Daily news and links for Tuesday.
TEAM TALK
- Evan Lazar’s After Further Review: Breaking down Patriots QB Drake Maye’s performance vs. the Titans in Week 9.
- Press Conference: Jerod Mayo – Marcus Jones, DeMario Douglas, Deatrich Wise Jr.
- WEEI Patriots Monday: Jerod Mayo and Drake Maye.
LOCAL LINKS
- Andrew Callahan’s Patriots Film Review: What we learned from Drake Maye’s near comeback at Tennessee; More.
- Jerry Thornton’s knee-jerk reactions to Patriots-Titans: Things to consider while getting the “We’re No. 1” (in Draft order) foam finger out of the back of the closet.
- Alex Barth issues his Patriots midseason position-by-position report card: Offense.
- Darren Hartwell spotlights how Drake Maye makes NFL history with stat line through first four starts.
- Justin Leger highlights Phil Perry who believes the Patriots are ‘asking way too much’ of Drake Maye, “They need to do a hell of a lot more to surround him with talent.”
- Tom E. Curran says Drake Maye delivered the kind of performance vs. the Titans that ‘makes kids buy the jersey.’
- Matt Geagan recaps how Drake Maye’s heroics force overtime in disappointing loss; But also how Maye turned the ball over three times on the afternoon, as he was picked off by Hooker twice and also coughed up a fumble.
- Doug Kyed notes Drake Maye isn’t blaming wind, or receivers for his game-clinching interception.
- Karen Guregian reports Drake Maye has an interesting answer on why he’s not a fan of designed runs.
- Chris Mason explains Jerod Mayo also made a rookie mistake on Sunday.
- Mark Daniels wonders if the Patriots should move their best tackle, Michael Onwenu to guard. Onwenu finished the game as one of the few bright spots for the Patriots offensive line, allowing no sacks or quarterback hits.
- Lauren Campbell highlights captain Deatrich Wise, who believes that despite the loss, ‘hard work is paying off’.
- Taylor Kyles’ Stock Report: Drake Maye put the Patriots on his back in an up-and-down performance, but it wasn’t enough to get New England an overtime win.
- Marc Bertrand discusses how 4 out of 5 spots on the Patriots offensive line need to be remodeled.
- Matt Vautour tells us. how the Patriots’ loss and Week 9 results impacts the draft order.
- Alex Barth mentions the report that key defender Christian Barmore is ‘getting close’ to returning to practice.
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike and Murph discuss Drake Maye’s performance, the continued troubles of the both the O-line and D-lines and the Pats’ potential strategy for the trade deadline. (39 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) Week 9 NFL takeaways: Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers look very familiar; Plus, what we’re hearing as the trade deadline nears and more.
- Gilberto Manzano (SI) What we learned in Week 9: Cardinals best in NFC West; Plus, a bevy of two-win teams lurch toward seller mode ahead of the trade deadline.
- Shanna McCarriston (CBS Sports) Five things you may have missed from NFL Week 9: Saquon Barkley’s wild leap, Drake Maye magic and more.
- Team (the33rdteam) 2025 NFL Draft: Updated order, picks for every team after Week 9.
- Steven Ruiz (The Ringer) The winners and losers of NFL Week 9: Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry proved running backs do matter. Plus, Jared Goff conquered the rain (and the Packers), while the NFC West race heated up.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Drake Maye: We lost, so game-tying TD pass “really doesn’t matter”.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Jerod Mayo: I don’t want to get into why we didn’t go for two at end of regulation.
- Cody Benjamin & Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) NFL trade deadline live updates: All the latest rumors, buzz and news.
- Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) 2024 NFL trade deadline: Identifying which teams should be buyers, sellers or holders. Patriots should be sellers.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Five bold trade predictions ahead of 2024 NFL deadline: Steelers, Vikings make splashy additions.
- Tyler Brooke (the33rdteam) 2024 NFL Trade Deadline: 5 Potential deals for playoff contenders.
- Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) Scouts Notebook: Dexter Lawrence headlines top five DTs! Plus, Dak Prescott’s struggles and Diontae Johnson’s trade.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Colts-Jets flexed out, Bengals-Chargers flexed in for Week 11.
- Karl Rasmussen (SI) NFL explains why Tom Brady won’t be punished after criticizing referees in Week 9.
- Off The Pike podcast (The Ringer) Brian Barrett talks with James White about the Pats’ OT loss to the Titans: Maye magic, but the Pats Come up short.