MoLewisrocks

It's part of the next man up philosophy, and why it seems to work better here than in other instances. In Brady's case it was a conscious decision Bill made to not have him on the sidelines because he didn't want cameras panning or chatter any time Cassel missed a throw. Didn't even want Cassel to see him lurking in those instances. Wanted him to rely on himself and his coaches. Normally a starting QB who is injured will be around to help, and Brady was behind the scenes, but following a season ender as was the case with Brady (and not Bledsoe) they can become fuel in a controversey or undercut the confidence a team (or the player himself) has in a replacement or even interfere with coaching. After a few weeks when Bledsoe was cleared his presence began to spark one, but he also functioned as the #2. And fortunately for Bill the way Brady is wired competitively wasn't going to allow Drew to shake his self confidence or influence him one way or the other. In Bill's book for the most part if you're out you're out.

In a perfect world I'm sure Belichick like them to publicly disappear entirely until they are cleared to play. That seems to be the one thing Gronk has struggled to come to grips with. They were touting him appearing at some local awards dinner on WEEI earlier this week. But maybe the media missed it or he did because I haven't heard a word about it.

SVN

I think brady at some point hinted or someone else did that they didnt want cameras constantly showing brady every time cassel missed a pass or threw an INT. Iam sure same logic applies to some extent for everyone - dont look for missing players as excuse on the sidelines when you are in trouble. We play with what we got. Thats my assumption.

IllegalContact

the way I see it, it mostly depends on the injuyr and whether the player is going to be returning that season.....

first, I don't see any value in an injured player traveling with the team......I would think thye are better off in the bunker at the stadium on game day with whoever else from the organization is around rehabbing or watching the game

having a player on the sidelines at time (like bledsoe) was probably a benefit to the team, so that's why he was there

if the player is out for the year, then it also depends on the injury and if there is a need or even a want to travel.

there is probably a philosophy on handling that.......

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Jackson 2

Gronk is pictured on the Names Page (B16) of today's Globe at a charity event Tuesday night. Might be what you were referring to.

PlainOldEd

I can't be certain but I would guess that Bill is just doing what he thinks is best for the team and gives them the best chance to win.

PatsWickedPissah

Media all over Gronk with Herald Inside Track articles today on his appearances for charity and last week on his new mansion in Tamper

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I think BB likes running a pretty tight ship on the sideline. I remember the game at Buffalo a few years ago when I had seats right behind the Pats bench. Late in the game BB called the offense over to the sideline during a timeout and was huddling with them when five or six other players who weren't in uniform (inactives I presume) walked out to hear what he was saying. BB quite angrily yelled at them "Get the (f-word) out of here!"

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