New England Patriots links 8/16/17 - Camp highlight: Marcus Cannon neutralizes JJ Watt

TEAM TALK

• Game Preview: Patriots at Texans.
• Andy Hart's Blogservations: One guy who struggled for the Patriots offense in 1-on-1s was tight end Dwayne Allen.
• Erik Scalavino shares some news and notes from joint practices with the Houston Texans.
• Paul Perillo tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: Is there room for Hollister, Carr?

LOCAL LINKS

• Jeff Howe highlights Marcus Cannon subduing three-time Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt at Tuesday's camp. "Watt appeared to try it all against Cannon... but the defensive lineman was neutralized".
• Matt Dolloff says Marcus Cannon reportedly had his way blocking J.J. Watt in the Patriots and Texans' joint practice.
• Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Jimmy Garoppolo finishes strong; Stephon Gilmore didn't participate in team drills during practice; More.
• Mike Giardi finds the Patriots embracing competition in joint practices. /Nice detail of how Julian Edelman shook off CB Jonathan Joseph.
• Ryan Hannable highlights J.J. Watt on facing Tom Brady in joint practices: 'The old saying goes, 'Iron sharpens iron''.
• Phil Perry observes the Texans pass rush got the better of Tom Brady and his pass protectors yesterday.
• Kevin Duffy Patriots vs. Texans joint practices: Houston's defense a load to handle for New England O-Line
• Dan Roche calls the Texans defense a good challenge for Brady and the Pats.
• Zack Cox posts a video clip of Chris Hogan making an acrobatic catch yesterday.
• Karen Guregian points out the Texans still have a long way to go at QB before catching the Patriots.
• Kevin Duffy explains why the Houston Texans are toughest matchup in the AFC for New England.
• Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Tuesday Patriots-Texans Tweets of note.
• Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Will Brady's guru magic work for Gronk and Boomtower?
• Kevin Dillon relays Bill Belichick explaining the importance of controlling speed for players like Brandin Cooks.
• Mark Daniels notes that for Glenn Gronkowski, there's no escaping Rob's shadow, but he aims to make his own mark with the Patriots.
• Rich Garven writes Brandon Bolden sticks to his proven formula for success.
• Stephen Hewitt reports Tom Brady is not interested in comparing any past teams, nor any of the hype surrounding this year's team.
• Sam Galanis with the steaming hot take that Tom Brady 'probably' won't be playing football when he's 55 years old.
• Zack Cox notes Julian Edelman is not surprised ex-Patriots 'grinder' Wes Welker is now coaching.
• Doug Kyed finds Bill Belichick more realistic than the media, when assessing TE Jacob Hollister.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots 53-man roster projection: More questions emerge.
• Bob George (PatsFans) Myths and facts about Patriots preseason opener.
• Dakota Randall coughs up a few undrafted Patriots from the recent past to remind us not to get too caught up in preseason hype. 1. TE Zach Sudfeld. /Need we go on?
• Mike Reiss tells us how Bill Belichick turned part of the trip into a history lesson.
• Mike Reiss notes that after practice, Bill Belichick had Tom Brady meet Jeff Hostetler, whom the Patriots coach lauds for being prepared in winning Super Bowl XXV.
• NESN is proud to be the official media sponsor of Dont'a Hightower's 3rd Annual Monday Night Football Watch Party, benefiting the American Diabetes Association.
• Russ Goldman (PatsFans) Patriots Fourth and Two Podcast: Patriots training camp observations; More. (50.35 min.) /Always worth a listen.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Peter King (SI) Patriots-Texans camp practice: 'A great day to measure yourself against the best.'
• John McClain (Houston Chronicle) Texans Training Camp Insider - Aug. 15.
• Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Will Patriots' investment in undrafted rookies pay off?
• Susan DeMar Lafferty (Chicago Tribune) New Lenox rallies around Super Bowl champ Rob Ninkovich.
• NFL Total Access (NFL.com) Tom Brady: No, Patriots didn't 'win' the 2017 offseason. (30 second video)
• Aaron Wilson (Houston Chronicle) UH-ex Elandon Roberts growing into Patriots' defensive signal-caller.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Goodell continues to push for three preseason games.
• Marc Sessler (NFL.com) NFL trade proposals: Seven deals that'd help all parties. Titans FB Joe Bacci to the Patriots. /Eh.
• Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) 10-Point stance: Elliott preparing for long battle with NFL.
• Nathan Hubbard (The Ringer) The end of season tickets.
• B/R Video (Bleacher Report) Predicting 2017 NFL Award Winners: Why Tom Brady will win MVP. (3.40 min. video)
• Robert Mays and Kevin Clark (The Ringer) The Bill Belichick boost, Broncos may bust, and Giants' leap backward. (32.48 min. audio)

DUMPSTER DIVE

• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Ezekiel Elliott files appeal of six-game suspension.
• Jared Talbot (Cover32) Patriots fans have little sympathy for the Ezekiel Elliott situation.