TEAM TALK
- Mike Dussault shares the news, notes and locker-room buzz from Wednesday at Gillette: Patriots are on to the bye week.
- Press Pass: Patriots looking to come back stronger. (1.21 min. video)
- One-on-One: Scott Zolak sits down with Tom Brady to reflect on the first half of the season, discuss his relationship with Julian Edelman and his mindset moving into the secnd half of the season. (7.28 min. video)
- Patriots Off Topic: Lawrence Guy and Bye, Bye, Bye. (38.46 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Nicole Yang says the Patriots are using their bye week to reset. “Guys need to get their bodies back... It’s going to give everybody a good time to go home and do whatever you want, just relax.”
- Ryan Hannable hears from Phillip Dorsett, who feels the bye week is coming at the perfect time.
- CBS Boston notes the Patriots plan to enjoy the bye week, but are not satisfied with 8-1 start.
- Matt Vautour mentions that QB Cody Kessler will not be taking the weekend off: ’These next four days, can be really valuable for me’.
- Christopher Mason points out that Lamar Jackson was just the first in a gauntlet of dual-threat quarterbacks New England will face.
- Christopher Mason talks about how pieces of Darrelle Revis, Champ Bailey, and Asante Samuel made Stephon Gilmore the ‘best corner in the game’.
- Andy Hart thumbnails nine Patriots who either struggled through the first nine games or failed to to reach outside expectations. Top three: Isaiah Wynn, Sony Michel, Tom Brady.
- Ryan Hannable is fully committed to pushing the narrative of Tom Brady not being fully committed to working with rookie receivers.
- Darren Hartwell highlights ex-NFL DL Chris Canty sharing a great story about when Tom Brady earned his ‘utmost respect’.
- Phil Perry notes Mohamed Sanu put forth a great effort for the Patriots last Sunday and Tom Brady was impressed, “We’re definitely going to have some fun working together.”
- Tom E. Curran wonders if the Patriots hesitated to show their cards in Sunday night’s loss, and hears from Matt Cassel on the subject.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) This statistic puts the Patriots’ loss to the Ravens in perspective.
- Adam London relays Tony Gonzalez on why he was more impressed with the Patriots than the Ravens in Week 9.
- Ryan Hannable notes WEEI guest Tedy Bruschi said he believes the Patriots’ top competition in the AFC are the Ravens and Chiefs. /Ya think?
- Michael Hurley states the obvious that nobody needs or wants an NFL team in London — except the billionaires, and makes his Week 10 picks.
- Michael Hurley took his bye week early, imagining the possible scenario of Cam Newton as Tom Brady’s successor.
- The Boston Globe passes along a report that Rob Gronkowski is set to star in new CBS sports game show with Venus Williams, Keegan-Michael Key called “GAME ON!”
- WEEI reports that according to court records made public last Friday, Patrick Chung’s next court date is now scheduled for Jan. 3, (wild card weekend). It was originally scheduled for November 8.
- Ryan Hannable reports Greg Schiano reportedly is interested in becoming Rutgers’ next head coach.
- Patriots Press Pass: Evan Lazar, Alex Barth and Sierra Goodwill grade the receivers and tight ends at midseason. (3.45 min. video)
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate hands out some mid-season medallions. (24 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Lorenzo Reyes (USA Today) Patriots rookie CB Joejuan Williams estimates he saves 90% of his NFL salary.
- Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) 10-Point Stance: In prime of career, has OBJ become irrelevant? Ravens are on the verge of making history; More.
- Field Yates (ESPN) Picking the NFL’s best and worst offseason moves. Patriots signing Jamie Collins makes the “Moves that have paid off immediately” category.
- Joel Corry (CBS Sports) Agent’s Take: Dak Prescott among six contract-year players who are setting themselves up for a big payoff; More.
- Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) First-year coaching hot seats: Breaking down who could be ‘one-and-done’ among the eight.
- Chris Roling (Bleacher Report) Ranking the NFL’s biggest matchup nightmares. No Pats.
- Jason Owens (Yahoo! Sports) Dez Bryant announces planned NFL comeback a year after Achilles injury.
- Adam Rank (NFL.com) NFL’s top five QB-receiver tandems right now. Brady-Edelman gets an honorable mention.
- NFL Nation (ESPN) Biggest Week 10 injury questions for all 32 NFL teams.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Through nine weeks, replay review overturns PI calls and non-calls nine times.
- Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz (USA Today) NFL all-breakout team 2019: Lamar Jackson, Dalvin Cook among players who have made leap. No Pats.
- MMQB Staff (SI) NFL Midseason Predictions 2019: Playoff picks, Super Bowl champ, awards winners.
- Staff (Bleacher Report) Expert consensus NFL Midseason Awards.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Matt Patricia calls Mitchell Trubisky “a great player”. /*Sniffs* [dabs at eye] just like his dad.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Chris Hogan returns to practice field. He was placed on IR on Oct. 2.
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Shad Khan has “no plans” to move Jaguars to London.
- Danny Kelly (The Ringer) A too-early ranking of the top QB prospects in the 2020 draft.