New England Patriots links 11/10/22 - Who are the 2022 Patriots: Taking stock at the Bye

TEAM TALK

• Mike Dussault gives us a first-half rookie rundown to check in on the Pats 12 rookies who have contributed through the first nine games.
• Evan Lazar presents a guide to modern football analytics for beginners: Ever get confused about the new stat in an article you read? Here’s an explanation of what the metrics mean.
• Press Conference transcript: Mac Jones.
• Press Conferences: Adrian Phillips - Mac Jones - Hunter Henry - Ja’Whaun Bentley.
• Belichick Breakdown: Top plays vs. Colts. (3.21 min. video)
• Highlights: Top 10 Patriots plays at midseason 2022 season. (2.20 min. video)
• Patriots Catch-22 podcast: Three-step plan to fix the offense, evaluating Mac Jones’ performance, buying the defense? (65 min.)
• Patriots Unfiltered: Offensive outlook, Mac Jones talk, Bye week ponderings. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Khari Thompson tells us how he’d grade the team’s performance thus far, starting with the offense.
• Alex Barth issues his Patriots 2022 midseason report card: Defense & Special Teams.
• Zack Cox evaluates the state of the Patriots at the Bye: Six things we know (and six we don’t). 4. Deatrich Wise is having a career year.
• Ian Logue (PatsFans) Five Patriots thoughts: Some key questions ahead. 3) It’s a little hard to believe that the club has played nine games and Kendrick Bourne is currently sitting with just 14 receptions for 167-yards.
• Andy Hart explains how the midseason Patriots’ cup is half full…and half empty.
• Soor Vora (GilletteGazette) What problem areas do the Patriots need to target in this Bye week?
• Dakota Randall tells us which 10 Patriots earned PFF’s highest grades through the first nine weeks of the season.
• Dakota Randall highlights Matthew Judon’s response to a Ravens fan salty over his success as a Patriot.
• Mark Daniels suggests five ways to fix Mac Jones and the Patriots problematic offense. 1. Don’t press Mac Jones to throw 50/50 deep balls.
• Mike D’Abate (Patriots Country) Patriots Bill Belichick sees Mac Jones improvement in one area: Jones is looking to turn a subpar start to the season into a second-half surge.
• Mark Daniels sees Mac Jones trending upward after snapping interception streak.
• Zolak & Bertrand identify and discuss 6 teams that would rather have Mac Jones than their current QB.
• Gabriel Pope (GilletteGazette) How are these Patriots receivers performing so far?
• Mike D’Abate (Patriots Country) David Andrews, DeVante Parker among injured Patriots during Bye.
• Mike Reiss gives us a bye-week practice report: David Andrews returns after 2-game absence. (1.21 min. video)
• Matt Cassel goes inside the NFL’s guessing game to talk about the Patriots tipping plays.
• Andrew Callahan tells us the jobs some Patriots players had before the NFL, including Target cashier, Walmart stocker and paperboy.
• Michael Hurley talks about how Elon Musk’s new Twitter checkmark process instantly disrupts sports world.
• Chad Finn ranks the nine Patriots games this season on entertainment value.
• Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) Best of Social Media: Week 9 Colts vs Patriots.
• Nick O’Malley reports the Colts called new head coach Jeff Saturday before the loss to Patriots was over.
• One Patriots Place podcast: Clare, Murph, and Steve are joined by Phil Perry to talk all things, Patriots: What is wrong with the offense, talking about the Joneses, a great Deatrich Wise comparison, and more. (62 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Mac Jones: There’s some false realities with statistics.
• NFL Nation (ESPN) NFL 2022 midseason report: AFC, NFC questions and key injuries.
• Charles Robinson, Charles McDonald and Jori Epstein (Yahoo! Sports) NFL midseason awards, real and fake: MVP, best surprise, best tank job & most disappointing season.
• Steven Ruiz (The Ringer) 2022 QB rankings, grades and analysis. Mac Jones 22nd. Commentary included.
• Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) NFL QB power rankings, Week 10. Mac Jones 26th.
• Marc Sessler (NFL.com) NFL QB Index, Week 10. Mac Jones 27th.
• Contributors (ESPN) Top NFL rookies 2022: Ranking 10 best first-years, plus risers, QB report.
• Graphic (FiveThirtyEight) The best NFL receivers, according to ESPN analytics. Jakobi Meyers included.
• Nick Shook (NFL.com) NFL Week 10 underdogs: Seahawks to top Buccaneers? Will Browns cool off Dolphins?
• Analysts (NFL.com) NFL playoff predictions at midseason: Picking 8 division winners and 6 wild card teams.
• Cynthia Frelund (NFL.com) NFL midseason win total projections, AFC: Chiefs, Bills on top; Dolphins No. 1 wild-card team. Patriots: 8.5.
• Nora Princiotti and John Jastremski (The Ringer) The Jets have the best defense in the NFL. /Hmm...
• Judy Battista (NFL.com) Going global: The history of the NFL’s international push.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) New Twitter verification process creates chaos with report from fake Adam Schefter account. /Be forewarned, everyone.
• Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) NFL picks, predictions against the spread Week 10.
• Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) NFL Week 10 picks.
• John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 10 picks.

EXTRACURRICULAR

• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Report: Red Sox owner John Henry is a possible bidder for the Commanders. /Wut?
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Commander’s strong rebuke of D.C. Attorney General invokes Brian Robinson shooting.