New England Patriots links 2/13/19 - Roster rebuild: Don’t forget about the players returning from IR

TEAM TALK

• Andy Hart tackles this week’s Ask PFW Mailbag: Flowers, Brown, Schiano and much more!
• Don Banks says the new HBO documentary, “The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti” is must-see viewing.
• From the NFL - RB Rex Burkhead joins NFL Total Access to reflect on the whirlwind of his first Super Bowl win. (4.40 min. video)
• From the NFL - LB Kyle Van Noy joins “Good Morning Football” to discuss his season’s performance and Super Bowl LIII. ‘They use my talents to the ‘best of my ability’ (3.01 min. video)
• From the NFL - CB Stephon Gilmore joins “Good Morning Football” to discuss Super Bowl LIII, making plays and family. (4.30 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Tom E. Curran explains why the Patriots’ imminent reboot seems less ominous now: They not only have the draft capital and cap space to fill holes, they also have a pack of guys who “redshirted” in 2018.
• Mike Reiss presents some of ESPN Insider Mike Sando’s free-agent predictions for the Patriots with odds on who stays and who goes.
• Oliver Thomas (Forbes) Patriots’ extension candidates to monitor ahead of contract years.
• Doug Kyed believes it should be considered essential to retain as many defensive players as possible from the 2018 unit, especially in light of the turnover on the coaching staff.
• Oliver Thomas (Forbes) Patriots’ Adrian Clayborn is a veteran pass-rusher worth keeping around.
• Andrew Callahan takes a stab at deciphering what the Patriots want in Tom Brady’s successor and how they’ll start to find him.
• Doug Kyed considers who will be the odd-man out next season on the Patriots’ dominant starting O-line.
• David Latham (LastWordOnSports) New England Patriots wide receivers 2018 review.
• Zack Cox begins taking a position-by-position look at the roster: Pats need TE help regardless of Gronk’s decision.
• Oliver Thomas (Forbes) Months after pay cut, Dwayne Allen’s cap number is back on thin ice.
• Doug Kyed hears from TE Stephen Anderson, who has seen life with the Patriots and life with one of other NFL’s 31 franchises, on what makes the Pats different. /Interesting.
• Darren Hartwell highlights Devin McCourty on Bill Belichick’s obsession with detail.
• Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Why Steelers wouldn’t even consider trading Antonio Brown to Patriots. /Kinda obvious.
• Ryan Hannable considers whether WR Demaryius Thomas, rumored to be released by the Texans, could make sense for the Patriots. /My view? No.
• Tom Keegan lays out a new NFL overtime rule he wants the NFL to adopt: Once the clock reaches zero, simply keep playing football under the rules of football until the score no longer is tied.
• CBS Boston notes Tom Brady’s latest Instagram post shows he’s already shifted his focus to Super Bowl No. 7.
• One Patriots Place Podcast (FullPressRadioNetwork) Thomas Murphy and Steve Balestrieri, joined by Mike D’Abate to discuss the Patriots and further dissect Super Bowl LIII. (68 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Report: Patriots sign Brian Schwenke for 2019 season.
• Brian Dzenis (The Vindicator) YSU O-line coach joining New England Patriots.
• Profile (YSUSports) Bio: Carmen Bricillo, offensive line coach.
• Evan Silva (Rotoworld) Offseason Low Down: 2019 NFL team needs.
• Andy Benoit (SI) Ranking the NFL’s neediest teams ahead of free agency and the NFL draft. Pats 29th, Best free agency signing: Phillip Dorsett. /??? Not Trey Flowers???
• Staff (ESPN) Picking players who need a change of scenery on all 32 NFL teams. Patriots: DT Malcom Brown.
• Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) 10-Point Stance: The NFL is hoping to learn a lot from the AAF.
• Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz (USA Today) Kyler Murray’s NFL team fits: Raiders, Redskins among nine who could target QB. Patriots included.
• Manish Mehta (NY Daily News) Jets coach Adam Gase oddly wishes Tom Brady and Bill Belichick never go away.
• Jason Owens (Yahoo! Sports) Dak Prescott cites Gisele Bundchen as reason to not give Cowboys a Tom Brady discount.
• Tim Cowlishaw (Dallas News) How Super Bowl history debunks the notion that Dak Prescott needs to run more for Cowboys to succeed. “At 290 yards, Tom Brady is closing in on the 300 mark. Of course, that’s when you combine all six of his Super Bowl-winning seasons.”
• Michael Renner (Pro Football Focus) Quarterbacks to target in the 2019 NFL Draft and free agency period.
• John Breech (CBS Sports) 2019 NFL Free Agency: Ranking the top free agent receivers and how Antonio Brown fits into all of it.
• Michael Colangelo (TouchdownWire) 9 top available offensive lineman in 2019 free agency.
• Austin Gayle (Pro Football Focus) Pass-rushers to target in the 2019 NFL Draft and free agency.
• Michael Colangelo (TouchdownWire) 8 top available interior defensive linemen in 2019 free agency.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) NFL Competition Committee meets this week to “set the stage” for offseason agenda.
• Barry Werner (TouchdownWire) Ranking all 32 NFL teams’ Twitter accounts. /Slideshow.

EXTRACURRICULAR

• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Antonio Brown faces no league scrutiny for reckless driving.
• Tim Benz (TribLive) Antonio Brown misses one important detail from his goodbye tweet.
• Mike Vaccaro (NY Post) Jets need to keep themselves out of the Antonio Brown circus.
• Mark Cannizzaro (NY Post) The Jets’ coaching staff is a volcano waiting to blow.