:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/46679374/usa-today-8224140.0.jpg)
LOCAL LINKS
- Field Yates posts some quick-hit weekend thoughts from the Patriots and around the NFL: Similarities between this year's Pats defense and last year's Lions' unit.
- Shalise Manza Young Sunday Football Notes: Sizing up AFC East’s top 10 offseason moves; The hypocrisy of Troy Vincent; More.
- Mike Petraglia sends the Patriots to Summer School for what they can learn from their 2003-2004 repeat.
- Steve Balestrieri puts together a Patriots Training Camp Primer: Running backs.
- Ryan Hannable posts a Patriots Instagram of "that other time we celebrated the fourth".
- Tom E. Curran ranks the top 50 players of the Belichick era: No. 25 - Ty Warren and No. 23 - Antowain Smith.
- Tom E. Curran admits it takes a special kind of stupid to set out to do a Top 50 list and realize halfway through that you only have 49.
- ESPN Boston picks the five New England Patriots that produce the most amount of "fireworks."
- Ryan Hannable notes the Patriots are up for 5 ESPY awards, including Tom Brady for Best NFL player.
- Adam Kurkjian checks in with Brian Costello of the New York Post for a Jets update to see where they stand before training camp.
- Mark Farinella doesn't think Tom Brady's "Ted 2" appearance was a good choice for his image.
- Phil Perry reminds us to set our DVRs for the Gronkowski Family Feud episode, scheduled for July 19th on ABC.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Dave Archibald (Inside the Pylon) What will be Logan Ryan's role in 2015?
- Andy Benoit (The MMQB) NFL QB Rankings: 2015. Brady No. 1.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) How efficient was Rob Gronkowski on third down in 2014?
- Ian Logue wonders if a long-term deal is ahead for Stephen Gostkowski.
- Matt Weinstein (Press & Sun-Bulletin) U-E grad Chandler Jones savoring Super Bowl victory.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Undrafted in focus: Patriots cornerback Jimmy Jean.
- Mike Rodak (ESPN) AFC East Q&A: Who has the best pass rush?
- Sterling Xie (Bleacher Report) 5 Biggest obstacles facing Patriots in 2015.
- Andrew Brandt (The MMQB) Guest MMQB: Welcome to Europe Week.
- Russell S. Baxter (Bleacher Report) Predicting every NFL team's most surprising starter ahead of Training camp.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Finding one statistic for each Patriots halfback.
- Kerry Byrne (Cold Hard Football Facts) Russell Wilson and proof that wins are a great QB stat.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Four Patriots ranked among top-60 inside linebackers.
- Kristopher Knox (Bleacher Report) Ranking every NFL team by strength of schedule.
- Marc Sessler and Conor Orr (NFL.com) Four irresponsible early July predictions.
- Conor Orr (NFL.com) Which teams have the most to lose by flopping in '15?
- Matt Bowen (Bleacher Report) NFL 101: Introducing the basics of the 4-minute offense.
- Greg Cosell (Yahoo! Sports) NFL Classroom: What to watch before the snap.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) Donald Trump compares Tom Brady, Patriots to China.