PRESEASON GAME DAY THREAD: Patriots vs. Packers 8/13

Long Ball needs work. The kid has a cannon arm though.

RayClay said:

I'd like a 3rd down running back, though. He goes down with a mild breeze. Some nifty moves receiving, but when you're afraid of contact, it never gets better and I've yer to see him fight for a yard in traffic.

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Vereen wasn't know for being a contact man.

I'm far more concerned with ability to pick up blitz.

Ghost!

Not impressed with Jimmy. I see a backup not a starter. People are hyping this guy up and I just don't see it.

Hate that song.

Damn, Ghost. Nice 56-yarder.

Damn Gost is a BEAST.

its good

GO$TKOW$KI

wow, gost in midseason form

eom said:

https://twitter.com/PFF_Steve/status/631992781574160384

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Easley has been exploding off the snap all night, he's got his burst back and is legitimately freakish in that regard. It has also been used against him at least once tonight, with GB running into the space he vacated. Worth it, though. He's going to blow up some pocket passers and destroy some slow-developing runs this year.

For the guy who asked why the Pats signed Gostkowski, there's your answer.

Kdo5 said:

That's the second time Garropolo has done that. He's lucked out because he should have two interceptions.

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He doesn't look like he progressed a whole lot in the offseason. I know he doesn't have a ton of receiving options but even so his throws are bad.

Dang. Gost is worth every penny.

I can't really take anything from this outing with Jimmy. Want to see him with the starters, I mean with Gronk, Edelman and Chandler he wouldn't be hucking it up down the field to Boyce every other play.

You have to give your receiver a fighting chance, he keeps underthrowing that long ball and creating very dangerous opportunities for the defense to get a turnover

supafly said:

So he's basically an exact clone of Vereen, then?

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Vereen's not an outstanding runner, but he at least squirts for 4-5 yards aggressively sometimes. White goes down when the defenders look at him.

I'd like to see more competition if the other two don't get healthy.

Drilled it! Nice one Gost.

Players that frustrated me most in first half: Ryan, Boyce, and Garropolo.

BradyFTW! said:

****, hope that wasn't the end of James White's year.

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I will say this for the 65,000 ****ing time. Wrap the **** up when you tackle. 3 things can happen on that play, you blow out the runners knee (which I guarantee you just happened), you will break your neck and get paralyzed (which I guarantee you will happen eventually), or the guy will hurdle you. Since White was concentrating on the ball, number 3 couldn't happen. Wrap the **** up you piece of **** !

well, brady better play 7-8 more years