New England Patriots links 9/24/21 - Week 3 Patriots-Saints: Ball security, red zone, Trent Brown’s return

TEAM TALK

• Patriots-Saints Thursday Injury Report.
• Players to Watch: Patriots vs. Saints.
• Mike Dussault’s Notebook: It was a ‘helluva ride’ for Edelman.
• Mike Dussault writes how through two games, Mac Jones and the offense have gotten off to a solid start, but making improvement and progress continues to be the goal.
• Angelique Fiske highlights Julian Edelman and Matthew Slater reflecting on times as roommates ahead of Sunday’s halftime ceremony.
• Press Conference Transcript: Mac Jones.
• What they’re saying: New Orleans Saints.
• Press Conferences: James White - Matthew Slater - Hunter Henry - Jonnu Smith - Nelson Agholor - Julian Edelman - Davon Godchaux.
• One-on-One with James White. (2 min. video)
• Patriots Unfiltered 9/23: Saints preview and NFL Week 3 picks. (2 hours)
• Patriots Playbook 9/23: NFL Week 3 predictions, Saints preview, Jeff Benedict discusses ‘The Dynasty’. (2 hours)
• 2001: A Super Bowl sound odyssey. Episode four, The Snow Bowl. (52 min.)

LOCAL LINKS

• Evan Lazar’s Patriots Game Plan: Why the Pats, Mac Jones should attack the Saints with quick passing.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots-Saints Week 3 Key Matchups: Who has the Razor’s Edge? Patriots WRs vs Saints secondary – Razor’s Edge New England.
• Thomas Murphy (E2GSports) Monster keys to Patriots vs. Saints.
• Andrew Doherty (PatsBuzz) Patriots vs. Saints Week 3: Which team has the advantage at each position group?
• Mark Morse (PatsFans) Game 3 preview: Patriots vs Saints. ‘Unless Winston has turned over a new leaf, the Saints will have to overcome mistakes that they are not used to. ... Jameis Winston won the QB job from Taysom Hill, but Hill will see time at QB especially in a wildcat alignment. Winston will cough the ball up as his 30 INTs indicate. Last week he had two against Carolina.’
• Alex Barth’s Patriots vs. Saints Key Matchups: Keying in on explosive playmakers.
• Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) 6 keys for a Patriots win over the Saints in Week 3. 1. Make sure Jameis Winston plays like he did in Week 2.
• Zack Cox notes Sean Payton knows ball security will be of paramount importance in Foxborough this Sunday.
• Zack Cox addresses his Patriots Mailbag: How Can New England fix red-zone issues in Week 3?
• Mike D’Abate (PatriotMaven) Patriots-Saints Week 3 Injury Report: Damien Harris still hampered?
• Thomas Carannante (MusketFire) Haters whining about Mac Jones’ lack of downfield throws are misinformed.
• Dakota Randall highlights James White’s simple message for Rhamondre Stevenson: ‘We’re gonna need you during the season’.
• Michael Hurley makes his Week 3 picks: Tom Brady winning in L.A., Jaguars growing more embarrassing, Cowboys Dodging Football Karma. Pats win: “As boring as it may be, the winner may just be the team with the offensive line that holds up.”
• Karen Guregian finds a few interesting nuggets from Brady’s trainer Alex Guerrero. On Belichick: “As Tom got into his late 30s or early 40s, I think Bill was still trying to treat him like that 20-year-old kid that he drafted.”
• Logan Mullen says Tom Brady ducks a question about replacing Drew Bledsoe. /Are you kidding? Brady’s been answering questions on this for 20 years.
• Patriots Fourth and Two Podcast: Patriots victory & Saints preview. (60 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Ryan Hockensmith (ESPN) Patriots lineman Justin Herron’s selfless act that stopped an attack. /Wow.
• Staff (ESPN) NFL Week 3 game picks, schedule guide, fantasy football tips, odds, injuries; More. Patriots win 23-20.
• Eric Edholm (Yahoo! Sports) NFL reveals new playoff format with Monday night game, but is it a good thing?
• Jordan Cohn (Audacy Sports) LeGarrette Blount: New England, Philly team environments like ‘night and day.’
• Shalise Manza Young (Yahoo! Sports) Tom Brady replaced Drew Bledsoe 20 years ago, and the rest is so much more than just ‘history.’
• Joey Knight (Tampa Bay Times) Brady’s Dad: Tom got vindication.
• Andrew Bucholtz (Awful Announcing) Adam Schefter comes under fire for Lamar Jackson tweet, investment in gambling app company alongside Robert Kraft.
• MMQB Staff (SI) Week 3 NFL Picks. Three out of five pick Pats over Saints.

VIEW FROM NEW ORLEANS

• Jim Derry (NOLA.com) New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots: Series history, notes and Jameis Winston.
• Amie Just (NOLA.com) The Edge: How do Saints bounce back? A look at how they match up with Patriots.
• Luke Johnson (NOLA.com) Sean Payton has his ‘stat of the week’ handy for matchup vs Patriots.
• Luke Johnson (NOLA.com) Saints know how to rebound from a loss. ‘When you poke a bear ... you get bit back’
• Mike Triplett (ESPN) Jameis Winston vows he and Saints will be ‘resilient’ after up-and-down start.
• John DeShazier (NewOrleansSaints) Jameis Winston trusts process to help correct errors.
• Luke Johnson (NOLA.com) Saints Cam Jordan: Can’t ‘play with fear’ after racking up penalties in Week 2.
• Amie Just (NOLA.com) Four Saints coaches return to practice after last week’s run-in with COVID-19
• John DeShazier (NewOrleansSaints) Saints coach Sean Payton expects best version of New England on Sunday.