Preseason Game Thread (NE vs. NC): The Countdown to Carolina begins.... (8/28)

I know it's a bit early, but I've been looking forward to this game all week, and I'm stoked!

And you gotta love the Patriots swag!

New England PatriotsVerified account‏@Patriots
Time for a #Patriots #BusinessTrip!

What do people think the QB breakdown will be, the same as the other games or will Brady go a half or longer?

Brady will play the first drive of 3rd Q before JG takes over. My guess. There will be the usual in-drive substitution as well that happens every year and is still talked about by media as if its the first time they've seen it here.

Brady goes a quarter and a half, Garrapolo from there on out. Wild guess. I remember reading that BB liked having his starters get used to the half time break, and practicing coming out full tilt after a bit of break (more or less). I think JG gets the work in that respect, given, well TfnB.

what channel is the game on tonight?

edit: nevermind...I.M. Moron

Joker said:

what channel is the game on tonight?

edit: nevermind...I.M. Moron

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No your not. Why is they're a game thread the today, the games tomorrow?

Bill better be very, very careful with his vets tomorrow night. The immature, scummy Panthers will be
looking to put on a show, and taking out Brady will be job #1, similar to what the Loins tried to do twice
within a 3-year span. Gronk & Edelman are next on the list.

I fear for their health whenever the Pats play pre-season game #3 on the road. Elvis might as well be a
red, white & blue-painted target.

Brady needs the work. I am willing to blame his 2008 knee injury on the lack of preseason he had that year! You need to get the feel of the pocket in preseason to be ready for the regular season. Sitting on the sidelines is not preparation enough.
Brady for almost 3, lets say 2.5 quarters. Let him knock the rust off now!

Joker said:

what channel is the game on tonight?

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It's on the Twilight Zone Channel. Let us know how it turns out so we can do something else tomorrow night.

Rob GronkowskiVerified account‏@RobGronkowski
Movie night tonight. Game time tomorrow night. Let's go!

Is Gronk renting The Twilight Zone movie?

captain stone said:

Is Gronk renting The Twilight Zone movie?

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He's starring in the remake.

For those who can't watch the game on TV, check the game thread on the r/NFL subreddit tonight for links to an HD feed to the game and instructions on how to watch it.

That's how I watched it last week and the feed was flawless.

@jeffphowe: Doesn't sound like Julian Edelman will make his preseason debut tonight. Still resting the ankle.

I hope we see a WR trio of Wayne, Dobson, and Harper.

I'm not in New England, so if anyone can shoot me a link to a stream tonight I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks in advance.

@BenVolin 3h3 hours ago
I hear we'll be seeing a lot of newcomer Mike Williams in #Patriots third preseason game tonight vs #Panthers, and he's been working as a TE

too bad no more Bequette, this was going to be his game to shine! Ha!

I don't expect much on only 1 week with the team but I can't wait to see what Wayne might be able to give to the Pats.

And also the continuing Lewis/White duel for RB3, as of now I'm hoping we can keep them both.

Who's going to start at CB2 tonight? Tarrell Brown presumably. Interested in seeing Bradley Fletcher getting some reps (I'm assuming the McCourty experiment is over), he did some decent things against the Saints.

manxman2601 said:

@BenVolin 3h3 hours ago
I hear we'll be seeing a lot of newcomer Mike Williams in #Patriots third preseason game tonight vs #Panthers, and he's been working as a TE

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Lol a 310 pound TE, should be interesting