New England Patriots links 10/15/19 - The point is: Pats score a lot of ‘em and D keeps ‘em off the board

TEAM TALK

• Patriots place FB Jakob Johnson on IR.
• Mike Dussault shares the news, notes and locker-room buzz from Monday at Gillette: Offensive reinforcements reportedly on the way.
• Conference Call transcripts: Bill Belichick, Josh McDaniels and Bret Bielema.
• Patriots This Week: Bob Socci, Scott Zolak and Matt Chatham recap Pats-Giants, preview Pats-Jets. (20 min. video)
• Patriots players discuss favorite postgame Matthew Slater breakdown. (1.28 min. video)
• From NFL Network: ‘NFL 100 Greatest’ Characters: Randy Moss. (1.33 min. video)
• WEEI Patriots Monday: Tom Brady (18.58 min.) and Bill Belichick (19.54 min.)

LOCAL LINKS

• Andy Hart presents a six-week Pats stats check-in: No. 1 across the board in points (points scored, points allowed and point differential).
• CBS Boston notes Patriots WR N’Keal Harry is eligible to return to practice this week.
• Ryan Hannable explains why he isn’t expecting much from Patriots rookie N’Keal Harry this season.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots addressing tight end with Tomlinson, Watson signings.
• David Latham (LastWordOnSports) Patriots Bold Predictions: Week 7 vs Jets. 1. Jakobi Meyers gets two touchdowns.
• Michael Hurley is the go-to guy for everything that stunk in the NFL in Week 6.
• Andy Hart highlights Bill Belichick on WEEI: We could give Tom Brady a ‘game ball after every game’.
• Ryan Hannable highlights Tom Brady on WEEI: ‘Bogus’ not to consider Julian Edelman top-25 wide receiver.
• Phil Perry issues his Week 6 Patriots Report Card: Good outweighs the bad for Brady.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots Week 6 Report Card: Wide receivers and tight ends will be cleaning the lockers after class.
• Marcus Kwesi O’Mard notes Rob Gronkowski must return by December 3 to play in the 2019 NFL season.
• Michael Hurley gives us a very bad NFL officiating week roundup, ending with the controversial Packers-Lions calls on Monday Night Football.
• Doug Kyed NFL Rumors: Patriots releasing practice squad kicker Younghoe Koo.
• Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate discusses the unbeaten Patriots with Hal Bent and then looks to the challenges coming up next. (34 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) 2019 Patriots on pace to break 2007 Patriots’ point differential record.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Ben Watson back to Patriots.
• Patriots adding former Giants and Jets TE Eric Tomlinson.
• Conor Orr (SI) Buyers and sellers ahead of the NFL’s trade deadline. Patriots: buyers for TE, WR.
• Chris Cwik (Yahoo! Sports) Rob Gronkowski again shoots down any chance of NFL return: ‘I don’t have that itch’.
• Tom Schad (USA Today) Tom Brady says he won’t lobby Rob Gronkowski to come out of retirement, rejoin Patriots.
• Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) The Debrief: London lively as ever; Winston, Mariota stumble; Rams in trouble; More.
• Terez Paylor (Yahoo! Sports) If the NFL wants to fix officiating atrocities like Packers-Lions, it can start as soon as this week.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Pair of phantom calls on Trey Flowers delivers late victory for Green Bay.
• Curtis Crabtree (ProFootballTalk) Pool Report: Clete Blakeman on Tracy Walker roughness call, Trey Flowers illegal hands penalties.