New England Patriots Links 10/29/15 - Patriots Prepared For Campbell's Super Dolphins

TEAM TALK

• Paul Perillo scouts the matchups: Another Brady aerial assault on tap.
• Patriots Today - Opponent Preview: Miami Dolphins. (2.20 min. video)
• Patriots Today - Belichick Breakdown: Top plays from Week 7. (8.03 min.video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Jeff Howe tells us five things he'll be watching for tonight: Fight fire with fire.
• Karen Guregian discusses how the Patriots are preparing for a surging Dolphins team, on a short week, after playing a very physical Jets team last Sunday.
• Tom E.Curran previews the Patriots-Dolphins matchups.
• Ryan Hannable posts the first part of his story on how Dont'a Hightower became who he is today, with the Patriots defense.
• Ryan Hannable posts the second part of his series on Dont'a Hightower: Surviving a tornado helped strengthen a special friendship.
• Phil Perry notes Dont'a Hightower earns praise from Dolphins coach Dan Campbell.
• Mark Daniels finds that no one fits the Patriots' Do Your Job mantra better than Josh Kline.
• Christopher Price gives us his Patriots-Dolphins scouting report.
• Jeff Kane (ESPNNH) Patriots vs. Dolphins on Thursday Night Football: On paper, Patriots have the edge in almost every category.
• Mark Daniels looks at the tough matchup the OL will face tonight against Cameron Wake, who owns 8.5 career sacks against them.
• Matthew Geagan tells us what to watch for: Another rock fight.
• Nick O'Malley points out Julian Edelman leads the NFL in drops.
• Mark Burke (PatriotsLife) As you'd expect, Tom Brady kills the competition on Thursday night.
• Kevin Duffy notes that while Tom Brady mentioned the offense wanting 'balance', Bill Belichick said he only cares about one stat: wins. "I mean the rest of it, I don't really care about," he said.
• Mike Reiss talks about Julian Edelman's rise from two-and-a-half years ago, into a receiver who now commands some of the league's top defenders.
• Mike Giardi gives us his take on Bill Belichick's Wednesday presser.
• Jared Chandler hears from Rodney Harrison on tonight's matchup, and how he's concerned about Tom Brady taking a cheap shot.
• Mike Reiss talks with Tedy Bruschi, who says fans need to be patient with young CB Malcolm Butler, who is a developing player.
• Mike Reiss reports developmental prospect Rufus Johnson was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list and is out for the season because of an undisclosed illness.
• Ricky Doyle posts a video of an ecstatic boy crying tears of joy after finding a Tom Brady autograph inside a bucket of candy. (1.24 min. video)
• The AP reports Bill Belichick and Dan Campbell share the same mentor.
• Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Chandler Jones is tied for the league lead with 6/5 sacks after recording them in back-to-back weeks for the first time in one year; Rob Ninkovich has 4 QB hits, 3 drawn holds and 1 pressure when rushing the passer, and four passes batted against the Jets; Stephen Gostkowski was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.
• Michael Hurley takes a few paragraphs to blast liar and fraud Roger Goodell, before making his Week 8 picks.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Mark Maske (Washington Post) Patriots look like they're headed to 16-0. Who's going to stop them?
• Staff Report (ESPN Stats & Info) NFL FPI playoff projections and chances of a 16-0 team.
• Tom Pelissero (USA Today) No peeps of 16-0 for Patriots under Bill Belichick.
• Ty Schalter (Bleacher Report) Tom Brady delivering all-time season as Patriots rely on him more than ever.
• Mark Schofield (Inside the Pylon) The chess match: Brady and the Jets. /Fantastic breakdown.
  
• Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) Should Patriots worry about Brandon LaFell's drops?
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Bill Belichick on Dion Lewis' abdomen: 'We'll see tomorrow'.
• Ben Rohrback (Yahoo! Sports) Julian Edelman kills on deflate-gate, concussions and Belichick/Brady impressions.
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Report: Ross Ventrone rejoining Patriots on practice squad.
• Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) What to watch for in Dolphins-Patriots on 'TNF'.
• Barry Wilner, AP (Yahoo! Sports) Patriots ripe for upset by Dolphins? Nah.
• Doug Farrar (SI) How interim coach Dan Campbell is driving a new, tougher Dolphins.
• Chris Trapasso (CBS Sports) Dolphins-Patriots Thursday Night Football preview: 5 key stats to know.
• Benjamin Hoffman (NY Times) Thursday’s Matchup: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots.
• Chris Strauss (USA Today) Ryan Tannehill, Miami Dolphins think big (play) as they prep for Patriots.
• James Walker (ESPN) Dolphins could be at full strength against the Patriots.
• Kenneth Arthur (Sports on Earth) Post-Week 7 eliteness rankings this week.
• Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) AFC East tops division power rankings.
• Dave Dameshek (NFL.com) The Shek Report: Week 7. (3.58 min. video)
• Kenneth Arthur (Sports on Earth) Ranking all 32 starting QBs.
• Peter King (The MMQB) Miami's miracle man; MMQB Mail bag.
• Michael Tunison (Sports on Earth) NFL's strict uniform policy has to go.
• David Steele (Sporting News) Ridiculous NFL fines make you wonder: Does the league even like players?
• Andrea Hangst (Sports on Earth) Belichick's coaching tree bears a couple of rotten apples.
• David Steele (Sporting News) Week 8 NFL picks. Patriots 27-17.

VIEW FROM MIAMI

• Armando Salguero (Miami Herald) Miami Dolphins must abandon preparation regimen that has worked so well.
• Chris Perkins (Sun-Sentinel) Dan Campbell's Dolphins face their big test against AFC East nemesis New England.
• Armando Salguero (Miami Herald) Dolphins at Patriots: A look at the key matchups and who has the edge.
• Dave Hyde (Sun-Sentinel) Five ways the Dolphins can beat Pats.
• Adam H. Beasley (Miami Herald) With odds stacked against his Dolphins, Dan Campbell faces greatest challenge yet.
• Adam H. Beasley (Miami Herald) Ryan Tannehill named AFC Offensive Player of the Week.
• Chris Perkins and Omar Kelly (Sun-Sentinel) Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots: 'Game of the year.' (5.05 min. video) /Kelly makes deflated balls references.  Ha...  Ha... Ha.
  

DEFLATEGATE DUMPSTER

• Eric Wilbur writes that there is a suspension of decency in the NFL's latest deflategate move.
• David Steele (Sporting News) A deflating list: 10 terrible decisions by the NFL.
• Ricky Doyle notes Stephen A.Smith thinks the NFL is going overboard against Tom Brady in deflategate.
• Eric Fisher (Sports Business Journal) John Skipper defends ESPN's audience, talent development, journalistic standards. /Skipper? More like Gilligan.