Daily news and links for Monday.
TEAM TALK
- Evan Lazar’s After Further Review: Breaking down QB Drake Maye’s regular-season debut and two things the Patriots must fix following loss to the Jets.
- Mike Dussault talks about how the Patriots refocused on Friday morning: Jerod Mayo and his coordinators picked up the pieces from a hard loss to the Jets.
- Press Conferences: Jerod Mayo – DeMarcus Covington – Jeremy Springer.
- Patriots This Week: Jets analysis, 49ers preview. (20 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Kadlick reports the Patriots are back to work today; Monday’s schedule.
- Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts: Was Jets game a sign of things to come for the Patriots? Drake Maye’s day, Stevenson’s fumbles, Brissett battered; Communication check; More.
- Mike Kadlick’s Patriots notes, quotes, and anecdotes: The case for (and against) starting Drake Maye.
- Steve Balestrieri’s Sunday Patriots News and Report Card Week 3: Lots of work to do.
- Nick Stevens’ Sunday 7: How soon until Maye Day?
- Mike Reiss cleans out the notebook from the Patriots’ 24-3 loss to the Jets … and shares some big-picture thoughts on the team.
- Andrew Callahan’s Pats-Jets film review: Inside Drake Maye’s debut and how bad was the Thursday night road loss?
- Karen Guregian shares 10 thoughts on the 1-2 Patriots during their mini-bye: The positive vibes have left the building. 1. Eliot Wolf’s view of O-line looks more ridiculous by the minute
- Tom E. Curran says the Patriots played their worst game to date on the biggest stage they’ll see this season, and explains why it wasn’t all too surprising.
- Meghan Ottolini makes the case the Patriots are less equipped than ever for a Drake Maye start.
- Conor Roche says most analysts agree with Patriots’ decision to still start Jacoby Brissett, but differ on when Drake Maye should start.
- Alex Barth lays out what should happen before Drake Maye starts for the Patriots.
- Sara Marshall suggests the Patriots can’t give into calls for Drake Maye to replace Jacoby Brissett (yet).
- Sean McAdam on ‘some things I think I think’: It might be wise for Robert Kraft to wait until Jerod Mayo wins his second NFL game before taking bows for his hiring. Perhaps Mayo will become an outstanding coach, but it seems more than a tad premature for the owner to already be taking victory laps; Drake Maye’s start, More.
- Sara Marshall says Alex Van Pelt’s Week 3 regrets come far too late.
- Phil Perry says his biggest disappointment about Thursday night is the Patriots didn’t show up
- Matt Geagan reports the Patriots are confident Rhamondre Stevenson will solve his fumble issue.
- Doug Kyed’s Patriots mailbag: Offense would benefit from veteran free-agent upgrade
- Sara Marshall points out that with significant injuries on their offense, the 49ers are going into their Week 4 matchup vs. the Patriots more vulnerable than expected.
- Matt Vautour mentions the Dolphins lost another QB two weeks before facing Patriots.
- Sophie Weller suggests the Dolphins have the opportunity to do the funniest things ever ahead of their Week 5 matchup vs. the Patriots.
- Nick O’Malley takes a look at why there have been so many touchbacks this year: NFL coaches are playing it safe with the new kickoff rules.
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Nation (ESPN) Week 3: Biggest questions, takeaways for every game. Patriots: Is coach Jerod Mayo considering a QB change? No. Biggest hole in the game plan: Blocking and tackling.
- Albert Breer (SI) Week 3 NFL takeaways: Eagles learning who they are; Plus, Steelers should roll with Justin Fields, Browns should be worried about Deshaun Watson, Jets can move on from their brutal early schedule and more.
- Gilberto Manzano (SI) What we learned in Week 3: Rams stay afloat, Panthers start fresh; Plus, New Orleans is proven mortal and Carolina looks much better with Andy Dalton.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) Week 3: What we learned from Sunday’s games.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 3 grades: Patriots D-, Jets A.
- Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) NFL Week 3 overreactions: Cowboys’ Mike McCarthy in trouble? Sam Darnold top QB? Saquon Barkley best signing?
- Judy Battista (NFL.com) Week 3’s winners and losers: 6 teams earn first wins Sunday; What’s wrong with Cowboys?
- Steven Ruiz (The Ringer) The winners and losers of NFL Week 3.
- Jordan Dajani (CBS Sports) NFL Week 3 injuries from around the league.
- Off The Pike podcast (The Ringer) Brian Barrett considers when will we Start Drake Maye? And other Sunday thoughts. (53 min.)