TEAM TALK
- Erik Scalavino tackles this week’s Ask PFW Mailbag: New rules and roster spots.
- John Rooke’s View from Above: Mini-camp will have max-attention surrounding it, don’t you know...and sometimes a loss can be a big win.
- From NFL Network - Former QB Dan Orlovsky breaks down the pre-snap progression of Patriots QB Tom Brady. (3.33 min. video)
- From NFL Network - Peter Schrager shares the story of Patriots linebackers coach Brian Flores. (3.12 min. video)
- PFW in Progress: Looking ahead to minicamp. (2 hour program)
LOCAL LINKS
- Michael Hurley has prepared for the NFL season to kick off in 100 days with (roughly, almost) 100 questions about the 2018 Patriots.
- Tyler Sullivan (247Sports) Preparing for another week of Tom Brady watch.
- Zack Cox takes a quick look at the top free agent safeties still on the market, and wonders if any are a fit for the Patriots.
- Connor Martin (MusketFire) New England Patriots: Fireworks are coming to Foxboro from front seven.
- Tyler Sullivan (247Sports) Determining who could be the Patriots captains in 2018.
- Logan Mullen notes ESPN’s ‘Football Power Index’ has high expectations for the Pats in 2018.
- Mike Reiss assesses the Cassius Marsh story, noting how badly the Patriots miscalculated his fit in their program. “Scouting is an imperfect science, and no team gets it right all the time. The end result is that Marsh is now in a better place with the 49ers, and the Patriots have been better off by decisively acknowledging their poor evaluation and moving on.”
- Jerry Thornton (Barstool Sports) Get a load of Cassius Marsh claiming he ‘confronted’ Bill Belichick about his ‘B.S.’
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Marquis Flowers knows how Cassius Marsh is feeling.
- CBS Boston reports Shea McClellan says he had a pretty, pretty, pretty good time with the Patriots. /Okay, okay... consider this horse beaten.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Oliver Thomas (Forbes) Amid roster turnover, Patriots’ biggest change at safety has been a Jersey number.
- Gary Davenport (Bleacher Report) 2018 Stat predictions for every projected starting NFL QB.
- Kristopher Knox (Bleacher Report) Ranking every NFL receiving corps heading into the 2018 season. No. 1 New England Patriots.
- Dan Graziano, Mike Sando and Kevin Seifert (ESPN) The 99 NFL players, coaches and themes that will define 2018.
- NFL Nation (ESPN) Predicting top 2018 season storylines for all 32 NFL teams. Patriots: Tom Brady and Bill Belichick’s relationship.
- Conor Orr (SI) True NFL draft grades: 2015 draft, three years later. Patriots: B.
- Danny Kelly (The Ringer) The NFL contract-year all stars.
- Ralph Warner (NFL.com) The 2018 money team: The NFL’s highest-paid players by position.
- Staff (NFL.com) Dream Super Bowl LIII matchup: Battle of Los Angeles? Packers vs. Raiders? /No Pats, no surprise.
- James Parks (247Sports) The 2019 Super Bowl LIII odds. Patriots: 6/1.
- Andrew Brandt (SI) The NFL’s anthem policy: Impact on players and locker rooms as league ignores NFLPA again.
- Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) 10-Point stance: Players ‘disappointed, but not surprised’ about NFL’s anthem policy.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) If “star” players sit out, they would quickly be forgotten.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Who are the greatest NFL players of all time? (13.29 min. video) /Chris Simms’ opinion is hot gahbage.