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, put off your work (just keep an eye out for the boss), and get your early morning football fix. The links begin after the jump…

• Check out some good quotes from Patriots press conferences.
• After missing practice Wednesday, Tom Brady was a full participant yesterday.
• Ravens safety Bernard Pollard got in a little dig on Tom Brady when asked about the hit he laid on Brady’s knee back in 2008 when he was with the Chiefs.
• NFL.com’s Bucky Brooks discusses how the Ravens can stop the Patriots offense.
• Joe Biden is a moron. I provide you reason #1,219.
• Logan Mankins called Terrell Suggs a, “freak of nature.”
• Tedy Bruschi joined former teammates Troy Brown and Ty Law as honorary captains for Sunday’s AFC championship game. The fourth captain will be named later today.
• ESPN’s Trent Dilfer thinks that Brady could play until he’s 40.
• Ty Law think that the Pats defense has been “lights out” lately.
• Tedy Bruschi is predicting a Patriots-Giants Super Bowl rematch.