TEAM TALK
- Patriots - Texans Tuesday Injury Report.
- Broadcast Information: Patriots vs. Texans.
- Paul Perillo scouts the matchups: Avoiding turnovers key for Patriots offense.
- Erik Scalavino shares the news, notes and locker room buzz from Tuesday's practice: Uncertainty remains with Gronkowski and Garoppolo.
- Erik Scalavino tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: QB quandary.
- Press Conference Transcropt: Bill Belichick and Devin McCourty (9,46 min. video).
- Locker Room Uncut: Rob Gronkowski (3.57 min. video) - Jacoby Brissett (2.11 min. video)
- What They're Saying: Houston Texans.
- Belichick Breakdown: Top Plays from Week 2. (6.43 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Ben Volin tells us the Texans have a new look since last playing the Patriots.
- Tom E. Curran reports Texans QB Brock Osweiler spent 3 1/2 years backing up Peyton Manning in Denver, so he admires how Jimmy Garoppolo responded to replacing Tom Brady with the Patriots.
- Matt Dolloff wonders if the Patriots and Legarrette Blount can run their way to victory against the Texans.
- Connor Fulton (MusketFire) 3 reasons why the Patriots will shut down J.J. Watt in Week 3.
- Jeff Howe reports that according to "sources" the 'Patriots are putting pressure on Garoppolo to be ready as quickly as possible'.
- Bill Corey listens as an orthopaedic surgeon weighs in on Jimmy Garoppolo's shoulder and whether it's possible he plays Thursday night.
- Matt Burke thinks the Patriots could still get a first-round pick in a trade for Jimmy Garoppolo.
- Chris Mason notices that Jacoby Brissett carries himself more like a veteran than rookie.
- Mark Daniels finds Jacoby Brissett is no stranger to stepping in when a teammate goes down.
- Mike Reiss looks at how quickly things have changed for rookie Jacoby Brissett.
- Karen Guregian believes it's Bill Belichick's system that lifts the Patriots while others crash without a quarterback.
- Christopher Price looks at the storylines surrounding the Patriots and Bill Belichick keeping everyone guessing as to what the team will do.
- Christopher Price notes that according to Michael Irvin: If the Patriots beat the Texans with Jacoby Brissett, the Vince Lombardi Trophy should be renamed for Bill Belichick.
- Phil Perry notes the Patriots could now potentially add a QB to their locker room without taking up a spot on their 53-man roster, after Devin Street signs with Indy.
- Jeff Howe thinks that success with the Patriots young QBs may earn Josh McDaniels another shot at head coaching.
- Mike Reiss tells us Rob Gronkowski said that his hamstring has improved daily, but did not say if he will be able to play on Thursday night.
- Mike Reiss explains what Bill Belichick loves about LeGarrette Blount's running style.
- Rich Garven talks about how Duron Harmon delivers when the team needs him the most.
- Steve Buckley says out loud what Belichick, every other coach in the league, every player, trainer and locker room attendant really wants to say: The irrational NFL calendar is a sham .
- Jerry Thornton sees everything working out in the Patriots favor ... so far.
- Doug Kyed repots a reporter went out of his way to get Bill Belichick's goat Tuesday and accomplished just what he set out for. Result? Belichick confirms he's a football coach, not a doctor.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: The decision of whether to play Garoppolo would boil down to how the QB feels; Gronk arrived for a walkthrough practice in full pads, perhaps indicating he was ready to go; Bryan Stork worked out for the Jets.
- Jaydeen Allen (MusketFire) Week 3: Texans – Patriots preview and prediction.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Jeff Diamond (Sporting News) Bill Belichick, Patriots assistants may be doing their best coaching job ever in 2016.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Rob Gronkowski "feeling better" but a coach’s decision this week.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Pass interference needs to be subject to replay review.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Coaches complained about lack of offensive holding calls in Week One.
- NFL Total Access (NFL.com) Kim Jones gives the latest on the Patriots quarterback situation. (1.46 min. video)
- Vote (NFL.com) FedEx Players Air and Ground. Vote here for LeGarrette Blount.
- Scott Van Pelt (ESPN) Jake Butt thrilled to have Tom Brady in attendance at the 'Big House' (3.40 min. video)
- Peter King (The MMQB) The pride of Pennsylvania; NFL Mailbag.
- Dave Dameshek (NFL.com) The Shame Report: Week 2. (2.53 min. video)
- Ross Tucker (Sports on Earth) NFL concussion protocol still flawed.
- Dave Birkett (Detroit Free Press) Lions sign WR Aaron Dobson, work out RB Joique Bell.
- Brian Costello (NY Post) Jets take a look at Patriots’ hotheaded castoff.
- Brian Costello (NY Post) Darrelle Revis' decline means Jets about to get $13M headache.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 3 picks: Winless Redskins top Giants, Patriots upset Texans 20-17.
VIEW FROM HOUSTON
- Marc Vandermeer (HoustonTexans) Never mind the quarterback situation, this is the Patriots in their building.
- Aaron Wilson (Houston Chronicle) Texans accounting for Patriots' Rob Gronkowski just in case he's back.
- Drew Dougherty (HoustonTexans) J.J. Watt, defense "building" something special.
- John McClain (Houston Chronicle) J.J. Watt not sure if he still has Texans lettermen jacket.
- Deepi Sidhu (HoustonTexans) Through two weeks, the Texans defense ranks first in the NFL in several statistical categories.
- Aaron Wilson (Houston Chronicle) Texans know Patriots' Malcolm Butler is much more than Super Bowl hero.
- Aaron Wilson (Houston Chronicle) Texans' Jadeveon Clowney on foot injury: 'I feel pretty good'.
DUMPSTER DIVE - IN MEMORY OF @BartHubbuch
- Andrew Bucholtz (Awful Announcing) Bart Hubbuch literally deleted his account after hot take backlash. /More like hot garbage than hot take.
- D.J. Bean reports NY Post writer (and resident unhinged Patriots hater) Bart Hubbuch busted the Pats for QB racism yesterday, before deleting his account. /including tribute video.
- Feitelberg (Barstool Sports) Bart Hubbuch deleted his Twitter! RIP Bart!
- Brett Smiley (Fox Sports) The 11 main reasons why people hate the New England Patriots. /Same old stale garbage; Rule bending; 'Above his paygrade' why Pats get more publicity, yada, yada yada...