Re: Patriot Snap Counts
When the Patriots go to a 12 formation (1 RB, 2 TE), then Amendola is the WR that comes out. I think that is not so much an indictment of Amendola than it is simply the reality of how well Edelman is playing, and not wanting to take him off the field.
The other option would be to leave Edelman and Amendola while taking Dobson off when they want to go with two tight ends, but it makes more sense to keep two different type of receivers on the field.
As for Dennard, I would agree that his lack of use has to be injury related. The preference is to keep Arrington inside on the slot receiver, but even if Dennard was healthy I think Arrington would have seen plenty of snaps because Baltimore likes to use either a 21 (2 RB or a RB and a FB) or a 2 TE formation quite often, and it would make sense to have Arrington out there in those situations.
Buffalo uses a run-heavy based offense, so the snap counts we see next week are not necessarily indicative of what the Patriots will utilize in the post-season.