New England Patriots Links 10/20/15 - Dominique Easley Plays His Best Game Against Colts

TEAM TALK

• John Rooke Nitpicks & Nitwits: From Deflategate to Deflatebrain?
• Patriots 34-27 win over the Colts is the highest rated Patriots game of the season through six weeks.
• Paul Perillo tells us who won their matchups on Sunday.
• Paul Perillo highlights Belichick's praise of his special teams unit.
• Conference Call transcript: Bill Belichick [10/19].
• Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Colts.
• Patriots Today - Locker Room Celebration in Indy. (1.35 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Eric Wilbur states the Colts still can't compare to the Patriots.
• Chad Finn writes that while the Patriots didn't win a laugher, the Colts still ended up a laughingstock.
• Erik Frenz gives us 5 takeaways from the Patriots' win over the Colts: Rob Gronkowski opens up everything else.
• Jeff Howe dissects the film from the Patriots’ 34-27 victory and then offers some observations: Dominique Easley had his best game as a pro.
• Tom E. Curran notes the Patriots don’t have an air of invincibility as much as they have an air of inevitability.
• Nik DeCosta-Klipa presents a brief history of Jamie Collins taking flight.
• Mike Giardi examines Pat Chung's role in slowing down TY Hilton. /Interesting.
• Kevin Duffy assesses at the Patriots injuries after Sunday night.
  
• Mike Reiss notes the post-game subdued mood of the players, almost as if they felt like they had lost instead of improving to 5-0.
• Steve Buckley isn't surprised there was no gloating by the Patriots after the win.
• Doug Kyed reviews the film to explain how the Patriots got creative with a depleted cornerback corps.
• Mike Reiss spotlights how the cornerback position has changed since Revis and Browner left.
• Michael Hurley thinks the Cults just ran the single worst play in NFL history, and other leftover Patriots thoughts.
• Tom E. Curran says the Colts' fake punt was just another brain-dead move by a brain-dead organization. /Curran's Twitter name for the play: The Pink Slip.
• Ryan Hannable notes the Colts forced Tom Brady into his slowest snap-to-attempt time of the season.
• Mike Reiss breaks down the snap counts from Sunday night's win over the Colts, and takes note of Jerod Mayo's changing role.
• Mike Reiss looks at whether Bill Belichick should have gone for the two-point conversion after LeGarrette Blount's receiving TD, with 12.56 left in the 4th quarter.
• Mike Reiss notes John Elway recently weighed in on football inflation levels, indicating he was in favor of QBs having balls inflated however they like.
• Chris Mason Patriots Notebook: Belichick is in Malcolm Butler's corner.
• Ron Borges calls this a smart win for Brady and the Patriots in his Week 6 Report Card.
• Christopher Price comes up with ten questions for the AFC as midseason looms.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Michael Rosenberg (SI) Colts can't fool Belichick, and their trick play tricks no one in loss to Pats.
• Charles P. Pierce (Grantland) Snap Judgment: The Pats deflate the Colts in Indy.
• Ross Tucker (Sports on Earth) The Colts and Big Game Syndrome.
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Seven Patriots standouts from win over Colts.
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Bill Belichick: Malcolm Butler hasn't 'hit the peak'.
• Emily Kaplan (The MMQB) 10 Things I think I think: 4. I think I wonder if Bill Belichick is on the brink of revolutionizing how teams approach offensive lines.
• Chris Burke (SI) Jets are ready to challenge Pats for AFC East. (1.35 min. video)
• Monday NFL Preview (ESPN) Can Brady lead Patriots to 16-0 again? (1.30 min. video)
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Belichick explains Colts’ fake punt fiasco better than Pagano.
• Knee Jerk (Football by Football) Knee Jerk fires away after a busy weekend of NFL action. /Snark-lover's delight.
• Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Julian Edelman unveils 'Star Pats' poster after 'Star Wars' trailer premiere.
• Zach Kruse (SportsDaily) Best, worst players from NFL Week 6.
• Sean Gentille (Sporting News) Let's laugh at the NFL: Colts' snapocalypse, naked butts, Washington QBs.
• Rob Maaddi, AP (Denver Post) Get ready for a pair of 18-0 teams in the Super Bowl.
• Staff (Fox Sports) Week 6 QB rankings. Brady No. 3.
• Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Watchability Rankings: Which teams entertain most? Patriots 7th.
• Chris Burke (SI) Sour Rankings: Colts' fake punt try was nothing but a glorious disaster.
• Matt Yoder (Awful Announcing) Al Michaels crushes deflategate over/under prop bet.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL, NFLRA discussing new suspension procedures.

VIEW FROM NY

• Ohm Youngmisuk (ESPN) Sheldon Richardson: Jets 'licking our chops' as Pats showdown approaches.
• Rich CImini (ESPN) Chop-licking Jets need to play better for longer to beat Patriots.
• Manish Mehta (NY Daily News) Five rules for the Jets on how to beat the Patriots.
• Steve Serby (NY Post) Bowles’ new Jets facing same old Belichick-Brady problem.
• Seth Walder (NY Daily News) Todd Bowles has Jets approaching Patriots without any fanfare or hype.
• Brian Costello (NY Post) Jets show how far gone Rex Ryan is in Patriots showdown prep.
• Ben Shpigel (NY Times) The Patriots, once a Jets obsession, are now just an obstruction.
• Brian Costello (NY Post) Stevan Ridley’s Jets debut could be his revenge game.
• Seth Walder (NY Daily News) Jets WR Quincy Enunwa suspended four games for 2014 domestic violence arrest.

DUMPSTER DIVE - [LEFTOVER COLTS CRAP]

• Stephen Holder (Indy Star) Colts coach Chuck Pagano: 'I don't regret the play call at all'. /Nothing?  Nothing at all?.
• Bob Kravitz (WTHR) Say it, Griff Whalen...say it: 'It was my fault.'
• Bob Kravitz (WTHR) Dopey Report Card: Colts vs. Patriots.
• Kevin Rader (WTHR) Ill-fated Colts play target of internet memes.
• Dana Hunsinger Benbow (Indy Star) Ummm ... Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano answers some of your questions.
• Video (Indy Star) Colts try and recover from loss to Patriots, (1.43 min. video)