Spikes placed on IR with ligament tear in knee

DE Chandler Jones -- 70 of 70
DE Rob Ninkovich -- 70 of 70
S Steve Gregory -- 69 of 70
S Duron Harmon -- 69 of 70
CB Logan Ryan -- 69 of 70
CB Aqib Talib -- 69 of 70
DT Chris Jones -- 64 of 70
LB Dont'a Hightower -- 56 of 70
DT Sealver Siliga -- 54 of 70
LB Jamie Collins -- 48 of 70
CB Kyle Arrington -- 44 of 70
LB Brandon Spikes -- 44 of 70
LB Dane Fletcher -- 17 of 70
DE Andre Carter -- 12 of 70
DT Joe Vellano -- 11 of 70
S Tavon Wilson -- 2 of 70
DE Michael Buchanan -- 1 of 70
CB Justin Green -- 1 of 70

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CB Logan Ryan -- 71 of 73
DE Rob Ninkovich -- 70 of 73
CB Aqib Talib -- 70 of 73
LB Dont'a Hightower -- 68 of 73
DE Chandler Jones -- 68 of 73
CB Kyle Arrington -- 65 of 73
S Steve Gregory -- 65 of 73
DT Chris Jones -- 57 of 73
DT Sealver Siliga -- 55 of 73
S Duron Harmon -- 48 of 73
LB Brandon Spikes -- 43 of 73
LB Jamie Collins -- 33 of 73
S Devin McCourty -- 26 of 73
DE Andre Carter -- 20 of 73
DT Joe Vellano -- 14 of 73
DE Michael Buchanan -- 12 of 73
S Tavon Wilson -- 11 of 73
CB Alfonzo Dennard -- 5 of 73
LB Steve Beauharnais -- 1 of 73
LB Chris White -- 1 of 73

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S Steve Gregory -- 63 of 63
S Devin McCourty -- 63 of 63
DE Rob Ninkovich -- 63 of 63
CB Aqib Talib -- 63 of 63
CB Kyle Arrington -- 61 of 63
DE Chandler Jones -- 61 of 63
CB Alfonzo Dennard -- 57 of 63
LB Dont'a Hightower -- 40 of 63
DT Chris Jones -- 38 of 63
NT Sealver Siliga -- 38 of 63
LB Jamie Collins --29 of 63
DT Joe Vellano -- 24 of 63
LB Dane Fletcher -- 23 of 63
LB Brandon Spikes -- 21 of 63
CB Logan Ryan -- 17 of 63
NT Isaac Sopoaga -- 15 of 63
DE Andre Carter -- 13 of 63
CB Marquice Cole -- 4 of 63

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RoughingthePasser said:

no Mayo
no Spikes

more Dane???

Gary Guyton?

This sucks- I feel like barfing

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patsinthesnow said:

Defensive snaps - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston


snaps vs. Buffalo



snaps vs. Baltimore



snaps vs. Miami



So Collins is essentially a full-time player now and Fletcher will have a larger part-time role. More speed atleast?

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Gronkandez said:

He looked to be in a lot of pain in the Bills game and there really wasnt that much contact on the play. He's been playing through this for a while but probably just couldn't get around on it (his knee) any more.

If the Pats were playing the Ravens or Steelers or some other physical team of years past this would hurt even more. Luckily no other AFC team is very good running the ball...or at least not a power running type of team. I suppose Morerno is good.

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PatriotsInGA said:

Let's not be insane. More Dane is probably the answer.

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manxman2601 said:

Reasonable point by Mike Loyko on twitter - I'm paraphrasing, but if we get to the SB, I'd rather have Spikes against the likes of Lynch and Gore. But that is getting a little ahead.

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manxman2601 said:

Reasonable point by Mike Loyko on twitter - I'm paraphrasing, but if we get to the SB, I'd rather have Spikes against the likes of Lynch and Gore. But that is getting a little ahead.

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Rob0729 said:

Spikes has looked like he was running in quicksand that was in a big tub of molasses for a while now. He has been far less than 100% for longer than the Bills game.

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PatriotSeven said:

Just saw it on NFL Live. All I can do is laugh then cry, then accept it.

Maybe it's bad to have a QB/coach that can carry your team to the playoffs irrelevant of the decimation from injuries?

Really, how can we compete when you are just straight up missing this much talent? Even if we get past the Colts, and then somehow squeeze by a team like the Broncos, and by some miracle we end up in a Superbowl....I just don't know what would we do against the talent and star filled defensive teams of SF and Seattle. Even Carolina.

Just how much more can we overcome? What should our expectations be realistically at this point?

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manxman2601 said:

Reasonable point by Mike Loyko on twitter - I'm paraphrasing, but if we get to the SB, I'd rather have Spikes against the likes of Lynch and Gore. But that is getting a little ahead.

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BradyToAmendola said:

The Super Bowl? How about we focus on the Colts first. Jesus.

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Rob0729 said:

Spikes has looked like he was running in quicksand that was in a big tub of molasses for a while now. He has been far less than 100% for longer than the Bills game.

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