New England Patriots Links 9/17/15 - Brady, Patriots Aim to Silence the Frenzy in Buffalo

TEAM TALK

• Patriots-Bills Wednesday Injury Report.
• Andy Hart relays three quick notes from Tom Brady's Wednesday media session: Great feeling to 'shut everyone up' on the road.
• Erik Scalavino shares his notes from Wednesday at Gillette: Bills more than just bluster.
• Belichick Breakdown: Week 1 vs. Steelers. (6.19 min video)
• PFW in Progress Recap 9/16: Patriots - Bills Preview.
• Statement by an NFL Spokesperson on reinstatement of John Jastremski and Jim McNally.

LOCAL LINKS

• Phil Perry notes Tom Brady knows what a storm of craziness awaits the Patriots in Buffalo, and says silencing the frenzy is 'a satisfying feeling'.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots-Bills, Who has the razor's edge? Key matchups.
• Karen Guregian lays out how Bill Belichick will be Tyrod Taylors biggest test.
• Jeff Howe explains Dion Lewis is not just a third-down back for the Patriots.
• Christopher Price reports Ronald Torbert will work as referee for Sunday's Patriots-Bills game.
• Jim McBride reports the Patriots are preparing for a barrage of Bills' blitzes.
• Ryan Hannable notes Chandler Jones is ready to 'let the pads do the talking' on Sunday, not his mouth.
• Ryan Hannable notes Julian Edelman is embracing the hostile environment in Buffalo: "We're the villain".
• Mike Reiss highlights Bills coach Rex Ryan holding court with the New England media yesterday.
• Tom E. Curran is prepared for 'oodles of instances' where opponents will make "I'm not saying, I'm just saying..." inferences about the Patriots to discredit them, but Rex Ryan isn't one of them.
• Mark Farinella believes the Patriots won't be buffaloed by Rex Ryan or his team's pre-game trash talk.
• Mike Reiss notes Rex Ryan said as many as three players could be assigned to Rob Gronkowski, who is making his case as the NFL's biggest matchup nightmare.
• Michael Whitmer says that bravado aside, Rex Ryan knows what he's up against.
• Mike Reiss takes a look at the tape of new acquistion, WR Keshawn Martin, who brings speed and return experience to the Patriots.
• Christopher Price notes the Patriots 'Do your job' motto goes viral.
• Dan Shaugnessy writes Bill Belichick and his staff are 'killing their critics with cold-blooded execution.'
• Nick O'Malley tells us Belichick routinely prepares his coaches and players for a communications failure, especially after the Pats' headsets malfunctioned during the second half of Super Bowl XLVI in 2012.
• WEEI guest Peter King doesn't 'think for a minute that Robert Kraft wants Roger Goodell to be fired.'
• Jerry Thornton comments on the suspicious video of the Colts ball boy grabbing the football out of Bills' Aaron Williams' hands.
• Michael Hurley makes his Week 2 picks. Pats over Bills.
• Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: The Buffalo Bills are trumpeting their tenacious pass rush and boisterous crowd noise as if Tom Brady has never seen anything like it before; Brady will figure it out; Brandon Bolden enjoys special teams.
• Mark Daniels notes Dominique Easley misses his second practice in a row.
• Mark Daniels reports John Jastremski and Jim McNally are back with the Patriots after being reinstated by the NFL.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) Five adjustments Patriots must make in Week 2 matchup vs.Bills.
• Zac Jackson (ProFootballTalk) Patriots complete linebacker swap.
• Brian Filipiak (Inside the Pylon) Picking it up: Dion Lewis in pass protection.
• Joe McDonald (ESPN) Patriots shrug at Bills coach Rex Ryan, raucous crowd, pregame hype.
• Lorenzo Reyes (USA Today) Bill Belichick takes shot: 'I think our record against (Rex Ryan) has been OK'.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Rex on Gronk: Put King Kong on him.
• Joe McDonald (ESPN) Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski not focused on noise in Buffalo.
• Shalise Manza Young (Shutdown Corner) Is even Tom Brady implying the Colts are soft?
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady says Bills hatred "doesn’t matter to me".
• Inside the NFL (NFL.com) Who will take the AFC East? (3.49 min. video)
• Chase Stuart (NY Times) New England Patriots lead AFC. East to a rare 4-0 week.
• Victor Mather (NY Times) These NFL leaders started fast, but can they stay on top?
• Nate Burlson (NFL.com) Seahawks, Colts among 2014 playoff teams that should be worried.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Actions of Colts ball boy grab attention of Pats fans.
• Kevin Seifert (ESPN) Whispering in the ear of NFL referees. /Interesting.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Replay assistant may have violated protocol to correct ref on Seahawks onside kick.
• Andrew Brandt (The MMQB) The NFLPA won the Brady battle; Can they win the war?
• Lisa Ryan (Law360) Deflategate Atty Kessler named Winston & Strawn co-chair.
• Dr. David Chao (Nat'l Football Post) Common early season medical issues.
• Ken Fang (Awful Announcing) NFL ratings are off to a hot start this season.
• Dave Dameshek (NFL.com) The Shek Report: Week 1. (4.20 min. video)
• Timothy Downs (Rant Sports) 10 Bold predictions for Week 2: 10. Tom Brady cuts the Buffalo Bills' defense to ribbons.
• John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 2 picks. Bills 23-20.
• Gary Davenport (Bleacher Report) NFL Week 2: Expert consensus picks. Patriots at Bills (4-4) Coin flip.

VIEW FROM BUFFALO

• Jay Skurski (Buffalo News) Bills-Patriots scouting report.
• Vic Carucci (Buffalo News) Holding Gronkowski in check a tall order for Bills.
• Tyler Dunne (Buffalo News) Stephon Gilmore wants to cover Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski.
• Matthew Fairburn (Syracuse.com) Does Bills coach Rex Ryan have Tom Brady's number? Bill Belichick doesn't think so
• Jerry Sullivan (Buffalo News) Rex is clear winner in war of words with Pats.
• Tyler Dunne (Buffalo News) Bills Notebook: Taylor turns the page to Patriots.