New England Patriots links 2/10/17 - Chris Long: Defense never flinched

LOCAL LINKS

• Jeff Howe gives us his offseason forecast for the Patriots roster.
• James Toscano (Metro) Patriots offseason: Malcolm Butler, Rob Gronkowski contract updates.
• Ben Volin breaks down the film of the Patriots defense and special teams: Even though the defense got burned early, they were there when it counted.
• Ben Volin diagrams out the Patriots’ key defensive plays from Super Bowl LI.
• Mike Reiss reviews the film and lauds the impact of James White, Dont'a Hightower that was even greater than it seemed.
• Evan Lazar looks at the Patriots time of possession (40:31) and the Super Bowl record-setting number of plays they ran (93) as signs they should have won the game.
• Ryan Hannable calls it a tough debate but gives the slight edge to Super Bowl XLIX over Super Bowl LI for best of all time.
• Sean Glennon (Facebook) Before you get too carried away with your whole "Ooh, Tom Brady is the GOAT" thing, #Patriots fans, consider this...
• Mike Reiss notes that when the Patriots needed him the most, Danny Amendola delivered in Super Bowl LI.
• Ryan Hannable thinks unsung Super Bowl LI hero Danny Amendola deserves to return to the Patriots in 2017.
• Doug Kyed notes Chris Long believes Super Bowl LI Patriots were the 'toughest team of all time.
• Chad Finn explains the low Super Bowl rating in Boston: "You guys went out to watch the game. Must have been a heck of a party."
• Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Why did Belichick de-Elvis the hot jacket? /Interesting question.
• Tyler Sullivan (247 Sports) Linda Holliday puts up touching Instagram post about her boyfriend Bill Belichick.
• Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Robert Alford deletes tweet celebrating Super Bowl LI pick-six.
• Doug Kyed Patriots Mailbag: Could Jimmy Garoppolo be traded for star player?
• CBS Boston reports that Patriots fans can take a photo with Super Bowl LI trophy this weekend at the Patriots Hall of Fame.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Kenneth Arthur (Rolling Stone) Love or hate them, New England Patriots always put on a great Super Bowl.
• Peter King (The MMQB) The Patriots' place in history.
• Nate Davis (USA Today) Was Super Bowl LI best of all time? Ranking every game.
• Blake Schuster (SB Nation) Patriots are an NFL dynasty, but they have never dominated a Super Bowl.
• Dave Boling (The News Tribune) Specter of Brady clouds coaches’ reasoning. "The FOB [Fear of Brady] syndrome works on coaches' minds.
• Charley Casserly (NFL.com) Is Tom Brady the greatest NFL player of all time -- regardless of position?
• Joe Redeman (NumberFire) James White was the real MVP of Super Bowl LI.  /Great game for White, but no question Brady was MVP.
• Brett Oswalt (NumberFire) The 5 best playoff performances of Tom Brady's career.
• Craig Bohnert (TeamUSA.org) Olympic rugby player Nate Ebner caps dream year with second Super Bowl win with New England Patriots.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Patriots have 15 pending free agents.
• Jim Sannes (NumberFire) The 10 most impactful plays of Super Bowl LI.
• Brandon Gdula (NumberFire) 20 Crazy stats, facts, and records from Super Bowl LI.
• Christian D'Andrea (SB Nation) Dan Quinn owned Tom Brady in 2 Super Bowls ... until the 4th quarter.
• Conor Orr (NFL.com) Dean Blandino breaks down Super Bowl-winning TD.
• Robert Flores (For What It's Worth) There were some bad Super Bowl Tweets. (2.22 min. video)
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Kyle Shanahan: We played Super Bowl the way we played the entire year.
• Andy Benoit (SI) NFL team-by-team off-season needs.
• Melissa Jacobs (SI) Tony Romo's revival, touchback tweaks and other NFL predictions for 2017.
• Michael Middlehurst-Scjwartz (USA Today) NFL rebuild rankings: Which teams are in best shape for 2017?
• Dan Graziano (ESPN) QB Confidence Index: Rating all 32 NFL QB situations.
• Gil Brandt (NFL.com) 2016 All-Rookie Team.
• Daniel Jeremiah (NFL.com) Mock draft 2.0.

DUMPSTER DIVE

• Dave Boling (The News Tribune) It’s time for NFL’s Goodell to step aside.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Joe Thomas: Goodell "scurried off the stage like a rat" at the Super Bowl.
• AP Report (Portland Press Herald) Turns out, LePage watched Super Bowl after all – but he still dislikes Patriots.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Report: Tom Brady’s jersey may be on equipment truck.
• Dan Hanzus (NFL.com) Tom Brady's missing jersey could be in a laundry pile.
• Video (TMZ Sports) 'Pawn Stars' Rick Harrison says Tom Brady's Jersey could get $200k+. (1.12 min. video)