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TEAM TALK
- Game Preview: Patriots vs. Dolphins. Broadcast info, series history, tale of the tape, More.
- John Rooke’s View from Above: Beaten down by a familiar foe.
- Paul Perillo tackles this week’s Ask PFW Mailbag: Picking up the pieces.
- Conference Call transcript: Bill Belichick.
- Player Interview: Deatrich Wise discusses moving on to the Dolphins and bringing positive energy to the team. (1 min. video)
- All Access Player Profile: Back home with Rex Burkhead. (5.11 min. video)
- Community: The Haley School receives The Hometown Grant. (2 min. video)
- Sights and Sounds: Week 3 vs. Lions. (3.30 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Zack Cox scouts the Dolphins: Five things to know about Week 4 opponent. 1. They’re undefeated and sit atop AFC East standings.
- Mike Reiss says it isn’t so much that the Patriots are off to a slow start and lost on Sunday, it’s how they lost that matters.
- Tom E. Curran lists off all the possible excuses for the Pats’ lackluster play and thinks the sh*t’s about to hit the fan at Gillette. Belichick will make the team pay.
- Mark Daniels talks about how the Patriots defense hopes to bounce back after their struggles in Detroit.
- Mike Reiss explains how any turnaround on defense has to start with better play against the run.
- Evan Lazar says the Pats are preaching fundamentals as the solution to poor run defense.
- Zack Cox reports the Patriots appear confident they can repair the run defense after a rough start
- Karen Guregian laments the Patriots’ lack of a third-down, move-the-chains guy on offense.
- Evan Lazar makes the case that, receiver issues aside, Tom Brady needs to play better.
- Michael Hurley points out Tom Brady’s stats are quite bad through three games.
- Phil Perry notes Tom Brady isn’t projecting anything on what to expect from Josh Gordon, while Josh McDaniels said he’s not concerned with him picking up the system.
- Mike Reiss takes a look at how the offense needs more from Sony Michel.
- Mark Daniels details how Sony Michel is still finding his feet, while the Patriots are doing all they can to try and get him going.
- Nick O’Malley hears from David Andrews on how the line has to block better for Michel.
- Doug Kyed revisits the offseason and wonders if New England should have re-signed Danny Amendola. At the time, team didn’t know Edelman would be suspended.
- Andrew Lykins (BostonSportsExtra) New England is home to second chances.
- Karen Guregian notes Bill Belichick says the toughness of the team has yet to be determined.
- Matt Dolloff offers some final thoughts on Pats-Lions: Some issues are more fixable than others.
- Michael Hurley details that Lions touchdown drive that lost the game for the Pats. /Have any lemon juice for this paper cut while you’re at it?
- Karen Guregian Patriots Notebook: Defensive line vows to improve against the run.
- Matt Dolloff Wednesday Notes: Miami secondary should challenge Patriots receivers.
- Logan Mullen Patriots Rumors: Patriots work out three defensive linemen, one linebacker.
- Zack Cox Patriots Rumors: Patriots re-sign Kenjon Barner to bolster RB unit.
- Adam London gives us Tom Brady’s latest Instagram post to get the fans fired up.
- Thomas Murphy and Steve Balestrieri (Drive.Google.com) One Patriots Place podcast: Guest Raul Martinez. (51 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Adam Gase on Patriots: Records are irrelevant right now.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) The annual ‘Is this the end of the Patriots?’ question.
- Lorenzo Reyes (USA Today) NFL QB Hot Sheet: Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes hot, Patriots’ Tom Brady cool. Five to watch this weekend: 1. Tom Brady.
- Staff (ESPN) How bad is the Patriots’ start? Statistics paint a bleak picture.
- Scooby Axson (SI) Report: Roughing the passer rule not changing this season, may be applied differently. /Stahhp...
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Mike Pereira, Dean Blandino disagree with NFL on what roughing is.
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Mike Pereira predicts league will adjust how officials interpret roughing rule.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Mike Tomlin concerned NFL isn’t fun to watch with so many penalties. /Hm... Roethlisberger’s flop the other night was kinda funny.
- Reflex (YouTube) 5 Most controversial calls in NFL history. (9.28 min. video) No. 2: Jesse James non-catch in Pittsburgh.