New England Patriots links 8/08/19 - Preseason Week 1: Patriots at Lions

TEAM TALK

• Broadcast Info: Patriots at Lions. Also will be broadcast on NFL Network, Friday at 1:00.
• Mike Dussault tells us what players to watch tonight.
• Erik Scalavino shares his news and notes as the Patriots wrap up joint practices with the Lions: Originally scheduled for 90 minutes, the third and final practice only ran half that long; More.
• Megan O’Brien notes Danny Amendola thinks Tom Brady can play forever.
• Checking In: Braxton Berrios. (2.06 min. video)
• Joint Practice Sound: Patriots at Lions. (1.16 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Bernd Buchmasser gives us the preseason jersey numbers for the rookie class.
• Nick O’Malley offers some Patriots-Lions anti-analysis: How to make watching preseason games actually fun. /You mean, gritting my teeth for a full 3-hours while loudly praying no one gets hurt isn’t ‘fun’?
• Doug Kyed addresses 11 questions the team can answer in their preseason opener vs. Detroit. 2. Can Dan Skipper push for starting left tackle job?
• Andy Hart picks nine things to watch for tonight. 2. Jerod Mayo’s role.
• David Furtado (LastWordOnSports) Patriots vs Lions, What to watch for: Is the defense as good as reported?
• Phil Perry picks five players you’ll be talking about after Patriots-Lions. 1. Jarrett Stidham.
• Evan Lazar’s Pats Camp Notebook Day 11: Ten takeaways from joint practices with the Lions. 1. We need to see game-day N’Keal Harry.
• Phil Perry sends another Postcard from Camp: Looks like Tom Brady will sit out Patriots-Lions game.
• Andrew Callahan’s joint practice observations: Tom Brady should miss preseason opener after sitting out; he offensive line before Hoyer from left to right was: Dan Skipper, James Ferentz, Ted Karras, Shaq Mason and Marcus Cannon.
• Zack Cox shares eight things we learned from joint practices with the Lions. 1. The Jakobi Meyers hype train isn’t slowing down.
• Mac Cerullo hears from Jakobi Meyers college coach that the Patriots rookie is just scratching the surface. /Woot!
• Doug Kyed mentions how Andrew Beck could add a jolt of athleticism to the fullback position
• Zack Cox reports N’Keal Harry practices for Patriots vs. Lions one day after injury scare.
• Devon Clements (FootballMaven) Ja’Whaun Bentley is primed to take big step forward in 2019.
• Adam London notes Kyle Van Noy initially ‘was pissed’ about his trade to New England but came to see it as a huge blessing.
• Phil Perry details the training camp punter battle: Ryan Allen vs. Jake Bailey.
• Joy Manning (BostonSportsChick) Are the Patriots going to punt Allen or Bailey?
• Zack Cox spotlights Lions slot receiver - and former lacrosse star - Tom Kennedy, with ‘future Patriot’ potential.
• Tom E. Curran breaks down what Tom Brady’s contract ‘extension’ could mean for his future.
• Dave D’Onofrio comments on how Tom Brady’s new contract fits Bill Belichick’s plan. /Refreshingly sober take.
• Alex Reimer calls the Patriots smart to keep playing hardball with Tom Brady, because they know he’ll never actually leave them.
• El Jefe (StatholeSports) Is there hope for Tom Brady will fall off the Earth in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 truthers?
• Zack Cox gets Danny Amendola’s take on that age-old question, how much longer will Tom Brady play?: Who cares. Just enjoy it. “He could play forever.”
• Sam Minton (ChowderandChampions) Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones: Tom Brady in a league of his own.
• Matt Chatham talks about the depth of the Patriots linebackers, which he would have given yesterday’s ‘game ball’. (1 min. video)
• Adam London relays Lions’ DL Mike Daniels explaining the benefit of practicing with the Patriots.
• CBS Boston says the good news for the Patriots is that Josh Gordon applied for reinstatement. The bad news? Gordon’s playing fate now rests solely with Roger Goodell.
• NBC Sports Boston picks their 2020 ‘20 under 25’ candidates.
• Locked On Patriots podcast: Host Mike D’Abate has your daily dose of news, notes, analysis and the occasional opinion. (28.39 min.)
• The Gridiron and Beyond podcast: Patriots-Lions joint practice with Deatrich Wise Jr. & Matt Chatham. (23.23 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Terez Paylor (Yahoo! Sports) Gray hairs aside, aura of Tom Brady defying age is almost as strong as his championship game.
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady not expected to play in preseason opener.
• Joel Corry (CBS Sports) Agent’s Take: An inside look at Tom Brady and Drew Brees contracts, and how they’re connected.
• Logan Reardon (NFL.com) What to watch for in Thursday’s NFL preseason games. Patriots: WRs and TEs.
• Preview (NFL.com) 11 Reasons to watch preseason Week 1. (2.49 min. video) /Pats are must-watch every week.
• Alexis Mansanarez (Sporting News) NFL Preseason 2019: 5 storylines to watch in Week 1.
• Danny Heifetz (The Ringer) The NFL preseason is worthless—except for these games.
• Kevin Van Valkenburg (ESPN) Is Pats lifer Matthew Slater the last great gunner? /Worth a read.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Here’s an idea for making “meaningless” preseason depth charts truly meaningless.
• Jason Owens (Yahoo! Sports) Aaron Rodgers not happy with Matt LaFleur’s joint practices: Drills not ‘very smart’.
• Cynthia Frelund (NFL.com) 2019 NFL season: Projected stat leaders. Plenty of Mahomes, no Pats.
• Will Brinson (CBS Sports) 2019 NFL Predictions: Surprise break out offenses.
• Jarrett Bell (USA Today) Dolphins’ Brian Flores pushes Patriots principles, hopes to buck Belichick disciple trend.
• Andy Benoit (SI) Game Previews: Behind a re-stocked offensive line, Bills’ ground game is primed to take off.
• Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) Jets’ Sam Darnold doesn’t have beef with Tom Brady, but insists on keeping competitive edge by not wishing him a happy birthday. /um... okayyy.
• Mitchell Gladstone (SI) One realistic goal for each of the NFL’s last-place teams.
• Jake Schwanitz (Inside the Pylon) Top 10 NFL Games of 2018: #7 New England @ Miami Week 14.
• Hard Knocks (NFL.com) Episode 1: Oakland Raiders. (50.27 min. video)
• Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Hard Knocks has second-highest premiere in show’s past nine seasons.
• First Take (ESPN) Ryan Clark says he “almost called in sick” when he realized Giants QB Eli Manning makes more money than Tom Brady. (1.11 MIN. video)

EXTRACURRICULAR

• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) XFL to start sending out invitations to potential players.