New England Patriots links 1/28/22 - Belichick-the-GM wins honor; McDaniels gets Raidered? More!

TEAM TALK

• Patriots 2022 Mock Draft Tracker.
• Bill Belichick selected 2021 Pro Football Writers of America Executive of the Year.
• Mike Dussault offers his analysis of Bill Belichick getting the Patriots back on track in 2021, well-deserving of the PFWA’s Executive of the Year.
• 2021 Season in review: Inside the numbers.
• Mike Dussault reviews the Patriots 2021 rookie class and how they might develop in their second season.
• Flashback: Best of Bill Belichick’s first press conference.
• Mike Dussault’s 2001 Flashback: Special win in Pittsburgh showcased winning team formula.
• Community: Lawrence Guy surprises family visiting Gillette Stadium. (1.10 min. video)
• Patriots Unfiltered: Evaluating the 2021 rookie class; importance of 2022 draft for the Patriots; Conference Championship picks. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Christopher Price tells us what the Patriots’ calendar looks like for the next few months.
• Karen Guregian finishes up the ‘Five fixes for the Patriots in 2022’ series: No. 1. Find faster, more athletic linebackers.
• Mike D’Abate (PatriotMaven) Top Billing: Patriots HC Bill Belichick named PFWA’s 2021 Executive of the Year for the first time in his career. /First time? Wut?
• Khari Thompson reports Bill Belichick earns Executive of the Year honors: Belichick’s rapid rebuild of the Patriots got the team back into the playoffs after Tom Brady’s exit in 2020.
• Zack Cox looks at whether the Patriots could trade Isaiah Wynn or Shaq Mason to clear salary cap space.
• Mike Cole considers whether the Patriots need notable receiver upgrades to keep pace with the NFL’s elite.
• Evan Lazar’s Patriots Mailbag: Comparing Mac Jones to Joe Burrow isn’t an outlandish take.
• Zack Cox Patriots Mailbag: Could Josh McDaniels, Tom Brady team up in Vegas? Plus: Why Bill O’Brien would be an ideal replacement.
• Zack Cox notes Mac Jones reportedly is being considered as a Pro Bowl Alternate.
• Mike D’Abate (PatriotMaven) Patriots sign former CFL OL Drew Desjarlais to futures contract: Desjarlais is a sizable guard, who won consecutive Grey Cups during his tenure with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
• Andy Hart says like him or not, Josh McDaniels departure would be bad for Mac Jones.
• Dakota Randall NFL Rumors: Josh McDaniels likes his chances of landing Raiders Job. McDaniels reportedly will interview Saturday.
• Ryan Hannable NFL rumors: A third executive connected to McDaniels-Raiders.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Raiders request interview with Josh McDaniels.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Momentum builds toward Josh McDaniels, Dave Ziegler package for Raiders.
• Staff (ProFootballTalk) NFL playoff schedule 2022: Bracket, dates, times, TV channel, scores for AFC, NFC Championship Sunday games.
• Barry Werner (TouchdownWire) NFL Conference Championship Games announcers revealed.
• Doug Farrar (TouchdownWire) AFC Championship preview: How the Bengals can beat the Chiefs — How the Chiefs can beat the Bengals.
• Mark Schofield (TouchdownWire) NFC Championship preview: How the 49ers can beat the Rams — How the Rams can beat the 49ers.
• Nick Shook (NFL.com) 2021 NFL playoffs: What to watch for in Bengals-Chiefs AFC Championship Game.
• Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) Rams vs. 49ers: How to watch; Key matchups for NFC Championship Game.
• Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) Bold predictions for AFC, NFC Championship: Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow erupt for a combined 800 yards passing.
• Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) NFL Championship Sunday game picks: Bengals, Rams advance to Super Bowl LVI.
• Adam Rank (NFL.com) Ranking multi-time Super Bowl-winning QBs.
• Nick Shook (NFL.com) NFL’s unsung heroes in 2021 season: One player from each AFC team. NE: Jakobi Meyers.
• Ben Solak (The Ringer) Four takeaways from the NFL’s first wave of head coaching hires.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Saints plan to interview Brian Flores.
• Jori Epstein (USA Today) Cowboys assure Mike McCarthy he will remain head coach in 2022 after Sean Payton steps down from Saints.