New England Patriots Links 3/16/15 - Prepping For Second Wave of Free Agency

TEAM TALK

• Patriots All Access [3/13] - The departure of Darrelle Revis, where the Patriots might go next in free agency, More. (18.57 min. video)
• Andy Hart and Paul Perillo debate whether the cornerback position is now the Patriots biggest need in free agency.
• Erik Scalavino passes along the report that the Patriots re-signed DT Alan Branch and LB Chris White.
• Patriots 2015 Free Agent Tracker.

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss posts some quick-hit weekend Patriots thoughts: New LB Jabaal Sheard showed a lot of heart in Cleveland, why the Patriots didn't sign Darrelle Revis and more.
• Christopher Price Sunday NFL Notes: New year, same old Rex Ryan.
• Chad Finn Sunday Mail: There are no bad guys in the departure of Darrelle Revis to the Jets.
• Karen Guregian says that Revis will cause the Patriots even more trouble since now he has inside information on Tom Brady and the rest of the offense.
• Mike Reiss notes that with Reggie Bush signing with San Francisco, the Patriots are still looking for a replacement for Shane Vereen.
• Mike Reiss tells us what Alan Branch brings to the Patriots.
• Tom E. Curran ranks the Patriots AFC East rivals' moves so far.
• Ryan Hannable recaps Julian Edelman on the Rich Eisen Show: '[BIll Belichick] always has a plan; I trust what he's doing.'
• Phil Perry highlights Robert Kraft's guest appearance at the St. Patrick's Day Breakfast in South Boston.
• Chris Villani says the 'In Bill we trust' mantra will be put to the test.
• Karen Guregian NFL Roundup: Patriots sign Alan Branch, wait on Vince Wilfork; More.
• Bill Speros shares 50 great Boston sports memories on his 50th birthday.
• The AP reports DeMaurice Smith was re-elected NFLPA executive director.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Top 20 NFL Games of 2014 (NFL.com) Game 1 Patriots vs. Seahawks, Super Bowl XLIX. (6.26 min. video)
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Patriots sign Scott Chandler.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Patriots re-sign Chris White.
• Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) Ranking New England Patriots best remaining free-agency options.
• Rich Eisen Show (NFL.com) Julian Edelman channels Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. (1.31 min. video)
• Mike Rodak (ESPN) Rex Ryan: Bills got stronger, Patriots didn't.
• Conor Orr (NFL.com) AFC East teams spend big to catch up with Patriots.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Rex says the Bills are closing the gap with the Patriots.
• Rich Cimini (ESPN NY) Patriots owner Robert Kraft takes playful jab at Jets.
• Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: The biggest gamble in wildest offseason week.
• John Clayton (ESPN) NFL Mailbag: Moves by AFC East, Eagles, Saints among interesting early storylines.
• Marc Sessler (NFL.com) Eight takeaways from the weekend's free agency.
• John McClain (Houston Chronicle) Free-agent nose tackle Vince Wilfork in Houston to meet with Texans.
• Report (101 Awards) 45th Annual 101 Awards. Bill Belichick earns AFC Coach of the Year.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Big gap exists in the running back market.
• Gil Brandt (NFL.com) Lions, Pats among teams with new draft plans due to free agency
• Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Vince Wilfork, Ridley lead remaining free agents.
• Mike Wilkening (ProFootballTalk) Top free agents left.
• Matt Bowen (Bleacher Report) Free agency continues to be balancing act of old and new.
• Andrew Sharp (Grantland) Null and void: Roger Goodell’s ridiculous free-agency blunder.
• Bill Barnwell (Grantland) The 10 worst free-agent deals (so far).
• Brandon Wise (CBS Sports) NFLPA re-elects DeMaurice Smith as executive director.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Handling of NFLPA candidates sparks complaints.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Sean Gilbert proposes an alternative league during a lockout.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Could early retirements be a trend?
• Tony Villiotti (Nat'l Football Post) Ranking the Draft performance of colleges.
• Report (NFLPA.com) 2015 NFL Salary Cap and Adjusted Team Positions. [UPDATED]
• Brian Baldinger (NFL.com) Mock Draft 1.0. Pats pick WR Jaelen Strong (Arizona State).
• Chris Burke (SI) 2015 NFL Mock Draft 5.0. Pats pick DT Michael Bennett (Ohio State).
• Dane Brugler (CBS Sports) 2015 NFL Mock Draft. Pats pick CB Marcus Peters (Washington).
• Rob Rang (CBS Sports) 2015 NFL Mock Draft. Pats pick DT Eddie Goldman (Florida State).