New England Patriots links 11/21/24 - Heavy lifting: Can Maye, Henry, Boutte carry the offense?

Daily news and links for Thursday.

TEAM TALK

• Patriots-Dolphins initial Injury Report.
• Mike Dussault’s 10 to Watch: Patriots look to break through vs. Tua, Dolphins.
• Mike Dussault’s Patriots Notebook: Strange back in mix as Pats prepare for Miami.
• Press Conferences: Jerod Mayo - Drake Maye - Hunter Henry.
• Game Preview: Key matchups and players to watch against the Dolphins. (5.34 min. video)
• Patriots Playbook with John Rooke: Rams recap, Dolphins preview. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Karen Guregian writes, Jerod Mayo is still working out the kinks and needs to figure out who he is as a head coach.
• Mark Morse serves up some leftovers from his Patriots-Rams Notebook: Mayo coaching scared.
• Tom E. Carroll relays Jerod Mayo on Week 12 matchup: ‘This isn’t the same Dolphins team that we played before.’
• Doug Kyed notes Drake Maye is coming off best start but feels the best is yet to come for the rookie QB.
• Andrew Callahan has seen enough, declares Drake Maye is the real deal.
• Darren Hartwell points out how Drake Maye’s performance through six starts is even better when you consider the state of the offense around him.
• Justin Leger notes Devin McCourty joined Phil Perry on the latest episode of the Next Pats Podcast and discussed whether New England should experiment with designed runs for Drake Maye.
• Alex Barth explains how the Patriots injury report points to potential changes on the offensive line.
• Andrew Callahan reports Christian Barmore was among 2 missing at practice Wednesday; Cole Strange returns.
• Alex Barth reports OL Cole Strange returned to practice Wednesday - his first time on the field in almost a year.
• Zolak & Bertrand guest David Andrews discussed what it’s been like working with Cole Strange and preparing him to make his return; More.
• Ian Logue spotlights how penalties remain a big problem for the Patriots in 2024.
• Alex Barth reports three longtime Patriots named Semifinalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025: Adam Vinatieri, Vince Wilfork & Rodney Harrison.
• Chris Mason’s Patriots mailbag: Are Jerod Mayo, Alex Van Pelt safe for 2025?
• Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate and Steve Balestrieri discuss Cole Strange returning to practice, Pats grades in Week 11, and More. (39 min.)
• The Patriots Report podcast: Chris Price & Chris Hogan preview Dolphins-Patriots, talk about some of the unique challenges of playing in Miami (on and off the field) and More. (33 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Charles McDonald (Yahoo! Sports) Four Verts: Netflix needs to get its act together for NFL Christmas, and Patriots have found another franchise QB; Plus: Let’s all laugh at how badly the Jaguars got beat by the Lions, and let’s also worry for the 49ers’ season.
• Dan Pizzuta (the33rdteam) 2024 NFL Week 12 QB power rankings: Major shakeup in top 5. Drake Maye 19th. *“... He had a 63 percent success rate against the Rams,...