The Patriots’ First Shot

Good morning! The First Shot provides you with a healthy helping of links to the top Patriots-related stories around the internet to get your day started. Enjoy your breakfast, your coffee, and kick off the weekend right with an early morning football fix. The links begin after the jump…

• New Musket Fire contributing writer Ryan Hannable tries to dig deeper into the Ochocinco-Twitter/Tedy Bruschi controversy.
• Check out a Q&A I did with Bolt Beat lead writer Ernie Padaon about the Patriots-Chargers game tomorrow.
• Andy Hart from Patriots Football Weekly looks at 6 facets of the Pats-Chargers game, and predicts that the Chargers will come away with the win.
• Randy Moss told WEEI radio after a golf tournament that he is “done,” indicating he will not return to play for the Patriots or anybody else.
• Tedy Bruschi breaks down the Patriots-Chargers game.
• The Patriots signed LB Rob Ninkovich to a two-year extension yesterday.
• What’s the “Sticky Sam Blitz?” Bill Belichick explains…
• Vince Wilfork has a lot of respect for Philip Rivers, saying he has a defensive player’s mentality.