New England Patriots Links 2/09/16 - Hope For Marcus Cannon With Scarnecchia's Return

TEAM TALK

• Andy Hart talks about the report that Dante Scarnecchia is reportedly ready to return and work his magic on the team’s offensive line.
• Erik Scalavino shares some closing thoughts on the 2015 season and Super Bowl 50 from a Patriots perspective.
• John Rooke's View from Above: Super thoughts for this year while waiting for next.
• Briana Palma reports Tom Brady was honored before kickoff on Sunday, along with the MVPs from the previous 49 Super Bowls.

LOCAL LINKS

• Ryan Hannable sees the Patriots defense in good shape, moving forward with a young emerging group of players.
• Mike Reiss explains how Marcus Cannon could benefit the most from Dante Scarnecchia's return.
• Adam Kurkjian finds that Tom Brady has a certain way of deflecting high praise that reveal a humble nature, most notably after great performances in games where he makes sure his teammates get as much credit as he does.
• Nick O'Malley looks at how far will Tom Brady have to go to break his records if Peyton Manning retires.
• Ryan Hannable notes Tom Brady spoke with Jim Gray of Westwood One Radio about honor of representing the team as a Super Bowl MVP.
• Ricky Doyle notes Michael Strahan has the perfect response to booing Tom Brady at the Super Bowl.
• Matt Dolloff says the fans who booed Tom Brady Sunday booed the game of football itself.
• Mark Daniels takes a look at each position group, analyzing how the team performed and where it might be heading: Quarterback.
• Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry continue their position-by-position breakdown: Safeties.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots free agent profile: LeGarrette Blount.
• Cody LaChance (All Three Phases) Super Bowl 50: Where do we go from here?
• Michael Hurley serves up some leftover Super Bowl thoughts.
• Ryan Hannable notes Julian Edelman credits his success 'in large part' to Tom Brady.
• Mike Reiss highlights Tom Brady's pre-game interview with Jim Gray of Westwood One Radio.
• Jeff Howe reports Dante Scarnecchia initiated talks with the Patriots to return to the sideline.
• Tom E. Curran talks with NY Times writer Mark Leibovich to discuss what he learned after researching the way Roger Goodell protects himself through the NFL.
• Matt Burke smells the return of the haters with their Brady-Manning debate.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Joel Corry (CBS Sports) Agent's Take: 18 key NFL offseason dates and notable contract deadlines.
• Luke O'Neil (Esquire) Why Tom Brady did not deserve your boos at Super Bowl 50: ​​The man shows up, no matter what.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Brady: I wish I could make it look as easy as other quarterbacks do.
• Kevin Patra (NFL.com) Tom Brady says he's not one of the all-time great QBs.
• Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) 5 Free agent running backs Patriots should consider this offseason.
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Prioritizing Patriots' 10 unrestricted free agents.
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) As it stands: Patriots' defensive ends heading into 2016.
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) ESPN: Patriots No. 2 in early 2016 power rankings.
• Ken Fang (Awful Announcing) CBS had an uneven Super Bowl 50 broadcast.
• Peter King (The MMQB) Peyton's role, Cam's press conference and Elway's tough decisions.
• Staff Report (TheLead Sports) "The Cotch Botch" - Super Bowl replay assistant's wife is a huge Broncos' fan.
• Kevin Seifert (ESPN) Grading the officials as Broncos improve to 6-0 in Clete Blakeman's games.
• Shalise Manza Young (Yahoo! Sports) Super Bowl 50 TV ratings down slightly from last year.
• Richard Deitsch (SI) How the Super Bowl 50 ratings stack up.
• Mike Florio (ProFooballTalk) 111.9 million Super Bowl viewers.
• Eric Kroh (Law 360 California Tax Man wins Super Bowl 50.
• Drew Harwell (Washington Post) The real story of Peyton Manning’s weird love for Budweiser, Papa John’s and Gatorade.
• David Rutter (Chicago Tribune) Reasons you don't have to love Peyton Manning.
• Zac Jackson (ProFootballTalk) Report: Players convicted of weapons or domestic offenses barred from combine, draft.

DEFLATEGATE, DUMPSTER DIVE

• Dana Moskovitz (Deadspin) Why is the NFL giving more Super Bowl ad time to it's favorite sham domestic violence group?
• Zachary Zagger (Law 360) Late NFL player's son rips Goodell's injury comments.
• Josh Kosman (NY Post) Concussions might cost NFL’s helmet maker big time.