Wednesday's New England Patriots Links 6/18 - Belichick complimentary of Armstead's work

BOSTON HERALD:

Patriots chasing that elusive ring - Jeff Howe: Howe has an article on the fact he believes this year's Patrios team is stacked with big-game experience.

Patriots receivers get no respect - Karen Guregian: Guregian has comments from former rival Jason Taylor, who wonders how Brady made it as far as he did with last year's supporting cast.

Tommy Kelly ready to pair up with Vince Wilfork once again - Rich Thompson: Thompson has a good read on Kelly, who talked about what it was like for he and Wilfork both going down in back-to-back weeks.

BOSTON GLOBE:

Jimmy Garoppolo is grasping the Patriot way - Ben Volin: Volin has a good read on Garoppolo, who so far is fitting in well here in New England.

When iconic QBs depart, it often gets ugly - Sean Leahy: Leahy has an interesting read on what usually happens when great quarterbacks leave their respective football teams.

Duron Harmon ready to grab starting role - Shalise Manza Young: Manza Young has a nice write-up on Harmon, who talked about working out in the hot conditions yesterday.

Jimmy Garoppolo Wants To Be 'Consistently Good, Not Occasionally Great' - Erik Frenz: Frenz has comments from Garoppolo from yesterday, with the rookie focused on improving as he gets up to speed with the offense.

Bill Belichick Sticking to Patriots Plan - Shalise Manza Young: Manza Young files notebook today which leads off with some comments from Belichick's press conference yesterday.

ESPN BOSTON:

Cleaning out the minicamp notebook - Mike Reiss: Reiss has some notes from minicamp, including the fact he believes that the stages is set for a good competition on the offensive line.

Leftover soundbites from Pats players - Mike Reiss: Reiss has quotes from several players, with Chandler Jones calling teammate Rob Ninkovich, "like a best friend, like a brother and also like a father as well."

Veteran DT Tommy Kelly eases back in - Mike Reiss: Reiss has an entry on Kelly, who said he's not worried about his knee and is more concerned with "kocking the rust off."

Safety Harmon enjoys time with top vets - Mike Reiss: Reiss gave a glimpse on the potential starting secondary, and Harmon was glad to be in the mix early on.

'Efficient eyes' aid QB Jimmy Garoppolo - Mike Reiss: Reiss has a good read on Garoppolo, who talked about some things that he's been working on so far with the football team.

Snapshots: Scenes from minicamp - Here's an entry with photos from the recent minicamp.

What stood out from Patriots' minicamp - Mike Reiss: Reiss has a good entry on what transpired yesterday during the team's first minicamp practice.

Patriots sign UDFA D-lineman Epenesa - A quick entry on the addition of the free agent defensive lineman.

Weekly Patriots mail is delivered - Mike Reiss: Reiss has a good read with some odds and ends that were discussed in this week's mailbag.

Bill Belichick on minicamp and more - Mike Reiss: Reiss has quotes from yesterday's press conference.

Belichick complimentary of Armstead's work - Mike Reiss: Reiss has an article with comments from Belichick on Armond Armstead, and had some good things to say about him.

PATRIOTS.COM:

Mini-camp signals the start of an attraction to injuries - John Rooke: Rooke has an article on the interest the media had on the status of several players injury-wise yesterday.

Bill Belichick's press conference transcript 6/17 - Here's the transcript from Belichick's press conference yesterday:

CSNNE:

Will the Pats offense take a step back this season? - In this video Chris Gasper feels the team will take a step backward because he's not confident in the receiving core.

WORCESTER TELEGRAM:

Patriots' Tommy Kelly, Vince Wilfork take part in drills - Jennifer Toland: Toland has a good article on Kelly and Wilfork, who both are working on getting back and solidifying the Patriots' defensive line.

Jamie Collins will do anything on field for Patriots - Rich Garven: Garven has a nice read on Collins, who gave a pretty good synopsis on teammate Rob Ninkovich.