Pats Inactives: Watson, Wheatley, Crable, Aiken, Britt, Alexander, Connolly

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Pats inactives
Posted by Mike Reiss, Globe Staff
September 14, 2008 02:56 PM

Inactive players for the Patriots today:

WR Sam Aiken
LB Eric Alexander
OT Wesley Britt
C/G Dan Connolly
OLB Shawn Crable
TE Benjamin Watson
CB Terrence Wheatley
Matt Gutierrez -- third QB

Here's how the inactives were listed on the injury report:

TE - Benjamin Watson
OUT - Knee**

WR - Sam Aiken
OUT - Knee**

ILB - Eric Alexander
OUT - Calf**

CB - Terrence Wheatley
-none-

OLB - Shawn Crable
-none-

OT - Wesley Britt
-none-

OG/C - Dan Connolly
-none-

3rd QB - Matt Gutierrez
-none-


And the active players on the injury report:

QUESTIONABLE
WR - Jabar Gaffney (Knee)**
CB - Lewis Sanders (Head)**

* = did not participate in practice
** = limited participation in practice
*** = full participation in practice


Today's Expected Depth Chart:

QB - Cassel
QB - O'Connell
3rd QB - Gutierrez

RB - Maroney
RB - Morris
RB - Faulk
RB - Jordan
FB - Evans

TE - D. Thomas
TE - Spach

WR - Moss
WR - Welker
WR - Gaffney
WR - Washington
WR/S - Slater

LT - Light
LG - Mankins
C - Koppen
RG - Yates
RT - Kaczur

OG/C - Hochstein
OT - LeVoir

LE - Warren
NT - Wilfork
RE - Seymour

DE - Green
NT/DE - Wright
DE/NT - L. Smith

LOLB - Vrabel
SILB - Bruschi
WILB - Mayo
ROLB - A. Thomas

ILB - Guyton
OLB - Woods
ILB - Izzo

CB - Hobbs
CB - O'Neal
FS - J. Sanders
SS - Harrison

S - Meriweather
CB - L. Sanders
CB - Wilhite
S/WR - Ventrone

K - Gostkowski
P - Hanson
LS - Paxton

 

[Sean Pa Patriot]

O Conell is the Number 2 surprise a bit about that.. Disapointing about Shawn Crable.. looked good in the pre season..

 

[emoney_33]

O Conell is the Number 2 surprise a bit about that.. Disapointing about Shawn Crable.. looked good in the pre season..

Gutz was cut, it's no suprise.

 

[unoriginal]

The real surprise is Guyton being activated over Crable.

EDIT: Wasn't paying attention last week, Guyton was activated over Crable then as well.

 

[Mack Herron]

The real surprise is Guyton being activated over Crable.

EDIT: Wasn't paying attention last week, Guyton was activated over Crable then as well.

That is old news. The news is Wilhite over Wheatly. Not a good sign for our #2 pick.

 

[emoney_33]

So O'neal is expected to start today?

I just get more and more excited of this signing every day. Last week was a huge positive sign with the amount of field time Deltha got with such short time being here. If the safeties continue improving, this could become the best secondary of the BB era.

 

[PatsFan24]

wow well hope they can get past that.

 

[Section103]

That is old news. The news is Wilhite over Wheatly. Not a good sign for our #2 pick.

I agree. Disappointing. Perhaps it has more to do with ST #s than DB play. Wheatley and Wilhite played NO DEF snaps last week.

 

[BPF]

That is old news. The news is Wilhite over Wheatly. Not a good sign for our #2 pick.

If you choose to look at it in a negative way, but maybe it's a good sign for the 4th Rd pick.

 

[ALP]

I agree. Disappointing. Perhaps it has more to do with ST #s than DB play. Wheatley and Wilhite played NO DEF snaps last week.

i dong think BB was every planning on putting rookie CB's in to start the season...

 

[BPF]

I agree. Disappointing. Perhaps it has more to do with ST #s than DB play. Wheatley and Wilhite played NO DEF snaps last week.

I think you're right. Wheatley will improve as the season goes on, he'll look better in the final 8 games vs his 1st 8. Same for Wilhite.

 

[Urgent]

Wheatley out, Wilhite in is a real shock.

First it was Bryant and Webster.
Then Hobbs and Bryant.
Then Hobbs and Wheatley.

Now Wheatley isn't even active?
O'Neal is starting, after getting cast off in Cincy?

That is a big concern.

 

[emoney_33]

i dong think BB was every planning on putting rookie CB's in to start the season...

I have to agree. Has any rookie CB played much in the first half of the season for us?

 

[emoney_33]

Wheatley out, Wilhite in is a real shock.

First it was Bryant and Webster.
Then Hobbs and Bryant.
Then Hobbs and Wheatley.

Now Wheatley isn't even active?
O'Neal is starting, after getting cast off in Cincy?

That is a big concern.

Are we talking about who started the pre-season? Bryant/Webster was never an option for the regular season. It was always Hobbs/??? We also don't know that BB wasn't planning to use LSanders all along, and now that Deltha became available and seemingly is picking things up quickly, he moves ahead of LSanders.

It's unlikely that BB ever intended to start Wheatley, although I admit I thought it was a possibility.

 

[wdkantro2]

Wheatley out, Wilhite in is a real shock.

First it was Bryant and Webster.
Then Hobbs and Bryant.
Then Hobbs and Wheatley.

Now Wheatley isn't even active?
O'Neal is starting, after getting cast off in Cincy?

That is a big concern.

A big concern? Did you not notice him shut Bowe down to win the game last week? I'm not saying I'm 100% in love with the CBs, but I don't think it's any more of a concern than it was earlier this year...

 

[Pats726]

I hear gasps of Guyton over Crable and I have to wonder if people are paying attention..Huyton is a special team player..Crable is limited...with Alexander out Guyton is needed as a backup ILB...Crable is an OLB..I think they like the opetion of a Guyton inside versus moving Vrabel/Thomas inside...
Same with Wilhite over Wheatley...another gasp....Gee special team play again is the reason..Wilhite is far better than Wheatley on teams..so???..no shocker at all...

 

[drew4008]

What's wrong with Wheatley?

 

[emoney_33]

What's wrong with Wheatley?

severe case of rookieitis

 

[PatriotDynasty_12]

So is Wheatley inactive because he is struggling in practice or something? I have high hopes for Wheaties. I thought he'd be the #3 CB right now.

 

[Patslifer]

Farve is going to light up the secondary.