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I don't have time to go through it all now and show it, but the Patriots do not treat all games equally, and are conscious of their opponent, and of the importance of the game, when deciding whether a guy should play. The timing of player's returns from injury over the course of the year suggests as much to me.
Would you not agree with this? Which leads me to suggest that if this past Sunday were the AFC divisional game, I would guess Edelman is playing. We've run guys out there the next week after concussions plenty, including in the playoffs (Hernandez). We can guess that given Edelman did not leave the game for his concussion that his is on a similar or lesser severity of other concussion examples.
By all means take all the time you want, but you will not find that players are held out because the opponent sucks. It just does not happen.
Um, this was a divisional game, and it had A LOT at stake. We wrapped up a bye and were tied for the #1 seed going in.
Concussions are different now. Did we hold Aiken out because the Chargers stink and we didn't need good long snaps? Did we hold Hightower out because that game wasn't important?
If anything the Patriots are the team LEAST likely to rush a guy back because of the opponent. Who is on the schedule just does not impact whether an injured player plays or not.