New England Patriots Links 2/23/16 - 2016 NFL Scouting Combine: Physicals Today

TEAM TALK

• PFW's Lighthouse Awards 2015.
• PFW Staff - 2016 NFL Scouting Combine Primer.

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss reports that New England is interested in bringing James Develin back for 2016, but the question is how they manage to do it.
• Kevin Duffy notes Devin McCourty says this offseason 'feels slower' than last year's.
• Mark Daniels analyzes the Patriots roster at defensive tackle.
• Doug Kyed continues his look at the Patriots Draft trends, and how they prefer agile, explosive tight ends.
• Nick O'Malley tackles five questions about the 2016 NFL scouting combine, that starts up today in Indianapolis.
• Kevin Duffy previews the Combine and which positions New England will have it's eyes on.
• Ryan Mayer lists the best ever Combine performances by each drill.
• Christopher Price gives us our annual reminder about importance of the 3-cone drill in the Patriots’ pre-draft evaluation process.
• Mike Reiss discusses how the Combine played a role in the Patriots gaining comfort with Rob Gronkowski.
• Mike Reiss notes Mel Kiper thinks the team may be looking at wide receiver for their first pick at No. 60. (1.27 min. video)
• Henry McKenna notes teams have had success picking 60th overall in the Draft, so there's still hope for the Pats to pick a franchise player.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots free agency outlook: Tackles.
• Ryan Hannable shares an Instragram photo of Bill Belichick, Linda Holliday and Jack and Suzy Welch enjoying an evening out after golf.
• Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry continue their journey down Pain Lane with their Missed Lombardis series: 2013.
• Christopher Muther and James Reed report it was all fun and games aboard Gronk's party cruise.
• Tom E. Curran notes Stevan Ridley was seen hanging on Gronk Island.
• Announcement (Celebrities for Charity) Ninko's Ping Pong Challenge Raffle.
  

NATIONAL NEWS

• Schedule (NFL.com) 2016 NFL Scouting Combine schedule of events.
• David Steele (Sporting News) Bill Belichick and NFL both know it's time to fix the combine.
• Schedule (NFL Communications) 2016 Scouting Combine: Club personnel media availability.  /Guess which team is absent from this list?.
• Matt Brown (Sports on Earth) Who to watch at the NFL Combine.
• Chris Chase (Fox Sports) The NFL Combine is worthless.
• Jayron Kearse (SI) Inside an NFL draft prospect’s mind ahead of the combine.
• Bruce Feldman (Fox Sports) Why a quarterback's hand size matters to the NFL.
• Eric Adelson (Yahoo! Sports) Virtual reality is future of NFL Combine and here's what it looks like.
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Combine flashback: LB Jamie Collins soars with 11-foot-7 broad jump.
• NFL Nation (ESPN) One NFL combine star from all 32 teams.
• Daniel Jeremiah (NFL.com) Corey Coleman, Derrick Henry among potential stars of combine.
• Dan Duggan (NJ.com) Much different offseason in store for New England Patriots safety Devin McCourty.
• Analysts (NFL.com) Broncos, Patriots, Rams among teams facing highest offseason stakes.
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Mel Kiper sees Patriots going wide receiver early in 2016 draft.
• Evan Silva (Rotoworld) Top 100 NFL Free Agents.
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Sebastian Vollmer ranked No. 26 among NFL left tackles in 2015.
• Ross Tucker (Sports on Earth) The NFL's All-Underrated Team.
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Bill Belichick heaps praise on Titans G.M. Jon Robinson.
• Jason Gay (Wall St. Journal) Set sail aboard the Belichick party cruise.
• Tanya Ray Fox (SportsGrid) NEWSFLASH: Cam Newton & Rob Gronkowski don’t owe you their personalities.
• Nina Mandell (USA Today) A couple of NFL players question if there's a double standard for Gronk party cruise.
• Conor Orr (NFL.com) Salary-cap space primer: Which teams are near ceiling?
• Dates (NFL.com) 2016 pro days schedule.
• Matthew Futterman (Wall St. Journal) NFL withheld millions from players.
• Roger Pielke Jr. (Wall St. Journal) The NFL needs distance from its brain-injury funding.

DUMPSTER DIVE

• Tom E. Curran believes the NFL knows it overcharged the Patriots and that the science doesn’t back it up. But Roger Goodell is not gonna budge.
• Ryan Hannable highlights Dale & Holley guest Peter King yesterday afternoon. King: Patriots 'over penalized by a lot.' /Ya think?.
• Adam Kurkjian adds Peter King to the list of critics who think the NFL has overstepped its punishment of the Patriots.
• Jerry Thornton offers a lesson for Roger Goodell: 'When you've lost Peter King, you've lost the deflategate argument.'
• His & Hers (ESPN) Michael Smith and Jemele Hill react: Should Goodell give the Pats back their draft picks? (2.03 min. video)
• Ryan Hannable explains how the punishment for deflategate starts this week.
• Matt Burke notes the NFL is getting some national scrutiny for deflategate and docking the Patriots their draft picks.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Should NFL give Pats their draft picks back?
• Stephanie Stradley (Stradley Law) Roger Goodell should explain reasoning for Saints 2013 second-round Draft penalty. [From February 2013].
• T.J. Quinn (ESPN) Documents reveal Peyton Manning accuser called sexual assault crisis center to report 1996 incident.
• Des Bieler (Washington Post) Document shows Peyton Manning accuser immediately feared ‘coverup’ after 1996 incident.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Report: Manning accuser called sexual assault crisis center on day of incident.
• Cari Grieb (Sporting News) Peyton Manning and an endorsement culture of indifference to sexual assault.
• Braden Campbell (Law 360) Ex-Dolphins coach wants to keep Paul Weiss case moving.