New England Patriots links 9/14/21 - Third down the charm: New-look offense extending drives

TEAM TALK

• Mike Dussault’s Notebook: After a day spent breaking down the loss, the Patriots are ready to move on to Week 2.
• Mike Dussault breaks down the Patriots solid third-down offensive performance vs. Miami.
• Press Conferences: Bill Belichick - Ja’Whaun Bentley - Devin McCourty - David Andrews - Jonnu Smith.
• WEEI Patriots Monday: Mac Jones - Bill Belichick.

LOCAL LINKS

• Evan Lazar’s Advanced Stats Report: QB Mac Jones plays well enough to win; Bend don’t break returns.
• Matt Dolloff’s Pats’ Personnel Report: The two-tight end attack is back.
• Mike D’Abate (PatriotMaven) Patriots 2021 Week One snap counts: Interpretations and implications.
• Zack Cox analyzes the snap counts and play percentages from the Pats on Sunday.
• Jerry Thornton’s Knee-jerk reactions to Week 1: Patriots vs. Dolphins. —Stats are for losers. But since Jones is literally the losing quarterback, let’s go to the stats. 29 for 39, 281 yards, a touchdown and no picks. A 7.2 YPA. A passer rating of 102.6. Just as solid as one of James Harrison’s pecs all around.
• Michael Hurley serves up some still-warm leftover thoughts: The one negative on Mac Jones was hardly bad; More.
• Mark Morse (PatsFans) 15 observations from game 1 loss to Dolphins. Mac Jones’s play in this game was good enough to win. 3. The Patriots defense held Miami to 74 yards rushing for a 3.2-yard average.
• Alex Barth writes that with their rebuilt roster taking the field together for the first time, the Patriots’ growing pains were on full display on Sunday against the Dolphins.
• Steve Atkinson (BelieveInBostonSports) The Patriots found a quarterback.
• Evan Lazar explains how the Dolphins and Tua Tagovailoa burned the Pats defense on run-pass options.
• Clare Cooper (PatsPropaganda) The Dolphins increased the tempo to add extra heat in New England.
• Dakota Randall picks out the top turning-point plays from Pats-Fins and says you could make cases for and against both teams deserving to win this game.
• Travis Baltes (FullPressCoverage) Three things Patriots fans can celebrate after Week One. 2. Return of defensive starters.
• Jerry Thornton says Mac Jones was good, but how he handled himself after the game was even more impressive.
• Ian Glendon (FullPressCoverage) Mac Jones intangibles on display in loss.
• Alexandra Francisco spotlights how rookie QBs compared to Mac Jones after NFL debuts.
• Mike Reiss wonders if Bill Belichick will reduce Damien Harris’ workload after Sunday’s fumble.
• Luke Ervin (PatsBuzz) Patriots Stock Report following regular season opener: 4 Up, 4 Down. UP: Nelson Agholor: Agholor finished Sunday’s game with five catches, 72 yards, and one touchdown. No drops. More.
• CBS Boston talks up Jonathan Jones’ highlight reel interception in the fourth quarter against the Dolphins — a huge play for the Patriots defense in the fourth quarter of Week 1.
• CBS Boston picks the ups and downs from a frustrating Patriots loss: Penalties, lack of ball security spoil Mac Jones debut.
• Tom Shaw-Mellors (PatsPropaganda) Patriots Ups & Downs: Week 1.
• John Rooke (FullPressCoverage) Nitpicks & Nitwits: Patriots fumble away season opener.
• CBS Boston posts a clip of Josh Uche running through the Dolphins tackle on his way to sack Tua Tagovailoa.
• Zack Cox passes along some good news on Trent Brown’s injury. Brown played just seven snaps against the Dolphins but isn’t expected to be sidelined for long.
• CBS Boston passes along a report: Trent Brown ‘day to day’ with calf strain.
• Zack Cox NFL Rumors: Jets will be without their starting left tackle Mekhi Becton for Week 2 vs. Patriots.
• Zack Cox relays Jonnu Smith on how he’ll never be a perfect football player, but that won’t stop him from trying.
• Dakota Randall notes David Andrews offered insight into his postgame moment with Mac Jones. “I just know what that’s like.”
• Dakota Randall mentions Sunday was a strange day for the McCourty family and Devin admits it felt ‘awkward’ facing his brother instead of playing with him.
• Jake Levin looks at how notable ex-Patriots fared in Week 1 of 2021 season across NFL.
• Ty Anderson explains why the 49ers reportedly ‘feared’ the Patriots at this year’s draft.
• Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike and Murph break down the good, the bad and the ugly of the Pats loss on Sunday. (37 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Shalise Manza Young (Yahoo! Sports) Bill Belichick has spent years making rookie QBs look bad. Now he has to help Mac Jones look great.
• Highlights (YouTube) Every Mac Jones play from NFL debut. (8 min. video)
• Albert Breer (SI) Monday Afternoon QB: What Jameis Winston says he learned from Drew Brees; Plus, that Lions’ video is overblown, the Chargers’ remade line, the Jets’ injuries and why Cam Newton might not go to Washington.
• Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) One thing we learned about each NFL team in Week 1 of 2021 season. Patriots: Regardless of the final score, Mac Jones was right to be declared QB1. The rookie just has a feel for the game, and things should only get better from here.
• Adam Schein (NFL.com) NFL Week 1: Cardinals good, Bills bad, Packers ugly.
• Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) NFL coaches can’t get physical with officials — and they shouldn’t be pushing around opposing players, either.
• Henry Bushnell and Jeff Eisenberg (Yahoo! Sports) The myth of the rookie QB contract.
• James Jackson (ESPN) Tom Brady trolling Atlanta Falcons ahead of Week 2 matchup?