New England Patriots links 8/10/16 - Patriots secondary 'building a brotherhood'

TEAM TALK

• Andy Hart Tuesday Blogservations: Saints arrive, but Edelman and Ninkovich depart.
• Erik Scalavino shares some news and notes from Patriots-Saints joint training camp practice.
• Erik Scalavino tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: Camp questions.
• Press Conference transcript: Bill Belichick.
• Media Availability transcript: Devin McCourty.
• Patriots Today - Training Camp recap: Joint practice with Saints, Day one. (3 min. video)
• PFW in Progress Recap 8/9: Patriots-Saints practice.
• Patriots Press Pass: Matthew Slater, Malcolm Butler, Chris Hogan and Brandon Bolden. (2.13 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Henry McKenna talks about the Patriots secondary "building a brotherhood" ahead of the 2016 season.
• Tom E. Curran notes that according to Jerod Mayo, the Patriots will find out if they're on the right track this week.
• Ryan Hannable gives us 5 positional battles to keep an eye on as first preseason game approaches.
• Mark Daniels sees practice against Drew Brees as a good opportunity for the secondary to focus on what they need to do to improve.
• Karen Guregian believes Jimmy Garoppolo's rough patch in camp will serve him well in teaching him to deal with adversity.
• Thomas Kane notes Saints backup Luke McCown weighed in on Garoppolo's transition from backup to starter.
• Doug Kyed notes Bill Belichick says Malcolm Butler is 'way ahead' of where he was in 2015.
• Adam Kurkjian mentions how Malcolm Butler is enjoying his matchup practicing against the Saints, and will use each snap to learn from errors and try not to repeat them.
• Kevin Duffy notes Malcolm Butler says Julian Edelman brings 'defensive swagger' to the Patriots.
• Jeff Howe notes Jamie Collins has become so explosive, the Saints admitted to game planning for him this week.
• Rich Garven calls A.J. Derby an intriguing prospect at tight end.
• Christopher Price points out Julian Edelman's scare is a reminder that health is everything in the NFL.
• Ryan Hannable passes along a report from Mike Garafolo of NFL Media that tests showed Julian Edelman's foot injury was just "a scare" and he is expected to be "OK".
• Jeff Howe explains Julian Edelman is OK after feeling numbness in his foot.
• Jeff Howe reports Rob Ninkovich tore his triceps early during the 1-on-1 portion of Tuesday's workout, he won’t need surgery and could be back in October.
• Christopher Price looks at how the Patriots will try to replace Rob Ninkovich.
• Kevin Duffy wonders what the Ninkovich injury will mean for the defensive line.
• Staff (PatriotsExtra) Patriots 'no-name' defense.
• Mark Farinella hears from Alan Branch, who is ready to help lead the Patriots' changing defensive line.
• Christopher Price looks at how much Tom Brady has played in the last 10 preseason openers.
• Kevin Duffy says the Patriots have big decisions to make on Julian Edelman and Dion Lewis.
• Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Injuries knock Edelman and Ninkovich out of practice.
• Mike Reiss reports Bill Belichick gave the entire Patriots team a break Tuesday afternoon to watch Nate Ebner in the Olympics.
• Tom Darcy (Beantown Beat) Tim Tebow to pursue career in Major League Baseball.

VIEW FROM CAMP

• Jeff Howe details the 11th practice of training camp: Sloppy day vs. Saints includes eight drops.
• Phil Perry sends out another Postcard from Camp, Day 11. 11-on-11s, Garoppolo watch, injury updates, more.
• Dan Roche shares his practice observations from Tuesday: Brandin Cooks gets the best of Malcolm Butler.
• Mark Daniels Training Camp observations: Injuries come into focus as the Patriots defense struggles.
• Henry McKenna notes Bill Belichick wants Tom Brady and Jimmy Garoppolo to take risks during practice.
• Henry McKenna says the Saints defense got the better of the Patriots offense during their first joint practice with Chris Hogan calling his unit 'a little bit sloppy'.
• Henry McKenna points out Tom Brady didn't let out a single audible swear word yesterday, leading Saints safety Roman Harper to notice: "This is the most chill I've seen him in practice."
• Mark Farinella pulls rank on the players, saying they have no idea what the real dog days of training camp were like [back in his day]. Fans prefer the era of 4 Lombardi trophies, but not him.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Kyle Tasman (247 Sports) Saints' coach Sean Payton heaps praise on Patriots' defense.
• Scott Van Pelt (ESPN) 1 Big Thing: I defy you to dislike what Belichick did to support Ebner. (2.16 min. video) /Hear that Felger & Mazz?
• Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) What we learned: Patriots win, lose, draw on Tuesday.
• Jeff Duncan (NOLA.coom) Drew Brees outduels Tom Brady, young corners shine and other Saints-Patriots practice observations.
• Amos Moarale III (NOLA.com) Saints have fun at joint practice with the Patriots.
• Josh Katzenstein (NOLA.com) Saints rookie Sheldon Rankins snags interception off Tom Brady in first joint practice.
• Amos Morale III (NOLA.com) Ex-Saints Ramon Humber, Vinnie Sunseri practice against former team.
• Jeff Duncan (NOLA.com) A scary thought for NFL defenses: Saints' 2nd-ranked offense looks even better, more explosive.
• Staff (USA Today) NFL training camp buzz: Patriots' Rob Ninkovich tears triceps.
• Mike & Mike (ESPN Radio) Which QB is harder to prepare for, Newton or Brady? (1.10 min. video)
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Patriots’ Nate Ebner helps U.S. beat Brazil in Olympic rugby.
• Darin Gantt (ProFoorballTalk) Sheldon Rankins already making big plays for Saints against Tom Brady.
• Chris Burke (SI) Truth detector: Preseason depth charts, RG3 and other training camp topics.
• Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) NFL preseason Power Rankings: Let the games and the jostling begin. Patriots No. 1.
• Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) NFL Preseason Power Rankings. Patriots 5th.
• John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Fan Base Rankings: Patriots tied for No. 2.??? I don't thinks so.
• Dan Hanzus (NFL.com) Hard Knocks recap #1: Fisher can't be Mr. 7-9 forever.

DUMPSTER DIVE

• Michael Hurley notes Troy Vincent is accepting blame for the Hall of Fame game fiasco, and brings it all back to deflategate.
• Nunzio Ingrassia (Fox Sports) Fans are planning to file a lawsuit after Hall of Fame game cancellation.
• Staff (104.3 The Fan) Schefter discusses possible discipline for Broncos Talib.