New England Patriots links 2/16/17 - Patriots' Brady, Butler are movie material

TEAM TALK

• Patriots 2017 Mock Draft Tracker.
• The Hall at Patriot Place is offering family fun over February school vacation week.
• Angelique Fiske reports Chris Long's organization, Waterboys, raised enough money for its 17th well over the week leading up to the Super Bowl.
• Lauren Williams reports on some California Patriots fans who know how to Super Bowl party.
• PFW in Progress Recap: Patriots offseason outlook.

LOCAL LINKS

• Mark Daniels begins his look at each position group on the Patriots: Quarterbacks.
• Russ Goldman (PatsFans) The Patriots should not trade Jimmy Garoppolo this offseason.
• Phil Perry thinks that for Martellus Bennett, who has plenty of interests outside of football, staying in the Boston area could benefit how his brand is built.
• Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Pats should prioritize extensions for Edelman and Solder.
• Tom E Curran begins writing the Patriots offseason to-do list: 1. Get Rob Gronkowski more durable.
• Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) A closer look at Patriots defensive personnel and roles. "get past the simplistic 3-4 vs. 4-3 debate which is archaic and meaningless now.."
• Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Should Pats ditch Shea McClellin?
• Mike Reiss points out how the Patriots have moved from 11th to 6th in special-teams rankings.
• Phil Perry is that teacher you always had to wait for to get your grades. Patriots final report card: Year to remember.
• CBS Boston puts some thought into how the cast of the Malcolm Butler biopic should look when the movie comes out.
• Bruce Allen (Boston Sports Media Watch) With a little bit of luck (2017 edition).
• Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) Tom Brady shares new commercial spot in latest Facebook post.
• CSNNE re-posts a photo from Tom Brady's Facebook page where he puts himself on a Pokemon card.
• Mike Reiss explains why Jabrill Peppers (S, Michigan) would be a likely fit here, considering the DB's size and the team's secondary potentially taking a hit in free agency.
• Russell Easterbrooks (FootballNation) New England Patriots Mock Draft #5.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Peter King (The MMQB) Tom Brady opens up: 'I'm not going to give away my power.'
• Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB Mailbag: Feedback on TB12 and SB51.
• Matt Bonesteel (Washington Post) Tom Brady doesn’t realize that not everyone in the NFL can be Tom Brady.
• John Breech (CBS Sports) Tom Brady reveals what upsets Bill Belichick, how he takes coach's criticism.
• Matt Bonesteel (Washington Post) It's NFL franchise tag season. What exactly does that mean?
• Shallise Manza Young (Yahoo! Sports) Here's what it will cost to franchise tag Eric Berry, Chandler Jones and others.
• Tadd Haislop (Sporting News) NFL Combine 2017: Invites, participants, schedule for NFL draft scouting event.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Perceived lack of consistency mars Scouting Combine exclusions, too.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Teams express concern about Scouting Combine exclusions.
• John Kosko (Pro Football Focus) 3 Possible trade destinations for Patriots QB Jimmy Garoppolo.
• Mike Garofolo (NFL.com) What will Patriots do with Jimmy Garoppolo and Dont'a Hightower in offseason? (1.55 min. video)
• Anita Busch (Deadline.com) Tom Brady book & movie coming from 'The Finest Hours' writing team.
• Tatiana Siegel (Hollywood Reporter) New England Patriots Super Bowl hero's life story to be told in biopic (exclusive).
• Jeanna Thomas (SB Nation) Roddy White would have "literally" fought Kyle Shanahan for not running the ball in the Super Bowl.
• Andre Vergara (Fox Sports) Ranking the New England Patriots’ free agents, from least to most important.
• John Kosko (Pro Football Focus) Top 10 defensive free agents set to hit the market.
• Sean Tomlinson (Bleacher Report) Offensive and defensive targets for every NFL team in 2017 free agency.
• Dieter Kurtenbach (Fox Sports) 15 NFL stars who could be cut this offseason.
• Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) How an ex-NFL star [Shawn Springs] is making a safer helmet with baby car seat technology.
• Terence Moore (Sports on Earth) Politics doesn't hurt team chemistry.
• Andre Vergara (Fox Sports) Watch the Patriots’ historic Super Bowl comeback win in less than six minutes.
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Atlanta zoo loses bet, names animal after Tom Brady, gets last laugh.
• Steve Palazzolo (Pro Football Focus) Mock Draft 4.0. Pats pick S Jabrill Peppers (Michigan).
• Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) NFL Mock Draft 1.0. Pats pick S-LB Jabrill Peppers (Michigan).
• Chris Burke (SI) 2017 NFL Mock Draft 6.0: Post-Super Bowl look at the first three rounds.