New England Patriots links 8/17/21 – Day 2 Pats-Eagles joint practice: How will offense respond?

Daily news and links for Tuesday

TEAM TALK

• Game Preview: Patriots at Eagles.
• Broadcast Info: How to watch Patriots at Eagles.
• Mike Dussault’s Camp Notebook: Pats get high-energy start to joint practices; A sporadic day for the offense, who seemed to be clicking a bit better in individual drills than full team work; The depth at cornerback took center stage for much of practice as JoeJuan Williams saw extensive work on the outside with the top unit; More.
• Paul Perillo posts his Day 14 blogservations: Offense struggles against Eagles. With few options to turn to at tight end, Newton and Jones leaned on Nelson Agholor, Kendrick Bourne and Jakobi Meyers with some N’Keal Harry, Kristian Wilkerson and Gunner Olszewski sprinkled in. That group had some trouble consistently separating from Eagles defensive backs. More.
• Paul Perillo tackles this week’s Patriots Unfiltered Q&A: RB depth, Mac or Cam and more.
• Press Conferences: Cam Newton – Mac Jones – Kyle Van Noy – Nelson Agholor – Jalen Mills – James White.
• Debrief: Day 1 of Patriots joint practices with the Eagles. (2.30 min. video)
• From the NFL – Top 100 players of 2021: No. 47 Stephon Gilmore (2.04 min. video) and No. 49 J.C. Jackson (2.14 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike D’Abate (PatriotMaven) Patriots and 2021-22 NFL key dates.
• Zack Cox shares his joint practice observations: Big day for ex-Eagle Nelson Agholor; Jonnu Smith, who suffered a reported low ankle sprain during Sunday’s practice, was present but not in pads.
• Tom E. Curran picks some key takeaways from yesterday’s joint practice. Tight end depth worsens; More.
• Evan Lazar’s Notebook: How Mac Jones, Cam Newton, and the Patriots offense looked; More.
• Andrew Callahan’s joint practice report: Pats thumped in Philly, Cam Newton and Mac Jones uneven.
• CBS Boston’s joint practice takeaways: Mixed day for Cam Newton, Mac Jones.
• Bob Socci’s Notebook: Day 1 From Philadelphia.
• CBS Boston reports Matt LaCosse was knocked out of practice by Eagles’ Derek Barnett.
• Mike Reiss notes Cam Newton says head coach Bill Belichick has not told him he will be the starting quarterback for the team’s regular-season opener Sept. 12 against the Miami Dolphins.
• Zack Cox reports Mac Jones was wearing a bulky knee brace at practice just to test out some new protective gear, not as a cause for concern.
• Phil Perry details why Cam Newton looked like the Pats’ starter at Eagles joint practice.
• Khari Thompson explains why Mac Jones has a leg up on other rookie quarterbacks.
• Ian Glendon (FullPressCoverage) Mac Jones earns highest grade among rookie QBs.
• Ryan Hannable notes that Mac Jones doesn’t answer whether a goal for him is starting Week 1.
• Mike D’Abate (PatriotMaven) Start me up? Newton knows starting job is not guaranteed and is focused on improving each day, despite strong competition from Jones.
• Karen Guregian finds former Eagles Nelson Agholor and Jalen Mills happy to be Patriots.
• Hayden Bird highlights Kendrick Bourne explaining why he chose the Patriots in free agency over the Eagles. ‘Not even close.’
• Karen Guregian puts together her 53-man roster projection, version 2.0.
• Ryan Hannable presents his latest Patriots 53-man roster projection: Some surprise cuts could be coming.
• Mike D’Abate (PatriotMaven) The resilience of the tight ends is being put to the test: Five Pats TEs have dealt with either health or injury concerns as the team prepares for 2021.
• Andrew Lykins (FullPressCoverage) Patriots roster bubble: Defense and Special Teams.
• Adam London tells us where ESPN+ featured two Patriots on it’s all-value team for the upcoming season.
• Hayden Bird tells us how NFL insiders view the Patriots’ quarterback competition.
• Zack Cox hears from Cam Newton who said his eyebrow-raising Instagram post about “loyalty” wasn’t a dig at the Patriots organization or Patriots fans.
• Andrew Callahan highlights Mac Jones talking about adjusting to NFL defenses, his preseason debut.
• Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) ICYMI: JC Jackson, Stephon Gilmore named in NFL Top 100 Players.
• Darren Hartwell relays Bill Belichick joking with Zach Ertz about trading for him.
• Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) Best of social media: Day 1 Of Patriots joint practices with the Eagles.
• Dana Gerber reports Bill Belichick is sporting a new ring – but not the Super Bowl kind; Various photos have shown him wearing a ring on his left hand at least since May.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Albert Breer (SI) Monday Afternoon QB: Round 1 to Jameis Winston, even if Sean Payton didn’t want to discuss it; Plus, teams may regret not drafting Justin Fields, Chase Young is a terror, the Jamal Adams situation and more.
• Nate Davis (USA Today) Who has edge in NFL’s QB battles after first preseason games? Breaking down 6 competitions. Patriots: Edge Cam Newton.
• Doug Farrar (TouchdownWire) Grading each first-round rookie QB in Week 1 of the preseason. Mac Jones: B.
• Mark Lane (TouchdownWire) Every NFL team’s best play from preseason Week 1.
• Chad Reuter (NFL.com) 2021 NFL preseason Week 1 rookie grades: Rhamondre Stevenson: A.
• Staff (ESPN) Best of Monday at training camps: Jalen Hurts stands out vs. Patriots; Lamar Jackson throws first INTs.
• Doug Farrar (TouchdownWire) Secret superstars of the preseason: Week 1.
• Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) Time to throw a flag on the NFL’s unnecessary focus on taunting.
• Doug Farrar and Mark Schofield (TouchdownWire) The 101 best players in the NFL today.
• Conor Orr (SI) Why installing the NFL’s trendiest offense is harder than you (or your favorite team’s owner) think it is.