Lets all take a collective deep breath, alright? Okay. It’s one half of one preseason game and the Patriots utter dominance couldn’t continue forever.
Obviously there were a lot of negatives to take away from this 30:00 of football, but believe it or not, there were a lot of positives as well.
How much Ryan Mallett will we see tonight?
NEPD Staff Writer: Doug Kyed
There’s a lot to get excited about for tonight’s Lions game: rookies, highly touted free agents, second-year potential studs, etc. What I’m most excited about though is potentially getting to see exactly what the divide will be between first string, second string and third string for the Patriots.
During last week’s game, there were so many injuries it was tough to decide which players were being used in a first string role out of necessity.
We’ve put together four Patriots roster predictions so far, mainly focusing on who makes it and who gets cut. We’re going to postpone the next full roster prediction until after the third pre-season game, instead focusing on which positions have historically been on the Patriots opening day roster.
We looked at the last five years – noting that with the rule changes (specifically dealing with the passing game) that roster methodology might have changed since Belichick’s early days with the Patriots organization.
We know Terrelle Pryor can run and throw - but can he catch?
The Patriots Roster is pretty stacked with talent right now, but Coach Belichick and company always do their “due dilligence” on draft prospects.
Who will be joining these guys in the Patriots receiving corps?
NEPD Staff Writer: Doug Kyed
Correctly predicting the Patriots 53 man roster seems like an impossible task at times, which is precisely why I’m not even going to attempt to do that at this time.
What I am going to do though, is break down what might be three of the most interesting and inter-weaving positions on the Patriots roster.
You wouldn’t think that depth at tackle would affect how many wide receivers the Patriots might carry, would you? Well, it might be the case this year.
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