New England Patriots links 2/09/17 - Belichick, Caserio must cram for combine and free agency

TEAM TALK

• Post Game Notes and Records from Super Bowl LI. /Worth a read.
• Angelique Fiske captures celebrities' freak-outs on Twitter as the Patriots pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in sports.
• The PFW staff takes a look at the Super Bowl champion front pages from newspapers across the country.
• NFL Network salutes the Champs with over 90 hours of programming all week long honoring the Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots as part of "Super Bowl Celebration Week."

LOCAL LINKS

• Jeff Howe looks at the process Bill Belichick and Nick Caserio have in front of them, to evaluate the entire roster and cram for next month's combine and free agency.
• Ben Volin studies the film and breaks down the Patriots offense vs. the Falcons, including a key adjustment made in the second half.
• Ben Volin diagrams the Patriots' key offensive plays from the Super Bowl.
• Tony Massarotti breaks down Tom Brady's throw to Danny Amendola during overtime of Super Bowl LI - and what it says about Brady's greatness.
• Tom E. Curran explains exactly why the Patriots Super Bowl comeback was more probable than not.
• Jason Keidel writes "Tom Brady has played with (literally) hundreds of wideouts, linemen and running backs. No team feasts better on undrafted players and discarded stars. No one has a better plan."
• Nick O'Malley shares the story he wrote before the Super Bowl comeback: '7 stages of grief watching the Pats lose.'
• Mike Reiss highlights Dont'a Hightower as a guest on Adam Schefter's podcast, sharing his thoughts on his pending free agency.
• Ryan Hannable relays the report that Dont'a Hightower reportedly turned down more than $10 million per year offer from the Patriots before the season.
• Ryan Hannable posts some highlights from NFL Network's Sound FX: Super Bowl LI edition.
• Doug Kyed notes Chris Long's reaction to Dont'a Hightower's Super strip sack was great.
• Karen Guregian reports that for the Brady's, the fight continues against mom's cancer and the QB's detractors.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots end of season positional report card.
• Kevin Duffy grades the 2016 New England Patriots, position by position.
• Doug Kyed points out that the Patriots have a great deal of salary cap space entering the 2017 season.
• Jim McBride offers up plenty of reasons why the reigning champs will be the odds-on favorite to return to the big game.
• Christopher Price lays out why the Patriots are well-positioned to repeat.
• Hayden Bird addresses who the Patriots might take in the 2017 NFL draft.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Kerry Byrne (Cold Hard Football Facts) Patriots Super Bowl victory 5th biggest comeback in all of NFL history.
• Matt Yoder (The Comeback) The 4 comebacks in NFL history greater than the Patriots’ rally in Super Bowl LI.
• Brad Gagnon (The Comeback) Dissecting the pivotal play which cost the Atlanta Falcons Super Bowl LI.
• Russell Easterbrooks (Football Nation) New England Patriots legendary Super Bowl comeback visions of "Rocky Balboa".
• Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Tom Brady vs. Joe Montana; too much heat on Kyle Shanahan.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Bill Belichick preferred the fake kneeldown over a free kick or Hail Mary.
• Robert Mays (The Ringer) The Patriots and Falcons face a new set of questions.
• Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) Worst NFL free-agent pool ever won't stop desperate teams from diving in wallets first.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Dont’a Hightower: I’d like to think LB trades mean Pats want me.
• Michel David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Bill Belichick on Julian Edelman: As good a competitor as I’ve coached.
• Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Who will the Patriots play in Week 1 of 2017 season? Ranking the possible opponents.
• Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) NFL Power Rankings: New England Patriots finish on top, then ...
• Conor Orr (NFL.com) AFC East rookie grades. Patriots: B.
• Sam Monson (Pro Football Focus) Top 101 players from the 2016 NFL season.
• Emily Kay (SB Nation) Ageless Tom Brady inspires PGA Tour ironmen Phil Mickelson and Gary Player.
• Des Bieler (Washington Post) NFL Players Union dings Bill Bellichick's "No days off!" chant at Super Bowl parade.
• Scott Allen (Washington Post) NFL analyst makes the case for Joe Gibbs over Bill Belichick as greatest coach. /"Better character"??.
• Gabrielle McMillen (Sporting News) Houston police chief on Tom Brady's missing uniform: 'It's just a jersey'.
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Memorabilia dealer: Tom Brady jersey isn’t sellable.
• Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB Podcast: ;A conversation with Josh McDaniels on New England's Super Bowl win and John Lynch on his u unlikely path to 49ers GM job. (54 min.)

VIEW FROM ATLANTA

• Steve Hummer (AJC.com) Super Bowl: Morning after just as baffling as the night of.
• Michael Cunningham (AJC.com) I'm not sure Dan Quinn gets it.
• Mark Bradley (AJC.com) Quinn does what he needed to do: Find a better defensive coordinator.
• D. Orlando Ledbetter (AJC.com) Smith, Cox fired by the Falcons.
• Report (AP) Falcons shaking up coaching staff after Super Bowl collapse.

DUMPSTER DIVE

• Alex Reimer calls attention to a deflategate movie that is coming out - and it has nothing to do with deflated footballs.
• David Lauterbach (The Comeback) Tony Dungy admits his Colts stole signs, but it wasn’t cheating because everyone did it.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) How long will NFL players avoid "distraction" of politics?
• Drew Magary (Deadspin) No one is happy for the Patriots. [NSFW - language]