Bowl XLIX stats, facts, trends.
• Report (Cold, Hard Football Facts) Super Bowl 49 Game Capsule: Patriots @ Seahawks.
• Richard Deitsch (SI) John Harbaugh to join NBC's Super Bowl coverage, more pregame tidbits.
• Peter King (The MMQB) The Super Bowl Mailbag.
• Around the League (NFL.com) Back to the field: Takeaways from Wednesday. Marcus Cannon "was a tad salty"? /Because he wouldn't answer your deflategate questions??? C'mon man!
• Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) 10-point stance: Player conduct under microscope at Super Bowl.
• Christine Brennan (USA Today) NFL stays strong through controversial season.
• Video (ESPN) Orangutan predicts Super Bowl Winner. (1.40 min. video) /Smartest 'expert' on ESPN.
• Matt Barrie and Antonio Pierce (ESPN) Unsung impact defensive players. (1.44 min. video)
• Inside the NFL (NFL.com) Super Bowl picks: Boomer Esiason, Phil Simms & Brandon Marshall pick Patriots, Ed Reed picks Seattle.

VIEW FROM SEATTLE

• Bob Condotta (Seattle Times) Richard Sherman vs. Darrelle Revis debate resurfaces.
• Clare Farnsworth (Seahawks.com) Darrelle Revis’ Island? Or Richard Sherman’s Amusement Park?
• Tony Drovetto (Seahawks.com) New England Patriots cornerback Brandon Browner a "founding father" of Seattle's 'Legion of Boom'.
• Matt Prentz (Seattle Times) Seahawks kick-started careers of Patriots’ Alan Branch, Sealver Siliga.
• Bob Condotta (Seattle Times) Only elite quarterbacks have won back-to-back Super Bowls.
• Garland Potts (Seattle Times) The rarity of the Super Bowl repeat.

DEFLATEGATE DUMPSTER

• Neil Paine (FiveThirtyEight) Your guide to deflate-gate/Ballghazi-related statistical analyses.
• Andrew Brandt (The MMQB) The NFL’s reality TV mess.
• Jeff Castilla (Fantasy Knuckleheads) Why Deflategate does not matter.
• Bill Herman (Shouting Loudly) On deflategate, statistics, and reasonable inferences.
• Paul Kuharsky (ESPN) Blake: Every team deflates footballs.
• Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) Football that started Deflategate could be worth $50K.
• Austin Knoblauch (LA Times) 'Deflategate': Richard Sherman should be fined, Boomer Esiason says.
• Dan Cahill (Chicago Sun Times) 4 Downs with Ditka: Deflategate, '85 Bears and Super Bowl pick.
• Brent Schrotenboer and Jim Corbett (USA Today) NFL greats weigh in on the Belichick/Brady legacy.