New England Patriots Links 10/15/15 - Will Patriots Serve Up More Ground & Pound, Or Pass?

TEAM TALK

• Patriots - Colts Wednesday Injury Report.
• Erik Scalavino tells us what happened Wednesday at Gillette: Solder reportedly out for season.
• PFW in Progress Recap 10/14: Patriots - Colts Preview.
• Belichick Breakdown: Week 5 at Cowboys. (6.26 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss looks at how the Patriots CBs will match up against the Colts WRs.
• Doug Kyed notes the Patriots rivalry turned embarrassing for the Colts well before deflategate.
• Mark Daniels explains why beating the Colts might not be as simple this time.
• Christopher Price believes the Pats running game will carve up Pagano and the indy run defense again.
• Tom E. Curran knows there’s a little more emotion this week, as hard as they try to deny it.
• Ben Volin finds it humorous how the Colts try to claim they (and everyone else) have moved on from the AFC Championship game and its aftermath..
• Adam Kurkjian notes Tom Brady admitted he was "definitely human" yesterday, but wouldn't bite on any Colts talk.
• Ian Logue (PatsFans) Inside the Numbers: 3rd-and-1? No problem so far for Patriots.
• Mike Reiss looks at Dion Lewis' short, 7-day stint with the Colts as forgettable for all around.
• Mike Reiss notes that Dont'a Hightower, who left Sunday's game with a rib injury, was at practice on Wednesday, which at least is a positive sign.
• Chad Finn states that this Patriots team cannot be measured against what other teams are accomplishing, and can only be measured against themselves.
• Eric Wilbur is still rightly suspicious of the Colts for pumping in crowd noise back in 2007. The internet has been scrubbed of both audio and video of the skipping audio in Indy.
• Ryan Hannable reports Chuck Pagano says he's unaware of Colts players not referring to the Patriots by name.
• Matt Dolloff claims the Colts are going out of their way to avoid giving the Patriots any bulletin board material before Sunday. /That ship has sailed.
• Karen Guregian calls Jamie Collins freakishly good.
• Tom E. Curran brings up five questions the Patriots face without Nate Solder.
• Jeff Howe notes Jerod Mayo is a steadying, level-headed force for the Patriots defense, who is playing down a potential re-emergence if Hightower is unable to play.
• Rich Garven reports LBs Jonathan Freeny and Jon Bostic are are ready to step up for the defense.
• Mike Reiss offers five things to know about the Patriots; claim of CB Rashaan Melvin off waivers.
• Jerry Thornton notes Tom Brady reacts to the internet's obsession with him.
• Ryan Hannable shares a few things from Tom Brady opening up about his personal life a bit to People Magazine and Yahoo! Style.
• Fitzy from Townie News was so fired up for Colts week, he put out a new 'Wicked Pissah Pats/Colts Revengecast.' (4.14 min. video)  /NSFW-language.
  
• Jackie MacMullen gets some facts wrong while rehashing deflategate and rambling about why the Patriots want payback.
• Henry McKenna finds that ESPN's four-sport 'Ultimate Rankings' ranks Boston remarkably poorly. /Go figure.
• Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Shaq Mason's teammates poked fun at how last week they watched film of him sprinting nearly 40 yards without anyone to block; Dont'a Hightower's ribs didn't keep him from participating in practice; Dion Lewis isn't concerned with his fantasy stats.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Andy Benoit (The MMQB) The prospering Patriots: Everyone expected New England to dominate on offense this season, but the performance of its defense has been a pleasant surprise.
• Greg A. Bedard (SI) Blanket Coverage: Do Colts have any chance at stopping Tom Brady, Pats?
• Bill Bodell (Goal Line Gazette) Patriots vs. Colts: The matchup we've all been waiting for.
• Kevin Chroust (AP) Patriots-Colts Preview.
• Gary Myers (NY Daily News) Tom Brady and Patriots will be out for revenge vs. Colts for Deflategate.
• Willie McGinest (NFL.com) Packers', Patriots' success no surprise in light of winning ways.
• Ian O'Connor (ESPN) Roger Goodell should drop NFL's Deflategate appeal today.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL reassigns Lions-Seahawks back judge away from Sunday Night Football. /Interesting.
• Mike Wells (ESPN) Colts QB Andrew Luck not sure bet to play vs. Patriots despite practicing.
• Zac Jackson (ProFootballTalk) Luck listed as limited, says he’s getting "close".
• Andy Benoit (SI) Why do quarterbacks shoulder the blame for every interception?
• Gil Brandt (NFL.com) Bengals, Packers boast best offenses among high-scoring teams.
• John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL MVP Projection: Tom Brady on pace to destroy passing yards record.
• Timothy Downs (Rant Sports) Power Ranking Top 10 NFL MVP Candidates heading into Week 6.
• Timothy Downs (Rant Sports) 10 Bold predictions for Week 6 of NFL season.
• Eric Edholm (Yahoo! Sports) Playoff Projection: Big Ben in Indy 10 years after 'The Tackle'
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL suspends side judge over clock mistake.
• AP (ESPN) Former Patriots OL Sam Adams dies at 67.

DUMPSTER DIVE [VIEW FROM INDY]

• George Bremer (The Herald Bulletin) Andrew Luck is trending in the right direction.
• Stephen Holder (Indy Star) Andrew Luck isn't alone in taking lumps against Patriots.
• Zak Keefer (Indy Star) What's keeping Andrew Luck out?
• Gregg Doyel (Dwayne Allen Show) 'If Patriots win, they'll be a whole lot of awful people that are happy.' (1.41 min. video) /Pound sand, Doyel.
• Bob Kravitz (WTHR) With Colts and Patriots, what they say and what they mean are two different things.
• Zak Keefer (Indy Star) Colts sign Ahmad Bradshaw.
• Dana Hunsinger Benbow (Indy Star) Couples divided: Colts, Patriots fans in the same house.