Pats at Lions pre-game thread - Page 3 - New England Patriots Forums

***jmt57*** · 11-23-2010, 11:02 AM

Although it was just a walk-through, the Pats did list Mike Wright on Monday's Injury Report under "did not participate" with a concussion. Just speculating her, but with the short week I'm not going to expect him to play Thursday.

It Is What It Is: Mike Wright held out of practice for Patriots, while Tom Brady is limited

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Defensive lineman Mike Wright, who suffered a concussion on Sunday against the Colts, was the only player who did not practice Monday for the Patriots. In addition, quarterback Tom Brady was listed as having “limited participation” with a right shoulder/foot problem, one of six players who were limited. Here’s the complete injury report:

Did Not Participate
DL Mike Wright (neck/concussion)

Limited Participation
QB Tom Brady (right shoulder/foot)
G Stephen Neal (shoulder)
S Jarrad Page (calf)
NT Myron Pryor (back)
RB Fred Taylor (toe)
CB Jonathan Wilhite (hip)

DL Wright sustained concussion in win - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

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If Wright does not play Thursday and defensive lineman Myron Pryor (back) also remains out, the Patriots would be without their top two interior pass rushers in sub packages. Veteran Gerard Warren is a top candidate to step in, while rookie free agent Kyle Love also would move up the depth chart.

GrogansHeros · 11-23-2010, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by PATSYLICIOUS

Pros to a Thursday game: Only gotta wait 2 more days to watch my patsies.

Cons: I'm going to be ripping my hair out during an 11 day wait for the showdown w/ the Jest

The other pro is that the Pats get a long week to prepare for the Jets

***jmt57*** · 11-23-2010, 11:15 AM

Tom Curran on the frontrunner for the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, Ndomakung Suh.

Belichick: Lions' Suh is the "real thing" | CSNNE

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Through 10 games, Suh has 41 tackles, seven sacks, an interception and a fumble return for a touchdown.

The 6-4, 304-pounder is not planet-sized like Vince Wilfork or Albert Haynesworth. His game is built on explosiveness.

Asked if he's been impressed by Suh, Bill Belichick said on Monday, "Yeah, very much. He’s the real thing: strong, explosive guy. [He] has great playing strength and leverage. He looks like a man in there."

If you could call a big man "nifty", Suh might be the one. His ability to combine absurd raw power with speed is one thing. But he's also extremely agile. He's routinely getting attention from two blockers every week.

"For his size and his power, he’s very athletic," noted Belichick. "You see his speed, his quickness, his ability to change directions, play with power, play with quickness. He’s got a great skill set. He plays hard. He’s good."

Suh plays the left defensive tackle spot in the Lions 4-3 so he'll be running into Dan Koppen and Stephen Neal or Dan Connolly this week if Neal is still dinged up.

***ctpatsfan77*** · 11-23-2010, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by IcyPatriot

Sheesh I have not had time to scout and form any opinions yet ... still savoring yesterday.

Why the Lions every year ... this tradition needs to be changed.

Because when nobody else wanted to do it, the Lions agreed to.

I'm not saying it's right, but that's basically why it is what it is.

NYCPatsFan · 11-23-2010, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by GrogansHeros

The other pro is that the Pats get a long week to prepare for the Jets

Yes, but so do the Jets.

BrockSolid · 11-23-2010, 12:24 PM

as crazy as it sounds.. a loss wouldn't be horrible.

BB's record off a loss are insane. They would be fired up for the Jets with lots of rest, etc.

strngplyr · 11-23-2010, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BrockSolid

as crazy as it sounds.. a loss wouldn't be horrible.

BB's record off a loss are insane. They would be fired up for the Jets with lots of rest, etc.

No, a loss would be horrible. You can't count on the Bengals to keep us tied with the Jets. We need to win both games to get a LEAD on the Jets, we don't want to continue to be tied with them for the rest of the year so tiebreakers can play out.