TEAM TALK
- Mike Dussault’s Notebook: Slater prescribes focus and preparation.
- Mike Dussault breaks down James White’s injury impact.
- Press Conference transcript: Bill Belichick.
- Press Conferences: Bill Belichick - Jonnu Smith - Matthew Slater - Chase Winovich - Kyle Dugger.
- WEEI Patriots Monday: Bill Bellichick - Mac Jones.
- Pats from the Past: Rosevelt Colvin. (53.51 min.)
LOCAL LINKS
- Evan Lazar’s Advanced Stats Report: Patriots QB Mac Jones ranks middle of the pack through three games.
- Luke Ervin (PatsBuzz) Confidence Meter for each position group.
- Mike D’Abate (PatriotMaven) Patriots 2021 Week Three snap counts: Interpretations and implications.
- Mark Morse (PatsFans) 15 observations of Game 3 versus Saints. 1. The high-priced talent that Bill Belichick signed this off-season is just not working out. Jonnu Smith should have immediately gone into the witness protection program. His play on Sunday was criminal.
- Chad Finn calls the loss to the Saints a rare debacle for the Bill Belichick era, and other things we learned.
- Phil Perry issues his Week 3 Report Card: Not many bright spots in this loss.
- Nick O’Malley issues his Patriots report card: Mac Jones played like a rookie; so did his offensive linemen.
- Zack Cox passes along a N’Keal Harry update: Harry is eligible to be activated off injured reserve ahead of Sunday’s Week 4 matchup and could begin practicing as early as Wednesday.
- Mike D’Abate (PatriotMaven) Patriots reportedly sign LB Raekwon McMillan to one-year extension.
- Zack Cox tells us how Jonnu Smith is moving on from his miserable game vs. the Saints. ‘I didn’t put my best product out there (Sunday)’
- Andy Hart highlights Jonnu Smith’s comments yesterday: ‘I’ve just got to make that play’.
- Mike D’Abate (PatriotMaven) Matthew Slater praises Tom Brady; Patriots need to focus on playing “better football” to prepare for Bucs.
- Isaiah Houde (PatriotsWire) Boomer Esiason isn’t hitting panic button on Mac Jones following loss to Saints.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Hunter Henry shared some veteran wisdom with Mac Jones after Week 3.
- Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) Willie McGinest reacts to being named finalist for Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- Karen Guregian writes that after this train wreck, Patriots will be easy prey for Tom Brady & Bucs; Bill Belichick says there’s ‘no magic sauce’ to fix what’s broken.
- Steve Atkinson (NutsandBoltsSports) Tom Brady week has kicked off in Foxborough.
- Matt Vautour says this week’s wild circus leads up to an important football game for New England.
- Dakota Randall notes Tom Brady apparently knows ‘exactly’ how the Patriots will try to stop him.
- Dave D’Onofrio says Tom Brady could bury the Pats by sending them to 1-3. The failures of these first few weeks have certainly sped up the clock on how quickly the Pats need to fix things.
- Matt Vautour points out Tom Brady needs just 68 yards to become the NFL’s leading passer in his return game at New England.
- Nick O’Malley passes along a report that the Bucs are looking to sign CB Richard Sherman ahead of Sunday.
- John Rooke (FullPressCoverage) Brady, Belichick soap opera in full view.
- Tony Massarotti is drooling over the thought that this is the week that marks the low point of Bill Belichick’s storied career with the Patriots.
- Eric Wilbur is hoping the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick mudslinging gets even messier.
- Mike Cole thinks Patriots fans (and everyone, really) should embrace the Tom Brady circus.
- Ricky Doyle relays Bruce Arians explaining the Bucs’ view on Tom Brady-Patriots Week 4 ‘hoopla’. This is ‘just another game’ for most of Tampa Bay’s roster.
- Michael Hurley notes Bill Belichick says he never wanted Tom Brady to leave the Patriots: ‘We weren’t as good an option as Tampa.’
- Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) Best of Social Media: The Patriots honor Julian Edelman.
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike and Murph discuss Pats/Saints, the injury to James White and take a look ahead to Tom Brady and the Bucs. (47 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) James White suffered a hip subluxation against Saints.
- Albert Breer (SI) Monday Afternoon QB: Risks and potential reward of the Panthers’ aggressive deal for C.J. Henderson; Plus, the Bears’ scheme for Justin Fields, Bill Belichick’s comments on Tom Brady, a familiar Justin Tucker kick and more.
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Sorting the Week 3 Pile: Steelers, Colts look like teams who could start to panic early.
- Brent Schwartz (BrentSchwartz.Blog) NFL Monday Morning madness Week 3: It’s September, but Rams are the league’s best. Saints-Pats: The Saints dominated the line of scrimmage versus the Patriots, then, they dominated everything else, including coaching and the New Orleans players just wanting it more than New England’s. They are a tough team.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 3 grades: Bills get an ‘A’ for thrashing Washington, Patriots get an ‘F’ for ugly loss to Saints. /No argument from me.
- Steven Ruiz (The Ringer) Is it time for these seven NFL playoff hopefuls to panic?
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Rookie quarterbacks off to an ugly start.
- Jeffri Chadiha (NFL.com) The First Read, Week 4: Getting ready for Brady vs. Belichick; Chiefs losing ground?
- Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) As reunion looms, Tom Brady remains ultimate example of Bill Belichick’s successful but uncompromising ways.
- Staff (ESPN) Tom Brady’s return to New England with Buccaneers latest homecoming by an iconic athlete.
- Grant Gordon (NFL.com) Tom Brady not looking to ‘reminisce’ on Sunday: ‘I’m going to be thinking about one night of football’
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Josh Gordon plans to sign with Chiefs.
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