New England Patriots links 9/18/20 - Belichick channels inner Tom Hanks: WIL-S-O-N!!

TEAM TALK

• Patriots-Seahawks Thursday Injury Report.
• Press Conference Transcript: Bill Belichick. Russell Wilson “can do everything”.
• Mike Dussault’s Unfiltered Notebook 9/17: Edelman ready for another hard-hitting affair vs. Seahawks; Praise for Wilson; More.
• Patriots at Seahawks: Players to watch.
• What They’re Saying: Seattle Seahawks.
• Press Conference: Julian Edelman (10.19 min. video)
• Coffee with the Coach: Belichick discusses Sunday’s win, playing without fans, and the Seahawks. (3 min. video)
• Patriots Unfiltered 9/17: Final thoughts on the Seahawks plus NFL Week 2 picks. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Luke Ervin (PatsBuzz) Preview and prediction: New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks. Matchups to watch; Keys to victory; More.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots-Seahawks Week 2: Key matchups, who has the razor’s edge? Patriots WRs vs. Seahawks secondary: Edge - Seattle.
• Thomas Murphy (DiehardBostonSportsFans) Monster Keys to Pats v Seahawks: just loves waiting the whole damn day for the game; loves listening to his pals, Cris and Al; and boy does he love the guys throwing fish at Pikes Place Market.
• Robert Marcello (FullPressCoverage) Patriots enemy profile: Seattle Seahawks up next.
• Katie Feehan (LastWordOnSports) Three improvements Patriots must make ahead of Seahawks matchup. 2. Patriots passing defense.
• Eric Wilbur tells us what the experts are saying about Sunday’s Patriots-Seahawks game.
• Mark Morse (PatsFans) Further analysis on Patriots game 1 as we get set for Seattle.
• Michael Hurley notes Bill Belichick offers up the highest praise possible for Russell Wilson.
• Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Bill Belichick says Russell Wilson is underrated: ‘I don’t really see anybody better than this player.’
• Mark Daniels (Providence Journal) Patriots use undrafted rookie CB Myles Bryant to emulate QB Russell Wilson.
• Sean T. McGuire highlights Bill Belichick on how Jamal Adams has elevated the Seahawks’ defense.
• Karen Guregian notes the Patriots avoid the NFL’s biggest home-field advantage with the ‘12th man’ idled at CenturyLink Field.
• Mike Reiss writes how six years later both teams still feel the impact of Super Bowl XLIXs wild finish.
• Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Cam Newton discusses what leadership means to him, which speaks to how he’s won over the Patriots.
• Zack Cox says Julian Edelman played just 58 percent of snaps in Week 1, the lowest since Week 3 of 2019 when he suffered an injury, and he’s not complaining about how he’s being used.
• Karen Guregian says N’Keal Harry, perhaps more than anyone, holds the key to Cam Newton’s success going forward.
• Phil Perry looks at whether Josh McDaniels’ wrinkles can help Cam Newton reverse his fortune vs. the Seahawks.
• Nicole Yang spotlights how undrafted rookie J.J. Taylor earned his playing time with the Patriots.
• Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Patriots QBs coach praises Jarrett Stidham despite descent down depth chart.
• Doug Kyed gives us an injury update: Rookie LB Josh Uche misses practice with new ankle ailment.
• Ryan Hannable makes the case that in order to compete with the Chiefs and Ravens, the Patriots need to add a playmaker at wide receiver
• Doug Kyed addresses his Friday Patriots Mailbag: Pats should look to acquire receiver for present, future; More.
• Andrew Callahan wonders if Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll are preparing for their final battle before the Hall of Fame.
• Ryan Hannable reports the Patriots are monitoring the air quality in Seattle.
• Adam London NFL Rumors: Josh McDaniels would’ve left the Patriots under these circumstances.
• One Patriots Place podcast: Thomas Murphy and Steve Balestrieri break down the highs/lows of Miami and look ahead to Sunday night in Seattle. (50 min.)
• Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate is joined by Corbin Smith (Locked On Seahawks) to preview the Sunday Night Pats-Seahawks matchup. (46 min)
• Patriots Talk Podcast: Tom Curran and Phil Perry discuss another Patriots-Seahawks epic in the offing. (45 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Albert Breer (SI) Game Plan: The Seahawks know you want them to let Russell Wilson cook; Plus, QBs are running it a ton, and looking deeper into the recent top-end running back contracts.
• Bill Barnwell (ESPN) 2020 NFL Week 1 stats and nuggets you might have missed on the Patriots, Vikings, Cowboys and more.
• Adam Rank (NFL.com) Cam Newton making Patriots fun to root for again. /WTF?
• Cameron Filipe (Football Zebras) Week 2 referee assignments. Pats-Seahawks: Craig Wrolstad.
• Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) QB Index, Week 2: Josh Allen, Cam Newton surge up ranks.
• Gil Brandt (NFL.com) Seven NFL players who will rebound from Week 1 stumbles. 1. Tom Brady, 6. Stephen Gostkowski.
• Michael Renner (Pro Football Focus) NFL Week 2 rookie preview.
• Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Alabama again has most NFL players with 53 on opening-day rosters.
• Will Brinson (CBS Sports) NFL Week 2 picks, odds: Patriots, Giants and Lions pull off major upsets; plus what we learned from Week 1.
• Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) NFL Week 2 game picks: ‘Hawks top Pats 27-19.
• MMQB Staff (SI) Week 2 NFL picks. One out of six pick Pats to win.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) PFT’s Week Two picks. MDS picks Seahawks 30-17, Florio picks Seahawks 27-20.
• Sports Staff (USA Today) Week 2 NFL picks. Two of seven pick Pats to win.

VIEW FROM SEATTLE

• Bob Condotta (Seattle Times) Is Russell Wilson underrated? Patriots coach Bill Belichick sure thinks so.
• Bob Condotta (Seattle Times) Seahawks say anything’s possible from Patriots and Cam Newton: ‘We’ll have to adapt at game time.’
• Bob Condotta (Seattle Times) Pete Carroll says the Seahawks defense is ‘coming to knock the hell out of you.’
• Jordan Duncan (Seahawks.com) Thursday Round-Up: Jamal Adams and Quinton Dunbar provide early impact on defense.
• John Boyle (Seahawks.com) “A ton of respect” between Pete Carroll & Bill Belichick.
• Week 2 Film Session (Seahawks.com): Seahawks vs Patriots: Former Seahawks WR and analyst Michael Bumpus breaks down some of the New England’s Week 1 game film ahead of Sunday. (6.15 min. video)
• Jackie Montgomery (Seahawks.com) Seahawks Daily: Playmakers on defense. (3.39 min. video)
• From NFL Network: Previewing Seahawks vs. Patriots. (2.44 min. video)