New England Patriots links 11/08/18 - Still hanging on the old corner

TEAM TALK

• Patriots-Titans Wednesday Injury Report.
• Erik Scalavino shares the practice news and locker-room buzz from Wednesday at Gillette: Facing familiar foes in Tennessee.
• Patriots sign OL Matt Tobin to the 53-man roster; Sign RB Josh Ferguson to the practice squad.
• Press Conference transcript: Bill Belichick.
• Belichick Breakdown: Top plays against the Packers. (9.45 min. video)
• From the NFL - Bill Belichick mic’d up vs. Packers. (4.02 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss calls attention to how the cornerbacks group has come together in the post-Malcolm Butler era, especially with Stephon Gilmore playing at a Pro Bowl level.
• Doug Kyed writes Stephon Gilmore’s lock-down cornerback status is on the line every week.
• Matt Dolloff thinks Stephon Gilmore should continue his shutdown ways against Titans’ Corey Davis.
• Tom E. Curran says Malcolm Butler saved the Patriots by not taking their offer prior to the 2017 season. Pats final offer: 6-year, $66M contract with $25.5M guaranteed.
• Matt Dolloff is not a fan of the ‘Belichick was right about Malcolm Butler’ commentary: Butler is struggling in Tennessee, and Belichick was right to move on. But that doesn’t mean he was right to bench him in the Super Bowl.
• Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Julian Edelman brushes off Malcolm Butler’s rough season: ‘He’s a stud’.
• Mark Daniels noticed that in Bill Belichick’s Wednesday presser he said 1,820 words and none of them were “Malcolm” or “Butler”.
• Mark Daniels highlights Mike Vrabel on how he used to intercept and torment Tom Brady at practice.
• Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Patriots Film Review: Defense strangles out Pack. “...this has been a defense reborn and they getting better every week. It’s impressive and exciting to watch. Especially the Trey Flowers part of it.”
• Andrew Callahan reports Trey Flowers is getting a lot of love from NFL coaches.
• Karen Guregian warns that while James White’s production has been off the charts and critical for Brady and the offense, he probably won’t last at this rate of activity.
• Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Mike Vrabel isn’t underestimating James White.
• Ryan Hannable believes that with his incentives now out of reach, Rob Gronkowski and the Patriots should focus on having him healthy down the stretch.
• Adam London relays ex-Browns head coach Hue Jackson on why he believes Josh Gordon is thriving in New England.
• Ryan Hannable notes Julian Edelman observes it will be ‘kind of funny’ seeing Malcolm Butler and Logan Ryan in Titans uniforms.
• Kevin Duffy Patriots Notebook: Patriots won’t take struggling Malcolm Butler lightly.
• Kevin Duffy gives us his Wednesday practice report.
• Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) Best of social media: Week 10, Packers at Patriots.
• Mike Reiss explains why the players could be seen wearing ugly orange shorts in the locker room. The old gray ones were being pilfered.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Eric Eager (Pro Football Focus) If a running back is going to win the NFL’s MVP Award, it shouldn’t be Todd Gurley, it should be James White.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Malcolm Butler viewing Patriots as “just another game”. /Okayyy...
• Erik Bacharach (USA Today) Malcolm Butler’s struggles rising ahead of matchup against old Patriots teammates.
• Cameron Filipe (Football Zebras) Week 10 referee assignments. Patriots at Titans: Bill Vinovich.
• Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) 10-Point Stance: Packers’ McCarthy doing Aaron Rodgers no favors.
• Lorenzo Reyes (USA Today) NFL Week 10 questions: Will Steelers or Panthers prevail?
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) AFC playoff picture: Chiefs and Patriots have the lead.
• Staff (ESPN) Midseason MVPs, grades and surprises for all 32 NFL teams.
• Andy Benoit (SI) The NFL MVP race (minus the quarterbacks).
• Alex Finnis (The Telegraph) The alternative 2018 NFL mid-season awards.
• Paul Kasabian (Blearcher Report) Every NFL team’s biggest subplot for the rest of 2018. Patriots: The health and status of Rob Gronkowski moving forward.
• Conor Orr (SI) NFL half-yearbook: Superlatives for the 2018 season so far.
• Report (AP) NFL on pace for record-setting scoring midway through season.
• Kevin Clark (The Ringer) How Mike Pereira changed the way we watch football forever.
• Lakisha Jackson (NFL.com) Dolphins, Gase fined for violating injury report policy.