New England Patriots 1/22/16 - Edelman Prepared For 'Good Nasty' Broncos Secondary

TEAM TALK

• Patriots - Broncos Thursday Injury Report.
• Erik Scalavino shares some news, notes and the latest buzz from the locker room: Kraft's personal touch impresses players.
• Friday Morning Presser: Bill Belichick. (12.35 min. video)
• AFC Championship Week: Patriots Quotes from Thursday.
• What They're Saying: Denver Broncos.
• Press Pass: Patriots on Manning, Broncos D. (1 min. clip)
• Patriots Today - 3 Points with Perillo: It's all about stopping the run. (2.50 min. video)
• 17: Patriots vs. Broncos Playoff Trailer. (1.10 min. video)
• Photos: In honor of National Hug Day, the Patriots post some of their favorite photos of team hugs from the 2015 season.

LOCAL LINKS

• CBS Boston reports Julian Edelman calls the Broncos secondary ‘A nasty group — A good nasty.’
• Adam Kurkjian notes Danny Amendola says the Patriots offense is amped up to face the No. 1 Broncos' 'D'.
• Tom E. Curran notes Tom Brady admits the noise in Denver will limit the amount of adjustments he can make at the line of scrimmage on Sunday.
• Jeff Howe calls Julian Edelman a troublemaker for the opposition, especially now that he's shaken off the rust.
• Doug Kyed reports Julian Edelman caught extra passes in practice to make up for drops last week.
• Christopher Price previews Patriots-Broncos, gives us his four keys to the game, and predicts the final score. (4.56 min. video)
• Ron Borges feels Peyton Manning must take a back seat to have another Super Bowl shot.
• Mike Reiss points to Rob Gronkowski's unique physique that puts him at an increased risk for injury.
• Mike Reiss enjoyed Gronowski's playfulness as he made his first career 'podium' appearance. "It's been a dream for six years."
• Rich Thompson notes Gronkowski took a light-hearted high-road approach to the serious matter of low blows.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots return of Edelman, good news for James White.
• Christopher Price discovers the Patriots defense brought heir turnover bag back and the mentality that comes with it.
• Adam Kurkjian says Logan Ryan's cerebral approach to the game where he's always keeps trying to learn, has helped him to have his best season this year.
• Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: CB Justin Coleman added a spark to the secondary against the Chiefs with his best game of the season; NFL has no comment (after two days of pressing) on Chris Harris' declaration that the Broncos have to hit Gronk in the knees" to tackle him; Edelman compared Brady's running ability to a Clydesdale; Pats signed former Packers LB James Vaughters to a reserve/future contract.
• Doug Kyed Patriots Mailbag:Creativity needed to generate rushing attack vs. Broncos.
• Mark Daniels mentions the Patriots had perfect practice attendance yesterday for the first time since December 11.
• Mike Reiss cleans out his notebook: Brady is asked about juggling football with home life; Chung gets raves; More.
• Cameron McDonough hears from a former Tom Brady teammate: His 'genius is that he understands delegation.'
• Karen Guregian analyzes the matchups to see who has the edge.
• Jeff Howe explores the key matchup between Logan Ryan vs. Demaryius Thomas.
• Tom Darcy (Beantown Beat) Gostkowski, McManus may decide Broncos vs. Patriots.
• Matt Burke tells us three things to watch for in the AFC title game Sunday.
• Derek Havens (PatsFans) Pregame thoughts: Patriots should win versus Broncos.
• Jeff Kane (ESPNNH) Brady vs. Manning XVII, more than just the quarterbacks.
• Tom Darcy (Beantown Beat) In defense of Tom Brady: Why dislike of the Patriots' QB is misplaced.
• Chad Finn explains it right: New England respects Peyton Manning, but it doesn't revere him.
• Matt Dolloff finds that Manning's performance has plummeted when playing in consecutive weeks, and tells us what to expect this Sunday.
• Rich Garven reports on how Peyton Manning is reinventing himself for the playoff run.
• Michael Hurley questions whether Peyton Manning is the worst Super Bowl-winning quarterback of all time.
• Paul Klee writes this is Peyton Manning as the world has never seen him.
• Sam Benson Smith gives us Brady vs. Manning, by the numbers.
• Ryan Hannable states Tom Brady's road to greatness started long before New England.
• Rich Levine explains why he believes Tom Brady needed Peyton Manning.
• Matt Burke reports how the Sons of Liberty Spirits Company trolls Peyton Manning by sending whiskey to him under his wife's name.
• Sam Galanis notes that a Denver brewery says it'll lower pressure on Broncos beer for Tom Brady.
• Christopher Price notes Denver RB C.J. Anderson isn't happy about how he feels the Broncos are being 'disrespected.'
• Jerry Thornton 'humbly accepts' his new position as official unofficial leader of Patriots Nation.
• Jim Lazar deals with his Mile High anxiety and makes his Conference Championship picks: Patriots win 26-17.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Greg A. Bedard (SI) Blanket Coverage: Phillips needs to shake up schemes for AFC title game.
• Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) Patriots must focus on stopping Broncos' rushing attack in AFC Championship.
• Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) After Further Review: How Broncos can slow Brady, Gronk and the Pats.
• Matt Chatham (Football by Football) Why Peyton Manning is no longer top concern for Patriots defense.
• Cian Fahey (Football Outsiders) Film Room: Denver's Defense.
• Andrew Healy and Sterling Xie (Football Outsiders) Scramble for the Ball: The final four.
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Three areas to monitor as Patriots take on Broncos.
• Nate Davis (USA Today) AFC Championship Game preview: Patriots, Broncos meet again.
• Cian Fahey (Sports on Earth) Matchup spotlight: AFC, NFC titles.
• Judy Battista (NFL.com) Championship Sunday lookahead: Ed Reed, Brian Billick on QBs.
• Michael Rosenberg (SI) The dish-washer in Ann Arbor who factors into Brady's weekly routine.
• Lorenzo Reyes (USA Today) Patriots' Rob Gronkowski shrugs off Broncos' comments about low hits: Just part of the game.
• Simeon Gholam (SkySports) TJ Ward dismisses Rob Gronkowski grudge before AFC Championship clash.
• Manish Mehta (NY Daily News) After Broncos talk trash, expect beating by Tom Brady's Patriots.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Patriots aren’t changing travel plans for weekend.
• Seth Walder (NY Daily News) Jets WR Brandon Marshall says Tom Brady is better than Peyton Manning on Late Night with Stephen Colbert.
• Kerry Byrne (Football Nation) Tom Brady, Peyton Manning stat porn: NFL's masters of victory.
• Mike Wells (ESPN) Bill Polian on Peyton Manning and Tom Brady: 'Two best of their generation'.
• Eric Adelson (Yahoo! Sports) Catching up with Randy Moss still isn't easy.
• Jeffri Chadiha (NFL.com) Cardinals-Panthers NFC title game is the real Super Bowl.
• Jonathan Lehman (NY Post) The NFL conspiracy theory freaking out Patriots fans.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Vrabel rejects offer to become defensive coordinator in San Francisco.
• Mike Wells (ESPN)Deflategate was start of a year full of problems for Colts.
• Erick Fernandez (Huffington Post) A year ago today, Tom Brady said 'balls' a bunch in a presser.
• Kevin Draper (Deadspin) ESPN's uncertain future is already here.
• Benjamin Hoffman (NY Times) NFL Conference Championship previews and picks. Patriots win.
• Experts (CBS Sports) Championship Round Picks. 7 out of 8 pick Pats to win.
• Rufus Peabody and Will Leitch (Sports on Earth) Man vs. Machine: Conference Championship picks. Man: Patriots 23-21, Machine: Broncos 24-23.
• Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) NFL Championship Sunday game picks: Pats win 24-20.

VIEW FROM DENVER

• Mark Kiszla (Denver Post) John Elway paying Peyton Manning $15 million to make one big play against Patriots.
• Andrew Mason (DenverBroncos) John Elway: Peyton Manning, overall QB status will be revisted after the season.
• Ben Swanson (DenverBroncos) Getting to Tom Brady more than just a fight against time.
• Jeff Legwold (ESPN) Gary Kubiak learned how to succeed vs. Patriots from Mike Shanahan.
• Troy E. Renck (Denver Post) Winning ugly can be beautiful problem for Broncos in playoffs.
• Troy E. Renck (Denver Post) John Elway sees "tougher" Broncos this year through gutsy close wins.
• Nicki Jhabvala (Denver Post) Broncos have several players running out of time to win Super Bowl.
• Cameron Wolfe (Denver Post) Most people are picking against the Broncos.