shmessy

Look, I'm sure folks will attack this, but what about holding Gronk out of the first half?

Many who have been there have said this week that players can stiffen up during the extra long halftime at the SB. They said this is a bigger problem for players playing with injuries.

Why not have him ready to go balls to the wall in the 2nd half for crunch time? It would be a nice injection of energy for our offense and would switch things up and keep NYG's D off balance.

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hovis

No. .

serifyn

just play him, if you can get production out of him great, if you have to replace him in the second half, it is what it is.

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reflexblue

Off to the practice squad..... It had occurred to me though, he be as fresh as a Daisy

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BlueThunder

hmmm...I was thinking the same thing...

As long as the Giants didn't pull out ahead by double digits.

Use Vollmer at RT and have Solder as the blocking TE....

There are still plenty of targets with Wes,Branch,Hernandez,Ocho,Woody, BJGE, Faulk...plus wearing down the Giants D for a half and Gronk in fresh might be a HUGE advantage..

BB thinks outside the box, and this could be something he might employ..

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vuudu

Sound reasonable to me. Two or even three different game plan for this game.
I have thought about holding him out to as I think they will be going for his ankle in the early stages.
If you can, add a poll and lets see.

Halifax_Pats_Fan

BB seemed optomistic re: 87 today...said he had a pretty good practice in a limited capacity..

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shmessy

Note one key thing from that practice report from the pool reporter:

When did Gronk first show up on the field at the practice yesterday?

AFTER the 31 minute halftime simulation.

It could be a coincidence.

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AndyJohnson

It doesnt make sense to not him because his anke might tighten up at halftime.
Your way best case we get a half out of him.
If he starts the game we still get a half out of him, but also can get the second half too.
Its not like there is a 100% chance he can't play in the 2nd half if he plays in the first.
Your argument is like saying something might happen this month that I need money for so I'm going to wait until next month to pay my bills.