TEAM TALK
- Patriots 2021 Mock Draft Tracker.
- 2021 NFL Draft first round order.
- Paul Perillo’s NFL Notes: Brady’s seventh the most impressive of all.
- Mike Dussault tackles this week’s Patriots Unfiltered Q&A: How to get the Patriots back to the playoffs?
- Angela Tegnelia Road Warriors: The 1985 Patriots.
- Matthew Slater: ‘The quest here will always be about winning’ (1 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Zack Cox looks at what’s next for the Patriots now that the offseason has officially begun. First up, free agency.
- Marcus Kwesi O’Mard relays Mike Reiss on how the Patriots may approach the offseason: “Belichick revenge tour.”
- Evan Lazar’s 2021 NFL draft rankings spreadsheet: Scouting reports, Twitter threads on the 2021 draft class with position rankings, NFL potential, draft grades, and film breakdowns of each prospect.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots 2021 draft profile: Penn State TE Pat Freiermuth.
- Ian Logue (PatsFans) Patriots CB Gilmore disappears from social media.
- Karen Guregian believes there are even more ways the Patriots can be hurt by moving on from Tom Brady.
- Danny Jaillet (PatriotsWire) Tedy Bruschi has ideal rebuilding suggestion for Patriots. Go younger with a veteran QB and build the team through the draft instead of free agency and acquisitions.
- Phil Perry wonders if pursuing Derek Carr is a realistic and wise direction for the Pats
- David Latham (LastWordOnSports) Patriots aren’t “serious suitors” in Carson Wentz trade.
- Jerry Trotta (MusketFire) 3 WRs Bill Belichick must avoid this offseason: TY Hilton, AJ Green, JuJu Smith-Schuster.
- Karen Guregian explains why the Hall of Fame is missing the boat on Richard Seymour; Big Sey’s dominance didn’t always show up on the stat sheet.
- DannyJaillet (PatriotsWire) Patriots select dynamic quarterback in latest NFL.com mock draft: Ohio State QB Justin Fields.
- Evan Lazar points out how after a season of airing it out in Bruce Arians’s offense, Tom Brady went back to his old Patriots ways in Super Bowl LV.
- Tom E. Curran believes Brady’s master stroke should silence his doubters for good. Tom Brady’s role in the Bucs’ turnaround can’t be overstated.
- Brent Schwartz (PatriotsWire) 4 takeaways from Tom Brady’s Super Bowl win: What it means for the Bucs, the Patriots and the NFL.
- Andy Hart claims Tom Brady is even greater than a GOAT.
- Ian Logue (PatsFans) After completing QB sweep of Mahomes, there’s no doubt who the GOAT truly is.
- Ryan Hannable Rob Gronkowski explains the biggest difference between last Super Bowl with Patriots and most recent was the way he feels physically.
- Thomas Carannante (MusketFire) 3 horrible calls that gifted Tom Brady his seventh Super Bowl ring. /”Gifted”??
- Ian Logue (PatsFans) Loss to Brady leaves Mahomes stunned, “It hurts a lot.”
- Ty Anderson discusses Tyrann Mathieu committing the error of all errors, and getting smacked down by Brady.
- Ian Logue (PatsFans) Brady to teammates about Chiefs: “They weren’t very good at tackling.
- Jerry Trotta (MusketFire) Boston Super Bowl ratings were ridiculous for Tom Brady’s 7th ring.
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike and Murph discuss Brady’s legacy as the Greatest of All Time, the Bucs superior game plan and efforts on the field, the Pats offseason and the team’s greatest needs heading into 2021. (51 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Mike Giardi tweets “The #Patriots coaching staff is scheduled to return to work this week and start gearing up for the 2021 season.”
- Greg Bishop and Jenny Vrentas (SI) Magnificent seventh: How Brady’s Bucs became Super Bowl Champions.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) Super Bowl 2021 winners and losers, plus Tom Brady smashes Super Bowl records and Mahomes’ mom calls out refs.
- Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) Five lessons teams can learn from Buccaneers-Chiefs, including adaptability: Todd Bowles changing his game plan arguably won the Bucs the Super Bowl
- Steve Serby (NY Post) Tom Brady is capable of the unthinkable after Super Bowl 2021 brilliance.
- Michael Silver (NFL.com) NFL’s uniquely challenging season ends with familiar image: Tom Brady hoisting the Lombardi Trophy.
- Judy Battista (NFL.com) Tom Brady’s seventh Super Bowl win the crowning achievement of his NFL career.
- Steve Serby (NY Post) Tom Brady laughed at Father Time and made Bill Belichick cringe.
- Barry Wilner (AP) Credit or blame Brady for all things Super Bowl.
- NFL Nation (ESPN) Early NFL Power Rankings for 2021. Patriots 20th.
- Tony Pauline (ProFootballNetwork) Carson Wentz, Sam Darnold on the verge of being traded?
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Super Bowl LV drew a higher TV rating in Boston than in Tampa. /Not surprising.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady’s post-Patriots success proves the value of deference to great quarterbacks. “If players in a depressed market will be forced to take whatever they can get, why not get it from a great team? Specifically, why not choose to play for a competitive team with a great quarterback?”
- Myles Simmons (ProFootballTalk) Mike Evans: Tom Brady is the GOAT for a reason.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Buccaneers played the “nobody picked us to win” game. /Remember, it’s not a game, if you believe it.
- Bryan DeArdo (CBS Sports) Tom Brady sympathizes with Patrick Mahomes, says Chiefs QB was in an ‘almost impossible’ spot.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Patrick Mahomes ran nearly 500 yards before throwing or getting sacked.
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Antoine Winfield: It was only right that I gave Tyreek Hill the peace sign back.
- Dean Balsamini (NY Post) Is it time for Jets fans to accept Tom Brady as the GOAT? Not a chance.
- Andrew Marchand (NY Post) Nantz, Romo mostly ignore Tom Brady outburst, Britt Reid in Super Bowl whiff.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Bruce Arians “very, very confident” Bucs can hold onto their free agents.
- Frank Frigo (Football Outsiders) Risky Business: Critical decisions and their impact on GWC (Game-Winning Chance).
- Jenna West (SI) Tom Brady’s father says his COVID-19 battle ‘was life or death.’
- Mark Cannizzaro (NY Post) Super Bowl exposed major flaw in NFL’s head coach hiring process.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) More than $300,000 in donations emerge for victim of Britt Reid crash.
- Liz Roscher (Yahoo! Sports) Super Bowl streaker charged with trespassing after 4th quarter publicity stunt.