Pats Inactives: Graham, Hochstein, Kaczur, Hill, Spann, Mills, Woods, Smith
 

http://www.boston.com/sports/footbal.../reiss_pieces/

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

TE - Daniel Graham
OUT - Ankle

OG/C - Russ Hochstein
OUT - Knee

OT - Nick Kaczur
OUT - Shoulder

CB - Antwain Spann
PROBABLE - Shoulder

DE - Marquise Hill
-none-

TE/FB - Garrett Mills
-none-

DL - Le Kevin Smith
-none-

OLB - Pierre Woods
-none-


And the active players on the injury report:

QUESTIONABLE
LB - Don Davis (Lower Leg)
RB - Kevin Faulk (Ankle)
CB - Ellis Hobbs (Wrist)
S - Eugene Wilson (Hamstring)

PROBABLE
DB - Willie Andrews (Thigh)
QB - Tom Brady (Shoulder)


Today's Expected Depth Chart:

QB - Brady
QB - Cassel

RB - Dillon
RB - Maroney
RB - Faulk
RB - Evans

TE - Watson
TE - Thomas

WR - Brown
WR - Gabriel
WR - Caldwell
WR - Jackson
WR - Gaffney

LT - Light
LG - Mankins
C - Koppen
RG - Neal
RT - O'Callaghan

OT - Britt
OG/C - Yates

LE - Warren
NT - Wilfork
RE - Seymour

DE - Green
DL - Wright

OLB - Vrabel
ILB - Bruschi
ILB - Seau
OLB - Colvin

OLB - Banta-Cain
ILB - Izzo
ILB - Davis
ILB - Alexander

CB - Samuel
CB - Hobbs
FS - Wilson
SS - Harrison

DB - C. Scott
DB - Hawkins
S - Sanders
CB - Iwuoma
DB - Andrews

K - Gostkowski
P - Miller
LS - Paxton

Re: Patriots Inactives: Graham, Hochstein, Kaczur, Hill, Spann, (2 more)
 

Thise aren't all the inactives, right?

Re: Patriots Inactives: Graham, Hochstein, Kaczur, Hill, Spann, (2 more)
 

why is spann still on roster jeez

Re: Pats Inactives: Graham, Hochstein, Kaczur, Hill, Spann, Mills, Woods, Smith
 

Last 3 inactives posted.

Re: Pats Inactives: Graham, Hochstein, Kaczur, Hill, Spann, Mills, Woods, Smith
 

Only 2 TEs active? Will we go pass-heavy?

Re: Pats Inactives: Graham, Hochstein, Kaczur, Hill, Spann, Mills, Woods, Smith
 

Dang, I was hoping to get to see Mills today.

Re: Pats Inactives: Graham, Hochstein, Kaczur, Hill, Spann, Mills, Woods, Smith
 

Vrabel with the TD!!

Seriously, I guess Mills is just developing a little more slowly than we ideally would have liked. Although -- what other healthy scratch would you replace him with? A WR? (Gaffney is active! Yay! But surely he's limited in what he can do, knowledge-wise.) Surely not any other offensive position. And I'm not sure who I'd bounce on defense or STs either, given how banged up the DBs are.

Re: Pats Inactives: Graham, Hochstein, Kaczur, Hill, Spann, Mills, Woods, Smith
 

Three are out because of injuries: Hochstein, Kaczur, Graham
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The rest are arguably the bottom on the roster. While there are tweaks from week to week, these five should be expected to be inactive each week.

If the injured were healthy, we would add Yates, Britt and Gaffney to the inactive list.

We have a solid 45. I would note that Iwoume and Andrews are key Special Team players and should be on the Active Roster each week.
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It is not a matter of not emphasizing the running game. We have all four runners active, all our healthy TE's (except the rookie poroject) and all our healthy lineman. Gaffney is more ready (if needed) than Mills. He replace Graham as a passing game option.

Re: Pats Inactives: Graham, Hochstein, Kaczur, Hill, Spann, Mills, Woods, Smith
 

No Graham hurts the running game against a good defense like the Bills big time.

Re: Pats Inactives: Graham, Hochstein, Kaczur, Hill, Spann, Mills, Woods, Smith
 

Interesting to me:
Gaffney Active.
Yates Active.
Andrews Active.

Looks like we might see some new blood. Hopefully not just yet in Yates, but I think Andrews on PR/KR and Gaffney hopefully helping stretch the field would definitely be nice.