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TEAM TALK
- Transactions: Patriots make changes to the practice squad.
- John Rooke's View From Above: Is improvement real, or isn't it?
- Conference Call Transcripts: Bill Belichick - Josh McDaniels - Matt Patricia.
- Game with the Greats: Patriots Alumni largest annual fundraiser which has been put in place to help support our mission of giving back to the youth in New England. Oct. 15 at Gillette Stadium's Putnam Club.
- WEEI Patriots Monday: Tom Brady (17.50 min.)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss presents the optimist's and the pessimist's take on where the 3-2 Patriots stand right now.
- Kevin Duffy tries to sort out where the Patriots stand in an AFC pack that isn't looking too hot itself.
- Matt Dolloff takes a quick look at the rest of the AFC: In a weird start to the season, the Chiefs are officially the team to beat.
- Mike Reiss ranks the toughest remaining games on the Patriots schedule.
- Tom E. Curran shares some interesting afterthoughts from New England's escape from Tampa Bay: Notice the way Malcolm Butler dishes it out and the way Tom Brady takes it.
- Sam Hollister (PatsPropaganda) Breaking down Pats O-Line struggles vs. Tampa Bay.
- Mike Giardi looks at whether Nate Solder's struggles are related to missing camp.
- Doug Kyed suggests the Patriots might want to consider using Dion Lewis more in offense.
- Kevin Duffy notes Chris Hogan's role in the offense expanded after Julian Edelman's injury, but Josh McDaniels saw him destined for a breakout season even before that.
- Matt Dolloff notes Nick Folk's disastrous night was a reminder of how good the Patriots really have it with Stephen Gostkowski.
- Doug Kyed relays Josh McDaniels explanation of Dwayne Allen's lack of production in New England.
- Zack Cox points out how Trey Flowers' playing time is way up for the Pats in his third season.
- Kevin Duffy notes Bill Belichick, who sometimes declines to mention the Jets by name, mentions how 'you've got to be impressed with what the Jets have done.'
- Phil Perry notes Kony Ealy said that he "definitely" expects to be ready to face the Patriots at MetLife Stadium.
- Ryan Hannable reports the Patriots made a few tweaks to their practices squad on Monday.
- Michael Hurley helps out those Raiders still upset about the Tuck Rule, by offering a handful of suggestions for some other things they may want to focus their energy on instead.
- Ryan Hannable relays Tom Brady's response to criticism on methods found in his new book.
- NESN finds that apparently Bill Belichick does take days off, as Linda Holliday posts an Instagram of the two of them apple picking last weekend.
- Megan Carnahan (NEPatriotsLife) Wes Welker’s “feet” press conference lives on in his episode of “A Football Life.”
- Alex Reimer highlights WEEI guest Tim Hasselbeck: Chris Foerster story represents broken lives of some NFL coaches.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Staff (ESPN) Can Jets, Bills or Dolphins overtake Patriots? Come on, let's be realistic.
- Robert Mays (The Ringer) NFL Week 5 Recap: The league's QB hierarchy is in flux.
- Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Monday Morning Digest: The bell tolls for Big Ben.
- Adam Schein (NFL.com) The Debrief, Week 5: Fresh faces top Watchability Rankings. Pats get honorable mention.
- Adam Schein (NFL.com) Fact or Fiction, Week 5: Aaron Rodgers is magical, Ben Roethlisberger's not a top-10 QB.
- Dan Graziano (ESPN) What we learned (and didn't learn) in Week 5 of NFL.
- Ross Tucker (Sports on Earth) NFL deserves credit for changes. /Eh... watched Jerome Boger’s crew throw a hundred more flags last night.
VIEW FROM NEW YORK
- Daniel Popper (NY Daily News) Jets may turn to rookie Elijah McGuire against Patriots with injuries to running backs.
- Brian Costello (NY Post) Jets’ running back situation has gotten out of hand.
- Darryl Slater (NJ.com) How worried should Jets be about health of Bilal Powell, Matt Forte as Patriots game nears?
- Darryl Slater (NJ.com) How ex-Seahawks WR Jermaine Kearse has seamlessly transitioned to Jets.
- Daniel Popper (NY Daily News) Jets riding ‘unity wave’ during winning streak, but true test comes this weekend against Patriots.
- George Willis (NY Post) Jets know they’ve gotten lucky but also made their own breaks.