New England Patriots Links 9/14/15 - Week One in Review: Pats Have Plenty To Work On

TEAM TALK

• Paul Perillo and Andy Hart debate whether or not the offensive line is now the team's greatest concern.
• PFW reveals who won the matchups from Thursday.
• Patriots Today - Post-game Locker Room Speech. (1.48 min. video)
• Totally Patriots [9/12/15] - Tre' Jackson, Jimmy Garoppolo and more. (20.59 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts from the Patriots and around the NFL: Joe Banner's belief in Dion Lewis shows up in New England.
• Ben Volin Sunday Football Notes: Are NFL players doing themselves a disservice by signing extensions early?
• Jim McBride says the Patriots rookie offensive linemen performed well in the opener.
• Mike Petraglia explains how the Patriots survived without Bryan Stork and Ryan Wendell.
• Ryan Hannable finds that Tom Brady's quick release leads to success in win vs. Steelers.
• Ben Volin thinks the Patriots defense will be just fine this season, plus other observations after reviewing the All-22 film.
• Mike Reiss points to some of the "fix-it" areas that come to mind after reviewing Thursday's victory over the Steelers: Run defense.
• Jim Donaldson reviews Thursday's game and says Malcolm Butler still has a lot to learn.
• Adam Kurkjian notes Dion Lewis may be small, but he's ready for a big role for the Patriots.
• Kevin McNamara point out Nate Solder assumes a leadership role on the Patriots' young offensive line.
• Jeff Howe reports the Patriots activated LeGarrette Blount and release LB Eric Martin.
• Kevin McNamara reports Dominique Easley's hip injury does not appear serious.
• Mike Petraglia passes along Bill Belichick's detailed account of Dominique Easley's status: 'We'll just see how it goes.'
• Chris Mason states the noise was roaring too loudly for Bill Belichick to ignore it any longer.
• Steve Buckley was glad to see Bill Belichick finally fight back.
• Mike Reiss shares a photo from Tom Brady's Sunday afternoon.
• Karen Guregian notes the Steelers show the Patriots are firmly in the opponents' heads.
• Nick Stevens posts a public service announcement from the Sore Loser Society: Call 1-833-CRYGATE.
• Mike Reiss believes the Patriots will need to be wary of Buffalo QB Tyrod Taylor's ability to run the ball.
• Christopher Price wonders if it's time for the Patriots to take Rex Ryan and the new-look Bills seriously.
• Ian Logue (PatsFans) Bills fans after Sunday's win begin chanting: 'We want Brady!'
• Dan Shaughnessy pokes fun at Boston's history of conspiracy theories, revealing it did not start with Bill Belichick and the 2001 Patriots.
• Karen Guregian Patriots Notebook: Bills' Tyrod Taylor will be a headache; Belichick defends shift in in defense; More.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) Who's New England's most beloved hero: Tom Brady? Or his lawyer?
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Belichick discusses defensive line shifts.
• Robert Mays (Grantland) Still hated, still better: The Patriots remind the Steelers that not much has changed.
• Bob Snowdon (Goal Line Gazette) New England Patriots: Get used to it.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Who are the top 10 NFL quarterbacks?
• Kerry Byrne (Cold Hard Football Facts) The great QB divide: Just 12 teams harbor legit Super Bowl dreams.
• Jenny Vrentas (The MMQB) Ndamukong Suh to Tom Brady: ‘I’m coming after you again, Buddy’
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Teams should tread lightly when complaining about other teams.
• Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: 'This was a pretty big deal'.
• Don Banks (SI) Week 1 Snaps: Mariota performs like a No. 1 pick in win over Bucs.
• Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Monday Morning Hangover: How to outsmart the Seahawks, by the Seahawks.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL morning after: Reactions and overreactions in Week One.
• Kenneth Arthur (Sports on Earth) 10 Reasonable Week 1 overreactions: 5. The AFC East is unstoppable!
• Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL Winners and Losers: What do we make of Peyton Manning and Denver?
• Staff Report (USA Today) 50 things we learned from Week 1 of the NFL season.
• Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Sorting the Sunday Pile.
• Russell S. Baxter (Bleacher Report) NFL Week 1: Cause to pause or panic on Sunday's biggest surprises.
• Brady Quinn (Football by Football) NFL pick plays fully explained...sort of.
• Ken Fang (Awful Announcing) 2015 NFL Season opener scores for NBC.
• Richard Deitsch (SI) How the networks handle criticizing Goodell; threats for ESPN reporters.
• Steven Moore (Vimeo) New England Patriots suicide squad - NFL kickoff 2015 trailer. (2.50 min. video)
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL will test PSI on a random basis only.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) No league discipline coming for Jastremski, McNally.
• Zac Jackson (ProFootballTalk) NFL has requested meeting with accused Deflategate employees.