I watched the first half and then fast-forwarded through the scrub action in the second half. Still, I think that there were some things worth noting out of the Patriots game tonight.
1. Wes Welker may be one of the X-Men — how else can you describe what this guy is doing? He must have Wolverine’s healing factor. The dude blew out his knee nine months ago and he was in there playing tonight. I loved that they got him into things quickly. He caught two nice balls from Brady, then got blown up on a screen, but he was in there for contact. Good stuff.
The D Line Is a Work In Progress — Turner was able to get to the corner pretty much at will. Ryan hit a lot of passes to the sidelines and in the seam. The DBs did a nice job, but there wasn’t a ton of pressure and they bent a lot. Still, they only have up 3 points with the starters in there, so the work may be in progress, but they’re definitely making progress.
Nice Knowing You Larry — The following comes from Mike Reiss at ESPN Boston.
Fred Taylor — 20
Kevin Faulk — 6
Sammy Morris — 6 (includes 1 as FB)
BenJarvus Green-Ellis — 1
That’s running back snaps tonight. Notice a name that’s not there? Yup, no Laurence Maroney. I’ve got a feeling he might not be in the plans for this team. I also thought Fred Taylor looked pretty darned good. Very interesting. Definitely something to pay attention to.
Undefeated — Yeah, like that matters. Still, winning in the preseason is still better than losing.
First hand look — Me and Rye are going to Gillette next Thursday for preseason game No. 3. I hate the preseason, and paying to park in the lots, but it’s a chance to take him to his first Patriots game and he won’t care that it’s the preseason. To him, it’s the Patriots. My game plan is that we stay as long as Brady stays in the game. I’m guessing that means we hit 495 South in the mid-third quarter.
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