New England Patriots links 9/02/22 - Dissecting the depths: Hope floats, pessimism stinks

TEAM TALK

• Transactions: Patriots sign WR Lynn Bowden Jr. to the practice squad; Place rookie WR Tyquan Thornton on IR; Release DL Henry Anderson from IR.
• Mike Dussault identifies 10 burning questions for Patriots regular season start. 1. Mac ready to jump?
• Evan Lazar writes about Jakobi Meyers looking to build on year-two chemistry with Mac Jones.
• Patriots announce Deatrich Wise Jr. receives the New England Patriots 2022 Ron Burton Community Service Award
• Press Conferences: Jakobi Meyers - Kyle Dugger.
• Do Your Job: Patriots Training Camp. (8.43 min. video)
• Patriots Unfiltered: 53-man roster and practice squad reaction, burning questions for regular season. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Zack Cox’ practice notes: Patriots practice outside Gillette Stadium; Isaiah Wynn absent before Miami trip; More.
• Kevin Tame, Jr. (Patriots Country) Patriots WRs: Better than last year? A position breakdown of New England’s wide receiver room.
• Patrick Keefe (GilletteGazette) Is New England WR Kendrick Bourne just trade bait?
• Chris Mason relays Jalen Mills offering the defining characteristic of the Pats’ secondary: ‘It’s our versatility, man.’
• Pierce Downey (GilletteGazette) Can Jalen Mills rise up & make a big impact in 2022?
• Matt Dolloff addresses one question for each and every position group on the 2022 Patriots.
• Lou Scataglia (MusketFire) Strongest and weakest positional groups on the Pats ’22 roster.
• Matt Dolloff compares today’s Patriots to the start of the rebuild.
• Mike D’Abate (Patriots Country) What Lynn Bowden Jr. adds to the Pats’ practice squad: The ex-Dolphin has aligned in multiple roles, both on offense and special teams.
• Mike D’Abate (Patriots Country) Tit for tat: Dolphins, Patriots gaining edge with rival signings?
• Zack Cox reports the Pats officially placed Tyquan Thornton on injured reserve Thursday. He will be unavailable until at least Week 5.
• Keagan Stiefel explains the Patriots releasing veteran DL Henry Anderson just two days after placing him on IR.
• Zack Cox reports rookie Jack Jones switched jersey numbers from 34 to 13.
• Tom E. Curran presents his season preview and prediction for the 2022 Patriots.
• Phil Perry analyzes and predicts every Patriots game in 2022 regular season.
• Andy Hart projects – and questions – all that will be the Patriots’ 2022 season.
• Khari Thompson says NFL executives don’t love the Patriots’ playoff chances in the AFC.
• Mike D’Abate (Patriots Country) Patriots-Dolphins Week 1 sneak preview: Early to Miami; Starting CB out?
• Dakota Randall says the Pats-Dolphins broadcast crew wlll be Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta and AJ Ross for CBS.
• Tom Westerholm highlights Jakobi Meyers praising Mac Jones for his leadership this season, “His leadership has been crazy this year.”
• Chris Mason notes undrafted free agent Brenden Schooler offers a behind-the-scenes look at unforgettable cutdown day. /Good read. Hard not to root for the undrafteds.
• Nick O’Malley highlights Devin McCourty and Brian Belichick picking which WR they’d poach to play emergency safety
• CBS Boston reports N’Keal Harry is set to miss at least four games after Bears place receiver on Injured Reserve.
• A Clare Perspective podcast: Clare Cooper delves into a few hot topics in the NFL, and injuries within the Patriots with sports medicine doctor, Dr Jessica Flynn. (34 min.)
• Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike and Clare discuss the biggest roster surprises, the team carrying 10 rookies on their active roster and whether the Pats are stronger on offense or defense. (42 min.)
• Greg Bedard and Nick Cattles react to the Patriots 53-man roster and Bedard sounds off about the current team. Bedard: The roster stinks, it’s not any good. (18 min.) /Lolz.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Sheil Kapadia (The Ringer) Ten bold(ish) predictions for the 2022 NFL season. 1. The Bills win the Super Bowl.
• Analysts (NFL.com) 2022 NFL playoff predictions.
• Conor Orr (SI) Predicting every game of the 2022 NFL season.
• Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) 2022 NFL division winner picks: Buying Bills and Eagles, plus more staff predictions.
• John Breech (CBS Sports) Ranking the NFL teams most likely to go from worst to first in 2022. Jets 7th.
• Tim Kelly (Audacy) ESPN reveals full 2022 ‘Manningcast’ schedule.