Ten mostly Patriots-related thoughts to keep you busy between now and the kickoff of championship Sunday:

1. Is a week enough time to start going back and revisiting what happened in that divisional playoff game at Gillette Stadium? If you think you’re over it, the guys at the always awesome show “NFL Playbook” (Mike Lombardi and Brian Baldinger, two of our personal favorites) have a look back at how the Jets were able to beat the Patriots. If you can stomach it, it’s a fantastic breakdown of what happened last Sunday at Gillette Stadium.

2. Speaking of the divisional playoff, there’s an interesting story here from New York Daily News’ sports media columnist Bob Raissman, who believes the CBS broadcast crew of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms let Bill Belichick off too easy in the wake of last week’s divisional playoff contest, and even suggested they show bias toward the Patriots and coach Bill Belichick. Nantz and Simms responded to the criticism in a Fanhouse story here. A good look at what some broadcasters have to go through on a weekly basis when it comes to chargers of bias, as well as how they respond to them.

3. Another good read here at Pro Football Talk, which picked up the story of former Patriots fullback Heath Evans lacerating the Dolphins for hiring former New England assistant Brian Daboll as their new offensive coordinator. Evans, speaking on ESPN 760, said, “The Dolphins probably just got worse. When he was in New England, he was never a guy that I would have considered the brains of the operation.” Evans was with the Patriots for two of the seven seasons Daboll was an assistant with the Patriots, but it seems like the two never really got along. “As soon as I saw it I second-guessed the decision,” Evans said. “A franchise that is really just struggling for success, why do you take an unproven commodity? I second guess it. I don’t know.”

4. The Patriots had a phony Twitter account pop up this week, one that purportedly belonged to wide receiver Julian Edelman. That one was sniffed out by teammate Darius Butler, who asked the fake Edelman to text him. That was enough for Butler, who said it was no good. (The Patriots official Twitter feed also debunked the idea that Danny Woodhead was on Twitter.) The following are verified accounts: Vince Wilfork, Kyle Love, Ron Brace, Rob Gronkowski, Deion Branch, Matt Light, Gary Guyton, Leigh Bodden, Sergio Brown, Darius Butler, Tony Carter, Devin McCourty, Jarrad Page, James Sanders and Bret Lockett. A good rule of thumb? If there is any question, check with @realpatriots for verification on the account.

5. There are two local connections in Sunday’s championship games that might have gone unnoticed. First, Green Bay’s offensive coordinator Joe Philbin has deep New England roots, having been born in Springfield, MA., and having held three different stints as a college coach in the New England region: offensive line coach at Worcester Tech (1986-87), offensive coordinator/offensive line coach at Northeastern (1995-96) and offensive coordinator,/offensive line coach at Harvard (1997-98). Second, you could count the number of Cape Cod natives who played in the NFL on one hand, but Wellfleet’s Mike DeVito is a defensive end with the Jets who is looking to do the lower Cape proud. (He played at Maine from 2003-2006.)

6. Here’s a brief timeline of what awaits the Patriots over the next few months: After Bill Belichick and the rest of the New England coaching staff get back from the Pro Bowl next weekend, the next major milestone on their calendar is the NFL scouting combine, set for the final week of February in Indianapolis. If the labor situation is settled, offseason workouts would begin in mid-March, with the 2011 NFL draft set for April 28-30. Rookie minicamps are usually held the following weekend. The organized team activities usually start in late May, and run for three weeks. Mandatory minicamps are held in June, and training camp begins the final week of July.

7. Speaking of the Pro Bowl, this year’s experience for Belichick will be the second of his career, and he has recalled on several occasions how much he genuinely enjoyed the first time around, following the 2006 season. That was when he got to know several players on a different level. Some of the seeds for those relationships flowered into something bigger as a result of his time in Hawaii, as he gained a new appreciation from working with players like Ed Reed and Chad Ochocinco. (Some, not so much, like Adalius Thomas.) He got a chance to quash a beef he had with LaDainian Tomlinson, and had a chance to break bread with other coaches like Sean Payton. It will be interesting to see what comes of this trip.

8. Two areas of focus for scouts across the organization this week are the East-West Shrine Game in Orlando and the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. The East-West Shrine game was held on Saturday, but it was the series of practices held leading up to the game that drew the attention of coaches and scouts. The Senior Bowl, another college all-star game, which is also the focus of scouts from across the NFL, will be held this week.

9. In the wake of the arrest of Laurence Maroney this past week, I got several Tweets and e-mails from people asking what sort of person Maroney really is. In my experience with him, he was an extremely nice guy who simply didn’t understand what it takes to be a truly great player. The running back, who just finished the last year of his contract with the Broncos, struggled in Denver after being dealt to the Broncos in December for a third-round pick. His performance on the field and the character issues that will now almost surely plague him when it comes to off-the-field problems will almost certainly make it hard for him to find a job in 2011.

10. A little something to keep you warm through this cold stretch — as of Saturday night/Sunday morning, it’s only 95 days until the NFL draft.