TEAM TALK
- Mike Dussault’s Unfiltered Notebook 12/14: Bailey winning hidden yardage battle; Quotes of note.
- Mike Dussault tackles this week’s Patriots Unfiltered Q&A: Veteran free agents, rookie development and a quick 2021 look-ahead.
- Community: Patriots donate Christmas trees, gifts and more to foster families.
- Press Conference: David Andrews (9.29 min. video)
- WEEI Patriots Monday: Cam Newton (19 min.) and Bill Belichick (10 min.)
LOCAL LINKS
- Zack Cox examines the struggling screen game that enabled Cam Newton’s pick-six.
- Nick O’Malley notes the Rams ‘knew’ Cam Newton was throwing a screen pass on that backbreaking pick-six
- Mike Reiss notes there might not be a position group in the league that has dealt with more than the Patriots’ running backs.
- Doug Kyed argues the rookie tight ends have been in a disadvantageous situation this season and warns against prematurely passing judgment. /Think that horse is out of the barn.
- Jerry Thornton writes NFL execs were asked about Cam Newton. Their words were not encouraging.
- Matt Vautour mentions that if the Patriots miss playoffs, Cam Newton will lose up to $1 million in contract incentives. /That would be a shame.
- Doug Kyed notes Cam Newton won’t throw Josh McDaniels under the bus and defends his play calling.
- Ryan Hannable wonders if the Patriots could potentially play both Cam Newton and Jarrett Stidham. /Because a QB platoon always works so well in the NFL.
- Nick Goss relays Bill Belichick’s response to whether the Patriots would consider playing both Newton and Stidham. “That’s not where we are right now.”
- Doug Kyed highlights Bill Belichick clarifying Jarrett Stidham’s usage against the Rams.
- DJ Bean suggests Gardner Minshew as the QB option nobody is talking about.
- David Latham (LastWordOnSports) Patriots 2021 quarterback targets: Sam Darnold.
- Alex Barth hears from Terez Hall who is thrilled to get his NFL chance with his ‘favorite team.’
- Chris Mason spotlights Jake Bailey punting to the top of the NFL leaderboard.
- Tom E. Curran makes the case 2020 hasn’t been all bad for the Patriots.
- Ryan Hannable declares this Patriots season as ‘dangerously close’ to being considered a failure.
- Michael Hurley notes the Patriots playoff chances suffered a near-knockout blow from the Ravens’ win over the Browns last night.
- Ryan Hannable looks at the AFC playoff picture to figure out what needs to happen for the Patriots to make the postseason.
- Phil Perry addresses his Patriots Mailbag: Cam has done what’s been asked of him, so now what?Plus questions about N’Keal Harry and the coaching staff.
- Nick Stevens makes his his Patriots fan’s Christmas list.
- Sam Panayotovich reports the Patriots open as rare underdog vs. the Dolphins this week.
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike and Murph discuss the impact of the Patriots’ loss to the Rams on their plans for 2021 and whether sticking with Cam Newton as quarterback Is the correct move for 2020 and beyond. (45 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) Monday Afternoon QB: Revisiting the Bills’ trade for Stefon Diggs; Plus, more on the Bills, Andy Dalton’s homecoming, the Jaguars’ QB switch, the game plan for Jalen Hurts; More.
- Kevin Boilard (CBS Sports) NFL Week 14 numbers to know: Jalen Hurts snaps long streak, Aaron Rodgers pulls ahead in MVP race and more.
- Jonathan Jones (CBS Sports) Week 14 insider notes: Chiefs show why they’ll repeat as Super Bowl champs, the Panthers’ big issue and more.
- NFL Research (NFL.com) NFL overreactions, Week 14: Steelers’ offense is falling apart!
- Adam Schein (NFL.com) NFL truths confirmed in Week 14: Bills are the real deal, Taysom Hill’s not the answer.
- Myles Simmons (ProFootballTalk) Cam Newton: I’m not going to throw Josh McDaniels under the bus.
- Kevin Patra (NFL.com) Patriots coach Bill Belichick not ready to make change at QB: ‘We’re not there right now’.
- Chris Chavez (SI) Bill Belichick struggled with his masks in Patriots’ loss to Rams.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) MVP becomes a two-man race, with one potential caveat.
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) NFL announces Week 15 and Week 16 tweaks to schedule.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady closes in on Buccaneers’ single-season passing touchdown record.
- Charles Robinson The NFL has been hellbent on staying on schedule amid the pandemic. Now we know why: TV ratings and ads. /No one was actually buying Goodell’s ‘player safety’ were they?
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Roger Goodell: NFL has not set fan capacity for Super Bowl.
- Jenna Laine (ESPN) Roger Goodell says NFL won’t jump line for COVID-19 vaccine ahead of Super Bowl LV. /Why would they?