New England Patriots links 4/08/22 – Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes coming to offensive, defensive philosophy

Daily news and links for Friday

TEAM TALK

• Patriots 2022 Mock Draft Tracker.
• Patriots 2022 Free Agent Tracker.
• Patriots Unfiltered 4/7: Hall of Fame nomination committee recap, draft prospects that fit with New England. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Bill Belichick is building a precarious offense. He must have faith Mac Jones can figure it out.
• Ian Logue (PatsFans) One Patriots insider believes a philosophy change is coming on defense.
• Mike Reiss talks about how Mac Jones is expanding his leadership role with the Patriots.
• Danny Jaillet (PatriotsWire) DeVante Parker joins Mac Jones and teammates for Wednesday workout.
• Dakota Randall notes Mac Jones shares a video of workout with DeVante Parker and other Pats WRs.
• Adam London highlights Kendrick Bourne looking ahead to the Patriots’ 2022 season in a new Instagram post.
• Andy Hart suggests exploding veteran contracts should push the Patriots to draft a WR.
• Kevyn Godwin (GilletteGazette) Will the Patriots have a 1,000 yard receiver in 2022?
• Evan Lazar’s Patriots Mailbag: With veteran market exploding, Pats should start investing in WRs in the draft.
• Mike D’Abate (PatriotMaven) Patriots Country Mailbag: The Parker effect, Mac’s development and More!
• Zack Cox’ Friday Patriots Mailbag: Spotlighting draft sleepers, sneaky needs for the Pats; Plus: How will DeVante Parker’s arrival impact Nelson Agholor?
• Nick O’Malley Draft Notebook: NFL Mock Draft 2022: Imagining a Bill Belichick mad scientist trade-up scenario.
• Kevin Tame Jr. (PatriotMaven) Patriots 2022 Draft Profile: Baylor S Jalen Pitre fits the positionless football blueprint. Pitre is a heat seeking missile safety and interchangeable defensive chess piece.
• Justin Leger suggests three players the Patriots should consider in 2022 NFL Draft.
• Phil Perry presents his seven-round NFL Mock Draft: Projecting each Patriots pick. Pats take Central Michigan OT Bernhard Raimann at 21.
• Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) Patriots Hall Of Fame Committee reveals its nominees for the Class of 2022.
• Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) Jarrett Stidham announces birth of first child.
• Adam London notes Sam Darnold opens up about ‘seeing ghosts’ comment against the Patriots. “It’s a tough thing to handle to this day”
• Michael Hurley offers his unique perspective on the latest Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski news.
• Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Rob Gronkowski jokes the Patriots prevent their players from hitting incentive bonuses.
• Patriots Talk podcast: Tom E. Curran and Andrew Callahan provide a glass-half-full outlook for why the Patriots could exceed expectations in 2022. (28 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Doug Kyed (PFF) Pre-NFL Draft Mailbag: Patriots’ free agency, Jahan Dotson’s draft stock and Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback options; More.
• NFL Nation (ESPN) DK Metcalf trade simulation: Seven offers from NFL teams, the Seahawks’ steep asking price and a verdict.
• Sam Monson (PFF) 2022 NFL Draft wide receiver rankings.
• Michael Renner (PFF) Wide receiver prospect superlatives.
• Conor McQuiston (PFF) Predicting draft slot based on athletic testing and production for 2022 edge defenders.
• Anthony Treash (PFF) 2022 NFL Draft: Ranking the top 10 FCS prospects.
• Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) From Andrew Luck to Joe Burrow, reviewing every first-round QB drafted over the last 10 years.
• Adam Rank (NFL.com) Redrafting the 2012 NFL draft. Patriots originally picked Chandler Jones at 21, but he goes off the board at No. 9 – so Pats pick DE Olivier Vernon in this redraft.
• Jeff Legwold (ESPN) 25 NFL drafts ago, no quarterback went in Round 1: Why it might never happen again.
• Zach Kruse (TouchdownWire) 2022 NFL Wire mock draft. Pats pick Clemson CB Andrew Booth at 21.
• Kevin Hanson (SI) 2022 NFL Mock Draft 3.1: More trades blow up the draft order. Pats trade pick 21, take Clemson CB Andrew Booth Jr. at 29.

EXTRACURRICULAR

• Jasper Jones (AudacySports) Tom Brady’s company inks multi-year NFT deal with ESPN after rift over retirement announcement. /Maybe all these ‘rifts’ the media breathlessly reports on aren’t as deep and dividing as we’re told.
• Kevin Seifert (ESPN) Brian Flores’ NFL lawsuit and a ‘fake interview process’: Everything we know about Steve Wilks, Ray Horton additions and what’s next.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Mike Mularkey revealed Titans did sham Rooney Rule interviews after hiring him as coach.
• Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) What Mike Mularkey said about Titans and Rooney Rule should worry NFL.
• Conor Orr (SI) Brian Flores’s claims against the NFL are growing more powerful and less avoidable: Additional allegations mean the NFL must address its issues instead of sweeping things under the rug.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Brian Flores joins Texans as defendant to lawsuit.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Brian Flores says he sent memo to Dolphins executives regarding Stephen Ross’s desire to lose games.
• Brent Schrotenboer (USA Today) Plaintiffs suing Deshaun Watson add negligence claims to lawsuits over massages.