New England Patriots links 2/10/21 - Pats TE, WR rooms need remodeling

TEAM TALK

• Key dates on the 2021 NFL / Patriots Calendar.
• Former Patriots TE Willie Scott passes away.
• Former NFL coach and Boston Patriot Marty Schottenheimer passes away.
• Patriots Unfiltered 2/9: Super Bowl reaction, QB options and Mock Draft talk. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Matthew Geagan gives us the key 2021 NFL offseason dates for the Patriots.
• Kevin Tame Jr. (FullPressCoverage) Revamping their entire wide receiver room. The Patriots finished tied for last in the league at #32 with just 12 receiving TDs in 2020.
• Tom E. Curran lays out the bleak reality of the Patriots tight end situation.
• Hayden Bird reports NFL experts think Will Fuller could be a good free agent fit for the Patriots.
• Chad Finn examines why so many Patriots have been overlooked so far for the Hall of Fame.
• Hayden Bird relays Bart Scott on how he thinks Patriots fans will ‘run Bill Belichick out of town’ without a quarterback fix.
• Ryan Hannable highlights Brett Favre saying Tom Brady isn’t most talented quarterback, but has ‘that it factor.’
• Sean T. McGuire says the Tom Brady effect is in full swing, with Bucs’ receiver Mike Evans reportedly willing to take a pay cut in hopes of another Super Bowl win.
• Tom Westerholm notes Rob Gronkowski hasn’t touched the Lombardi Trophy yet and isn’t sure if the Buccaneers are keeping it away on purpose.
• Michael Hurley says the Taylor Heinicke free-agent excitement — such as it was — can now be canceled. Washington is keeping its QB.
• Matt Dolloff crosses another QB off the Patriots list. New report from ‘The Athletic’ suggests New England will not be a suitor for Carson Wentz.
• Matt Dolloff sees the Deshaun Watson situation becoming a full-blown ‘standoff’.
• Mike Reiss talks about the Patriots taking pride in being NFL’s last repeat Super Bowl champ. Former players know how rare that is.
• Zack Cox notes Bruce Arians’ handling of Tom Brady and Gronk was the opposite of the Patriots. /Arians sounds more lenient, but Belichick gave Brady and Gronk days off from practice too.
• Adam London notes NFL analyst Todd McShay projects the Patriots to pick Penn State LB Micah Parsons in the first round of the draft.
• Chad Finn finds looks at the Super Bowl LV ratings: More people in Boston watched Tom Brady win Super Bowl LV than in Tampa, but viewership was down overall.
• Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate and Steve Balestrieri discuss the rumors surrounding Russell Wilson and profile potential Pats draft targets. (41 min.)
• NESN Patriots podcast: Doug Kyed and Zack Cox offer their final thoughts on Super Bowl LV and identify potential free-agent fits for New England. (48 min.)
• Patriots Talk podcast: Tom E. Curran and guest Mike Florio explain how Brady’s time with Bucs will change how elite QBs are used going forward. (46 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Conor Orr (SI) 2021 NFL offseason primer: The draft, free agency, Deshaun Watson situation and more.
• Danny Heifetz (The Ringer) The biggest story lines of the 2021 NFL offseason.
• NFL Nation (ESPN) Super Bowl timelines for all 32 NFL teams: Who’s in mix, getting closer and years away?
• Graphic (OverTheCap) NFL salary cap space estimates for all 32 teams. Patriots have 4th-most.
• Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) Scouts Notebook: How the Bucs stopped the Chiefs; why Carson Wentz worries me.
• Chris Trapasso (CBS Sports) How teams should copy the Buccaneers by adding similarly skilled prospects.
• Henry Bushnell (Yahoo! Sports) What are the odds of a player winning 7 Super Bowls? Roughly 1 in 51.8 million.
• Nora Princiotti (The Ringer) Save some room for Gronk in the GOAT conversation.
• John Breech (CBS Sports) Tom Brady’s hilariously brilliant plan to win nearly $2 million betting on Super Bowl prop.
• Danny Heifetz (The Ringer) The worst game of Patrick Mahomes’s life and the end of the Chiefs’ inevitability.
• Rich Cimini (ESPN) Would New York Jets regret a Sam Darnold trade? Some experts say yes.
• Grant Gordon (NFL.com) Raiders receiving legit trade interest in QB Marcus Mariota.
• Nick Shook (NFL.com) Seahawks QB Russell Wilson: ‘I’m frustrated with getting hit too much.’
• Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL way-too-early Power Rankings: Chiefs are favored for Super Bowl LVI, but should they be? Patriots 19th.
• Danny Kelly (The Ringer) Way-too-early 2021 NFL Power Rankings. Patriots 19th.
• Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) NFL Power Rankings. Patriots 18th.
• Dan Hanzus (NFL.com) NFL Power Rankings. Pats 23rd.
• Eric Edholm (Yahoo! Sports) 2021 NFL mock draft. Pats pick Penn State LB Micah Parsons at 15.
• Jay Busbee (Yahoo! Sports) Super Bowl ratings: Major drop in TV viewership; A 9% drop from last season.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Chiefs place Britt Reid on administrative leave.