New England Patriots Links 9/09/15 - Patriots On To 2015, Media Stuck In Muck

TEAM TALK

• Patriots-Steelers Tuesday Injury Report.
• Patriots make practice squad moves: sign OL Cameron Fleming and release DL Xzavier Dickson.
• Paul Perillo shares his Patriots-Steelers matchup predictions.
• Andy Hart tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: From roster to cuts to real football.

LOCAL LINKS

• Karen Guregian explains how Tom Brady owns the Pittsburgh Steelers.
• Jeff Howe sees Rob Gronkowsk running down immortality. /Good read.
  
• Stephen Hewitt notes the Patriots rookies are ready to go.
• Cyrus Geller (Musket Fire) New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Three defensive keys.
• Mike Reiss reports this year's Patriots captains: Nate Solder, Ryan Wendell, Rob Ninkovich, Jerod Mayo, Tom Brady, Matthew Slater and Devin McCourty.
• Doug Kyed projects the depth chart heading into Week One: Scott Chandler could be co-starting tight end.
• Mike Reiss answers his Patriots Mailbag: Lack of depth raises questions for opener against Steelers.
• Mark Daniels notes Brady's old friends believe Tom Brady will make his opponents pay for his troubles.
  
• Mike Reiss gives us a few takeaways from Tuesday's mess: 'Make up call' stands out.
• Jeff Howe picks out 10 of the more pointed accusations lobbed at the Patriots yesterday.
• Mike Reiss reports Tedy Bruschi's message to Patriots fans: Refuse to be brainwashed by the NFL.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Bryan Stork remains out of practice for Patriots.
• Cameron DaSilva (Fox Sports) Five things we learned about the Patriots this preseason.
• Gregg Rosenthal and Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Preview: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New England Patriots. (2.05 min. video)
• Staff Report (ESPN Stats & Information) In scouting Roethlisberger, Belichick is backed up by stats.
• Tyler Dragon (NFL.com) Do your job: Willie McGinest, Heath Evans on Patriots' success
• Greg A. Bedard (SI) Predicting all 256 games of the 2015 NFL regular season.
• Will Laws (SI) Chasing history: NFL records that could be broken in 2015.
• Nathan Jahnke (Pro Football Focus) Ranking ever AFC team by projected finish.  Colts No. 1, Pats No. 3.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) PFT’s Week One Power Rankings. Patriots No. 1.
• Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) NFL Power Rankings. Patriots No. 4.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) PFT’s 2015 season predictions.
• Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) Week 1 NFL Power Rankings: Brady is back, separates Pats from pack.
• Sreekar Jasthi (Nerd Wallet) NFL ticket prices 2015: Highest costs and best values.
• Jeff Diamond (Sporting News) NFL execs happier than anybody about real football's arrival.
• Staff Report (AP Pro32) Goodell unwilling to give up final say in discipline process.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Judge dismisses NFLPA’s uncapped year collusion claim.
• Official Review (NFL.com) Vice President of Officiating Dean Blandino explains the new rule changes for the 2015 season. (5.47 min. video)

VIEW FROM PITTSBURGH

• Ed Bouchette (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Getting to Brady quickly and often best bets for Steelers defense.
• Gene Collier (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Tomlin says Steelers face ’a tall task’ against Patriots.
• Ray Fittipaldo (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Steelers might not be the only vulnerable defense Thursday night.
• Chris Adamski (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Steelers defensive coordinator Butler set to match wits with Patriots.
• Mark Kaboly (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) Patriots QB Brady focused on Steelers, not 'Deflategate' decision.
• Chris Adamski (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) Steelers notebook: Players don't care to revisit Spygate.
• Jeremy Fowler (ESPN) Steelers' Cam Heyward: It 'ticks us off' when QBs celebrate like Tom Brady.
• Joe Starkey (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Dear Roger, you really should show up.

DUMPSTER DIVE

• Don Van Natta Jr. and Seth Wickersham (ESPN Magazine) Spygate to Deflategate: Inside what split the NFL and Patriots apart.
• Greg Bishop, Michael Rosenberg and Thayer Evans (SI) Suspicions of Bill Belichick's Patriots regime persist among opponents.
• David Steele (Sporting News) Goodell, Kraft, Belichick should all be canned.
• Bob Ford (Philadelphia Inquirer) Did Pats have unfair edge on Eagles? Maybe they were better.
• Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) Alleged locker room break-ins, secret tapes and Hamptons parties: The Patriots Way? /Wetzel's not buying it.
• Ben Volin calls the connections between Spygate and Deflategate relevant: NFL owners flat-out admit that deflategate was owner-driven revenge.
• Greg Cote (Miami Herald) Reputations of Bill Belichick, Roger Goodell take another hit with latest report.
• Tom Ley (Deadspin) Patriots fan [Bill Simmons] offers counterpoint to bombshell ESPN report.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Source: Pats have requested reinstatement of Jastremski and McNally.
• Ian Logue (PatsFans) Butler play should erase 'cheating' talk.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Brady: It’s not time to elaborate on personal feelings about Deflategate.
• Barry Petchesky (Deadspin) Bombshell ESPN report: the Patriots were huge cheaters and Roger Goodell covered it up.
• Bob Snowdon (Goal Line Gazette) Patriots: ESPN, the NFL's propaganda machine, strikes again.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) SI.com story on Pats has compelling, but inaccurate, anecdote.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Martz's 2008 statement hasn't changed.
• David Portnoy (Barstool Sports) John Madden talks about how teams all video the opposing team's signal callers. (.42 second clip)
• Scott Brown (ESPN) Cowher dismisses impact of 'Spygate'. [1/15/14]
• Chris Thorman (Arrowhead Pride) Jimmy Johnson tells us the Chiefs taped signals -- Again. [2/23/08]