New England Patriots links 7/21/16 - Fighting for position: LeGarrette Blount's job in jeopardy?

TEAM TALK

• Andy Hart presents his pre-Training Camp power rankings of the Patriots 2016 opponents.
• Erik Scalavino notes Forbes has ranked the Patriots as the world's sixth most valuable sports team.
• Bob Wallace explains why the NFL needs a developmental league.
• Patriots Today - Training Camp Preview. (4.19 min. video)
• From the NFL - Training Camp storylines to watch. (4 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss projects the starting lineup as the Patriots get ready for camp: Jabaal Sheard should fill Chandler Jones' role in Week 1.
• Mike Reiss highlights the storylines to watch, including the QB situation, heading into camp. Position battle worth watching: Interior offensive line.
• James Conway (PatsPropaganda) Silver Linings Playbook: Task list to withstand the first four with Gabagool [Garoppolo].
• Nick O'Malley notes that Pro Football Focus has determined that the Patriots actually have the more dangerous secondary than the Legion of Boom.
• Jim McBride previews the Patriots cornerback position, and is a fan of the improved depth.
• Eric Wilbur thinks Patriots training camp will have a hopeless aura, now that Brady lost the battle with Goodell.
• The AP includes the Patriots in it's list of six teams with uncertainty at quarterback.
• Ryan Hannable reports Julian Edelmanhas the 'itch' to get back on the field and has been training to get in 'football shape'.
• Tom Darcy (BeantownBeat) Julian Edelman looks healthy taking batting practice and grounders at Fenway.
• CBS Boston posts a clip of Julian Edelman hitting one into the Monster Seats during batting practice.
• Tom E. Curran continues his countdown of the top 100 plays that shaped the Patriots' dynasty: Nos.9-10.
• Christopher Price counts down the 20 most important members of the Patriots heading into 2016: No. 3 Julian Edelman.
• Nick O'Malley looks through the greatest Patriots food brands and endorsements.
• Ryan Hannable passes along Tom Brady's Facebook wishes to Gisele on her birthday.
• Ron Borges points out how Roger Goodell and the NFL fumble again on the concussion issue.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) LeGarrette Blount’s job may be in jeopardy in Patriots camp.
• David Steele (Sporting News) Angry, vengeful NFL quarterbacks in 2016 include the league's best.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Blandino explains catch rule, and it’s starting to make sense (again).
• Andrew Potter (Football Outsiders) Run defense by number of backs, 2015.
• Chris Burke (SI) The NFL's best running backs.
• Michael Silver and Henry Hodgson (NFL.com) The new generation: Defense.
• Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) NFL's most overrated: 32 teams, 32 players who are more name than game. Patriots: Martellus Bennett. /We'll see about that.
• Analysts (NFL.com) NFL Summer Games, safety: Tyrann Mathieu over Earl Thomas
• Tim Rohan (The MMQB) What it's like to get called into the principal's office: Inside a Roger Goodell discipline hearing. /Good read.
  
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Joe Lockhart is having a hard time changing the Roger Goodell narrative.
• Albert Breer (The MMQB) NFLPA president Eric Winston shares an idealistic view of how the leader of the NFL should operate. Plus a positive takeaway from the Tom Brady suspension; More.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFLPA president: Goodell’s discipline hurts competitive balance.
• Jack Browne (The Score) NFLPA president: Goodell's 'random suspensions' hurt competitive balance.
• Ken Belson (NY Times) Suit by Haruki Nakamura puts concussion spotlight on insurers. /Wow.
• Tom Ley (Deadspin) The NFL finally gets rid of its quack medical director.
• Richard Deitsch (SI) Media Mailbag: On Al Michaels’s future, Olympics coverage & more.
• Mark Kiszla (Denver Post) Face it, Broncos fans. Denver isn't going to win the Super Bowl again. "The Broncos were not the NFL’s best team in 2015."
• Will Brinson (CBS Sports) NFL's 4 new playoff teams for 2016.
• mspeldock (NFLFailure) My "adoption" papers. /Welcome!
• Kurt Badenhausen (Forbes) Dallas Cowboys head the world's 50 most valuable sports teams of 2016. Patriots No. 2 most valuable NFL team.
• Darren Rovell (ESPN) Cowboys rookie RB Ezekiel Elliott tops NFL jersey sales for past 3 months. Brady No. 2.

DEFLATEGATE DUMPSTER

• Ian Gunn (The Sports Esquires) Lessons learned from deflategate.
• Cindy Boren (Washington Post) Remember that PSI data the NFL collected? Roger Goodell isn’t going to share it.
• Nick O'Malley finds more and more of the national media sentiment seems to be heading toward Tom Brady's innocence.
• Andrew Perloff & Don Banks (SI) Audibles Podcast: The ups and downs of Roger Goodell's 10 years.(46 min. audio) /Don Banks made up his mind early in deflategate, hasn't changed it.