Daily news and links for Tuesday
TEAM TALK
- Evan Lazar’s After Further Review: Building around Christian Gonzalez and breaking down the offense from Sunday’s Loss to Dolphins.
- Mike Dussault spotlights Marte Mapu and how the Patriots got an unexpected ironman effort from the second-year defender in his season debut against the Dolphins.
- Press Conferences: Jerod Mayo – Raekwon McMillan, Kendrick Bourne, Brenden Schooler.
- WEEI Patriots Monday: Jerod Mayo and Jacoby Brissett.
LOCAL LINKS
- Andrew Callahan’s Pats-Dolphins film review: How much can Jerod Mayo fix at 1-4?
- Jerry Thornton shares his knee-jerk reactions to Patriots vs. Dolphins: Let’s just all be grateful to Fox for flexing Tom Brady out of this game and letting him do a real banger like Arizona at San Fran instead. After all he’s done for us, he deserves better than being subjected to seeing his old team at its worst like this.
- Phil Perry tells us what we learned in Pats-Dolphins: Pats can’t get out of their own way. Lack of discipline rears its ugly head; Offense got away from what worked; More.
- Mark Morse shares 15 observations from the 15-10 loss to Miami. Jacoby Brissett was just awful in this game. He completed 18 of 34 passes for 160 yards.
- Matt Geagan points out how the Patriots third-down offense is infuriatingly uncreative.
- Steve Balestrieri points out the mistakes and missed opportunities that doomed the Patriots.
- Steve Balestrieri whips out a brand new red sharpie for his Week 5 Patriots Report Card. The RBs, Secondary and Special teams were spared and got little smiley stickers.
- Karen Guregian issues her Patriots report card to see how the team grades out at each position five games into the season.
- Jerry Thornton says the science is settled: Statistically the 2024 Patriots are even worse than you think.
- Tom E. Curran sees the Pats power structure complicating looming Drake Maye decision. ‘Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth’.
- Matt Dolloff passes along an Adam Schefter report that suggests rookie QB Drake Maye could be on the verge of his first career NFL start vs. the Texans in Week 6.
- Phil Perry reads between the lines after Jerod Mayo didn’t exactly give Jacoby Brissett a vote of confidence on Monday: Patriots could be gearing up for Drake Maye.
- Chris Mason notes Jacoby Brissett told WEEI that he expects to start this week despite Jerod Mayo appearing noncommittal on who his starting QB would be.
- Mark Daniels explains why young WR Kayshon Boutte deserves more playing time.
- Nick Goss takes a peek at the 2025 NFL top 10 draft order after five weeks: Patriots have No. 1 pick.
- Matt Geagan reports Jerod Mayo says the Patriots are not considering a change at offensive play-caller.
- Lauren Campbell notes Texans’ top WR Nico Collins will miss the Week 6 game vs. Patriots.
- Matt Geagan brings up how last night on the MNF Manningcast, Bill Belichick roasted Peyton Manning over the pumped-in crowd noise in Indianapolis. /Pretty funny.
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike and Murph discuss the QB situation, the problems with penalties and offensive play-calling and the on-field impact of safety Jabrill Peppers’ arrest. (36 min.)
- Pats Procrastination podcast: Clare and Chudders break down the Patriots Week five loss. Tune in for the fan therapy, stay for the way they say “rubbish” in their English accents. (35 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Jeffri Chadiha (NFL.com) The First Read: Seven simple NFL truths heading into Week 6; Jayden Daniels, Sam Darnold lead MVP race; More.
- Dan Pizzuta (the33rdteam) 1st & 10 Week 5: Lamar vs Burrow, 49ers woes, Stroud vs Allen & More.
- Tyler Brooks (the33rdteam) New England would be foolish to start Drake Maye in 2024.
- Sheil Kapadia (The Ringer) NFL Week 5 under review: Maybe Sean McDermott’s decision didn’t doom the Bills: Breaking down the five biggest stories from Week 5.
- Marcus Mosher (the33rdteam) Biggest winners, losers From 2024 Week 5. Loser: Sean McDermott, Buffalo Bills.
- Jay Busbee (Yahoo! Sports) Asked & Answered, Week 5: Is the Deshaun Watson deal the worst contract in NFL history? Plus: Debating the fates of the 49ers and Bills, feeling good about the Ravens and the NFC North
- Shanna McCarriston (CBS Sports) Five things you may have missed from NFL Week 5: Historic defensive TDs, the longest day of football and more.
- Mark Maske (Washington Post) Tom Brady’s deal to become Raiders part owner moves toward NFL vote.
- Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) Worst NFL contracts of all time: Deshaun Watson deal with Browns claims top spot