New England Patriots links 1/16/23 - Wild Card Weekend fallout; Figuring the Pats’ path forward

TEAM TALK

• Mike Dussault reports Marcus Jones being named AP First Team All-Pro punt returner.
• Patriots All Access: Season recap; More. (19 min.)
• Highlights: Looking back at Marcus Jones’ rookie season. (1 min. video)
• Patriots Unfiltered emergency podcast on Jerod Mayo, offensive coordinator search news. (11.26 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts: Who will Belichick consider as he begins search for Patriots’ OC; Mayo’s future; Pick No 14; More. /Good info here.
• Mike Reiss cleans out the Patriots notebook with a mix of looking ahead to 2023, while also revisiting the 35-23 loss to Bills in the season finale. /Good read, reasonable takes.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Sunday Patriots News: The 2023 offseason begins now.
• Karen Guregian’s Sunday NFL Notes: Why the Patriots were proactive with Jerod Mayo
• Andy Hart’s Sunday 7: Patriots’ Awards!
• Karen Guregian suggests 5 fixes for the Patriots in 2023: No. 1 — Commit to an offensive system.
• Zack Cox addresses 8 burning questions facing Patriots this offseason. 1. Who will be the new offensive coordinator? 2. What will Jerod Mayo’s role be? 3. Is Mac Jones the guy?
• Lou Scataglia (MusketFire) 3 moves to get the Patriots back to the Super Bowl1. Find a legitimate play-caller.
• Adam London relays ESPN+ analyst Aaron Schultz predicting “The Patriots will try to resuscitate their offense by bringing back Bill O’Brien as offensive coordinator.” /Guess that’s why he makes the big bucks [insert eye-roll here].
• Lou Scataglia (MusketFire) 2022 should be a huge wake up call for the Patriots, a team who lacks an identity.
• Phil Perry issues his Report Card: Year-end grades for the 2022 Patriots.
• Michael DeVito (ChowderandChampions) Why Mac Jones is (or isn’t) the Patriots quarterback of the future.
• Zack Cox tells us which Patriots players also received 2022 NFL All-Pro votes.
• Conor Roche thumbnails 9 possible candidates for the Patriots’ offensive coordinator vacancy, including some with prior ties and some who could offer a fresh insight.
• Dakota Randall Patriots Rumors: Why Bill O’Brien ‘not gung-ho’ about OC job.
• Lou Scataglia (MusketFire) Playoff bound free agents the Patriots can target in ’23.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Ian Cummings (ProFootballNetwork) 5 Prospects the New England Patriots could draft from the Shrine Bowl.
• Jeffri Chadiha (NFL.com) The First Read, NFL Divisional Round: Biggest immediate question for advancing and eliminated playoff teams.
• Staff (NFL.com) NFL Divisional Round schedule announced.
• Mike Tanier (Football Outsiders) Monday Walkthrough: Bills vs. Bills; Bengals survive; Giants leap forward.
• Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) What we learned on Super Wild Card Weekend, Day 1: Trevor Lawrence’s wild comeback, Brock Purdy makes history.
• Conor Orr (SI) Wild-Card Takeaways: Lamar Jackson’s contract now a lose-lose situation; Plus, what we’re hearing on the coaching front with the Cardinals, Panthers, Broncos, Texans and Colts.
• Jim Trotter (NFL.com) NFL Super Wild Card Weekend: Who’s up and who’s down from Saturday’s games.
• MMQB Staff (SI) Best Wild-Card performances: Giants might have their franchise QB.
• Ben Solak (The Ringer) It was always the Jaguars: Saturday night’s wild-card matchup featured two pieces of NFL folklore, the Jaguars’ newfound inevitability, and the Chargers’ unavoidable curse.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Jaguars’ win after trailing 27-0 was NFL’s fifth-biggest comeback.
• Jeanna Kelley (SBNation) Why the Chargers’ collapse against the Jaguars was worse than 28-3. /Heh, she’s a Falcon’s fan.
• Eric Edholm (NFL.com) Bills edge Dolphins, 34-31, advance to AFC Divisional round.
• Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) Dolphins’ inexperience rears its head at worst moments vs. Bills, but foundation’s there for more playoff runs.
• Steven Ruiz (The Ringer) Where do Geno Smith and the Seahawks go from here?
• Doug Farrar (TouchdownWire) Anatomy of a play: Kirk Cousins’ game-ending fourth-down throw wasn’t his fault. /Psst... it was.
• Mike Petraglia (TouchdowWire) Anatomy of a Bengals miracle: Game-changing play by Logan Wilson and Sam Hubbard was just part of story.
• Jason Owens (Yahoo! Sports) John Harbaugh explains perplexing clock mismanagement in final moments of Ravens loss to Bengals. ‘It’s a classic case of overthinking the situation.’
• Staff (Football Zebras) AFC Wild Card playoff liveblog: Chargers at Jaguars - Dolphins at Bills - Ravens at Bengals.
• Staff (Football Zebras) NFC Wild Card playoff liveblog: Seahawks at 49ers - Giants at Vikings.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady is one playoff win from having as many as any franchise, other than the Patriots.
• Jonathan Jones (CBS Sports) Raiders to aggressively pursue Tom Brady, believe QB can be ‘program changer’ after disappointing 2022 season.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) On Lamar Jackson’s contract, all options are on the table for Ravens.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Kliff Kingsbury’s lack of interest in other jobs could jeopardize his buyout.
• Tim Kelly (Audacy) NFL releases its 10 highest selling player jerseys of 2022 season. Tom Brady 10th.