New England Patriots links 4/17/20 - Finding Edelman: Is his successor in the 2020 NFL Draft?

TEAM TALK

• Patriots sign restricted free agent OL Jermaine Eluemunor.
• Angelique Fiske talks about Bill-isms: Football lessons that turned into life lessons from Bill Belichick.
• Highlights: A look at the Patriots draft picks through the years. (1 min. video)
• Patriots Playbook 4/16: Biggest area of need, draft preview, Hall of Fame finalists. (2 hour podcast)
• Patriots Unfiltered 4/16: NFL draft preview and trade scenarios. (2 hours)
• Patriots Draft Prospect Review: Defensive Tackle. (10.50 min.)

LOCAL LINKS

• Tom E. Curran believes the Patriots desperately need to upgrade their speed, especially on offense.
• Chris Mason thumbnails five potential Julian Edelman successors the New England Patriots could target.
• Ryan Hannable tells us what kind of player the Patriots could be getting at No. 23 overall.
• Doug Kyed find fits for the Patriots at cornerback in every round of the 2020 draft .
• Nick O ‘Malley tells us why Georgia K Rodrigo Blankenship should replace Stephen Gostkowski.
• Zack Cox looks at this year’s QB class and how each player could fit with the Patriots: Washington’s Jacob Eason.
• Ty Anderson notes Ian Rapoport thinks Brian Hoyer will be the Patriots’ starter in 2020.
• Chris Mason reports the Patriots re-signed restricted free agent guard Jermaine Eluemunor.
• Ryan Hannable explains why the Pats should use some of their 2020 draft selections to get some picks in 2021.
• Doug Kyed’s Friday Patriots Mailbag: Is Tua in play? How could Pats acquire O.J. Howard?
• Andy Hart’s Fast Friday 5: Tua Tagovailoa to Patriots talk a terrible waste of time.
• Nick O’Malley takes a quick look back at the Patriots 2017 draft, calling it a big waste of time.
• Zack Cox continues his countdown of Bill Belichick’s best (and worst) drafts. No. 6: 2001.
• Michael Hurley continues his Patriots ‘forgotten playoff games’ series, remembering the divisional round win over Houston, a game that very easily could have prematurely ended the Pats’ title run.
• Mark Morse (PatsFans) Smoke and mirrors and other draft day rumors.
• Nick O’Malley passes along a rumor that the Buccaneers are ‘trying to trade’ TE O.J. Howard trade rumor, and that he could go less than prior 2nd-round price tag.
• Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) A compilation of Patriots draft picks through the years.
• Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) Julian Edelman honors “One Boston Day” with Marathon tribute post.
• Jim Hackett attempts to get the narrative straight on Tom Brady’s departure: No cliff. No decline of significance. Period.
• Nick O’Malley looks back 20 years ago when the Pats drafted Brady, and what Mel Kiper Jr. had to say back then.
• Ryan Hannable highlights Stephen Gostkowski on ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ explaining his real-life reason why he needed hip surgery last season.
• Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate is joined by Isaiah Hole (Locked on Wolverines) to talk Michigan draft prospects for the Patriots. (40 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Jarrett Bell (USA Today) Heat is on New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick in next week’s NFL draft.
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Patriots guard Jermaine Eluemunor signs tender.
• Kevin Clark (The Ringer) The NFL has more QBs than it knows what to do with. How did this happen?
• Robert Mays (The Ringer) The NFL’s quest to quantify quarterback evaluation.
• Rodger Sherman (The Ringer) Why are there so many athletic marvels in the 2020 NFL draft? A Ringer investigation.
• Gil Brandt (NFL.com) 2020 NFL Draft: Prospect-pro comparisons for top quarterbacks.
• Rodger Sherman (The Ringer) The college football fan’s guide to the 2020 NFL draft quarterback class.
• Tadd Haislop (Sporting News) NFL Draft sleepers: 11 possible steals in 2020.
• Chris Trapasso (CBS Sports) NFL Draft 2020: Plan B options for teams that miss on top prospects.
• Jordan Dajani (CBS Sports) O.J. Howard landing spots: Patriots among five teams most likely to trade for the TE.
• Nick Shook (NFL.com) Browns exec denies Odell Beckham Jr. trade rumors.
• Terez Paylor (Yahoo! Sports) NFL rookies usually stink in Year 1. This season might be especially brutal if virtual workouts don’t stick.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady still remembers the six QBs drafted before him, 20 years later.
• NFL Total Access (NFL.com) Steve Mariucci explains why he passed on Tom Brady 20 years ago. (1.31 min. video)
• Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Malcolm Butler “hungry” after ending last season on injured reserve.
• Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) NFL GM Power Rankings: Brett Veach, John Lynch surge up list.
• Nate Davis (USA Today) NFL uniform power rankings 2020: Where teams stand after many alter looks this offseason. Patriots 18th. /Plus he takes a dig at the Pats losing to the Giants. ‘Eesh.
• Albert Breer (SI) 2020 Mock Draft: All all 255 picks, from Joe Burrow to Mr. Irrelevant.
• R.J. White (CBS Sports) Seven-round 2020 NFL Mock Draft: 18 trades, 255 picks, full breakdowns for all 32 teams

EXTRACURRICULAR

• Jarrett Bell (USA Today) NFL faces multiple issues (including maybe liability) as it decides how to open season.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) President Trump confirms sports will return without fans, initially.
• Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Von Miller on positive COVID-19 test: I’m in good spirits, not feeling sick
• Scott Gleeson (USA Today) ESPN, TV networks ‘threw out rule book’ to rebroadcast classic games and weather sports drought.