aztecafut

As a Patriots fan I hope you're right about Dennard having an awesome game on Sunday.... But as a Jazz fan I really dislike you right now for bringing up the MJ performance.

aztecafut

I'm not worried about Dennard for I think BB is just giving him a little rest to try to get as healthy as possible. IIRC he missed some practice time last week as well but he was ready to go against the Texans.

What stood out more for me about that report is that Fells won the practice award. Pats are gonna need a good game out of him with Gronk on IR and I think that is a good sign that he's ready to come in and contribute.

Which reminds me... What's the word on Hawanoo... Hawoonui... Ummm... the other TE? I remember seeing reports that he got a little hurt during the Texans game. Is he ready to go?

Horace's Ivories

There was one report about him icing his knee after the game - if there was no problem today than it probably looks good

DocHoliday

This is probably where Kamar Aiken comes in useful. Mallet to Aiken over and over and over and over.

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Dennard's absence not injury related - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

According to Reiss Dennard absense not injury related. And here is the full practice report:

Player Pos. Injury Wednesday
Alfonzo Dennard CB Not Injury Related DNP
Rob Gronkowski TE Forearm DNP
Marquice Cole CB Finger Limited
Chandler Jones DE Ankle Limited
Nick McDonald OL Shoulder Limited
Trevor Scott DE Knee Limited
Danny Woodhead RB Thumb Limited

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PatsBoy12

One of his issues is a hamstring and you don't want to put too much unnecessary wear-and-tear on a sensitive hamstring in practice. Game play is different. It's not like they're installing a whole new defensive scheme. The meetings are probably even more important at this point. They're just resting him, I believe.

BradyFTW!

re: Dennard, hamstring issues are typically nagging, and take a long time to heal fully. Given that he sustained the injury in the 49ers game, I doubt he's 100%, so it's not surprising that Belichick is giving him as much rest as possible to help with healing and prevent reaggravating the injury. As such, it doesn't really worry me, since I didn't have any real expectation that he'd be 100% recovered by this point anyway.

To whatever extent the Dennard news is a negative, Chandler Jones being back out there is a much bigger positive. Not sure what to make of Woodhead practicing with a thumb brace. Seems like that could cause issues with ball security, blocking, and catching, so I have a hard time believing that Vereen isn't a better option based on that. Maybe Belichick just wants Woodhead to be available in case Vereen gets hurt?

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patchick

Honestly, given how nasty and widespread the flu is here right now, I'd be tempted to quarantine the whole team until Sunday. My daughter's school is struggling to stay open this week because so many teachers are out sick.

rlcarr

Yeah, really. Brings up bad AFCCG memories .