Ochmed Jones

Ridley and Vereen have to prove in practice that they can hang onto the rock before I take away touches from Green Ellis.

You have to think that with Hernandez and possibly Vollmer out, the Bills will see a ton of double Gronkowskis this week on running plays and 3 WR, 1 Gronkowski and 1 RB on passing downs.

That means a lot of snaps for Welker, Branch and Ochosucko.

If ever there was a chance to Slater to have a good receiving game, this is it. Might also be a good game o move him back to safety.

JackBauer

Not only is this pithy and original, but every time I hear it it's more abundantly hilarious than the last.

Sicilian

I prefer OchoStinko because it rhymes. I only wish I could have been clever enough to think of it

vyrago

If there is one thing PatsFans are good at, it's coining insulting names for the players they are presumed to be fans of. Congrats, athletic supporters.

Rob0729

Don't forget Danny Woodhead. Yes, everyone knows what he can do on the playing field, but he is so low to the ground that I don't think radar goes that low. So even standing on his tipy-toes, I think he is under the radar.

NG Pats Fan

where is shane vareen

NG Pats Fan

Ridley reminds me of Blount from Tampa

supafly

I agree with you more than most of the others.

Just b/c Ridley has shown us some decent runs in the preseason + the 2 touches last week does NOT mean that BJGE will be getting reps taken away, at least not for a while.

I have a feeling that BB likes and appreciates the hard work and dependability of Green-Ellis, and if Ridley did see increased reps throughout the yr, I believe in will be in role/spot play settings. Situational settings etc.

In other words, once again it seems like some people are looking for an excuse to take the ball out of Green-Ellis' hands..for whatever reason.

Should either of the first 2 get hurt, then we'll see Ridley more. If not, I wouldn't expect to see him take more than a carry or two away from each of them, and even that is tough to see at this point.

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BelizePats

Remember that Ridley and Vereen have not been in the system very long, what with the lockout. I like the idea of them learning the playbook, learning how to practice the Patriot Way and slowly integrating them into games. On probably 30 other teams both of these guys would have already seen a lot more playing time already. The Pats have the luxury of bringing both of them along at a pace that suits the franchise. And from past experience, with both Taylor and Morris, who missed large stretches of the last 2 seasons, we know that these guys will be needed as the season progreses.

ewg_gestalt

BB didn't just draft Woody for his playing chops. He also uses Woody as a spy in the opposing team's huddle. Nobody even notices he's there, 'cause he comes in under eye level.