New England Patriots links 9/23/25 – Silver linings peek through

TEAM TALK

• Evan Lazar‘s After Further Review: Breaking down Drake Maye, the offense and more from Sunday’s Week 3 loss. Although the Patriots didn’t get the result they wanted, there’s reasons to be optimistic about Maye and the offense moving forward. /Good read.
• Transcript: Mike Vrabel (Plus 12 min. video).
• Press Conference: Hunter Henry (4 min. video)
• WEEI Patriots Monday: Mike Vrabel (15 min. video) – Drake Maye (16 min. call-in)
• New England Patriots mourn the passing of former Vice President of Player Personnel Bobby Grier.

LOCAL LINKS

• Andrew Callahan‘s Pats-Steelers film review: Silver linings for Drake Maye, Mike Vrabel in another loss.
• Steve Balestrieri shares his observations from the sloppy 21-14 loss. Hunter Henry was the go-to guy for the offense this afternoon, catching eight passes for 90 yards and two touchdowns.
• Phil Perry looks at what we learned in Pats-Steelers: Drake Maye’s development won’t be linear.
• Jerry Thornton shares his knee-jerk reactions to Week 3: Patriots vs. Steelers. ‘How embarrassing the Hall of Fame Class of ’25 had to witness this loss.’
• Ian Logue posts five thoughts following Sunday’s loss: Patriots’ backfield now facing big questions; 2) Fumbling wasn’t the only problem. The Pats also committed multiple drive-extending penalties; More!
• Mark Morse identifies the ugly, the pretty ugly, the extremely ugly… and some good.
• Doug Kyed explains how the Patriots’ defense rounded into shape after making early hooks, benching starters LB Christian Elliss and CB Alex Austin after the Steelers’ initial scoring drives.
• Karen Guregian says the Patriots need to find out if Efton Chism III can bolster the sagging WR output.
• Mark Daniels reports Hunter Henry joins elite company in the Patriots’ tight end record books.
• Jake Seymour analyzes the snap count: Running back shuffle and secondary stress test vs Steelers; More!
• Tom E. Curran states the Patriots’ propensity for stupid is hiding what could be a good team.
• Doug Kyed talks about how the Patriots plan to address ball security issues after the Week 3 disaster.
• Phil Perry and Tom E. Curran weigh in on whether Rhamondre Stevenson should be benched in Week 4.
• Jake Seymour notes Mike Vrabel doubled down on his support for Rhamondre Stevenson, whose fumbling issue resurfaced.
• Pats Procrastination podcast: Clare and Chudders discuss the ‘50 shades of fumbling’ and move on to the Panthers. (35 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Bill Barnwell (ESPN) Frustrating Week 3 losses: Packers, Rams, Pats, Broncos. ‘The Patriots took defeat from the jaws of victory.’ /Click for more commentary.
• Gilberto Manzano (SI) Five things we learned in NFL Week 3: These 49ers will survive injury onslaught; Plus, signs of growth from Caleb Williams and the Bengals need major changes.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Cam Heyward on Rhamondre Stevenson’s fumbling issues: “We were aware every time he was in the game”. /We were ALL aware….
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Mike Vrabel: We need Rhamondre Stevenson’s ability, but...