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TEAM TALK
- Patriots-49ers Wednesday Injury Report.
- Transactions: Patriots place OL Jermaine Eluemunor on injured reserve.
- Mike Dussault’s Unfiltered Notebook 10/21: Reinforcements back at practice; Player quotes,”I think it was a really good vibe today out there in practice.” More.
- Mike Dussault tackles this week’s Patriots Unfiltered Q&A: How can Patriots bounce back from the Broncos loss?
- Press Conference transcript: Bill Belichick.
- Angelique Fiske reports Joejuan Williams and Chase Winovich hosted a virtual game night for a great cause.
- Press Conferences: Bill Belichick (13 min. video) - Devin McCourty (18 min. video)
- 49ers vs. Patriots preview: Everything you need to know. (3.45 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Zack Cox Patriots Notes: Pats relish return to normalcy after crazy two weeks.
- Ben Fadden (GuyBostonSports) Patriots fans: Stop panicking!
- Evan Lazar sees adjustments coming for the Patriots read-option package with Cam Newton.
- Doug Kyed points out Damiere Byrd is in a tough spot, as he’s been the Patriots’ No. 1 WR by default this season.
- Adam Weinrib (MusketFire) Josh McDaniels should have a better idea of how to get Julian Edelman going by now.
- Kevin Tame, Jr. (FullPressCoverage) Bill Belichick’s inability to draft wide receivers should not be overlooked.
- Andy Hart looks at how Damiere Byrd and other Patriots wide receivers can get better.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Bill Belichick seems happy with WR Damiere Byrd’s production, which is weird.
- Zack Cox tells us what it means for the O-Line after losing their starting right tackle: Expect either Justin Herron or Mike Onwenu to get the nod this Sunday.
- Tom E. Curran wants to know what the hell happened to the Patriots tight end factory?
- Zack Cox thumbnails 12 potential pass-catchers the Pats could target ahead of NFL trade deadline.
- Sean T. McGuire hears from J.C. Jackson on how the 49ers could challenge the defense’s No. 1 rule, ‘Don’t give up big plays.’
- Phil Perry sees the Patriots seemingly returning to health just in time.
- Zack Cox Patriots Practice Notes: New England gets six players back from IR, COVID list.
- Ryan Hannable notes 4 Patriots were limited Wednesday, including rookie Kyle Dugger.
- Zack Cox passes along a Jermaine Eluemunor Tweet that hints at his plan to return from IR by Week 10.
- Thomas Carannante (MusketFire) Possible Cam Newton injury may have been big reason for Broncos loss.
- Sean T. McGuire notes a mic’d up Bill Belichick catches the coach’s stern message to Ryan Izzo after his second-half fumble “Ryan, that’s our catch and tuck drill right there. Put it away.”
- Ryan Hannable says Bill Belichick was mic’d up last week and he wasn’t happy with the officials or the Broncos OL.
- Lauren Campbell highlights Kyle Shanahan saying Bill Belichick was a ‘great guy’ to work with during the Jimmy Garoppolo trade.
- Tony Massarotti takes out the well-worn whip to lash Belichick over Tom Brady, Jimmy Garoppolo and the succession plan that never came to be.
- Ryan Hannable is real mad the Patriots completely botched their QB situation by trading Jimmy G. ‘Aside from the Patriots beating the Rams in the Super Bowl and aside from the AFC title game in Kansas City...’ /’Eesh, remove the biggest games in ‘18 to make his point work and ignore that Jimmy G. didn’t want to sign here. Also ignore the previously-hyped storyline that Brady wanted Jimmy G. gone.
- Trenni Kusnierek pronounces the Patriots are slipping into ‘irrelevant’ territory. ‘They aren’t in go-for-it or rebuild mode. They’re just there, a middling team with no direction. And ...no closer than the last few years toward building for the future. /My god, the bar is set how high? They were in the Super Bowl 2 of the last 3 years.
- Ty Anderson passes along a report that teams are ‘looking’ at Antonio Brown, with his suspension nearing its end.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Tedy Bruchi says Antonio Brown wouldn’t touch the Patriots: ‘This team is not very good anymore.’
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate and Brian Snow say it’s time to turn our attention to the San Francisco 49ers. (32 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) NFL Mailbag: Mike McCarthy’s issues in Dallas; A look at the Jets’ future; Plus, assessing the Bears’ surprising hot start, Cam’s future in New England, and more.
- Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) 2020 NFL Trade Deadline: Potential matches teams that need a boost should be exploring. Patriots: Brandon Cooks. /Mmkayyy...
- Joel Corry (CBS Sports) Agent’s Take: Travis Kelce, Amari Cooper contracts among six flawed 2020 deals.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Patriots put Jermaine Eluemunor on injured reserve.
- Eric Edholm (Yahoo! Sports) NFL’s dual-threat QB revolution proving that the prototype at the position is changing.
- Terez Paylor (Yahoo! Sports) Check the tape: This receiving route is taking the NFL by storm
- Andy Vasquez (USA Today) Why the New York Jets might opt against a fire sale before NFL’s trade deadline.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL is prepared to push the Super Bowl to March, if need be.
- Jarrett Bell (USA Today) Why COVID-19 team bubbles would make sense for the NFL during the playoffs.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) NFL Week 7 picks. Patriots 27-21.
- MMQB Staff (SI) Week 7 NFL picks. Four of six pick Pats to win.
- Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) NFL Week 7 odds, picks. 49ers 24-17.