New England Patriots Links 10/16/15 - Patriots Preparing for Perfect Luck on Sunday

TEAM TALK

• Patriots - Colts Thursday Injury Report.
• Paul Perillo shares his matchup predictions heading into Week 6 vs. the Indianapolis Colts.
• Erik Scalavino shares the locker room buzz from Thursday at Gillette: Players move on without Solder.
• Press Pass: Patriots prepare to take on Colts. (1.52 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Ben Volin points out the unexpected problem the Colts have with their star QB, as they prep for the Pats: "Luck kinda sucks."
• Jeff Howe says the Patriots are preparing for Andrew Luck to play a perfect game, but a look at Luck's history suggests that won’t happen.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots-Colts, who has the razor's edge? Key matchups.
• Adam Kurkjian notes that it's situations like losing Nate Solder, that explain why the Patriots signed Marcus Cannon to a two-year, $9 million extension last December.
• Mark Farinella discusses how the Patriots will shuffle the O-line.
• Mike Reiss notes Rob Ninkovich feels like he hasn't "played my best ball yet." Ninkovich has nine tackles, one sack and one pass defended.
• Ryan Hannable notes the importance of finding players like Dion Lewis.
• Chad Finn doesn't find Patriots fans to be overconfident about beating the Colts, but they have a right to be.
• Rachel G. Bowers reports on the state of the Indianapolis Colts.
• Ron Borges runs through the hate coming from both sides of Sunday's matchup.
• Doug Kyed reviews all ten interceptions Andrew Luck has thrown in past Colts-Pats matchups.
• Mike Dussault (Pats Propaganda) Thursday Pats Stat Pack. /Interesting look at the numbers through four games.
• Boston.com put together a slideshow of all 13 times Tom Brady has beaten the Colts.
• Henry McKenna finds that Colts players are too embarrassed about the blowout loss to dwell on deflategate.
• Doug Kyed relays Julian Edelman's response to whether the connection he and Tom Brady have is as strong as ever. The answer involves Montana, bears, golf and more.
• Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Sebastian Vollmer wasn't revealing whether he would switch to left tackle this week; New Pats CB Rashaan Melvin doesn't lack confidence, thinks he's a very talented guy; Injury updates; Malcolm Butler thinks it's cool that his Super Bowl XLIX interception has been immortalized in the form of a bobblehead by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum.
• Jeff Howe tackles Twitter questions in his Friday 6-Pack: Can Patriots win the Super Bowl with their secondary?
• John Carucci highlights Tom Brady sharing his thoughts on deflategate, his critics, Gisele and Donald Trump.
• Jim Lazar makes his Week 6 picks and believes that 'without a drop of revenge on their minds' the Patriots will pummel the Colts 53-6.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Matt Chatham (Fox Sports) Game of the Week: If Colts are to beat Patriots, Andrew Luck must stop beating himself.
• Peter King (The MMQB) Running from the Truth: Spotlight for Colts-Patriots should instead be on Indy's rush defense, which has been gashed in three prior games.
• Matt Bowen (ESPN) Tom Brady proves he was right to fight.
• Brian Filipiak (Inside the Pylon) Running on Indy: Patriots ground game looking for repeat performance.
• Michael Weinteb (Rolling Stone) The New England Patriots: Make America great again.
• Bill Simmons (ESPN - 10/06/2007) Kneel before the Pats -- 'cause the Pats ain't kneeling: We're going to keep winning and embarrass you in the process.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Patriots quietly have the NFL’s most effective running game.
• Mike Sando (ESPN) Rob Gronkowski most valuable non-QB to contending teams.
• Mike Wells (ESPN) Jim Irsay: Andrew Luck 'feeling a lot better'.
• Mike & Mike (ESPN) Jaws: Colts' offense must be balanced against Patriots. (1.28 min. audio)
• Alex Marvez (Fox Sports) Patriots vs. the World: Top 10 grudges involving New England that have developed during the Bill Belichick-Tom Brady era.
• Mike Wells (ESPN) Bill Belichick got his coaching start with the Colts in 1975.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) NFL confirms suspension of side judge Rob Vernatchi.
• Around the NFL (NFL.com) Montana on Patriots: 'If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying... they're trying hard'. (1.24 min. video) /Never thought I'd say this but Joe Montana is an airhead.
• Around the NFL (NFL.com) Montana on Brady vs. Rodgers: "I'll take them both." (2.11 min. video)
• Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) NFL Week 6 game picks. Patriots win 34-21.
• Don Banks (SI) NFL Week 6 picks. Patriots 31-17.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) PFT's Week 6 picks. Florio picks Patriots 49-17; MDS picks Patriots 31-10.
• Gary Davenport (Bleacher Report) NFL Picks Week 6. All 8 pick Patriots. "They're a better football team."
• Peter Schrager (Fox Sports) Week 6 Cheat Sheet. Patriots 38-20.
• Staff Report (Sporting News) Week 6 NFL picks: Patriots' vengeance tour rolls into Indy. Patriots 45-7.
• Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Week 6 NFL Picks. Patriots 37-27.
• Nate Davis (USA Today) Week 6 NFL picks. All 7 pick Patriots.
• Experts (ESPN) Week 6 picks. All 13 pick Patriots.

DUMPSTER DIVE - [VIEW FROM INDY]

• Zak Keefer (Indy Star) For 15 years, Colts-Patriots has had it all.
• Bob Kravitz (WTHR) Conversation with Boston Globe's Ben Volin: Colts vs. Patriots.
• Mark Alesia (Indy Star) Big game, more booze? Alcohol sales may exceed a half-million Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
• Gregg Doyel (Indy Star) Colts kicker/punter Pat McAfee bidding for perfect season. /So are the Patriots.
• Nate Taylor (Indy Star) Does Ahmad Bradshaw give Colts the rushing combination they've lacked?
• Scott Horner (Indy Star) Picks: Colts don't stand a chance against Patriots.