New England Patriots links 12/12/19 - Patriots pass on scoring in the red zone

TEAM TALK

• Patriots-Bengals Wednesday Injury Report.
• Patriots sign K Josh Gable, DL Eric Lee and DB Adarius Pickett to the practice squad
• Mike Dussault shares the locker-room buzz from Wednesday at Gillette: Patriots prepare for an aggressive and underrated Bengals team.
• Press Release: Kyle Van Noy named Patriots nominee for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.
• Press Conference transcripts: Bill Belichick - James White.
• Community: Lawrence Guy gives away Shaw’s gift cards and spreads holiday cheer at a local Shaw’s Supermarket in Mansfield. /I freaking live at that Shaws and missed this???

LOCAL LINKS

• Phil Perry points to the red zone to explain why the Patriots can’t score. /Interesting.
• David Latham (LastWordOnSports) James White deserves more touches.
• Doug Kyed suggests the Patriots give Damian Harris a shot, but thinks they probably won’t.
• Michael Hurley accurately describes this year’s team as ‘carrying the strong scent of the 2013 Patriots’ but adds there is one reason for hope.
• Zack Cox notes Mohamed Sanu is wowed by toughness of “bad man” Julian Edelman.
• Zack Cox hears from Patriots veterans with advice for rookies Jakobi Meyers and N’Keal Harry.
• Matt Vautour reports Nick Folk wants to reward the Patriots for bringing him back after his appendectomy.
• Mike Reiss talks about the Patriots signing of viral kicker Josh Gable to the practice squad.
• Doug Kyed tells us who the mystery Patriots were on the field: Practice squaders DE Eric Lee and S Adarius Pickett.
• Gavin Rodriguez (LastWordOnSports) The NFL challenge system needs to be revamped.
• Matt Dolloff notes the NFL reportedly is planning to review officiating from the top down in the offseason. /Fat lot of good it does us this year, lol.
• Ty Anderson hears Bill Belichick explain why he ‘hates’ social media.
• Justin Leger relays ex-Patriots CB Asante Samuel on Twitter, with a funny story about Bill Belichick and dominoes.
• Zack Cox continues his countdown of Patriots games of the decade, No. 11: Tom Brady Vs. Colin Kaepernick
• Phil Perry offers five takeaways from HBO’s documentary ‘Belichick and Saban: The Art of Coaching’.
• Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate is joined by Joe Goodberry (Locked On Bengals) to preview Sunday’s matchup. (36 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Matt Bowen (ESPN) 2019 Shutdown Index: The NFL’s best defensive backs in every category. Best overall coverage cornerback: Stephon Gilmore.
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Julian Edelman held out of practice with knee injury.
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Patriots give a shot to trick-shot kicker.
• Albert Breer (SI) NFL Mailbag: Matt Rhule will almost definitely be an NFL coach next year. But where?
• NFL Nation (ESPN) Biggest Week 15 injury questions for all 32 NFL teams. Patriots: Julian Edelman (knee) and Ted Karras (knee) may be back in the lineup.
• Joel Corry (CBS Sports) Agent’s Take: 17 most likely players to get franchise and transition tags in 2020.
• Report (AP) Top running teams are winning more than top passing teams.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Goodell sees no momentum for changes to playoff seeding.
• Kevin Clark (The Ringer) The 2019 RedZone Power Rankings: Here are the best & worst from the RedZone Channel.
• Jimmy Traina (SI) This is the golden era of lead NFL broadcast teams.
• Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Rich McKay acknowledges “angst” with pass interference rule.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Roger Goodell unsure how close a new agreement with players’ union is.

DUMPSTER DIVE

• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Latest Patriots video flap was dumb and entirely avoidable. /Truth.
• Jim Hackett believes the Patriots were misguided but that doesn’t mean they were cheating.
• Staff (ESPN) Roger Goodell: Won’t rush judgment until Patriots probe complete. /Mr. Kraft, assume the position.
• Matt Cassel gives us his take on how Bill Belichick will handle ‘Spygate 2.0’ behind the scenes.
• Christopher Mason notes Devin McCourty says the new filming allegations are nothing like deflategate in the Patriots locker room
• Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Patriots-Bengals video drama: Everything you need to know about Spygate 2.0.
• Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) Roger Goodell can be the winner in NFL’s Patriots investigation. /Nah...
• Terez Paylor (Yahoo! Sports) In search of aha moments, smudges get placed on legacy of Bill Belichick and his Patriots dynasty. /Seems Belichick has been secretly filming sidelines to study coaches’ body language and that’s how he won Super Bowl XLIX and LIII.
• Zack Cox notes Roger Goodell offered brief updates on two Patriots-related matters at the NFL’s Winter League Meeting: Spygate history will be ‘a factor’ in investigation, and Antonio Brown investigation still ongoing.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Roger Goodell: Investigators “have more work to do” in Antonio Brown case.
• Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Roger Goodell: Colin Kaepernick chose not to take incredible opportunity. /Getting dizzy from the spin.