New England Patriots links 10/10/18 - All eyes on matchup between Chiefs offense and Patriots defense

TEAM TALK

• Don Banks and Nick Stevens are joined by Cris Collinsworth to talk about the upcoming game between the Patriots and the Chiefs.
• Erik Scalavino thinks that the Kansas City offense is a concern.

LOCAL LINKS

• Mark Daniels (Providence Journal) thinks that the Patriots defense will see if it can measure up against a potent Chiefs offense.
• Nora Princiotti (Boston Globe) explains why Patrick Mahomes’ pocket awareness differentiates him from other quarterbacks.
• Jake Schwanitz (Inside the Pylon) takes a look at Sony Michel’s development with the Patriots.
• Mike Reiss (ESPN Boston) sees Jason McCourty’s rise as a surprise for the Patriots.
• Zack Cox (NESN) thinks that Stephon Gilmore is quietly playing at an elite level.
• Greg Bedard (Boston Sports Journal) feels like the Patriots haven’t come close to playing up to their full potential.
• Karen Guregian (Boston Herald) feels that the Patriots have the weapons to keep up with the Chiefs.
• Phil Perry (NBC Boston) wonders if New England can defend the Chiefs’ RPO concepts.
• Darrell Hartwell (NESN) asks how the Patriots’ scout team can simulate Kansas City’s dynamic offense in practice.
• Zack Cox (NESN) explains why Tyreek Hill poses a unique challenge.
• Anthony Gulizia (Boston Globe) writes that the Chiefs offense can throw a lot of different things at the Patriots.
• Henry McKenna (Patriots Wire) reports that Bill Belichick will not throw any shade at the Chiefs defense.
• Doug Kyed (NESN) reveals that Danny Etling is working on top-secret special projects while on the practice squad.

NATIONAL NEWS

• The SB Nation staff (SB Nation) shares its week six picks. /two of five humans have the Patriots winning
• Adam Teicher (ESPN) analyzes how the Patriots and Chiefs helped bring college offenses to the NFL.
• Kevin Clark (The Ringer) believes that the most important job in sports is now easier than ever.
• Adam Schein (NFL.com) shares his good, bad, and ugly from the NFL’s fifth week.
• Rebecca Toback (SB Nation) writes that we’re only in week five and records are already being broken left and right.
• Sarah Hardy, Christian D’Andrea, Adam Stites, and Ryan Van Bibber (SB Nation) share their NFL panic meter for week five.
• William Moy (Pro Football Focus) share his top five rookies of the season so far.
• Mike Florio (Pro Football Talk) writes that the NFL’s passing numbers are way up.
• Jeff Legwold (ESPN) shares his week five rookie rankings. /Sony Michel makes the list
• Charles McDonald (SB Nation) sat down with two Ravens defenders to talk about one of the NFL’s best offenses: their own.
• Michael David Smith (Pro Football Talk) reports that a former team employee claims that there are plans to move the Jaguars to London.
• Adam Rank (NFL.com) sees Phillip Rivers as the league’s least respected MVP candidate.
• Michael Renner (Pro Football Focus) ranks the NFL’s best offensive lines through five weeks.